Press Release

For Immediate Release

Contact: Bob Brown
Phone: (909) 937-3001
Email: bbrown@ontariocvb.com

ADVANCE Your Medical Career in Ontario

ONTARIO, Calif., September 7, 2005 – Ontario's pulse is rising as it prepares to host the ADVANCE Job Fair Tuesday, September 13 at the Ontario Convention Center. Vital to the advancement of the medical profession, ADVANCE Newsmagazines' job fair will offer free career advice, an opportunity to meet with top area recruiters and a selection of continued education (CE) seminars.

Sponsored by Community Hospital of San Bernardino, Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center and Sansum – Santa Barbara Medical Foundation Clinic, the ADVANCE Job Fair will host representatives who will answer career related questions and accept resumes. The event will also offer networking opportunities and workshops.
 
"In the growing Inland Empire, the ratio of patients to hospital workers is increasing drastically," said Bob Brown, executive director and general manager for OCVB. "The ADVANCE job fair is designed to help regional medical centers address this situation."
 
Brown estimates the job fair will provide an economic will impact of $58,500 for the city of Ontario.
 
In addition to seminars and meetings, registered guests will have the opportunity to win a $500 vacation gift certificate, an I-Pod Shuffle or a $50 gas card. Attendees may also play Plinko to win free gifts.
 
The ADVANCE Job Fair is scheduled for Tuesday, September 13, from 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. at the Ontario Convention Center, located at 2000 East Convention Center Way. Admission is free. Half-day seminars are $15; full-day seminars are $30. For more information about the ADVANCE Job Fair, call 800-546-4987 or visit www.advancejobfairs.com.

About ADVANCE Newsmagazines
Celebrating its 20th anniversary, ADVANCE Newsmagazines supports medical professionals by presenting job fairs, supplying health care product information and assisting in job placement. In addition, medical professionals are able to earn credits through print resources, online and in person.


About the Ontario Convention Center

The Ontario Convention Center is contemporary in design and equipped with the latest in technology. The Convention Center boasts over 225,000 total square feet of exhibit, meeting and function space. An ideal venue for conventions, tradeshows, exhibits and meetings, the Convention Center provides a full range of technology services, including Wi-Fi, Internet, DS3 and video-conferencing capabilities. For more information about the Ontario Convention Center, go to www.ontariocc.com or call (909) 937-3000.

Headquartered in Philadelphia, SMG provides facility services to more than 200 venues in 41 states, Puerto Rico, Mexico, Canada and Europe, controls over 1.5 million entertainment seats worldwide and manages more than ten million feet of exhibition space.

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MEDIA CONTACT

Bob Brown

(909) 937-3001
pr@ontariocc.com

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