1)
WHY JOIN US ?
Networking
and Business Functions
• Participate in luncheon
meetings where members may meet
each other and hear distinguished
speakers and other persons of prominence.
• Breakfast and Lunch meetings
with visiting US Official and Business
Delegations where members may express
their views for onward transmission
by the delegation to the Government
of India / U.S.A. officials. This
has been a very effective means
of communication.
• Participation in Sectoral
Committee Meetings. These committees
discuss issues on policies and procedures
of concern to the members in their
respective sectors. Based on the
inputs provided by the members,
AMCHAM prepares Position Papers
and initiates dialogue with the
concerned authorities on all matters
of concern and interest to the members.
• Participation in Business
Round Tables, Briefings and Seminars
on subjects of wide interest organized
by AMCHAM either independently or
in association with other Chambers.
• Meeting with U.S Embassy
officials including the Ambassador,
Consular section, etc. who also
attend AMCHAM meetings regularly.
• Participation in AMCHAM
sponsored business delegations.
• Participation in AMCHAM
supported trade fairs & Exhibitions
in the country and overseas.
Regional
Linkage
Business links with the neighboring
countries through co-operation with
other bilateral chambers and participation
in business delegations to these
countries.
Information
• AMCHAM conducts surveys
on matters of concern and interest
to member. AMCHAM produces position
papers and documents on special
topics as and when required. These
are available to Amcham sectoral
committee members as well as other
members on request. These are not
public documents
• AMCHAM also produces sectoral
reports on as and when required
basis.
• Library of Directories for
reference.
Publications
The Chamber has two regular publications
(free to members)
• Members' Directory (Annual)
- an up-to-date listing of all AMCHAM
members operating in India. (This
directory is sold to non-members).
• AMCHAM Newsletter with a
distribution of nearly 1, 000 world-wide.
| The
American Chamber Of Commerce
In India Mission |
The
American Chamber of Commerce in
India (AMCHAM) is an association
of American business organizations
operating in India and is accredited
to the US Chamber of Commerce, Washington
D.C., USA.
The Chamber's principle objective
is to promote activities that would
encourage and stimulate investment
by the US companies in India by
:
• Providing a forum on an
organized basis in which American
business organizations in India
can discuss and identify common
interests regarding their economic
and commercial interests in India
and / or the United States.
• Providing opportunities
to the members to represent and
express their views and opinions,
especially regarding trade, commerce,
finance, industry, agriculture and
related issues and to seek to understand
and give effect to such opinions
to the extent considered desirable
and possible.
• Maintaining an influential
and active Executive Committee and
a range of Sectoral Committees to
implement the primary objective.
Established in 1992 and financed
by annual membership fees, the Chamber
has about 300 members. Companies
of US origin make up about 95 per
cent of membership, the remaining
being individual or honorary members.
The Chamber enjoys a very close
relationship with the US Embassy
officials and receives tremendous
support in fulfilling its objectives.
AMCHAM is linked with other American
Chambers worldwide through its relationship
with the US Chamber of Commerce
and US-India Business Council in
Washington, D.C.
| Activities
Of The Chamber's System Of Sectoral
Committees |
The
Chamber's activities are undertaken
through several Sectoral Committees,
in addition to a separate Program
committee. Through its contacts
with the United States Chamber of
Commerce in Washington, D.C, American
Chamber of Commerce in other countries,
and US-India Business Council in
Washington D.C., India - US Joint
Business Council in New Delhi, US
associated bilateral chambers in
India and neighboring countries,
the Chamber can provide its members
a useful source of information on
issues important to members. A major
source of information is the Chamber's
system of Sectoral Committees.
The purpose
of these Sectoral Committees is
to:
• Provide members with information
about government policies important
to their business interests.
• Provide forums, meetings
and seminars in which these issues
are discussed.
• Submit Chamber's memoranda
to the concerned authorities and
follow up on relevant issues affecting
members' business.
• Organize meetings to enable
the members do networking and build
up a wide range of business and
official contacts.
2)
MEMBERSHIP CATEGORIES
Members
of AMCHAM are typically American
companies operating in India and
Indian / US nationals living in
India, who could be of assistance
in promoting the objectives of AMCHAM.
There
are four categories of membership:
• Corporate Member
• Additional Member (from
Corporate Member organizations)
• Individual Member
• Honorary Member
This
membership is offered to American
companies operating in India:
1.
Either as a 100% subsidiary of a
U.S. Company
2.
Or as a Branch Office (with Reserve
Bank of India approval)
3.
Or as a Liaison Office (with Reserve
Bank of India approval)
4.
Or as a majority equity holder in
a joint venture
5.
Or as an equal partner in a joint
venture but the management control
being with the U.S. Company.
6.
Or as a minority equity holder where
an investment cap on that particular
sector is imposed by the Government
of India and the US Company has
invested to the maximum extent permissible
under the cap. Proof of management
control being with the US Company
is required to be submitted by the
company and approved by the Executive
Board.
Corporate
members can have additional membership
from the same organization either
at the same Chapter or at any other
Chapter of AMCHAM. These members
do not have any voting rights at
any AMCHAM meetings.
This
is offered by invitation by AMCHAM’s
National Executive Board at its
sole discretion to Indian / US Nationals
living in India who, in the opinions
of the Executive Board, would be
of assistance in promoting the objectives
of AMCHAM.
Honorary
Members are individuals and/or entities
so appointed solely by invitation
by AMCHAM’s National Executive
Board at its sole discretion. These
members do not pay membership subscription
and do not vote at AMCHAM meetings.
AMCHAM
has its main base of operations
at Delhi and has five Regional Chapters
at Bangalore in Karnataka, Chennai
(Madras) in Tamil Nadu, Hyderabad
in Andhra Pradesh, Kolkata (West
Bengal) and Mumbai (Bombay) in Maharashtra.
If
you are interested in becoming a
member of AMCHAM, please fill in
the Application Form and send it
to the Executive Director of AMCHAM
for processing it through the membership
committee which examines all membership
applications and decides on admission
of all new members. The annual (calender
year) membership subscription is
as follows:
Corporate
Member Rs.
50,000.00
Individual Member Rs.
25,000.00
Additional Member Rs.
25,000.00
Members
joining after June 30 in any year,
pay only half the amount for that
year.
3)
ONLINE APPLICATION
