Call for Foodies: Two Back to Back Foodie Contests

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SAVOUR, SHARE, & GET REWARDED!

 

In celebration of June, the Month of Italian Heritage, the Italian Chamber of Commerce in Canada West, in collaboration with the Assocamerestero and the Emilia Romagna Region et al, is inviting all foodies and food influencers in the region of British Columbia to take part in some exciting foodie contests.

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Contest #1 – Tell us why you LOVE Emilia Romagna food and wine!


Intro

This year we will be featuring a selection of food/wine products from Emilia Romagna Region in Italy in various Vancouver’s restaurants from May 13th to June 8th.

To learn more about the “Food Valley of Italy” please visit http://www.winefoodemiliaromagna.com/


Date

May 13th to June 8th


How to Participate

  1. Fill up the application Form:  http://bit.ly/FoodieApplication
  2. Try out one (or more!) of the Emilia Romagna Region delicacies offered by one of the participating restaurants (list will be available on old.iccbc.com by May 10th) from May 13th to June 8th.
  3. Tell us why you LOVE Emilia Romagna food and wine! Create and share your story as a story, post, or article by May 31st, 2019, tag us, and add the official #hashtags of the campaign (#trueitaliantaste, #extraordinaryitaliantaste) on Instagram, Twitter and/or FB.

Awards

  • Invitation to the exclusive reception on June 4th (Vancouver, Costa Coal Harbour Hotel): Top 10 posts will receive an invitation to the True Italian Taste Awards Ceremony on June 4th, Vancouver, Costa Coal Harbour Hotel where the foodie with the best post will be awarded by Emilia Romagna Region representatives and the True Italian Taste’s ambassadors.
  • Chance to win a foodie tour to Emilia Romagna
  • Much more…

 

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Contest #2 – Tell us why you LOVE italian food and wine

The Authentic Italian Table


Intro

The Italian Chamber of Commerce in Canada West will bring the best of authentic Italian food and wine products to the Italian Day on the Drive!

Help us promote the Authentic Italian Table that will take place on Commercial Drive/Graveley St on June 9th, 2019 and get rewarded.

Create a story, post, article by June 9th, 2019, tag us, add the official hashtag of the campaign #authenticitaliantable and a link to old.iccbc.com on Instagram, Twitter and/or FB.


Deadline

June 9th


How to Participate

  1. Fill up the application Form:  http://bit.ly/FoodieApplication
  2. Tell us why you LOVE Italian food and wine! Create and share your story as a story, post, or article by May 31st, 2019, tag us, and add the official #hashtags of the campaign (#authenticitaliantable) on Instagram, Twitter and/or FB.

Prizes

  • All contestants who receive engagement of 100 (authentic) likes or more on their post get one free pass to the Authentic Italian Table on the Drive, June 9th, 2019.
  • The best posts will get a chance to win food baskets, Italian wine bottles
  • Much more…

 

all prizes to be announced by June 14th, 2019

 

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More information

For more information please contact Federica at: trade@iccbc.com

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The True Italian Taste Awards is brought to you by:

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Call for Restaurants: True Italian Taste Awards 2019 – Emilia Romagna Edition

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In celebration of June, the Month of Italian Heritage, the Italian Chamber of Commerce in Canada West, in collaboration with the Assocamerestero and the Emilia Romagna Region et al, is inviting all restaurants in the region of British Columbia to take part in the premier edition of the True Italian Taste Awards 2019 – Emilia Romagna Edition.

Selected participants will each receive a $500 coupon to source authentic Emilia Romagna ingredients or wine from one of our quality approved importers/distributors. They will then choose between either or both options:

  • Creative food wine pairing of Emilia Romagna and an item in your existing menu (we encourage pairing with locally sourced meal/wine)
  • Showcase your talent by coming up with your own recipe based on authentic Emilia Romagna

Your True Emilia Romagna special Item(s) should be offered to your diners from May 13th to June 8th, 2019.

We will be promoting your restaurants to our network of foodies and foodie influencers and encouraging them to share photos of your meal on social media.

