Events
Mar. 21 – Sep. 21, 2014
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Startup Canada Prairies Awards Reception
Thu, May. 15, 2014 4:30pm — 7:30pm
Join us on May 15th from for a very special evening
reception and fire-side discussion to celebrate the Startup
Canada Awards Prairies Finalists – individuals,
organizations and initiatives that have demonstrated
outstanding impact in advancing entrepreneurship in the
Prairies.Presented by AcceleratorYYC & Startup Calgary, and hosted by
Hunter Centre for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, this
special event features an exclusive Wolf Blass Wine Tasting
Reception and a fire side… Read more… -
BarCampYYC 2014
Sat, May. 24, 2014 8:30am — 4:30pm
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.BarCampYYC 2014 will be held on Saturday May 24th from
8:30am – 4:30pm at Mount Royal University, in the Bissett
School of Business/ East B Building First Floor Atrium. The
theme this year is Hackers, Hustlers, and Hipsters!What to expect?… Read more…
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Edmonton Funding Roadshow
Mon, May. 26, 2014 All Day
The 2014 Funding Roadshow is designed to better educate
entrepreneurs on funding opportunities as well as facilitate
connections between funders and entrepreneurs.The Edmonton stop of the Funding Roadshow is hosted by TEC
Edmonton and Startup Edmonton.The Business Link is a community partner supporting the
event.A total of 20 companies per day will get to pitch, the
criteria for each stream of entrepreneurs is as follows:Stream… Read more…
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Calgary Funding Roadshow
Wed, May. 28, 2014 All Day
The 2014 Funding Roadshow is designed to better educate
entrepreneurs on funding opportunities as well as facilitate
connections between funders and entrepreneurs.The Calgary stop of the Funding Roadshow is hosted by
Accelerator YYC and Startup Calagry.Innovate Calgary, The Business Link and REAP Calgary are a
community partners supporting the event.A total of 20 companies per day will get to pitch, the
criteria for each stream… Read more… -
Students to Startups Kick Off Party!
Thu, May. 29, 2014 5:30pm — 9:00pm
Join us at the interactive Square One Kick Off Party!
Featuring Andrew Phung & Ken Bautista
This is your opportunity to connect with our city’s
brightest entrepreneurs, demo their products, and celebrate
everything that our startup and entrepreneurial community
has to offer.We will showcase local student startups who are rapidly
growing, attracting investor funding, and earning revenue.Creatives, entrepreneurs, investors, bloggers, consumers and
supporters – everyone is welcome!… Read more… -
Hacking Health Calgary
Jun. 13 – 15, 2014 All Day
3 Days. Bright Minds. Health Care Innovation.
Hacking Health is designed to improve health care by
inviting technology creators and health care professionals
to collaborate on realistic, human-centric solutions to
front-line problems.Hacking Health is a fun, intense, hands-on event being held
at the University of Calgary, Foothills Campus. Small teams
of health care professionals, developers and designers will
tackle tough problems in a supportive community of peers… Read more… -
TECTERRA Showcase 2014
Wed, Jun. 18, 2014 All Day
The TECTERRA Showcase 2014 will provide a fantastic
opportunity for the geomatics and business community to
gather and learn about the latest innovative practices, new
products and organizational successes in the Canadian
geomatics industry.This anticipated event will feature over 50 companies from
TECTERRA’s portfolio of funding programs who will share and
demonstrate the latest technologies. Showcase will also host
demonstrations, company presentations, networking
opportunities and a keynote presentation… Read more… -
HPCS 2014
Jun. 25 – 27, 2014 All Day
HPCS is a multi-disciplinary conference, considered Canada’s
premier advanced computing forum. Each year, Canadian
researchers, analysts, and IT professionals from academia
and industry gather to exchange the ideas, tools, and new
discoveries that are driving today’s innovations in
computational research.This year’s program is built around the theme of HPC Serving
Society and includes sessions focusing on Bioinformatics,
Big Data & Analytics, Computational Materials Science, Ocean
& Atmosphere Modelling,… Read more… -
Digital Alberta Awards
Sat, Jul. 19, 2014 5:00pm — 10:00pm
Digital Alberta is excited to host the 2014 Digital Alberta
Awards on July 19, 2014 at the Royal Alberta Museum
theatre in Edmonton.Celebrating the best and the brightest in the world of
digital media, the Digital Alberta awards put a spotlight on
locally made innovations and inspirations. Entry
applications are open immediately.Make your mark. Show Alberta your superpowers!
Nominate yourself or someone you admire today! Read more…
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TEC Venture Angels Bootcamp
Aug. 16 – 17, 2014 All Day
TEC Venture Angels will be hosting an Investment Bootcamp
August 16-17, 2014.Randy Thompson, Angel Investor and Director of TEC Venture
Angels, will provide startup founders with valuable insight
and exercises to help them ‘become the investor’ and
understand the process. Founders will get the exclusive
opportunity to:Talk directly with investors about what they look for
(including local Angel & VC guest speakers) Form connections
with influencers… Read more…