In 2000, the London Convention Centre introduced The Ambassador Award. Over the years, this award has recognized individuals who were instrumental in recommending London and the LCC, for major conventions in our community. The Ambassador Award Program encourages people to increase awareness of the London Convention Centre through their professional activities and involvement within other business associations.

Since the inception of the program, the London Convention Centre has proudly recognized the efforts of many local Ambassadors, at an annual Awards Ceremony. Through the efforts of local citizens, millions of dollars of convention business has been awarded to our City. We commend and thank these individuals for making a difference.

For additional information on our Ambassador Program, we welcome you to contact us.


Purpose:

• To annually recognize and thank individuals who were influential in attracting a major convention to the London Convention Centre
• To encourage others to promote London as a destination
• To increase awareness about the London Convention Centre, particularly among individuals who through their professional activities and involvement within various associations, can attract events to the London Convention Centre
• To create greater awareness and understanding about the economic impact of conventions and conferences to our community

Qualification Process:

• Local host/contact who influenced the selection of London for the convention or conference held at the London Convention Centre for the first time.
• Economic benefit of 200 delegates or more, multiple day event, convention or conference with hotel guestroom requirements
• Confirmed by association as the appropriate individual to be recognized

Selection Process:

• Sales Manager(s) have reviewed files from past year to identify host clients who were instrumental in bringing a "convention or conference" to London
• Follow-up call to association or appropriate official to confirm
• Selection to be confirmed by London Convention Centre's Board of Directors
• Formal notice/letter from Mayor, London Convention Centre's Chair and General Manager advising ambassador of their selection are forwarded

1999 Ambassador	Event/Date
Ms. Mary Charles	Assoc. Canadian Archivists & Archives Assoc. of Ontario Annual Convention May 31-June 5, 1999
Dr. Jack Sales	Canadian Urological Association AGM June 18-23, 1999
Mr. Jay Stanford	Recycling Council of Ontario Conference October 4-7, 1999
Ms. Berta Krichker	Storm Water Mgmt. for the New Millennium October 27-29, 1999

2000 Ambassador	Event/Date
Ms. Cass Bayley	Ontario Association of Veterinary Technicians Annual Conference January 27-29, 2000
Dr. Ron Wexler	Ontario Medical Association, 120th AGM May 24-28, 2000
Mr. Grant Hopcroft Mr. John Irvine	Federation of Canadian Municipalities May 30-June 5, 2000
Mr. Wayne Irwin	Canadian Society Civil Engineers 2000 Conference June 7-10, 2000
Mr. James Phipps	Canadian Botanical Association/Canadian Society Plant Physiologists June 24-28, 2000
Rev. Ken Thomson	District Kiwanis International Convention August 8-15, 2000

2001 Ambassador	Event/Date
Mr. Brian Glass	2001 A London Odyssey - Come See The Future Ontario Insurance Adjusters Association April 19 - 21, 2001
Ms. Mary Ellen Frauts	Ontario Cooperative Education Association - Annual Conference May 13 - 15, 2001
Dr. Pedro Goldman	DAMOP/DAMP 2001 Conference May 15 - 19, 2001
Dr. Cecil Rorabeck	The Canadian Orthopaedic Association 56th Annual Meeting June 1 - 4, 2001
Ms. Patricia Mintsioulis	Our Children Our Future: A Call To Action London Family Court Clinic June 5 - 8, 2001
Mr. Kevin McClafferty	Canadian Multidisciplinary Road Safety Conference XII June 10 - 13, 2001
Fire Chief E. David Hodgins	Canadian Association of Fire Chiefs Conference September 22 - 26, 2001
Dr. David Keast	7th Annual Conference of the Canadian Association of Wound Care November 1 - 3, 2001

2002 Ambassador	Event/Date
Ms. Wendy Anderson	Fast Forward Canadian Pension and Benefits Institute Ontario Regional Conference October 20 - 22, 2002
Mr. John Fleming	Planners at the Forks, Leaders in the Face of Change Ontario Professional Planners Institute Annual Conference September 25 - 28, 2002
Mr. John Goodwin	Ontario Tire Dealers Association Convention and Tradeshow More Profits for You in 2002 January 24 - 26, 2002
Mr. Gerry Macartney	Canadian Chamber of Commerce Annual General Meeting 2002 September 21 - 24, 2002
Mr. Wilf Riddell	Innovative Farmers Association of Ontario 2002 Conference Making Opportunities Out of Today's Challenges February 19 - 20, 2002
Ms. Jennifer Smout	2002 Canadian Bar Association Annual Conference and Tradeshow August 10 - 14, 2002

