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Jeux du Commerce West, JDC West Business Competition or informally, JDC West is an anuual business competition featuring top business schools and students from across Western Canada, as well as the largest undergraduate business competition in Western Canada. The first competition occurred January 20 - 23, 2006, which attracted over 400 students. The second year of events occurred January 19 - 21, 2007 and attracted 450.

Contents 1 Structure 1.1 Academics 1.2 Debate 1.3 Athletics 1.4 Social 1.5 Additional Awards 1.6 Participating Schools 2 History of the Games 2.1 History of JDC 2.2 Competition Venues 3 Relevant Links

Each school sends one team of 48 students to participate teams in one of 9 Academic Competitions, 1 Parliamentary Debate, 1 Athletic Competition or 1 Social Competition (comprised of 7 events). Points are awarded and accumulated towards a team being declared School of the Year.

There are 9 Academic Competitions. Each competition has 3 students from each team participating in it. In each case competition participants have a fixed amount of time to review the facts and prepare before presenting to the judges.

Current Academic Events for JDC West are:

• Accounting
• Business Strategy
• Entrepreneurship
• Finance
• Human Resource Management
• International Business
• Management Information Systems
• Marketing
• Taxation

Each debate team has 4 students. They have a fixed amount of time to review the proposal before presenting. As it is in parliamentary style, one team is designated Team Government and the other Team Opposition.

Each athletic team has 6 students, with at least 2 female athletes. The first day is round robin, followed by a tournament.

Each social team has 4 students.

Additionally, teams are awarded for participation, charity and organizing committee support.

The following schools have participated in JDC West:

University	Business Faculty Name (if named)
Simon Fraser University
University of Alberta
University of British Columbia	Sauder School of Business
University of Lethbridge
University of Manitoba	Asper School of Business
University of Northern British Columbia
University of Regina
University of Victoria

Furthermore, a combined Ontario team participated in 2006 and 2007 and Team REFAEC - comprising of a number of schools from the Original "Jeux Du Commerce" competed in 2006.

The original Jeux du Commerce', Francophone for Commerce Games started as a Business Student Competition in 1989 in Eastern Canada. Last year, over 1,200 business students from 13 Eastern universities in Canada chose to compete. 18 years after its inaugeration, it has become a prestigious annual event. Noted for its academic excellence and superior team work development. Like JDC West, JDC possesses Athletic, Social, Debate and Charitable components.

Following the success of 'Jeux du Commerce' a desire was expressed to create similar games in Western Canada, ultimately leading to a Commerce Competition on a national scale. The Western Games were dubbed JDC West. JDC West has exemplified professionalism and excellence, while focusing on the unique challenges facing a Western Canadian business student. The academic structure of the competition will be maintained, encouraging students to strive for excellence and professionalism, while promoting the goodwill and sportsmanship that JDC is about for many years.

Year	Location	Host School	School of the Year	Theme
2006	Vancouver, BC	University of British Columbia Sauder School of Business	University of British Columbia Sauder School of Business	"Sustainability"
2007	Vancouver, BC	University of British Columbia Sauder School of Business	Simon Fraser University	Business Ethics
2008	Lethbridge, AB	University of Lethbridge

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