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SUMMARY:GameDevDrinks with talk by Tactic Studios
DESCRIPTION:Hey GDDers\, \nWe invite all of you within or curious about our game development community to come and join us at the Pheasant Plucker on Wednesday\, Feb 15 for a night of good times and good cheer. This month our guest speaker is Jesse Attard & Ryan from Tactic Studios (located in London Ontario) the studio behind Immortal Empire. \nFrom 7:00-10:30 p.m.\, GameDevDrinks is the place for you to hang out and to hear Jesse Attard speak about the trials and tribulations of Tactic Studios\, and learn about their upcoming sci-fi puzzle game\, as well as get a hands-on experience with their “pre-alpha” sci-fi game. Afterwards you can chat with Jesse Attard\, share your game concepts and ideas\, tell and trade stories\, show off game demos or just network and hang out because at GDD our goal is to create a casual and creative social environment for anyone – student\, hobbyist\, enthusiast and professional alike – who shares the common interest of game development of any kind. \nWe look forward to seeing you on the 15th! \nRegards\, \n  \n\nTactic Studios was founded in 2007 and specializes in developing thought-provoking\, story-driven games for PC. We’re located in London\, Canada\, roughly a 2 hour drive from Canada’s largest city\, Toronto.\nIn 2009 Tactic released our first title\, Immortal Empire to open beta\, a free browser-based multiplayer role playing game set in a fantasy universe. Built from the ground up on Tactic’s proprietary Immortal Engine\, Tactic officially released Immortal Empire to Steam as a fully downloadable game in December 2015. \nTactic has since made significant improvements to the Immortal Engine\, growing it to a fully-featured modern 3D game engine. With support for Windows\, Mac\, and Linux\, the Immortal Engine offers a fully deferred 3d renderer\, including a comprehensive level editor\, animation blending\, rigid body physics solver\, AI navigation mesh\, and much more. Using this technology\, we are currently developing a new unannounced 3D first person game.
URL:https://softwarehamilton.com/calendar/gamedevdrinks-with-tactic-studios/
LOCATION:The Pheasant Plucker\, 20 Augusta Street\, Hamilton\, Ontario\, L8N 1P7\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20170201T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20170201T220000
DTSTAMP:20261002T061405
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SUMMARY:Internet of Things meetup
DESCRIPTION:I’m going to do a presentation on Google’s new IoT operating system called Thing.  It looks cool and has great promise\, but its early days still and Google has been known to pull the plug on popular products before. I’ll try and get it up and running on more than one platform.  Specifically the Raspberry Pi 3 and Intel Edison. \nI’ll also talk a little bit about the IoT workshop which is happening this weekend.  Its sold out but if just want to come and check it out. Feel free to drop by.  \nWe are now 6 months old!  Its been fantastic so far.  A big thank you to everyone who has presented and helped out.  And too our sponsors as well.  And of course to everyone who has showed up.  \nAfter my presentation I’m hoping we can talk about the future of the IoT meetup.  What do want to see in 2017?  What did you like/not like in 2016.  Or anything else you want to bring up. \nThanks and hope to see you there\, Doug
URL:https://softwarehamilton.com/calendar/internet-of-things-meetup/
LOCATION:CoMotion on King\, 115 King Street East\, Hamilton\, Ontario\, L8N1A9\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20170131T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20170131T130000
DTSTAMP:20261002T061405
CREATED:20170103T211045Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170103T211224Z
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SUMMARY:The Startup Story of Lumago
DESCRIPTION:Join The Forge@Mac and the McMaster Biomedical Discovery and Commercialization program to hear Melissa Houghton\, Co-Founder and CEO\, Lumago speak about The Startup Story of Lumago on Tuesday\, January 31st\, 2017 from Noon-1pm.\nLumago is addressing the decreasing profitability of greenhouses by providing an alternative growing technology\, aquaponics. This technology increases the value of the produce\, the density at which it can be grown\, and the profitability of greenhouses. \nMelissa Houghton is the Co-Founder and CEO at Lumago Inc. where she is exploring ways to innovate the agriculture industry through alternative methods\, entrepreneurship\, and design. Melissa and her team are currently focusing on greenhouse technologies\, with the plans to expand to urban farming and beyond as they progress. She is a Master’s Student at McMaster’s W.Booth School\, Engineering Entrepreneurship and Innovation\, and completed her Bachelor of Applied Science at the University of Waterloo.
