November's Halifax Third Wednesday tech/media/marketing meetup is Wednesday, November 19th from 5-7:30pm. We’ll have our 30-sec intro/opportunity spots, networking, and lots of cool peeps from the Halifax tech community!
ShiftKey is hosting a Battlesnake Tournament on January 14, 2023. We will kick off the tournament on January 7, to introduce you to the tournament, learn coding options and build a stronger snake. Make sure to register yourself and/or your team by January 13 at 3 pm AST. Let the battle begin! Registration is now open!
This session will help you learn not only how your computer works, but how to use it faster, smarter, and more effectively. Most of us have experience using a computer, whether for school, work, or entertainment, but how many of us have actually had an expert teach us how to use it? This talk won't teach you how to troubleshoot everything, but will give you insight to how media, programs and data are encoded and used by computers, so you can make more sense of why computers behave the ways they do, and solve some of your problems with greater efficiency and less frustration. They will provide an approachable overview of how a computer works, by both looking at their history and breaking one down to explain individual components, before highlighting some of the trade-offs to consider when buying a computer. They will provide practical, simple, and actionable advice on digital security and show you a few "pro tips" on how to make the most of your workstation, phone, or whatever device you happen to use. Whether you have a lot or a little experience using your digital technology, if you want to learn how to use your devices more effectively, […]
STEM Students, are you ready to network? Kick start your winter semester and join STEM Connector for their peer-to-peer networking event. Build your networking skills, practice pitching yourself to others, and go learn what your fellow STEM students are up to on MONDAY JANUARY 16TH from 5:30pm till 7:30pm in the Goldberg Computer Science Building (Room 430). Masks are not mandatory during the event, however we encourage students to wear a mask if they would like to do so.
What is High Performance Computing (HPC) and what can it do for me? How can ACENET help? Used across many sectors to tackle analyses too large or complex for a desktop, or to achieve improved efficiency over a desktop, this session takes participants through the preliminary stages of learning about high performance computing (HPC) and computing clusters, and how to get started with this type of computing. It then reviews software packages available for applications, data analysis, software development and compiling code. Finally, participants will be introduced to the concept of parallel computing to achieve much faster results in analysis. This session is designed for those with no prior experience in HPC, and are looking for an introduction and overview.
Linux is the terminal interface used to enable you to use supercomputing clusters from your desktop. It's the tool you need to get your data on the clusters, run your programs, and get your data back. In this session, learn how to get started with Linux, how to create and navigate directories for your data, load files, manage your storage, run programs on compute clusters, and set file permissions. This workshop is designed for those with no prior experience in working with a terminal interface.
The second session in their Privacy series with the Office of Privacy Commissioner of Canada will introduce PIPEDA’s breach reporting requirements. Attendees will receive practical and actionable guidance regarding what breaches of security safeguards have to be reported to the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada, and what kind of notice organizations need to give to individuals following breaches. Attendees will also learn about their obligations to keep records of breaches, and what information needs to be included in these records.
When: Wednesday, January 18, 2023 from 12:00pm – 1:30pm Where: Volta, 1505 Barrington St, Unit 100, Halifax, NS, B3J 3K5 Description: Non-dilutive capital can play a key role in the financial strategy of a technology startup. Join us as we dive into how to navigate the challenges of accessing and leveraging non-dilutive funding through a panel discussion with experts in this space. Panelists: Valerie Caswell, Business Development Advisor, Invest Nova Scotia Forrest King, Industrial Technology Advisor, NRC-IRAP Lorie McCarthy, Vice President, Banking, RBCx Evan Radisic, Portfolio Manager, Technology Investments, ACOA
This month, they are partnering with their friends at Third Wednesday for their first-ever joint meetup! They will be gracing their event on January 18th, Wednesday, at The Cannery. Time for some networking with fellow tech folks in Halifax! Third Wednesday is an informal gathering of interested and interesting people in the tech, media, and marketing communities in Halifax and beyond. Held on the third Wednesday of every month from 5-7:30pm, each event features 30-second intro/opportunity spots, community announcements, and a brief speaker (all around 6pm), along with a lot of unstructured time to mingle.
Shell scripting helps you save time, automate file management tasks, and better use the power of Linux. You’ll learn how to use the command line to carry out repetitive tasks, extract information from files quickly, combine commands in powerful ways, learn about job scripts, shell variables and looping commands, and capture a workflow so you can re-use it easily. Save time, reduce errors, and use Linux more effectively. This workshop is designed for either new High Performance Computing (HPC) users who are familiar with working in a Linux environment, or for experienced users seeking to get more out of shell scripting. It is one of the core courses to help users get up and running on ACENET. Prerequisite: ACENET Basic Series Introduction to Linux, or previous experience with Linux.
The Industry Showcase series is an invaluable opportunity for all computer science students to interact with local and global tech companies Join us on January 19th, 4:00pm-5:30pm for our Industry Showcase with ESO Session details to follow....... REGISTER NOW to secure your spot! Faculty of Computer Science 6050 University Ave, Halifax, NS B3H 1W5 Room 429/430 For more information, contact Aishwarya Shrestha at A.Shrestha@dal.ca.
The national systems use a job scheduler called “Slurm”. In this session you will learn how Slurm works and how it allocates jobs, helping you to: minimize wait time by framing reasonable requests; ask for only the resources you need, to improve efficiency; increase throughput; run more jobs simultaneously; and troubleshoot and address crashes. This workshop is designed for new HPC users, or for experienced users either transitioning to Slurm or seeking to improve efficiency with the scheduler. Prerequisites: Completion of Introduction to Linux and Introduction to Shell Scripting, or prior experience with both.
