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Technology Alberta is pleased to feature Alberta Technology Companies that collectively are hiring 1000 people over the next year. See below for this Month's Featured Companies.
  1. Clio - Calgary
  2. DevFacto - Calgary & Edmonton
  3. Jobber  - Edmonton
  4. MyHSA - Calgary
  5. Paysafe - Calgary
  6. Pogo CarShare - Edmonton
  7. ShookIOT - Edmonton
  8. Testfire Labs - Edmonton
  9. Userful - Calgary
  10. Visio Media - Edmonton
  11. ZeroKey - Calgary

Article:

Why Sales Teams Fail … lessons from the Vietnam war

News:

Thank you for attending the SingularityU Canada Summit! Looking back and looking forward
Canada's Tech Hubs fall in Startup Ecosystem rankings. Smaller cities show promise
Creative Destruction Lab - Program Applications Are Open!


Innovation Events:
 
  1. Tue, May 14 6:00 PM - Edmonton: Large Scale Data Remediation in Finance
    Leveraging Offsets in Canadian Defence Procurement
  2. Wed, May 15 10:00 AM - Edmonton: Clean Tech Coffee Break – Doing Clean Tech Business in China
  3. Wed, May 15, 22, 29 12:00 PM - Calgary: Rainforest Alberta - Lunch Without Lunch
  4. Wed, May 15, 22, 29 11:45 AM - Edmonton: Rainforest Alberta - Lunch Without Lunch
  5. Wed, May 15 3:00 PM - Calgary : (Best of) Calgary's Next Economy
  6. Thu, May 16 4:00 PM - Edmonton - Rainforest Alberta: Connector
  7. Thu, May 16 5:30 PM - Edmonton - Startup Canada Awards 2019 - The Prairies
  8. Fri May 17 - Pitchfest Edmonton <Technology Startup Founders - Apply Now, pitchfest.org>
  9. Tue, May 21 5:00 PM - Calgary: Rainforest Power Hour #9
  10. Thu, May 30 10:00 AM - Autonomous vehicles, Aerospace & Space technologies industry-academic networking workshop
  11. Thu, May 30 2:00 PM- Calgary: Leveraging Offsets in Canadian Defence Procurement
  12. June 5 to 7 - Calgary - Inventure$ 2019
  13. June 7 to 8 - Banff - In the Trenches: Implementation to Impact International Summit

Volunteer Opportunies

 Chief Information Officer: Technology Alberta
 Nominations Open for the 2019-2020 Technology Alberta Board of Directors


 
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ABTEC1000

ABTEC1000: Technology Alberta is pleased to feature Alberta Technology Companies that collectively are hiring 1000 people over the next year. This initiative was originally called the ABTEC100, but there are so many jobs out there - we have expanded it to ABTEC1000.  See below for this Month's Feature Companies.

Clio(
https://www.clio.com/)
Manage your legal firm, cases, and clients easily with Clio.
 
Streamline day-to-day processes, and keep cases organized so legal teams can focus on billable work and grow revenue. Clio keeps track of financials and client accounts with easy-to-use reports and dashboards making billing easy with online payments, automated billing, and customized plans. Create easy-to-use client intake forms, automate client communication—such as emails, reminders, and requests—and organize referrals to seize every opportunity.
 
Open Positions (Calgary)
Front-end Developer
Senior Front-end Developer
Senior Software Developer
Software Developer
Systems Engineer, Production
Back-end Developer
Senior Back-end Developer
Product Marketing Manager, Platform
Senior Product Manager
 
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DevFacto (www.devfacto.com/)
DevFacto was founded in 2007 by Chris Izquierdo and David Cronin who set out to build a different kind of consulting company; one which stood apart from the crowd by focusing on a simple equation: happy employees = happy customers.
In the years since our foundation, DevFacto has grown to become an award-winning consulting company with over 115 consultants across Canada. To this day, our focus remains on creating happy team members – self-motivated individuals who are inspired to create exciting solutions – which enables us to attract and maintain top talent.
Open Positions (Edmonton & Calgary)
Delivery Executive Edmonton
IT Recruiter Edmonton
Labs Director Edmonton
Mobile Developer Edmonton
Nintex Specialist Edmonton
Senior SharePoint Consultant Edmonton
SharePoint Business Analyst Edmonton
Software Developer (CONTRACT) Edmonton
Sr. SharePoint & Office 365 Consultant Edmonton
Delivery Executive Calgary
Nintex Specialist Calgary
Quality Assurance Deployment and Release Owner Calgary
Senior Developer – Azure Messaging Backend Calgary
Senior Developer – SharePoint Calgary
Senior SharePoint Consultant Calgary
SharePoint Business Analyst Calgary
Sr. SharePoint & Office 365 Consultant Calgary

