This Saturday in Toronto, a networking opportunity for career-seekers. Many employers present. See link for details.

http://www.canadianimmigrant.ca/onlineexclusives/newsitems/article/2338


What: The Power of Networking
Cost: Free
When: Saturday, Nov. 1, 2008 from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Where: The Metro Toronto Convention Centre, South Building, 700 level, 255 Front Street West, Toronto, Ont.

The following organizations will be present at the event:

* ACCES Employment Services
* Aker Solutions
* Association of International Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario (AIPS)
* Career Edge Organization
* Certified General Accountants (CGA)
* Certified Management Accountants (CMA)
* CGI
* Communications, Advertising and Marketing Professionals (CAMP)
* COSTI Immigrant Services
* Deloitte
* Enterprise Toronto
* Family Service Toronto
* Financial Planners Standards Council (FPSC)
* George Brown College
* HealthForceOntario
* Human Resources Professionals Association (HRPA)
* Human Resources Professionals of York Region (HRPYR)
* Humber Community and Employment Services
* International Association of Business Communicators (IABC/Toronto)
* Idea Technosoft Inc.
* IEEE
* IIT Alumni of Canada
* Information and Communications Technology Council (ICTC)
* Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario (ICAO)
* JobStart
* KAH Consultants
* The Michener Institute
* Mount Sinai Hospital
* Ontario Association of Social Workers
* Ontario Public Service
* Ontario Society of Professional Engineers (OSPE)
* Osgoode Hall Law School of York University
* Peel Adult Learning Centre
* Procter & Gamble
* Professional Engineers Ontario (PEO)
* RBC
* Ryerson University
* Seneca College of Applied Arts and Technology
* Sheridan Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning
* Skills for Change
* State Farm Insurance
* Toronto and Region Conservation (TRCA)
* Xerox Research Centre of Canada

I along with my wife have been there. We met people in our respective fields who are relatively new to canada. We were not really enthused by the presentations but many Newcomers found motivating.
The speaker Mike Lipkin is a professional motivational speaker, he was good at what he was doing but was far away from the reality. He sold himself more than selling Canada to New Immigrants.
Our main intention was to understand what exactly is networking but for our disappointment that was not touched enough. Fortunately we both are working in our chosen fields and want to experiment with networking in furthering our careers.
We have learnt few things which we would have not pickedup had we not been there. Definitely good leaning expereince.
TRIEC(Toronto Regional Immigrant Employment Council) and their sponsors have spent lot of money and effort in organising this workshop.
We strongly recommend fellow desis utilise this kind of opportunities.

regards