Movers' Edge

November 1, 1999

1999 ANNUAL CONFERENCE CAM’s Annual Conference is scheduled for Monday and Tuesday, November 22-23, 1999, at the Wyndham Bristol Place Hotel in Toronto. Watch for your brochure in the mail. Registration will begin at 07:00 on Monday, November 22. 45 members are now registered. The following is the up-to-date listing of speakers and topics: MONDAY, NOVEMBER 22 08:30-08:45 Future of the Moving Business DOUG AULD, President, Atlas Van Lines (Canada) Ltd. 08:45-09:00 North American Van Lines - Allied Van Lines Merger JIM VAN LEENEN, President, North American Van Lines 09:00-09:15 Van Line Q &A 09:15-10:00 Capital Equipment Acquisition - Buy vs Lease RICK BUTLER, Vice-President, Univan Leasing 11:00-11:45 The Moving Industry - A Customer’s View of the Future CAROL LEVERE, Manager, Relocation Services, Royal Bank Financial Group 13:15-14:15 The Future of the Government Moving Contract - Update to Alternatives to Scaling and Value-Index Initiatives ANDREW PIERCE, Directorate of Transportation Management, NDHQ 14:15-15:15 Canadian Moving Consultant’s Course PHIL O’HARA, Assistant Director, Academic Computing Services, Dalhousie University 15:45-16:45 Occupational Standards for Movers (HRDC) JOHN ZENKO, Senior Industrial Consultant, Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC) 18:00-20:30 Chairman’s Dinner TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 23 08:30-09:30 Information Technology for Moving Companies IAN SEWELL, Associate Partner, Andersen Consulting 09:30-10:00 The French & European Relocation Market CEDRIC ZIBI, Sales Manager, NEER Service France 10:15-11:15 An Introduction to Logistics & Supply Chain Management DOUG SAUNDERS, Manager, KPMG Consulting 11:15-11:45 Moving Industry Statistics PETE PEDERSEN, N.K. Pedersen & Associates 13:00-14:00 Third Party Relocation LAURIE MARSH, Vice President, REMAX 14:00-15:00 Now Go DO It! HELEN WILKIE, Keynote Speaker, MHW Communications Annual General Meeting The Annual General Meeting will be held on November 23 at 3:30 p.m. The agenda is as follows: Call to order and opening remarks Adoption of Agenda President’s Message Executive Director’s Report Treasurer’s Report Appointment of Auditor Nominations and election of officers and directors Direction for 2000 Other business Trade Show A mini trade show of leading moving industry suppliers will be held in the foyer of the conference meeting rooms. Exhibitors will include: Dollies Unlimited L. Hansen Forwarding K.I.D. Trailer & Equipment CAM SECURES HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT CANADA (HRDC) SUPPORT It’s official! CAM will receive support from (HRDC) to develop occupational standards for moving consultants. These standards should assist CAM in the further development and refinement of the moving consultant’s course. POLICY MATTERS CAM has directed its efforts and concerns to Workers’ Compensation Boards across the Provinces and to Revenue Canada concerning the unfair advantages being exploited by fly-by-night movers. CAM is now in contact with the federal Ministry of Labour to ascertain jurisdictional responsibilities with respect to movers. CCMTA has just released a further report on hours-of-service guidelines which CAM is currently reviewing. WEBSITE We have added a "job opportunities" section to the home page. If you are looking for moving personnel, try this advertising medium. The price is reasonable and we can post an ad to the site within a few hours. CAM HAS MOVED On Tuesday, October 12, CAM moved its national offices to 590 Alden Road, Suite 211, Markham, Ontario L3R 8N2. The move was conducted with no interruption in service. Our new offices more than triple our space and allow for growth. All our systems, including our phones, faxes and computers, were reinstalled in our new premises without incident. CAM is equipped with the latest in information technology to serve its members.

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