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Jobber (getjobber.com)
Jobber is a fast-growing group of awesomely talented individuals working together as a team to make the people in small businesses more successful. Jobber team is firmly united in that mission. Everything the team does is in pursuit of better supporting small businesses, and each other, in the journey to power the world of mobile services. Jobber is building a humble and supportive company that really gives a shit, and having a blast doing it.  
 
Open Positions (Edmonton)
Account Executive 
Business Operations Manager 
Copywriter 
Customer Success Representative 
Data Engineer 
Development Manager 
Inside Sales Associate 
Product Manager 
Product Marketing Manager 
Sales Development Representative 
Senior Financial Analyst 
Senior Software Developer 
Senior Software Developer 
Software Developer 
 
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MyHSA (www.getmyhsa.com)
myHSA is an online system designed for advisors, by advisors, used to facilitate Health Spending Accounts. An HSA (Private Health Services Plan) is a Canada Revenue Agency approved method to provide medical, dental and vision benefits in a tax efficient manner. A corporation can write off 100% of the costs related to its HSA. All expenses reimbursed are tax-free to the employees.
The platform gives advisors the ability to provide a range of in-house Health Spending Accounts. They can easily set up Flexible Spending Accounts and even drill down to sub-category item customization. myHSA is white-labelled so Advisors can completely brand the system as their own product. They just upload their logo and choose the  colours. Every advisor on the system also has access to a customizable web page for their clients to visit and login from. 
 
Everything is done digitally, from claim submission to reimbursement to real-time reports.  All claims are submitted online through a desktop or the iOS/ Android app. Employee claim reimbursement is directly deposited into their bank account. All reports are available online and in real time, so the information you pull will always be accurate.
 
Open Positions (Calgary)
2 Junior Adjudicators
1 Senior Adjudicator
JR Accountant 
2 Client Service Coordinators
Manager of Operations
Sales Coordinator 
Project Manager
.NET Web Developer

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Paysafe (careers.paysafe.com/locations/calgary/)

From online to in-store; from merchant acquiring to payment gateways; from alternative payments to omni-channel and secure cross-border eCommerce; from white-label credit solutions to mobile order and delivery platforms, we offer businesses an unbeatable one stop solution. 
 
Whether you are a direct merchant, a platform (such as an ISV or marketplace), or a partner (such as an ISO or an agent), Paysafe is at the forefront of the integrated payments revolution – where customers enjoy truly liberating and integrated payment solutions that allow them to focus on what matters – growing their business. 
 
Open Positions (Calgary)
Test Developer
Software Developer
Product Manager
 
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Pogo CarShare 
(https://pogocarshare.com/)
Pogo Carshare, part of the Communauto group, brings vehicles and technology together to solve an everyday problem: how to get from A to B.  Pogo Carshare gives people access to cars from their phone, wherever they are. Kind of like Uber, but you drive yourself.  Pogo Carshare is changing how thousands of people get around in Canada and wants to bring in tens of thousands more. And that’s where you come in.  
 
Open Position (Edmonton)
Mobile Application and Front-end Developer

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ShookIOT 
(www.shookiot.com)
ShookIOT’s team of consultants, developers and process control engineering experts in cloud technology, global connectivity and communication infrastructure are available to assist you through your journey of digital cloud transformation. ShookIOT provides technology neutral Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) solutions by leveraging over 100 years of combined industrial experience in automation and deriving value from the analysis of operational data. ShookIOT's innovative IIoT leadership and technology bridges the gap between Operational Technology and Information Technology to elevate operational performance.  
 
Open Position (Edmonton)
Software Developer
 
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Testfire Labs (www.testfirelabs.com)
Testfire Labs is a fast-growing nimble startup building innovative products and services that take advantage of the latest developments in Artificial Intelligence, with a particular focus on workplace productivity. Our current flagship product, Hendrix.ai, leverages natural language processing and machine learning to automatically capture meeting notes and optimize organizational outcomes. Continuous learning is a must; you will be growing professionally alongside the company in this rapidly growing industry.  
 
