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SUMMARY:Collision 2020 from home
DESCRIPTION:“North America’s fastest-growing tech conference” – Inc. \nCollision is the fastest-growing tech conference in North America. Now in its seventh year\, Collision has grown to over 30\,000 attendees. Following the lead of our European event Web Summit\, Collision has become a crossroads for the world’s largest buyers and sellers of technology\, alongside many of the world’s most disruptive emerging technology companies. \nInc. has said we run “North America’s fastest-growing tech conference”;\nThe Wall Street Journal that “the giants of the web assemble” at Collision;\nUSA Today that it is “the anti-CES”.
URL:https://softwarehamilton.com/calendar/collision-2020/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20200619T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20200619T130000
DTSTAMP:20260522T091342
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SUMMARY:CYBERSECURITY AND PRIVACY TRENDS IN CANADA
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER HERE: \nCYBERSECURITY AND PRIVACY TRENDS IN CANADA\nThe use of Information Technology (IT) has been significantly evolving over time. The massive use of data all around the world\, including personal information\, has created new risks and challenges and has also encouraged regulators on defining new and stricter rules in different jurisdictions. \nJoin this webinar on Friday\, June 19 at 12:00 pm to understand what cybersecurity and privacy are\, comprehend the challenges we are going through today and why these concepts are relevant. You will learn where Canada is on these topics and identifying actions your organization can take now in light of the most recent challenges imposed by the different tactics deployed to prevent the spread of COVID-19. \n  \nFree \nRegister \nEvent Information\nDescription\nCybersecurity and Privacy trends in Canada\nThe use of Information Technology (IT) has been significantly evolving over time. The massive use of data all around the world\, including personal information\, has created new risks and challenges and has also encouraged regulators on defining new and stricter rules in different jurisdictions. \nJoin this webinar on Friday\, June 19 at 12:00 pm to understand what cybersecurity and privacy are\, comprehend the challenges we are going through today and why these concepts are relevant. You will learn where Canada is on these topics and identifying actions your organization can take now in light of the most recent challenges imposed by the different tactics deployed to prevent the spread of COVID-19. \n____________________ \nSpeaker:\n\nCarlos Chalico \nCISA\, CISSP\, CISM\, CGEIT\, CRISC\, CDPSE\, ISO 27001LA\, PbDA\nCybersecurity and Privacy Leader for the Private Sector\, EY \nCarlos has been a cybersecurity\, privacy and IT risk specialist for almost 25 years. He started his career with EY in Mexico in 1996 and he is now part of the cybersecurity and privacy practice at EY Canada. Based in Toronto\, in addition to helping EY build a better working world\, Carlos is the Membership Director for the ISACA Toronto chapter and is also a member of the board with the IAPP. He is an instructor for the University of Toronto School of Continuing Studies on cybersecurity and privacy matters. He is a creative writer in Spanish and he is counting the days for this COVID 19 confinement to be over to go out and ride his bicycle.
URL:https://softwarehamilton.com/calendar/cybersecurity-and-privacy-trends-in-canada/
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20200617T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20200617T110000
DTSTAMP:20260522T091342
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LAST-MODIFIED:20200607T144507Z
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SUMMARY:HOW TO KEEP YOUR IDEAL CUSTOMERS WITH SHOPIFY
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER HERE: \nSo\, you have a solid customer base\, but how can you make sure they stick with you? \nIn this webinar\, we’ll highlight some strong conversion and retention strategies that will allow you to stand out in the competitive landscapes we work in. From optimizing a consumer’s experience through re-marketing\, website layout\, and discounts\, to analyzing campaign performance so you can improve them over time\, we’ll help you build for the long term. \nBy the end of this webinar\, you will have a better understanding of: \n– The customer lifecycle and conversion funnel\n– Important KPIs to measure for conversion & retention (CLV)\n– Conversion optimization strategies (remarketing\, discounts\, customer reviews\, UX optimization\, mobile optimization)\n– Customer retention strategies (live chat\, loyalty programs)\n– Analytics best practices\n– A/B testing\n– How to use data to optimize for conversion \nShopify is the leading multi-channel commerce platform. Merchants use Shopify to design\, set up\, and manage their stores across multiple sales channels\, including mobile\, web\, social media\, marketplaces\, brick-and-mortar locations\, and pop-up shops.
