Events from May 29 – March 20 – Digital Nova Scotia – Leading Digital Industry

SocialAtHome: Forward – Canada’s Virtual Digital Marketing Conference

The conference that keeps Canadian digital marketers and communications professionals ahead of the trends and at the top of their game... is moving online.   After an incredibly successful online conference in June, SocialAtHome returns for our second online event! This will be your opportunity to ensure your company’s digital voice is ready for whatever 2021 might bring. It's time we look forward. Let's do it together. Tap into your audiences, dig into your analytics, and push beyond your comfort zone to power your strategies, up your tactical game, and deliver results. For the past five years, SocialWest, SocialEast and SocialCentral have brought thousands of people together, and with SocialAtHome Summit, we’ll be continuing to offer unprecedented opportunities for networking and professional development, just from the safety of your home.   What to Expect Two days of 25+ exceptional and tailored speaker sessions and workshops. Advanced virtual conference experience with online networking and community-building. A choice of three different speaker experiences every 45 minutes. Access to recorded sessions for 30 days, so you don’t miss a moment (available as an optional add-on).   Dynamic Speakers, Cutting-Edge Insights Our presenters have done the work — the budgeting, strategizing, management, and reporting — so they know what it takes […]

2020 Canada Trends Tour

Join us on October 15 & 16, 2020 for a two-day series of interactive virtual sessions featuring industry experts from Gallagher as well as Canadian employers. By attending, you’ll get insights into benefits and compensation solutions for the ever-shifting environment. We use real-time, real-world data to help you evaluate trends, anticipate recruiting needs, and benchmark your offering—so you’ll have a competitive edge to attract and retain top talent at every level.   Each day, we will feature multiple moderated discussions highlighting key findings from Gallagher’s Canadian Benefits Strategy and Benchmarking Survey, Salary Planning Survey, and COVID-19 Pulse Surveys. You’ll have the opportunity to choose which sessions you’d like to attend throughout the day that will most benefit you and your organization.   Don’t miss this chance to learn about actionable steps to align your benefits and compensation strategies with your organizational goals as you plan for 2021.   Register

Photography for Small Business

Strong visual content is essential for a successful digital marketing campaign. While most of us are carrying around a high-quality camera on our smartphone, taking a great photo isn't as simple as holding up your mobile device and pressing a button. In this 1-hour webinar designed for small businesses, professional photographer Richard Kelly will teach participants how to use mobile devices to create visual assets that drive engagement and sales. No previous photography knowledge is required, just a smartphone and a willingness to learn and get creative! Participants will learn: • What makes a good photo, and how to create one on a mobile device. • How to edit images on a mobile device and optimize them for websites, social media and other digital marketing channels. • How to use visual content to help engage and expand your audience. Brought to you by Digital Nova Scotia and IGNITE. REGISTER NOW About Richard Kelly Richard is a Canadian filmmaker and photographer based on Vancouver Island in British Columbia. He has a passion for working with businesses and other artists to inspire and connect with audiences on a personal level. Richard works alongside a network of marketers, photographers, videographers, graphic designers and […]

Voice Technology Accelerator Program – Applications Due

Building the future of Canadian voice technology. Applications will open for Canada’s second cohort of the Voice Technology Accelerator Program in collaboration with Amazon’s Alexa Fund starting Monday, October 5 until Sunday, October 18 at 11:59pm.   Open to Canadian companies coast to coast, the program is designed exclusively for entrepreneurs who are advancing voice-powered technologies OR who have the potential to broaden their product(s) with voice and AI enablement. Startups in the program get: Our award-winning accelerator programming One-to-one mentorship sessions with our in-house experts (including all business fundamentals such as IP creation and protection) Flexible delivery model: Enjoy our variety of office space options in Waterloo Region with professional meeting rooms for private meetings (with unlimited internet and coffee) or be fully remote Potential access to grants and funding through our investor and grant networks Alexa-focused technical Lunch and Learn sessions hosted with Amazon staff Access mentor network and office hours, technical solutions architect Exclusive Amazon AWS Credits for first time users Learn More

Building for the Future: A Webinar Series Aimed at Supporting Nova Scotian Businesses

BUILDING FOR THE FUTURE: A WEBINAR SERIES AIMED AT SUPPORTING NOVA SCOTIAN BUSINESSES Supported by the Department of Labour and Advanced Education The Halifax Chamber of Commerce is launching a training program to be executed throughout Nova Scotia, to support businesses as we all learn how to navigate and do business during COVID-19 and a new way of life. Businesses need support and expertise as they pivot and attempt to stay in business and grow through this pandemic situation. The Halifax Chamber has surveyed and spoken to members and have identified the necessary critical areas of support.   OVERVIEW: Building for the Future is a 6-part series on what members need to know now to survive and thrive throughout a pandemic and into recovery. This webinar series will feature 2 hour sessions 3 days a week for 2 weeks, for a total of 12 hours of training. Businesses will be better prepared to navigate through how the pandemic affected their business and what they can do in response and identify their customers and modify their sales tactics. Before registering, please note: This training series is for MEMBERS ONLY (if you are interested in becoming a member of the Chamber please contact Barbi Holland at [email protected]) Only […]

ACENET: Cloud from A to Z Workshop Begins

In-depth workshop for users with no prior cloud experience, at the end of which you will have a virtual machine and a Jekyll website. 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: Monday, October 19th - 2:30-4:30pm (ADT) Wednesday, October 21st - 2:30-4:30pm (ADT) Monday, October 26th - 2:30-4:30pm (ADT) Wednesday, October 28th - 2:30-4:30pm (ADT) We will be recording the presentation part of this workshop only. The recording will be paused or stopped for every question or discussion period.   Participants must register using their institutional / organizational email address (not a personal email, […]

