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Attend the 2012 Security Conference to enjoy and benefit from high-calibre plenary and workshop speakers. The comprehensive program will cover both high-level and detailed security issues across various public and private sectors.

This event will benefit all of the following professionals:

• Security Management Professionals
• Information Technology Specialists
• Information Management Specialists
• Law Enforcement Professionals
• Policy and Planning Advisors
• Specialists in Human Resources and Supply Chain Management
• Facility Management Professionals
• Government Officials with Security Responsibilities
• Academics and Researchers
• Consultants and Vendors

EARLY BIRD RATES – Rates Applicable until 6 pm EST Sunday, April 1st, 2012:
Individuals: $349.00 per person, plus 13% HST

POST EARLY BIRD RATES, AFTER Sunday, April 1st, 2012:
Individuals: $399.00 per person, plus 13% HST

A Group rate discount is available for a group of 3 or more individuals from the same organization/
government branch. Restrictions Apply.

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Wavefront and Microsoft are pleased to present a hands-on Waveguide code camp for developers that will help you build your app and get you prepared to submit it to the Windows Phone Marketplace. With an application ecosystem that is continuing to not only grow, but accelerate in growth, now is the time to port your existing apps to Windows Phone and build new apps for the platform as well. In January, the Windows Phone Marketplace hit the 50,000 app/game milestone in just over a year, the fastest mobile platform to reach that mark.

The workshop will start off with a presentation that goes over the basic principles of building an app and how you submit it to the Marketplace. The intent of this presentation is to provide an overview of what you as a mobile developer can expect throughout the experience of building a Windows Phone 7.5 application. After the presentation, you will be able to begin building your own Windows Phone apps with support from Windows Phone experts and proctors who will answer questions that you may have. We will also have mini-lessons in regular intervals throughout the day to help you learn some of the deeper concepts of Windows Phone development. Attendees can choose to listen to these lessons or continue building the apps they started.

In order to participate in the workshop, you will need your own PC running either Windows 7 or Windows Vista. You must download the free developer tools ahead of time so you can hit the ground running rather than spend time during the workshop installing the tools.

Who should attend?

• Developers with an iOS or Android app ready to port to Windows Phone
• Experienced developers wanting to learn more about the opportunity and looking to build Windows Phone applications

Reasons to develop apps for Windows Phone:

• Showcase your apps that may be buried or lost in other saturated Marketplaces
• Increase your reach to a new audience of early adopters looking for great apps
• Windows Phone developers are well supported and rewarded, check out www.developermovement.com for details

DETAILED AGENDA
08:30 AM – 09:00 AM Breakfast, Registration and Networking

09:00 AM – 09:30 AM Presentation: The Windows Phone Opportunity

Windows Phone 7.5 is a fresh and new mobile platform that represents a new opportunity for mobile app publishers to extend the reach of their existing apps and create new experiences and revenue streams for their business. This introductory session will go over why adopting Windows Phone into your application portfolio is a smart bet and how Microsoft is innovating on the platform to create new business opportunities for mobile developers and publishers.

09:30 AM – 09:45 AM Case Study

A local app developer will share their experience working on the Windows Phone platform and the success they have had with their app on the marketplace.

09:45 AM – 10:30 AM Presentation: Building Windows Phone Applications

This overview session will go over the basic concepts of building a Windows Phone application as well as an introduction to the Metro design language and how to submit your apps to the Marketplace. By the end of this session, you will have a basic understanding of the Windows Phone platform from a developer’s perspective, with the intent of providing you with a familiarity of developing apps that will help you throughout the rest of the day during the hands-on workshop.

10:30 AM – 10:45 AM Break

10:45 AM – 05:00 PM Workshop – Optional mini-lessons will be presented

You are welcome to spend the day coding, participate in the mini-lessons or a bit of both!

10:45 AM – 11:15 AM Mini-Lesson: Porting Existing Apps to Windows Phone

You may have built apps and games for other mobile platforms and want to port those titles to Windows Phone. In this mini-lesson, you will be exposed to the tools and resources that Microsoft has created to help you port your existing apps from iOS and Android to Windows Phone.