 


How to Participate

 

To participate you must:

  1. Fill up the application Form (before May 8th):  http://bit.ly/RestaurantApplication
  2. Be an existing member of the Italian Chamber of Commerce in Canada West or willing to become a member( $550+ tax. Check our membership page for the list of membership benefits).
  3. Be willing to print and share promo materials of the campaign in your restaurant during the pre-awards tasting event (May 13th to June 8th )

 


Why to Participate

 

  1. You will find and build relationship with direct importers of quality Italian ingredients.
  2. The winning restaurant will receive the prestigious True Italian Taste Awards 2019 – Emilia Romagna edition handed by Emilia Romagna Region representatives and True Italian Taste ambassadors (Flying to Vancouver to hand in the awards)
  3. All selected participants will receive an invitation for two to the Exclusive Awards Reception on June 4th.
  4. All participating restaurants will enter to a draw for a chance to win special prizes including a foodie tour to Emilia Romagna valued at $5,000.
  5. Participants will receive free publicity and media exposure through the media partners of the campaign.
  6. Participants benefit from extended range of ICCC West membership services throughout the year.
  7. 1 featured post on the Chamber’s social media channels (IF and FB) as well as website.
  8. $500 coupon to spend at one of our quality approved importers/distributor to buy Emilia Romagna products for the competition.

 

 

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More information

For more information please contact Federica at: trade@iccbc.com

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This Awards is brought to you by:

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Thank you for attending the EVOO Masterclass – APR 23

EVOO Masterclass Chef Pino

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EVOO Masterclass Highlight

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The Italian Chamber of Commerce in Canada-West would like to THANK YOU FOR ATTENDING THE MASTERCLASS ON ITALIAN EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL, Tuesday, Apr 23rd, 2019. Pictures of the event will be available for download on our Official Pinterest Page.

We really hope you had fun, enjoyed the tastings and that the event increased your knowledge and awareness about the benefits and characteristics of the Italian Extra Virgin Olive Oil!

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Emilia-Romagna Region Agribusiness Mission in Canada

Emilia-Romagna Region is organizing a follow-up agri-food mission included in the Memorandum of Understanding for the realization of integrated projects for the promotion of existing quality products with the Canadian Provinces of Québec and British Columbia.

The mission will be developed with the support of Unioncamere Emilia-Romagna, and it will start from May 27th to June 7th 2019 with two key moments for companies, the first one in Montreal on May 30th and 31st, and the second one in Vancouver on June 3rd and 4th, all within the framework of the True Italian Taste project supported by the Italian Government.

During the mission, both high-level institutional meetings and trade, media and consumer events will be held, aimed at spreading at best the characteristics of the real Emilia-Romagna agri-food product.

To know more: https://www.ucer.camcom.it/Internazionalizzazione/news/notizie-2019/missione-regionale-in-canada-27-maggio-7-giugno

For information write to:
Emilia-Romagna Region – Mercedes Centanni – mariamercedes.centanni@regione.emilia-romagna.it
Unioncamere Emilia-Romagna – Paola Frabetti – paola.frabetti@rer.camcom.it

Introducing Linkable Driverless PODS to BCTECH Summit 2019

Italian Chamber of Commerce in Canada West is pleased to announce its participation at this year’s BC Tech Summit held at The Vancouver Convention Centre ,B.C. Canada March 11th to 13th. at the EU Innovation booth.

Recognized as Western Canada’s largest annual innovation event, BCTECH Summit will showcase and discuss emerging technologies – from AI to Robotics, Quantum to Clean-tech, Blockchain to AR/VR – their possible implementation and their role in solving some of the biggest challenges facing the world today. To learn more about the summit please visit the links below:

https://www.bctechsummit.ca/

https://www.bctechsummit.ca/agenda

ICCC-West will be representing the innovative Italian startup,  NEXT Future Transportation inc, the inventor of driverless pods, capable of linking up like train carriages and potentially transferring battery packs between units for a seamless journey. NEXT Future Transportation inc is one of the main companies that is helping Dubai city meet its goal of revolutionizing the way we commute by 2030.

