Events

Date: May 24, 2012

Time: 12:00 - 1:00 PM

Place: Online webinar

Canada is one of the most generous countries in funding research, innovation, and experimentation, providing approximately $7 billion annually to over 30,000 companies. Over $4.5 billion of this funding pool is provided under the Scientific Research & Experimental Development (SR&ED) program. 

If your fiscal year end is December, June 2012 is the deadline to claim for expenditures incurred in 2010. This webinar will give you a comprehensive view of the SR&ED program and other Government grants. The following topics will be covered: 

*Introduction to SR&ED 
*Changes to the SR&ED program 
*Strategies to maximize your claims 
*Eligible project examples 
*Other Government grants

For more information or to register, click here.

Date: May 31, 2012

Time: 12:00 - 1:00 PM

Place: Field Law, 400 The Lougheed Building, 604 - 1 Street SW, Calgary AB

Developments in the IT industry have led to an expansion of cloud computing and the use of mobile applications. These developments require changes to traditional software licensing models.  In this new model, software and data is hosted remotely, in the public or private cloud, mobile applications are often located on personal devices, and applications are accessed by users from multiple locations. When reviewing or negotiating software licenses in this environment, several unique issues arise.

What do licensing professionals, counsel, advisors, SMEs and software vendors need to know about software licensing in 2012? The LES luncheon session will address the following topics: 

Date: September 22-23, 2012

Time: All day (9 AM - 6 PM)

Place: Blackfoot Inn, Room Sierra, 5940 Blackfoot Trail SE, Calgary, Alberta

About the course 
It is two days and its mission isn't to inspire you. Its mission is to significantly increase your chances of creating a successful business. There are plenty of events which bring out plenty of speakers who inspire very well. I'm interested in giving you as much actionable knowledge and direct feedback as possible. 

Take Aways 
In addition to the practical knowledge learned during the school. Most of the files, documents, contracts, spreadsheets, term sheets, grant applications and presentations Michael has created over his last 12 years will be provided to the course participants (under NDA, and with redacting).

Date: May 5-6, 2012

Time: All day (9 AM-6 PM MST)

Place: Blackfoot Inn, Room Sierra, 5940 Blackfoot Trail SE, Calgary, Alberta

Date: May 1 - May 3, 2012

Time: 8:00 AM May 1 -  4:00 PM May 3.

Place: Simon Fraser University Harbour Centre, 515 West Hastings Street, Vancouver BC

BCNET, Compute Canada and WestGrid have joined forces this year to co-host an exciting three-day conference that will take place on May 1-3, 2012, at Simon Fraser University Harbour Centre, in Vancouver, BC. Themed, Connect. Compute. Collaborate., this event will bring together nearly 500 delegates from across Canada for a program filled with panel discussions, networking opportunities and an industry showcase. 

You don't want to miss this opportunity to connect with:

Date: April 26, 2012

Time: 5:00 - 9:00 PM

Place: Hall D, Shaw Conference Centre, 9797 Jasper Ave NW, Edmonton AB

To commemorate this milestone year, we will be hosting a dinner and awards event celebrating 10 years of TEC VenturePrize achievements.

In addition to announcing this year’s winners of the Student and Fast Growth competitions, we will reveal the very first winner of our new NanoVenturePrize competition.

We welcome the Honourable A. Anne McLellan as our special guest and keynote speaker. As the former Deputy Prime Minister of Canada and an outspoken champion of economic strategy, we are privileged to have Ms. McLellan speak on the spirit of innovation.

For more information or to register, please click here.

Date: June 4, 2012

Time: 5:30 PM

Place: Hotel Arts, 119 - 12th Avenue SW, Calgary AB

The Digital Alberta Awards, now in its second year, is a program designed to recognize leaders in innovation, creativity and the evolving digital media sector in Alberta.

For more information or to register, please click here.

Date: May 1, 2012

Time:  8:00a.m. - Noon; 1:00 - 5:00 p.m.

Place: Matrix Hotel Edmonton, 10640-100 Avenue, Edmonton AB 

We're bringing in some of the world's leading online marketing experts for an intensive four-hour crash course in Internet marketing that will help you navigate the possibilities for marketing your business on the web. You'll learn Search & Social Marketing tips and techniques that will lead to sustained, long-term search engine rankings (and new customers) in your local markets and world wide.

For more information or to register, click here.

Date: April 24, 2012

Time: 5:30pm - 8:30pm

Place: TBA

The popularity of cloud computing has increased tremendously over the past few years. Cloud computing has become a part of our everyday lives -- from the use of Dropbox, to Amazon EC2 becoming the standard platform for start-ups. Many individuals and businesses looking to build their own clouds have turned to OpenStack to provide the services and infrastructure required, and it is now considered a leading open source project. This presentation will discuss what exactly "cloud computing" is, as well as give a high-level overview of OpenStack and the benefits it can offer individual users and small businesses.

For more information, please click here.

Date: May 5, 2012

Time: 8:30am - 4:30pm

Place: Mount Royal University Atrium, 4825 Mount Royal Gate SW, Calgary AB

BarCamp is a community-powered unconference, filled with open events, discussions, and workshops, where the agenda is collaboratively created and run by the participants rather than predetermined speakers.

The first BarCamp took place in 2005, and since then BarCamps have been held in over 350 cities around the world.

For more information or to register, please click here.