December 21, 2018 8:14 pm
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Thank you to all those who attended the BC Aerospace SME Seminar on December 18, 2018 at the BCIT Aerospace Technology Campus in Richmond. And a special thank you to all the presenters for sharing their updates and insights. To view or download any of the presentations, click on the links below.
Latest trends in Information Security – Tim Ryan, SAI Global
Funding programs and tax incentives – Jacqueline Gustafson, Director, Tax Incentives Practice, KPMG LLP
Industry Update #2 – AVCORP – Cedric Savineau, General Manager, Avcorp Delta
Business Scale-up & Productivity (BSP) Program Stream – Tess Menges, Senior Business Officer, Western Economic Diversification Canada
February 28, 2018 2:59 pm
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Thank you for attending AIAC Pacific’s BC Aerospace Supplier Engagement Day in Nanaimo on February 20, 2018. Special thanks to Eva Martinez of PAL Aerospace, Dom Spragg of Viking Air and Jacqueline Gustafson of KPMG for their presentations. All presentations are available for viewing and/or downloading here:
2018 PAL Supplier Engagement Overview – Eva Martinez
Viking Western Supply Chain Update February 2018 – Dom Spragg
KPMG Update for AIAC Pacific February 20, 2018 – Jacqueline Gustafson
In addition, the presentation made by Eva Martinez at the PAL Career Fair in Courtenay on February 21, 2018, is available here:
PAL Overview FWSAR Career Fair – Eva Martinez
December 29, 2017 1:01 pm
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AIAC Pacific wishes to thank everyone who attended the Aerospace Business Seminar at Avcorp on December 19, 2017. The following presentations made during the seminar are now available to view and/or download.
Key Requirements for Accessing the European Aerospace Market – Holger Heckel, AirBusiness Academy SAS
How BDC can help you grow your business – Chris Brown, Business Development Bank of Canada
Government Funding & Tax Incentives update – Jacqueline Gustafson, KPMG
Biojet: A Canadian Opportunity – Fred Ghatala, Partner, Waterfall Advisors Group; Project Leader, Canada’s Biojet Supply Chain Initiative (a GARDN project)
CARIC Update – Dwayne Lucas, CARIC Regional Director
August 11, 2017 7:16 pm
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The 2017 Aerospace, Defence and Security Expo (ADSE), August 10-11 at TRADEX in Abbotsford, hit a new high in 2017 with record attendance, a line-up of high-profile, industry, military and government speakers, a sold-out trade show, and an announcement regarding federal funding for ADSE and support for a Western Canadian presence at aerospace events in 2017 and 2018.
To read the AIAC ADSE news release, click here.
To read the Western Economic Diversification Canada news release, click here.
January 3, 2017 5:22 pm
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AIAC Pacific thanks everyone who attended the SME Workshop at BCIT in Richmond on December 12, 2016. The workshop presentations are now available to review or download.
Presentation #1 – AS9100/ISO Certification & Audit – John Graham, Fulcrum Associates, LLC: as9100diso-9001-overview-john-graham.
Presentation #2 – AS9100/ISO Certification & Audit – Juan Carlos Azpilcueta, SAI Global: saiglobal_ppt_aersoapce-certification_dec-12th-2016.
Presentation #3 – How can SMEs do business with the federal government? – Tess Menges, OSME: how-can-smes-do-business-with-the-federal-government
Presentation #4 – BC Supplier Development Program for SMEs – Jim Ciccateri, Ministry of Jobs, Tourism and Skills Training: aiac-sme-forum-supplier-dev
Presentation #5 – MITACS – R&D opportunities for SMEs – Robert Grace, MITACS Inc.: mitacs-delivering-innovation-through-rd-december-2016-aiac-pacific
Presentation #6 – CARIC – A National Collaboration Initiative for the Canadian Aerospace Industry – Dwayne Lucas, CARIC: caric_presentation-12-dec-2016_en
August 12, 2016 6:36 pm
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The 2016 Aerospace, Defence and Security Expo (ADSE) attracted unprecedented industry support and delegates from across North America and around the world. Click to read more.
August 5, 2016 11:01 pm
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The Aerospace Industries Association of Canada (AIAC Pacific) invites media to attend the 2016 Aerospace, Defence and Security Expo (ADSE), August 11 & 12 at TRADEX in Abbotsford. This year’s business program features a number of high profile industry and government representatives, highlighted by:
Lieutenant-General Michael Hood, Commander of the Royal Canadian Air Force
Gregg Saretsky, CEO, Westjet
Honourable Mike de Jong, BC Minister of Finance
Bob Noble, VP, Partnering for Success, Supplier Management, Boeing Commercial Airplanes
Joe Marcheschi, Director, Strategic Procurement, Airbus
Grant Cool, Chief Operating Officer, Hybrid Enterprises, Lockheed Martin
Registration for accredited reporters wishing to attend ADSE 2016 is complimentary, but pre-registration is required. Registration requests may be sent to Trace Acres, tacres@aiac.ca.
Other speakers and panelists featured throughout the two-day program include:
Karen McCrimmon, MP, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence
Amrik Virk, BC Minister of Technology, Innovation and Citizens’ Services
His Worship Henry Braun, Mayor, City of Abbotsford
Jim Quick, President and CEO, Aerospace Industries Association of Canada
Tracy Medve, President, KF Aerospace
For more information about ADSE 2016, and to view the full program, visit www.adse.ca .
For information:
Mike Mueller, Vice President, Operations & Communications, AIAC Pacific
604.655.3566, mmueller@aiac.ca
May 26, 2016 7:01 pm
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AIAC Pacific welcomes the announcement by Western Economic Diversification Canada (WD) that the Government of Canada will provide $75,000 in funding support for the Aerospace, Defence and Security Expo (ADSE), August 11 and 12, 2016 in Abbotsford. For more information, click here to read the full WD news release.
