SUMMER INTERNSHIP 2005
		Laurie Asuncion - Bcomm, McMaster CEI Host Organization - Hamilton Conservation Authority CEI Funding partner - CIBC

My placement is at the Hamilton Conservation Authority (HCA), which is
the largest environmental management agency located at the western end
of Lake Ontario.

For the past few years, they have led many environmental projects to help
ensure a safe and sustainable community, such as providing educational
programs geared to the environment, water shed management, and the
protection of water and land. The HCA's work is also focused on regulating
construction and development in areas that may be environmentally fragile.

My role in the HCA Business Development Department is to help generate
revenues through assisting with sales and operations of corporate events
which will be used to
fund HCA projects (like those listed above), properties and facilities. Such
properties include, Confederation Park, Christie Lake, Valens, Dundas
Valley, and Spencer Gorge/Webster Falls, all within the Hamilton region.
This summer, we will be holding over 70 corporate picnics that caters up to
50-7000 people, where I will be helping run, plan and organize such
functions in the office as well on the day of
the picnics. Such work consists of attending meetings, booking, contacting
and researching suppliers suitable to our client's needs as well as other
administrative work.

I have met a lot of friendly staff and am impressed with the main office
building and location, which is centralized along a beautiful luscious
forest; you wouldn't be
surprised to see a group of deer out your window! I look forward to making a
positive contribution to HCA and it has been a pleasure working for them
from the very start. I hope everyone is having a good start on their
interns, good luck, have a great summer and I look forward to hearing from
your own experiences!

I would like to thank CEI for giving students, like me, an opportunity to be
involved with businesses that continuously contribute to the well being of
communities. The program definitely shows a different side of the business
spectrum and exposes
students to another category of business that is not regularly emphasized in
academia.

Laurie Asuncion