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Developing an IP Strategy to Grow Your Business

IGNITE Labs Yarmouth 208 Main St, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia

Join us for engaging session with Springboard Atlantic on the different forms of IP assets and how to create an IP strategy! Intellectual property (IP) is a valuable asset to a business. It can sometimes have even more value than your tangible assets. It needs to be properly protected. In this session, learn about the different forms of IP assets and how to create an IP strategy that aligns with your business strategy. Hear about the funding programs that can help pay for your IP strategy development and implementation. Speaker Shelley Hessian | NS Regional Counsellor with Springboard Atlantic Shelley has more than 30 years of experience working with small and medium-sized businesses. Prior to joining Springboard Atlantic, Shelley was at Invest Nova Scotia (formerly Innovacorp) for 15 years. Her most recent position was as manager, Start-Up Yard at COVE. Start-Up Yard is the business incubator located at the Centre for Ocean Ventures and Entrepreneurship. Previously, Shelley was manager of programs and business acceleration at Innovacorp. She worked one-on-one with the organization’s early stage technology client companies and led many acceleration initiatives. Shelley holds a bachelor of commerce and a MBA from Saint Mary’s University and she is also a […]

ACENET: Introductory Programming with R

Online

This workshop series is hands-on, covering the fundamentals of R, including data types, functions, importing, manipulating and analyzing data and data visualization as well as program design, version control, data management, and task automation. Participants will be encouraged to help one another and to apply what they have learned to their own research problems. The goal is to teach the practical knowledge needed to start programming, debugging and using R in everyday tasks. You do not need to have any previous knowledge of the tools that will be presented or previous programming experience but intermediate level experience with a computer is highly recommended. You do need to have a laptop with a Mac, Linux or Windows operating system (not a tablet, Chromebook, etc) on which you have administrative privileges, as you will need to pre-load specific software packages. This workshop will take place on: Wednesday, October 18th, 1:00 - 4:30pm (Atlantic) Wednesday, October 25th, 1:00 - 4:30pm (Atlantic) Joining instructions will be provided prior to the first session. Participants must register using their institutional / organizational email address (not a personal email, ie. gmail)

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#SocialEast: Atlantic Canada’s Largest Digital Marketing Conference

Cineplex Cinemas Park Lane 5657 Spring Garden Road, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

The conference that keeps Canadian digital marketers and communications professionals ahead of the trends and at the top of their game. SocialEast 2023 is back for its fourth year, and it's going to be more spectacular than ever! Elevate your digital presence with confidence, ensuring your message resonates with the right people. Dive deep into audience engagement, explore your analytics, and step out of your comfort zone to supercharge your strategies, elevate your tactics, and achieve outstanding results with SocialEast! Don't miss out on this incredible opportunity to learn, grow, and network at SocialEast 2023. Use Code EARLY75 to Save an EXTRA $75 What to Expect: 1.5 days of 14+ exceptional speaker sessions to choose from A choice of two epic speaker experiences every hour. 2 evenings of networking and community-building A cinematic experience with 50-foot screens and surround-sound SocialEast 2023 Speakers Their awesome presenters have gone all-in on the important tasks of budgeting, strategizing, managing, and reporting. They've got it down pat and know the ins and outs of building a killer social media and digital marketing strategy. With their impressive expertise, contagious enthusiasm, and total dedication to boosting the Canadian digital marketing scene, these speakers at SocialEast are a cut […]

ACENET: Cloud from A to Z

Prerequisites: Software Carpentry's Unix Shell or Introduction to Linux or similar experience Cloud computing provides great flexibility allowing complete control of the computing environment. In addition the environment can be copied, backed up, created and recreated in an automated way. In these lessons we will start you on the path towards making use of the great flexibility and power of cloud computing. A common use case for the cloud is its ability to provide web services. To explore the flexibility and power of cloud computing we will use the popular static website generator Jekyll. Static website generators offer many security benefits, and simplify and reduce the maintenance burden associated with well known dynamic CMSes such as Wordpress and Durpal. This workshop will take place on: Tuesday, October 17th - 1:00-4:00pm (ADT) Thursday, October 19th - 1:00-4:00pm (ADT) Tuesday, October 24th - 1:00-4:00pm (ADT) Thursday, October 26th - 1:00-4:00pm (ADT) Participants must register using their institutional / organizational email address (not a personal email, ie. gmail). You will need to have your own laptop or desktop on which you can install the required software (see the setup for more details). Instructions for how to join the workshop will be sent out prior […]