Open Positions (Edmonton) 
Data Scientist
Machine Learning Developers
Mobile Developer  
Speech recognition Engineer

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Userful (https://www.userful.com/)
Userful is the world’s leading visual networking platform. It is a software based solution that meets the flexibility, security and central management needs of corporate IT as they integrate complex AV applications over the IP network. Display any source on any screen at any time for communication and collaboration enterprise wide. 
 
Open Positions (Calgary)
Tech Solutions Engineer
Client Solutions Engineer Director of Key Accounts (Outside Sales) 
Key Accounts Manager, Europe 
Sales & marketing Assistant and General Office Support (Summer Student) 
Website and Search Engine Optimization Assistant (Summer Student)
Manager, Quality Assurance & Test Automation
Software Developer  
 
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Visio Media (www.visiomedia.ca)
Visio Media is an exciting high-growth startup that’s disrupting the billion-dollar digital out-of-home marketing industry. Visio Media is at the intersection of machine intelligence and programmatic advertising to reinvent how the world’s largest brands are connecting with their target audience.
 
Open Positions (Edmonton)
Backend Web Developer
Business Development  
Mobile Developer

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ZeroKey(zerokey.com)
ZeroKey is a rapidly growing Calgary-based tech start-up, on track to realize 500% year-over-year growth. Big Room technology is a transformational IoT sensor technology that provides wire-area, real-time, and ultra-high accuracy 3D tracking across large spaces and buildings. Main applications include industrial manufacturing, supply chain management, logistics, and AR/VR.
 
Today, whether you’re using a smart phone or an office computer, you interact with technology in much the same fashion as you would an old typewriter. In other words, you are forced to distill your desired actions and intents into low-fidelity keystrokes and button presses to achieve the desired result. At ZeroKey, we’ve developed breakthrough sensor technology that will change this interaction paradigm completely.  
 
Open Positions (Calgary)
System Architect
Devops Engineer/Developer
Firmware Developer (C/C++)
Geomatics Research Assistant
Sr. Algorithm Designer (Signal Processing)
Software Developer

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Article

Why Sales Teams Fail … lessons from the Vietnam war


Vietnam War
by Kurian M. Tharakan

In 1968, at the height of the Vietnam war, there was over 543,000 American military personnel in the theatre of conflict, but only 80,000 of these were considered actual combat troops. What was everyone else doing? Supporting the front line!

Wars aren’t typically fought by everyone engaging the enemy in direct combat. The majority of personnel are needed for:

  • Provisioning
  • Engineering and Construction
  • Transportation and Aviation
  • Mechanical Assistance and Repair
  • Emergency Medical and Care
  • Food Preparation
  • Strategy and Planning
  • Intelligence and Surveillance
  • … and hundreds of other roles to support the thin front line

These other roles exist as a multiplier of over 6 to 1. In other words, for every one person shooting at the enemy, more than six people are supporting them in some way to accomplish the mission.

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News

Thank you for attending the SingularityU Canada Summit! Looking back and looking forward
 
 
 
Now That You Know -
What Will You Do?

Wow! We are blown away by your enthusiasm, contributions, and how welcoming the City of Edmonton, and Alberta have been. 

From learning about moonshots in education to celebrating at the historic Rossdale Power Plant at SU After Dark, it has been truly extraordinary connecting, learning and exploring the (possible) future with you over these past two days.

We look forward to changing the world with you as part of the SingularityU Canada Community! Together, we can create a positive impact and leverage accelerating technologies for the benefit of us all.

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CANADA’S TECH HUBS FALL IN STARTUP ECOSYSTEM RANKINGS, SMALLER CITIES SHOW PROMISE


StartupBlink, a Swiss interactive platform for startups, has released its 2019 Ecosystem Ranking Report, with Canada holding on to the third position, boasting five cities in the top 100 startup ecosystems globally. 
Along with Canada, the US, UK, and Israel all held on to the top four spots for countries with the strongest startup ecosystems. However, Canada’s typical tech hubs fell in the rankings compared to 2017. This year, Toronto ranked 15, after dropping four spots, while Vancouver dropped six places to 24. Montreal also dropped 15 places to the 49th strongest startup ecosystem.

But at the same time as Canada’s biggest tech hubs are moving down, smaller Canadian ecosystems are moving up. Ottawa, for example, jumped from 102 to 63 in the global ranking, and Edmonton jumped up 30 spots, now ranking in the top 100 cities.