URL:https://softwarehamilton.com/calendar/startup-story-lumago/
LOCATION:McMaster University\, 1280 Main Street West\, Hamilton\, Ontario\, L8S 4L8\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20170128T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20170128T160000
DTSTAMP:20261002T061405
CREATED:20170108T201850Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170108T201850Z
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SUMMARY:Ladies Learning Code - WordPress for Beginners
DESCRIPTION:What is Ladies Learning Code? \nWe’re a Canada wide not-for-profit organization providing women\, *men and youth the opportunity to learn beginner-friendly technical skills in a social and collaborative way. We’re all about showing people that learning to code can be fun!\n*Men are welcome to attend (and they do!)\, but we encourage you to bring an additional female learner where possible \nWhy WordPress? \nWhether you want to start your own blog\, or your company website is run on it\, WordPress allows you to update and create content easily\, while allowing for your own style and customization. In this workshop\, we will show you how to install WordPress\, what it all means\, and of course\, how to edit a theme to make it your own. \nThis workshop has been designed for beginners who are interested in customizing and coding a WordPress theme from scratch. If you are familiar with working with pre-built WordPress themes or templates but want an introduction on how to customize an existing theme or building a theme yourself\, you’ve come to the right place!   \nIs this workshop for you? \nThis workshop is designed for learners with some experience using WordPress.com (or have taken our Blogging for Beginners with WordPress workshop) and some very basic HTML & CSS.  \n 
URL:https://softwarehamilton.com/calendar/ladies-learning-code-wordpress-for-beginners/
LOCATION:CoMotion on King\, 115 King Street East\, Hamilton\, Ontario\, L8N1A9\, Canada
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170128
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170130
DTSTAMP:20261002T061405
CREATED:20161213T051151Z
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SUMMARY:DeltaHacks III
DESCRIPTION:DeltaHacks is McMaster’s annual student hackathon for change. We want to encourage students in all fields of study to come together to build real world applications that create positive change. The difference between DeltaHacks and other hackathons is that we embrace elements of design thinking to make “hacks” that solve real world problems. \nThe ultimate goal behind this hackathon is to include\, not only the engineering and computer science students\, but all talented individuals from all backgrounds to collaborate\, create\, and bring ideas to life. We want you to shoot for the stars. \nCheck out the recap video of DeltaHacks II… \n \n 
URL:https://softwarehamilton.com/calendar/deltahacks-iii/
LOCATION:McMaster University Student Centre\, 1280 Main Street West\, Hamilton\, Ontario\, L8S 4S4\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20170126T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20170126T200000
DTSTAMP:20261002T061405
CREATED:20170106T032106Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170106T032106Z
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SUMMARY:Hamilton Agile meetup
DESCRIPTION:Join us on our first 2017 meetup!! Come and meet other Agile people\, scrum masters\, product owners\, project managers\, developers and more in and around Hamilton area! \nLet’s share some time exchanging topics\, experiences\, doubts\, methodologies\, questions and all around this amazing Agile journey!!! \nParking beside the pub \nPS: Please let me know if you have any questions\, suggestions or doubts about this meetup!!
URL:https://softwarehamilton.com/calendar/hamilton-agile-meetup-2/
LOCATION:The Pheasant Plucker\, 20 Augusta Street\, Hamilton\, Ontario\, L8N 1P7\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20170126T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20170126T200000
DTSTAMP:20261002T061405
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SUMMARY:The Startup Story of Mariner Endosurgery: The Next Generation of Healthcare
DESCRIPTION:Join The Forge@Mac and the McMaster Integrated Sciences and Arts & Science programs to hear Mitch Wilson\, COO and Co-Founder\, Mariner Endosurgery speak about The Startup Story of Mariner Endosurgery: The Next Generation of Healthcare on Thursday\, January 26th\, 2017 from 6pm-7pm. \nMariner Endosurgery is a medical device startup focused on improving patient outcomes and minimizing invasive surgeries for laparoscopic surgeries. The company’s platform LaparoGuard is a surgical navigation suite designed to augment visualization and surgeon performance in the operating room. \nMitch Wilson is the Chief Operation Officer and Co-Founder of Mariner Endosurgery where he looks to constantly improve the patient safety profile of laparoscopic procedures and implement LaparoGuard as part of the standard-of-care for cholecystectomies\, hysterectomies and any further laparoscopic procedures. He is a graduate of the Life Sciences program at McMaster\, and is currently completing his MBA at DeGroote.
URL:https://softwarehamilton.com/calendar/startup-story-mariner-endosurgery-next-generation-healthcare/
LOCATION:McMaster University\, 1280 Main Street West\, Hamilton\, Ontario\, L8S 4L8\, Canada
ORGANIZER;CN="The Forge@Mac":MAILTO:info@theforgehamilton.ca
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20170125T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20170125T220000
DTSTAMP:20261002T061405
CREATED:20170114T045007Z
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SUMMARY:GameDevDrinks with Melissa Davidson
DESCRIPTION:Happy New Year fellow GDDers\, \nAfter a long and much needed holiday break\, GameDevDrinks is back and ready to kick off the new year in style!\nAs such\, we invite all of you within or curious about our game development community to come and join us at the Pheasant Plucker on Wednesday\, January 25 for a night of good times and good cheer. This month our guest speaker is Melissa Davidson game design architect at Lofty Sky\, a local studio based out of Toronto. \nFrom 7:00-10:00 p.m.\, GameDevDrinks is the place for you to hang out and to hear Melissa Davidson speak about her 11 years trials and tribulations as a freelance artist and game designer. Afterwards you can network with Melissa\, share your game concepts and ideas\, tell and trade stories\, show off game demos or just network and hang out because at GDD our goal is to create a casual and creative social environment for anyone – student\, hobbyist\, enthusiast and professional alike – who shares the common interest of game development of any kind. \nWe look forward to seeing you on the 25th!
URL:https://softwarehamilton.com/calendar/gamedevdrinks-melissa-davidson/
LOCATION:The Pheasant Plucker\, 20 Augusta Street\, Hamilton\, Ontario\, L8N 1P7\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20170124T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20170124T130000
DTSTAMP:20261002T061405
CREATED:20161218T224219Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161218T224219Z
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SUMMARY:Tech Lessons for Non-Tech Entrepreneurs - IF Lunch 'n Learn
DESCRIPTION:Please join us on Tuesday\, January 24\, 2017 for a Lunch ‘n Learn on Tech Lessons for Non-technical Entrepreneurspresented by our own Executive Director here at Innovation Factory\, David Carter! \nTechnology is now so accessible that it’s easy to come up with an idea for an innovation and simply hire developers to execute your vision. As a result\, non-tech founders are starting tech companies more than ever\, and within corporations\, department managers are upping their tech game by launching apps and cloud software to offer to their customers. \nOf course you can recruit a technical co-founder\, you can outsource\, and you can hire a staff of developers. The problem arises in how you communicate that vision to them. \nIn this session\, David will talk about how to document your product in a way that removes ambiguity for your tech team and sets the proper milestones and testing procedures. With that\, both sides can agree on what needs to be accomplished and when a feature is deemed “done”. He’ll discuss how to iterate on your application design before you pay to have a single line of code written\, and about how to mock up your vision and gain the support of your future customers and even pre-sell your product.\n \n\n\n\nAgenda \n11:30am-noon – Lunch & Networking\nNoon-1pm – Factory 5 (TBA) and Keynote Presentation (David Carter)\n1pm – 2pm – Dessert & Networking (at iF’s Innovation Destination) \nAbout David Carter \nDavid Carter is the Executive Director of the Innovation Factory (iF). iF is Hamilton’s Regional Innovation Centre with the mandate to be a catalyst for innovation in Hamilton. Appropriately\, David’s career has been working in innovation since he joined the workforce. It started as a consultant in the burgeoning personal computer industry and then as an International Markets Analyst Toronto Stock Exchange in the late 80’s. At Microsoft he worked through the revolution in desktop computing and the internet in the 90s. In 2001\, after 11 years at Microsoft he decided to start his own company. From 2001 until 2012 he and his partner took their start-up from a small office in Burlington\, to a Boston based firm raising $20 million in venture capital. Carter is thrilled to support today’s entrepreneurs in Hamilton and to be a part of the larger Hamilton ecosystem. \n\n*Note: We have introduced a nominal attendance fee to allow us to better predict numbers and cover a portion of our catering costs.
