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UpcomingChamber Events

Feb. 5:Fraud Risk inDifficult Economies

Feb. 18:STEP Program:How can temporarysummer studentshelp your business?

March 9:Opportunity KnocksJob & Career Fair

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Paul Ross is a Partner in KPMG's Risk Advisory Practice and a Senior VicePresident of KPMG Forensic Inc. He has over 25 years of experiencedelivering forensic investigative, dispute advisory and fraud risk managementconsulting services to KPMG clients.

The presentation will discuss:

Circumstances that increase the risk of fraud in an organization (i.e.financial pressure, reductions in staff etc. ) andWhat your company can do about it.

Admission: $25 Friday, February 5, 20167:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.Holiday Inn LethbridgeRegister online

STEP: How can temporary summer students help your business?

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$10 million is allocated for STEP each year beginning in budget 2016-17 andwill support more than 3,000 summer work placements.

Join us for a presentation on STEP (Summer Temporary EmploymentProgram) and how temporary students can help your business, while providingthem with marketable, transferable skills for their future.

STEP will support students in obtaining employment by helping them gainwork experience and build transferable skills, opening the door to the labourmarket.Admission: $25 Thursday, February 18, 201611:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.ATB West Highlands Community RoomRegister online

Alberta's Summer Temporary Employment Program (STEP)Hire a student and get a wage subsidy of $7/hour

Now is the time to start planning for summer. Hiring a student is a great way tobring energy and fresh perspectives into your organization and get short-termprojects done. STEP students benefit by building transferable skills andgaining valuable work experience to prepare them for the workforce.

You can submit applications starting January 25, 2016 until February 29, 2016.To help you prepare your application, read the STEP Guidelines and:

find out the eligibility requirements for employers, students andpositionsdetermine your business needs and define your summer job(s)know where to advertise your position to reach studentsbe aware of the STEP application process and timelines

To learn more, go to www.AlbertaCanada.com/STEP.

Deposits due for Incredible India trip with the LethbridgeChamber of Commerce. Don't miss out!

Opportunity Knocks Job & Career Fair

Are you hiring? Then Opportunity Knocks is for you!

Join us for the fourth annual Opportunity Knocks Job & Career Fair onMarch 9, 2016.

Opportunity Knocks is southern Alberta's premiere job fair, connecting over2,500 local job seekers with employers in the past three years.

Whether you are looking to fill vacant positions within your organization orexpand your workforce, Opportunity Knocks 2016 is a must-attend event.

Space is limited, so don't hesitate. Sign up today!

Member table: $100Non-member table: $200Wednesday, March 9, 201611:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.Lethbridge Lodge Hotel & Conference CentreRegister online

Top 40 Under Forty: Eric Chang

Eric Chang is the director of marketing at AirauMarketing, where he oversees all aspects ofmarketing, communications, and public relationsat the company. Eric instituted the principle of results basedmarketing consulting at Airau Marketing. Under histenure, he transformed the company from a small,local film & design studio to a full servicemarketing agency serving clients from Alberta to

California. Airau Marketing serves clients in a wide array of industries: Retail,Entertainment, Food & Beverage, Education, Non-profit, Technology &Government. A graduate of the University of Lethbridge, Eric holds his bachelor ofcomputer science. Before joining Airau, Eric was aManagement Consultant at NarmoInternational Inc., a successfulbusiness consulting firm he startedwhile studying at University ofLethbridge. One of Narmo's clients was FiresideHome (previously SilkWood), ahome decor wholesaler, where hehelped doubled their sales andmade significant entry into multiplechain stores across Canada. In CaseOf, another client he consulted for,had enjoyed an exponential growthrate of 400% in their phone orderand online department in the firstyear of implementing his marketingstrategies. Eric is also passionate about helpingothers to succeed in life. Through Airau Marketing, Eric made several community partnershipswith non-profits such as Family Centre Society of Alberta, Big Brothers &Big Sisters of Lethbridge, Lethbridge Family Services, Youth One and theBoys & Girls Club of Lethbridge, by offering professional marketingservices, many of them on pro-bono basis.

In addition, he also serves on the Board of 1st Choice Savings & CreditUnion and The Foundation for Rebuilding Lives, a charity focuses onproviding nutritional supplement to under-privileged children indeveloping countries. For proven success in business, both his own and helping to growothers, the Lethbridge Chamber of Commerce and BDO are proud to

recognize Eric as one of Lethbridge's Top 40 Under Forty.

Good news from our members:

Chamber member Murray Pritchard honoured with Queen's Counseldesignation

Minister of Justice and Solicitor General Kathleen Ganley, Alberta's attorneygeneral, has released the 2016 list of Queen's Counsel (commonly written as'Q.C.') appointees. The individuals are a diverse group that includes bothpublic and private sector lawyers from communities across the province.

