Events from May 15 – May 2 – Digital Nova Scotia – Leading Digital Industry

Hackergal’s 11th National Hackathon

Online

Hackergal is a charitable organization that inspires girls across Canada to explore the opportunities in code. With women vastly underrepresented in the tech industry, Hackergal strives to inspire a new wave of Canadian female coders to bring equality to the booming industry. Hackergal’s Hackathon Program is designed to encourage learners to achieve their full potential through 6 Future-Ready Competencies. Learning to code and making a difference through technology goes beyond programming knowledge and skills. That’s why these core competencies equip girls with the ability to meet the complex demands of diverse contexts and be successful in their everyday lives and in their future. We believe that every girl can thrive when they are given the opportunity to tell their story and share their voice. We want to champion them along the way!

Online Business Development Training: Start a Successful Small Business in Canada

Nova Scotia, Canada

ISANS and RBC are pleased to facilitate this important training session for current or aspiring business owners. In this two-part training session, you’ll hear from George Gerges, financial Advisor at RBC, who will teach you everything you need to know to start and grow your business in Canada. Our goal is to help you and help our community to prosper! In Part 1, “Starting and Planning your Business,” you will learn about: Making sure your business idea will fly Finding the money to start and control of your cash All the legal stuff you need to know Help & Advice In Part 2, “Financing and Growing your Business,” you will learn about: How Financing can help your business Short term and long term financing Reasons to grow and focusing on customers Diversifying, funding, resources and help To attend this session, you must: Be an ISANS business client Have a Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) level of 5+ Attend both training dates – Part 1 on May 25 and Part 2 on June 1 For more information, and to register, please contact: Suhel Shaikh | 902-406-7793 | [email protected]

Volta Cohort Pitch Event – 2022 Spring Edition

VOLTA 1800 Argyle Street #Unit 801, Halifax, NS

Join us for our tenth Volta Cohort Pitch Competition taking place on Wednesday, May 25, 2022 at 5:30pm (ADT). When: Wednesday, Mat 25, 2022 , 5:30pm ADT In Person and 6:00pm ADT Virtual Attendee Where: Volta, 1505 Barrington St, Unit 100, Halifax, NS, B3J 3K5 or Via Livestream ( livestream details will be sent to you at 12:00pm ADT day of the event) The tenth Volta Cohort Pitch Competition is taking place on Wednesday, May 25, 2022 at 5:30pm (ADT). You will hear from some of Atlantic Canada’s most innovative, early-stage startups, and see up to $125,000 in investments awarded live that evening.

Techsplorer Event

Acadia University 15 University Ave, Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Canada

May 26-27 Location: Acadia University - Fountain Commons Great Hall Techsploration teams from across the province gather together to share their presentations with participants from other schools. Young women and non-binary youth get an in-depth look at multiple science, engineering, trades, and technology careers and participate in interactive presentations and workshops that aim to build confidence and leadership skills. RSVP & REGISTER HERE Acadia University Campus Map

techNL Annual General Meeting

Online

Join us as we celebrate a year of incredible energy, growth and momentum in the tech sector. techNL is hosting it’s Annual General Meeting on Thursday, May 26th from 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM at the Emera Innovation Exchange. We will be showcasing highlights from the fiscal year January 01 2021 – December 31, 2021. Voting is being done entirely online and ahead of time. 3:00 – 3:30 – Open to Members ONLY 3:30 – 4:00 – Highlights from 2021, Stakeholders welcome to join 4:00 – 5:00 – Meet our new CEO Florian Villaumé + Networking Social with light hors d’oeuvres to close out the afternoon. Be sure to register using Eventbrite. Registrants will receive an email with their ticket and instructions in the days leading up to the AGM.

Ocean Connector: Developing and Adapting Technology to Target Global Goals

Colin MacLean Hall 27 Parker Street, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada

Meet the Atlantic Indigenous ocean businesses developing innovative ocean technology projects selected under the Samqwane'jk initiative. About this event Samqwane’jk is a first-of-its-kind initiative led by Ulnooweg Development Group in collaboration with COVE and Upswing Solutions. Indigenous ocean businesses were invited to propose projects in partnership with companies at COVE. Three projects have been selected to receive funding support rolled out over two years. Join us on May 26th to meet three Atlantic Indigenous Ocean companies selected to receive support under the Samqwane’jk Ocean Partnership Initiative for their innovative ocean projects. The purpose of the Samqwane’jk initiative includes building partnerships with ocean technology companies to boost competitiveness, enhance innovation, collaboration, and knowledge sharing for Indigenous and non-Indigenous ocean businesses alike. In addition to funding, the three selected initiatives will receive training and business development support while aiming to deliver measurable progress against the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Learn more about Samqwane'jk at www.samqwanejk.com. The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, adopted by all United Nations Member States in 2015, provides a shared blueprint for peace and prosperity for people and the planet, now and into the future. At its heart are the 17 SDGs, an urgent call for […]

Open Dialogue Live: The Space Race of the 21st Century

Dalhousie SUB 6136 University Avenue, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

We’re entering a new wave of the space race. Join us for a conversation with our special guests: Canadian Space Agency’s Tony Pellerin, Manager, Mechanical Engineering and Technical lead for the Canadian Cubesat Project and Dalhousie alum, Arad Gharagozli (MASc‘22), who launched GALAXIA, a space hardware and software company. The conversation will discuss satellites and nano satellites, the science and research behind them, and the societal impacts of the space race of the 21st century. This event will be presented in person in the McInnes Room, as well as livestreamed via Dalhousie Alumni and Friends Facebook Live and Dalhousie YouTube. All attendees will have an opportunity to engage during the Q&A portion following the discussion. To attend this informative evening, register HERE

May Co-Working Session

Nova Scotia, Canada

Details Let's show our WordPress websites a little love this month! We're getting together for a co-working session to work on our sites. Install a new theme or plugin, set up WooCommerce, create a new page ... it's up to you. Pair up and help each other or work alone - it's your choice within the video conferencing platform we're using, Gather.Town. Instructions and Password to enter will be emailed to you on the day of. See you there!

2022 Halifax Index

Pier 21 1055 Marginal Road, Halifax, NS, Canada

The Halifax Index is our comprehensive report on Halifax’s annual economic and community progress. Eagerly anticipated, the Index will track Halifax’s vital signs across seven major themes: people, labour, investment, real estate, rural, affordability, and living in Halifax. With the launch of People. Planet. Prosperity. Halifax’s Inclusive Economic Strategy for 2022-27, we’ll be introducing the measures that will track the progress of this strategy over the next five years. In-person registration has sold out. Please register below to watch Halifax Index 2022 online. Gold Sponsor Silver Sponsor  

OPEN EAST HANTS DAY 2022

Nova Scotia, Canada

Open East Hants is a unique opportunity for residents and visitors of East Hants to celebrate our local business community. Businesses that register for this event open their doors to the public and invite the community into their place of business to share their products and services. This collective "Open House" event makes it easy for people to experience everything East Hants has to offer, so that they become ambassadors of our area by getting acquainted with the people who work and play here. REGISTER YOUR BUSINESS HERE