Past Events from June 8, 2022 – June 10, 2022 – Page 10 – Digital Nova Scotia – Leading Digital Industry

Halifax Data Science Meetup – June 2022

VOLTA 1800 Argyle Street #Unit 801, Halifax, NS

Details Hi everyone, Long time no see!, we are excited to announce that we are back at organizing Data Science presentations for the benefit of the whole professional, academic and enthusiastic community! We have two interesting speakers lined up for this coming June! We'll meet up at 6:00 pm on Wednesday June 8th, and kick off talks shortly after. Pizza and refreshments will be provided *** Space is limited so be sure to RSVP. Also please cancel your RSVP in case you find you are not coming, regardless of how close to the meetup date you find out! *** 1.- Generating Refuted Claims and the Importance of Critical Statements in NLP Pipelines Speaker: Domenic Rosati, Senior Research Scientist, scite.ai Bio: Domenic’s research focuses on natural language understanding and reasoning in scientific texts and how to improve scientific discovery and evaluation with AI. Abstract: With the advent of Large Language Models (LLMs) like GPT3 that perform at almost human levels without any fine tuning on many NLP (Natural Language Processing) benchmarks, a new line of research has emerged trying to assess the safety of these models by assessing the factuality and faithfulness of their outputs Unfortunately, LLMs have been shown to […]

Alumni Gathering in St. John’s

Vu Resto and Bar 115 Duckworth st, St. John, New Brunswick, Canada

Alumni in St. John’s, NL are invited to the Vu Resto and Bar, 115 Duckworth Street, from 6-8 p.m. on June 8, 2022 for a great evening of food, fun and Acadia reminiscence. We’ll cover the cost of the meal and a complimentary drink, so all you have to do is show up and join Executive Director, Alumni Affairs Oonagh Proudfoot (’93, ’06) for this in-person event. It has been quite a while since we’ve visited Newfoundland and we’re really looking forward to catching up, hearing all your stories and sharing a few of our own!

Halihax June Event: A Discussion on Career Growth

Garrison Brewing Company 1149 Marginal Road, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Join us June 22nd at Garrison Brewing Company for an evening focused on career growth About this event Navigating career decisions is difficult, and planning your career is almost impossible. At this month’s Halihax event, we have three great speakers discussing the key soft skills and things you need to consider to grow your career, whether entering management or continuing as an individual contributor (where you're not managing people). We'll hear from our speakers on the common situation of having to choose between management and a technical role beyond senior individual contributor, and specifically how those critical soft skills play a huge role. We'll walk through best practices for new managers, what it looks like to step into management (and lessons learned along the way!), and how to navigate the commonly fuzzy nature of growing into a Staff+ role. This event will be hosted at Seaport Garrison Brewing Company with snacks and refreshments provided by Halihax, and our sponsors. Our Speakers Jennie Sanford: Head of HR @ Fellow Jennie has been working in Human Resources for more than 13 years in companies of 27 to 40,000 people. She focused the last 4 years of her career working in tech startups […]

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Stewart McKelvey Member Webinar – Software Licensing

Online

Our June Member Webinar will be hosted by Stewart McKelvey: Software Licensing – Focus on SaaS Agreements. This session will cover key topics relating to SaaS Agreements such as scope of the license, data ownership, audit rights, service level commitments and remedies, SaaS management, limitations of liability (essentially, tips on what to say and what not to say in your SaaS agreement). Meet the Speaker Susan Norman Susan specializes in advising on mergers and acquisitions, corporate transactions, financings, tax planned corporate reorganizations and commercial agreements. She has worked extensively in the mining, oil and gas, construction and information technology sectors. She works with clients on a broad range of issues including incorporating new companies, drafting contracts, reviewing lease agreements, preparing franchise and license agreements and securing financing. Susan has extensive experience advising clients in relation to option agreements, joint venture agreements, royalty agreements and aboriginal partnership agreements. She has extensive experience in advising early-stage and established players, together with investors, on shareholders’ agreements and corporate governance, share options, corporate finance and mergers and acquisitions. In addition, she has an large client base that relies on her for advice on commercial services contracts and cloud-related contracts such as SaaS agreements, together […]

Modernizing Legacy Applications

Online

In a constantly digitally evolving market, you need to stay ahead of the curve. Technology disruptions occur at the speed of light, and application modernization is the need of the hour. Learn to embrace application modernization to achieve organizational agility and business transformation goals to stay relevant and ahead of your competitors. Virtusa offers a smart app modernization solution using OmniDeq™ which is developed by CloudHedge, a preferred platform in the market for accelerating app modernization of legacy applications. Virtusa’s strong credentials in cloud engineering and DevOps and superior domain expertise deliver better ROI and business value to customers in their cloud transformation process. Virtusa’s expertise coupled with CloudHedge’s AI backed app modernization technology together give an excellent value proposition to enterprise customers in their modernization journey. Virtusa is hosting a joint panel discussion with guest speakers from CloudHedge and Forrester to empower you to fast-track your enterprise application modernization journey. What’s in it for you: Learn how to fast-track modernization by 50% with an automated end-to-end application modernization journey Learn more about how to drive ROI through the cloud by modernizing while migrating Learn how to drive continuous transformation through containerization and microservices architecture

