The Spring 2020 Indigenous Trade Mission and Conference will take place at the University of Oklahoma College of Law in Norman, Oklahoma
Dates: June 7-8-9, 2020
Conference Registration Fee: $300 (US dollars) per person – pay online or by mail
Locations:
DAY 1 – Sunday, June 7, 2020 – Tour of Indigenous Businesses Seeking International Inter-tribal Trade
Meet Indigenous business leaders and take part in an exclusive tour of Oklahoma-based enterprises and affiliates of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation, Chickasaw Nation, and Choctaw Nation
Chartered Bus Excursion leaves from the sponsor hotel at 8 a.m.
Lunch will be provided
Business-to-Business Mixer – Export Café
DAY 2 – Monday, June 8, 2020 –
University of Oklahoma College of Law
Four Panels of Experts
- Indigenous Trading Nations: New Zealand, Australia and USA
- Supply Chain Management & Tribal Trade
- Financing Indigenous Trade
- New NAFTA – USMCA – Indigenous Trade Opportunities Explained
DAY 3 – Tuesday, June 9, 2020 – University of Oklahoma College of Law
Three Panels of Experts
- Indigenous Foreign Trade Zones and Indigenous Trade Zones
- Indigenous Treaties and Indigenous Trade
- UN sustainable Development, Environmental Responsibility and Indigenous Trade
Norman, Oklahoma – Accommodations close to the University:
Riverwind Hotel and Casino
Location: 1544 State Highway 9, Norman, Oklahoma 73072
website: https://www.riverwind.com/accommodations/
Marriott Conference Center at NCED
Location: 2801 East State Hwy 9, Norman, Oklahoma 73071
Phone number: 405-447-9000
Website: http://cc.nced.com/
Norman, Oklahoma – Ground Transportation from Will Rogers Airport, Oklahoma:
Ground Transportation from the Will Rogers World Airport to your Oklahoma Hotel:
Oklahoma Shuttle Service – must be booked in advance – online
Rate: based on distance from airport to hotel
– To Riverwind Hotel and Casino from Will Rogers Airport: $45.00 (one way – booked in advance)
– To Marriott Conference Center at NCED from Will Rogers Airport: $45.00 (one way – booked in advance)
Airport Express
https://www.airportexpressokc.com/
phone: (405) 681-3311
Uber Service – App is now available in both Oklahoma City and Norman.
Oklahoma Airport Taxi Service
Rate: based on distance from Airport to Riverwind Casino Hotel or Embassy Suites Hotel is approximately $80.00 (one way)
Canadian Indigenous Business Export Support Program Opportunity:
The Canadian Trade Commissioner Service is organizing an Indigenous business delegation to Dallas, Texas and Oklahoma City, Oklahoma that will precede the Seventh International Indigenous Trade Mission and Conference in Norman. Participants from Canada will connect with industry leaders and learn about supplier diversity and supply chain opportunities in the southern U.S. market. For more information to be provided shortly. The deadline for registration is TBD.
Canadian Indigenous businesses may be interested to know that the Department of Global Affairs, Government of Canada, has recently offered to provide assistance to Canadian Indigenous businesses, by helping defray costs for attending our trade mission conference under their Indigenous Business Export Support Program.
Their deadline to submit applications for the June Trade Mission is typically early May 2020. Successful Indigenous Business Export Support Program applications provide up to a 75% rebate on expenses associated with the Indigenous Trade mission (travel, legal, publicity, sponsorship, promotion, etc.).
Please see the Indigenous Business Export Support Program website: https://www.tradecommissioner.gc.ca/indigenous_business-entreprises_autochtones/index.aspx?lang=eng
Canadian Indigenous businesses wishing to apply, and requiring assistance with the technicalities of the Indigenous Business Export Support Program Application, are requested to contact Global Affairs’ at: TCS.IndigenousBusiness@international.gc.ca
2020 Conference Sponsorship Opportunities
Conference Participants: Canadian, American, New Zealand and Australian Indigenous business leaders, politicians or their designated representatives and supportive, international trade-friendly corporations and businesses; academic scholars and researchers; federal/state/provincial and tribal policy experts.
Sponsorship Levels (in US dollars)*
Eagle Feather – $10,000.00 (limit—two sponsors)**
- Electronic and print advertising: exclusivity over advertisement at one coffee break, one lunch and the gala dinner. Primary advertisement space for your organization’s sponsor logo on program and conference material, website, Facebook site, and grateful acknowledgement via social media feed.
- Trade table advertising: two large 8′ trade tables for your organization at the conference trade show hall (option to have both tables together or each strategically positioned at key access points of the conference trade show hall).
- Registration complimentary for up to five attendees.
- VIP seating at head table for sponsored lunch and dinner.
- Grateful acknowledgement of sponsorship at time of coffee break, lunch and dinner.
- Right of introduction of keynote lunch or dinner speaker.
- Speaking opportunity at welcoming ceremonies.
- Speaking opportunity and topic selection for one conference panel.
- Attendance at VIP Wine and Cheese – pre-conference get-together.
