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The Government of Canada and partners Telefilm Canada and Export Development Canada are supporting Canada’s leading game development industry at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco with prestigious meeting space, a networking event and a matchmaking program. Read the rest of this entry »

The first-ever Women on the Move Forum will be held June 4 and 5, 2012, at Palais des Congrès de Montréal. The event, a joint presentation of Desjardins Group and Deloitte, aims to bring women together around the theme Inspiring Success to discuss the major issues facing businesses today. Registration opens March 1. Read the rest of this entry »

Ortsbo and Variety Magazine have unofficially smashed Ortsbo’s Guinness World Record established in May 2011 together with its live coverage of the 2012 Orange British Academy Film Awards (BAFTA) with 161 countries viewing the event in 53 instantly translated languages. Read the rest of this entry »

Canada’s most credible and trusted consumer packaged goods (CPG) awards program, the Best New Product Awards (BNPAs), welcomes Shaw Media as the exclusive broadcast media partner. The partnership will include various campaigns showcasing the BNPA logo as well as BNPA winners being featured on Shaw’s extensive broadcast, online and video on demand networks including: Global Television, Food Network, HGTV, History Channel and Slice. Read the rest of this entry »

Annex Pro would like to invite you to their exclusive HIERO launch event in Vancouver on February 28 at the Vancouver Film School Main Theatre, featuring Bruno Nicoletti: HIERO creator, co-founder and Head of Technology at The Foundry. The evening begins at 5:30 p.m. with a beer and snacks reception, followed by demonstrations and discussions on Hiero’s features and how it’s being used in digital production pipelines. Read the rest of this entry »

Those of you interested in digital evolution in the financial industries – or even for conducting digital business agreements – may be interested in catching the February 22nd webcast from enterprise electronic signature solutions company Silanis. E-Signature adoption by banks has accelerated in the past 18 months, largely driven by customer transformation initiatives and the pressure of increased regulatory and compliance requirements. Read the rest of this entry »

The 2012 Mobile Money Forum, an event which will give attendees the opportunity to hear about and discuss the impact of mobile money in the North American, European and international markets with speakers and delegates from the financial, telecom, mobile commerce and other related sectors, will be held from 13-14 June 2012 in Montreal. The mobile money ecosystem encompasses mobile banking, mobile payments, mobile money transfers, mobile commerce and other related mobile services. Read the rest of this entry »

Boast Capital, a firm that helps tech companies get government funding to advance innovation, is proud to announce that two of its partners, Lloyed Lobo and Alex Popa, were on teams that secured 2nd and 3rd place at Calgary Startup Weekend, the 54-hour event where developers, designers, marketers, product managers, and startup enthusiasts come together to share ideas, build teams, create products, and launch startups. Read the rest of this entry »

Don Tapscott, one of the world’s leading authorities on innovation, media, and the economic and social impact of technology, is pleased to have been chosen as the global curator for Social Media Week 2012, and will deliver the opening keynote in New York City on February 13, 2012. Social Media Week takes place from February 13-17, 2012 in 21 cities, with 60,000 attendees and half a million online viewers. Read the rest of this entry »

Corus Entertainment’s Nelvana Enterprises, Hasbro, Inc. and Toys”R”Us Canada are calling on all metal masters to battle their BEYBLADES for a chance to win exclusive access to the 2012 World BEYBLADE Championship. On Saturday, February 25th, 2012, all Toys”R”Us stores across Canada (excluding Express locations) will host in-store BEYBLADE battle tournaments. The winner from each store will be entered into a random draw to win one of three grand prizes, which include a pair of VIP Golden Tickets, airfare and accommodation to attend the World BEYBLADE Championship taking place Sunday, March 25th, 2012 at Corus Quay in Toronto. Read the rest of this entry »