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Win Clients with Privacy

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What is stopping you from landing your next client? Or your biggest client yet? Privacy helps you build trust – and that’s something you can’t buy. In this 45-minute lunch and learn by Barrington Consulting, we will show you three easy ways to use privacy to gain client trust and win clients with privacy! We will also give real examples of how some of our clients have won business by being more privacy-aware. It might be the most profitable lunch hour you spend this year! Meet the Presenter Linda Bolton, Privacy Practice Lead at Barrington Consulting Linda Bolton is the Privacy Practice Lead at Barrington Consulting and a Fellow of Information Privacy through the International Association of Privacy Professionals. She has completed over 80 privacy projects, supporting companies to grow their privacy culture

Workshop: How Do Your Security Decisions Impact Your Enterprise Sales Deal?

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Join Volta + Software Secured on Wednesday, June 8, 2022 at 12:00pm ADT for How Do Your Security Decisions Impact Your Enterprise Sales Deal About this event When: Wednesday, June 8, 2022, 2022 from 12:00pm - 1:00pm AST Where: Virtual via Zoom ( log in details will be included in your Eventbrite confirmation email) Description: Enterprise customers are demanding more security requirements from their vendors than ever before. When digital demand skyrocketed with the onset of the pandemic, the risk of serious cyberattacks soared as hackers infiltrated more large-sized company networks through targeting clients or partners. As you can imagine, your security decisions now have huge implications on the likelihood of closing enterprise deals. Join us for a discussion on what enterprises look for when vetting possible tech vendors and the best practices to start implementing so that you stand out against your competition. We’ll also introduce you to vendor security questionnaires: the tool that most enterprises use to weed out their most secure tech vendors from the most risky.

Halifax Data Science Meetup – June 2022

VOLTA 1800 Argyle Street #Unit 801, Halifax, NS

Details Hi everyone, Long time no see!, we are excited to announce that we are back at organizing Data Science presentations for the benefit of the whole professional, academic and enthusiastic community! We have two interesting speakers lined up for this coming June! We'll meet up at 6:00 pm on Wednesday June 8th, and kick off talks shortly after. Pizza and refreshments will be provided *** Space is limited so be sure to RSVP. Also please cancel your RSVP in case you find you are not coming, regardless of how close to the meetup date you find out! *** 1.- Generating Refuted Claims and the Importance of Critical Statements in NLP Pipelines Speaker: Domenic Rosati, Senior Research Scientist, scite.ai Bio: Domenic’s research focuses on natural language understanding and reasoning in scientific texts and how to improve scientific discovery and evaluation with AI. Abstract: With the advent of Large Language Models (LLMs) like GPT3 that perform at almost human levels without any fine tuning on many NLP (Natural Language Processing) benchmarks, a new line of research has emerged trying to assess the safety of these models by assessing the factuality and faithfulness of their outputs Unfortunately, LLMs have been shown to […]

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How to Deal with Negative Feedback on Social Media

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With thousands of customers connected to your social media accounts, negative comments are unavoidable. Whether it’s a dissatisfied customer or the victim of a misunderstanding, how you handle the customer complaints largely determines your online credibility. In this webinar, you’ll learn how to look at negative comments as an opportunity to convert dissatisfied customers into loyal fans. This webinar is offered in partnership between Tourism Nova Scotia and Digital Nova Scotia through DigiPort, a one-stop-shop of interactive services and educational opportunities to help tourism businesses develop digital marketing skills and access professional support to improve their online presence.

Ocean Farming – Innovation & Readiness

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Join the Cape Breton Partnership and Nova Scotia Community College for the fifth and FINAL Ocean Farming session in the FREE five-part series: Ocean Farming – Innovation & Readiness on Thursday, June 9, 2022 at 1 p.m. via Zoom. The session will be moderated by Tim Menke and Gene Kersey, Co-founders and Directors of Arc of the Coast Eastern Cape Breton Co-operative Alliance, who both possess extensive knowledge of the sector in the region. Presenting panelists include Charlene LeBlanc, Aquaculture Consultant & Owner of LeBlanc Seeded Lines, Ernie Porter, Owner of Town Point Consulting, and Bailey Moritz, Program Coordinator, World Wildlife Fund. This event is part of the Cape Breton Partnership's and Nova Scotia Community College’s Ocean Farming Series, bringing our local Cape Breton - Unama'ki business community together to hear from industry experts on a range of topics important to the success and growth of the ocean farming sector on Cape Breton Island. This is the last webinar in the five-part series. To be notified of future events, news, and updates from the Cape Breton Partnership, click here and subscribe to our newsletter and updates.