- Conference participant contact list for business follow-up: IITIO Experts and Trading Partners Contact List provided to Eagle Feather sponsors after close of conference.
Inner Circle – $5,000.00 (limit—four sponsors)**
- Electronic and print advertising: Advertisement at one coffee break, one lunch. Featured advertisement space for sponsor logo on program and conference material, website, Facebook site and social media feed.
- Trade table advertising: one large 8′ trade table for your organization at an optimal location in the conference trade show hall.
- Registration complimentary for up to four attendees.
- VIP seating at head table for sponsored lunch.
- Grateful acknowledgement of sponsorship at time of coffee break and lunch.
- Speaking opportunity for one conference panel.
- Conference participant contact list for business follow-up: the IITIO Experts and Trading Partners Contact List will be provided to Inner Circle sponsors after the close of the conference.
Gold Seal – $2,000.00 (limit—10 sponsors)**
- Electronic and print advertising: Advertisement at one coffee break. Space for your organization’s sponsor logo on program and conference material and on IITIO conference website.
- Trade table advertising: one standard sized 6′ trade table for your organization at visible and accessible location in the conference trade show hall.
- Registration complimentary for up to three attendees.
- Grateful acknowledgement of sponsorship at time of coffee break.
- Introducer for one conference panel.
Signature – $1000.00 (limit—20 sponsors)**
- Print advertising: Advertisement at one coffee break. Advertisement space for sponsor logo on program.
- Trade table advertising: one standard sized 6′ trade table for your organization well placed in the conference trade show hall.
- Registration complimentary for up to two attendees.
- Grateful acknowledgement of sponsorship at time of coffee break.
Trading Partner – $500.00 (unlimited number of sponsors)**
- Advertisement space for sponsor logo on program.
- Trade table advertising: one standard sized 6′ trade table for your organization in the conference trade show hall.
- Registration complimentary for one attendee.
* Sponsorships and donations for the spring 2020 IITIO event are in US dollars. Number of sponsorships available at each level: Eagle Feather (2); Inner Circle (4); Gold Seal (10); Signature (20), Trading Partner (unlimited).
** Please note: All conference attendees will have expressly consented to providing their correct contact information for IITIO and sponsor follow up upon registration (electronic or paper) to the conference. Privacy laws of the jurisdiction under which the conference is being held will be respected. The IITIO Experts and Trading Partners Contact List will be provided to Eagle Feather, Inner Circle, and Gold Seal sponsors only, no later than two weeks (14 days) following the end of the conference.
For more information or to arrange your conference sponsorship, please contact:
Wayne Garnons-Williams, Chair
International Inter-Tribal Trade and investment Organization
c/o Garwill Law Professional Corporation
Phone: (613) 778-8685
Email: wayne@garwilllaw.com
Fax: (855) 234-1418
Donna Williams, Secretary to the Executive
International Inter-Tribal Trade and investment Organization
Email: iitioexec@gmail.com
The Spring 2020 Indigenous Trade Mission and Conference will take place at the University of Oklahoma College of Law in Norman, Oklahoma
Dates: June 7-8-9, 2020
Conference Registration Fee: $300 (US dollars) per person – pay online or by mail
Locations:
DAY 1 – Sunday, June 7, 2020 – Tour of Indigenous Businesses Seeking International Inter-tribal Trade
Meet Indigenous business leaders and take part in an exclusive tour of Oklahoma-based enterprises and affiliates of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation, Chickasaw Nation, and Choctaw Nation
Chartered Bus Excursion leaves from the sponsor hotel at 8 a.m.
Lunch will be provided
Business-to-Business Mixer – Export Café
DAY 2 – Monday, June 8, 2020 –
University of Oklahoma College of Law
Four Panels of Experts
- Indigenous Trading Nations: New Zealand, Australia and USA
- Supply Chain Management & Tribal Trade
- Financing Indigenous Trade
- New NAFTA – USMCA – Indigenous Trade Opportunities Explained
DAY 3 – Tuesday, June 9, 2020 – University of Oklahoma College of Law
Three Panels of Experts
- Indigenous Foreign Trade Zones and Indigenous Trade Zones
- Indigenous Treaties and Indigenous Trade
- UN sustainable Development, Environmental Responsibility and Indigenous Trade
Norman, Oklahoma – Accommodations close to the University:
Riverwind Hotel and Casino
Location: 1544 State Highway 9, Norman, Oklahoma 73072
Conference Rate – Phone: 405-322-6000 and use Discount Block Room Code (found in letter of confirmation of registration)
website: https://www.riverwind.com/accommodations/
Marriott Conference Center at NCED
Location: 2801 East State Hwy 9, Norman, Oklahoma 73071
Phone number: 405-447-9000
Website: http://cc.nced.com/
Norman, Oklahoma – Ground Transportation from Will Rogers Airport, Oklahoma:
Ground Transportation from the Will Rogers World Airport to your Oklahoma Hotel:
Oklahoma Shuttle Service – must be booked in advance – online
Rate: based on distance from airport to hotel
– To Riverwind Hotel and Casino from Will Rogers Airport: $45.00 (one way – booked in advance)
– To Marriott Conference Center at NCED from Will Rogers Airport: $45.00 (one way – booked in advance)
Airport Express
https://www.airportexpressokc.com/
phone: (405) 681-3311
Uber Service – App is now available in both Oklahoma City and Norman.
