Welcome into the world of work

Hi everyone,

It’s a long time ago that we had a chance to update the blog. We had a lot of work with organizing the SAE Supplier Luncheon, as well as the Freudenberg program the past few weeks. This year’s 2016 SAE World Congress Supplier Luncheon took place at the Detroit Marriott in the Renaissance Center. Directly before this event the Freudenberg program started at the same location. The Freudenberg Group had a conference with live video feed to the CEO and CFO in Germany. After joining the lunch, the participants were headed over to their next stops in Durham, NC and Aurora, IL. The luncheon with our clients and the media people went quite well – the food was delicious, the view fantastic and everyone was happy.

On top of that we helped Jack and his wife Eileen at the Detroit Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists’ Excellence in Journalism award ceremony and banquet at the San Marino Club. The SPJ presented more than 100 awards. The most important ones of the evening were the Detroit’s Journalist of the Year, the Young Journalist of the Year and the Lifetime Achievement Award. The San Marino Club in Troy, looking like a small ancient castle, was the perfect location for such an event. Jack Harned, the Senior Partner of AutoCom was recognized for his years-long membership with the Society of Professional Journalists.

Apart from this we both did some nice trips on the weekends to various destinations. Marie went to Toronto and Boston and Florian to Chicago. We had a lot of fun and enjoyed the time. Meanwhile, the weather finally changed for the better and spring arrived. Last weekend was the warmest so far with over 21 degrees Celsius (70° F).

Now we are looking forward to TechCrawl and the beginning of summer.

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