Vancouver, the largest city in Canada’s western province of British Columbia (B.C.), will host the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games Feb 12 – March 21, 2009. The Vancouver Organizing Committee (VANOC) has ensured that the venues are complete, test events have been held, competition schedules are complete, tickets are being sold, and the torch relay is underway!
What is left to do?
As Vancouver begins to drape the city with Olympic signage and finalize last minute details, such as transportation plans and test emergency preparedness, corporate citizens are preparing to host over 250K visitors during games time.
Business visitors to Vancouver will want to include spending time
at the 2010 Commerce Center as part of their overall
itinerary. The 2010 Commerce Center, located in Robson
Square and sponsored by the Province of British Columbia, will
become the “business HOT spot” hosting up to four business
networking events each day.
Market Reports related to this event:
2010 Winter Olympic Games Temporary Foreign Worker
Program
Procurement Websites for the
Olympics 2010 (43KB)
Ski and Snowboarding
Industry (244KB)
Interested in taking part in the networking opportunities during
the games?
If so, please contact:
Cheryl Schell
Senior Commercial Specialist, Vancouver
U.S. Consulate General
1095 West Pender Street
Vancouver, B.C. V6E 2M6
Phone: 604-642-6679
Fax: 604-687-6095
Email: Cheryl.Schell@mail.doc.gov
The 2010 Commerce Centre:
http://www.2010commercecentre.com/
Opportunities for American firms:
The Commercial Service of the U.S. Department of Commerce offers
a number of highly effective programs to help export-ready
companies identify and establish business relationships in
foreign markets. The Gold Key service is particularly
effective in helping U.S. companies to identify potential foreign
distributors, representatives, joint-venture partners, etc.
Through this customized program, the Commercial Service arranges
appointments for U.S. companies with pre-screened business
contacts whose interests and objectives match those of the U.S.
firm. The Gold Key service can be extremely effective when
entering new markets.
In addition to the Gold Key service, the Commercial Service offers a number of other services/resources (including customized market research and key contact lists), to assist U.S. companies entering or expanding in foreign markets. The Commercial Service in Canada can be contacted at the following telephone numbers: Vancouver (604) 685-3382; Calgary (403) 265-2116; Ottawa (613) 688-5217; Toronto (416) 595-5412; and Montreal (514) 398-9695.
The Canadian market in particular represents a good "first step"
for U.S. small to medium sized enterprises (SME). We would
welcome the opportunity to assist you.
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