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Creative Destruction Lab - Program Applications Are Open!

We are now accepting applications for the 2019/20 cohorts for our Prime and Specialized Streams:

  • General (Prime) - For founders pursuing commercial opportunities predicated on exploiting state of the art technological innovations.
  • Artificial Intelligence - For founders pursuing commercial opportunities predicated on the application of machine learning and artificial intelligence.
  • Energy - For founders developing transformational technologies for the energy industry.
  • Health - For founders pursuing commercial opportunities predicated on translational science and technology innovations that improve human health and wellness.
  • Space - For founders pursuing commercial opportunities that exploit the recent drop in the cost of accessing space.
These streams are offered at CDL's seven locations: CalgaryHalifaxMontrealNew York CityOxfordToronto and Vancouver. The final deadline to apply for Prime & Specialized Streams is August 12, 2019.
 
Apply


Interested In Other Streams?

Blockchain-AI and Quantum Machine Learning Incubator Streams

Quantum Machine Learning and Blockchain-AI Incubator Streams provide additional resources (i.e. technical training bootcamps, office space, etc.) to early-stage ventures or projects in highly specialized fields. 










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Innovation Events

Large Scale Data Remediation in Finance

  • Tuesday, May 14, 2019
  • 6:00 PM 8:00 PM
  • Start Up Edmonton (map)
Register Here

Please join Edmonton WiMLDS, MentorUP Alberta and Amii for our upcoming presentation!

We are pleased to have Rhys Chouinard, Data Scientist at ATB Financial join us to present at the event.
Topic: Large Scale Data Remediation in Finance - A Full Stack OCR Journey (In other words Teaching Computers to Read, Think, and Act)

As a Data Scientist working within ATB's Enterprise Data Science team, Rhys spends most days creating new tools and models for business units, developing Minimum Viable Products and Proofs of Concept for machine learning driven solutions. Formerly with St. Albert as a Senior Corporate Analyst, Rhys worked on business intelligence, open data, economic research, analytics, data science, and evidence-based strategies & decisions. Additional duties included duties as a drone pilot, KPI dashboard administrator, and facility predictive model creator.

The event is open to EVERYONE, not just women. Light refreshments will be served.

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Rainforest Alberta Calgary – Lunch Without Lunch


LUNCH WITHOUT LUNCH SCHEDULE

Come collide with other individuals as passionate, involved, or curious about the future of Calgary's innovation ecosystem.

Anyone with interest in learning more about the Rainforest Alberta is welcome to join - be prepared to introduce yourself!

**You must register for each individual week**

AGENDA:
1. What is Rainforest?
2. Introductions
3. Announcements
4. Networking

- - - - - - - - - -  

DATE AND TIME

Wed, May 15, 22, 29 2019

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM MDT

LOCATION

Nucleus Calgary

100 6 Avenue Southwest

Calgary, AB T2G 2C4

PRE-REGISTER HERE.

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Rainforest Alberta - Lunch Without Lunch - Edmonton

LWOL is an informal get-together for Edmonton entrepreneurs, small business owners, academia, investors, and service providers. Anyone looking to encourage collisions between people and create connections that will help drive the success of entrepreneurs in Alberta's innovation system is welcome to attend.

Lunch without Lunch runs every Wednesday at Work Nicer Beaver House. 

 

DATE:  Wed, May 15, 22, 29 2019
TIME:   11:30 AM - 1:30 PM MST
PLACE: Work Nicer Coworking (Beaver House)
              10158 103 Street Northwest #100
               Edmonton, AB T5J 0X6
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Agenda

  • 11:45 Check In (bring your lunch!)
  • 12:00 Welcome
  • 12:10 Who is in the Room?
  • 12:25 Entrepreneur Profile
  • 12:45 Networking

Entrepreneurs to be Profiled:

On April 3rd we will return to our former format which includes focused and purposeful networking and the sharing of success stories. At breakout tables we will discuss what each individual can give, what they need to help grow their company right now, and what recent succesess they have experienced in their businesses.

 

Entrepreneurs to be Profiled:

May 8th - Tim Antoniuk of ARCH-ITURE Inc.

