With the end of summer arrives one of the busiest times of the year for me with travel, conferences and tight deadlines. This is the time of year where 4 months will fly by in a minute.
Up first in September is a trip to Barrie for four days to attend the Barrie Construction Association Board of Directors Meeting, followed by a joint dinner meeting with the BCA and Canadian Home Builder Association – Simcoe County with mayoral candidates. The last day of the trip should be the most fun with the Annual Membership Appreciation Day BBQ; I will be the guy cooking the food.
Into October I have a trip to Ottawa for our Annual Planning Session for the Construction News and Report Group of Companies and after several months I get to meet Jeff Melling our newest Account Manager and build some great rapport with the rest of the team. In the past year the focus of having reps across the province has changed and by luck our last two employees just happened to be based out of Ottawa where the head office is. With the new centralized workforce the good news for me will be quarterly trips up to our Nations capital instead of twice a year.
Towards the end October I will be attending the Ontario Painting Contractors Association(OPCA) where Mark Buckshon the Publisher of the Construction News and Report Group will be a presenter. The event takes place here in Niagara so the commute will be rather easy. I am sure I am missing a few other events but thank goodness for my Outlook Calendar and my reminders.
Check out our newest publication the Canadian Design & Construction Report, a national magazine reaching over 75,000 readers across Canada. You can see the online version of the publication at www.cnrgp.com Out October issue will be out next month and I have a few sponsorship opportunities if you are looking to reach a national audience.
Chase is the Director of Marketing and Client Relations for the Construction News and Report Group as well as the Associate Publisher for the GTA Construction Report, Ontario Construction Report and the new publication the Canadian Design & Construction Report serving all of Canada. Chase also serves on the Board of Directors for the Barrie Construction Association and on several committees for the Niagara Construction Association. If you have any recommendations or suggestions on changes you would like to make for the papers please contact him toll free at 1-888-432-3555 ext 211 or email him chase@cnrgp.com or visit us online at www.cnrgp.com