2003 Ambassador	Event/Date
Mr. Rob Scholtes	Catholic Principals Council of Ontario Annual Conference April 23-26, 2003
Mr. Ari Pailakian	Wiler PCCA International Seminar June 4-7, 2003
Ms. Marlene Demko Ms. Karen Erskine	Ontario Occupational Health Nurses Association 32nd Annual Conference September 29 - October 3, 2003

2004 Ambassador	Event/Date
Professor Robert Lipson	The Chemical Institute of Canada Annual Conference May 26-30, 2004
Ms. Nancy Ecclestone	6th World Congress on Ageing & Physical Activity
Dr. Bert Taylor	August 3-7, 2004
Dr. Brian Rutt	Magnetic Resonance Angiography Annual Conference October 6-8, 2004

2005 Ambassador	Event/Date
Ms. Janie Romoff	2005 Parks & Recreation Ontario Annual Educational Forum & Tradeshow April 17 - 20, 2005
Mr. John Sheffield	Royal 2005 Royale Middlesex Stamp Club Annual Conference May 26 - 29, 2005
Ms. Janette McDonald	Rotary District 6330 Annual District Conference June 3 - 5, 2005
Mr. Peter Mercer	Canadian Association of University Business Officers 2005 Annual Conference The Art of Business June 18 - 22, 2005
Ms. Rosemary Vanstrien	District 5 Ontario Federation of Snowmobile Clubs Annual Conference September 14 - 18, 2005
Mr. Greg Alcock	The Changing Face of Physiotherapy 2005 Orthopaedic Symposium Canadian Physiotherapy Association October 28 - 30, 2005
Ms. Lisa Stringle	Finding Your Groove District 60 Toastmasters 2005 Fall Conference November 4 - 6, 2005

2006 Ambassador	Event/Date
Major Ethel Richardson	Salvation Army - Women's Connected Conference - Bad Girls of the Bible May 26-27, 2006
Ms. Deb Campbell	Ontario Pork-Annual General Meeting March 15-16 2006

2007 Ambassador	Event/Date
Ms. Linda Baker	3rd International Conference on Children Exposed to Domestic Violence May 9-11, 2007
Ms. Ann Everatt	HCE Conference October 24-26, 2007
Mr. Peter Lemon	Canadian Society of Exercise Physiologists November 15-17, 2007
Ms. Deb Campbell	Ontario Pork National Agriculture Awareness Conference May 22-25, 2007

2008 Ambassador	Event/Date
Ms. Tammy Adkin	Canadian Association of Science Centres June 12 - 14, 2008
Mr. Peter Piazza	Square and Round Dancers of South Western, Ontario Inc July 16 - July 19, 2008
Mr. Denis Merrall	Association of Municipal Emergency Medical Services of Ontario Sept 24 - 25, 2008

2009 Ambassador	Event/Date
Mr. J.B Orange	Canadian Association of Speech-Language Pathologists & Audiologists April 22 - May 2, 2009
Mr. Wayne Hocking	International MST 12 - c/o Department of Physics & Astronomy May 17 - May 23, 2009
Ms. Vesta Marshall	Daughter's of the Nile June 5 - June 11, 2009
Mr. Larry Breen	N.E.N.A Ontario National Emergency Number Association Sept 13 - Sep 16 2009

2010 Ambassador	Event/Date
Mr. Mark MacLeod	Ontario Medical Association April 29 - May 2, 2010
Mr. Garnett Smalley	International Quilt Festival Aug 7 - 14, 2010
Mr. Christopher Schlachta	Canadian Surgery Forum Sept 13 - 17, 2010
Mr. John Adams	The Canadian Society of Club Managers Oct 1 - Oct 6, 2010-03-15
Mrs. Helen Coker	Ontario Music Educators Association Nov 4 - 6, 2010
Mr. Al Hardy	Rotary International Zone 24/32 Institute 2010 Nov 8 - 14, 2010