We have obtained a special code to purchase full conference passes at a discounted price of $599 (which otherwise cost $1000) that we are offering to our members  that may be interested in attending. Members who wish to obtain this code are kindly invited to contact us.

We look forward to seeing you at the BCTECH Summit.

 

AGM 2019 Notice & 2018 Minutes

Notice is hereby given that the Annual General Meeting of Members of the Italian Chamber of Commerce in Canada – West will take place at 5.30 p.m. on Wednesday,  March 20th, 2019 in the Salt Spring Island Room, 12th Floor of 1075 W. Georgia Street, Vancouver, BC (please note this meeting room is located behind the 14-26 floor elevator bank) to transact the following Business:

 

Agenda
  1. Call to order
  2. Adoption of agenda
  3. President’s report
  4. Executive Director’s report
  5. Approval of Financial Statements as of December 31st, 2018
  6. Appointment of auditor
  7. Election Procedure for Partial Renewal of Board of Directors
    1. Appointment of Election Chair
    2. Adoption of election rules (see attached)
    3. Nominations for directors
    4. Election of Scrutineers, if ballot is required
    5. Ballot, if required
    6. Ballot Count
    7. Introduction of new members of Board of Directors
    8. Destruction of Ballots.
  8. Other business
  9. Adjournment

 

Kindly refer to the below documents for more information:

 

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Sponsorship Announcement

As part of celebrating the relaunch of Italian Design Map, we are delighted to have sponsored the Sustainable Building Trends in European Architecture by Walas Innovation Centre on February 12th where latest European trends and their impact on the future Canada was discussed.

Guests heard from UNESCO speaker, Earth Charter contributor, World of Walas CEO Gerben van Straaten, and the President of the Italian Chamber of Commerce in Canada West Celso Boscariol, while enjoying fantastic Italian food.

We will be participating in the Walas European Innovation Pavilion at Buildex 2019 (Vancouver, Convention Center, February 13th-14th, 2019) to present the online platform for Canadian business www.ItalianDesignMap.com, which lets you discover genuine Italian design sources in Vancouver. If you are attending buildex make sure to visit us.

Sincere Thanks to Everyone Who Made the Extraordinary Emilia Romagna Gala Such a Success!

On behalf of the Italian Chamber of Commerce in Canada West team and our partners, we extend a sincere thanks to the sponsors, participating Italian companies, the chefs, exhibitors, our valued members, and all food enthusiasts who attended the Gala dinner and pasta show of November 21st!
We expect that the energy and excitement of the day will generate better understanding of the Authentic Italian Taste.

L`Italian Chamber of Commerce in Canada-West ha il piacere

Cari connazionali,
Mercoledi’, 12 dicembre p.v. al Centro Culturale Italiano, sala osteria, ore 19:OO la Senatrice Francesca Alderisi incontra la nostra Comunita’.
L’occasione e’ propizia per dialogare e far presente tutte le nostre istanze alla nostra Senatrice, e da parte sua, ci informera’ sull’azione di Governo
In favore degli Italiani all’estero.
Seguira’ un momento conviviale con un rinfresco.

Vi aspettiamo tutti.

Vancouver Li’ 03-12-2018

IL CONSIGLIERE CGIE IL PRESIDENTE DEL COMITES

Rocco Di Trolio Cav. Ezio Bortolussi

 

THANK YOU FOR ATTENDING THE EXTRAORDINARY EMILIA ROMAGNA NOV 21

ICCBC Emilia Romagna Gala Happy Diners Alex Martyniak

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Institutional Delegation
Institutional Delegation

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The Italian Chamber of Commerce in Canada-West would like to THANK YOU FOR ATTENDING THE EXTRAORDINARY EMILIA ROMAGNA, Wednesday, Nov 21st, 2018. Please visit our Official Pinterest Page to download the pictures of the event.

We really hope you had fun, enjoyed the gala and that the event increased your knowledge and awareness of authentic Italian DOP & IGP products of the EMILIA ROMAGNA region!

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