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Mayor Jim Watson is heading to Los Angeles next week to put a spotlight on Ottawa as a great filmmaking city, with a stop at Amazon’s headquarters in Seattle, Wash. to learn about the retail giant’s operations.

The city announced on Thursday that the mayor will fly to California on Monday, a day after the Emmy Awards, and attend a reception celebrating Canadian Emmy nominees.

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On Tuesday, Watson and a small Ottawa delegation will attend an industry dinner hosted by James Villeneuve, Canada’s consul general in L.A. Watson will rub shoulders with film and television leaders and business development contacts.

Watson and Michael Crockatt, the CEO and president of Ottawa Tourism, are scheduled to attend the World Tourism Cities Federation Summit on Wednesday, with the mayor speaking at a forum where he’ll talk about lessons learned during the Ottawa 2017 celebrations. Watson is also scheduled to meet with Beijing Mayor Chen Jining and the head of the tourism commission for the Chinese capital.