Exhibitor registration will open on Monday, October 14, 2013. On that date, you can register here to pay by credit card, or contact hightech@uvic.ca for alternate payment methods.

• A Thinking Ape Technologies Inc.
• AbeBooks Inc.
• AMEC
• APEGBC
• Avigilon
• BC Hydro
• CanAssist
• Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS)
• Canfor Corporation
• Catalyst Paper Corporation
• CGI
• Chatwin Engineering Ltd.
• Dynastream Innovations
• Ericsson
• Fast Canadian Enterprises Ltd. (Platinum sponsor)
• Fortinet
• FortisBC
• Graham Construction & Engineering
• Hatsize Learning Corporation
• HootSuite Media Inc.
• Horton CBI Limited (Platinum sponsor)
• ISM Canada: an IBM Company
• KANO/APPS
• Kiewit Infrastructure Group (Platinum sponsor)
• Lafarge North America (Silver sponsor)
• Lehigh Hanson Materials Canada
• MacDon
• MediaCore
• Microsoft Corporation
• Neverblue
• Reliable Controls
• Schneider Electric (Platinum sponsor)
• ShipConstructor Software Inc.
• Solaris Management Consultants Inc. (Gold sponsor)
• Spartan Controls
• Statoil (Silver sponsor)
• Taseko Mines Limited
• Teck Resources Ltd. (Platinum sponsor)
• UNIT 4 Business Software
• Victoria Advanced Technology Council (VIATeC)

As employers, you need to find motivated and skilled employees to make your business thrive. The Hi-Tech Co-op and Career Fair will give you the opportunity to showcase your organization, while putting you in contact with co-op and graduating students who are studying:

• biomedical engineering
• civil engineering
• computer science
• electrical engineering
• software engineering
• mechanical engineering
• computer engineering
• mathematics and statistics

One-day exhibitor package: $650 plus taxes

• 8' x 8' draped trade show booth, 2' x 5' table and two chairs
• Online promotion on the 2014 Co-op and Career Fair website and a link to your organization’s website
• Complimentary electricity hook-up, bulletin boards by request, and internet access (you must bring a computer or laptop with a wireless network adapter and make sure your computer has all the software you’ll need at the event; on the day of the event, our technicians may ask for your passwords to re-configure the TCP/IP settings on your computer)
• Coffee, tea, and water available throughout the day
• Continental breakfast and lunch for up to two people
• Up to two complimentary parking passes
• Assistance with setting up and dismantling your booth
• Assistance with arranging interviews, as required

Consider becoming a career fair sponsor. You’ll receive highly visible exposure on campus before, during and after the career fair and demonstrate your commitment to our students and programs.

Platinum: $2,500

• Choice of prime booth location
• Opportunity to host an information session during the week of the Hi-Tech Co-op and Career Fair
• Corporate banner displayed inside career fair venue (supplied by sponsor)
• Company logo featured on Hi-Tech Co-op and Career Fair website, promotional material and floorplan
• Platinum sponsorship identification at your booth
• Career fair participation, including registration of one exhibitor booth ($650 value)

Gold: $2,000

• Corporate banner displayed inside career fair venue (supplied by sponsor)
• Company logo featured on Hi-Tech Co-op and Career Fair website, promotional material and floorplan
• Gold sponsorship identification at your booth
• Career fair participation, including registration of one exhibitor booth ($650 value)

Silver: $1,500

• Company logo featured on Hi-Tech Co-op and Career Fair website, promotional material and floorplan
• Silver sponsorship identification at your booth
• Career fair participation, including registration of one exhibitor booth ($650 value)

Company display materials may be sent to Engineering and Computer Science/Math Co-op and Career no sooner than January 24, 2014. If you wish to have your materials returned after the fair, please label all items and include a completed waybill. You are responsible for making arrangements with the courier of your choice for pick-up after the event at this same address.

ATTN: Cindy Lowe
RE: Hi-Tech Co-op and Career Fair
Engineering and Computer Science/Math Co-op and Career
University of Victoria
Room 204, Engineering and Computer Science Building
3800 Finnerty Road (Ring Road)
Victoria, BC V8P 5C2

Please ensure your booth is assembled by 10 a.m. and is not disassembled until 3 p.m. Volunteers will be available to assist you throughout the day and help with set-up and dismantling of your booth.

You may set up the morning of the Hi-Tech Co-op and Career Fair between 8 and 9:30 a.m. Please unload your displays from the metred parking area located in front of the Engineering Lab Wing before parking your vehicle. Two parking passes will be provided for exhibitors. Booths not occupied by 9:30 a.m. may be reassigned if needed.

UVic is located in Victoria, British Columbia, on Vancouver Island. Depending on where you’re starting, there are different ways to get to campus. Once you’re here, unload your displays in one of the two loading zones outside the Engineering Lab Wing. You can pick up your registration package along with your parking pass and we’ll direct you to parking from there.

Driving from Vancouver?

Take the Swartz Bay ferry from Tsawwassen ferry terminal. The sailing takes 1 hr 35 minutes, plus 15 minutes offloading time. As you exit the ferry, you will be on the Patricia Bay Highway #17 south.

After approximately 25 minutes, take the McKenzie Avenue exit. Turn left onto McKenzie Avenue and continue for 7 km. Turn right onto McGill Road, at the main UVic entrance, just in front of Centennial Stadium.

Coming from Victoria International Airport

Victoria International Airport is located off Highway 17, about 30-40 minutes north of the university. When driving from the airport, follow the signs to Victoria; they will lead you south onto Highway 17.

After approximately 25 minutes on Highway 17, take the McKenzie Avenue exit. Turn left onto McKenzie Avenue and continue for 7 km. Turn right onto McGill Road, at the main UVic entrance, just in front of Centennial Stadium.