2017
REVERSE TRADE SHOW
You’re Invited to the 2017 Ontario Public Buyers Association
Reverse Vendor Trade Show
Oakville Convention Centre 2515 Wyecroft Road, Oakville, ON, L6L 6P8 Wednesday, November 1, 2017 Set up from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. Reverse Trade Show Open from 9:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Tear-down and Private Lunch for Members 1:00 to 2:30 p.m. This event is an opportunity for vendors to introduce themselves to a variety of procurement and purchasing professionals from public agencies throughout Ontario. This event is free for participating OPBA members and refreshments will be served throughout the day. Once the Reverse Trade Show is done, OPBA members will be invited to debrief on the day and have lunch with your colleagues. The Reverse Trade Show serves several purposes. Firstly, it’s a great way for your agency to participate in a large vendor outreach event. Secondly, it gives you an opportunity to have face-‐to-‐face contact with your professional peers from around the province. This event is a revenue generation opportunity for the OPBA and we encourage you to support and participate. The more members we get, the more the vendors will see the value in participating in this opportunity.
Here’s what you need to know: • Each agency will have its own table and we recommend between 2 and 4 people per agency and table, to a maximum of 4 representatives. • Anyone from your organization can attend, including OPBA members and any
other individuals within your agency that may not necessarily work in the purchasing offices, but have purchasing responsibilities, Fleet or Facility Managers for example, are invited to participate. • Ensure everyone who attends from your agency brings lots of business cards to distribute to the vendors. • For those individuals who will need overnight accommodations, OPBA has secured a block of rooms at the Holiday Inn Select Hotel & Suites, 2525 Wyecroft Road, Oakville, Ontario L6L 6P8. Rooms are $124.00 per night plus applicable taxes. See below for further details.
Here’s what you need to do: • Participating agencies and their representatives are required to RSVP for this event on the OPBA website. Please click here to do so: https://www.opba.ca/insidepages/events/attendee_registration/index.cfm?e ventid=834B4EDC-‐5056-‐8960-‐3EF7-‐619097ADCD55 • Agencies will be requested to submit a copy of their corporate logo to Central Office for inclusion on signage indicating participation at the event. • Participating agencies will be listed on the OPBA website indicating their attendance at the Reverse Vendor Trade Show to generate interest amongst vendors throughout Ontario. • You are encouraged to bring any tabletop or free standing placards or other marketing give-‐aways to promote your agency.
If you have any questions about this event, please contact OPBA Central Office at
[email protected] Hotel Information A guestroom block has been activated at the Holiday Inn Select Hotel & Suites, 2525 Wyecroft Road, Oakville. Guests may call the hotel direct at 905-‐847-‐1000, or toll free at 800-‐880-‐3188 at any time and quote the group code “OAK”.
Date
Room Type
Rate
Tuesday October 31st
Standard Accommodation Rooms Two $124.00 plus HST Queen Beds and King Bed Rooms
All guestrooms will be released back to the hotel on October 10th 2017. After this date the hotel cannot guarantee the negotiated rate. Guestrooms rates are offered two days prior to arrival and two days post arrival. Guests will be responsible for making their own reservations and for paying for all individual room charges.