• TEC Venture Angels Bootcamp

  Aug. 16 – 17, 2014 All Day

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  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…

• Startup Weekend – Solutions For Your City

  Aug. 22 – 24, 2014 All Day

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  Join us for the next edition of Startup Weekend where you
  will be creating innovative solutions using open data
  provided by The City of Calgary. Your goal is to identify
  opportunities to build tools or services that would improve
  service delivery and/or enhance the daily lives of
  Calgarians.

  Startup Weekend is a global grassroots movement of active
  and empowered entrepreneurs who are learning the basics of
  founding startups… Read more…

• CAMP Festival

  Sep. 8 – 9, 2014 All Day

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  Join us at CAMP for 2 full days of cutting-edge creative
  technology, art and design. With 14 expert-lead
  presentations and panels, 300+ attendees, and endless
  networking opportunities.

  Hosted at the Theatre Junction GRAND in Calgary.

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• E-Town Festival 2014

  Sep. 11 – 12, 2014 All Day

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  Get ready to innovate, create change & disrupt common
  thought!

  What do an aerospace innovator, a four-time gold medal
  Olympian and a Juno award winning singer-songwriter have in
  common?

  They’re all keynote speakers at E-Town Festival 2014!

  We’re collaborating with many partners to bring you a
  magical event! Here’s what we have scheduled so far:

  Peter Diamandis

  Chairman and CEO, X Prize Foundation; co-founder & chairman,
  Singularity University; author, Abundance:… Read more…

• CANARIE National Summit 2014

  Sep. 17 – 18, 2014 All Day

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  CANARIE’s National Summit is fast approaching! Get ready
  for two days of collaboration and inspiration with leaders
  from academia, industry and government, as they present the
  innovations that are shaping our world and helping Canada
  get there first.

  Featuring:

  Mark Stevenson, Author: An Optimist’s Tour of the Future
  Dr. Marie D’Iorio, Executive Director, National Institute
  for Nanotechnologies
  Dr. Raymond Laflamme, Executive Director, Institute for
  Quantum Computing

  Panels:

  The Technologies of Tomorrow
  Collaboration: The… Read more…

• Cyber Summit 2014

  Sep. 24 – 25, 2014

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  Cyber Summit 2014 logo The two-day Summit will take place
  September 24-25, 2014, in Banff, Alberta. It will offer
  workshops and sessions that give practical, forward-thinking
  skills and ideas to the province’s executives, managers and
  technical staff who are shaping the future of next
  generation IT.

  More details/news-and-events/cyber-summit-archives/cyber-summit-2014/ Read more…

• An Overview of the Build in Canada Innovation Program

  Thu, Oct. 16, 2014 2:00pm — 3:00pm

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  Created to bolster innovation in Canada’s business sector,
  the Build in Canada Innovation Program (BCIP) helps
  companies bridge the pre-commercialization gap by procuring
  and testing late stage innovative goods and services within
  the federal government before taking them to market.

  This information session will provide an overview of how
  BCIP can benefit Canadian companies.

  Special Guest Speaker:

  *Helen Braiter*
  *Director, Build in Canada Innovation Program
  *Helen Braiter has been with… Read more…

• Startup Weekend Calgary EDU

  Oct. 17 – 19, 2014 All Day

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  An epic 54-hour entrepreneurial experience for… Youth +
  Educators + Developers + Designers + Business Professionals

  Youth! Ever wondered what it’s like to be your own boss?
  Create something new? Be an entrepreneur?

  Educators! Designers! Developers! Biz Devs! Have you ever
  had an idea for improving education?

  Here’s your chance to experience 54 hours of entrepreneurial
  innovation as you transform your ideas into reality. Form a
  team with… Read more…

• 2014 ASTech Awards Gala

  Fri, Oct. 24, 2014 6:00am — 11:00am

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  Since 1989, ASTech has awarded over 500 indivduals,
  organizations and teams that have contributed significantly
  to the success of science and technology in Alberta.

  In the spirit of honouring those who have lead the way, this
  year’s theme is:

  “On the Shoulders of Giants”

  While we celebrate the achievements of the past, we’re also
  engaging the next generation of innovation. Join us as we
  move forward and celebrate… Read more…

• Edmonton Go Meetup

  Tue, Oct. 28, 2014 12:30pm — 2:30pm

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  Go is an open source programming language that makes it easy
  to build simple, reliable, and efficient software.

  Talks this month:

  • Hugo Static Website Generator Nathan Youngman

  • The Go Standard Library Daniel Huckstep

  Pizza provided.

   

  Information at: http://edmontongo.org/2014-10/ Read more…

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