Kootenay Rockies Innovation Council - KRIC - Events Feed

mPower Business: mPower Your Business with Wireless

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 08:40:57 -0700

Start: 2012-02-09 16:52

End: 2012-02-09 16:52

84% of Canadians are carrying mobile devices (IEMR 2011) making your business’s workforce and consumers “mobile-enabled”. Planning your businesses’ 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).

The Art of the Social Business

Thu, 12 Jan 2012 12:10:50 -0700

Start: 2012-02-11 09:00

End: 2012-02-11 16:00

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.

The Art of the Social Business

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 12:16:21 -0700

Start: 2012-02-11 19:13

End: 2012-02-11 19:13

Using Social Media to Build Your Small Business

East Kootenay Regional Science Fair

Mon, 12 Dec 2011 15:30:56 -0700

Start: 2012-02-22 22:29

End: 2012-02-23 22:29

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.

The Road to Techtopia: Helping you thrive and grow, now and into the future

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:24:41 -0700

Start: 2012-02-28 11:00

End: 2012-02-28 16:00

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?

Start with the End: All entrepreneurs and investors must know where they're going

Wed, 21 Dec 2011 15:55:14 -0700

Start: 2012-03-01 22:51

End: 2012-03-01 22:51

The acquisition market for private companies is strong - especially for companies valued in the $10 to $50 million range. Companies are being acquired earlier than ever before.

To maximize price, it is critical to prepare the exit well ahead and know the optimum financing for buyers. Learn why a company should develop a written exit strategy.

Bring key Investors and Directors to 5th Exit Strategies workshop on March 1.

Finding Balance Forum: Economics meets the environment

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:57:54 -0700

Start: 2012-03-02 23:49

End: 2012-03-03 23:49

"What's the value of our environment as it relates to economics?" It's a question that has garnered much attention in national and international media as of late.

Finding Balance is an event that discusses and connects economics with the environment and is being held in Invermere, BC on March 2 and 3. Finding Balance is an 'Economic and Environmental Forum' that brings economists, researchers and other innovators together with the public to discuss and review the environment and economics.

Game Developers Conference

Wed, 21 Dec 2011 16:02:35 -0700

Start: 2012-03-05 17:25

End: 2012-03-08 17:25

San Francisco, California

The GDC attracts over 19,000 attendees, and is the primary forum where programmers, artists, producers, game designers, audio professionals, business decision-makers and others involved in the development of interactive games gather to exchange ideas and shape the future of the industry. The GDC is produced by the UBM TechWeb Game Network.

12th Annual Game Developers Choice Awards

Fri, 02 Dec 2011 10:37:36 -0700

Start: 2012-03-07 18:30

End: 2012-03-07 20:30

Call for Nominations opens December 13, 2011.

The Game Developers Choice Awards are the premier accolades for peer recognition in the digital games industry. Each year, the Choice Awards recognize and celebrate the creativity, artistry and technical genius of the finest developers and games created in the last year.

Moscone Convention Center, South Hall A

Wednesday, March 7, 2012

6:30 – 8:30 pm