 Environment Industry Trade Mission to Hong Kong and ChinaOctober 25-November 3, 2007 BCEIA and the GLOBE Foundation invite environment industry companies from across Canada to join an industry-led mission to Hong Kong and China. Take advantage of this great opportunity to meet with potential buyers or partners in the world's fastest growing market for environmental goods and services. The mission will feature: • Potential business and partnership opportunities • Access to targeted business networks • First hand market intelligence • Business briefings • Technical seminars • Technology Showcasing opportunities • Pre-arranged one-on-one meetings • Site visits More .... Free Internships Available to BCEIA MembersThe UBC Centre for Intercultural Communication (CIC) is seeking local businesses and organizations to host unpaid internship placements. Public, non-governmental and commercial sectors can all benefit from this program including: Technology, Marketing and Communication, Community Development, Graphic Design, Administration, and Environmental Stewardship. More .... 2010 Business Opportunity Directory - Sign Up Now!To help advance VANOC's sustainable purchasing goals, a 2010 Business Network has been launched by the 2010 Commerce Centre. The Network is an online supplier directory created to help 2010 buyers establish relationships with BC businesses to quickly and easily find the goods and services they need. More .... Genome BC WorkshopGenome British Columbia will host a workshop on Bioenergy and Genomics. The purpose of the workshop is to seek your input into developing an Applied Genomics Innovation Program, to be initiated by September 2007. The workshop will facilitate the exchange of ideas about the potential applications of genomics and related tools to address mining issues in British Columbia. More .... Visit of Thai Business Development ExpertsThe Thailand Board of Investment is preparing an investment promotion program for a delegation from Thailand that will be available to visit with environment sector companies in Vancouver during 24-26 July. The object of the mission to promote more investment from Canada to Thailand as well as to build up investment promotion network, it will be a good opportunity to meet with related organizations and companies that are interested in doing business overseas. If you are interested in learning more about providing environmental or sustainability products or services to the Thai market, call the Executive Director Frank Came, BC Environment Industry Association, tel: 604-683-2751, e-mail: frank.came@bceia.com Environmental Site Assessment! Your help is needed!National Occupational Standards for Environmental Site Assessment Assistants have been developed. The 'Building Environmental Aboriginal Human Resources' (BEAHR) Program is now seeking practitioners, educators, and employers who are involved in environmental site assessment to verify and validate the standards online. More .... Building Your Competitive EdgeWhy do some businesses have greater success in winning contracts from the International Financial Institutions despite increasing global competition? Because they have learned how to find the critical information, how to build the team and what goes into a winning proposal. More .... Action plan for life sciencesA Steering Committee with representatives from the BC Bio-products Association, the Federal Government, the Government of BC, and several research agencies are working to develop an action plan for life sciences cluster in British Columbia. The Committee needs your help. More .... Do you want an iPOD? Do you know something aboutContaminated Sites? ECO (Environmental Careers Organization) Canada is currently conducting a survey on labour market issues in the Canadian contaminated sites sector. With a 3.5 billion dollar commitment from the Federal Government, the labour demand for contaminated sites will increase. As such, we need your contribution to our study to ensure we meet industry needs. More .... |
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