NoTES & NEwS
Sponsorships &
Events
In September and October, the ICABC,
CGA-BC, and CMABC sponsored or attended a number of industry events promoting the CPA designation. These included: a
BC Chamber of Commerce BC Cabinet
Ministers breakfast series event (September
9); a CMA Innovation Centre event where
the “Evolution of Markets” was the focus of
discussion (September 24); a Small Business
MLA luncheon featuring Minister Naomi
Yamamoto, the BC Minister of State for
Tourism and Small Business (October 10);
the Vancouver Island Economic Alliance
Conference (October 29-30); and the 2013
Webster Awards Dinner (October 30).
The ICABC, CGA-BC, and CMABC also
sponsored or attended a number of events
on campus. These included: the UBC Commerce Undergraduate Society Business
Week (September 12); UBC Okanagan Career
Days (September 19); the UVic Workplace
Skills Conference (September 20-21); the
SFU Big Career Fair (September 24-26); the
UBC Career Fair (October 2-3); and the
UNBC Career Fair (October 23). In addition,
CPA information sessions were held on
university and college campuses throughout
British Columbia.
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1. L to R: Gordon Ruth, CPA,
FCGA; the Honourable Naomi
Yamamoto, Minister of State
for Small Business; Candace
Nancke, CPA, FCGA; Vinetta
Peek, CPA, CMA, CMA (Hon.);
Cindy Choi, CPA, FCGA; and
David Sale, CPA, FCGA, at the
Small Business MLA luncheon.
2. CGA-BC chair Candace
Nancke, CPA, FCGA, with Todd
Stone, the Minister of
Transportation and
Infrastructure, at the BC
Chamber of Commerce BC
Cabinet Ministers breakfast
series event.
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Volunteer Award event photos
by Jay Shaw Photography.
View more event photos on
CPABC’s Flickr page at
flickr.com/cpabc/sets.
Honouring service in the profession at the CMABC Volunteer of the Year Awards
event in Vancouver.
L to R: Cristina Barbata, CMABC senior coordinator, events & member services, with Vancouver Chapter chair
Laura Thomas, CPA, CMA, and vice-chair Derek Johnson, CPA, CMA.
CPABC in Focus • Nov/Dec 2013
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