Attachment One

Markham Economic Development Department

Proposed 2006 Marketing Calendar

 (excluding Innovation Synergy Centre in Markham)

 

Summary By Category

 

Events Hosted/Sponsored By Town:

monthly                  YTA luncheons                                                

occasional              BACC meetings

Jan 11-14               Cdn University Technology Conference (Richmond Hill)

Jan 14-15               MSBEC seminar “Effective Business Planning” (prt 1)

Jan 18                    MSBEC seminar “Raising Money for your New Business”

Jan 19                    Markham Sustainability Workshop

Jan 19                    MBT luncheon

Jan 25                    YTA luncheon

Jan 27                    MSBEC seminar “Starting a Small Business”

Feb 4-5                  MSBEC seminar “Effective Business Planning” (prt 2)

Feb 9                     MSBEC Presentation “Web Evaluation”

Feb 15                   MSBEC seminar “Keys to Marketing Success”

Feb 16                   MBT luncheon

March 8                 MSBEC event “Believe! Women Entrepreneurs Bus. Conference”

March 16               MBT luncheon

March 24               MSBEC seminar “Record Keeping Made Easy”

April 8                    ACCE Chinese Canadian Entrepreneur Awards

April 20                  MSBEC seminar “Managing Risk & Legal Considerations”

April 20                  MBT luncheon

April                       Creativity & Innovation Week

May 11                  MBT. Mayor’s Luncheon        

May 13                  MBT. 25th Anniversary gala

May 18                  MSBEC seminar “Networking for Business Success”

May 18                  MBT luncheon

May                       ACCE Business Forum

May                       MSBEC seminar

June                       Site Selector/Realtor Open House

June                       MSBEC event “Summer Company Program Launch”

June 14                  MBT Spring Golf networking event @ Meadowbrook GC

June 15                  MBT luncheon

June 21                  MSBEC seminar “Effective Costing & Pricing”

June 29                  MBT Annual General Meeting @ Markham Civic Centre

July                        Communities in Bloom Business Breakfast

July                        MSBEC event “International Trade Business Conference”

July 26                   MBT Golf tournament @ Meadowbrook GC  

August                    YTA golf tournament event

August                    MSBEC seminar “Starting a Small Business”

August 24               Smart Commute hangar event

Sept 21                  MBT luncheon

Sept                       York Biotech Day event

October                 MSBEC event “Small Business Month Conference”

October 19                        MBT luncheon

October                 IBM Cascom Conference

October 30                        MBT. Business Excellence Awards

October                 MSBEC event “Young Entrepreneurs Award Presentation”

Nov                       York Biotech Convergence Conference

Nov 16                  MBT luncheon

Nov                       MSBEC seminar

Dec 21                   MBT Christmas Luncheon event

Dec                        MSBEC Seminar

 

 

Business Conferences and Industry/Trade Shows:

Jan 31-Feb 2          EDCO Conference (Toronto)

Feb 7                     Ontario Centres of Excellence. “Bridging the Innovation to

Commercialization Gap” (Toronto)

April 5                    Radio Frequency I.D. Conference

Late April               Competitiveness Strategy Symposium

May 25                  MBT Small Business Trade Show        

June                       York Biotech AGM     

June                       Can. Chinese Biomedical & Pharma event (Toronto)    

Sept.                      EDAC Conference & Marketing Canada Awards (Thunder Bay)         

Sept.                      Real Leasing (Toronto)

Dec                        Real Estate Forum conference & trade show (Toronto)

 

 

International & Economic Alliance Program:

April                       Cary and Laval delegates here to attend RFID conference

Tbd                        Wuhan, China delegation here

Sept.                      Cary, NC business delegation to Markham

Oct.                       Laval, QC business delegation to Markham

 

 

Advertising and Promotion Materials:

January                   Markham memory card (gift boxed)

February                Your Local Marketplace promotion

February                Markham Leader (winter edition)

February                Canadian Biotech directory (ad)

March                    TREB Insight (ad)

March                    MB Magazine (ad)

March-May            Corporate posters (series of 4: IBM, Motorola, ATI, Sun Micro)

April                       Backbone Magazine. Globe & Mail (ad)

April                       Misc flag pins

April                       Markham watches

April                       Buttonville Airport backlit sign

April                       Chinese Buyers Guide

April                       Area Development magazine, Location Ontario issue (ad)

June                       Markham Leader (spring edition)

October                 Royal LePage office market (ad)

November              CCCA Annual Directory  (ad)

November              MBT 2007 Business Directory (ad)     

December              Ontario Magazine (ad) 

December              MB Magazine (ad)

 

 

Other Strategic Initiatives:

Weekly                  Markham Centre development team meetings

Bi-Weekly              Cornell development team meetings

Ongoing                 Competitiveness Strategy

Ongoing                 Pursuit of NRC Institute (NICT)          

Ongoing                 Knowledge Community Sub-Cttee meetings

Monthly                  York Biotech (YRBC RIN) meetings   

Bi-monthly  GTMA Indo-Pakistan co-ordinating cttee meetings

Quarterly                Tech support for U of T Extension program courses     

Quarterly                EDAC Board meetings

Quarterly                ISCM Board meetings                         

Quarterly                GTAEDP meetings

Occasional             Pickering Airport E.A. technical committee meetings

Summer 2006         Updating of business database (contract student through Region)