
	E-BULLETIN, ISSUE 6, June 2010

BC Italian Business Excellence Awards 2010

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

Please click here for further information.

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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.

For further details, please click here

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MEMBER OF THE MONTH: British Columbia

Brioche Urban Baking and Catering
401 Cordova Street, Vancouver
604-682-4037
www.brioche.ca

MEMBER OF THE MONTH: Alberta

Ristorante Pizzeria Pulcinella

1147 Kensington Cr. NW, Calgary
403-283-1186

www.pulcinella.ca

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PLEASE WELCOME OUR NEW MEMBERS FOR THE MONTH OF JUNE

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Assocamerestero Newsletter June is available here

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Upcoming Trade missions to Italy

For the full list of trade missions, please click here

Made in Italy - Design Tour SEPT. 2010

The Italian Chamber of Commerce in Canada, in partnership with the Chamber of Commerce of Massa Carrara and Abitare il Tempo Trade Show, is organizing a trade mission for a limited number of Architects and Interior Designers from September 14th to September 23rd.
For more information and to download your information package, please contact giovanni@iccbc.com

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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

This Monthly E-bulletin was put together by Giovanni Varano and is emailed to Members & Friends of the Italian Chamber of Commerce in Canada. If you have any questions, comments or wish to unsubscribe please contact Giovanni on 1.403.283.0453 or via email. Should you wish to become a member of the Italian Chamber of Commerce, please follow this link for further information. Thank you.