tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56843287565871941932012-02-16T03:21:09.947-08:00Swatinoreply@blogger.comBlogger51100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5684328756587194193.post-17834853970916123962010-06-11T09:00:00.000-07:002010-06-11T07:29:51.151-07:00<div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FUHFi4b9KcA/TBGgA8T_NZI/AAAAAAAAAMQ/8eE17pNcHa0/s1600/LOEWS!Exterieur.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="199" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FUHFi4b9KcA/TBGgA8T_NZI/AAAAAAAAAMQ/8eE17pNcHa0/s200/LOEWS!Exterieur.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Next year's S&amp;D Conference will be held in beautiful Quebec City! Save the date:</div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><p:colorscheme colors="#720000,#ffffff,#8c0000,#ffffcc,#ff3300,#be7960,#ffcc66,#ff9900"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"></span></p:colorscheme></div><div class="O" v:shape="_x0000_s1026"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0c343d;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">May 31 - June 3, 2011</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0c343d;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"></span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0c343d;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Loews Le Concorde Hotel</span></span></b></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0c343d;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Québec City, Quebec</span></span></b></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0c343d;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0c343d;"><br /></span></div></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5684328756587194193-1783485397091612396?l=kelownabound.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Swatinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5684328756587194193.post-80472390199462807182010-06-11T07:28:00.000-07:002010-06-17T09:11:14.835-07:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The following are downloadable pdf files of the presentations that were delivered at this year's conference.</span></span><br /><ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: small;">Ken Wong, <a href="http://www.electrofed.ca/2010/Profitable%20Reln-KenWong.pdf">"Profitable Customer Relationships"</a></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: small;">John Bachmann, <a href="http://www.electrofed.ca:81/2010/IDLCP%20Presentation%20ElectroFed%202010.06.02.pdf">"Industrial Distribution Leadership Certificate Program"</a></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: small;">Max Valiquette, <a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1020968726">"</a><p:colorscheme colors="#ffffff,#000000,#808080,#000000,#bbe0e3,#333399,#009999,#99cc00"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 32px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://www.electrofed.ca/2010/Conversation-MaxV.pdf">Social Networking, Young Canadians &amp; Marketing"</a> -- <i>COMING SOON!Check back shortly.</i></span></span></span></b></span></p:colorscheme></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: small;">David Nour, "Social Economics" -- <i>COMING SOON!Check back shortly</i></span></li></ul><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5684328756587194193-8047239019946280718?l=kelownabound.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Swatinoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5684328756587194193.post-85873713349190892232010-06-10T20:30:00.000-07:002010-06-11T07:32:16.255-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FUHFi4b9KcA/TBJIxyWAL8I/AAAAAAAAAMo/bHltyA08cs0/s1600/contractor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FUHFi4b9KcA/TBJIxyWAL8I/AAAAAAAAAMo/bHltyA08cs0/s200/contractor.jpg" width="155" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The S&amp;D Council has commissioned a</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">&nbsp;new study on mid-sized contractors and how their buying behaviour has changed over the years. This study was conducted by Roger Partington of Coherent B2B. A PDF copy of the new report is available to members free of charge, for a limited time. Non-members can obtain copies of the report for a nominal fee. To obtain the report, please contact Kathryn Cosgrove at&nbsp;</span></span><a href="mailto:kcosgrove@electrofed.com"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">kcosgrove@electrofed.com</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">.&nbsp;</span></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5684328756587194193-8587371334919089223?l=kelownabound.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Swatinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5684328756587194193.post-33628880302384454782010-06-10T19:34:00.001-07:002010-06-11T12:40:28.876-07:00<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Four industry leaders were honoured last Wednesday during the Awards Ceremony. Congratulations to the following 2010 award winners:</span></div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"></span></div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"></div><ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">CEMRA Person of the Year: <b>Keith Maguire, Adanac Sales</b></span></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">S&amp;D Honourary Manufacturer: <b>Micheal Kenney, Thomas &amp; Betts</b></span></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">S&amp;D Honourary Distributor: <b>Lance Love, BJ Electric</b></span></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">EFC Industry Recognition Award: <b>Dick Waterman, IESC (Rexel &amp; Gexpro USA)</b> -- award honour first announced at EFC's Annual General Meeting in April.</span></span></li></ul><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5684328756587194193-3362888030238445478?l=kelownabound.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Swatinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5684328756587194193.post-53845603306352642052010-06-10T19:34:00.000-07:002010-06-11T07:29:10.741-07:00<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The S&amp;D Golf Tournament was held at the Okanagan Golf Club, Quail Course -- a magnificent par 72, 18-hole championship course. The following are this year's golf champions:</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><div class="MsoNormal"><ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Low Gross Foursome: Jay Fleet, Jamie Fleet, Rick Campbell, Alison Campbell -- score of 63</span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Low Gross Individual: Tony Valentini -- score of 80</span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Low Gross Female: Mary Chadwick -- score of 108</span></li></ul></div></span></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5684328756587194193-5384560330635264205?l=kelownabound.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Swatinoreply@blogger.com0