URL:https://softwarehamilton.com/calendar/19231/
LOCATION:McMaster Innovation Park\, 175 Longwood Road South\, Hamilton\, Ontario\, L8P 0A1\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20170121T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20170121T160000
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SUMMARY:Introduction to Internet of Things (IoT) Using the Particle Photon
DESCRIPTION:  \nDESCRIPTION \nInterested in microntrollers? Internet of Things? Electronics? Then this workshop is for you. Participants will learn what microntrollers are. Some very simple electronics. How microntrollers/electronics can be used to send sensor data to the internet. How to use the data from and control an internet connected device remotely using different web services. \nThe hardware we willbe using is called the Photon from Particle and we will also use the Particle Cloud IoT platform to connect the Photon to the Internet. Thanks to our sponsor Netquity\, every participant will get to take the Photon kit home after the event. \nNo experience is required. Just some enthusiasm and interest in learning about this emerging technology called Internet of Things. But\, if you have some experience with Arduino then you will feel right at home using the Photon programming environment. \nAll you need to bring is a laptop. Light refreshments will be supplied. \nFAQs \nAre there ID or minimum age requirements to enter the event? \nStudents welcome\, but minumum age for attendance is 16. \nWhat are my transportation/parking options for getting to and from the event? \nCoMotion is located in downtown Hamilton so getting here by public transit is easy. During the wekend there’s lots of parking within a few blocks. \nWhat should I bring into the event? \nYou will need a laptop running either windows (Win7 or newer)\, Linux\, or MacOS. \nWhat’s the refund policy? \nTickets may be refunded until 1 week before the event. After that contact the organizer to transfer your ticket to someone else. \nDo I have to bring my printed ticket to the event? \nNo.
URL:https://softwarehamilton.com/calendar/introduction-to-internet-of-things-iot-using-the-particle-photon/
LOCATION:CoMotion on King\, 115 King Street East\, Hamilton\, Ontario\, L8N1A9\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20170120T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20170120T130000
DTSTAMP:20261002T061405
CREATED:20161214T043305Z
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SUMMARY:Mastering the Art of Digital Marketing - with Marie Wiese
DESCRIPTION:Buyer behavior has changed and the digital world continues to be an evolving landscape. Even for experts\, digital marketing is confusing. This workshop will make you a master of digital marketing in 90 mins! \nIn Mastering the Art of Digital Marketing\, you will learn the fundamentals of digital marketing that will align your business strategies to meet consumer needs and behaviours. The 4 foundations we are covering for this workshop is… \n\nBuyer Persona- you will use resources like the Buyer Persona Worksheet to identify you target consumers\nDigital road map- you will map your buyer personas to your current website\nContent- understanding the digital tools and content that needs to change to address your persona\nImmediate actions- important tasks you need to do right now to make your digital strategy perform better\n\nIf you are a start-up or an evolving organization who is interested in learning how to navigate this new buyer journey\, this is the workshop you need to grow your digital strategy. Following these components and using the essential resources provided by Marie Wiese and Marketing CoPilot you will leave this workshop armed with the necessary skills required to transform your website into a lead generation and sales machine. \nAbout Marie Wiese \nMarie Wiese is a senior marketing executive with 25+ years’ experience in digital marketing in the financial services\, professional services\, technology and manufacturing sectors working with clients like Bank of Montreal\, Ernst & Young\, Telus\, Sick Kids Hospital and the Canadian Women’s Foundation. \nMarie has helped hundreds of organizations turn their websites into lead generation and sales machines. She has contributed to the National Post Small Business Section\, a volunteer with the Canadian Marketing Association B2B Council and a volunteer mentor with Futurpreneur Canada. She shares her knowledge extensively on her blog and in her latest book\, You Can’t Be Everywhere.
URL:https://softwarehamilton.com/calendar/19215/
LOCATION:Innovation Factory\, 175 Longwood Road South\, #101a\, Hamilton\, ON\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20170119T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20170119T210000
DTSTAMP:20261002T061405
CREATED:20170103T192838Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170103T192838Z
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SUMMARY:eHealth is a team sport - Hacking Health meetup
DESCRIPTION:This month\, McMaster’s Master of Science in eHealth program is hosting us at the new McMaster Centre for Continuing Education\, right at the corner of King and James. You may have noticed this ultra-modern upgrade to the existing building as you passed by. Now we have a chance to get inside and enjoy their hospitality. \nWhat are they up to at Mac eHealth? You may also have heard about the Mac eHealth program. It’s a unique three-way joint venture of the business school and the faculties of health science and engineering\, aiming to bring Master students up to speed on health\, information and management sciences. The interdisciplinary program brings together programmers\, front-line staff\, admin\, and clinicians. \nWe have two awesome groups presenting this month! \n \nMyHealth PHRI: Dr. Cynthia Lokker from eHealth and Dr. Itzhak Gabizon from PHRI are developing a research app to evaluate the effectiveness of mobile health apps. They are drawing on rigorous research methods to evaluate which health apps actually work — something that is desperately needed in a field with hundreds of thousands of poorly vetted apps out there. \n \nVirtual Ward: Dr. Richard Sztramko will present the virtual ward he’s developed to facilitate communication among clinicians during patient handovers within a hospital ward. \nFinally: \nInterested in collaborating with Mac researchers and students? Learn how you can take advantage of opportunities to work with the Mac eHealth program and others!