Ocean Farming – Innovation & Readiness

Online

Join the Cape Breton Partnership and Nova Scotia Community College for the fifth and FINAL Ocean Farming session in the FREE five-part series: Ocean Farming – Innovation & Readiness on Thursday, June 9, 2022 at 1 p.m. via Zoom. The session will be moderated by Tim Menke and Gene Kersey, Co-founders and Directors of Arc of the Coast Eastern Cape Breton Co-operative Alliance, who both possess extensive knowledge of the sector in the region. Presenting panelists include Charlene LeBlanc, Aquaculture Consultant & Owner of LeBlanc Seeded Lines, Ernie Porter, Owner of Town Point Consulting, and Bailey Moritz, Program Coordinator, World Wildlife Fund. This event is part of the Cape Breton Partnership's and Nova Scotia Community College’s Ocean Farming Series, bringing our local Cape Breton - Unama'ki business community together to hear from industry experts on a range of topics important to the success and growth of the ocean farming sector on Cape Breton Island. This is the last webinar in the five-part series. To be notified of future events, news, and updates from the Cape Breton Partnership, click here and subscribe to our newsletter and updates.

Annapolis Valley Business Awards

Nova Scotia, Canada

Tickets Your ticket will get you, a Chamber's Plan drink ticket for the networking reception and a three-course meal of; Stirling Apple Salad with smoked Valley apples, local greens, Taproot shoots, dried apple chips, Nova Scotia Terra Beata cranberry and maple apple dressing. Cider Brined Pork with roasted Taproot Farms Sweet Potato, Stirling's Apple Butter, in-season vegetables, and roasted bone sauce. Creamy New York style cheesecake with local peach compote. Local red and white wine will be on the table from our wine sponsor, the Town of Kentville and the Valley Regional Enterprise Network. Please let us know if you have any dietary restrictions and if you'd like to sit with someone outside of your booking group. PLEASE READ: When you purchase an event ticket you are asking us to prepare a meal for you. This means that this ticket is non-refundable. Tickets may be transferred to another person prior to noon on June 8th.

Social Media Day Halifax 2022

Cineplex Scotiabank Theatre Halifax 190 Chain Lake Dr, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Social Media Day Halifax is a one-day conference coinciding with Social Media Day events held worldwide during June. We are proud to focus on the success of Atlantic Canadian businesses by bringing local experts together to share strategies that have worked for them, right here in Atlantic Canada. What Can You Expect? Maybe you need to do EVERYTHING... Understand how posting on social media supports your business goals Figure out how to get your posts seen by more potential customers Learn strong posting tactics for Facebook / Instagram / Twitter and more Start brand storytelling and video marketing Get advertising on Facebook, finally! Build your stalled email list Understand how to collaborate with your biggest supporters online Embrace recent changes and trends in social media marketing Get inspired to develop a new strategy!

From the Great Resignation to the Great Re-imagination

Online

Join us in a discussion about the importance of hybrid work strategies and culture when facing the Great Resignation. This event is in partnership with WIRED Consulting. As the global pandemic has eased, employees have used this as a trigger to re-evaluate their work/ life balance, their wellbeing, and aspirations for their professional lives. For many, an expectation of a return to pre-2020 working patterns has led them to reconsider their career choices and source more flexible roles that allow them to rebalance life and work. These roles offer a more flexible structure to their working patterns, providing them with the autonomy to be the best version of themselves at work and at home – something that, in turn, benefits their employer. We refer to this way of working as “hybrid work”. Support for hybrid work has become a huge trigger to both attract and retain the best talent, increase productivity, and allow organisations to thrive in today’s dynamic world. The implications for those that fail to embrace this new reality are immense. So, how can brands get this right? In this live event our panel will discuss: What today’s employees are really looking for from the hybrid world of […]

Lunch & Learn: Immigration for Employers

Eltuek Arts Centre, Gallery 211 170 George Street, Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada

A session with the Cape Breton Partnership & Labour, Skills and Immigration to learn about AIP and other immigration options. About this event Join the Cape Breton Partnership and the Nova Scotia Department of Labour, Skills and Immigration over lunch to learn how immigration helps employers meet labour needs. In this session, you will learn about immigration options to grow your business and supporting employees to settle permanently in Nova Scotia. * Learn about roles and services with the Cape Breton Partnership that can help you fill your positions, navigate the Canadian immigration system, and support your employees and newcomers to stay in Cape Breton - Unama'ki. Representatives of the Immigration and Population Growth Branch with Labour, Skills and Immigration will provide an overview of immigration programs, including the Nova Scotia Nominee Program (NSNP) and the new Atlantic Immigration Program (AIP). The presentation will also introduce recent policy changes impacting both programs and go over application processes, international recruitment opportunities and sources of skilled workers. * Lunch is included with registration. DEADLINE TO REGISTER: Tuesday, June 7, 2022, at 4 p.m. Agenda 12:00 p.m. - Registration Open, Networking in Event Room 12:30 p.m. - Welcome & Introductions, Lunch served 12:35 […]

ISNS Connect – June

The Board Room Game Cafe 1256 Barrington Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

An evening of game demos from local makers, gamedev discussions and plenty of board games! About this event The ISNS is pleased bring back our ISNS Connect event! Join fellow members, students, and friends of ISNS for an evening of game demos, gamedev discussions and board games! Admission includes snacks, as well as access to The Boardroom's library of 500+ board games! All attendees will also have the option of sharing their latest project with the group and gathering feedback during our dedicated "show & tell" hour. (If you are interested in presenting, please be sure to indicate this when purchasing your ticket.) Schedule: 6:00 Free play/social (arrive any time!) 7:00 Game showcase 8:00 Free play/social

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