Save the date! On March 29th, 2012 CMA will be hosting its annual CMA Career Night networking gala. Over a three-course dinner students will connect with CMAs and CMA Candidates and learn about their careers and experiences with the CMA program.

Registration information and details to come!

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The Douglas College Business Association is proud to invite you to the Fourth Annual DCBA Birthday Bash

This is a social event organized by the DCBA to promote networking amongst students and also our primary fundraiser for the year.

Date: Friday, February 10th
Time: 6:00pm
Location: The Shark Club Bar and Grill – 180W. Georgia Street, Vancouver BC
Cost: $10 per person – includes admission and one complimentary beverage
There will be door prizes and games, as well as the presentation of the Douglas College Business Association Award of Distinction

Please contact one of the DCBA executives, you can also  contact us via the contact page or visit us at our booth on the 4th floor on Wednesday and Thursday February 1st and 2nd, and February 8th and 9th to purchase tickets and support the Douglas College Business Association

Hope to see you there!

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The cram session for BCIT/Langara/Douglas students is March 19^th, 4:30-6:00 pm.  It will be held at the BCIT Burnaby campus –The room number is SW3 1750

The session will provide you with networking tips, interview tips, CACEE writing, etc.

The event is for students going through fall recruit this September.

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ICABC has a great speaker secured for our first BCACC CA Speaker Series which will be held on Feb. 17^th from 2:30-4:00 pm at BCIT SW1 1205.

Erfan Kazemi, 35, became CFO of Sandstorm Gold Ltd, a $500 million company, by the age of 32.  Erfan is a very impressive young individual and I think he’ll have some very valuable information to share.

Erfan will present for about 30-45 minutes and there will be plenty of time for Q&A afterwards.

Registration is NOW required , CLICK HERE TO REGISTER.

Pizza will be served!

Biography:

Mr. Kazemi is a former Senior Manager with PricewaterhouseCoopers. In that role, he worked primarily in the mining and forestry sectors where he assisted clients in areas such as public financings, mergers and acquisitions, US/SEC securities filings, and various other areas. He has managed the audits of billion dollar multinational entities and also co-authored several publications including the annual BC Mining Industry Survey. Mr. Kazemi articled with PricewaterhouseCoopers where he obtained the Chartered Accountant designation and is a graduate of the University of British Columbia where he received a Bachelor of Science (Mathematics).

In the Community, Mr. Kazemi serves as Vice-Chair of the Vancouver Public Library Board, is an officer of the Vancouver Branch of the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum and is a former member of the University Of British Columbia Board of Governors. He has received numerous awards including the Institute of Chartered Accountants of British Columbia’s Community Service Award and the University of British Columbia Alumni Association’s Outstanding Future Alumnus Award.

Mr. Kazemi is currently CFO of Sandstorm Gold Ltd, a $500 million dollar growth-focused, resource-based company that seeks to complete gold purchase agreements with companies that have advanced stage development projects or operating mines.

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Students do you want to upgrade your resume, come join us and help others complete there Tax forms for the year by registering to join the DCBA Student Tax Service.  Participants will be donating volunteer hours to the Community Volunteer Income Tax Program (CVITP) by completing Personal Tax Returns for students and other low lncome members of the community.   The Training Session will be taking place on Monday, March 5th from 9:00am to 4:00pm in room 4310 at the New West Campus.   Tax sessions are soon to be decided.   Come get some valuable work experience that will be great on a resume!

Please Register for the training session by clicking the following link, REGISTRATION

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If you are interested in becoming an accountant or simply curious about a career in accounting, join the Douglas College Business Association (DCBA) on Wednesday, January 25th as we hold a Chartered Accountant Information Session.

Speakers from Institute of Chartered Accountants of BC (ICABC) and Smythe Ratcliffe will be on campus to talk about the designation and how to obtain the designation. This is a fantastic opportunity to both learn about becoming designated or to help decide what path you want to take.

To register please CLICK HERE

You must register to attend

Date: Wednesday, January 25th, 2012
Time: 5:00pm to 6:30pm (Reception with pizza and pop outside the Lecture Room from 5-5:30)
Room: Lecture Room 2201
Dress Code: Casual

Free pizza and pop will be served!

Speakers include:

Jennifer Weintraub from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of BC
Aleem Jinnah from Smythe Ratcliffe (a Douglas College and DCBA Alumni)

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We have a bunch of events coming up including:

On January 18th we will be bringing in a key note speaker to Douglas which is TBD
On January 25th the DCBA will be bring in the CA accounting designation for an information sessision

On February 29th the DCBA is proud to have the CFA financial designation back to the college for an information session

We will have sign up sheets for these shortly.

Everyone also make sure that they have  February 10th booked off for the DCBA Annual Birthday Bash at Shark Club on West Georgia.

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Capilano University is holding its annual Firms and Industry Night on Thursday November 24. The event will host companies from all three designations. This is an excellent opportunity to make connections earlier in the year and learn more about what opportunities are out there. All universities and colleges are invited on a first come first serve basis, there will be a cap per school depending on the numbers registered.

Here are the event details:

Date: Thursday November 24, 2011
Time: 5:30 – 8:00
Location: Cafeteria – Capilano University, North Vancouver
Attire: Business Casual
Cost: $5
Food and beverages will be provided
Click Here to Register

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This annual networking event will give students the opportunity to learn more about the CMA designation and mingle with CMAs while feasting on delicious hors d’oeuvres. CMAs will be on hand from a variety of companies such as Lululemon, BC Hydro, Davis LLP, TELUS, Scotiabank, Best Buy, and Ledcor.

If you would like to register, please provide your full name and post-secondary institution to Katie Hensrud at katie@cmabc.com

*Please note a limited number of spaces are available.

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If you are interested in becoming an accountant or simply curious about a career in accounting, join the Douglas College Business Association (DCBA) on Wednesday, November 9th as we hold a Certified General Accountanting Information Session.

Speakers from Certified General Accountants (CGA) will be on campus to talk about the designation and how to obtain the designation. This is a fantastic opportunity to both learn about becoming designated or to help decide what path you want to take.

Speakers include Jas Randhawa, CGA  and Michael Persad, CGA (a Douglas college Alumni)

To register please Click Here

You must register to attend

Date: Wednesday, November 9th, 2011
Time:(Reception with pizza and pop outside the Lecture Room from 5:00-5:30) 5:30pm to 6:30pm For the Presentation
Room: Lecture Room 2201
Dress Code: Casual

Free pizza and pop will be served!

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