Tim Antoniuk is an Associate Professor of Industrial Design at the University of Alberta and is the Founder/Director of ARCHITURE – a design, research and manufacturing group that specializes in micro residential and common space design. Deeply interested in finding new ways to enhance wellbeing, housing affordability, spatial functionality and reducing people’s carbon footprints, Tim developed the Micro Habitation Lab (mHabLab) in 2016. Investigating evolving generational concepts of how “home” is expressed through the use and display of objects and spaces, Tim and his team are developing and testing architecturally interactive micro living spaces as a way to increase the emotional durability of places and spaces. Since the early 90s Tim’s research and practice has explored topics such as: Morphing/shape-shifting materials and products; new Business Models for the trillion dollar Creative Economy; and some of his design collaborations have included work with design icons like Renny Ramakers (Droog), and architect Winy Maas (MVRDV, and TU Delft/The Why Factory).

May 15th - TBD

May 22nd - Dave Bellous of Zept

A highly experienced technology and operations executive with more than 20 years successfully leading high performing teams working on large, complex digital projects for Public Sector, Enterprise Business and Education, Dave brings well-developed communication skills, strong organizational skills and the ability to organize leaders and teams quickly. He is an enthusiastic and thoughtful leader who enjoys leading and mentoring teams to realize objectives and deliver value to clients. Previously CEO of Yellow Pencil, Current CFO of Status Bureau and COO of Zept.


Register for LWOL

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(Best of) Calgary's Next Economy


Description

Platform Calgary (previously Calgary Technologies Inc.) is in the midst of significant transition and we want to honour this past year with you as we move forward and continue to build on our 38-year legacy. We have a new mandate, new programs, new structure, new building and new attitude.

But we’re only one part of a larger community dedicated to making our city a global hub for startups and innovation. Join us, our partners and friends as we celebrate the (Best of) Calgary’s next economy, the achievements of our JUNCTION program participants, and as we officially launch the Platform Calgary brand.

3:00PM | Networking & Appetizers
4:30PM | Welcome Address from Platform Calgary President, Terry Rock
4:35PM | Junction Pitches
5:15PM | Platform Calgary Brand Launch and Q&A
5:35PM | Networking & Demo Booths with Best of Calgary
7:00PM | After Party @ Platform Beta (429 8 Ave SE)

Date And Time: Wed, 15 May 2019 3:00 PM – 7:00 PM MDT

Location: Central Library, 800 3 St SE, Performance Hall, Calgary, AB T2G 0E7

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Clean Tech Coffee Break – Doing Clean Tech Business in China


May 15, 2019. 10 a.m. TEC Edmonton Atrium.

Join us for an expert panel and open discussion on doing clean tech business in China. Enjoy coffee & snacks as you learn about accessing capital, customers and manufacturing in China while discussing how to overcome the challenges.

Register here!


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Rainforest Alberta - Connector - Edmonton

Rainforest Alberta - Connector is an informal get-together for Edmonton entrepreneurs at all stages (from ideation to exiting), small business owners, and service providers looking to encourage and promote collisions between people and create connections that will help drive the success of entrepreneurs in Alberta's innovation system.

Our Connector events run the evenings of the 2nd last Thursday of each month. Join us to meet new like-minded people, celebrate successes and learn from failures, and build a community that supports and promotes entrepreneurship across the Province. 

 

DATE:  Thur, May 16 2019
TIME:   4:00 to 6:00 PM MST
PLACE: Advanced Technology Centre
              9650 20 Avenue Northwest
              Edmonton, AB T6N 1G1
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Agenda:

  • 4:00 PM Check-In
  • 4:20 PM Welcome & Introduction of the Rainforest
  • 4:30 PM Entrepreneur Profile - Shaheel Hooda
  • 5:00 PM Roundtable Connections
  • 6:00 PM End

Who is Presenting?

Shaheel Hooda from Sproutfund:

Shaheel Hooda is a B.Comm, UofA Grad and Harvard MBA - who has years of experience in our local ecosystem, including as an Executive-in-Residence, and now Managing Director of Sproutfund. Sprout Fund invests in seed and early-stage companies with Series A funding potential. The fund leverages the collective experience of its Limited Partners to select and accelerate high-potential technology companies.

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Startup Canada Awards - Enjoy a toast as we celebrate those driving impact and demonstrating excellence in the Prairies' entrepreneurship and innovation community at the regional Startup Canada Awards, a red carpet event. Be the first to know - regional winners announced at the event!