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New Website? No Stress

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Having a new website built can be a stressful prospect, whether it’s your first or fifth. Who do you talk to? What sort of information will they need? How do you know they’ll do a good job? In this webinar, Kyle Kelly of Swarms of Things will give you a framework to use to decide each of those and more. You’ll learn what you need to consider and decide beforehand so that you are prepared and not blindsided. After this webinar you will know: How and why to control your assets Why it is important that your website represents you accurately How to locate the right team to create your site

Introduction to MATLAB Workshop

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In this session, you will learn how MATLAB can be used to visualize and analyze data, perform numerical computations, and develop algorithms. Through live demonstrations and examples, you will see how MATLAB can help you become more effective in your work. This session is targeted at those who are new to MATLAB. However, experienced MATLAB users may also benefit from the session, as the engineer will cover some tips and tricks from the newer MATLAB releases. Some of the highlights include: Accessing data from many sources (files, other software, hardware, etc.) Using interactive tools for iterative exploration, design, and problem-solving Automating and capturing your work in easy-to-write scripts and programs Sharing your results with others by automatically creating reports

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Cyber Security Basics for E-commerce & Small Business

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Arbuckle Media is an award-winning digital agency with their ear to the ground, raising businesses up with powerful branding executions. Founded in Halifax, Nova Scotia in 2016, their mission has always been simply to help our clients accomplish their marketing objectives, both big and small. Understand the basics of why and how bad actors typically attack websites and how to prevent your business from becoming a victim of these vicious, anonymous attacks.

CEED | Accelerator Orientation

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Event Details Join us to for our 45 minute online CEED | Accelerator Orientation where you will discover more about the program curriculum and the eligibility criteria. Accelerator is for you if... You are poised for accelerated growth after a successful start-up launch. Or maybe youre trying to catch up with rapidly increasing customer demand and facing increasingly complex challenges.   Through 6 intensive sessions, tailored to small and mid-size enterprises (SMEs), you are guided by entrepreneurial advisors with extensive expertise in starting, scaling, and empowering businesses.   Additional Information What makes this program impactful? Managing accelerated business growth demands a different approach than a starting a business. Scaling and accelerating your business is a complex and challenging process, requiring industry knowledge, and wisdom and experience from industry professionals. Learn More     Special Instructions Prerequisite to the Accelerator Program Online - You will require a device equipped with camera, speakers and a mic.

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Essential Branding for Entrepreneurs

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Every company, large or small, has the same challenge – communication. Companies need to communicate with their potential customers, peers and partners. I’ll walk you through what key decisions you need to make, and stick with, so you can work with and feel confident about your brand for years to come.

Supplier Diversity in Atlantic Canada

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We are witnessing unprecedented disruptions in supply chains around the globe and Canada is not an exception. Almost all sectors are diligently focusing on innovation, security, nearshoring and yes, even diversity and inclusion, creating new opportunities for women-owned businesses to grow and succeed. To be clear: they need YOU and your innovative solutions now more than ever before! This is why WBE Canada is partnering with the Centre for Women in Business to host a virtual webinar focusing on supplier diversity in Atlantic Canada and how women-owned businesses can navigate through these procurement opportunities and help shape companies in the post-pandemic economy. Join us to learn… Why supplier diversity is an important strategy for Canada’s economic recovery How to turn what you already know, love and do into profits How buying organizations can become more innovative by improving diversity and inclusion in their supply chains What’s next for Canada’s supply chains Your questions answered Date: June 16, 2022 Time: 2:00 – 3:30 pm AT | 1:00 – 2:30 pm ET Format: online – Zoom Claim your FREE seat and be part of the growing success of supplier diversity! REGISTER HERE! For more information: https://wbecanada.ca/event/supplier-diversity-in-atlantic-canada/ Registration: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_L2nBmTZaSdewegog9DA8Uw

Hoist North Preston: Virtual Reality

North Preston Community Centre 44 Simmonds Road, North Preston, Nova Scotia

Join us on Saturday, June 18, 2022 at 12:30pm for what will be a fun and interactive workshop with virtual reality. About this event When: Saturday, June 18, 2022 from 12:30pm to 2:00pm Where: North Preston Community Centre, Multipurpose Room, 44 Simmonds Road, North Preston, NS What is Hoist? Hoist sessions are led by industry experts and are designed to help teens explore and expand their interests in technology and entrepreneurship. Workshops develop skills in areas like design, coding, game development, and much more. Hoist sessions take place one Saturday a month (with the exception of July, August and December) and are targeted for teens ages 12 to 19. Topics change each month and are based on current trends, as well as the needs and interests of Hoist participants. This helps make each session unique and fun for the participants. June's Topic: Virtual Reality Join Volta and the team from Nearby Planet VR for a fun and educational session on virtual reality. You will learn about the many applications VR can be used for and a quick history lesson before getting the opportunity to have fun with the VR headsets. What Happens at Hoist? Lunch A healthy light lunch will […]