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Annual General Meeting & Conference
November 4, 5, & 6, 2009
Novotel Hotel – Mississauga
3670 Hurontario St., Mississauga, Ontario
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Sales Training – CSP – Unit Two – Madrid Room
2:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Registration Desk Open – Lobby Paris Ballrooms
Hosted by the Mississauga Board of Trade
3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
CEO Board of Directors Meeting – Mississauga Board of Trade office (located at 77 City Centre Dr, 7th floor west wing – blue building on north side of Burnhamthorpe Rd., across the street from hotel)
5:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Mississauga Board of Trade MBX (Mississauga Business Exchange) and Business Showcase – Paris Ballrooms (optional event)
7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Welcome Reception & Casual Networking – West 50 Pour House & Grille (located next to hotel)
9:00 p.m.
Networking Suite opens
Thursday, November 5, 2009
8:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
REGISTRATION – Lobby Paris Ballrooms
Hosted by the Mississauga Board of Trade
7:30 a.m. – 8:25 a.m.
Breakast – Paris Ballroom B
8:30 a.m.– 4:30 p.m.
General Sales Program – Madrid Room (see below for Sales day agenda)
8:30 a.m. – 8:45 a.m.
Welcome and Opening Remarks - Sheldon Leiba, CEO Chair
8:45 a.m. – 10 a.m.
Innovation as Leadership – The power of innovation to strengthen leadership while inspiring teams to action – Gerry Visca, Red Chair Branding
10:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.
COFFEE BREAK – sponsored by Commerce Ad & Marketing Inc.
Silent Auction Item Viewing
10:15 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.
Innovation as Leadership - continued
11:15 a.m. – 12 noon
Understanding and Unleashing the Value of your Website – Randy Bradford, Resurgence Marketing Inc.
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Noon– 1:00 p.m.
LUNCH – Paris Ballroom B
1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Effective Chamber Communications – from hardcopy and electronic newsletters to new social media
Stephen Rhodes, The Marketing Pad
3:00 p.m. – 3:15 a.m.
BREAK
3:15 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Updates
Chamber of Commerce Executives of Canada – Amy Terrill
Canadian Chamber of Commerce – Jennifer Hagen
Ontario Chamber of Commerce – Stuart Johnston, Scott McCammon, Amy Terrill
6:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
Dinner & Live Entertainment - "Stuart Lewis - Intimate and Unplugged"– Paris Ballrooms
9:30 p.m.
Networking Suite open
Friday, November 6, 2009
7:30 a.m. – 8:15 a.m.
BREAKFAST – Paris Ballroom B
8:15 a.m. – 8:45 a.m.
Len Crispino, President & CEO, Ontario Chamber of Commerce
8:45 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
Annual General Meeting & Strategic Plan Update
Best Directory Presentations
Personnel & Operations Survey
9:30 a.m. – 9:50 a.m.
BREAK
Silent Auction final bidding and room checkout
9:50 a.m. – 11:50 a.m.
Creating Amazing Member Service - Audie McCarthy, The Marrak Group
11:50 a.m. – 12:00 noon
Closing Message - CEO 2009-2010 Chair– Kelly Darnley
12:00 noon - LUNCH
Thursday, November 5, 2009 - General Sales Training Day
AGENDA
CEO CONFERENCE – DAY TWO – SALES TRAINING
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2009 – 9:00 A.M. – 4:00 P.M.
·WELCOME & Self Introductions
·Sharing ideas for stimulating interest in Memberships, Sponsorships & Advertising during our present economic downturn
·Brief Presentations by each participant (who has brought materials from their Chamber) on the various Sales Materials they brought including any Sales Letters used, Newsletters, Directories and Brochures & how they use each of them to obtain New Members
·Discussion of the various Strategies now in place at various Chambers for the retention of members
·LUNCH
·Discussion on Sponsorships – What are Chambers charging and what do they include?
·Sharing of ideas for recruiting more large Industrial firms
·Discussion re: How the Chamber benefits compare to those offered by CFIB & other Assoc.
·Discussion re: Adapting your Sales Presentation to be more in line with the CPSA Consultative Selling process.
·ADJOURN
Location:
Novotel Hotel
3670 Hurontario Street
L5B 1P3 MISSISSAUGA
CANADA
Tel: 905-896-1000
Fax : 905-896-2521
Ask for the CEO room rate:
Standard - $ 119.00 plus taxes – single or double
Deluxe King - $ 139.00 plus taxes – single or double
For Reservations Call: 905-803-6715
Please note that the CEO Block of rooms is only being held to Tuesday, October 20, 2009 so please confirm your reservation prior to that date.
