Indigenous Trade Mission and Conference to British Columbia, Canada
Current Trade Mission & Conference Date:
September 21, 22 & 23, 2018
Conference Registration Fee:
$200.00 per person – proceed through to On-Line Payment after filling out Registration Information.
Locations of Event:
DAY 1- Friday, September 21, 2018 – Vancouver – Global Affairs Canada – Boardroom
Day 1 Theme of Expert Panels:
Financing Global Inter-tribal Trade
Indigenous Trading Nations from New Zealand and USA
DAY 2 – Saturday, September 22, 2018 – BUS TRIP (one way only) to Secwepemc Fisheries
Chartered Bus Excursion leaves downtown Vancouver from the Queen Elizabeth Theatre on Hamilton Street at 8 am sharp and follows the route of the Salmon from the Pacific Ocean up the Fraser River, stopping at Boston Bar First Nation’s Tuckwiohum Village. Then onward following the Salmon up into the Thompson River, into the Secwepemc territorial Salmon streams that are managed by the Secwepemc Fisheries Commission, and operated by Indigenous harvesting businesses like RiverFresh, where our tour will meet with Secwepemc River Chiefs, Elders, Dignitaries and local Indigenous businesses. NOTE: Due to demand the tour bus trip is now a return trip from Vancouver to Kamloops on day 2 and back to Vancouver at the end of day 3.
DAY 3 – Sunday, September 23, 2018 – Kamloops – Thompson Rivers University – Faculty of Law
Day 3 Theme of Expert Panels:
Indigenous Foreign Trade Zones and International Agreements
West Coast Indigenous Trade and Investment Opportunities
Accommodations:
- Vancouver: Evenings of September 20 & 21, 2018
Sheraton Vancouver Airport Hotel
https://www.starwoodmeeting.com/Book/IITIO
Rooms have been set aside at a rate of $219.00 for Thursday September 20 and Friday September 21.
To qualify for the group rate rooms must be booked by September 4, 2018. Reservations made after this date will be subject to availability and pricing.
Two block walk from the Canada Line (Richmond-Bridgehouse station) – Sky Train transit getting off the Sky Train at “Stadium” and a short walk to the Global Affairs boardroom in downtown Vancouver.
Also note that the hotel offers a Free Airport Shuttle.
As hotel prices in downtown Vancouver are high, a less expensive alternative is to rent local apartment, suite or room through AirBnB:
The traditional hotels should be booked early! Prices are high (average is $300 and up), and rooms fill up fast.
For Hotels in Downtown Vancouver:
- Kamloops – Evening of September 22, 2018
1). Hotel 540
30 rooms have been set aside at a rate of $124.00 for Saturday September 22, 2018
540 Victoria Street, Kamloops BC, V2C 2B2
Call 1-800-663-2837 and mention group code 335075 (code is under “TRU Faculty of Law”).
Or book online at hotel540.ca and use group code 335075.
To qualify for the group rate rooms must be booked by August 30, 2018. Reservations made after this date will be subject to availability and pricing.
2). Double Tree by Hilton
339 St Paul Street, Kamloops BC, V2C 2J5
Includes: Free Breakfast, Free WiFi, Free Parking, Outdoor Pool
3). The Plaza Hotel
405 Victoria Street, Kamloops BC, V2C 2A9
Includes: Free YMCA pass, Free Yoga Loft pass, Free parking, Fee Breakfast, Free WiFi, Access to Business Centre, Long distance & Local Calls
Ground Transportation:
- Vancouver: (No Uber or Lyft)
Sky Train – from Airport to downtown – $7.50
A good explanation of the Vancouver Public Transit System
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=etuRfvcw_m4
Taxi Services – From the airport to downtown in heavy traffic can run as high as $75.00
https://www.taxifarefinder.com/main.php?city=Vancouver&lang=en
MacLure’s Cabs:
Black Top & Checker Cabs
- Kamloops (No Uber or Lyft)
Kamloops Airport Shuttle
$11.00 (airport-downtown hotel and vice versa)
***please note the Airport Shuttle needs to be booked one day in advance
Kami Cabs – of Kamloops
Yellow Cabs – of Kamloops
Both Cabs go by meter, so the costs will approximately be between $25.00-$28.00 between hotel and airport.
2018 Conference Sponsorship Opportunities
Sponsorship Classes (in Canadian dollars)
Eagle Feather $5,000.00
- Exclusivity over advertisement at three conference activities: one conference coffee break, one sponsored conference lunch, and the conference gala dinner.
- Premium advertisement space for sponsor’s logo on sponsored conference program, and on IITIO website, Facebook site, and Twitter feed.
- VIP seating at head table for the sponsored lunch and the sponsored dinner.
- Grateful acknowledgement of sponsorship at the sponsored coffee break, lunch and dinner.
- Right of introduction of Keynote dinner speakers.
- Speaking opportunity at the sponsored conference Welcoming Ceremony.
- Topic selection and nomination of speakers for two sponsored conference panels.
- Moderator for two sponsored conference panels.
- Showcased attendance at VIP Wine and Cheese (pre-conference get-together).
- By-name inclusion in post-conference messaging to sponsored conference attendees.
- Conference contact list: names, addresses, phone numbers and e-mail addresses of all conference participants (for sponsor’s business follow-up).
- Conference Registration for three people
Inner Circle – $2,000.00
- Exclusivity over advertisement at two conference activities: one sponsored conference coffee break and one sponsored conference lunch.
- Advertisement space for sponsor’s logo on sponsored conference program, and on IITIO website, Facebook site and Twitter feed.
- VIP seating at head table for sponsored lunch.
- Grateful acknowledgement of sponsorship at time of the sponsored coffee break and lunch.
- Right of introduction of one sponsored conference Keynote lunch speaker.
- Topic selection and nomination of speakers for one sponsored conference panel.
- Attendance at VIP Wine and Cheese (pre-conference get-together).
- By-name inclusion in post-conference messaging to sponsored conference attendees.
- Conference contact list: names, addresses, phone numbers and e-mail addresses of all conference participants (for sponsor’s business follow-up).
- Conference Registration for two people
Gold Seal – $1,000.00
- Exclusivity over advertisement at one sponsored conference coffee break.
- Advertisement space for sponsor’s logo on sponsored conference program, and on IITIO website, Facebook site and Twitter feed.
- Grateful acknowledgement of sponsorship at time of coffee break.
- Attendance at VIP Wine and Cheese (pre-conference get-together).
- Moderator for one conference panel.
- By-name inclusion in post-conference messaging to sponsored conference attendees.
- Conference Registration for two people
Signature – $500.00
- Exclusivity over advertisement at one sponsored conference coffee break.
- Advertisement space for sponsor’s logo on sponsored conference program.
- Grateful acknowledgement of sponsorship at time of one sponsored conference coffee break.
- Attendance at VIP Wine and Cheese (pre-conference get-together).
- Conference Registration for one person
Trading Partner – $300.00
- Advertisement space for sponsor’s logo on sponsored conference program.
- Attendance at VIP Wine and Cheese (pre-conference get-together).
- Conference Registration for one person.
To arrange your conference sponsorship contact:
Wayne Garnons-Williams, Chair
International Inter-Tribal Trade and investment Organization
C/o Garwill Law Professional Corporation
World Exchange Plaza
45 O’Connor Street, Suite 1150
Ottawa, Ontario Canada K1P 1A4
Phone: (613) 778-8685
E-mail: wayne@garwilllaw.com
Fax: (855) 234-1418