Women Leading Startups: Fireside Chat #2

Join us for the second Fall 2020 Women Leading Startups: Fireside Chat Series! There is a lot of exciting momentum going on in the startup community in Atlantic Canada and this is your chance to be part of it! If you are currently an entrepreneur, considering starting your own business or want to use your skills to solve a problem but don’t know where to start, this series is for you! Join a safe community each month to hear from established women leading high growth startups in Canada. Ask questions, network with your peers, get advice and exchange ideas. There will be one fireside chat each month. It will run 12:00 pm Atlantic time/12:30 pm NL time for one hour on Sept 29, Oct 20, and Nov. 24. Attend one chat or all three! This series is supported and coordinated by the Canadian Ecosystem Gathering (CEG) in partnership with entrepreneurship centres in the following Atlantic Canadian universities: University of Prince Edward Island Cape Breton University Dalhousie University University of New Brunswick Saint Mary's University Mount Saint Vincent University Memorial Centre for Entrepreneurship (Memorial University) We value diversity and inclusion and want to make sure we provide space for everyone interested […]

Halihax October Virtual Meetup

Our Speakers Nicole Tibaldi Senior Manager of Engineering @ Gatsby Nicole is the Engineering Manager for the Cloud team at Gatsby. She cares deeply about improving tech hiring, agile processes, and bridging the gaps between product, design, and engineering. Nicole has previously worked as a frontend engineer for Halifax-based startup Manifold.co and New York travel company Tablet Hotels, and managed the Growth team at CircleCI. Prior to her pivot to the tech industry, she earned a Bachelor of Arts in music performance and spent five years working in banking.   Tyler Pachal Software Developer @ Pager Duty Tyler Pachal, is a software developer at PagerDuty. He spends most of his time working in Elixir, as well as giving talks and running workshops. In his non-work time he enjoys biking, skiing, and Formula 1.   Schedule 7:00pm – Introductions & Welcome We'll do a quick introduction and kick off the evening. 7:10pm – Leadership 101: How to turn “junior” into “senior” with Nicole Tibaldi An engineer looking to learn a new language or framework can find ample resources to help them on their journey, and can often easily apply that knowledge in their day-to-day work. But as engineers look to move […]

Getting The Most From Your Posts: Digital Marketing Basics Series

Social media is vital for reaching people who haven’t heard about your business yet. In this session, Ingrid Deon from word-craft will cover how to target your ideal audience on social media and get the most bang for your buck when boosting your posts. General Admission: $25 Digital Nova Scotia Members: FREE DNS members must be signed-in using their membership account info. Please contact Brianna MacAulay at [email protected] if you require assistance.  Participating Chamber of Commerce Members: FREE If your organization is a member of one of the following Chambers of Commerce, please register using the registration code provided by your chamber: Halifax, Cape Breton, Pictou County, Annapolis Valley, Yarmouth & Area, and the Strait Area Chamber of Commerce. Register Now About word-craft word-craft understands that not everyone has the time or expertise to manage their own social media accounts. They help you create a solid plan so you never have to worry about what to post on social media again. Register Now

Innovate: Digital Diversity Awards

You're invited! Join Digital Nova Scotia , the Centre for Women in Business and the Women Entrepreneurship Knowledge Hub for our annual INNOVATE event celebrating innovation and diversity in technology on Wednesday, October 21, 2020 from 3:30 - 5:00pm.  The Digital Diversity Awards were established in 2016 to highlight inspiring and influential female leaders working in the ICT sector in Nova Scotia. Together we are recognizing that diversity is fueling innovation in our province, and the impact and influence of leaders in our community. Our growing digital economy is constantly changing and our 2020 Digital Diversity Awards have expanded to continue to represent this diverse workforce. Five awards will be presented this year by Digital Nova Scotia's very own CEO Wayne Sumarah- we can't wait to celebrate the winners! This free, online event will feature virtual networking, award presentations, and keynote speakers that you won't want to miss! Register

Leading Communication Part 1: Connecting

Leading communication focuses on being aware of how you are influencing people through communication, or how you might be impacting team members through poor communication. During this 90-minute webinar with Dave Reynolds, we will look at both sides of communication, good and bad. During this presentation we will look at the mechanics of communication, the role of the audience, preparation on the fly and when you need to present, and how to become a better speaker.  We will look at communicating with people you know and how to be more confident communicating with people you don’t know. Note: this is Part 1 of a 2-part series, however participants are not required to attend both sessions. Each session can also function as a stand-alone learning program. Core Topics • Mechanics and theory of communication • Pitfalls of communication • Advantages of good communication • How being a good listener makes you a better speaker • The art of the question Powered by Digital Nova Scotia and resulta. REGISTER About Dave Reynolds Dave Reynolds has over 15 years of business development experience ranging from launching and developing new products, to refining sales strategies, and customizing learning and development programs for companies all […]

How to Scale an Online Business

Note: This webinar is open to Black youth in Nova Scotia In this session, Nicholas will teach participants the items they need to learn and how to learn them fast and effectively to start building an effective business. The 1-hour course will leave participants with information on what they must learn and the lifestyle that comes with working for yourself. Participants should get out of this workshop the simplicity of developing a website and how they can manage their time to start teaching themselves the appropriate tools to get started. Students will also learn where they can find free resources to obtain the knowledge needed to start building. In our discussion we will talk about: WordPress Elementor X code Plugins Domains and hosting How to manage your time What it takes to start   About the organization Business is Jammin' (BIJ) is a province-wide charitable initiative that focuses on motivating Black youth and stresses the importance of education and personal development in all of its programs. BIJ's goals are to deliver a comprehensive enterprise and entrepreneurship learning strategy and instill business skills that will offer long-term benefits to young people. We need the support from you to continue offering our […]