Issue 16 - August, 2023 - Jim Jackson, President

August 2023 - Message from Your CAMA President

The UnconVENDtional Trade Show

I am sure that you have all used or heard of the term “stuck between a rock and a hard place”. This is probably a place that we have all been in at one time or another. CAMA is no exception and has been experiencing this situation as well. As our board of directors work hard at growing membership in our association, we try to meet the needs and wants of both the supplier and the operator. Everyone wants to see value for their membership dollar. The suppliers want an increase in operator members to market their goods and services to and operators want value for their investment as well.

We as a board have developed programs and opportunities for both categories of membership in the form of business insurance and health benefit programs and multiple opportunities throughout the year to connect everyone in a face-to-face environment where true business relationships are nurtured and developed. This leads me to our upcoming UnconVENDtional trade show in Whistler next month.

I would personally like to extend an invitation to everyone to attend our 2023 trade show and I will provide many great reasons for you to attend.

• Be an engaged member by attending and supporting CAMA while nurturing relationships with your industry peers.

• Show support for our suppliers that are here for us every step of the way.

• Listen to a host of great guest speakers that are both enlightening, motivational, and knowledgeable of our industry.

Opening Keynote: “Avoiding Round One” with Jeff Mowatt

“The Inflation of Everything” with Brian Emmerton

“Unattended Retail – What’s in “Store” with the Connected Campus?” with John Chidiac

“Coffee in Canada – The Road Ahead” with Robert Carter

• Marie Saint-Ivany who has been our Executive Director of CAMA for the past 18 years and has recently retired in June of this year has been invited to this event. This will give us the opportunity to thank her for her commitment and dedication to CAMA and wish her well in her retirement years.

• It is being hosted in the village of Whistler BC. Come early or stay later and take some additional time to enjoy the breathtaking beauty of the mountain range. Do some biking, hiking, golf or whatever.

If you are still on the fence about attending, then please sign up soon as the room block secured at exceptional rates is filling up.

I hope to see and welcome everyone in Whistler, supporting your association and helping to keep CAMA strong and beneficial for all members.