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Vancouver island Tourism
Conference and
AGM
when: September 9-11
where: The Beach Club Resort and Tigh-
Na-Mara Resort, Parksville
Hit hard by a drop in conferences
following the U.S. recession and
passport requirements for American
visitors, Vancouver Island's tourism
authority is increasingly focusing its
efforts on local markets. Its slogan?
"Everyone needs a little island time"
($439; $389, association members;
tviconference.ca/registration).
BCBusiness international Business Outlook Breakfast
when: September 17
where: Rosewood Hotel Georgia, Vancouver
B.C.'s trade ambitions may lie in Asia, but its goals are far from being
achieved, according to BCBusiness's inaugural reader survey on interna-
tional business. Join BCBusiness and a panel of experts, including
HSBC
Bank Canada chief economist David Watt, as we discuss the successes
and shortcomings of Canadian companies abroad at a breakfast
sponsored by
HSBC ($30; BCBusiness.ca/International).
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Volunteer B.C. Conference
when: September 25-26
where: Executive Airport Plaza Hotel,
Richmond
interface 2014
when: September 29-30
where: Vancouver Convention Centre
Will wireless sensors, health-care
analytics and wearable tech change
the way we interact with doctors?
Sponsored by Sanotron, a B.C.
organization that promotes digital
health-and-wellness businesses,
Interface 2014 will look at the future
of health—and the opportunities in it
($495; interfacesummit.com).
If giving back to the community
is important to your business,
Volunteer Futures 2014 is a good
opportunity to connect with non-
profits and worthy organizations
in search of donors and board
members ($250, non-members;
$150, members; volunteerfutures.
org).
WestJet CEO Gregg
Saretsky Keynote
hSBC Bank
Canada chief
economist
David watt
B.C. Municipalities
Convention
when: September 22-26
where: Whistler Convention
Centre
November's municipal elec-
tions will be the elephant in
the room at the Union of Brit-
ish Columbia Municipalities'
annual conference. Connect
with elected officials and
discuss issues and policies that
affect B.C.'s towns and cities
($655; $455, local government;
$150, provincial; ubcm.ca).
WHEN: September 16
WHERE: Fairmont Waterfront Vancouver
Between high-profile marketing
stunts and enduringly high levels
of customer satisfaction, WestJet
has succeeded in courting the
most demanding kind of patron:
the airline passenger. Hear WestJet
president and CEO Gregg Saretsky
talk shop at his second keynote
address hosted by the Vancouver
Board of Trade ($79, members;
$158, non-members;
boardoftrade.com).
