Upcoming Events:

• October Chamber Luncheon: Staffing in 2010 - What you need to know about Staffing in 2010! Thursday, October 16
• 2010 Media Training: Workshop 1 (Classroom Training), Workshop 2 (Practical Training)

Previous 2010 Business Events (selection only):

• Countdown to the 2010 Paralympic Games - July 16, 2009
  
  
• Retailers Get Ready - May 27, 2009
  (includes information on 2010 Merchandising and Brand Awareness)
  
  
• Hosting the World - Meet the Buyers, March 2009.
  
  
• Ian Hanomansing of CBC News spoke about his Winter Olympic experiences and business-related lessons learned from past Games in February 2009. As expected, his presentation was very eloquent and engaging. Regarding business opportunities, he reminded everybody that Olympic visitors, including media, are: 
  
  1. Looking for reliable information (preferably in their own language) on F&B and other local services.
  2. Searching for high quality souvenirs.
  3. Looking to broaden their tourism experiences.
  
  
• Maureen Douglas from VANOC provided an update at the Chamber luncheon in December 2008
  
  
• Jodi Westbury, Tourism Whistler, September 23, 2008 on 2010 Commercial Space: Make important decisions now to maximize your 2010 opportunities. To view the presentation and the summary of the subsequent discussion, log in as a member, go to Member Content, 2010 Winter Games.
  
  
• Bill Cooper and Kim Gordon, VANOC, Brand Awareness, April 23
  
  
• Colin Hansen, Minister of Economic Development and Minister Responsible for the Asia-Pacific Initiative and the Olympics, Mar 19
  
  
• David Atkins, Executive Producer of the Opening & Closing Ceremonies & Victory Celebrations at BC Place Stadium for 2010, Feb 2008
  
  
• Mark Lewis, President of JetSet Sports, on hospitality services, Jan 08
  
  
• Bill Malone, Executive Director of the Park City Chamber of Commerce, Convention and Visitor Bureau, September 2007. For more info click here.
  
  
• Debra Lykkemark, President, Culinary Capers Catering, 2007
  
  
• Felicity Shankar, Olympic Games Professional, Chief Executive, Javelin Europe, Marketing Consultants, 2007
  
  
• Dennis Kim on 2010 merchandising opportunities, September 2006
  
  
• Lessons learned from Torino, June 2006
  

Listen to those who have done it before:

Click here to watch webcasts of the RBC Legacies Now Speaker Series.