ATLANTA - The Asian American Chamber of Commerce, Inc. will hold its eighth annual gala dinner March 11th at the Omni Hotels. This year’s keynote speaker will be Gov. Sonny Perdue and guest speaker will be Samuel Mok, CFO of the U.S. Department of Labor.

This year’s event sponsors include; Georgia Power, Turner Broadcasting System, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The Coca-Cola Company, Delta Air Lines, Inc., AirTran Airways, BellSouth Corporation, Cingular Wireless, Home Depot, Lockheed Martin, Panasonic, Retriever Payment Systems, Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Atlanta, United Parcel Service and Wachovia Bank.

The Asian American Chamber was formed by 17 charter member groups in 1995 to serve as an umbrella advocacy organization for Asian-American businesses in Georgia, as well as a business information access center.

Georgia Power is the largest subsidiary of Southern Company, one of the nation’s largest generators of electricity. The company is an investor-owned, tax-paying utility, serving customers in 57,000 of the state’s 59,000 square miles. Georgia Power’s rates are more than 15 percent below the national average, and its 2 million customers are in all but six of Georgia’s 159 counties.