12:00 PM – 01:00 PM Lunch

01:00 PM – 01:30 PM Mini-Lesson: Push Notifications and Live Tiles

One of the great ways to make a mobile app come to life is through push notification services and Windows Phone is no exception. In fact, Windows Phone provides unique ways to make your apps stand out from the crowd using push notifications and Live Tiles. This mini-lesson will show you how to implement Push Notifications in your apps as well as differentiating your app’s experience using Live Tiles.

02:30 PM – 03:00 PM Mini-Lesson: Multi-tasking and Tombstoning

Modern smartphone apps rely on being able to provide a consistent experience for their users regardless of any interruption that may occur. This mini-lesson provides you with tips on how to use multi-tasking efficiently in your apps.

03:00 PM – 03:15 PM Coffee Break

04:00 PM – 04:30 PM Mini-Lesson: Succeeding on the Marketplace

All Windows Phone apps and games are distributed through the Marketplace. As of January, 2012, the Marketplace hit 50,000 apps and games, the fastest growth from net new compared to all smartphone ecosystems. This represents a challenge to app developers and publishers to get their titles noticed. This mini-lesson provides tips and tricks how you as an app publisher can get your app noticed as well as strategies for getting yourself into the coveted featured app category.

04:45 PM – 05:00 PM Wrap up & prize draws

We want to know how you liked the event, what were common questions that came up throughout the day? Also, fill out the online survey and be entered to win one of 3 Windows phones!

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It’s time for another indie game showcase!  Vancouver Film School are once again kind enough to host another epic showcase of indie games at the Cafe on Hastings Street.

Schedule:

– Doors open at 6:30pm (Don’t turn up too early or you won’t be able to get in)
– Showcase start at 7:00pm.
– Networking begins around 8:00pm
– Head to pub at 9:00pm

The cafe has light snacks and drinks but does not serve full meals so we suggest you either eat beforehand or wait until we go to the pub.

Even if your game is not in the showcase, you can still bring your laptop/mobile device to the meetup and get some feedback during the networking segment.

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Are you a tech entrepreneur preparing a significant transaction/deal?

On March 26th, attend this workshop and find out how to deliver a win-win negotiation and get optimal results for your company.

In this workshop you will learn:

How to define your Objective
Your Negotiation Criteria: what they are and their ranking of importance
How to identify your ‘bottom line’ Position
Best practices for negotiating a deal
Real-life examples of what works

Our Presenter:
Sandra Wear, CEO-in-Residence with the Centre4Growth, has an impressive 15-year track record of maximizing shareholder value through growth, performance and product commercialization in new and existing markets. Her entrepreneurial background includes starting and building a company to its $568M record-making exit as well as taking disruptive technology from product concept to commercialization and closing multi-million dollar transactions.

Her technology background spans wireless, video technology, SaaS and enterprise software. Most recently she led a cleantech company developing ZigBee-based Smart Grid Applications. Sandra has held executive positions as CEO, VP and General Manager in North America and Europe and has led marketing and business development efforts on a global scale.

*Limited space available, register early to guarantee your spot.

NOTE: GrowthWorkshops are reserved exclusively for tech entrepreneurs.

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For over two decades, the CATAAlliance Innovation and Leadership Awards Gala Dinner has been celebrating the best in Canadian advanced technology. It has become one of the most eagerly awaited events in Canada’s business calendar.

At the Awards Gala, the winners are recognized for their innovation, expertise, and leadership in Canada’s advanced technology community.

This year’s theme is “Building an Intelligent Nation: i-CANADA.”

Vivek Kundra, the architect of the Obama Administration’s Cloud First policy and accomplished technology leader with a track record of driving innovation, joins us as a special keynote speaker.

Then you’ll hear perspectives from an Executive Panel of opinion leaders who will share insights into the creation of intelligent communities — places where jobs grow, the environment is sustainable, and life is stimulated by the arts, media and a vibrant society.

Some of the key topics that we will explore include:

– Resources for building competitive communities

– An ecosystem for growing millionaires

– Graphic tool showing community strengths

– Best practices from successful global cities

– Status of i-communities across Canada

– The i-Waterfront billion-bit challenge

– Collaboration among community groups.

