![\\"\\"](\\"/sites/default/files/image001(1).gif\\")
Accelerate Okanagan is accepting applications for entrepreneurship@AO in partnership with BCIC.
FAIRMONT PACIFIC RIM | VANCOUVER\, BC
Canada's Premier Access-to-Capital Program
The Canadian Financing Forum facilitates relationship building between entrepreneurs and leading venture capital and corporate investors\, paving the way for company financings that ultimately sustain economic growth through new business creation and development.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120518T163912Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120204T004700Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20020203 UID:http://www.kric.ca/events/bcics-technology-commercialization-business-planning-workshop URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.kric.ca/events/bcics-technology-commercialization-business-planning-workshop SUMMARY:BCIC's Technology Commercialization & Business Planning Workshop DESCRIPTION:The workshop is taught by Mark Dance\, an experienced tech leader who was instrumental in the growth of Creo\, one of the most successful BC grown tech companies.
Who should apply?
You're an entrepreneur\, founder and/or CEO building a new or early-stage BC-based technology company.
Course Components\:
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120518T163912Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120207T213300Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20020203 UID:http://www.kric.ca/events/mpower-m2m-machine-machine-summit URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.kric.ca/events/mpower-m2m-machine-machine-summit SUMMARY:mPower M2M (machine to machine) Summit DESCRIPTION:The opportunity in Machine-to-machine (M2M) is exploding as we head to 50 billion connected devices by 2020. With this growth comes significant revenue potential in M2M communications for carriers\, entrepreneurs and enterprise businesses related to big sector markets out there\: healthcare\, consumer goods\, automotive\, energy/utilities\, etc. Revenue is estimated to be more than $57 billion in 2014 according to Strategy Analytics.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120518T163912Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120209T225200Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20020203 UID:http://www.kric.ca/events/mpower-business-mpower-your-business-with-wireless URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.kric.ca/events/mpower-business-mpower-your-business-with-wireless SUMMARY:mPower Business\: mPower Your Business with Wireless DESCRIPTION:84% of Canadians are carrying mobile devices (IEMR 2011) making your business&rsquo\;s workforce and consumers &ldquo\;mobile-enabled&rdquo\;. Planning your businesses&rsquo\; mobility strategy is now a key success factor and IT departments across North America have placed a top priority on driving productivity and service improvements through mobile-enabled applications (Yankee Group IT-Decision Maker IT Survey July 2011).
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120518T163912Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120211T023400Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120216T055900Z UID:http://www.kric.ca/events/entrepreneurshipao-program URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.kric.ca/events/entrepreneurshipao-program SUMMARY:entrepreneurship@AO program DESCRIPTION:Accelerate Okanagan is accepting applications for entrepreneurship@AO in partnership with BCIC.
Using Social Media to Build Your Small Business
In today's economy\, to be a successful business you need to be a social business. This requires revisiting your customer relationships and business processes to implement strategies and tools that cultivate\, aggregate\, and leverage this new customer. Engaging is not optional\, it's expected.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120518T163912Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120212T011300Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20020203 UID:http://www.kric.ca/events/art-social-business-0 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.kric.ca/events/art-social-business-0 SUMMARY:The Art of the Social Business DESCRIPTION:Using Social Media to Build Your Small Business
In today's economy\, to be a successful business you need to be a social business. This requires revisiting your customer relationships and business processes to implement strategies and tools that cultivate\, aggregate\, and leverage this new customer. Engaging is not optional\, it's expected.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120518T163912Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120216T220000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120221T000000Z UID:http://www.kric.ca/events/american-association-advancement-science-aaas-annual-meeting URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.kric.ca/events/american-association-advancement-science-aaas-annual-meeting SUMMARY:American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Annual Meeting DESCRIPTION:Registration for the 2012 East Kooteany Regional Science Fair opened on December 1.
Students can do anything from a report to a demonstration or model. They may also consider a more original approach such as an experiment\, an innovation or a study. An experiment is an investigation. An innovation or invention is something they build\, like a model or a device. A study involves extensive research of a topic that is already well known. It may also include a demonstration.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120518T163912Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120225T160000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120227T020000Z UID:http://www.kric.ca/events/podcamp-toronto-2012 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.kric.ca/events/podcamp-toronto-2012 SUMMARY:PodCamp Toronto 2012 DESCRIPTION:Now in its 5th year\, PodCamp Toronto 2012 is Canada's largest gathering of members of the new media community. Last year 1200 people\, from Toronto's new media community attended during our two-day unconference. This conference welcomes a diverse group of participants who are amateur and professional content creators and communicators. This includes folks from all kinds of different areas of new media - writers\, producers\, photographers\, designers\, podcasters\, developers and bloggers.
\;
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120518T163912Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120228T170000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120228T220000Z UID:http://www.kric.ca/events/techtopia URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.kric.ca/events/techtopia SUMMARY:The Road to Techtopia\: Helping you thrive and grow\, now and into the future DESCRIPTION:![\\"\\"](\\"/sites/default/files/Techtopia.jpg\\")
\;
\;
\;
\;
\;
A creative solutions event for the information technology and digital media community
Where has the IT and digital media industry in the Kootenays come from\, where is it today\, where is it going\, and how can you best succeed now and into the future?
END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR