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Building on the success of 2012, the Whistler Film Festival‘s ShortWork Lab returns for its 13th edition to empower the next generation of storytellers. As part of its industry Summit taking place December 5th to 7th, the ShortWork Lab provides filmmakers firsthand insight into the world of narrative short-form storytelling. Emerging filmmakers are invited to participate in this full day of panel discussions, pitches, networking and screenings with filmmakers and industry experts. Read the rest of this entry »

The Canadian Mentorship Challenge is a national initiative that aims to collectively mentor 10,000 enterprising Canadians over the course of Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW), November 18 – 24, 2013.  Last year, Startup Canada launched the first Canadian Mentorship Challenge, partnering with the Canadian Youth Business Foundation (CYBF) and CATAAlliance, to respond to a call to action from entrepreneurs to increase awareness about the value of mentors and the opportunities for mentorship. This year, the Challenge is being powered jointly by Startup Canada and CYBF to showcase how mentorship’s transfer of knowledge and ideas contributes to the success of startups and mobilizes communities of people to build systems that create profit and prosperity for all. Read the rest of this entry »

DigiBC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the 2013 Annual General Meeting of the members of the DigiBC, The Digital Media + Wireless Association of BC (the “Society”) will be held at theOffices of Fasken Martineau, 2900 – 550 Burrard Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, on Thursday, October 17, 2013 at 9:00 a.m. (the “Meeting”) for the following purposes: Read the rest of this entry »

On November 7th, 2013, 10-12 Pitch 360 finalists will present their Best Cross Media projects in front of a panel of international jury members to vie for the Merging Media Pitch 360 Award. The event’s organizers are delighted to announce the distinguished members of the Pitch 360 Jury from Europe and Canada: Read the rest of this entry »

As a lead up to Small Business Month in October, the B.C. government and the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) are asking for input from the small business community to identify their top priorities for cutting red tape in the province. This Friday, September 27, join Minister of State for Tourism and Small Business Naomi Yamamoto, who will co-host a noon-hour Twitter Town Hall with Laura Jones, CFIB EVP. The town hall is one way the Province is reaching out to small businesses to help identify challenges, cut red tape and improve access to government services. The town hall builds on the 10-year history of government working with CFIB in its efforts to grow the small-business sector in British Columbia. Read the rest of this entry »

Not only will Chinese box office blockbuster Finding Mr. Right screen at the 2013 Whistler Film Festival, it will also be the subject of a case study as part of WFF’s China Canada Gateway for Film® Script Competition, an innovative co-producing initiative that gives Canadian filmmakers access to the world’s second largest domestic film market. Read the rest of this entry »

Enterprise Information Management (EIM) developer OpenText™ has announced that it will be unveiling the latest innovations in OpenText’s Customer Experience Management (CEM) suite at Ignite the Experience, a fun, informal and educational event being held in London at Vinopolis on September 26, 2013. Attendees will experience the power of Customer Experience Management and how, as a key component of OpenText’s Enterprise Information Management (EIM) strategy, it helps to link departments across enterprise organizations to harmonize brands and communications across all customer channels – from web and social through to customer call centres and finance. Read the rest of this entry »

Toronto Mini Maker Faire, a weekend celebration of science, technology, robotics, hacking and maker culture will welcome 4,000 innovators, artists, makers, hackers and entrepreneurs – adults and kids alike – on September 21-22 in Toronto. Dubbed the most exciting show-and-tell on Earth, Toronto Mini Maker Faire at Wychwood Barns features an impressive roster of local makers. The world’s first 3D Chocolate printer, 3D scanner for home use, Arduino-powered foosball scoreboard, R2D2, robots that make robots themselves, and even clothes that communicate, created right here in Toronto will be on display. Read the rest of this entry »

As businesses across Canada prepare for the eventual implementation of Canada’s Anti-Spam Legislation, Constant Contact^®, Inc. is guiding small businesses through these new laws now to help them prepare. This fall the company will host a multi-part webinar series, “Opt-in Canada!,” aimed at educating small business and nonprofit marketers on how this new legislation will affect interactions with Canadian customers and what steps they can take to ensure continued marketing success through the legal changes. Read the rest of this entry »