A greater international focus for businesses, including operations and supply chain, motivated the Vancouver location of the 2011 conference of the Risk and Insurance Management Society's Annual Conference & Exhibition.

The conference will take place at the Vancouver Convention Centre West, May 1-5.

"Taking the annual conference to Vancouver this year highlights our commitment to the increasingly international nature of the risk management industry, as well as the understanding that business is no longer constrained by borders," said Mary Roth, executive director of RIMS. "We know that implications for businesses exist on a global scale and much of our focus is on ensuring that risk managers understand the opportunities this new reality presents—that's a large part of what we intend to deliver at RIMS 2011."

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