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http://www.cftpa.ca/primetime/2011/

The CMPA’s Prime Time in Ottawa conference is a national policy and networking event for some 700 of Canada’s most prominent business leaders from the feature film, television, interactive media, broadcasting and telecommunications industries .The event takes place at the Westin Ottawa from February 29 to March 2, 2012.

http://dmseries.eventbrite.com/

The Digital Media Lecture Series brings leading scholars, forward thinkers and experts in the field of digital media. This series will explore digital media, technology and innovation.

Use the hashtag #dmseries for the Digital Media Series Lectures.

http://www.skillpath.ca/index.cfm/training/seminar/topic/Essentials-Communicating-Diplomacy-Professionalism

In The Essentials of Communicating With Diplomacy and Professionalism, you’ll learn…
•How to handle the toughest questions with finesse and polish
•Techniques for maintaining your composure when you feel like losing your cool
•How to think on your feet in meetings, interviews and impromptu presentations … no more regrets over what you wish you’d said!
•Diplomatic ways to deliver bad news without creating bad feelings
•And much more!

Are you tired of being intimidated by high-pressure situations and difficult people? Learn how to handle touchy topics, problem people and sticky situations with finesse and skill in this two-day workshop. You’ll feel on top of challenging situations with new confidence in yourself and your abilities once you put this extensive collection of tips, secrets and skills to work.

http://www.meetup.com/levelup/events/mbfvpyqdbxb/

“We want to!”

Let’s get together at our newest brewpub on a lazy Saturday afternoon.

This meetup is just for regular discussion, mingling, and good times – just hang out!

Note that the venue has limited capacity and no projectors or anything, it’s just an awesome pub. If you don’t RSVP, there’s no guarantee there’ll be seating for you (or you might have to sit all alone at another table!)

http://www.rebootconference.com/privacy2012/

The Annual Privacy and Security Conference, hosted by the Province of British Columbia, is recognized as one of the top tier events in North America. Anyone working in the information privacy and security fields will benefit from the speakers, discussions and networking at the conference. Attendees are from every level both within government and private industry. The two-day conference draws an international audience of some 1,000 delegates with an interest in cutting edge policy, programs, law, research and technologies aimed at the protection of privacy and security.

Reasons to Attend
•Get face-to-face dialogue with international industry experts who have successfully implemented best practices solutions
•Learn about current trends, issues and actions
•Obtain your annual Continuing Professional Development credits
•Discover new methods and products that can lower expenses and increase revenues
•Take the pulse of what is happening for tools, technologies, and processes
•Get Immediate answers and solutions to issues current in your organization

http://info.vmware.com/content/7339_REG

Learn about virtualization trends, best practices and the latest technology by attending one or more of the industry or partner events listed below. Find user groups meeting near you to connect with your peers in virtualization. Attend local seminars and watch live and on-demand webcasts and webinars.

http://socialmediaweek.org/toronto/

Social Media Week returns to Toronto in February 2012. This event, held at different locations throughout Toronto over five consecutive days, features thought-provoking sessions with industry leaders, free of charge to registrants.

http://www.hp.com/canada/promotions/masterthecloud/event.html

Almost everywhere you turn these days, someone is talking about cloud computing and with good reason. The cloud represents a powerful new paradigm in computing—one that enables highly scalable applications and services to be accessed on an as?needed basis.
The fact is, cloud computing is driving IT to evolve from customized services for every business need to standardized services available on-demand.
For the very first time in Canada, we’ve assembled industry experts – both Global and local – responsible for the creation and execution of HP’s cloud solutions. You’ll have the opportunity to explore all aspects of cloud computing: public, private or hybrid – under one roof.
Who should attend?
Whether your organization is moving to the cloud or is yet undecided, our Master the Cloud Road Show is the best destination for exploring the technologies, learning the strategies and preparing to lay a secure, high performance foundation for an environment that evolves with your business. This is a must-see event that includes something for anyone involved in Enterprise IT.

http://www.mpower-business.com/

WHY ATTEND mPOWER BUSINESS?

84% of Canadians are carrying mobile devices (IEMR 2011) making your business’s workforce and consumers “mobile-enabled”. Planning your businesses’ mobility strategy is now a key success factor and IT departments across North America have placed a top priority on driving productivity and service improvements through mobile-enabled applications (Yankee Group IT-Decision Maker IT Survey July 2011).

mPower Business is a one day summit where enterprise leaders, technologists and systems integrators will gather to identify business challenges, discuss solutions, and share best practices. Topics covered will include productivity, customer service, employee training, data security, cash flow management, and marketing. The day is designed to equip business leaders with strategies to improve enterprise operations through mobility solutions. Technology solution providers will have the opportunity to learn more about key business challenges the market is facing and generate ideas for needs-driven product innovation.

http://www.meetup.com/Vancouver-Tech-Co-Founders/events/44984492/

Supernova3 is going to be a night of Extra Awesomeness! From Co-founders to Pitches to Paperclips — all hosted by the one and only McElroy Flavelle.

This is going to be the biggest event ever for this group, you are not going to want to miss it 🙂

Panel: How to Earn a Co-Founder

Three local founding teams share the challenges of finding a co-founder. To change it up, we have founding teams with different mixes of Business and Technical backgrounds.

Placeling: Lindsay Watt (Bus) and Ian MacKinnon (Tech). Placeling is one of the first GrowLab companies and helps you “Bookmark your world without broadcasting your location, effortlessly share the places you and your friends love and explore with the experts”. Check out their freshly minted iPhone App

Leanpub: Scott Patten (Tech) and Peter Armstrong (Tech). Lean Pub helps you “Publish Early, Publish Often. Self-publish your book while you’re writing it and earn great royalties!” With early adopters like Lean Startup Godfather Eric Ries, Leanpub is the future of publishing.

Insert Your Startup Here: Are you a Co-Founding team comprised of two talented Business minds? Would you like to share your co-founding story and get exposure in the local tech community? Do you have a product to showcase?

Pitches

This is the perfect opportunity to pitch to a large audience and get direct feedback on your product. First movers and startups with products in the market get first dibs! Limited slots, sign up to pitch

One Red Paperclip

One of the most difficult challenges every startup faces is getting their story out in an increasingly cluttered and noisy marketplace. The One Red Paperclip story helps show you how to become a signal amongst all the noise.

One fine June day, Kyle MacDonald traded a Red Paperclip for a Fish Pen in the parking lot of an East Van 7/11. What followed in the next 12 months is too wild to make up: An encounter with Actor Corben Bernstein, rocking out on stage with Alice Cooper, becoming a big deal in Japan, a feature on ABC’s 20/20 and so much more.

When the dust finally settled, Kyle had completed the odyssey that started with a paperclip and ended with a house. He is *that guy* that used imagination, hustle and the Internet to turn stationary into property.

If you are looking to grab the whole paperclip story ahead of time check out Kyle’s Book: One Red Paperclip: Or How an Ordinary Man Achieved His Dream with the Help of a Simple Office Supply. I also wrote a blog post about biking the Worlds Most Dangerous Road with Kyle.

See you at the Supernova 🙂