Vancouver Board of Trade
  
 

GOVERNORS´ BANQUET 2009

  
 

A Salute To The Vancouver Airport Authority (YVR)

  

HONOURING HENRY LEE
Vancouver Airport Authority If this is the year you want to
really connect with the
business community, then
this is the year to come to the
Governors´ Banquet.

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Tel: 604-685-4888
Email: mail@portfolio-inc.com		  
   
  NO ONE FINISHES THEIR MEALS
AT THE GOVERNORS' BANQUET...		  
   
  IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE FOOD,
IT'S JUST THAT EVERYONE IS UP NETWORKING!		  
   
  Vancouver’s premier business event, April 2, 2009, is an event unlike any other. People hardly spend any time in their seats. This is the ultimate permission to network event.  
   
 
 
Rex Murphy
Rex Murphy, Keynote

 

Henry Lee
Henry Lee, Honoree
Dr. Don Rix, CM, OBC, Chairman, cordially invites you to join the Directors and Governors of The Vancouver Board of Trade and keynote speaker and Canadian broadcast icon, Rex Murphy, at this historic gala dinner as we celebrate the investiture of Henry Lee, Past Chair of The Board of Trade, into The Council of Governors, and salute the recipient of the inaugural Engaged Corporate Citizenship Award, Vancouver Airport Authority (YVR).
 
Date: Thursday, April 2, 2009
Time: 6:00 pm Reception and 6:50 pm Dinner
Place: Fairmont Hotel Vancouver,
900 West Georgia Street, Vancouver
Dress: Black Tie with miniature medals
 
The Board is proud to salute YVR for its outstanding successes, economic impact and valued reputation at home and internationally as an engaged corporate citizen. YVR was recently rated the second favourite airport in the world by the prestigious Condé Nast Traveler 2008 Readers’ Awards.
 
 
 
  YVR - Vancouver Airport Authority  
 
 

The Vancouver Airport Authority also takes an active role in the community, supporting charitable causes and community and business organizations. Members of the YVR Board of Directors and YVR employees are engaged in contributing to the local community and province at many levels.

This black-tie gala event is hosted by The Vancouver Board of Trade and features a fantastic silent auction and raffle items.

Proceeds benefit The Leaders of Tomorrow Mentorship Program, The Vancouver Board of Trade Foundation and the Rix Centre for Corporate Citizenship & Engaged Leadership.

  
 
  Event Partner:  
 
The Rix Center
  
 
  Gold Level Partners:  
 
The Fairmont - Hotel VancouverThe Vancouver Sun - Seriously WestcoastThe Province - It starts here.LAS - London Air ServicesNational Post - A Better Read
 
 
  Silver Level Partners:  
 
Rix Clinical Laboratories Ltd.BMO - Bank of MontrealCathay PacificHSBC Bank Canada - The world's local bank
Sauder - School of BusinessClark Wilson LLP
  
 
  Bronze Level Partners:  
 
 
CIBC World Markets
Concord Pacific Developments Inc.
Ernst & Young LLP
Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP
Hong Kong Economic & Trade Office in Canada
Hunter Dickinson Inc.
Justice Institute of BC
Kingswood Properties
KPMG LLP
Ledcor Group of Companies
 Pacific Blue Cross
PCL Constructors Westcoast Inc.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Ray & Berndtson / Tanton Mitchell
RBC
Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver
Simon Fraser University
Telus
Tom Lee Music
 
 
  Wine Partner:  
 
Mission Hill
  
 
YVR