SWISS CONSULATE GENERAL LOS ANGELES CLOSING THE DOORS AT THE END OF 2018

DEPARTURE WILL LEAVE AN EMPTY SPACE

Responsible Author: Ina von Ber | Beverly Hills, 08/07/2018, 04:39 Time

Well liked and much appreciated Swiss Consulate General Los Angeles is leaving its Southern California home for good. As part of the structural reforms agreed by the con 8 November 2017, the FDFA announced that the closure will take place by 31 December 2018.

Unlike the Swiss Consulate General in San Francisco, the Swiss consulates general in Los Angeles no longer provide consular services, instead focus on promoting Swiss business, trade and tourism. Under Federal Council instructions, the FDFA consulted the Foreign Affairs Committees (FACs) at their respective meetings on 29 January and 12 February 2018, which acknowledged the closures to take place by 31 December 2018.

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COLLISION CONFERENCE EXCITES WITH TECH NOVELTIES

ROBOTS, AI, IOT, CYBER, AUTONOMOUS CARS

Responsible Author: Ina von Ber | New Orleans, LA, 05/04/2018, 20:26 Time

Collision has grown from 5,000 to an expected 25,000 attendees. In its fifth year, the conference itself is the umbrella under which 12 other conferences take place over 3 stages, with in-depth discussions on subjects ranging from IoT, AI, automated and connected vehicles, data, security, design, investment, dev, marketing, music and sustainability. This week's conference features more than a dozen stages, which are focused on specific industry tracks, such as marketing, design, coding and robotics.

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