URL:https://softwarehamilton.com/calendar/ehealth-is-a-team-sport-hacking-health-meetup/
LOCATION:McMaster Centre for Continuing Education\, 1 James Street North\, Hamilton\, L8R 2K3
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20170119T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20170119T130000
DTSTAMP:20261002T061405
CREATED:20170103T211308Z
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SUMMARY:The Startup Story of Chipsetter
DESCRIPTION:Join The Forge@Mac and the McMaster Departments of Engineering Physics\, Electrical & Computer Engineering and Mechatronics to hear Alan Sawula\, Founder and CEO\, Chipsetter speak about The Startup Story of Chipsetter on Thursday\, January 19th\, 2017 from Noon-1pm. \nChipsetter’s goal is to goal is to democratize the electronics playing field\, by allowing electronics developers to assemble their circuit boards in-house\, saving them time and money. Their flagship product\, the Chipsetter ONE\, is a reliable and affordable desktop pick-and-place machine that allows for rapid prototyping and low volume manufacturing. \nAlan Sawula is the founder and CEO of Chipsetter. Familiar with the challenges inherent in prototype circuit board assembly\, and inspired by the emergence of desktop 3D printers\, as an undergraduate engineering student Sawula set out to find a way to bring high-tech industrial manufacturing technology to the electronics workbench. Encouraged by an outpouring of online support for an early prototype shared on YouTube\, Sawula continued to develop initial prototypes during graduate school. After graduating\, Sawula incorporated Chipsetter\, secured a $35\,000 grant\, refined the prototype\, and grew the team to four exceptional members. After two years of development\, Chipsetter is releasing the Chipsetter ONE. Sawula has been identified in BIZ Magazine Q2 2015 as one of Hamilton’s ‘Ones to Watch’. Sawula holds a B. Eng. in Mechatronics Engineering and a M.A.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering\, both from McMaster University.
URL:https://softwarehamilton.com/calendar/startup-story-chipsetter/
LOCATION:McMaster University\, 1280 Main Street West\, Hamilton\, Ontario\, L8S 4L8\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20170118T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20170118T210000
DTSTAMP:20261002T061405
CREATED:20161214T043739Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161214T043739Z
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SUMMARY:Freelancer meetup - kicking off 2017
DESCRIPTION:SCHEDULE \n6:30pm-7:00pm – Registration and mingling \n7:00pm-7:30pm – Goals for 2017 \n7:30pm-8:30pm – More getting to know others! \nPARKING \nThere is plenty of parking in the IMPARK parking lot next to the venue. Entrance to the parking lot is accessible off James Street S. as well as off Augusta Street beside The Pheasant Plucker (20 Augusta). It is $4 for the evening. \nABOUT FREELANCER MEETUP \nFreelancer Meetups are monthly events run by the Hamilton Freelancers Association. They are free\, and open to all professionals\, entrepreneurs\, and freelancers in the Hamilton area\, whether you’re just starting a freelancing consulting business\, or you’re running a consulting business full time. \nWe bring in some of the best and brightest to give talks on ways to help you build and grow your entrepreneurial venture\, along with networking. \nThe Hamilton Freelancers Association is free to join to become a member and is open to freelancers of all skills and specialties\, including designers\, developers\, marketers\, videographers\, photographers\, writers\, and everyone in between.
URL:https://softwarehamilton.com/calendar/freelancer-meetup-kicking-off-2017/
LOCATION:The Pheasant Plucker\, 20 Augusta Street\, Hamilton\, Ontario\, L8N 1P7\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20170118T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20170118T200000
DTSTAMP:20261002T061405
CREATED:20170103T211343Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170103T211530Z
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SUMMARY:Forge@Mac Student Startup Competition Workshop
DESCRIPTION:The Forge@Mac presents a workshop for all McMaster students interested in applying for the Forge@Mac Student Startup Competition. \nThe workshop will be hosted by Dr. Jonathan Boulanger\, Business Development Manager\, The Forge.
URL:https://softwarehamilton.com/calendar/forgemac-student-startup-competition-workshop/
LOCATION:McMaster University – Room ETB-535\, 1280 Main Street West\, Hamilton\, Ontario\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20170110T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20170110T200000
DTSTAMP:20261002T061405
CREATED:20170103T211450Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170103T211450Z
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SUMMARY:Build and Brand: How to leverage the value of storytelling
DESCRIPTION:The Forge@MAC presents Build and Brand: How to leverage the value of storytelling with Bronwyn Mondoux\, Creative Director and Owner\, Cinnamon Toast. Bronwyn will go through the do’s and dont’s of building your brand including defining your business or product’s unique personality\, finding your target audience\, becoming a stronger storyteller\, and utilizing the perks of digital marketing to build your brand. \nBronwyn Mondoux founded Cinnamon Toast\, (CT) in 2006\, an innovative design agency specializing in creating brand identities and updating visual marketing presence through the web\, print and other media. Bronwyn’s unique creative vision\, modern\, imaginative take on design and outstanding leadership and project management skills have made CT an award-winning success and a recognized leader in their field. Bronwyn’s focus and entrepreneurial spirit has led to the success and expansion of CT. Since its inception\, Cinnamon Toast has expanded its expertise to provide full branding\, marketing\, design and development services. CT has had the opportunity to work with hundreds of local and international businesses and have had their work recognized by the Ottawa Business Achievement Awards\, winning Gold Professional Services of the Year in 2011\, and features in DesignBeep\, Ottawainsight\, Design Shack. HOW Magazine and Advantage Magazine. Bronwyn was personally recognized by the Ottawa Business Journal as a recipient of a 2012 40 Under 40 award for demonstrated success and strong leadership. CT has also been recognized by the Better Business Bureau and The International Steve Awards.
