Sydney--22 Jun--Asianet/InfoQuest
E-SPORTS EXPO...
SEOUL: The Korea e-Sports Association (President Sin Bae Kim) opens the first outstanding e-Sports thesis exhibition in
the world which is the first e-sports international thesis exhibition to scout for unhackneyed ideas on e-sports and
induce interest of the public and/or university students.
www.e-sports.or.kr
PROPERTY SYMPOSIUM...
PARSIPPANY, New Jersey: NorthCourse Leisure Real Estate Solutions and Group RCI announced they will host the highly
anticipated second annual Middle East Leisure Real Estate Symposium. The event, taking place on September 9th, at the
exclusive Grosvenor House Hotel, a central location within the developing Dubai Marina, will open with an address by Ken May,
chairman and CEO of Group RCI, the global leader in non-hotel leisure accommodations.
www.northcourse.com
www.grouprci.com
www.wyndhamworldwide.com
CVRD EXPLORES...
RIO DE JANEIRO: Companhia Vale do Rio Doce (CVRD) announces that exploration drilling at Creighton, a more than century-old nickel mine near Sudbury, province of Ontario, Canada, is confirming mineralization at depth that has the potential to
extend the mine life well into the future and continue its longstanding economic contribution to its wholly-owned subsidiary, CVRD Inco Ltd. (CVRD Inco) Ontario operations.
www.cvrd.com.br
VAPERMA OPENS...
ST-ROMUALD: Vaperma Inc. has officially opened its new 22,000 square-foot research and technology centre for the
development and pilot testing of clean energy gas separation membranes. Vaperma's innovative hollow fiber membrane is a
proprietary, made-in-Canada technology that represents a new "dewatering" process for the production of fuel ethanol.
AMERICAN GREETINGS...
CLEVELAND, Ohio: American Greetings Corporation has announced its first quarter results for the fiscal quarter ended May 25, 2007. For the first quarter of fiscal 2008, the company reported net sales of US$418.0 million, pre-tax income from continuing operations of US$54.9 million, and income from continuing operations of US$30.6 million or 55 cents per share
(all per-share amounts assume dilution).
http://corporate.americangreetings.com
http://investors.americangreetings.com
INTERVIEW OPPORTUNITY...
SYDNEY: Award winning U.S. entrepreneur Gary Heavin, CEO of Curves - ranked by Entrepreneur Magazine as the #1 fitness
franchise in the world, the #3 top global franchise, and #5 fastest growing franchise company - will be in Hong Kong for a
rare appearance on Monday, 25th June 2007 at the J.W. Marriott Hotel, Pacific Place. If you would like a one-on-one interview
with Gary Heavin, please contact Joanna Bieniawski immediately at [email protected] or telephone Sydney, Australia at
T: +61 2 9251 2525.
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