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Open Source Community Day

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Open Source Community Day #OSSDay (Hybrid Event) Registration Required - https://tibco.swoogo.com/ossdayaustin22 Join us at the upcoming #OSSDay, and learn more about various open source projects, connect with fellow developers, and find your next project or opportunity! Date: May 12, 2022 Time: 10 AM CT to 9 PM CT Hybrid Event (both in-person and virtual) Location: TopGolf Austin Cost to Attend: FREE Agenda 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM - Announcing 4/1 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM - AWS: Trusted AI 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM - Announcing 4/1 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM - TIBCO: Keynote with TIBCO CTO 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM - Announcing 4/8 12:30 PM - 1:00PM - Lunch 1:00 PM - 1:20 PM - TIBCO - Spotfire 1:20 PM - 1:50 PM - Microsoft 1:50 PM - 2:10 PM - Announcing 4/8 2:10 PM - 2:40 PM - Google 2:40 PM - 3:00 PM - Announcing 4/15 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM - TIBCO: Web3, NFTs, and More for the Enterprise 3:30 PM - 4:00 PM - Intel 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM - Project Air (IoT) Challenge - must bring a laptop to participate (participation is for In-person attendees only, no virtual option) 6:00 PM […]

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Planning Ahead for Engaging Year-round Social Media Content

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In tourism, the off-season represents an opportunity to work in your business and free up time during the busy months. In this 1-hour webinar, we will be covering: Content you can create ahead of time Tools you can use to bulk schedule content The difference between evergreen content (content that can be created ahead of time, and reused throughout the season) vs. non-evergreen content (posts that should be happening live, in a timely manner, that cannot be reused regularly) and finally, content you should be stockpiling during the tourism season to prepare for getting ahead next winter.

ISNS Industry Session – Co-ops and Funding

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Learn about the SITE co-op programs, recruitment process, and wage subsidy programs that are available to support student hiring. Lori Baker is an Employer Development Coordinator with Dalhousie University’s Science, Information Technology, Engineering (SITE) Co-op office. She works with employers, including those in the technology industry, to assist them with their co-op student recruitment needs. Please join Lori to learn more about the SITE co-op programs, recruitment process, and wage subsidy programs that are available to support student hiring.

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Online Workplace Culture Workshop: Recruitment and Interviews – Intercultural Barriers and Solutions (Part 1)

Nova Scotia, Canada

Immigrants bring skills, experiences and perspectives that can make your workplace more competitive and responsive to your market. We’ll offer you the tools, examples, and personal support your organization needs so immigrant colleagues can shine! Our workshops are highly interactive with breakout rooms, Google Jamboards, and other activities to engage participants. In this 90-minute workshop for staff, managers, and directors with interest in recruitment and interviews, we identify barriers that interfere with effective recruitment and interviewing for immigrant newcomers, and we propose solutions. To register, please: Email wcp@isans.ca Ensure you have access to a laptop or a desktop computer with functioning audio and video, as well as a space suitable to engage and learn If you would like more information about this workshop, please contact: Paul Pickering, 902-406-8693, ppickering@isans.ca; or, Jordan Remedios, 902-406-4089, jremedios@isans.ca

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Selecting the Right Project Management Tool for Your Team

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Are you in need of a new project management platform for your organization? Are you overwhelmed by all the options available and the overly aggressive sales pitches for platforms that over promise and underdeliver? The Capstone Project Solutions Inc. team has got you covered with our very own PMO Broker. PMO Broker has been designed to take the stress out of selecting a project management platform. Using their team of experts, Capstone will work with you by combing through the wide variety of project management platforms until they find the solution that best fits your needs. Are you interested in learning how Capstone does this for their clients? Cynthia Giles, Capstone’s President & CEO, will be sharing how the in-depth PMO Broker process works and the additional features that are available to you through PMO Broker. After this webinar you will: Know when is the right time to select and implement a new project management platform. Do your projects require a project management platform and is your team ready? Learn about Capstone’s PMO Broker and how their team of experts can help find the right project platform for you, your team and your business. Learn that the PMO Broker has […]

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.

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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Tech Wednesdays with NPower Canada

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More than 80% of NPower Canada alumni secure employment or enroll in higher education within 6 months of graduating, with 30-40% already placed into jobs upon completing training. Graduates launch digital careers in roles such as Help Desk Agent, Data Analyst, QA / Tester and Business Systems Analyst with companies like TELUS, Accenture and CIBC. NPower Canada is a registered charity launching underserved young adults ages 17-30 into meaningful digital careers. NPower Canada's virtually delivered programs provide youth with 15 weeks of no-cost, part-time tech skills training, including industry certifications, complemented by employability skills coaching and wraparound supports (including bus pass, interview clothing and laptops/WiFi based on financial need). Program participants are also connected directly with employers, job retention supports and five years of alumni services including continued education and mentorship. Youth do not need any prior background in tech to apply. They must have completed their high school, Dogwood or GED, and be eligible to work in Canada. NPower Canada prioritizes serving lower-income, un/underemployed youth who are female-identified, IBPOC, 2SLGBTQ+, newcomers and youth with disabilities. Join us to learn more and apply early to avoid waitlist for the upcoming start date: https://npowercanada.ca/youth/

QueerTech Partnership Information Session

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Thank you for your interest in partnering with QueerTech. We’re excited to get to know you! Why partner with QueerTech? Build your employer brand within the queer community Gain access to the Queer in Tech talent pool Engage your employees and be part of our community Help us Queer the tech ecosystem Register today for our info session to learn about: Who we are Whom we serve (QueerTech community breakdown) How we can support your talent acquisition teams, D&I teams, and ERG leads Why partner with us What Programs do we offer Many companies like Google, Shopify, BDC, Oro Health, OSEDEA, Moment Factory, and many more partner with QueerTech to invest in the 2SLGBTQ+ community in Canada. Together we are committed to Queer The Tech Ecosystem by increasing 2SLGBTQ+ representation in tech, supporting our community to advance their career in tech and launch tech business. We look forward to meeting you and, hopefully, welcome you to the QueerTech family as a new Partner :)

Online Business Development Training: Networking through BNI

Nova Scotia, Canada

Do you need to grow your business? Never has it been so easy to network and do business worldwide! Business Network International (BNI) is a leading, global business-networking and referral organization for small businesses. BNI currently provides referrals and networking opportunities to about 270, 000 members worldwide. Please join Dalene Allen, Executive Director of BNI Nova Scotia, to learn more about BNI’s positive, supportive, and structured environment to develop and exchange quality business referrals. And, find out how BNI can help you grow your business through networking! In this session, you will learn about: What BNI is and how it works How to increase business prospects Great networking opportunities Professional development options How to get business referrals and explore new opportunities And more! To attend this session, you must: Be an ISANS business client Have a Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) level of 5+ For more information, and to register, please contact: Suhel Shaikh | 902-406-7793 | business@isans.ca

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.