JULY 2022 WEEKLY NEWSBYTE
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President's Note 
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July 7 2022 – Alberta-wide Accelerators, All Open for next Cohorts
It’s your opportunity – at no charge to Alberta companies
It is time for the next Cohort for all 5 of the Alberta-supported Accelerators – so if you have an entrepreneurial tech company, consider applying now! This is an amazing limited-time opportunity to be provided expert business coaching, access to international networks and more – at no cost other than your valuable time and attention. Think of this as a mini-MBA – with your company being the case study, and your study group being a team of local and international experts!
Interested in applying?
Visit the links to the accelerators below, or contact lead and well-respected champion of Alberta Entrepreneurs Ms. Lan Tan of Alberta Innovates, directly.
- Alberta Catalyzer (Pre-Accelerator)
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TELUS Community Safety and Wellness Accelerator powered by Alchemist
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Alberta Accelerator by 500
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Plug and Play Alberta
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THRIVE Canada Accelerator
Many entrepreneurial Alberta tech companies are benefiting from the experiences being provided here, through these international accelerators. Questions? Learnings? Whether your Alberta company is from Edmonton or Calgary, or any where in-between and beyond – send us a note, and we would be happy to share your learnings with a greater audience to help build Alberta’s tech sector.
On that note - see what Alberta Company and Technology Alberta NExT Level program alumni, PALcares, has to say about their Alberta Accelerator experience in this newsletter below.
In closing, thanks everyone for doing your part in building the Alberta Tech Community – and see you soon!
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Gail Powley
Technology Alberta President
president@technologyalberta.ca
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Alberta Companies Hiring This Week
WEEKLY SPOTLIGHT ON THE ALBERTA TECH SECTOR
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ABTEC 4000
Each month, 40 tech companies from Edmonton, Calgary, and across Alberta are profiled. Below you'll find 10 of the Alberta SMB (Small-to-Medium-sized Businesses) technology companies that collectively over the year are part of the over 400 companies that are hiring for 4000 new positions that make up this year's ABTEC4000. Click any company below to visit their website directly, or go to Technology Alberta’s website.
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Iron Goblin is a game development studio that is focused on building a next generation co-operative multiplayer roleplaying game.
Open positions - Edmonton: Software Developer
TRIO is a clinical cancer research organization working to save lives through innovative cancer research.
Open positions - Edmonton: Senior Financial Project Analyst
ATS Traffic delivers innovative traffic safety services supported by local, on-the-ground service and support.
Open positions - Edmonton: Business Analyst
Visionstate provides interactive electronic business solutions for applications in the Internet of Things (IoT) market.
Open positions - Edmonton: Junior Software Developer
Betable's full-stack platform for frictionless market entry and creation, distribution and consumption for the highest revenue-generating industries in the world - gambling and betting.
Open positions - Edmonton: Senior Software Developer
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Buoyancy Works Software Corp. is a Canadian wellness tech and behavioral insights company who is tackling the wellbeing, motivation, and engagement challenges of job seekers.
Open positions - Calgary: Director of Research
OneVest enables enterprises to deliver better wealth management services to their customers via an end-to-end platform.
Open positions - Calgary: QA & Automation Engineering Intern
Opla Energy is focused on modern, automated intelligent Managed Pressure Drilling Technology to optimize efficiencies and reduce drilling costs.
Open positions - Calgary: Petroleum Engineer - Software Developer
PrairieGeo focuses on applying new technological equipment to provide their clients with cost-effective engineering solutions.
Open positions - Calgary: Geotechnician
XSENSOR's Intelligent Dynamic Sensing reveals hidden data across clinical, product design, and human performance applications.
Open positions - Calgary: Electrical Engineering Technologist
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JEDDI: JOBS IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, DIVERSIFICATION, AND INNOVATION
Current open positions in Government, Academia, and Large Industry that can help transform Alberta's economy. Click any company below to visit their website directly, or go to Technology Alberta's website to see examples of typical positions available.
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Edmonton and Northern Alberta
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Calgary and Southern Alberta
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Featured Alberta Accelerator
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The Telus Community Safety & Wellness Accelerator (CSW) is an accelerator focused on addressing the social and safety challenges facing our communities. This program will feature networking with CSW Accelerator partners across Alberta.
Second cohort applications are now open. If you are a company (or know of a company) that uses AI/ML to tackle safety and wellness issues - and are at the stage where they are ready for a pilot project and are looking for a program and networks that can launch them into the next phase, sign up now!
Technology Alberta BONUS: We are pleased to share some insights from Technology Alberta NExT Level Company Alumni, PALcares, who also participated in the First Cohort of the CSW Accelerator - and were excited to share their experience.
 PALcares & Telus CSWPALcares - Personalizing the social service search. PALcares is an Alberta not-for-profit building an innovative platform empowering service providers to effectively respond to human needs with data, collaboration, and tools. PALcares has spent two years getting to know their community and the organizations serving them.
"PALcares was part of the Community Safety Wellness Accelerator's (CSW) 1st global cohort of companies focused on solving social problems. The CSW Accelerator proved to be an incredible experience for the team, connecting us with expert global mentors, 1 on 1 coaching from experts, sessions on business fundamentals, and ongoing support. It helped the team better understand the core problem we needed to address, our unique value proposition, and significantly improve how we pitch the organization to stakeholders. Completing the program also gave us the credibility to approach several boards and executives for further stakeholder buy-in."
- Luke Statt, CEO of PALcares
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Upcoming Events 
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 Construction Innovation Center Forum
Wednesday, July 27 - Friday, July 29
Location: University of Alberta
LEARN MORE
 NeurAlbertaTech Annual Hackathon: natHACKS 2022
Friday, July 29 - Monday, August 1
Location: Online
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 AgSmart, hosted by Olds College
Friday, August 9 - Saturday, August 10
Location: Olds College Campus
LEARN MORE
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Technology Alberta Programs 
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NExT Level Careers Program is open for continuous intake.
Supported by the Government of Alberta, Technology Alberta’s NExT Level Careers is designed for Job Seekers and Companies that are looking to take it to the next level. Companies are given the opportunity to find a qualified candidate using our Jobs Portal, and hired Job Seekers are provided $2000 for a short-term work placement, that can be used as a "working interview" or "initial experience/career launch into the tech sector" for all ages.
Job Seekers apply HERE
Companies apply HERE
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Technology Alberta - Online Office hours
Join Us Every Thursday at 10:00AM - 12:00PM
Programs, Connections, Discussions
Join Technology Alberta board members and program staff every Thursday for our Jobs Program Office Hours.
These office hours are intended for our participating job seekers and companies to have a chance to connect with our team, learn more about Technology Alberta, and ask any questions they may have about their program.
Times:
- 10:00AM - 11:00AM: For Individuals and Job Seekers
- 11:00AM - 12:00PM: For Companies, Organizations, and Entrepreneurs: Business Advisory Sessions
Sign up on our Eventbrite
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