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September 29 - 30, 2008
Cybera Summit 08: Driving Business Innovation
Cybera will host its second annual Cyberinfrastructure Summit at the Banff Centre in Banff, AB this fall. This year’s Summit will bring together cyberinfrastructure users, collaborators and innovators. The focus will be to build, strengthen and expand the cyberinfrastructure foundation in Alberta's private sector and research community.
Keynote Speakers
Bill Appelbe, Chief Executive Officer, Victorian Partnership for Advanced Computing
Paul Strong, Distinguished Research Scientist, eBay
Nora Young, Producer and Host of Spark, CBC Radio
For more information, see http://www.cybera.ca/summit
To register, click here
September 29, 2008
2008 BC Innovation Council Awards
Tickets Now Available!
BC Innovation Council is celebrating innovation excellence with its 2008 BC Innovation Council Awards Dinner. Held annually, the dinner honours exceptional innovators in BC who have made significant achievements in research, science communication and technology commercialization. These prestigious awards are given to individuals whose contributions positively impact quality of life in the province and internationally. The Awards Dinner is on September 29, 2008 at The Fairmont Hotel Vancouver. Join over 750 guests and distinguished leaders as we honour and celebrate BC's prominent innovators.
Tickets are now available for purchase:
Early Bird Ticket Prices
Single: $175
Table of 10: $1,575
Regular Ticket Prices
Single: $195
Table of 10: $1,755
How to Purchase Tickets
Online: www.bcic.ca/recognition
Phone: 604-602-5238
Fax: 604-683-6567 (with completion of the ticket purchase form)
For more information on this annual event and nominations please click here.
June 2-3 , 2008
4th Annual BC Broadband Conference Hosted by Open Source Solutions
BCNET is sponsoring Open Source Solution's 4th Annual BC Broadband Conference titled "The Broadband Ecoystem" on June 2 & 3, 2008 in Vancouver. The opening address will be given by Bob Allen, President of Open Source Solutions and Michael Hrybyk, President and CEO of BCNET will participate as a speaker on the panel discussion titled "Municipally Owned Fibre Infrastructure & Opportunities for Partnering". For more information and to register please click here.
May 21-24 , 2008
Getting Charged Up at VidFest with NewMedia BC
From May 21st to 24th,, New Media BC will be hosting VidFest, an event for the top creative minds working in digital media. The event will attract visionaries from games, web 2.0, interactive design, animation and mobile applications. It is an annual 'must-attend' event in Vancouver, Canada. For more info and to register please click here.
Who's coming?
Chris Anderson, Editor-in-Chief, Wired Magazine
Jasmine Antonick, VP Marketing & Communications, Cambrian House
Heather Armstrong, Blogger, Dooce.com
John Perry Barlow, Co-founder of the Electronic Frontier Foundation
Evan Biddell, Winner, Project Runway Canada
Susan Bonds, President and Executive Producer, 42 Entertainment
Dylan Higgins, Fellow, Kiva
Dr. Eric McLuhan, Author and Educator, son of well-known media theorist Marshall McLuhan
Without a doubt this is an must-attend event for creative leaders in digital media: digital media producers, creative directors, game developers, content developers, interaction designers, business developers, bloggers, podcasters, programmers, educators, designers, tech entrepeneurs, artists, investors and pixel pushers.
Over the years, VIDFEST has built a reputation for excellent programming, deal making, thought-provoking discussion, and world-class, visionary speakers. Inspire and be inspired.
May 8 & 15 , 2008
Simon Fraser University - Milestones to Success
Simon Fraser University's T.I.M.E. Incubation Centre is hosting a seminar titled "Milestones to Success", a comprehensive approach to building technology ventures. This seminar describes an integrated, step-by-step approach to planning, financing & building strong technology start-ups & successful small & medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). For more info and to register please click here.
When: May 8 & 15, 2008 (8:30am - 4:30pm)
Where: Room 7000 (Lohn Policy Room) at SFU Vancouver Campus, Floor 7, 515 West Hastings St., Vancouver
New Initiative: There is a new collaborative initiative between NRC-IRAP and SFU-UILO/TIME Incubation Centre. The objective is to promote active interaction between small and medium sized technology companies (SMEs) in B.C. and the SFU community. Below is the web page address that provides more information.
http://www.sfu.ca/uilo/ind_govt/nrcirapindustry.html
April 1 , 2008
BCNET at the Massive Technology Show
Vancouver Convention & Exhibition Centre
On April 1, 2008 BCNET will be hosting an information booth at the Massive Technology Show in Vancouver. The Massive Technology Show is an event that showcases technology for business. The event connects business professionals with high tech companies, giving them a chance to learn more about technology in a user friendly environment. This show will increase one's knowledge on a range of technology solutions for corporate communications, system infrastructure usability, and other critical business activities. For more info click here.
March 17 , 2008
BC's Next Generation Network Launch
BCNET and CANARIE: Providing Information at the Speed of Light
On March 17, 2008 BCNET will host an event to announce a significant upgrade to British Columbia's advanced network. Featured guest speaker, Honourable Murray Coell, Minister of Advanced Education will make the announcement and speak about the value of advanced network for research and education in BC.
The completion of the next generation advanced network highlights a successful partnership between BCNET and CANARIE to bring BC's researchers, educators and students the latest in next generation networking technologies.
The completion of the dedicated advanced network in BC provides an unprecedented bandwidth to meet the growing demands of collaboration, research and education for the next 10 years. Truly the most advanced network of its kind in Western Canada, the new next generation network now greatly improves the collaboration capability of BC's researchers, educators and students.
Featured guest speaker: Honourable Murray Coell, Minister of Advanced Education and Minister Responsible for Research & Education
Featured guests: Andrew K. Bjerring, CEO & President of CANARIE,
President Stephen Toope of the University of BC, President Don Cozzetto of the University of Northern BC, President Roger Barnsley of Thompson Rivers University, President Allan Cahoon of Royal Roads University, President David Turpin of the University of Victoria and President Michael Stevenson of Simon Fraser University
For media inquiries and information please contact Jeanette Lum at info@bc.net
February 21, 2008
BCNET Lunch Seminar: Interconnecting to Your Community and the World - Kelowna, BC
Learn about British Columbia’s high-speed broadband networks over lunch. Find out how Kelowna organizations can interconnect with business, government, commercial Internet service providers and research and higher education institutes.
This free lunch seminar will provide an in-depth look at next generation networks in British Columbia and provide insight into a distinctive and globally unique data exchange centre, created to serve as a hub for Kelowna’s research and higher education community.
Explore the benefits and value of linking to a centrally located neutral “meet me place” referred to as the Kelowna Transit Exchange
● Community peering ● Zero-cost data exchange ● Redundant and high-speed connections to Internet service providers ● Access to a global network of researchers and educators.
Keynote Speaker: Michael Hrybyk, President & CEO, BCNET
When: 12:00pm - 2:00pm, February 21, 2008
Where: Landmark Business Centre, Building IV, Conference Boardroom, Lower Level Floor
1628 Dickinson Avenue, Kelowna BC
Cost: Free, lunch provided
Seating Limit: 40 attendees
Please RSVP to Carlie Thauvette at Carlie.Thauvette@bc.net
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