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#SocialEast: Atlantic Canada’s Largest Digital Marketing Conference

Cineplex Cinemas Park Lane 5657 Spring Garden Road, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

The conference that keeps Canadian digital marketers and communications professionals ahead of the trends and at the top of their game. SocialEast 2023 is back for its fourth year, and it's going to be more spectacular than ever! Elevate your digital presence with confidence, ensuring your message resonates with the right people. Dive deep into audience engagement, explore your analytics, and step out of your comfort zone to supercharge your strategies, elevate your tactics, and achieve outstanding results with SocialEast! Don't miss out on this incredible opportunity to learn, grow, and network at SocialEast 2023. Use Code EARLY75 to Save an EXTRA $75 What to Expect: 1.5 days of 14+ exceptional speaker sessions to choose from A choice of two epic speaker experiences every hour. 2 evenings of networking and community-building A cinematic experience with 50-foot screens and surround-sound SocialEast 2023 Speakers Their awesome presenters have gone all-in on the important tasks of budgeting, strategizing, managing, and reporting. They've got it down pat and know the ins and outs of building a killer social media and digital marketing strategy. With their impressive expertise, contagious enthusiasm, and total dedication to boosting the Canadian digital marketing scene, these speakers at SocialEast are a cut […]

ACENET: Cloud from A to Z

Prerequisites: Software Carpentry's Unix Shell or Introduction to Linux or similar experience Cloud computing provides great flexibility allowing complete control of the computing environment. In addition the environment can be copied, backed up, created and recreated in an automated way. In these lessons we will start you on the path towards making use of the great flexibility and power of cloud computing. A common use case for the cloud is its ability to provide web services. To explore the flexibility and power of cloud computing we will use the popular static website generator Jekyll. Static website generators offer many security benefits, and simplify and reduce the maintenance burden associated with well known dynamic CMSes such as Wordpress and Durpal. This workshop will take place on: Tuesday, October 17th - 1:00-4:00pm (ADT) Thursday, October 19th - 1:00-4:00pm (ADT) Tuesday, October 24th - 1:00-4:00pm (ADT) Thursday, October 26th - 1:00-4:00pm (ADT) Participants must register using their institutional / organizational email address (not a personal email, ie. gmail). You will need to have your own laptop or desktop on which you can install the required software (see the setup for more details). Instructions for how to join the workshop will be sent out prior […]

Make AI Your Writing Sidekick

Online

Transform Your Blogging with AI—And Get My Secret Sauce! Ever wish you had a co-writer who never sleeps? Meet AI. In just 45 minutes, we'll show you how to draft, edit, and promote blog posts with machine speed and human flair. What you'll learn: How to ideate, draft and edit blog posts with the free version of ChatGPT. Turn one blog post into a social media feast. Prompts to optimize your blog posts for search engine ranking. The top 3 reasons you might want to pay $20 a month for ChatGPT 4 My SECRET SAUCE Bonus: Get a downloadable resource with the exact prompts I use for killer blog results! All this for just $45.

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ACENET: Introductory Programming with R

Online

This workshop series is hands-on, covering the fundamentals of R, including data types, functions, importing, manipulating and analyzing data and data visualization as well as program design, version control, data management, and task automation. Participants will be encouraged to help one another and to apply what they have learned to their own research problems. The goal is to teach the practical knowledge needed to start programming, debugging and using R in everyday tasks. You do not need to have any previous knowledge of the tools that will be presented or previous programming experience but intermediate level experience with a computer is highly recommended. You do need to have a laptop with a Mac, Linux or Windows operating system (not a tablet, Chromebook, etc) on which you have administrative privileges, as you will need to pre-load specific software packages. This workshop will take place on: Wednesday, October 18th, 1:00 - 4:30pm (Atlantic) Wednesday, October 25th, 1:00 - 4:30pm (Atlantic) Joining instructions will be provided prior to the first session. Participants must register using their institutional / organizational email address (not a personal email, ie. gmail)

