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            <p><strong>The Western Canadian Hotel &amp; Resort Investment Conference will be held at the </strong><a target="_blank" href="http://www.vancouverconventioncentre.com/"><strong><span style="color: rgb(85, 90, 73);">Vancouver Convention Centre - WEST Building</span></strong></a><strong>. The <span style="color: rgb(128, 128, 128);">one and a half day program </span>will commence on Monday October 18th at 2:30pm and end on Tuesday October 19th at 5:00pm.&nbsp;</strong></p>
            <p><strong>See below and kindly note the&nbsp;session time and&nbsp;locations.&nbsp;</strong></p>
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            <td bgcolor="#555a49" colspan="2"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><strong>MONDAY OCTOBER 18, 2010</strong></span></td>
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            <td bgcolor="#dde5c8" colspan="2"><strong>Westin Bayshore | </strong>1601 Bayshore Drive, Vancouver, BC V6G 2V4.&nbsp; Meeting Room: Oak Room</td>
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            <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.edabc.com"><img height="50" width="153" alt="LINX BC" src="/site/resort_invest/assets/images/LinxBClogo_resized.gif" /></a>&nbsp;</p>
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            <td colspan="2"><strong>DISCOVER DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN BC</strong>
            <p>The Economic Development Association of BC and LINX BC invites you to attend a special session to learn about opportunities for Hotel &amp; Resort Developments in some of BC's thriving communities and regions. LINX BC&rsquo;s role is to seek out and assist enterprises with identifying potential locations for new investments. This educational session will include presentations from BC Economic Development team followed by a series of round table discussions.</p>
            <p><strong>Date</strong>: October 18th, 2010<br />
            <strong>Location</strong>: <a href="http://www.westinbayshore.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: rgb(85, 90, 73);">The Vancouver Westin Bayshore</span></a> | Meeting Room: Oak Room<br />
            <strong>Address:</strong> 1601 Bayshore Drive &bull; Vancouver, BC V6G 2V4<br />
            <strong>Time</strong>: 10:00AM - 12:00PM &ndash; presentations and round table discussions<br />
            <strong>Lunch</strong>: 12:00PM - 1:30PM<br />
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            <p><strong>NOTE: THE PRESENTATION IS STRONGLY GEARED FOR HOTEL &amp; RESORT DEVELOPMENT EXECUTIVES</strong><br />
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            <strong>Interested Developers are asked to contact:</strong> <br />
            Dale Wheeldon | CEO, Economic Development Association of BC/Linx BC<br />
            Tel: 604-858-7199<br />
            <a href="mailto:wheeldon@edabc.com?subject=Information%20about%20OCT%2018%2C%202010%20%7C%20Information%20Session%20at%20The%20Westin%20Bayshore"><span style="color: rgb(85, 90, 73);">wheeldon@edabc.com</span></a><span style="color: rgb(85, 90, 73);">&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></p>
            <p>Space is very limited. Please connect and confirm attendance with Dale Wheeldon as soon as possible.</p>
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            <td bgcolor="#555a49" colspan="2"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><strong>MONDAY OCTOBER 18, 2010<br />
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            <td bgcolor="#dde5c8" colspan="2"><strong><em>The Vancouver Convention Centre </em></strong><span style="color: rgb(127, 127, 127);">|</span><em> 1055 Canada Place, Vancouver, BC V6C 0C3<br />
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            <td width="140" valign="top" align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(127, 127, 127);">1:30 pm - 8:00 pm</td>
            <td style="border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(127, 127, 127);"><strong>Registration Opens</strong> <br />
            <em>(Foyer | Level 1)<br />
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            <td width="140" valign="top" bgcolor="#f0eddb" align="left" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(127, 127, 127);">AFTERNOON PLENARY SESSION #1: PART I</td>
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            <td width="140" valign="top" align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(127, 127, 127);">2:30 pm - 3:00 pm</td>
            <td valign="top" align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(127, 127, 127);"><strong>Western Canadian Hospitality <em>Performance</em> Update</strong>&nbsp; <br />
            <em>(West Meeting Room 118-120 | Level 1)</em><br />
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            A review of occupancy and room rate trends (to date in 2010 and an outlook for 2011) in major western Canadian urban (Vancouver, Victoria, Edmonton, Calgary, Regina, Saskatoon) and resort (Whistler, Vancouver Island, Okanagan, Rocky Mountains) markets.
