Events for May 19, 2022 › Webinar › – Digital Nova Scotia – Leading Digital Industry
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apply(conf) 2022

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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.

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Virtual Hiring Fair – Senior Developers

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Join us at our speed-interviewing event and find your next great tech team member (or three)! You'll do five-minute speed interviews with dozens of vetted senior developers with diverse backgrounds and technical skills. All candidates have at least 7 years of work experience and have been screened by our team. What To Expect You get to interview many candidates and shortlist a selection for more detailed interviews later. Company Pitch - This is an optional one minute pitch about your company to all the candidates. Live Networking - Talk face-to-face with dozens of senior developers for five minutes each. More in-depth interviews can easily be scheduled through VanHack after the event ends. Fireside Chat- All our virtual events kick off with a fireside chat with inspiring leaders covering a variety of diversity and inclusion, HR and technology topics.

Scale Without Sacrifice: How to Unshackle Yourself from Sanity-sucking Algorithms, Fruitless Fads, and Over-hyped Social Media “Gurus”

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This Free Webinar Is for You If... You’ve invested in complicated launches that flopped ... and you’re not sure exactly how to tweak them for success. You’ve regretted handing over your power to Facebook Ad agencies and other “experts” who force you into campaigns that don’t fit your brand …or deliver results. You’ve already spent significant time, money, and energy on branding deep dives designed to clarify your niche... yet you still stumble to define your business’ magic. You’ve ignored your gut and followed the latest hacks, fads, and cringe-worthy viral trends...right down a road to nowhere. You’re a seasoned entrepreneur who doesn’t fit into group programs geared to newbies. Not your first rodeo? Then this is definitely for you. In just 90 minutes, you’ll discover: The secret to defying all the algorithms, all the time. (Hint: it doesn’t even have to do with marketing!) How to bulletproof your ad campaigns. Become immune to finicky platforms, shifting trends, and changing business models. The “hidden in plain sight” scaling opportunity you’re probably missing. Overlooking this is the #1 mistake I see even the most savvy women make! How to harness the timeless power of “bottom-up” growth …so you NEVER have to […]

Ocean Farming – Quality & Capacity

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Join the Cape Breton Partnership and Nova Scotia Community College for the fourth Ocean Farming session in a FREE five-part series: Ocean Farming – Quality & Capacity on Thursday, May 19, 2022 at 1 p.m. via Zoom. The session will feature panel presentations and discussions with Michelle Theriault, Director of Université Sainte-Anne’s Marine Research Centre and satellite campus in Petit de Grat, NS, Ashley Sprague, Manager Seafood Services at Perennia, and Giulia Pereira, Sea Farm Operations Faculty, Department of Technology & Environment at Nova Scotia Community College. The session will be moderated by Dan Lane, Interim Director – Lobster Quality Research & Innovation Centre de recherche marine, Université Sainte-Anne. He is also a Professor Emeritus at the Telfer School of Management at the University of Ottawa.