GTMA Activities & Announcements:

• GTMA 2007 Fall Luncheon
• GTMA Hosted International Business Delegation From South Florida
• GTMA WELCOMES NEW and RENEWED Corporate Partners: Cognizant Technology Solutions; Four Halls Inc.; Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP; Green and Spiegel; Hill & Knowlton Canada; Pathway Group; UOIT
• GTA Advanced Manufacturing Mission to Germany
• GTMA & DIAC Collaborate on Launch of the GTA Design Case Study
• GTMA’s Interim President and CEO Speaking Engagements During September

Upcoming Events:

• GTMA Partners with ITAC to Promote the 7th Annual Who’s Who in IT Conference 2007 • Sept 25
• Lunch & Learn Seminar . Sept 27
• IIDEX®/NeoCon® Canada Announces the Shows 2007 Special Features • Sept 27 - 28
• York Technology Association - Peer Group Program • Oct 3
• Bridge2Growth Seminar • Oct 3
• York Export Alliance • Oct 4
• The Conference Board of Canada • Oct 4
• Canada's Top Economic Forecasters at Toronto Business Outlook Briefing • Oct 4
• Canadian German Chamber of Industry and Commerce Inc. Executive Networking Luncheon on Life Science • Oct 4
• Toronto Small Business Forum • Oct 9
• SIOR 42nd Annual Fall Seminar • Oct 18
• Power Within Leadership Series • Oct 18
• GTMA Partners with Canadian Business Magazine to Promote Canadian Business Leadership Forum • Oct 18
• Canadian Urban Institute: Canadian Brownfields 2007 Program Update • Oct 18 – 19
• OBA’s 2nd Annual Privacy Law Summit • Nov 5
• Canadian Information Productivity Awards • Nov 14

A monthly-publication of the GTMA, the GTA HOTNEWS is designed to keep you current on the GTMA’s initiatives, as well as promoting the economic development activities of our public and private sector partners.

SUBMIT NEWS! If you have an interesting news item, announcement or event that you would like to promote in the next edition of the GTA HOTNEWS, please contact Tony Romano, Director, Corporate Affairs at . Copy deadline for the October 2007 Edition is October 22nd.

GTA News:

• Toronto Region Research Alliance (TRRA)
• MaRS Tenant Attracts Investment
• Institute for Competitiveness & Prosperity Releases Working Paper 10
• Five Prestigious Marketing Awards Caledon’s Economic Development & Communications Department
• Brampton Joins with Government Partners to Launch BizPal
• Oakville Town Council Approves Creation of Economic Development Department
• Cybernomics Celebrates Green I.T. with New “Green” Website
• Employment Land Strategy for Toronto
• It’s All About Performance
• Invitation to Pre-register for a Soil and Groundwater Remediation Mission to the Netherlands
• Honda Heads to Markham
• Chrysler to Invest in Brampton
• Access to Top International Talents
• Wanted: App Developers for Facebook
• Outsourcing Works So Well, India Is Exporting Jobs

People News:

• Durham Region Welcomes New Tourism Manager: Kerri King
• Courtney Pratt to Head Toronto Region Research Alliance
• Richard Florida