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Jake Steele's company, Chipleaders Inc., joined forces with WPT Enterprises in November 2005 to create a large online poker community, complete with forums, blogs and tournaments. Says Steele: "Combining the leading online poker community with the world's best known poker brand is absolutely amazing, and we look forward to engaging the WPT fans, audience and online players, as we develop and foster this remarkable social network devoted to poker."

Chad Fleck, trade commissioner for International Trade Canada, is vigorously learning Japanese for a new posting in Tokyo that becomes effective in 2007.

Ashwin Amladi has accepted a position at Ernst & Young LLP (Chicago) to work in to transaction advisory services department. Ashwin moved with his family in March.

The Kellogg-Schulich Entrepreneur Group recently featured speaker Jim Glover, director of business development Bank of Canada (BDC). Jim has extensive experience in bringing new products to market, having previously held senior positions with Nortel Networks in product management, engineering, finance and marketing. Jim provided an overview of the Canadian venture capital industry.