CANADIAN-ECUADORIAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF GUAYAQUIL AUGUST, 2011

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CHAMBER NEWS

IN THIS EDITION:

For more information about the Ecuadorian-Canadian Chamber of Commerce in Guayaquil, contact us at:

Av. Francisco de Orellana 6to piso Ofi. 604, Telf: (593-4) 2631199

Executive Director, Jessica Nicolalde B., director@ecuacangye.com www.ecuacangye.com

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A GREEN FUTURE FOR GUAYAQUIL

PAST EVENTS NEW MEMBERS OF

THE CCECG

ANNOUNCEMENTS

UPCOMING EVENTS

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UPCOMING EVENTS

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UPCOMING EVENTS

Thursday, September 8th 2011,

Convention Center of Guayaquil

Guayaquil, Ecuador

Are you interested in learning more about the opportunities in

Green Business, Sustainable Tourism, and Green Construction?

The Ecuadorian-Canadian Chamber of Commerce in Guayaquil with the collaboration of the Consulate of Canada in Guayaquil,

presents, “VANCOUVER: VISION OF A GREEN CITY,” a one day conference that will explore the theme of sustainability and

what it means for businesses, governments, universities, and the public with the perspective of Canadian experts and business

leaders who are leading the initiative for Vancouver to become the Greenest City by 2020.

Recognizing that sustainable development and change doesn't just come from the government or the business

community, we are inviting business leaders, university students, government officials, and the public to join us

for this event. We have invited a broad range of experts and business leaders from Vancouver, Canada that represent green en-

trepreneurship, green building, renewable energy, sustainable tourism, education in sustainable management, and the public sector.

Speakers

This event will take place at the Convention Center of Guayaquil, during the Hábitat fair, a trade show for real estate developers

to showcase their businesses and future projects to the public. With the theme of the habitat fair this one-day conference will

have a focus of green construction, along with green business, and sustainable tourism.

Main themes of the conference:

Green Business: an opportunity for businesses to build sustainable and innovative solutions (green building, renewable energy)

Sustainable Development Strategies: how a growing city such as Guayaquil can become more sustainable and green

Sustainable Tourism: how to increase tourism to Guayaquil with a positive economic, social and environmental impact

Please visit our the website of the event: www.vancitygreenvision.weebly.com for more information

Contact us at the Chamber right away to reserve your ticket for this event: director@ecuacangye.com / Telephone: 2631199

Dave Waldron Director and Cofounder

of Synapse Strategies,

and Professor

James Miller Director of Investments,

Vancity Group –

Dockside Green

Paul Vallee Vice President,

Tourism Vancouver

Mark Hartman Green Buildings

Program Manager,

City of Vancouver

Boyd Cohen Cofounder of

CO2IMPACT and

professor

Darrell Desjardin Director of Sustainability,

Port Metro Vancouver

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

ADVERTISMENT OPPORTUNITIES

OUR MAGAZINE - CONEXIONES

We are pleased to announce that the 3rd edition of our semi

-annual magazine, Conexiones, will be released this Septem-

ber. The theme of this edition will be “Trade” and with

3,000 copies produced semi-annually, this publication, will be

distributed to our members, and networks that represent a

diverse group of industries across Ecuador and Canada. Fur-

thermore, Conexiones will be distributed at our events, in-

cluding trade fairs that we attend in Canada. You can see the

latest edition of Conexiones online on our website.

We are currently announcing a last call for advertisements

for this upcoming edition.

2011 LATIN AMERICA EDUCATION

INITIATIVES TOUR

The CCECG will be hosting this education tour with 20 Cana-

dian Universities, planned by The Department of Foreign Affairs

and International Trade (DFAIT), when they come to Guayaquil

on November 8th . For this event we will be creating a maga-

zine for Ecuadorian students interested in studying in Canada

that will have profiles of all the universities that are taking part

in this tour. We are pleased to offer our members the oppor-

tunity to advertise in this publication. The deadline to confirm

advertising space is September 30th, 2011.

If you are interested in advertising in our magazine, Conexiones, or the magazine for the Latin

America Education Initiatives tour please contact Cristina Holguin at marketing@ecuacanye.com

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ANNOUNCEMENTS MEMBER BENEFITS

OUR WEBSITE

In order to improve the member section of the website so that it serves our valued members better, we want to include the logo

of each member, and to have our member list to include hyperlinks, which would link visitors with the website of each of our

members. If you haven't already provided your logo and website address, you can contact:

Miranda Radok at intl-relations@ecuacangye.com

BENEFITS CARD

Furthermore, we are in the process of developing a membership benefits plan with a benefits

card that will be used to redeem the benefits that our members receive from their member-

ship with the CCECG. We currently have promotional offers from:

The more services that our members share, the more benefits we can offer. Therefore, we would like to invite you to participate

in our member benefits plan by offering members of the CCECG discounts or special deals on your products or services.

If you are interested in contributing to our benefits program, being a sponsor for an event, having advertising in our publications,

including our magazine Conexiones, please contact:

Cristina Holguin at marketing@ecuacangye.com

Centro de Convenciones de Guayaquil

Operadora de Turismo Hamaca Tours

Hotel Howard Johnson de Loja

Hotel Howard Johnson de Guayaquil

Hotel-Spa Señor de los Caballos

Marriott Courtyard de Guayaquil

Hotel Oro Verde de Guayaquil

Hotel Oro Verde de Manta

Hotel Palace de Guayaquil

Hotel Sheraton de Guayaquil

Unidad Educativa Bilingüe Jefferson

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THE CHAMBER IS GROWING . . . MEET THE NEWEST MEMBERS OF THE CCECG

LEVECTOR S.A.