Connect with the movers and shakers of the Prairies' entrepreneurship community during the reception. Network over drinks and mingle with key players, including this year's winners. Then join us for the ceremony.

 

AGENDA

5.30 - 6.00 p.m. | Reception and Networking

6.30 - 8:30 p.m. | Awards Ceremony

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Next PITCHFEST will take place on May 17, 2019 in Edmonton


Startup company applications for the next Pitchfest are now open:

Apply now for the May 17, 2019 Pitchfest in Edmonton!

 Pitchfest is an opportunity for technology startup founders to pitch their businesses and needs to a select audience of entrepreneurs, private investors, public funders, service providers, business leaders, and community members. Startup advisors will ask questions of the founders, along with audience members, who will also choose their favorite startup company pitch.

More Info

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Rainforest Power Hour #9

Description

This week we are hosted in EvolveU's Central Library Campus! 3rd Floor, west side.

Rainforest Alberta has teamed up with the Calgary Public Library to offer you a chance to collide with Calgary's vibrant innovation ecosystem. Join us for Power Hour, an after-work opportunity to meet other members of your community face-to-face, and strengthen connections within the tech industry. Programming changes weekly - this is not your typical networking event!

 

Date And Time

Tue, May 21, 2019

5:00 PM – 6:00 PM MDT

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Location

Central Library

800 3 Street Southeast

Calgary, AB T2G 0E7

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Autonomous vehicles, Aerospace & Space technologies industry-academic networking workshop

Date: May 30, 2019
Time: 9:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.

 
This workshop will focus on current challenges and opportunities in autonomous vehicles, aerospace & space technologies. Topics of interest include aerospace and space system development, testing, and operation; mathematical and numerical modeling of aerospace and space systems; remote and in-situ observation of the atmosphere and near-Earth space environment; Earth observation from space. The goal of this workshop is to: (1) connect researchers at academic institutions with potential industry partners, (2) highlight and develop funding opportunities between researchers and industry partners (e.g. NSERC, Mitacs, Transformational Talent Internship).
 
Please register at: https://autonomousvehicles-aerospace-space.eventbrite.ca

Organizers:
Dr. David Knudsen (Professor, Department of Physics & Astronomy, Faculty of Science)
Dr. Craig Johansen (Associate Professor, Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering, Schulich School of Engineering)
Doug Brown (Chair of the Western Canadian Defense Industries Association)
Dr. Christine Sharp (Outreach and Engagement Specialist - Faculty of Science)

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Leveraging Offsets in Canadian Defence Procurement

Speaker: Doug Brown, Chair of the Western Canadian Defense Industries Association
Date: May 30, 2019
Time:2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

 
This workshop covers the topics of (1) Canadian Defence Procurement, (2) Industrial Technological Benefit overview & policy, (3) Value Propositions and (4) Regulatory & Security background.
 
Please register at: https://cdndefenceprocurement.eventbrite.ca
 
Organizers:
Dr. David Knudsen (Professor, Department of Physics & Astronomy, Faculty of Science)
Dr. Craig Johansen (Associate Professor, Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering, Schulich School of Engineering)
Doug Brown (Chair of the Western Canadian Defense Industries Association)
Dr. Christine Sharp (Outreach and Engagement Specialist - Faculty of Science)

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INVENTURE$ 2019

INVENTURE$ 2019 is a tectonic shift in the innovation landscape – surfacing new opportunities that shape and create the future. INVENTURE$ is where you’ll make connections, forge business relationships and strike deals thanks to curated match-ups and conversations with influencers from across the globe.

It’s an experience that opens doors, opens minds and erases boundaries, bringing entrepreneurs and
startups together with venture capitalists, angel investors, service providers and thought leaders.

INVENTURE$ 2019 will bring fresh insight and new thinking on:
  • BUILDING SMARTER CITIES
  • FEEDING A HUNGRY PLANET
  • INTEGRATING THE ARTIFICIAL MIND
  • DESIGNING HEALTH SYSTEMS FOR A GLOBAL VILLAGE
  • EXPLORING BLOCKCHAIN BREAKTHROUGHS
  • GREENING OUR BLUE PLANET

June 5-7, 2019 – Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Why Attend INVENTURE$ 2019?

FOR INVESTORS: INVENTURE$ gathers entrepreneurs, startups and small and medium enterprises (SMEs) seeking partners,advisors and capital. It provides a one-stop opportunity to assess fast-growing players through pitch competitions and scan for investments across the entrepreneurial landscape.

