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CELEBRATING OUR PARTNERSHIP EXCELLENCE
2024 CONFERENCE - FAIRMONT BANFF SPRINGS HOTEL
JUNE 3-5, 2024
We're thrilled to introduce our amazing sponsors for the 2024 CAMA Conference, and we can’t wait for you to meet them! Our Conference shines bright thanks to their generosity!
If you are joining us in Banff, make sure to chat with our sponsors. They are not just supporters; they are our partners in creating an unforgettable event. A big thank you to each one of them for their unwavering support and commitment to our organization.
Let's get to know these fantastic partners who make it all happen. Get ready to explore their unique contributions and discover why they are essential to our municipal government community!
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Alberta Municipal Affairs
As our overall sponsor, Alberta Municipal Affairs plays a crucial role in supporting municipalities in providing well-managed, collaborative, and accountable local government to Albertans. Their commitment to excellence ensures the success of our Conference and the communities they serve.
Lidstone & Company
Our CAMA Association Partner is also the life of the President’s Dinner Mountain Gala Party on Wednesday evening. You will never forget them because they’ve got you covered with your nametag, ensuring they are always front and centre around your neck! At the Registration Desk, our friendly staff will hand you your delegate badge, courtesy of Lidstone & Company along with all essential Conference details. Lidstone & Company is a local government law firm with offices in British Columbia and Alberta. Their lawyers have specialized knowledge and particular expertise in the areas of municipal law and collaborate closely with local government officials. Known for their proactive, problem solving approach they reduce risk and avoid conflicts of interest by exclusively representing local governments. Period. They also provide special services without charge to their clients, including newsletters, bulletins, seminars, workshops, templates and checklists.
Canoe Procurement Group of Canada
This dynamic Association Platinum Partner not only sponsors our Closing Keynote Speaker, Eric Termuende, but also presents a Hole in One opportunity at the Silvertip Golf Course on Monday. The Canoe Procurement Group of Canada works with municipal associations across the country. The associations work with Canoe to provide member organizations access to preferential pricing on trade-compliant purchasing programs that leverage the collective buying power of all involved. Canoe works hard to specialize in certain product areas and has created customized programs for our membership in response to popular demand.
Canoe Benefits
Another stellar CAMA Association Platinum Partner, Canoe Benefits sponsors our Opening Keynote, Tina Varughese, who will speak on “The Human Side of Unconscious Bias”. Canoe Benefits says “We got you. From emergency services to public works staff, administration to council, and everyone in between, we provide employee benefits and retirement solutions that protect the people who serve our communities every day. Our solutions deliver best-in-class support designed for the specific needs of your team and their families. At Canoe, we’re proud to continue our legacy of more than 65 years of providing effective insurance solutions for the Canada public sector.”
Government Frameworks
We are thrilled to welcome Government Frameworks as our new Platinum Partner for the ever popular Casual Night Out at Mount View BBQ and the Presenting Partner for Keynote Speaker Pamela Barnum on Wednesday morning. Enjoy sporting their logo on your western-style bandana during the night. Government Frameworks specializes in automation, process improvement, records management, reporting, and planning solutions to help local municipalities achieve more with fewer resources, reduce errors, and wait times for increased service capabilities. They streamline administration, prioritize good governance, and ensure compliance, with our flagship product, FARMER.
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CivicInfo BC
Our long-time partner, CivicInfo BC, has been a cornerstone for almost twenty years, assisting with event registration and membership database management. CivicInfo BC is a non-profit information and data service for local governments. In BC, they maintain local government directories, have libraries of sample documents, conduct local government surveys, specialize in research tools such as a legislative calendar and a grants database. They also work with many sister associations across Canada. They operate Canada's largest local government job board at CivicJobs.ca, and are a proud member of the Canoe Procurement Group.
ISILive
A leader in digital broadcast solutions for over 25 years in Canada, ISILive is our technology sponsor, recording speaker sessions to provide all CAMA members with the opportunity to view them after the event. They specialize in delivering high-quality, reliable, and cost-effective solutions to help their clients reach their audiences anywhere in the world.
ThinkDox
Specializing in paperless office technologies for the Canadian public sector, ThinkDox is our Hospitality Suite Partner on Tuesday evening at Mount View BBQ. Join them to learn about their electronic and physical document/records management software, eForms, process automations, eSignatures and Certified Records Management consulting.
Strategic Steps
Right beside the Conference Registration Desk, you’ll find a hub of activity hosted by Strategic Steps, our Registration Desk Partner. This management consultancy focuses on solving the unique challenges faced by various governments, public and private sector organizations, and non-profits in Canada regarding governance, leadership, and organization. Stop by to grab your “Fun” ribbon, win prizes, and compete on the leaderboard!
Intact Financial Corporation
As our exclusive MobileApp Partner and Wednesday morning breakfast sponsor, Intact Financial Corporation is the largest provider of Property & Casualty insurance in Canada, a leading specialty lines insurer with international expertise, and a leader in commercial lines in the U.K. and Ireland. The Company has approximately 30,000 employees delivering best-in-class service through over 350 offices across Canada, the U.S., the U.K. and Ireland. Intact exists to help people, businesses and society prosper in good times and be resilient in bad times. Their social impact and climate priorities sit alongside their financial goals and are embedded in the Company’s strategic roadmap. Intact has established and is delivering on ambitious objectives to be a leader in building resilient communities, achieving Net Zero by 2050 and halving our operations emissions by 2030.
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Insituform
When you arrive at the Conference Registration Desk, you will receive a Program-At-A-Glance in your name badge, sponsored by Insituform. Over 50 years ago, Insituform® invented CIPP to protect and restore pipelines, reduce infiltration, increase flow and improve water quality. Today, they have numerous solutions for water and wastewater pipelines, from gravity to high pressure mains; a proven alternative to disruptive and costly pipe replacement. Insituform is the gold standard for pipeline renewal across multiple sectors: municipal, industrial, DOT, military, airports, fire protection and the list goes on. Their manufacturing and wetout facilities in North America and Europe are ISO certified with strict quality control standards.
Alberta Counsel
Join us on Monday evening for the Hospitality Suite, sponsored by Alberta Counsel Lobbyists. They are a multi-partisan government relations firm with deep roots in Alberta, specializing in advocacy for diverse clients including industries, not-for-profits, and Indigenous communities, with a primary emphasis on municipalities. Their mission is to navigate the complexities of government policies and regulations to drive positive outcomes for our clients. Explore their services further at this link.
Partnership Group – Sponsorship Specialists®
Welcome back to Brent Barootes, our Tuesday morning breakfast sponsor. The Partnership Group – Sponsorship Specialists™ is Canada’s leading sponsorship marketing agency assisting municipalities in generating incremental revenue outside of user fees and taxes. The team works with the municipality to determine what is saleable in a sponsorship program, assigns real marketing value to those assets and properties and then assists to build the internal capacity for long term renewable revenue through corporate sponsorship. Municipalities as small as Marwayne Alberta to as large as the City of Toronto, from Nanaimo BC on one coast to Summerside PEI on the other, the Partnership Group – Sponsorship Specialists® delivers results.
A huge thank you to all our sponsors for their unwavering support and contributions. Together, we are making this Conference an unforgettable experience!
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