URL:https://softwarehamilton.com/calendar/build-brand-leverage-value-storytelling/
LOCATION:McMaster University – Room ETB-535\, 1280 Main Street West\, Hamilton\, Ontario\, Canada
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ORGANIZER;CN="The Forge@Mac":MAILTO:info@theforgehamilton.ca
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20161215T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20161215T210000
DTSTAMP:20261002T061405
CREATED:20161123T212930Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161123T212930Z
UID:19088-1481826600-1481835600@softwarehamilton.com
SUMMARY:WordPress meetup
DESCRIPTION:Join us for our next meetup! Come and meet other WordPress users\, developers\, bloggers and more in and around Hamilton.\nPresentation \nTBD \nAgenda \n6:30pm – doors open\, networking \n7pm-7:30pm – news\, presentation \n7:30pm-8pm – networking\, discussing WordPress\, Q&A \n8:pm-? – Post-hangout beverage(s) – TBA \nGrab a coffee\, tea or soft drink before heading up at one of the nearby cafés. \n 
URL:https://softwarehamilton.com/calendar/wordpress-meetup-4/
LOCATION:CoMotion on King\, 115 King Street East\, Hamilton\, Ontario\, L8N1A9\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20161214T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20161214T100000
DTSTAMP:20261002T061405
CREATED:20161123T213248Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161123T213248Z
UID:19089-1481702400-1481709600@softwarehamilton.com
SUMMARY:Sales Peer2Peer
DESCRIPTION:New year\, new sales strategy! \nJoin us for an interactive Sales Peer2Peer session Wednesday December 14 on Sales Planning for the New Year with Mark Elliott of Venture Accelerator Partners! \nThis interactive session will cover the creation of a sales plan around customers\, prospects\, offerings\, people\, forecasting\, aligning sales and marketing\, and creating a plan with goals. \nIt will be led by Mark Elliott\, the cofounder of Venture Accelerator Partners. VA Partners has been in business for over 10 years and provides sales and marketing services to over 100 growing organizations.  \nTickets are limited so register today!
URL:https://softwarehamilton.com/calendar/sales-peer2peer/
LOCATION:Innovation Factory\, 175 Longwood Road South\, #101a\, Hamilton\, ON\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20161206T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20161206T210000
DTSTAMP:20261002T061405
CREATED:20161109T213129Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161109T213129Z
UID:19024-1481049000-1481058000@softwarehamilton.com
SUMMARY:DemoCamp26 with Andrew Holden
DESCRIPTION:DemoCampHamilton26\n\n  \nWhen: Tuesday December 6th 2016 from 6:30pm to 9:00pm \nWhere: The Art Gallery of Hamilton at 123 King Street West\, Hamilton\, ON \n  \n\n  \n  \nKeynote Speaker\n\n  \n \n \nAndrew Holden\n \n \nCTO / CXO and Co-founder  \n   \nWeever Apps  \n  \nAndrew Holden is an expert technical designer with a history of leading public and private initiatives to successful outcomes.   He is the co-founder and current Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of Weever Apps Inc.\, a thriving “mobile workforce management” software firm and official partner to Xerox Canada. \nWeever Apps was the first client of Hamilton’s Innovation Factory\, won the city’s inaugural “LiON’S LAIR” competition in 2011\, and has grown from a two very naive technical entrepreneurs to a rapidly growing software company with over 15 staff on James St. South. \nWeever’s cloud-based software is used by enterprise customers including Bell\, GE\, and 3M.  Andrew mentors local startups in planning\, strategy\, and product development and recently launched a financial literacy learning platform in coordination with Hamilton catholic high schools and First Ontario Credit Union.  \n  \n  \nPartners\n\n  \n  \n     \n \n \n \n \n                \n \n\n\n     \n  \nE-mail democamphamilton@gmail.com if you are interested in sponsoring. \n  \nDemos\n\n  \n  \nTBA \n  \nAre you interested in demo-ing? Fill out the application form to demo at this or a future DemoCamp event! \n  \n 
URL:https://softwarehamilton.com/calendar/democamp26-with-andrew-holden/
LOCATION:The Art Gallery of Hamilton\, 123 King Street West\, Hamilton\, ON\, L8P4S8\, Canada
ORGANIZER;CN="Software Hamilton":MAILTO:democamphamilton@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20161201T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20161201T210000
DTSTAMP:20261002T061405
CREATED:20161117T173113Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161117T173113Z
UID:19053-1480617000-1480626000@softwarehamilton.com
SUMMARY:HamOnt.js follow-up meetup
DESCRIPTION:A follow-up event for the attendees of HamOnt.js – this event will feature a few talks from the community that attended HamOnt.js! \nSpeakers: \nAlex Spokina – CEO of Tasytt \nAlex Sopinka (@alexsopinka) will describe how he built an award-winning Slack bot in just 30 days.  They are commonly done in node.js and that’s what we used with Obie (http://obie.ai).  Alex will talk about building the bot (arguably the easiest part)\, common things to watch out for\, integrating with large existing systems\, and handling upgrades.  One award Obie has won so far: http://www.goldenbridgeawards.com/world/index.html(Startup of the Year 2016 – Human Resources).  Also currently nominated for Canadian HR Awards http://www.hrawards.ca/index.php/finalists/2016-finalists(Reader’s Choice: Best Service Provider)
URL:https://softwarehamilton.com/calendar/hamont-js-follow-up-meetup/
LOCATION:CoMotion on King\, 115 King Street East\, Hamilton\, Ontario\, L8N1A9\, Canada
ORGANIZER;CN="Software Hamilton":MAILTO:democamphamilton@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20161130T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20161130T220000
DTSTAMP:20261002T061405
CREATED:20161123T212646Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161123T212646Z
UID:19087-1480532400-1480543200@softwarehamilton.com
SUMMARY:GameDevDrinks with Denis Dyack
