DKCI Events ...Quarterly Newsletter for The Long Hot Summer!

...an old-fashioned hot summer, such as we have not had since 1949! And what do meeting planners think about....getting ready for fall meetings and events! The dogs days of summer provide welcome down time to get creative juices flowing, to allow for focusing on the logistics and details of planning up coming events. The Labour Day weekend looms large and the weeks following are an intense time where personal and business commitments heat up!

There is no better time than the summer to devote to searches for speakers and entertainment options for your programs, developing notional guideline budgets, and fleshing out program themes and details. Site inspections are frequently conducted during the summer months. Destinations and individual properties, as well as conference facilities, show their best attributes this season and are generally most accessible for review.

Looking for that unique speakers' or incentive gift with lasting quality and ideal creativity that fits your budget? We can help.

The best conferences and events are those which have a seasoned events planner on your team. Experience and professionalism equals saving time, saving money and ensuring the best results! Outsourcing event planning can work for you and your organization.

DKCI Events has over 25 years of experience in conference and special events management. Let us quote on your next meeting, exhibit or entertainment project! We have the contacts, we have the know-how...we want your business!

Call us or write for a no obligation quote with the personal touch! We work across Canada.

(905) 842-0239          marian@dkci.ca           david@dkci.ca

Speakers...Entertainers..... Booking Bureau, or Direct?

The Canadian conference and event marketplace has access to some of the best, brightest and most dynamic speakers and artists this country has seen in years.....and they continue to offer their services at incredibly reasonable fees. There is great added value in dealing through a bureau that focuses on following through from start to finish. One that co-ordinates all aspects from contract to travel arrangements, to presentation appearance, details and all promotional materials. As your designated meeting or events planner professionals we at DKCI Events enjoy a close relationship with key speakers' and entertainment bureaux across Canada. We can help you identify, select and navigate the intricacies of engaging your best choices to highlight and compliment your program.

Every so often a speaker comes along who stands out from the crowd. DKCI Events is pleased to highlight the moving, funny, tragic and oh so uplifting story of one such speaker. New to central and western Canadian audiences, but well known down-east, Anne Marie Hagan was voted most influential person of the year in the The Downhomer Magazine. Her story is riveting, and her presentation skills as strong as the lilting Newfoundlander accents of her speech. For contact information, or availability of Anne Marie Hagan speaking at your event, please write to us at marian@dkci.ca

With each passing year the rich variety and rare elements of Canadian talent continue to be showcased in the USA and abroad. But how do we treat our very own talent? Not very well indeed! As Canadians, we should be proud of our home-grown talent and it behooves us to be "Booking Canadian" when organizing our events. As is goes with speakers, we have a wealth of immensely talented (up and coming, or mainstream!) Canadian performers who excel at their craft and who want to play for your audience for very reasonable fees, and in Canadian dollars! Bowser & Blue is not a new brand of beer but one of the best musical comedy duos working in Canada today. Check out www.bowserandblue.com

Roman Danylo is not a new pasta dish but one of the fastest and funniest young comedians around http://www.romandanylo.com/romanindex.htm

For more bright speaker or entertainment ideas, contact us at: help@dkci.ca

If you are shooting for the moon, but your budget shoots you down, don't despair; we also have some of the best impersonators around - they can give your event that added sizzle and excitement to make memories, while for very workable artist and production fees. DKCI's professional event planning includes services that will assist you in identifying and developing your best special event theme and realizing your greatest event potential. Check-out Liza at.... http://www.corporateentertainers.ca/traceybell.htm

When the program details and logistics are done...it's time to refresh!
Eat, Drink and Be Merry!

What do we have in common...that we all do at least twice a day, frequently up to 5 or 6 times a day when we travel for business or pleasure? Close, but...the conference or event delegate has refreshment needs and the skilled event planner knows their client program needs...DKCI Events has the value added edge of providing clients the services of our 2 principals, both of whom have tremendous backgrounds of food and beverage service experience and creativity. Check-out the profiles of David & Marian Kingsmill at this site.

Together with our network of preferred suppliers and partners, we can design your menus and breaks to compliment programs and special events.

While you are at it, why not take a moment to savour information on the arguably the best Restaurant in Canada. Visit the establishment of Sincalir & Frederique Philip:

http://www.greatervictoria.com/victoriahotels/sookeharbourhousehotel.htm

http://www.sookeharbourhouse.com/

Registration & Payment Options ... Who's On-Line Anyway?

Survey says that on-line Registration is still a wild west frontier. There are those who embrace the new technology and many who still have reservations about on-line registration and particularly web transactions and payments. Let DKCI Events help you and your organization assess your best options and either custom design for you a simple, easy to use protocol, or recommend one of our excellent dot.com partners to provide you with full disclosure, outlining the many advantages of on-line registrations and payments.

We at DKCI Events also take great pride in co-ordinating and managing databases and conference registrations for our valued clients who favour tried, true and traditional methods of doing business. Still that attention to detail, coupled with the personal touch, we pride ourselves on personalized service. Contact us at: help@dkci.ca