The BC Italian Business
Excellence Awards were established to recognize and honour individuals
in
the Italian-Canadian business community who have demonstrated excellence
in
their field.
Members, friends and
prominent leaders in business, politics and culture will gather on June
17th at
the Italian Cultural Centre in Vancouver to celebrate entrepreneurial
leadership
and to acknowledge all our Nominees for their contribution to the
prosperity and success of our community.
We have
also great pleasure in announcing that Luigi Tolaini,the founder and
CEO
of TransX and one of the great business success stories in
Canada, will be
our keynote speaker and an Award Sponsor. Jina You, CTV's Anchor and
Senior
Reporter will be our MC for the evening.
Date: June 17th 2010 Venue:
Italian Cultural Centre Time: 6:00pm $105 for members $135 for
non-members Please contact the office before May 15th for Early Bird
pricing
information
EU-CANADA: Exploring the benefits of closer ties ICCC is
coordinating a project, partially funded
by the European Commission, with the aim of promoting awareness among
the
business communities in Western Canada of CETA, the Comprehensive
Economic &
Trade Agreement, currently under negotiation between EU and Canada.
The goals of the project are to organize a series of activities that promote public knowledge and understanding of the EU within the business communities of the Western Provinces of Canada, to promote dialogue and debate around the proposed Agreement and to collect positive feedback and support from the business community in favour of CETA.
ICCC has developed an information package to be distributed to Canadian businesses, institutions and associations in order to illustrate the status of the negotiations and the relevant background with regards to the main economic sectors that will be influenced by CETA. In addition to sector presentations and market reports, the information package comprises a survey through which Canadian operators will be able to contribute to the negotiations of the Agreement by indicating which current issues they would like to see addressed by CETA.
Further information about the projects, the upcoming events, the documents available and the survey can be found at the following link:
Quality Approved
2010 – Certification available for Italian Restaurants in Canada
As
of March 2010, for a period of 2 months, the Italian Chamber of
Commerce will collect applications from Italian restaurants in British
Columbia and Alberta to present them as candidates for the 1st
International Italian Hospitality Award.
Selected applicants
will be inspected and certified as authentic Italian restaurants, based
upon the approval of the International Commission in Italy.
Approved
restaurants
will receive certificates, plaques and other official
materials and will be candidates for the World Italian Restaurant
Award 2010.
The Italian Chamber of Commerce in Canada, in partnership with
LuccaPromos and Carrara Fiere, is organizing a trade mission for a limited number of Architects and Designers as part of the project "Design in Toscana", from May 15th to May 21st.
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Canadian
Fashion Buyers’ Mission to Varese
Selected
fashion importers in Western Canada will have
the opportunity to visit a fashion tradeshow in Varese (Lombardy Region) and
meet with selected Italian fashion manufacturers from May 20-24th
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Italian Fashion manufacturers mission in Vancouver
Manufacturers of children and young adults’ fashions from the Province of Milan
will visit Vancouver
from May 24th -26th to meet with potential agents,
distributors and retailers
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ICCC
signs agreement with "Centro Estero Veneto"
The Italian Chamber of Commerce in
Canada - West has recently signed an agreement with Centro Estero
Veneto, the agency dedicated to the international development of the
Veneto Region. As part of this agreement, our
Chamber will provide periodical information and general assistance to
the companies from Veneto interested in exploring potential business
opportunities in Western Canada. We will also be responsible for the
promotion of the products and services of the companies from Veneto in
Western Canada in order to stimulate the interest of local operators in
one of the most developed and fascinating Regions in Italy.
The initiative is jointly developed
by the three major Italian Chambers in Canada: Vancouver/Calgary,
Montreal and Toronto
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Antiche Genti di
Lucania - Round table on presumed Leonardo's Self Portrait (Chieti)
We would like to congratulate Dr.
David Bershad for being the scholar from North America to participate in
a very important art historical and scientific conference in May 2010
in Chieti, Italy at which a newly discovered presumed self-portrait of
Leonardo da Vinci will be unveiled.
A recent Canada-European Union (EU) study demonstrated that freer trade between Canada and the EU has the potential to bring a $12-billion boost to the Canadian economy and increase Canadian exports to the EU by about 20 percent. A bilateral agreement with the EU could deliver commercial benefits across many sectors of the Canadian economy, including aerospace, chemicals, wood products, automotive vehicles and parts, agricultural products, transportation and other business services.
The upcoming issue of Conexus Magazine is devoted to examining the unique relationship that Canada and the EU share. With 27 countries, more than 700 million inhabitants and a total GDP of more than US$13 trillion, the European Union is still the largest unified market in the world.
The issue looks at areas of vital concern between Canada and the European Union and the business community, such as: how increased trade with the EU will change the trade relationship between Canada and Asia, the role and long term plan of the ICCC/EU business project and the EU Community Trademark program. The magazine features interviews, articles, and opinions from independent experts including Luigi de Masellis of the Delegation of the European Union to Canada and Kurt Huebner, Chair of European Studies, the University of British Columbia.
Whatever your product or marketing strategy, we offer numerous ways to connect your message with our users. To learn more about these opportunities call Michaela at 604.682.1410 or email michaela@iccbc.com
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