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February 8, 2010 |
Wireless Innovation Network of British
Columbia (WINBC)
BC Media Day
Before the official Opening of the 2010
Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, VX
(2010 Showcase initiative) will hold a
special event for the 1,500
non-accredited media. It will be an
opportunity to engage the media
directly. They will get a tour of the BC
Showcase, introduced to the VX Directory
and will get a package of tools that
will enable an enhanced experience for
their reporting.
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February 11, 2010 |
Kootenay Association for Science &
Technology (KAST)
Tech Village Connect Event
Have a great innovative or technical
product, digital media product and you
want to boost revenues? Want to find out
how new technology and media can help
your business? The Kootenay Association
for Science & Technology is bringing
industry Guru Rochelle Grayson to the
Kootenays!
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February 11, 2010 |
LifeSciences British Columbia
National BioEnergy & BioProducts Forum:
Biorefinery Business Models and Barriers
to Commercialization
LifeSciences BC with support from
NRC-IRAP is leading a National BioEnergy
& BioProducts Forum with rotating
regional leads. The objectives of the
Forum are to share information across
Canada; support development of a
BioEnergy & BioProducts Knowledge
Network to accelerate development and
commercialization; and provide a vehicle
for IRAP to enhance communication with
industry.
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February 17, 2010 |
New Ventures BC and
Okanagan Science and Technology Council
(OSTEC)
Assessing the Opportunity
Come join this interactive event that
will review the basics of putting
together an elevator pitch or business
opportunity statement and delve deeper
into how to better understand: Investor
Math; Appropriate capital structures;
Industry standard investor materials and
terms; Investor expectations for
go-to-market strategies; And, how to put
together a capital plan.
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February 18, 2010 |
Vancouver Island Advanced Technology
Centre (VIATeC)
Currency Exchange and The US Dollar;
What's Next?!
Is your company facing challenges
due to the uncertainty in the American
dollar? Join Mark Frey of Custom House,
former head of FX trading and presenter
on Business News Network, for an
informative presentation regarding the
state of the USD/CAD and hedging
strategies to protect technology
businesses.
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February 18, 2010 |
Okanagan Science and Technology Council
(OSTEC)
In the
Trenches with Test Driven Design
Test driven development is a
practice that has become common in our
industry. There is an abundance of good
material out there for learning the
basics. This seminar will look at moving
beyond the "How do I get started" and
into the patterns and practices that
make unit testing succesful over the
long run.
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March 3, 2010 |
British Columbia Technology Industry
Association (BCTIA)
Metrics
for Success
Managing with the right metrics is
key to focusing your team towards
success and steering clear of
unsuccessful strategies. Two seasoned
sales and marketing leaders will share
with you how and what key performance
metrics (KPIs) they’ve used to build
successful teams and departments. Come
prepared to share yours and engage in a
spirited discussion on how to accurately
align your metrics with your team and
corporate goals.
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March 5, 2010 |
Institute for Computing, Information,
and Cognitive Systems (ICICS) and
Institute of Electrical and Electronics
Engineers (IEEE)
Workshop on Future Communication Systems
In this talk, we describe LoCal, a
research project at Berkeley that
applies the lessons of the Internet, for
building distributed and robust
communications infrastructures, to a
radical new architecture for energy
generation, distribution and sharing. We
introduce the concept of packetized
energy, stored and forwarded to where it
is locally needed, exploiting technology
for more efficient energy storage.
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March 17, 2010 |
British Columbia Technology Industry
Association (BCTIA)
Secrets
to Creating Marketing-Driven Technology
Being able to develop leading-edge
technology products and services derived
from market-driven demands is a key
ingredient in any successful business
strategy. Having your functional teams
work and think as one in order to
achieve market successes is a must. Join
your peers for a frank and interactive
discussion and gain valuable advice on
how you can foster an organizational
culture that encourages collaboration
and minimizes tug-of-wars.
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March 23, 2010 |
Vancouver Enterprise Forum (VEF)
A Panel
Discussing BC's Promising Cleantech
Landscape
The evening involves a feature
presenter covers a topic especially
relevant to technology entrepreneurs
such as financing and CEO war stories.
Networking sessions are included before
and after the presentation for speakers
and attendees to connect with each
other.
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March 25, 2010 |
British Columbia Technology Industry
Association (BCTIA)
When/How
to Abandon a Technology or Platform
Share your experiences, expertise
and knowledge and network with other
BCTIA member CTOs who have similar
responsiblities.
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March 26, 2010 |
LifeSciences British Columbia
Biotechnology Laboratory Operational
Management
The UBC
Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences in
partnership with LifeSciences British
Columbia is offering a workshop in
Biotechnology Laboratory Operational
Management. This one-day workshop will
help new and aspiring Laboratory
Managers gain practical skills to apply
in their day-to-day jobs, including:
technology and equipment, facilities
management, human resources and
leadership, procurement, quality
assurance regulations and reporting.
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March 26, 2010 |
ACETECH
The
Annual Symposium at Whistler
Be ready for a stretch. The ACETECH
Symposium program is not your everyday
run-of-the mill "seminar." Far from it.
Every ACETECH Symposium is total
immersion into the core of how
technology business works…and how you
can make it work in your company. From
the highs of advanced business concepts
to the answers to workday problems, the
ACETECH Symposium empowers the CEO for
the next day back at work and the next
ten years of you career.
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April 12, 2010 |
ACETECH and
British Columbia Technology Industry
Association (BCTIA)
Xcelerate Forum
A full day committed to improving your
corporate strategies and operations
through dynamic two-way discussions with
professional experts and industry
coaches specializing in legal, finance,
markets, talent, product development,
planning, sales, licensing, and many
more. Bring YOUR issues to the table and
get the answers YOU need to make your
company stronger.
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April 12, 2010 |
Institute of Electrical and Electronics
Engineers (IEEE)
Joint Communication Vancouver Chapter
New
Product Development
The Presentation is intended for
engineers that work on developing and
producing products in large volume, yet
want to optimize the product development
cycle and avoid costly mistakes. The
Presentation covers the Product
Development (PD) phases and the roles of
the different functions throughout the
PD phases. The purpose of this
Presentation is to help engineers
understand how the product development
pieces fit together, and how to get the
most out of their product development
efforts.
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April 14, 2010 |
LifeSciences British Columbia
12th Annual LifeSciences British
Columbia Awards
LifeSciences British Columbia is proud
to be hosting our 12th Annual
LifeSciences BC Awards Gala on
Wednesday, April 14, 2010 to honour
outstanding contributions made by
members of British Columbia's life
sciences community. This event is the
premier evening of the year for life
sciences in British Columbia, and we're
delighted to have you join us in this
year's celebration.
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April 28-30, 2010 |
ACETECH
ACETECH Symposium at Whistler
Be ready for a stretch. The ACETECH
Symposium program is not your everyday
run-of-the mill "seminar." Far from it.
Every ACETECH Symposium is total
immersion into the core of how
technology business works…and how you
can make it work in your company. From
the highs of advanced business concepts
to the answers to workday problems, the
ACETECH Symposium empowers the CEO for
the next day back at work and the next
ten years of you career.
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Contact:
Details
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