Is a producer of audio visual solutions that adapts to suit the requirements of its customers and

partners in every project. Levector listens and responds with energy, which helps them put the

best quality and focus on each film they create. They are a production team dedicated to per-

formance and visual narrative. They specialize in producing and complementing concepts of its

clients. Its growing list of national and international clients is a testament of their strong position

in the market, and that once clients try their services, they always come back for more.

PROCECON S.A.

Procesadora Continental de Alimentos (PROCECONSA) is an Ecuadorean enterprise, located

in Quito-Ecuador (South-America), dedicated since 1985 to the industrialization and export of

canned vegetables. They specialize in premium quality hearts of palm, exporting to 14 different

countries across 4 continents.

PLASTIEMPAQUES S.A.

Plastiempaques is an Ecuadorian corporate leader in the extrusion, printing, converting of flexi-

ble packaging, blow moulding and twisting of polyethylene and polypropylene. Their mission is

to be a firm that exceeds their clients´ expectations in design, production and delivery times,

offering technical support, excellent service and the best quality products.

BORIS LEDESMA

With a degree in Clinical Psychology, and Masters in Management and Business, Boris Ledesma

is Recognized as a leader in training for organizational development, delivering high results for

his clients through consulting and training for staff. His company is aimed at developing the full

potential of human resources in organizations to achieve company cultures that are more effec-

tive and committed to the objectives of the business.

LA DISTRIBUIDORA S.A. LADISA

Is a distributor of consumer products, serving the whole province of Manabi, providing services

to more than 1.5 million. The company distributes products within the following categories:

food, personal care, canned goods, liquors confectionery products, among others.

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PAST EVENTS

Mr. Jorge Saade, Consulate of Belgium,

Honorary Consul of Spain, Mr. Pedro Rizzo,

Mr. Fabricio Correa, Ms. Tatina Zenck de

Correa, Mr. Basil Haylock, Honorary Consul

of Canada in Guayaquil, Mr. Javier Simon

The Canadian music group, Cowboy Celtic

Vice-consul of Canada, Mr. Ryan Kuffner, Mrs. Nula

Kuffner, Honorary Consul of Canada in Guayaquil,

Mr. Basil Haylock, Mrs. Cecilia Haylock, Mrs. Luzmila

Nicolalde, Vice-Prefecta of Guayas

Vice-consul of Canada, Mr. Ryan Kuffner,

and President of the CCECG, Mr. John

Megson

SPONSORS

AWARDS BY:

QUITO

CANADA DAY CELEBRATION

Saturday, July 2nd, 2011

With the Ministry of Culture of Ecuador, The Cultural Direction of Guayaquil, the Embassy of Cana-

da, and the Honorary Consul of Canada in Guayaquil, we celebrated Canada Day en the MAAC thea-

tre. We started the night with a cocktail in which we had the pleasure of welcoming the Vice-consul

of Canada, Mr. Ryan Kuffner, the Honorary Consul of Canada in Guayaquil, Mr. Basil Haylock, repre-

sentatives of the Board of Consulates, and members of the CCECG. As this is the last month Mr.

Ryan Kuffner will be serving at the Embassy in Ecuador as Vice-Consul, the CCECG recognized him

for the hard work and dedication that he has shown through his time here since 2008.

The Cocktail and speeches were followed by awards from our sponsors, and the musical presenta-

tion from the Canadian Group, Cowboy Celtic. The evening was a great success— thanks to our

sponsors and everyone who joined us to celebrate this special day!

We would like to give a special the thanks to the Cultural Direction of Guayaquil and its Director,

Mr. Jorge Saade, for the support they showed in the development of this event.

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PAST EVENTS DAVIS CUP—CANADA VS ECUADOR

Friday, July 8th—Sunday, July 10th, 2011

In the Guayaquil Tennis Club, Ecuador won both of the first two singles matches against Canada in the

Americas Zone Group 1 of the Davis Cup on Friday, July 8th, to take a 2-0 lead in the best-of-five

competition. However, Canada rebounded, tying the competition, with a win in the next day’s doubles

match, followed by two straight-sets wins on Sunday's reverse doubles to win the competition. First,

Vasek Pospisil from Canada, was defeated by Ivan Endara 6-3, 6-4, 6-7(6), 6-3 in the singles opener at

the Guayaquil Tennis Club, while Vancouver’s Philip Bester fell to Ecuador’s Julio-Cesar Campozano 7-6(4), 6-7(4), 7-5, 6-2. The

next day, in doubles, Pospisil and doubles veteran Daniel Nestor, kept Canada’s hopes alive as they defeated the doubles team of

Roberto Quiroz and Emilio Gomez. Finally, Pospisil and Bester both won their singles matches on Sunday, winning the competi-

tion for Canada. It was the first time in Canada’s Davis Cup history that they had been down 0-2 and made a comeback.

COACHING WORKSHOP

Friday, July 15th, 2011

In the Hotel Courtyard Marriot, the workshop “Coaching for Change” took place. This workshop explored what coaching is and

how to apply the method on a personal, organizational, and social level. The event was led by Miriam Rojas, a consultant and

coach for communication and organizational change.

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