ACENET: Cloud from A to Z

Prerequisites: Software Carpentry's Unix Shell or Introduction to Linux or similar experience Cloud computing provides great flexibility allowing complete control of the computing environment. In addition the environment can be copied, backed up, created and recreated in an automated way. In these lessons we will start you on the path towards making use of the great flexibility and power of cloud computing. A common use case for the cloud is its ability to provide web services. To explore the flexibility and power of cloud computing we will use the popular static website generator Jekyll. Static website generators offer many security benefits, and simplify and reduce the maintenance burden associated with well known dynamic CMSes such as Wordpress and Durpal. This workshop will take place on: Tuesday, October 17th - 1:00-4:00pm (ADT) Thursday, October 19th - 1:00-4:00pm (ADT) Tuesday, October 24th - 1:00-4:00pm (ADT) Thursday, October 26th - 1:00-4:00pm (ADT) Participants must register using their institutional / organizational email address (not a personal email, ie. gmail). You will need to have your own laptop or desktop on which you can install the required software (see the setup for more details). Instructions for how to join the workshop will be sent out prior […]

Atlantic Technology Summit 2023: The Future is now

Cineplex Cinemas Park Lane 5657 Spring Garden Rd, Halifax, NS B3J 3R4 5657 Spring Garden Rd, Halifax, NS B3J 3R4, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

On November 15th, Atlantic Canada’s premier technology conference returns. The Atlantic Tech Summit will welcome technology leaders, industry disruptors and tech workers from across our 4 Atlantic provinces and beyond. Their theme this year is “The Future is now”. Join in person or online using their virtual event app, as the regions leaders share their insights and experiences from the past 12 months as well as their thoughts on what’s coming next. Meet and network with some of Canada’s top tech companies and fellow attendees both in person and online via their digital app. DNS Members can use Discount Code “DNS22” for 20% off!

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FREE TRAINING: Website Design

Online

The Halifax Chamber of Commerce is working hard to provide our members with resources, information and value. We are pleased to offer a round of FREE online training programs to help grow your business in collaboration with the Department of Labour, Skills, and Immigration. This program is offered to businesses, managers, and employees at zero cost as a benefit of your membership. TRAINING OVERVIEW: Website Design training is a 10 week program that will start on, Tuesday, January 23, 2024 and take place once per week every TUESDAY from 9:00 am - 1:00 pm. These training sessions are in high demand with our members. Please consider your schedule beforehand and only register if you are 100% committed to fully participating in this training. This is a 40 hour course and you will be required to participate in 80% of the sessions in order to receive the certificate Preference will be given to members. Future members interested in joining, please contact Jenn Kurmey, Membership Sales Manager: jenn@halifaxchamber.com There are only 12 spaces available for this session, if the session is full, please add yourself to the waitlist, you will be contacted only if a spot opens up. We are limiting this training to 1 employee representative per membership in order to allow more members the […]

Intellectual Property 101 – Lunch and Learn

VOLTA 1800 Argyle Street #Unit 801, Halifax, NS +1 more

Join us for lunch on Tuesday, January 23 and learn about the importance of intellectual property. In this IP 101 session, we’ll talk about the various forms of IP, the pros and cons of each, and tips on how to develop an IP strategy. As an extra perk, speakers will be available after the session for one-on-one advice. Register using eventbrite. Speakers Kushal Shah, Patent Agent, Gowlings Kushal Shah is a patent agent in the Intellectual Property Group of Gowlings WLG’s Ottawa office. As an internationally trained patent agent and lawyer, Kushal has experience working with startups, universities, and multinational organizations. He has advised on obtaining patent protection related to various technologies such as artificial intelligence, mechanical devices, software engineering, cellular therapeutics, genetic engineering, biomedical devices, pharmaceuticals, and agrochemicals in numerous jurisdictions, including the United States, Europe, China, the Middle East, and India. Kusahal’s past work also includes tailored IP solutions and tactical advice on infringement, litigation, licensing, patentability and freedom to operate opinions, commercial transactions, franchising, and valuation matters. Ryan Bell, Patent Agent Trainee, Gowlings Ryan Bell is a patent agent trainee in Gowling WLG’s Ottawa office, practicing in the Intellectual Property Group. Prior to joining Gowling WLG, Ryan […]