Events from May 18, 2022 – June 9, 2022 › Meetups › – Page 5 – Digital Nova Scotia – Leading Digital Industry

apply(conf) 2022

Online

apply() is a free virtual interactive event on data engineering for applied machine learning. It is geared for data and ML teams to discuss the practical data engineering challenges faced when building ML for the real world. Participants will share best practice development patterns, tools of choice, and emerging architectures they use to successfully build and manage production ML applications. Agenda includes: 40+ deep dive live tech talks 4 Hands-on workshops/tutorials Networking with speakers/attendees Post-event social (in-person) in NYC and San Francisco Food, swags and prizes Featured speakers: Chip Huyen from Stanford University Matei Zaharia, Co-Founder from Databricks Smitha Shyam, Director of Engineering from Uber Shreya Shankar from UC Berkeley - RISELab Mike Del Balso, Co-Founder from Tecton Waleed Kadous, Head of Engineering from Anyscale Manoj Agarwal, Architect Fellow from Walmart Global Cary Goltermann, Machine Learning Engineer from Primer.ai and 30+ more.

Halihax Micro Event: Front End Edition

Foggy Goggle 2057 Gottingen St, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Join us for an evening full of discussion on front end development. JavaScript, HTML, CSS, and more! Ask questions, share new frontend tech, etc... Hosted by Terry Smith, Tech Lead @ Codecov. Where: Foggy Goggle @ 2057 Gottingen St, Halifax When: May 18th @ 7:30pm

Ocean Connector: Developing and Adapting Technology to Target Global Goals

Colin MacLean Hall 27 Parker Street, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada

Meet the Atlantic Indigenous ocean businesses developing innovative ocean technology projects selected under the Samqwane'jk initiative. About this event Samqwane’jk is a first-of-its-kind initiative led by Ulnooweg Development Group in collaboration with COVE and Upswing Solutions. Indigenous ocean businesses were invited to propose projects in partnership with companies at COVE. Three projects have been selected to receive funding support rolled out over two years. Join us on May 26th to meet three Atlantic Indigenous Ocean companies selected to receive support under the Samqwane’jk Ocean Partnership Initiative for their innovative ocean projects. The purpose of the Samqwane’jk initiative includes building partnerships with ocean technology companies to boost competitiveness, enhance innovation, collaboration, and knowledge sharing for Indigenous and non-Indigenous ocean businesses alike. In addition to funding, the three selected initiatives will receive training and business development support while aiming to deliver measurable progress against the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Learn more about Samqwane'jk at www.samqwanejk.com. The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, adopted by all United Nations Member States in 2015, provides a shared blueprint for peace and prosperity for people and the planet, now and into the future. At its heart are the 17 SDGs, an urgent call for […]

Open Dialogue Live: The Space Race of the 21st Century

Dalhousie SUB 6136 University Avenue, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

We’re entering a new wave of the space race. Join us for a conversation with our special guests: Canadian Space Agency’s Tony Pellerin, Manager, Mechanical Engineering and Technical lead for the Canadian Cubesat Project and Dalhousie alum, Arad Gharagozli (MASc‘22), who launched GALAXIA, a space hardware and software company. The conversation will discuss satellites and nano satellites, the science and research behind them, and the societal impacts of the space race of the 21st century. This event will be presented in person in the McInnes Room, as well as livestreamed via Dalhousie Alumni and Friends Facebook Live and Dalhousie YouTube. All attendees will have an opportunity to engage during the Q&A portion following the discussion. To attend this informative evening, register HERE

May Co-Working Session

Nova Scotia, Canada

Details Let's show our WordPress websites a little love this month! We're getting together for a co-working session to work on our sites. Install a new theme or plugin, set up WooCommerce, create a new page ... it's up to you. Pair up and help each other or work alone - it's your choice within the video conferencing platform we're using, Gather.Town. Instructions and Password to enter will be emailed to you on the day of. See you there!

OPEN EAST HANTS DAY 2022

Nova Scotia, Canada

Open East Hants is a unique opportunity for residents and visitors of East Hants to celebrate our local business community. Businesses that register for this event open their doors to the public and invite the community into their place of business to share their products and services. This collective "Open House" event makes it easy for people to experience everything East Hants has to offer, so that they become ambassadors of our area by getting acquainted with the people who work and play here. REGISTER YOUR BUSINESS HERE

Black Start-Up Project Atlantic Roadshow: New Glasgow

IGNITE Northern Office 352 East River Rd, New Glasgow, Nova Scotia, Canada

Join us for Tribe Network’s Black Start-Up Project Atlantic Roadshow! As part of our Black Start-Up Project launch and community outreach, we will be hosting a roadshow event series across Atlantic Canada between April and May. RSVP today! Tribe is inviting Black entrepreneurs and aspiring business owners to network, eat and talk about challenges and opportunities to help inform Tribe Network’s Black Start-Up Project programs and services that will propel Black entrepreneurship and innovation forward. Why should you attend? Network with local Black leaders and aspiring business owners. Engage with Black change-making panellists in an interactive Q & A. Share your perspectives and experiences as a Black entrepreneur in a safe forum to help inform the Black Startup Project. Who can attend? This event is open to Black community members with entrepreneurial ambitions and Black entrepreneurs with established businesses who want to access training workshops, capital, networking opportunities, entrepreneurial support and more! Note: If you require accommodations, wraparound services, assistance or have dietary restrictions, please email hi@tribenetwork.ca.

Spring Social: Meet & Greet

The Oxford Taproom 6418 Quinpool Rd, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Details We're so glad you've joined UX Salon Halifax. We are really passionate about connecting the UX community and beyond. During our Meet and Greet, we'll discuss things like how often we should meet and where and topics we want to learn about in the next few months. Finally, it'll be great to get some face time with our members and network.  

Alumni Gathering in St. John’s

Vu Resto and Bar 115 Duckworth st, St. John, New Brunswick, Canada

Alumni in St. John’s, NL are invited to the Vu Resto and Bar, 115 Duckworth Street, from 6-8 p.m. on June 8, 2022 for a great evening of food, fun and Acadia reminiscence. We’ll cover the cost of the meal and a complimentary drink, so all you have to do is show up and join Executive Director, Alumni Affairs Oonagh Proudfoot (’93, ’06) for this in-person event. It has been quite a while since we’ve visited Newfoundland and we’re really looking forward to catching up, hearing all your stories and sharing a few of our own!

Halihax June Event: A Discussion on Career Growth

Garrison Brewing Company 1149 Marginal Road, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Join us June 22nd at Garrison Brewing Company for an evening focused on career growth About this event Navigating career decisions is difficult, and planning your career is almost impossible. At this month’s Halihax event, we have three great speakers discussing the key soft skills and things you need to consider to grow your career, whether entering management or continuing as an individual contributor (where you're not managing people). We'll hear from our speakers on the common situation of having to choose between management and a technical role beyond senior individual contributor, and specifically how those critical soft skills play a huge role. We'll walk through best practices for new managers, what it looks like to step into management (and lessons learned along the way!), and how to navigate the commonly fuzzy nature of growing into a Staff+ role. This event will be hosted at Seaport Garrison Brewing Company with snacks and refreshments provided by Halihax, and our sponsors. Our Speakers Jennie Sanford: Head of HR @ Fellow Jennie has been working in Human Resources for more than 13 years in companies of 27 to 40,000 people. She focused the last 4 years of her career working in tech startups […]

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