More than 300-odd (some very odd!) members of the Okanagan’s vibrant technology startup community kicked-off 2012 in style with an evening of local food, drink and entertainment at the ”Okanagan Technology Community New Year Kick Off Party”, held at Kelowna’s downtown Laurel Packinghouse on January 12. View the photos online at: http://bit.ly/AtNPcW
Accelerate Okanagan Acting CEO, Jeff Keen. Photo credit: Jan Vozenilek, Copper Sky Productions http://www.copperskyproductions.com
Tickets for this amazing opportunity for our community to connect, network and party their way into 2012 sold out days in advance, with demand soaring as word spread about the “Full House” signs going up!
The Okanagan Technology Community New Year Kick Off Party offered a fabulous opportunity to connect with ”movers and shakers” from across the Okanagan - including with key stakeholders, partners, investors, mentors, employers, service providers, suppliers and other members of the Okanagan tech and business community.
For making this event possible, our collective thanks are due to:
Accelerate Okanagan’s Core Funding Partners:
- The Government of Canada through Western Economic Diversification
- The Province of British Columbia through BCIC
300 members of the Okanagan’s vibrant technology community
Accelerate Okanagan’s Partners:
- KPMG
- Grant Thornton
- Pushor Mitchell
- Alma Consulting Group
- University of British Columbia – Okanagan.
Our Technology Community New Year Kick Off Party event sponsors:
Your hosts - the team from Accelerate Okanagan (L to R): Martin, Gregg, Fiona, Jeff, Darcy, Katherine
Our Door Prize sponsors:
- Caramoomel Products Inc.
- Pushor Mitchell
- KPMG
- Holiday Inn Express Kelowna Conference Centre
- Grant Thornton
- Manteo Resort
- Platinum Personnel
- Total Office Business Furnishings.
Carmen from Total Office Business Furnishings, a Door Prize Sponsor, tries to win back her case of wine!
Our various suppliers, who helped execute the event and kept attendees nourished and refreshed:
- rt Strategy, our marketing agency who provided event planning and promotion services.
- Cabana Grille, who supplied the canape style culinary delights
- Urban Distilleries, who kept the Spirit Bear Martinis flowing
- Include wine & Kalala Organic Estate Winery
- Tree Brewing, whose beer station never stopped!
Brent's "pulling" tie works its magic!
Those who kept our community movin’ & groovin’ right up to the Pumpkin Hour:
- The Ozzy Ozmunds - who continued their quest to be the “most wikked-ass band in the Milky Way Galaxy”
- DJs Code: E & Rich Taylor Esq.
- The Poker, Blackjack & Roulette team from Corporate Play People.
The support of all these partners made the BEST event in Kelowna in 2012 (so far, anyway!!!) possible. Thank you!
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