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Thursday, March 3, 2011
Luncheon at Rideau Tennis Club with Thank Yous
Craft Talk Speaker: Ernest Gauthier of R&G Eastern Roofing
Menu: Butternut Squash Soup, Chicken Wellington, Black Forest Cake
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Onsite - Thursday, February 24, 2011
Hosted by Ron Geerts & Kevin David of Konica Minolta Business Solutions Canada Inc.
Konica Minolta's corporate message, "The essentials of imaging," expresses their desire to be recognized as an essential enterprise in the world of imaging. To this end, they strive to be a corporation that continues to create inspiring products and services in the field of imaging, as well as a global corporation that leads the market with advanced technologies and reliability by conducting business under our management philosophy, "The Creation of New Value." Konica Minolta offer high-quality services and solutions, along with a wide variety of product groups combining their four core technologies: materials, optics, nano-fabrication and imaging.
At last week's onsite Ron started his presentation by giving members a brief history of Konica Minolta Business Services. Globally Konica Minolta was founded in 1873. They have 30,000+ employees with 5 Major divisions. Konica Minolta Business Solutions Inc. was founded in Canada in 1975 and there are presently over 750 employees nationwide with 50 in the Ottawa area. There are over 100 independent Authorized Dealers, 28 Konica Minolta Branch locations and 2 Regional Distribution Centres in Canada as well as their Headquarters in Mississauga, ON.
Konica Minolta has a solution for every business need and Ron talked about some of the items to note "from the desktop to the print shop." He touched on several of the different copiers available such as the bizhub office which is designed for ease-of-use as well as some of the interesting print features available on some machines, including 11.5" x 47" banner printing, and high definition polymerized toner. Ron also discussed how Konica is a leader in providing security features on their devices. Advising that all Konica devices come with EAL Level 3 (international certification) right out of the box which means that there are no additional costs.
Ron talked about Konica's Optimized Print Service which is an "end-to-end" solution that provides the necessary services required to control output costs by assuming responsibility for day-to-day management of printing infrastructure. This is a division which is new within the last year or so and has approx. 30 people who are among the most experienced in the industry available to help management focus on core business needs by providing supplies, hardware, service, training, support and workflow improvements.
Konica's service is world class with over 500 Certified Technicians (28 in Ottawa) who have a nationwide average tenure of over 10 years. Konica is committed to providing customers with 4 hour response times, preventative maintenance, National Technical Support Escalation Protocol and IT services.
To learn more about Konica Minolta or the products and services they provide visit their website at www.konicaminolta.ca. To find out what Konica Minolta can do for you and your business, contact Ron Geerts or Kevin David by phone at (613) 749-5588.
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| Upcoming Craft Talks - Mark Your Calendar! | |
Luncheon at the Rideau Tennis Club
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Thursday, March 10, 2011 - with Thank Yous
Roundtable Discussions: IEA Updates
Menu: Seasonal Mixed Greens with champagne vinaigrette, Steak au Poivre, Strawberry Cheesecake
Member Photo Shoot: See Member News for details.
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Thursday, March 17, 2011 - with Thank Yous
Craft Talk Speaker: Mario Bellerose of Northwood Country Homes Ltd.
Menu: Chef's Kettle Soup of the Day, Baked Maple Infused Trout, Carrot Cake
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Thursday, March 24, 2011 - with Thank Yous
Roundtable Discussions: IEA Discussions
Menu: Ceasar Salad, Chicken Parmesan, Pecan Pie
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Thursday, March 31, 2011 - with Thank Yous
Craft Talk Speaker: Cori Poon of Cartier Place Suite Hotel
Menu: Chef's Kettle Soup of the Day, Roast Prime Rib au jus, Strawberry Cheesecake
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Interested in doing a craft talk? Contact Jennifer to arrange a date. |
| Upcoming Onsites - Mark Your Calendar! | |
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Hosted by Mathew Cole of Wine Garden Warehouse Winery
The location for this onsite will be:
His new store at 1546 Chatelain St. Ottawa
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| New Member Recommendation - Williamson Consulting Inc. |
Williamson Consulting Inc. under the classification of 'Public Relations and Communications' is being recommended by the Membership Committee.
Williamson Consulting Inc. has been in business for 21 years and has 1 full-time employee. They are based in Ottawa and operate with a volume of $100,000-$500,000. Principal Howard Williamson would be the primary member. Howard has a good understanding of OXA and his expectations are realistic. In his role as a problem solver for a wide variety of senior business executives he would have occasion to refer business to other OXA members.
Members have a period of 5 days to communicate their concerns or any objections to the Board of Directors. Please direct any inquiries to Rob Sproule.
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| Member News |
On Thursday March 10, 2011 - Adrian Spitzer will be on hand at the Tennis Club to take headshots of members for the OXA's online
e-magazine and committee photos to be used for IEA advertising.
Valpak will be sponsoring this photo opportunity and will also be providing members with a copy of their photo for future use. In order to have continuity within the e-magazine we would ask that members please wear business attire for their photo.
If you have member news that you would like to share, please send an email to Jennifer Baker at info@oxa.org.
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| Reminder to All Members | |
Members are encouraged to bring along guests, potential members or clients to our weekly luncheons at the Rideau Tennis Club. There is no cost to the member for any potential member attending an OXA luncheon for the first time. Please notify Jennifer Baker, Executive Coordinator at info@oxa.org. |
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Thursday, June 23:
Annual General Meeting
Wednesday, July 20:
Annual Garden Party
Thursday, August 25:
Annual Golf Tournament
Wednesday, December 7: Annual Christmas Celebration
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OXA's Code of Conduct
For the benefit of all of our newest OXA members, it is useful to take the opportunity to review the OXA Code of Conduct from time to time. Please take a minute to refresh or familiarize yourself with this week's highlighted code of conduct as noted on the OXA banner.
Generate referrals and leads as often as possible to as many members as possible.
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Executive Coordinators
Jennifer Baker &
Raymonde Lemire
c/o Documents Etcetera
Suite 200
435 St. Laurent Blvd
OTTAWA ON K1K 2Z8
Tel.: 613 749-5975 x252
Fax: 613 745-8753
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