FOR ENTREPRENEURS: INVENTURE$ gives you access to investors, thought leaders and fellow entrepreneurs through keynotes, panels, pitch competitions and informal networking opportunities. The National Angel Capital Organization is bringing more than 400 early stage investors to Calgary in an overlapping conference.

FOR RESEARCHERS, ACADEMICS AND INDUSTRY THOUGHT LEADERS: Multiple programming streams offer choices for discovery, sharing and deeper learning in emerging and transforming fields.

FOR INNOVATION SERVICE PROVIDERS: INVENTURE$ is a platform to showcase offerings to potential customers, scale and spread your networks and plug in to a larger ecosystem for knowledge-sharing.

More Info

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In the Trenches: Implementation to Impact International Summit


Research and innovation (R&I) are the engine of sustainable social well-being and economic growth. The theme of this 1 ½ day summit is maximizing societal (i.e. health, environment, economic) impact of R&I through effective implementation and scale and spread of policies, practices, technologies and products. The Summit brings together local, national and international researchers, innovators and practitioners with expertise implementing across the R&I continuum to share ideas and best practices across the spectrum of stakeholders spanning health, clean energy, and business innovation sectors. Using presentations, panels and interactive sessions, participants and presenters will share experiences, practical solutions and emerging practices to address global and local challenges for bridging the valley of death from implementation to impact.

Date And Time: Fri, 7 Jun 2019, 3:00 PM – Sat, 8 Jun 2019, 5:00 PM MDT
Location: Professional Development Building, BANFF CENTRE, Banff T1L 1H5

Register Here

 

AIMS OF THE SUMMIT

  • Advance the science of implementation and impact by engaging in interdisciplinary dialogue
  • Share leading approaches and frameworks for implementation and impact, with a particular focus on scale and spread of research and innovation in local and international contexts
  • Engage the implementation and impact communities in a lively dialogue regarding common challenges and ways of working together to move implementation to impact in complex environments
  • Facilitate networking opportunities between impact and implementation communities, across sectors and jurisdictions

OBJECTIVES FOR PARTICIPANTS

By the end of this summit participants will:
  • Be exposed to leading approaches, frameworks and implementation practices for implementing and assessing scale and spread for impact
  • Be engaged in critical discussion with peers as well as local, national, and international cutting-edge thinkers and practitioners
  • Contribute to generating ideas and next steps for leading practices and sharing of practical tools and processes for advancing this work
  • Make new local, national, and international connections

PRELIMINARY PROGRAM

View or download our Preliminary Program here
 

NEW THIS YEAR - the 2019 Impact Summit is an INVENTURE$ Connect Event

Impact Summit registrants will receive complimentary access to Inventure$ 2019, June 5-7 in Calgary at no additional charge - a value of $749. Those interested in learning more about Alberta Innovates "unconference" for creative minds are encouraged to check-out the event page here.

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Volunteer Opportunies

Chief Information Officer: Technology Alberta

Description 
Maintain, manage and support Technology Alberta's technologies used in the day to day operations.

A few common duties and responsibilities include
  • Create, develop and manage content for Technology Alberta's web presence
  • Coordinate web projects
  • Manage file sharing site
  • Manage email hosting
This is a volunteer position, where we ask you to commit 2 to 3 hours a week on an ongoing basis. We are looking for someone who sees the value of contributing, and who wants to make a change in Alberta's technology sector and industry. 

 Contact info@technologyalberta.ca if you are interested.

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Nominations Open for the 2019-2020 Technology Alberta Board of Directors

Technology Alberta is pleased to announce that nominations for the 2019-2020 Board of Directors are open. Technology Alberta’s Board of Directors governs the association's activities and represents the Alberta advanced technology eco-system to the outside world. Technology Alberta's primary role is to support the growth of Alberta's small to medium sized businesses.

As Volunteers, Board Members have the opportunity to drive the future direction of the association by participating in the nomination of board members. The Technology Alberta community is unique, and we rely on our members to identify the leaders who will provide thoughtful insight and vision to the organization.

Technology Alberta is led by a group of committed and passionate entrepreneurs and experts from a number of industries. They are driven by their shared vision of a diversified and thriving Alberta economy that is sustained by a strong and world-class advanced technology eco-system.

Please Contact info@techonologyalberta.ca for more information


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