Events

Join Startup YHZ and ideaHUB for October’s YHZ Meetup. Meet like-minded individuals who are passionate about growing their businesses from idea to execution, and learn more about the available resources for supporting and scaling startups. This month we will chat with emerging and resilient student entrepreneurs to learn how they transitioned from academia to building their own successful startups. Where did they get the idea? What challenges and adversity are they currently facing? What resources and networks have helped them succeed? Discover all this and more at the DAL T Bar, Wednesday, November 6 between 5:30 – 7:30 PM. Agenda: 5:30PM - 5:50PM | Networking 5:50PM - 6:00PM | Sovereign Insurance - How do you define resiliency? 6:00PM - 7:00PM | The Art of Resilience : A Panel Discussion with Dal Entrepreneurs 7:00PM - 7:30PM | Networking Sovereign Insurance is a proud supporter of Startup YHZ. Panelists: Colin Ross | Co-founder & CEO at Acoubit Communications Hamed Hanafi | President, Director of R&D, NovaResp Technologies Dane George | P.Eng., M.ASc., Rayleigh Solar Tech Mo AlGermozi | Co-Founder/ Clean Tech Entrepreneur in Materials & Energy Moderated By: Dr. Clifton Johnston | Associate Professor & NSERC Chair in Design Engineering Dr. Hamed […]

Mapping Growth : we are focused on goal setting, planning and mindset My name is Dave Reynolds and I have over 15 years of business development experience ranging from launching and developing new products, to refining sales strategies for companies all over Atlantic Canada My focus in business development recently has been targeted at growing sales teams, defining goals and structuring plans to support short term objectives and long term destinations. The Rumin8 Group’s goal with every client is to be able to take them from where they are to where they want to go at any stage of business! The day will be focused on three areas: 1. Business Development Mindset - Defining proactive business development vs. Reactive. This section creates a realization of how you need to look at business development before you even act on it. 2. Goal Setting - we separate the good goals from the great goals. We give structured processed on how to create short term and long term goals and keep them aligned. During the presentation we will give the mechanics and tracking to properly deliver a goal to your team and how to manage it at all levels. 3. Planning - Without […]

The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) and the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) are co-hosting a workshop for SMEs currently involved in space activities and to SMEs of high technology sectors interested to do so. The global patent filing related to various areas of the space sector has consistently grown over the last 40 years, according to the report Patents in Space recently released by CIPO. It has been recognized that in general, firms that protect their intellectual property (IP) are more likely to increase their revenues through leveraging of their IP assets, than those that do not. SMEs that patent their invention have a stronger tendency to become high-growth firms and to export. Please join this interactive in-person workshop by the CSA and CIPO experts to enhance your knowledge on IP strategy, technology transfer and commercialization in a business environment. Please note that seating is limited and registration is mandatory—Register early to reserve your spot! Registration closes at 5 p.m. on November 5. The session will be presented in English, participants are invited to communicate in their preferred official language (English or French). For more information email our support team Register

This is a key opportunity open to all those interested in attending for networking with OSC members, stakeholders and future members. We’re creating an efficient way for you to meet new people and have organized introductory conversations on topics of your interest, followed by open networking with a cash bar (1 beverage ticket included in the $20 ticket price). Don't miss out! Register

About the event AWSome Day is coming to Halifax for a one-day introduction training to the core AWS services for compute, storage, database, and networking. Our technical experts will cover key features and use cases, share best practices, walk through technical demos, and be available to answer your questions one-on-one. Who should attend This event is ideal for IT managers, system engineers, system administrators, and architects who are eager to learn more about cloud computing and how to get started on the AWS Cloud. Agenda 9:00AM–10:00AM:    Registration & Ask an AWS Expert 10:00AM–10:15AM:  Welcome 10:15AM–10:30AM:  Introduction to the AWS Cloud What is the Cloud and how it works? Cloud Deployment Models, Cloud Benefits What is the AWS Cloud? 10:30AM–11:30AM:  Core Services AWS Global Infrastructure: Regions, Availability Zones, Edge Locations AWS Management Interfaces AWS Networking: Virtual Private Cloud, Security Groups Amazon EC2 Demo 1: AWS VPC and EC2 11:30AM–12:00PM:  Core Services (cont’d) Store Your Data: Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3), Glacier Demo 2: AWS S3 12:00PM–1:00PM:  Lunch & Ask an AWS Expert 1:00PM–2:00PM:  More AWS Services Auto Scaling and Load Balancing, Amazon CloudWatch AWS Database Services Demo 3: EC2 Autoscaling and ELB 2:00PM–3:10PM:  More AWS Services (cont’d) Amazon Route 53, AWS Cloudfront, AWS Lambda Automated Deployment: […]

