Collaborative Learning & Innovation (CLI) Group: Since 2002, DKE has been the in-house conference and workshop manager for this progressive business initiative at Simon Fraser University.  DKE handles registration for the New Terms of Engagement Workshops which have been held across Canada.  The CLI Group has just launched a new training concept, "Fostering Stakeholder Engagement" TeleForum Series.  Web reference: www.sfu.ca/cscd/cli

In April 2002, DKE assisted CLI's predecessor organization, the Centre for Innovation in Management, with the execution of a three-day conference for international business, government and non-profit leaders.  This highly interactive conference, held at the Wosk Centre for Dialogue in downtown Vancouver, featured leading-edge practitioners of collaborative management strategies.

Corporate Accountability Workshops:  The Accountability Project (TAP) is a new initiative to encourage and improve sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) reporting in Canada.  TAP is an initiative of Solstice Consulting, in association with AccountAbility and InterPraxis Consulting.  DKE assisted TAP with the organization of four workshops, held in Vancouver and Toronto, in 2003 and 2004. For more information, visit:  www.theaccountabilityproject.ca

Community Economic Development:  For Vancouver City Savings Credit Union (VanCity), DKE assisted with the planning and execution of the Credit Union Forum, held in June 2003.  At this national meeting, credit union staff discussed alternative ways of making their resources available to assist with community development.  The meeting was held at the Roundhouse Community Centre in Vancouver's Yaletown neighbourhood.

VanCity Community Leader Consultation: DKE handled the invitation strategy and venue setup for the 2004 VanCity social audit review meeting, which included a select sample of 28 community leaders. The assignment included identification of appropriate attendees from 12 designated attendee categories, follow-up with invitations and confirmations, and logistics details associated with conducting the meeting.

International Trade and Development:  For over a decade DKE has worked on a variety of workshops, conferences, trade missions and technical tours for clients such as the Canadian International Development Agency, the Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters, and the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada.  In 1993, 1999 and 2002, DKE coordinated all or parts of three successful "International Development Days" conferences in Vancouver and Banff, Alberta.  We have developed a tour of high tech industries in Vancouver for an incoming mission from China and coordinated a 3-day conference in Calgary for over 100 visiting business people from nine African nations.   In Vancouver, DKE has coordinated two conferences for Working Groups of Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC). 

DKE has assisted with three international events for Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters (CME) and the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA).  In the fall of 2002, DKE recruited sponsors and exhibitors and managed the exhibits setup and registration desk for the International Development Days conference, held in Vancouver. DKE coordinated the 250-attendee Africa Direct trade and business conference held in Calgary in 2000.  This included marketing the conference in Canada, liaising with speakers and delegates in Canada, the U.S. and nine African nations, and coordinating technical tours of local companies.  DKE also coordinated a 200-attendee International Development Days conference, held in Banff in 1999.

Innovation and Technology in Business and Industry:  For the Science Council of BC and the Innovation Management Association of Canada, DKE planned and managed a major three-day national conference on business and industrial innovation.  Held in 1999, this event also included a series of site visits to company and lab facilities in the Lower Mainland.   In 1997, DKE coordinated a conference for the Canadian Technology Network.