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            <td width="140" valign="top" bgcolor="#f0eddb" align="left" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(127, 127, 127);">AFTERNOON PLENARY SESSION #1: PART II</td>
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            <td width="140" valign="top" align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(127, 127, 127);">3:00 pm - 3:45 pm</td>
            <td style="border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(127, 127, 127);"><strong>Western Canadian Hospitality <em>Transaction</em> Update</strong> <em><br />
            (West Meeting Room 118-120 | Level 1)</em><br />
            <br />
            A review of 2010 transactions to date as well as a supply inventory update of major urban and resort projects under construction, in development and rumoured/planned.</td>
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            <td width="140" valign="top" bgcolor="#f9d6c2" align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(127, 127, 127);">3:45 pm - 4:30 pm</td>
            <td bgcolor="#f9d6c2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(127, 127, 127);"><strong>NETWORKING COFFEE BREAK</strong> <em><br />
            (Foyer | Level 1)<br />
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            <td width="140" valign="top" bgcolor="#f0eddb" align="left" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(127, 127, 127);">AFTERNOON PLENARY SESSION #2</td>
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            <td width="140" valign="top" align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(127, 127, 127);">4:30 pm - 6:00 pm</td>
            <td style="border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(127, 127, 127);"><strong>Financing Hospitality Projects In 2011 And Beyond</strong> <br />
            <em>(West Meeting Room 118-120 | Level 1)</em><br />
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            Hotels, let alone resorts, have proved to be one of the toughest asset classes to finance whether for acquisition, expansion or new build. How has the recent economic slowdown changed (or reinforced) the financial challenge. Join this panel of influential users and providers of capital to see what the future holds for adequacy of capital.</td>
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            <td width="140" valign="top" align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(127, 127, 127);">6:00 pm - 8:00 pm</td>
            <td style="border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(127, 127, 127);"><strong>Opening Reception</strong> <br />
            <em>(West Meeting Room 201 | Level 2)<br />
            <br />
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            <td bgcolor="#555a49" colspan="2"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><strong>TUESDAY OCTOBER 19, 2010<br />
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            <td bgcolor="#dde5c8" colspan="2"><strong><em>The Vancouver Convention Centre </em></strong><span style="color: rgb(127, 127, 127);">|</span><em> 1055 Canada Place, Vancouver, BC V6C 0C3<br />
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            <td width="140" valign="top" align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(127, 127, 127);">7:00 am - 5:00 pm</td>
            <td style="border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(127, 127, 127);"><strong>Registration Opens</strong><br />
            <em>(Foyer | Level 1)<br />
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            <td width="140" valign="top" align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(127, 127, 127);">7:00 am - 8:30 am</td>
            <td style="border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(127, 127, 127);"><strong>Continental Breakfast<br />
            </strong><em>(West Meeting Room 118-120 | Level 1)</em><span style="color: rgb(109, 111, 113);"><em><br />
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            <td width="140" valign="top" align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(127, 127, 127);">8:45 am - 9:00 am</td>
            <td valign="top" align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(127, 127, 127);"><strong>Opening Remarks</strong> <em><br />
            (West Meeting Room 118-120 | Level 1)</em><em><br />
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            <td bgcolor="#f0eddb" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(127, 127, 127);">MORNING PLENARY SESSION<span style="color: rgb(0, 66, 122);"><br />
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            <td width="140" valign="top" align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(127, 127, 127);">9:00 am - 10:00 am</td>
            <td valign="top" align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(127, 127, 127);"><strong>Beyond The Boomers&hellip;</strong><em> <br />
            (West Meeting Room 118-120 | Level 1)</em><br />
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            Boomers have set the product, design and pricing agenda for recreational real estate for much of the last two decades. How will the emergence of GenXers, Gen Ys and Millennials affect the resort of the future? How will product change? How will the marketing approach need to change? What research will be required? Join our speaker&nbsp; who will examine the resort of the future.</td>
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            <td width="140" valign="top" bgcolor="#f9d6c2" align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(127, 127, 127);">10:00 am - 10:30 am</td>
            <td bgcolor="#f9d6c2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(127, 127, 127);"><strong>NETWORKING COFFEE BREAK</strong> <em><br />
            (Foyer | Level 1)<br />
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            <td colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(127, 127, 127);"><span style="color: rgb(85, 82, 73);"><strong>MORNING BREAKOUT SESSIONS: YOUR CHOICE A1 or A2</strong></span></td>
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            <td width="140" valign="top" align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(127, 127, 127);">10:30 am - 11:30 am</td>
            <td valign="top" align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(127, 127, 127);"><strong>A1: Emerging Consumer Trends</strong> <em><br />
            (West Meeting Room 121 | Level 1)</em><br />
            <br />
            Taking the demographic analysis provided in the morning keynote one step farther; this session explores how the changing consumer will affect the product offering and marketing approaches for both urban and resort hotels. How will tomorrow&rsquo;s hotels and resorts (and the real estate elements of resorts) be marketed and positioned to tomorrow&rsquo;s consumers?</td>
