“It’s been growing dramati-
cally over the past few years.
Last year, we had close to 160
people. It’s a major event that
focuses on education, topical
issues, great speakers, and
networking opportunities,”
says Anderson.
CIPMA is truly a one-of-a-
kind organization that offers
specialized services to its
members. “What we repre-
sent is different -- it’s for pe-
troleum marketers, so from
that point of view, we’re the
organization that you would
come to because that’s our
niche and we know the indus-
try well and we advocate well
on the issues in that sector,”
says Anderson.
In terms of future plans, the
board is determining its pri-
orities. “We just did a strate-
gic review, which we do on
a periodic basis, to map out
where we’re going to put our
attention,” says Anderson.
The issue of access to pe-
troleum products is number
one for members, so CIPMA
has recently commissioned
some research that will ana-
lyze regulatory impediments,
product movements and the
overall view of the supply and
demand situation in Canada.
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