Asian American Chamber of Commerce
Business After Hours - August

On The Asian American Chamber of Commerce Dance Card
– Creating Connections

located at the Universal CityWalk, Orlando.

August 20, 2009

 by Gail Rayos

 Photo by Gary Lau

Where else but Universal CityWalk’s the groove and with what other group than the Asian
American Chamber of Commerce would you find a dance floor packed with dozens of executives
and young professionals attempting the Cha-Cha Slide?

As a new member, but a regular guest at other events over the years, I knew AACC’s reputation
for fi nding unique ways to engage its member-ship. And this was no different.

With a clap, a slide to the left, and a slide to the right the August business after-hours
meeting went beyond the Cha Cha Slide and turned into a speed networking session –
a chance for members and friends of AACC to pass out business cards, discover personal and cultural connections and exchange leads, all in a 60-second or so clip.

Whatever the attendees’ backgrounds –– health, communications, retail, hospitality or
government … attorney, engineer or soon-to-be college grad –– the dance floor was an ideal
setting to break the ice and get down to business.

AACC of Central Florida has had a busy summer.

Events like the speed networking social hosted by Panda Express and Universal CityWalk Orlando, the recent program with the International Council of Central Florida welcoming a visiting delegation from China, and the launch of a redesigned Web site with several new interactive channels, all
highlight the creative way AACC as a chamber and leader in diversity strives to extend its outreach while being a resource for promoting its members and their enterprises.

AACC President Glenn Leong has said bringing together new with longtime members – and partnering with community organizations such as the International Council of Central Florida this July – has been a successful formula. In a posting on the revamped Web site, Leong writes, “We received a lot of favorable comments and fresh exposure to new faces. By co-hosting this event with another organization, we doubled our turnout. … More to come in 2010!”

As a new member through my firm Wragg & Casas Public Relations, which was welcomed into
AACC this summer along with 10 others, we look forward to what’s next for AACC.

Gail Rayos, Wragg & Casas Public Relations Gail Rayos is a
senior account executive and a member of the Digital Team in
the Central Florida offi ce of Wragg & Casas Public Relations.
She is responsible for media relations, social media, issues
management and community outreach. Before joining Wragg &
Casas, she held several senior editor positions at the Orlando
Sentinel and served as the newspaper’s diversity outreach task
force co-chair. She also has served on the national board of
the Asian American Journalists Association and was a founding
offi cer of the AAJA Florida chapter.

To become AACC member, please register online at
www.asianamericanchambercfl.org

http://asianamericanchambercfl.org

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