Driving Directions:
King's Hwy 401/MacDonald-Cartier Hwy (signs for ON-401)
Take exit 344 for ON-403 toward QEW/Hamilton ........ 2.4 km
Merge onto King's Hwy 403 ............................................. 3.8 km
Take the Hurontario St exit toward ON-10 ..................... 0.7 km
Turn left at Hurontario St ................................................... 1.4 km
Annual General Meeting & Conference
November 4, 5, & 6, 2009
Novotel Hotel – Mississauga
3670 Hurontario St., Mississauga, Ontario
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Sales Training – CSP – Unit Two – Madrid Room
2:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Registration Desk Open – Lobby Paris Ballrooms
Hosted by the Mississauga Board of Trade
3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
CEO Board of Directors Meeting – Mississauga Board of Trade office (located at 77 City Centre Dr, 7th floor west wing – blue building on north side of Burnhamthorpe Rd., across the street from hotel)
5:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Mississauga Board of Trade MBX (Mississauga Business Exchange) and Business Showcase – Paris Ballrooms (optional event)
7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Welcome Reception & Casual Networking – West 50 Pour House & Grille (located next to hotel)
9:00 p.m.
Networking Suite opens
Thursday, November 5, 2009
8:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
REGISTRATION – Lobby Paris Ballrooms
Hosted by the Mississauga Board of Trade
7:30 a.m. – 8:25 a.m.
Breakast – Paris Ballroom B
8:30 a.m.– 4:30 p.m.
General Sales Program – Madrid Room (see below for Sales day agenda)
8:30 a.m. – 8:45 a.m.
Welcome and Opening Remarks - Sheldon Leiba, CEO Chair
8:45 a.m. – 10 a.m.
Innovation as Leadership – The power of innovation to strengthen leadership while inspiring teams to action – Gerry Visca, Red Chair Branding
10:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.
COFFEE BREAK – sponsored by Commerce Ad & Marketing Inc.
Silent Auction Item Viewing
10:15 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.
Innovation as Leadership - continued
11:15 a.m. – 12 noon
Understanding and Unleashing the Value of your Website – Randy Bradford, Resurgence Marketing Inc.
.
Noon– 1:00 p.m.
LUNCH – Paris Ballroom B
1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Effective Chamber Communications – from hardcopy and electronic newsletters to new social media
Stephen Rhodes, The Marketing Pad
3:00 p.m. – 3:15 a.m.
BREAK
3:15 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Updates
Chamber of Commerce Executives of Canada – Amy Terrill
Canadian Chamber of Commerce – Jennifer Hagen
Ontario Chamber of Commerce – Stuart Johnston, Scott McCammon, Amy Terrill
6:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
Dinner & Live Entertainment - "Stuart Lewis - Intimate and Unplugged"– Paris Ballrooms
9:30 p.m.
Networking Suite open
Friday, November 6, 2009
7:30 a.m. – 8:15 a.m.
BREAKFAST – Paris Ballroom B
8:15 a.m. – 8:45 a.m.
Len Crispino, President & CEO, Ontario Chamber of Commerce
8:45 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
Annual General Meeting & Strategic Plan Update
Best Directory Presentations
Personnel & Operations Survey
9:30 a.m. – 9:50 a.m.
BREAK
Silent Auction final bidding and room checkout
9:50 a.m. – 11:50 a.m.
Creating Amazing Member Service - Audie McCarthy, The Marrak Group
11:50 a.m. – 12:00 noon
Closing Message - CEO 2009-2010 Chair– Kelly Darnley
12:00 noon - LUNCH
Thursday, November 5, 2009 - General Sales Training Day
AGENDA
CEO CONFERENCE – DAY TWO – SALES TRAINING
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2009 – 9:00 A.M. – 4:00 P.M.
·WELCOME & Self Introductions
·Sharing ideas for stimulating interest in Memberships, Sponsorships & Advertising during our present economic downturn
·Brief Presentations by each participant (who has brought materials from their Chamber) on the various Sales Materials they brought including any Sales Letters used, Newsletters, Directories and Brochures & how they use each of them to obtain New Members
·Discussion of the various Strategies now in place at various Chambers for the retention of members
·LUNCH
·Discussion on Sponsorships – What are Chambers charging and what do they include?
·Sharing of ideas for recruiting more large Industrial firms
·Discussion re: How the Chamber benefits compare to those offered by CFIB & other Assoc.
·Discussion re: Adapting your Sales Presentation to be more in line with the CPSA Consultative Selling process.
·ADJOURN
Location:
Novotel Hotel
3670 Hurontario Street
L5B 1P3 MISSISSAUGA
CANADA
Tel: 905-896-1000
Fax : 905-896-2521
Ask for the CEO room rate:
Standard - $ 119.00 plus taxes – single or double
Deluxe King - $ 139.00 plus taxes – single or double
For Reservations Call: 905-803-6715
Please note that the CEO Block of rooms is only being held to Tuesday, October 20, 2009 so please confirm your reservation prior to that date.
Driving Directions:
King's Hwy 401/MacDonald-Cartier Hwy (signs for ON-401)
Take exit 344 for ON-403 toward QEW/Hamilton ........ 2.4 km
Merge onto King's Hwy 403 ............................................. 3.8 km
Take the Hurontario St exit toward ON-10 ..................... 0.7 km
Turn left at Hurontario St ................................................... 1.4 km
Associated to: Chamber Executives of Ontario (CEO)
Location: Novotel Hotel
