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2010 Business Opportunities Workshop - Review
Over 30 ISES members and guests gathered
at the Pacific Palisades Hotel meeting rooms to once again roll up their
sleeves and attend the very informative 2010 Business Opportunities
Workshop.
Facilitator Rob Arthurs
led us through an in depth presentation on where business opportunities
lie and how to mine those opportunities via the 2010 commerce bid site.
He encouraged us to find our team
players, whether in this region or in other ISES Chapters throughout
North America, to help supply the Games with materials and services
required.
Being an ISES Vancouver member gives you
a local business advantage that you can bring to a national or
international team of ISES suppliers.
Use your ISES network and enhance the success rate of your bid
prospects.
Rob also covered sustainability issues
and had us think of various ways that our own companies can respond to
that very important section of VANOC proposal requests.
Opportunities for events are not just
happening in 2010. Athletes begin
arriving for training and test games as early as February 2008! Our facilities are being completed
ahead of schedule, and as many as 10 World Cup style games will be held
in Vancouver starting next year!
The 2010 Commerce website is also being
used by these test games; the 2009 World Police and Fireman Games; and by
official sponsor companies and off-site promotion companies to find event
companies and suppliers like you. Your businesses are needed now!
If you missed this workshop, we
encourage you to get to one in your community very soon. Visit www.2010
commercecentre.gov.bc.ca for more information and to get your business
registered online.
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RBC
Demystify the RFP Bid Process
Do you know how
to respond to an RFP?
One of the
legacies of the 2010 Olympics will be an imprint and long lasting
business practice shift in the way corporations' request and bid for
business.
Expression of
Interest (EOI) and Request for Proposals (RFPs)
will become the corporate business norm in Western Canada, as it is in
the rest of the country and for government bodies. RFPs will
likely be required for the acquisition of many kinds of good and services
- including event related goods and services.
Betty MacLeod of
RBC Royal Bank, an enthusiastic sponsor of ISES Vancouver, knows that
there is a need for businesses and individuals to hone their skills on
what can initially be a daunting task.
RBC is providing
ISES members and guests with two opportunities to "Demystify the RFP
Bid Process".
Their first
workshop will run on November 20th from 8:30 AM to Noon at the
RBC Royal Bank, 1055 West Georgia Street, 33rd Floor in
Vancouver.
Seating is
limited so please contact Jan Lean at jan.lean@rbc.com or at 604-
665-0440.
ISES Vancouver is
also combining the RFP Workshop with our January 2008 meeting. More information will be available in
our next newsletter.
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Welcome to the November
2007 edition of the ISES Reporter
ISES
Vancouver is becoming one busy, busy ISES region! The buzz is starting now; are you
ready?! Look up our events for
2008!
The
second 2010 Business Opportunities Workshop was worth the repeat! And
it was great to see familiar faces from ISES Calgary and ISES Seattle.
Thank you for coming and networking with ISES members in
Vancouver!
As
our region prepares for the test games, World Cups, World Police and
Fire Games and a whole roster of other events, thousands of RFPs will be
released in the next short while. We want our members to be prepared to
respond to an RFP. Do you know
how? Get more information below
on "Demystifying the RFP Bid Process" with RBC Royal Bank in
November, or attend the ISES RFP Workshop in January. Check out the BC Sesquicentennial RFP
information in this newsletter and the job posting at ISES Vancouver
member company, Canada Place Corporation
It's
not all work and no play! Come
on out to the ISES/MPI Christmas event! Yes it's that time of year
again and this year the party will be held at Canvas Lounge with
proceeds going to the Covenant House.
See
you there!
Martes
Farrugia
VP
Communications
ISES
Vancouver
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ISES Vancouver Chapter & MPI BC Chapter
A Christmas Celebration 2007
In The Spirit of Happiness & Prosperity
Thursday,
November 22, 5:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Canvas Lounge
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This year's
Christmas event will benefit the Covenant House Vancouver www.covenanthousebc.org, which
assists young people aged 16 to 24 who are homeless, physically, emotionally
and/or sexually abused by providing shelter, food, clothing and
counseling to over 1,400 people annually.
Bring your
colleagues and clients with you and revel in the evening's festivities
in a warm, Buddha Bar setting, complete with Asian fusion fare, music
to lift your spirits, tea leaf readings to add intrigue, a roving
magician to keep you guessing, a Cirque du Soleil style silk
performance for that wow factor, casino tables for the gambler in you,
symbols of good fortune to take with you, prizes to win and just plain
good fun to be had by all!