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            <td width="140" valign="top" align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(127, 127, 127);">10:30 am - 11:30 am</td>
            <td style="border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(127, 127, 127);"><strong>A2: The Impact Of China On Western Canadian Recreational Real Estate And Hotels</strong> <em><br />
            (West Meeting Room 122 | Level 1)</em><br />
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            Approved Destination Status (ADS) for Chinese travelers is expected to generate immediate and sustained interest by Chinese tourists, but what impact will increased Chinese visitation and enhanced visibility from the Olympics have on western Canada on recreational real estate? This session examines the product and marketing challenges to reach this marketplace as well as the logistical and contractual issues of selling to international (Chinese) purchasers.</td>
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            <td width="140" valign="top" bgcolor="#f9d6c2" align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(127, 127, 127);">11:30 am - 1:00 pm</td>
            <td bgcolor="#f9d6c2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(127, 127, 127);"><strong>NETWORKING BUSINESS LUNCH</strong><em> <br />
            (West Meeting Room 118-120 | Level 1)<br />
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            <td width="140" valign="top" align="left" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(127, 127, 127);"><span style="color: rgb(85, 90, 73);"><strong>AFTERNOON BREAKOUT SESSIONS: YOUR CHOICE B1 or B2</strong></span></td>
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            <td width="140" valign="top" align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(127, 127, 127);">1:00 pm - 2:00 pm</td>
            <td style="border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(127, 127, 127);"><strong>B1: Condo Hotels, Timesharing And Other Approaches To Making The Project &ldquo;Pencil&rdquo;</strong> <em><br />
            (West Meeting Room 121 | Level 1)</em><br />
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            Some developers have found that a residential element is a requirement for project success while others have looked to timeshare and vacation share arrangements. Join a panel of experts including researchers, developers and lenders, as they share their views on alternate approaches to making projects successful.</td>
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            <td width="140" valign="top" align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(127, 127, 127);">1:00 pm - 2:00 pm</td>
            <td style="border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(127, 127, 127);"><strong>B2: Focus On First Nations</strong> <em><br />
            (West Meeting Room 122 | Level 1)</em><br />
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            Canada&rsquo;s First Nations are becoming increasingly active in the development and ownership of urban and resort hotels/resorts, particularly in western Canada. This session explores the role of First Nation communities and how investment decisions are made.</td>
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            <td width="140" valign="top" align="left" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(127, 127, 127);"><span style="color: rgb(85, 90, 73);"><strong>AFTERNOON BREAKOUT SESSIONS: YOUR CHOICE C1, C2 or C3</strong></span></td>
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            <td width="140" valign="top" align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(127, 127, 127);">2:15 pm - 3:15 pm</td>
            <td style="border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(127, 127, 127);"><strong>C1: Increasing Satisfaction In A Tough Economy</strong> <em><br />
            (West Meeting Room 121 | Level 1)</em><br />
            <br />
            Impressing guests with their stay and owners with the operating results is more important than ever. Learn what other resorts are doing to enhance services and satisfaction. Find out what and how to ask owners and guests for valuable feedback.</td>
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            <td width="140" valign="top" align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(127, 127, 127);">2:15 pm - 3:15 pm</td>
            <td style="border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(127, 127, 127);"><strong>C2: Recreational Amenities: Profit Centre Or Cost Centre?</strong> <em><br />
            (West Meeting Room 122 | Level 1)</em><br />
            <br />
            Golf courses, spas, tennis, fitness facilities and the like are expected amenities at most resorts and many urban hotels. How are these amenities conceived, priced and operated in a world of increasing expectations and costs? Can amenities become profit centres?</td>
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            <td width="140" valign="top" align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(127, 127, 127);">2:15 pm - 3:15 pm</td>
            <td style="border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(127, 127, 127);"><strong>C3: The Triple Bottom Line...Sustainability And The Application To Hotels &amp; Resorts</strong> <br />
            <em>(West Meeting Room 117 | Level 1)</em><br />
            <br />
            Lots of talk but is the discussion of &ldquo;People, Planet and Profit&rdquo; resonating in the development and operation of hotels and resorts in Canada. Learn how these triple bottom line pioneers apply theory to day-to-day activities.</td>
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            <td width="140" valign="top" bgcolor="#f9d6c2" align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(127, 127, 127);">3:15 pm - 3:45 pm</td>
            <td bgcolor="#f9d6c2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(127, 127, 127);"><strong>NETWORKING COFFEE BREAK</strong> <em><br />
            (Foyer | Level 1)<br />
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            <td width="140" valign="top" align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(127, 127, 127);">3:45 pm - 4:45 pm</td>
            <td style="border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(127, 127, 127);"><strong>Hotel &amp; Resort Development 101</strong> <em><br />
            (West Meeting Room 118-120 | Level 1)<br />
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            A &ldquo;lessons learned&rdquo; interactive session with western Canadian hotel and resort developers who found out the hard way how to plan, finance, build and operate in western Canada.</td>
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            <td style="border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(127, 127, 127);"><strong>Closing Remarks</strong> <em><br />
            (West Meeting Room 118-120 | Level 1)<br />
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