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About this event We wanted a community where developers and designers of all skill-levels and interests could come together and freely discuss everything front-end. So we made it, it's called HFX.js. Are you into the latest design trends? Great! Do you want to share and hear about all things JavaScript? Perfect! This event will have three speakers with varying backgrounds discussing front-end, and web tech. We encourage students, hobbyist, and professionals alike to come and join in creating the most open, and inclusive front-end community we can! This event will be held at the Wattpad offices in downtown Kjipuktuk (Halifax). There will be snacks and drinks for everyone Our Speakers Ronan Driscoll, Senior Platform Engineer @ Wattpad Ronan O'Driscoll has lived and worked in a number of places: Dublin, Chicago and Japan. He currently lives in Halifax, Nova Scotia with his family. A software engineer for many years, he was doing full-stack programming before the word stack existed. He has also written two novels: Chief O'Neill, published in Ireland by Somerville Press and Poor Farm, published in Canada by Moose House Press. He currently works at Wattpad, the online novel sharing platform. Allan Lavell, Director @ ThinkRad Studios Creativity. Computation. […]

About this event Why the %$#& do I need to worry about marketing? If you aren’t thinking about or planning to add marketing to your overarching strategy, your business will fail. If you’re executing marketing tactics without a strategy, your business will stall and stagnate. If you aren’t tracking and reacting to your marketing efforts, you’re wasting money. This workshop will be a no-nonsense discussion around marketing, and offer attendees a guideline to develop an effective, impactful, and results driven marketing strategy that can evolve with the growth of any business. We will dive into how important marketing is to the success of all areas of your organization; how it is ingrained in both acquisition and retention approaches; and how to recognize and react to both success and/or failure. We will explore 3 key components of any successful marketing strategy – brand, customer and category. Each extremely important, and something every organization needs to continually focus on. We will also offer insight, advice and a framework to help build, expand or rework anyone’s marketing strategy. Companies or community groups – be it startups, early stage to well-established – will benefit from this fresh, frank and unique perspective. In this 1 […]

The 4th Annual Responsible Leadership event is on Friday, November 18 2022 at 9 a.m. AST and it will be in-person in Halifax. The theme is Digital Future: Ethics, Integrity, and Values. It is Saint Mary’s University’s goal to create community and dialogue around data ethics, digital citizenship, and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in support of the Sobey School’s commitment to PRME and our new Master of Business Analytics (MBAN) program. Keynote speaker Juliette Powell is a consultant, researcher, and speaker whose expertise lies at the intersection of technology, business and ethics. Juliette advises large companies on the accelerating change that is underway due to AI-enabled technological innovation coupled with shifting social dynamics and heightened global competition. Her keynote will focus on AI leadership and how the digital transformation can coexist with ethical data sharing and analytics in business, education, transportation, banking, mobile, retail, and social gaming. The panel discussion “Data Analytics as Climate Action” will focus the conversation on the potential for big data and AI to advance an organization’s climate action goals. Panelists from the agriculture, transportation and energy sectors will participate. Dr. Wendy Carroll, a Sobey School professor, whose scholarly activity sits at the intersection of […]

About this event When: Saturday, November 19, 2022 from 12:30pm to 2:00pm Where: North Preston Community Centre, Multipurpose Room, 44 Simmonds Road, North Preston, NS What is Hoist? Hoist sessions are led by industry experts and are designed to help teens explore and expand their interests in technology and entrepreneurship. Workshops develop skills in areas like design, coding, game development, and much more. Hoist sessions take place one Saturday a month (with the exception of July, August and December) and are targeted for teens ages 12 to 19. Topics change each month and are based on current trends, as well as the needs and interests of Hoist participants. This helps make each session unique and fun for the participants. November's Topic: Design Thinking During this fun and interactive session we will work together and go through the design thinking process. Entrepreneurs use design thinking for solving problems to help best understand what their customers are looking for. What Happens at Hoist? Lunch A healthy light lunch will be provided. Should there be any dietary restrictions or food allergies please let us know when registering and we will do our best to accommodate. Learn At the beginning of the session the […]

The Cape Breton Partnership invites you to join us on November 23 for an employer-focused Workplace Inclusion Workshop. Speaker Veronica Merryfield will discuss the importance of workplace inclusion and introduce Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion with a focus on the 2SLGBTQIA+ community. The second portion of the workshop will cover how employers can work towards inclusivity of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community. Veronica will also briefly touch upon specific topics of accessibility in the workplace. We look forward to seeing you for a great morning of learning! Agenda 8:30 a.m.: Registration opens 9:00 a.m.: Welcome & Introductions, light refreshments served 9:10 a.m: Part 1: Introduction to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI): 2SLGBTQIA+ community 10:30 a.m.: Break 10:40 a.m.: Part 2: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in action: Inclusive workplace practices 12:00 p.m.: Workshop wrap-up Light refreshments will be provided. About Veronica Merryfield Veronica (Ms/she/her) identifies as intersex and transgender, drawing on her lived experience to provide training to various organizations on equity, diversity and inclusion. She is the Founder of the Cape Breton Transgender Network (www.cbtn.ca); chair at the Every Woman’s Center and CBRM diversity committee; and is on the board at the Transition House, Cape Breton Pride, Conversion Therapy Survivors Connect, and others. […]

About this event Join us on November 23rd as IGNITE Atlantic welcomes you to The PIER. Through panel discussions and presentations, we will discover the potential of transportation and logistics opportunities. This will be a great time to meet some of The PIER members as they highlight vessel decarbonization, AI at ports and marine electrification. The event will be held from 10:00 am - 3:00 pm at The PIER (1209 Marginal Road Rd in Halifax). Doors open at 9:30am. Refreshments and lunch will be provided! Join us for drinks and an afternoon of networking at the Garrison Brewing from 3:30-5:30 pm.