DESCRIPTION:Hey GDDers\, \nWe invite all of you within or curious about our game development community to come and join us at the Pheasant Plucker on Wednesday\, Nov 30 for a night of good times and good cheer. This month our guest speaker is Denis Dyack. \nFrom 7:00-10:30 p.m.\, GameDevDrinks is the place for you to hang out and to hear Denis Dyack speak about the trials and tribulations of the video game industry. Afterwards you can chat with Denis\, share your game concepts and ideas\, tell and trade stories\, show off game demos or just network and hang out because at GDD our goal is to create a casual and creative social environment for anyone – student\, hobbyist\, enthusiast and professional alike – who shares the common interest of game development of any kind. \nWe look forward to seeing you on the 30th! \n \nDenis Dyack is the former president of Canada-based video game developer Silicon Knights\, and is a video game designer\, writer\, director and producer. Dyack directed the production of Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain and Eternal Darkness: Sanity’s Requiem\, and was inducted into the Canadian Gaming Hall of Fame by the Canadian Game Development Talent Awards in November 2011. (wikipedia bio)
URL:https://softwarehamilton.com/calendar/gamedevdrinks-denis-dyack/
LOCATION:The Pheasant Plucker\, 20 Augusta Street\, Hamilton\, Ontario\, L8N 1P7\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20161122T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20161122T130000
DTSTAMP:20261002T061405
CREATED:20160913T041021Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160913T041021Z
UID:18635-1479816000-1479819600@softwarehamilton.com
SUMMARY:SURGE Business TRIAD - Insurance
DESCRIPTION:Our presenter will be Jordan McCarter of Pearson Dunn  \nThese workshops review the basics related to setting up your own business and/or working for a small business in the Skilled Trades field. Learn how to make and keep your profits as well as how to protect it and finally insure your valuables! \nLunch will be provided. For more information contact surge@mohawkcollege.ca.
URL:https://softwarehamilton.com/calendar/surge-business-triad-insurance/
LOCATION:Mohawk College Stoney Creek\, 481 Barton Street\, Hamilton\, Ontario\, L8E 2L7\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20161119T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20161119T160000
DTSTAMP:20261002T061405
CREATED:20161026T232901Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161026T232901Z
UID:18942-1479549600-1479571200@softwarehamilton.com
SUMMARY:Ladies Learning Code - Getting started with WordPress & Blogging
DESCRIPTION:If you’re new to blogging\, this course will help take your writing to the next level. In this workshop\, you’ll learn how to use the popular WordPress CMS platform to create an eye-catching blog that will stand out amongst the rest. We’ll teach you how to use the features included in the free version\, WordPress.com\, to customize your site and create compelling\, Google-friendly content that will keep your readers coming back for more.
URL:https://softwarehamilton.com/calendar/ladies-learning-code-getting-started-with-wordpress-blogging/
LOCATION:CoMotion on King\, 115 King Street East\, Hamilton\, Ontario\, L8N1A9\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20161117T084500
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20161117T140000
DTSTAMP:20261002T061405
CREATED:20161027T000812Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161027T000921Z
UID:18963-1479372300-1479391200@softwarehamilton.com
SUMMARY:Startup Crawl
DESCRIPTION:  \nTo celebrate Global Entrepreneur Week\, Mohawk College (along with some partners) are throwing out all the “stops” (literally).  The stops being all the places you need to know about in the Mohawk and the broader Hamilton community\, that help or support entrepreneurs. This is your chance to explore in and outside of the campus walls.\nCrawls are a concept Hamilton knows well and so and we want Mohawk students to have this awesome opportunity to see so many places in one day.  \nWhat You Can Expect from Start-up Crawl  \nGain awareness of the Hamilton Start-up support ecosystem \nLearn about businesses starting and growing in Hamilton \nNetworking opportunities\, partnering\, a chance to compare notes \nA FREE bus ride to all these locations\, FOOD and PRIZES too!\n“The Crawl” Route \nStart: Mohawk College \nStop: Hamilton City Hall – Small Business Enterprise Centre \nStop: CoMotion on King \nStop: McMaster Innovation Park – Innovation Factoy\, The Forge\, Hamilton Hive\nEnd: Mohawk College \nPlease note that the bus seats for this tour departing Mohawk College are limited to current Mohawk students and alumni only. \n 
URL:https://softwarehamilton.com/calendar/startup-crawl/
LOCATION:Various
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20161115T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20161115T130000
DTSTAMP:20261002T061405
CREATED:20161027T001710Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161027T001710Z
UID:18970-1479209400-1479214800@softwarehamilton.com
SUMMARY:Innovation Factory Lunch 'n Learn - You Can’t Be Everywhere... Old School Marketing in a Digital Era
DESCRIPTION:  \nPlease join Innovation Factory and The Forge on Tuesday\, November 15\, 2016 for a Lunch ‘n Learn session featuring Marie Wiese!\n \nDigital Marketing – a term often followed by a sense of confusion or overwhelm. Today’s market is confusing. Buyer behavior has changed and the digital world continues to be an evolving landscape. \nIt’s time to demystify digital marketing so that you can focus on what matters: closing deals\, delighting your clients\, and spending time with the people you love. \nIn You Can’t Be Everywhere\, a new book by author and digital marketer Marie Wiese\, Marie teaches strategies that will make you lethally effective in the digital age without wasting time chasing empty trends. You’ll learn how to: \n\nDefine\, map and optimize the customer’s digital journey that make prospects enthusiastic about saying\, “Yes.”\nPrioritize your digital marketing efforts (hint: it’s really not about social media)\nDrive more leads and sales to your business so that large parts of your customer acquisition and retention happens automatically.\n\nUsing personal stories\, you’ll learn why a text to her husband about dinner resulted in purchasing Paul McCartney tickets. More importantly\, you’ll learn what it means about your customers and how you need to be interacting with them. \nYou Can’t Be Everywhere\, will not only teach you three important strategies to help you address your primary digital marketing needs but more importantly\, you will go home with a copy of the book and new ideas to drive more leads and sales to your business. \n“Anybody can call themselves an online marketing expert.  