OEA NS Society - McInnes Cooper 11th Employer Conference - November 13 & 14, 2019 Location: Saraguay House, 2310 Purcell's Cove Rd, Halifax, Nova Scotia B3P 1C7 11th Employer Conference co-hosted by McInnes Cooper: OEA NS is pleased to welcome Peter Gove, MSW, RSW as our guest speaker to do a presentation on The Medicalization of Unhappiness OEA NS welcomes the Labour and Employment group at McInnes Cooper to present throughout the conference! Interested in being a sponsor or a vendor? Email joy.samuel@oeans.ca Lunch, breaks and all material are included in fee. Group Rate Discounts: Register 3 or more people from the same organization and receive $25 off the 3rd person. Combine this offer with our early bird pricing and get a total of $75 off the 2 days! No registration is confirmed until payment is received. Payment can be made via cheque or credit card (online via PayPal invoicing - no PayPal account needed). Registration is for a single individual and cannot be split. NOTE: Please do not contact McInnes Cooper to register. Registration only available through OEA NS Society Register

This Pitch Competition is for Volta Residents, Network Members and anyone from the tech community at large in Atlantic Canada. This Pitch Competition, powered by Cox & Palmer, is an excellent opportunity to practice your pitch, fine-tune your deck, and get feedback from peers and industry professionals. You will also gain valuable experience presenting to investors, potential early adopters and a room full of people (you never know who may be sitting in the audience!) Each competition will have a judging panel, comprised of entrepreneurs, potential investors and community leaders. Judging will be based on the pitch, not the business, and will focus on the presentation quality and content. The winning Pitch will receive: 1) $500 Visa Gift Card 2) Name engraved on Volta’s "I've got 99 problems but my pitch ain't one" trophy 3) A photo on the “Pitch Wall of Fame” board 4) Cox & Palmer swag bag Lunch and refreshments will be served! How to Apply to Pitch: Fill out this form to apply for a slot to pitch. Space for pitching companies is limited. Please visit here for a list of regulations. Applications are due by Wednesday, November 6 at 5:00pm. Applications will be reviewed and […]

The Able Sense team is hosting the next Meetup in Wolfville! Connect with fellow entrepreneurs and merchants in the beautiful Annapolis Valley as we bring together ecommerce and marketing experts who are willing to talk about what’s new in ecommerce, their experiences and the skills that have led to their success. Able Sense is a full service ecommerce agency specializing in Shopify strategies and custom implementations for clients big and small. Register

We’re looking for breakthrough ideas and concepts that will help take Atlantic Lottery’s PlayWise brand to the next level. Volta and Atlantic Lottery are teaming up once again to host a hackathon. We’re in search of ideas that resonate with a broad range of players and emphasizes that gambling should always be fun and safe. This is more than just a hackathon – over three days, selected participants will receive training and coaching on creative thinking, concept development, and will learn how to turn ideas into value propositions. The training will be delivered by Two Igloos, a Toronto- and London-based innovation and customer strategy agency whose clients include companies, such as Pearson, Levi’s, Jameson and more. Event details: When: November 15-17, 2019 – starting @ 6pm on Friday Where: Volta – 1505 Barrington Street, Innovation Outpost Wing, Mezzanine Level What are the prizes? Here's what's up for grabs: Top prize: $1,500 2st place prize: $1,000 3rd place prize: $500 How do you participate? Anyone interested in participating must register via Eventbrite. Following your registration, an Atlantic Lottery team member will reach out to you with next steps. Applications will require participants to submit a short video and/or a write up […]