Our experts will provide a vision for the future i-CANADA.  Hear from the likes of:

Moderator, Paul Brent, will engage the Panel  in lively discussions. Gala guests are also  able to pose questions prior to the event via email to: info@cata.ca .

The 27th Annual Gala celebrates the best-of-the-best award-winners across the spectrum of advanced technology areas:

• CAMSC Innovation through Diversity Award
• The Celestica Award for Technology Commercialization
• The Peter Brojde Award for Canada’s Next Generation Executive Leadership
• The Motorola Award for Public Safety Technology
• Outstanding Product Achievement (ICT)
• Outstanding Product Achievement (Clean Tech)
• Outstanding Product Achievement (Health Care)
• Alcatel-Lucent Emerging Technology Award
• Excellence in Science and Technology Reporting
• Private Sector Innovation and/or Leadership in Advanced Technology
• Public Sector Leadership in Advanced Technology
• IT Strategic HR Management
• CIO of the Year, for SME’s and Large Corporations
• Sara Kirke Award for Canada’s Leading Woman High Tech Entrepreneur

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Are you top talent? Discover five strategies that you can employ immediately to help you become top talent during turbulent times.

Please join us on Wednesday, April 18, 2012 for a CanWIT BC exclusive lunch event with award-winning keynote speaker, Dr. Nancy MacKay, the CEO and Co-founder of MacKay & Associates and co-author of the book “The Talent Advantage.”

By attending this session, you will learn how to:

• Become an extraordinary leader and master your emotions
• Show up as top talent and achieve your full potential
• Marry career development with succession planning
• Develop top talent
• Believe in yourself and deliver outstanding results

More About Nancy MacKay

Dr. Nancy MacKay is the CEO and Co-founder or MacKay & Associates. Her company accelerates CEO and executive performance through world-class peer groups across Canada involving over 200 members. Nancy has received numerous awards, including being chosen as one of the Top 100 Most Powerful Women in Canada in 2008. Her work as a senior consultant, former professor and keynote speaker has taken her from New Zealand to Europe, Asia and throughout North America. She also serves on the board of Simon Fraser University and is the co-author of the book “The Talent Advantage” by Wiley (with Dr. Alan Weiss).

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How can you benefit from a successful mentorship experience?
CanWIT National and CanWIT BC Chapter are pleased to invite you to an exclusive workshop for women in technology.

If you are looking for a mentor:

1. Find out how a mentor can promote your achievements.
2. See how a mentorship relationship can build critical skills to move your career forward.
3. Identify the “right” mentor to guide you.

If you are looking for a mentee:

1. Learn how to establish a framework to build a successful mentorship relationship.
2. Practice how to clarify the ground rules including the what, when and how of the relationship.
3. Understand what selection criteria are important before saying “yes” to a mentee.

Featuring:
Workshop Facilitator: Suzie Labonne, Vice President of CanWIT National Mentorship

Host: Felicia Bochicchio, Vice President of CanWIT BC Chapter

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The Canadian Wireless Trade Show 2012 is going to be held this year at the Direct Energy Centre in Toronto on September 12th and 13th. The Centre is Canada’s largest exhibition and convention centre. With over 1 million square feet of flexible convention space, there is more than ample space for the more than 250 exhibitors that will be setting up their booths to showcase their products and services.

Event Info on Meetup

It’s time for the post-GDC March meetup.  Come and talk to your fellow indies about your GDC experience.  If you didn’t go, find out what GDC 2012 was like.

Schedule:

– Doors open at 6:30pm.
– Speeches start at 7:00pm.
– Networking begins around 7:30pm

Bring your games to the meetup! It’s a great place to get feedback so bring along your laptop or mobile device and show off your hard work.

Please try to turn up and grab a name tag before the speeches start at 7pm so that you don’t disturb the speakers mid-flow.

Jam Registration

Wyley and Initio are hosting a game jam.

We’re going to get together for a weekend and build games.

Anybody of any discipline and any experince level is welcome to join.

Bring a pre-formed team or come alone and we’ll connect you with other game makers.

A super casual affair. We don’t provide food or drink or pastel coloured t-shirts nobody is ever going to wear.

We have a water cooler, a bathroom, and lots of desks with accompanying wall outlets.

And a wireless network.