British Columbia Industrial Design Association

The 2006 ACID AGM was held in Toronto at George Brown College on January 27, 2007. BCID Members may access the official Minutes through the Members Area portion of the web site.

As a result of suggestions made last year we will be holding this years AGM in a more social setting rather than in a meeting room. This will allow members to review the necessary business at hand while also enjoy a beverage and some snacks and have a chance to catch up with other members.

The presentation/business portion of the evening will run from 6pm until 7pm and the casual/social portion of the evening will be from 7pm onwards.

AGM Date: Tuesday March 6th
Location: The Alibi Room Located at 157 Alexander Street @ Main in Vancouver’s Gastown district.
http://www.alibi.ca/

There are a number of interesting topics on this year’s agenda including BCID’s/ACID’s participation in the upcoming ICSID conference being held later this year in San Francisco. Please slect the link below to download a copy of the meeting agenda.
BCID AGM Agenda
Any members interested in adding items to the agenda, please contact the BCID Executive by responding to this email.Board Nominations

Rob Johnston has completed his 2 years as BCID President and will be stepping down however will remain on the BCID Board as Past President.All BCID Board positions are available and should you wish to nominate yourself or another member for any of these positions you are encouraged to contact any of the current Board Members so that we can accommodate your requests on the nomination list. Current Nominations are as follows:
Christopher O’Brien Wheeler has been nominated for the role of incoming President.
Adrian van Wijk has been nominated for the role of Treasurer
Nastaran Safarzadeh has been nominated for the role of Registrar (Membership)

Please accept this invitation to attend a BCID sponsored presentation by Graham Buksa of Rayne Longboards Tuesday February 27th 9am - 11:30am at the Emily Carr
Institute.

Graham will be sharing his experiences and insights gained during the process of conceiving his product, an innovative longboard, and founding a company to develop, produce, and market it.

This short workshop will prime attendees in translating their product ideas into viable business terms and provide resources for taking the next steps towards starting a business.

The workshop is free to attend by all BCID members and Emily Carr Industrial Design Students.

Graham Buksa is a graduate of the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Alberta and was a winner of the 2005 Small Business BC Business Plan Contest.

Rayne Longboards is based in Vancouver, BC. All of their boards are made in Canada using Canadian Maple, Bamboo and other choice materials. More information can be found about Rayne Longboards at: http://www.raynelongboards.com

If you are interested in attending please RSVP to info@bcid so we can anticipate numbers.