Events
Apr. 18 – Oct. 19, 2014
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Canadian OpenStack User Group April 2014 Meetup
Thu, Apr. 24, 2014 12:00pm — 1:30pm
We’ll be having the April 2014 #canstack meetup on this day.
We’ll meet in-person in Edmonton, as well as online. Voice
and video conferencing information to follow, but we’ll
likely use Google Hangouts again as that seemed to work out
okay.Possible topics:
Icehouse release Upcoming summit Canadian organizations
deploying OpenStack?If there are any ideas for what we should discuss, please
the organizer know.Location
University of Alberta,… Read more…
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BCNet 2014
Apr. 29 – May. 1, 2014 All Day
Designed for Higher Education IT Staff and Management
Professionals at B.C.’s Colleges, Universities and
InstitutesThis year, the BCNET Conference will be bigger and better
than ever. We aim to bring together higher education
information technology professionals, including staff,
management and executives, to improve learning, sharing,
collaboration and productivity across the entire sector. No
matter what your role is, our integrated program will
provide you with ways to enrich… Read more… -
AccelerateAB 2014
Apr. 30 – May. 1, 2014 All Day
AccelerateAB is an annual two-day celebration of
entrepreneurship and tech startups in Alberta. Programming
focuses on helping bold entrepreneurs set high growth
trajectory, gain traction, and build momentum as they go
from startup to scale.Produced in partnership with the C100, A100, VCAA and
Startup Edmonton, AccelerateAB brings world-class
entrepreneurs, innovators, investors, and thought leaders
from around the world to share their experience and
insights.Speakers: World-class entrepreneurs, innovators, inventors… Read more…
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TEC Venture Prize Awards Celebration 2014
Wed, May. 7, 2014 5:00pm — 8:00pm
Join TEC Edmonton at our signature event as we celebrate the
innovative and entrepreneurial participants of the 12th
Annual TEC VenturePrize Business Plan Competition. It’s a
great night, and a fantastic opportunity to connect with the
Innovation Community.Highlights
Winners of the VenturePrize Fast Growth and Alberta Student
Business Plan competitions will be announced at this event.
The three Fast Growth finalists are: Belgravia Tech Inc.,
Tactalis and Localize… Read more… -
Innovator’s Toolkit Information Session
Wed, May. 14, 2014 12:00pm — 1:00pm
What is the Innovator’s Toolkit Series?
The Innovator’s Toolkit is a six-part series running every
Wednesday morning from June 4 – July 9, 2014. Designed to
provide Technology Innovators with a toolkit for business
success, this program is ideal for early stage technology
entrepreneurs from concept to early revenue. This series is
focused on providing the most effective best practices for
company development, and is designed to… Read more… -
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…