Marie is the real deal and treats marketing and conversion with the science and measurement it deserves.” – David Carter\, Executive Director\, Innovation Factory. \n \nAgenda:\n11:30am-noon – Lunch & Networking\nNoon-1pm –  Factory 5 (TBD) and Keynote Presentation (Marie Wiese)\n1pm-2pm – Dessert & Networking (at iF’s Innovation Destination) \nAbout Marie \nMarie Wiese is a true Marketing CoPilot. As president of the digital marketing consulting practice by the same name\, Marie helps business owners find customers and keep customers using the power of content marketing. Marie is a 25+ year veteran of strategic marketing\, past Chair of technology association\, TechConnex and a workshop facilitator who teaches early stage companies how to turn their websites into their best sales tool. Marie has written several workbooks and delivered 100+workshops ranging from keyword strategy development to content marketing execution. Marie has spoken at industry events for the Canadian Marketing Association and Marketing Sherpa in the United States. She can be found online here or check out the Marketing CoPilot blog. \n*Note: We have introduced a nominal attendance fee to allow us to better predict numbers and cover a portion of our catering costs. \n 
URL:https://softwarehamilton.com/calendar/innovation-factory-lunch-n-learn-you-cant-be-everywhere-old-school-marketing-in-a-digital-era/
LOCATION:McMaster Innovation Park\, 175 Longwood Road South\, Hamilton\, Ontario\, L8P 0A1\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20161112T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20161112T160000
DTSTAMP:20261002T061405
CREATED:20161026T233059Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161026T233059Z
UID:18943-1478955600-1478966400@softwarehamilton.com
SUMMARY:Ladies Learning Code - Girls Learning Code Day
DESCRIPTION:Girls Learning Code is excited to combine the power of play with basic design and programming skills for a full day\, game-making workshop! This experience offers girls the opportunity to brainstorm modern day game ideas with others in a super fun environment\, and learn basic design principles\, character interaction techniques\, as well as appropriate audio integration.  \nUsing Scratch\, a beginner level programming environment that encourages mathematical and computational skills\, imagination will come to life throughout the day in a new and digitally engaging form. Girls will also be introduced to Scratch’s amazing online community sloganed: “Imagine\, Program\, Share\,” where they will have the opportunity to upload their game for anyone on the web to download and play.  \nAt the end of the workshop\, each girl will also get a chance to practice their presentation skills and showcase their creation for everyone attending the workshop to experience and enjoy!
URL:https://softwarehamilton.com/calendar/ladies-learning-code-girls-learning-code-day/
LOCATION:CoMotion on King\, 115 King Street East\, Hamilton\, Ontario\, L8N1A9\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20161110T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20161110T160000
DTSTAMP:20261002T061405
CREATED:20161027T000204Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161027T000204Z
UID:18959-1478766600-1478793600@softwarehamilton.com
SUMMARY:McMaster Innovation Showcase
DESCRIPTION:  \nDESCRIPTION \nThe McMaster Innovation Showcase demonstrates the role that McMaster plays in translating research into the community through entrepreneurship and commercialization. In addition to showcasing new and exciting technologies developed by students and faculty members of McMaster\, this year’s Innovation Showcase brings together researchers\, industry\, and successful entrepreneurs. Our focus is to encourage students\, post-docs\, and new faculty to pursue entrepreneurship\, industry experience\, and commercialization. By bridging the academic and commercial sectors\, we can create dialogue that will shape our innovation culture towards economic and social prosperity. \nThis year’s event will feature: \nKeynote address \nThis year’s keynote address features Kurtis McBride\, CEO of Miovision. A multinational startup which has raised tens of millions of dollars to provide innovative solutions to traffic congestion. Miovision is helping municipalities update outdated traffic management systems and providing solutions to help reduce gridlock on a global scale. \nPoster competition\nThe poster competition will showcase some of the newest technologies that are being developed at McMaster. In keeping with our theme surrounding entrepreneurship and commercialization\, there will be a focus on discoveries with commercial potential as well as social impact. Click here to submit an abstract! \nCase study sessions\nSuccessful entrepreneurs will take the stage to discuss their journeys and experiences in reaching their goals. Each session will consist of two half-hour case studies. Entrepreneurs will speak followed by an interactive Q&A opportunity for each company. \nCareers in Investment and Experiences in Fund Raising Panel\nThis session will be an opportunity to gain insight on investment careers and fundraising from experienced professionals. Panelists will discuss topics set out by one of Bloom Burton’s advisors on scientific and medical diligence\, Armand Balboni. The audience will have an opportunity to interact with the panel and ask questions. An IP professional from Bereskin & Parr\, a large law firm specializing in Intellectual Property protection\, will also be available to take questions. \nNSERC/OCE Breakout Session\nA presentation highlighting NSERC/OCE successes and program funding opportunities will take place followed by a Q&A. \nAward Ceremony\nCelebrating & honoring McMaster researchers’ achievements in securing patents and progressing technology and science beyond its current limits. Please see here for the forms if you would like to nominate a researcher. \nNetworking Opportunities\nWith a mix of entrepreneurs\, academics\, and industry representatives present\, this event is the perfect opportunity to expand your network. \nWe’re taking this opportunity to connect the innovative ideas and research of McMaster to people who are equally passionate about transforming ideas and services. Hope you can join us for the event! \nFor more information including the agenda please go here. \n 
URL:https://softwarehamilton.com/calendar/mcmaster-innovation-showcase/
LOCATION:McMaster Innovation Park\, 175 Longwood Road South\, Hamilton\, Ontario\, L8P 0A1\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20161109T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20161109T210000
