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Our symbols and their meaning
Victoria Falls Railway Bridge in Zimbabwe, c. 1910.
King Ranch promotional photograph, c. 1989.
A meeting at the CIBC Leadership Centre, c. 1992.
John Abele at the Centre's Open House,
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The Klein bottle: The Kingbridge logo is an outline of a "Klein bottle," a four-dimensional mathematical construct of a continuous surface with only one side. In other words, it is boundary-less. Its inside and outside are the same. That's an "outside the box" concept, a metaphor for an ideal conference and definitely the kind of thinking we like to encourage at Kingbridge.
Bridges: Just as a bridge connects locations, a conference centre connects individuals, ideas and organizations. Everywhere you look there is an opportunity to build a bridge - to link different perspectives and make connections on multiple levels.
Part I: Built in 1989 by Murray Koffler - founder of the Shopper's Drug Mart and cofounder of The Four Seasons Hotels - as Canada's first world class spa facility.
Part II: Converted in 1992, under the leadership of Chairman Al Flood and corporate education guru Hubert Saint Onge, by CIBC into a state-of-the-art training facility.
Part III: Purchased in 2001 by John Abele - cofounder of Boston Scientific Corporation (BSC) - to pursue his interest in innovative meeting and presentation strategies.
Redefining How Organizations Meet: Based on a presentation delivered to the International Association of Conference Centres, this article outlines the origins of John Abele's interest in conferencing, the lessons he learned from "live demonstration" medical courses, and his plans for The Kingbridge Centre.
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