POWER NETWORKING GROUP (PNG)

POWER NETWORKING GROUP (PNG)
Minutes of Meeting, Mar., 30, 2006

I. Objective
The Burnaby BOT Power Networking Group is a fast paced referral networking group. PNG allows up to 25 members. One person from each profession. There is no membership fee to join PNG, but one must be a member of the Burnaby Board of Trade to qualify for membership.

Our primary objective is to exchange qualified business referrals to help each other grow their business. Number of qualified referrals will be tracked. PNG is also formed to help and support the Burnaby Board of Trade. Monthly meetings are held after the BBOT Breakfast Meeting. Our next meeting will be at 9 am. Tuesday, 11 April 2006 at the Executive Inn after the Burnaby Board of Trade Breakfast Meeting. Visit www.burnabyboardoftrade.com for details.

II. Qualified Referral
Members of the Burnaby BOT Power Networking Group must provide ONE QUALIFIED REFERRAL PER MONTH to any member.
Reminder: A qualified Referral is a business owner/manager/decision maker that you have told about a PNG member, and thus expects to be contacted. It is not a guaranteed sale but it gives greater opportunity to discuss business.


We welcome our guest and new members for the Power Networking Group

III. Featured Business: Velia Tham
Gold Ticket Travel

GOLD TICKET TRAVEL offers world wide, full service, travel consulting. We personalize travel arrangements for individuals and groups. Velia Tham, Principal and Owner, has 30 years hands-on travel experience. She has circumnavigated the globe eight times; accompanied tours world wide; booked complicated itineraries for global executives; and rescued stranded travellers during natural and political turmoil.

Its business partners are ready to use their travel/tour expertise and powerful business network to connect businesses in China with those of Canada, especially Western Canada such as British Columbia and Alberta. In the next few years, major sports events in both sides of the Pacific Ocean, namely Beijing 2008 Olympic Games and Winter Olympic 2010 Games in Whistler, Vancouver. Exchanges between Canada and Asia Pacific will intensify and Gold Ticket Travel is set to help businesses in Canada to grasp these golden business opportunities.
· Group Travel planning - tailor-made itineraries to meet business and leisure needs.
· Hotel, Cruise and air reservation - trouble-free and hassle-free one stop booking.
· Tour packages with optional side trips - offering wide range of choices to make the best use of your trip.
· Tour escort arrangement - experienced tour escort available 24 hours. Escort speaks 3 languages: English, Mandarin and Cantonese.
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IV. Next Featured Business: Alex Au-Yeung
VBNF

Alex is a professional engineer who is also the president of VBNF and CMY Designs. He has over 30 years of experience in the IT Industry specialized in project management, engineering, operations, marketing and quality management. He also holds a patent for an electronics device. Alex enjoys working with people and help people connects. Combining the synergy of CMY Designs and VBNF, VBNF is a now a ONE Stop shop that utilizes the latest IT technologies to provide their members all the marketing needs.
Web: www.vbnf.com
Email: www.alex@vbnf.com.



POWER NETWORKING GROUP (PNG)
Minutes of Meeting, Mar. 30, 2006
V. In Attendance PNG Members:

Tatsuya Naakagawa –Atomica Creative Group
Strategic Marketing Consultancy
Web: www.atomicacreative.com
Email: tnakagawa@aomicacreative.com

Ali Jamal – BBOT
Manager, Membership Sales
Email: ajamal@burnabyboardoftrade.com


Diana hambrook -Burnaby Board of Trade
Events Manager
Email: dhambrook@burnabyboardoftrade.com


Velia Tham –Gold Ticket Travel
Profession Travel Co-ordinator
Web: www.goldtickettravel.net
Email: velia@goldtickettravel.net


Neil Hamilton –Royal LePage North Shore
Independently owned and operated broker
Email: www.realneil@royallepage.ca

Jean Verdi – MBE
Web: www.mbe.ca/325
Email: www.mbe325@mbe.ca

Carl de Jong –Primerica Investments Canada Ltd
Financial advice
Email:www.cdejong@vcn.bc.ca
David Hull -Survey software.ca
Web: www.surbey-hosting.com
Email: d_hull@syrveysoftware.ca

Amanda Lin –Jigsaw Service
Web: www.jigasawserviceltd.com
Email: www.alin@jigsawserviceltd.com


Rachel Sykes – BCIT Student
Marketing Management
Email: www.rsykes4@my.bcit.ca




VII. Referral Sheet
Please take the time to fill the following referral sheet and submit during the next PNG meeting.
BBOT Power Networking Group REFERRAL SHEET
This Power Networking Group Member
______________________________________________
Would like to introduce you to
______________________________________________
Name
______________________________________________
Company
_________________________________________
Notes
______________________________________________
Telephone & Email Address
(TEAR OFF to give to facilitator)



BBOT Power Networking Group
REFERRAL SHEET
To: ______________________________
Name & Company



From: ___________________________
Name & Company