Oklahoma Airport Taxi Service
Rate: based on distance from Airport to Riverwind Casino Hotel or Embassy Suites Hotel is approximately $80.00 (one way)
Canadian Indigenous Business Leaders – Special Opportunity:
The Canadian Trade Commissioner Service is organizing an Indigenous business delegation to Dallas, Texas and Oklahoma City, Oklahoma that will precede the Seventh International Indigenous Trade Mission and Conference in Norman. Participants from Canada will connect with industry leaders and learn about supplier diversity and supply chain opportunities in the southern U.S. market. For more information to be provided shortly. The deadline for registration is TBD. Delegates can consult the CanExport website to determine whether they qualify for funding to assist with travel costs and conference participation.
2020 Conference Sponsorship Opportunities
Conference Participants: Canadian, American, New Zealand and Australian Indigenous business leaders, politicians or their designated representatives and supportive, international trade-friendly corporations and businesses; academic scholars and researchers; federal/state/provincial and tribal policy experts.
Sponsorship Levels (in US dollars)*
Eagle Feather – $10,000.00 (limit—two sponsors)**
- Electronic and print advertising: exclusivity over advertisement at one coffee break, one lunch and the gala dinner. Primary advertisement space for your organization’s sponsor logo on program and conference material, website, Facebook site, and grateful acknowledgement via social media feed.
- Trade table advertising: two large 8′ trade tables for your organization at the conference trade show hall (option to have both tables together or each strategically positioned at key access points of the conference trade show hall).
- Registration complimentary for up to five attendees.
- VIP seating at head table for sponsored lunch and dinner.
- Grateful acknowledgement of sponsorship at time of coffee break, lunch and dinner.
- Right of introduction of keynote lunch or dinner speaker.
- Speaking opportunity at welcoming ceremonies.
- Speaking opportunity and topic selection for one conference panel.
- Attendance at VIP Wine and Cheese – pre-conference get-together.
- Conference participant contact list for business follow-up: IITIO Experts and Trading Partners Contact List provided to Eagle Feather sponsors after close of conference.
Inner Circle – $5,000.00 (limit—four sponsors)**
- Electronic and print advertising: Advertisement at one coffee break, one lunch. Featured advertisement space for sponsor logo on program and conference material, website, Facebook site and social media feed.
- Trade table advertising: one large 8′ trade table for your organization at an optimal location in the conference trade show hall.
- Registration complimentary for up to four attendees.
- VIP seating at head table for sponsored lunch.
- Grateful acknowledgement of sponsorship at time of coffee break and lunch.
- Speaking opportunity for one conference panel.
- Conference participant contact list for business follow-up: the IITIO Experts and Trading Partners Contact List will be provided to Inner Circle sponsors after the close of the conference.
Gold Seal – $2,000.00 (limit—10 sponsors)**
- Electronic and print advertising: Advertisement at one coffee break. Space for your organization’s sponsor logo on program and conference material and on IITIO conference website.
- Trade table advertising: one standard sized 6′ trade table for your organization at visible and accessible location in the conference trade show hall.
- Registration complimentary for up to three attendees.
- Grateful acknowledgement of sponsorship at time of coffee break.
- Introducer for one conference panel.
Signature – $1000.00 (limit—20 sponsors)**
- Print advertising: Advertisement at one coffee break. Advertisement space for sponsor logo on program.
- Trade table advertising: one standard sized 6′ trade table for your organization well placed in the conference trade show hall.
- Registration complimentary for up to two attendees.
- Grateful acknowledgement of sponsorship at time of coffee break.
Trading Partner – $500.00 (unlimited number of sponsors)**
- Advertisement space for sponsor logo on program.
- Trade table advertising: one standard sized 6′ trade table for your organization in the conference trade show hall.
- Registration complimentary for one attendee.
* Sponsorships and donations for the spring 2020 IITIO event are in US dollars. Number of sponsorships available at each level: Eagle Feather (2); Inner Circle (4); Gold Seal (10); Signature (20), Trading Partner (unlimited).
** Please note: All conference attendees will have expressly consented to providing their correct contact information for IITIO and sponsor follow up upon registration (electronic or paper) to the conference. Privacy laws of the jurisdiction under which the conference is being held will be respected. The IITIO Experts and Trading Partners Contact List will be provided to Eagle Feather, Inner Circle, and Gold Seal sponsors only, no later than two weeks (14 days) following the end of the conference.
For more information or to arrange your conference sponsorship, please contact:
Wayne Garnons-Williams, Chair
International Inter-Tribal Trade and investment Organization
c/o Garwill Law Professional Corporation
Phone: (613) 778-8685
Email: wayne@garwilllaw.com
Fax: (855) 234-1418
Donna Williams, Secretary to the Executive
International Inter-Tribal Trade and investment Organization
Email: iitioexec@gmail.com