"This year's Queen's Counsel appointees have demonstrated theircommitment to enhancing our province's justice system. In doing so,they have shown themselves to be deserving of this distinction as wellas the respect of their peers within the legal community."

Kathleen Ganley, Minister of Justice and Solicitor General

The tradition of appointing lawyers to the Queen's Counsel dates back to 16thcentury England. The practice was continued in Canada prior to Confederation,with the first Queen's Counsel appointees admitted in Upper Canada in 1841.

For the Q.C. designation in Alberta, applications are reviewed by a screeningcommittee comprised of members of the judiciary and legal community, whichsubmits recommendations for appointment to the Minister of Justice andSolicitor General and Cabinet for consideration.

2016 Queen's Counsel appointees

Upcoming from the Alberta Chambers of Commerce

Disney Institute, the professional development and training arm of TheWalt Disney Company, will present Disney's Approach to Quality Servicein a three-city Alberta tour this March 2016

Alberta Chambers of Commerce, along with their marketing participantsUniversity of Alberta and Red Deer College, are bringing Disney Institute toAlberta so that students, business owners, leaders, corporations and theirteams can benefit from Disney's 90 years of experience in quality customerservice through a one day learning experience.http://www.investinyou.today/chambermembervip

VERY LIMITED SEATING OVER 60% SOLD OUT

Okotoks March 1, 2016 OVER 40% SOLD OUTSherwood Park March 8, 2016 OVER 80% SOLD OUT only 37 seatsremainingRed Deer March 10, 2016 OVER 50% SOLD OUT

Invest in you and your business today with Disney Institute's 90 years ofworld-renowned customer service training.

More information here: www.investinyou.today/chambermembervipPurchase tickets here:ww.regonline.com/disneysapproachtoqualityservicechamberContact us here: info@investinyou.today 780.518.1495 / 780.830.8711Course Overview: click here

Angel Investment - The Basics

Date: Thursday, February 4, 2016Time: 3:00 PM to 4:00 PMPlace: tecconnect, 3582 - 30 Street North, LethbridgeCost: Free

This one hour seminar provides the basics of an angel investment pitch. Anangel investor (also known as a business angel, informal investor, angelfunder, private investor, or seed investor) is an individual (or syndicate) whoprovides capital for a business start-up.

Are you an entrepreneur looking for how to approach an angel investor?

Are you a future angel investor interested in how you can make yourinvestment count?

More Information >>

LIMITED FLOOR SEATINGTHREE TABLES HAVE BEEN RELEASED

Greatness in Leadership "Achieving the Impossible"Management Development Day

February 23, 2016

Guests of the second Greatness in Leadership "Achieving the Impossible"Management Development Day will be getting an out-of-this-world experienceas legendary astronauts and pioneering space explorers Col. Chris Hadfieldand Col. Buzz Aldrin visit Lethbridge on February 23, 2016 to share the stageand talk about their own extraordinary stories of leadership. The Apostle ofAppreciation, Chester Elton and the Prophetess of Safety, Candace Carnahanalso share their messages of Greatness in Leadership. Tickets for the event are SOLD OUT for the full day on February 23,2016 but organizers have made 3 tables available. Limited space remains forthose who are interested in attending. Pricing for Floor Seating is: Sponsored VIP Table: $2,899+GST ($2,600+GST with CHAMBER promocode), Half Table (4 seats): $1,500+GST ($1,400+GST with CHAMBER promocode)

Individual Tickets: $399.99+GST ($369.99+GST with CHAMBER promocode). Additional all day stadium seating has also been made available at a rate of$275.00+GST (does not include lunch or access to floor activities). With the Management Development Day floor seating sold out, TeamworksTraining Institute, Select People Solutions, and ENMAX Centre are alsoextending a special opportunity for the community to hear from the legendaryastronauts by opening up stadium seats for just the evening portion of theprogram, allowing everyone to have the opportunity to hear Buzz Aldrin'samazing story of being one of the first humans to walk on the moon. Alsojoining Buzz Aldrin will be Chris Hadfield in a HISTORIC question and answerperiod! The two guests share many experiences: Both are noted military pilots. Bothhave advanced degrees in fields relating to aeronautics and mechanicalengineering. Both have logged significant time outside their space capsules -Aldrin being among the first space walkers and Hadfield being the firstCanadian to walk in space. They are both published authors and maintain busyschedules, speaking world-wide about their time in space -- but very rarely arethey together. This portion of the event will run from 5:00 pm to 6:30 pm. Limitednumber of arena seats are available at $89 +GST for adults (18+) or$39+GST for youth (17 and under).

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