Agenda
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM Registration
7:00 PM - 7:20 PM MPI & ISES
Presidents' Happiness & Prosperity messages
Donation cheque
presentation to Covenant House Vancouver
8:30 PM - 8:35 PM Prize draws
9:30 PM Reception ends
Registration Information
Deadline:
Online
registration closes 5:30 pm, Tuesday, November 20, 2007
Registration Fee: $65.00 for Members and $85.00 for Non Members
(includes a $10 donation to Covenant House Vancouver.)
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Save the Dates
There are a lot of event plans in the works. Save the dates and register as soon
as the events are announced to avoid disappointment!
November 22,
2007
ISES and MPI
Christmas Celebration - At the Canvas Lounge
January 23, 2008
TSE Review
and RBC RFP Workshop
February 20, 2008
Event Trends - Hot Event and Entertainment Ideas 2008 with Michael Cerbelli, President of Special Events for Total Entertainment New York /
New Jersey
March 26, 2008
April 16, 2008
Festivals
and Large Scale Events
May 14, 2008
Experiential
Marketing - with Max Lenderman,
Creative Director of GMR Marketing, Author of Experience the
Message: How Experiential Marketing is Changing the Brand World
June 11, 2008
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When
Your Event Needs a Unique Entertainment Venue
How often is it that your
client asks you for suggestions on Entertainment or other Social
options for their event? In
addition to the standard Vancouver destinations, we'd like to introduce the Granville
Entertainment Group, comprising of Doolin's
Irish Pub, The Cellar Nightclub, and The Roxy Cabaret.
All three venues can
accommodate groups for special events.
Pre-concert, pre-game, post-conference, post-game, networking
reception, pub crawl, fundraisers, you name it! We especially love theme parties with
food and drink, costumes and decorated rooms. Centrally located in the famous
Granville Entertainment District, and less than a block away from each
other, we have the flexibility to host smaller groups or larger groups
in multiple venue destinations. Other options for exclusive use private
parties available are full catering services, famous flair bartending,
DJ services, and live band entertainment. We provide ticket printing,
wristbands, doormen, coatcheck; the list is
endless and we're open to your ideas. Did we mention we also have an 82
room Hotel? The Comfort Inn is
also located conveniently centrally downtown, minutes away from
shopping and entertainment.
It's definitely a true
Vancouver experience for the right group.
Contact: Lynn Santiago, PR and Marketing 604-605-4328 lynn@doolins.ca
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Member News
Canada
Place Corporation (CPC) requires an energetic, skilled and adaptable
team member for the following full-time position:
As part of Canada Place's Inspirationally Canadian brand,
we are committed to developing Canada Place as an exciting and inviting
destination, 365 days a year. We are seeking a dynamic individual to
provide support for the Communications & Public Affairs Team and
Canada Place's evolving Destination 365 program which includes public
and private events, filming and brand promotion at our iconic waterfront
facility. The successful individual will have formal education in event
planning, marketing or sales and a minimum of 1 year related business
experience.
If
you have the drive and determination to contribute to our organization
please submit your resume, quoting Competition (# 05-11-130), to hr@canadaplace.ca. Canada Place Corporation offers a progressive culture
with a great work environment, excellent compensation and benefits, and
actively supports the opportunity for training and development. Only
candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.
www.canadaplace.ca
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BC
Sesquicentennial RFP
The
Provincial Capital Commission (PCC) will be releasing a Request for
Proposals (RFP) in the coming week to procure event management services
to design and deliver event services for BC's Sesquicentennial
anniversary. The event(s) will take place August 2-4, 2008 in
Victoria. A brief description of the scope of the event follows:
- The
Event(s) may be a one-day or multi-day, family-focused
celebration, aligned with and complimenting other evens in the
Capital during this period, such as Symphony Splash. The PCC
envisions this event to be modeled after the highly successful
Commonwealth Games.
- It
is expected that the Event(s) will be held at the Victoria harbour on the BC Day long weekend of August 2
to 4, 2008. 30,000 to 40,000 attendees are expected at any
given event.
KPMG
has been engaged by the PCC to manage the RFP process. They are
in the process of identifying interested parties that would like to
receive a directed copy of the RFP at the release date. The bid
documents will also be available publicly on BC Bid at www.bcbid.ca.
Should you be interested in receiving a directed
copy, please reply via email as soon as possible.
Please contact:
Janet Bonaguro |Manager|
BA MBA FMA |
KPMG LLP |Advisory Services
777 Dunsmuir Street Phone:
604.691.3342
Vancouver BC V7Y
1K3
Cell:
604.505.7162
Website: www.
kpmg.ca
Fax:
604.691.3031
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