DTSTAMP:20261002T061405
CREATED:20160913T012132Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160913T012219Z
UID:18605-1478714400-1478725200@softwarehamilton.com
SUMMARY:ELEV8 Pitch Night
DESCRIPTION:  \nJoin Innovation Factory on November 9\, 2016 for ELEV8 Pitch Night! \nELEV8 is a new event by iF where companies who have a product in-market (or close to launch) present their company in an investment-style pitch presentation. It’s designed to help connect our partners\, volunteer mentors and the broader Hamilton community with some of our up-and-coming startups. \nELEV8 Pitch Night is open to the public and attendees will have the opportunity to observe six 5-minute presentations from local innovators\, and network while enjoying delicious appetizers!\n \nYou may remember our Innovation Nights – well\, we’re taking that concept and elevating it by having thriving startup clients pitch investment-style for the chance to take home a $250 or $750 prize! \nThe ELEV8 Pitch Night will be held in the conference rooms inside the Atrium@MIP.\n \n  \nInterested in pitching at ELEV8 Pitch Night? All startups pitching November 9 are clients who are working with Innovation Factory and being coached by our mentors. To become a client\, you can fill out an intake form\, come in for an intake meeting and get the ball rolling! As a client of iF\, you’ll have the opportunity to take part in programs and events like ELEV8 – who knows\, maybe you’ll be pitching at our next one! \n 
URL:https://softwarehamilton.com/calendar/elev8-pitch-night-2/
LOCATION:Innovation Factory\, 175 Longwood Road South\, #101a\, Hamilton\, ON\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20161109T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20161109T100000
DTSTAMP:20261002T061405
CREATED:20161027T001406Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161027T001406Z
UID:18967-1478678400-1478685600@softwarehamilton.com
SUMMARY:The Six Stages of Sales Relationships - Innovation Factory's November Sales Peer2Peer
DESCRIPTION:  \nDESCRIPTION \nJoin us for an interactive Sales Peer2Peer session Wednesday November 9 on The Six Stages of The Sales Relationship with Mark Hirte! Innovation Factory’s Sales Peer2Peer sessions are great opportunities for business professionals from all industries and companies to interact with each other\, share best practices\, and network with peers.\nThis month’s topic: The Six Stages of Sales Relationships   \nCold calling is hard\, and it takes time to build the trust you need to make a successful sale! In this 2 hour interactive session\, Mark will take you through his six stages of the sales relationship. He will help you move from an unknown caller\, into the trusted advisor zone within your client/vendor relationships. Join in this session to maximize your sales potential!   \nMark Hirte is the Vice President of The AOS group. A McMaster deGroote school of business grad local #hamont native\,  \nMark is responsible for sales at the AOS group in the Golden Horseshoe.  \nTickets are limited so register today! \nYour entry to this event constitutes implied consent to be photographed and to have those photos published.
URL:https://softwarehamilton.com/calendar/the-six-stages-of-sales-relationships-innovation-factorys-november-sales-peer2peer/
LOCATION:Room #101a at McMaster Innovation Parl\, 175 Longwood Road South\, Hamilton\, Ontario\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20161108T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20161108T200000
DTSTAMP:20261002T061405
CREATED:20161103T210724Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161103T210724Z
UID:19006-1478628000-1478635200@softwarehamilton.com
SUMMARY:Forge@MAC: The iUGO Health Story - Building a Life Sciences Startup
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Tuesday\, November 8\, 2016 for a panel inside look at how three healthcare companies got their start. \nAppetizers to be provided. \nBlue Orchid was founded with a simple mission – to create and design simple innovative solutions for challenges that face millions of caregivers every day. Our aim is to create and develop assistive living products aimed towards increasing the quality of life for both patients and caregivers. Whether it is family members or professional caregivers\, we want to ensure that by using our products the patient can receive optimal care without frustration or injury for both parties involved. Our goal is to analyze and design products that would allow the patient to maintain their independence for as long as possible within the comfort of their home. Our first line of products will focus on mitigating the loss of mobility from aging\, and will provide affordable\, simple solutions with regards to lifting\, moving and handling the patient at home. \nInput Health is a digital health company that produces intuitive cloud-based tools to help patients and their healthcare providers connect in meaningful\, outcome-driven ways\, enabling the provision of value-based healthcare. The company is led by a dynamic team of physicians\, veteran health software developers and user experience designers with a substantial track record of successful technology developments in the digital health industry in Canada and abroad. InputHealth has created an ecosystem of synergistic tools (the IH modules) that utilize modern web and mobile technology to augment or disrupt traditional mechanisms of healthcare delivery. These modules include functionalities such as online appointment booking\, secure digital questionnaires and an innovative eReferral system. InputHealth is poised to become a global leader in patient engagement technologies\, and is looking to create a paradigm shift in the electronic health record market through their flagship product that combines their entire array of modules – the Collaborative Health Record. \nCareKit was founded during an eHealth conference in Toronto. It is a comprehensive software and hardware solution that monitors and manages at-home patients with the use of wearables and sensors. A short while later\, ReliqHealth acquired CareKit (rebranded iUGO Health) for $2 million in shares and performance warrants.
URL:https://softwarehamilton.com/calendar/forgemac-the-iugo-health-story-building-a-life-sciences-startup/
LOCATION:McMaster University (Room: IAHS 244)\, 1280 Main Street West\, Hamilton\, Ontario\, Canada
ORGANIZER;CN="The Forge":MAILTO:info@theforgehamilton.ca
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