URL:https://softwarehamilton.com/calendar/how-to-keep-your-ideal-customers-with-shopify/
LOCATION:Zoom (Online)
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20200610T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20200610T210000
DTSTAMP:20260522T091342
CREATED:20200607T144446Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200607T144446Z
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SUMMARY:Codercamp S20e06
DESCRIPTION:CoderCamp Hamilton is a monthly meetup / mini-conference for local software developers to learn tools\, techniques\, and technologies from one another in a casual and friendly setting. We meet to talk about coding\, software development\, and technology to learn from each other and get better at what we do in the process. \nIn light of the ongoing COVID-19 situation\, this will be an online only event featuring several lightning talks! All are welcome to attend and/or give a talk. The link for the meeting is in our Slack group or shows up when you register in Meetup. \nConfirmed talks include: \n\nBryan will talk about how ownership and lifetimes help create memory-safe programs in Rust\nMatt Grande will talk about how bad you are at email validation\nJames King will show Emojicode\n\nWe are always looking for speakers or lightning talks. If you would like to talk\, get in touch with Bryan Poetz (@bpoetz) or Rob Prouse (@rprouse).
URL:https://softwarehamilton.com/calendar/codercamp-s20e06/
LOCATION:Jitsi meet (Online)
ORGANIZER;CN="CoderCamp Hamilton":MAILTO:codercamphamilton@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20200604T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20200604T210000
DTSTAMP:20260522T091342
CREATED:20200601T140519Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200601T140519Z
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SUMMARY:#WCHAMONT WordPress Meetup: AODA Edition
DESCRIPTION:Do you have questions about AODA? Are you confused about what AODA even is? We’ll discuss questions and techniques to get your site ready for the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act. \nCompliance deadline for public websites in Ontario is Jan 1\, 2021. Accessibility it’s not just a best practice\, it’s the law.
URL:https://softwarehamilton.com/calendar/wchamont-wordpress-meetup-aoda-edition/
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20200528T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20200528T203000
DTSTAMP:20260522T091342
CREATED:20200519T024433Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200519T024433Z
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SUMMARY:#a11yHAM - Accessibility Myths to Leave Behind in 2020
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Thursday\, May 28\, 2020\, at 7:00 pm Eastern Time (US and Canada)\, for a Zoom webinar where Dyer & Duman Design will explore a few of the myths of website accessibility. They will explore the myth that accessible websites are difficult and expensive to create and the myth that accessible websites are ugly and boring. Please email us in advance if you have any specific questions you would like answered! \nDilek Duman and Veronica Dyer are the owners of Dyer and Duman a branding agency in downtown Hamilton\, Ontario. Check them out at https://dyerduman.design/. \nRegister in advance for this meeting:\nhttps://mohawkcollege.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYudOCtqD8rHdQ7T4Y8HmjQIOr40KX6-Ou6 \nAfter registering\, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. \nA HUGE thank you to our sponsor AbleDocs for sponsoring our #a11yHAM meetups! Adam Spencer\, AbleDocs President will be mediating this session. \n#a11yHAM events are free and open to anyone interested in discussing digital accessibility and inclusion. This Zoom event will be live captioned. Please join us for digital networking after the event – we will be trying out the breakout rooms in Zoom! \nThank you in advance for your support of this physical distancing meetup!
URL:https://softwarehamilton.com/calendar/a11yham-accessibility-myths-to-leave-behind-in-2020/
LOCATION:Zoom (Online)
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20200525T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20200525T233000
DTSTAMP:20260522T091342
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SUMMARY:HOW TO DESIGN AND RUN AWESOME VIRTUAL MEETINGS
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER HERE \nGiven the precarious situation brought on by the global COVID-19 pandemic\, many organizations have turned to digital communication methods to remain operational as the majority of the working population does so from home. \nVideo conferencing is an incredibly effective tool that can be used to support ongoing communications both internally and externally. LURA Consulting has firsthand experience in maintaining ongoing engagement with clients and their stakeholders using video conferencing during these trying times. \nTo help share our expertise\, LURA is hosting a webinar to offer insights to help you run better virtual meetings. We also want to make sure your participants aren’t left thinking\, “could this meeting have been an email instead?”.\nThis webinar will provide you with useful tips and tricks to organize and facilitate an online meeting using Zoom. In this webinar\, you will be shown: \n• How to think about the meeting format\, and setting an agenda\n• Ways to enhance your meeting\n• User tips and tricks\n• Pitfalls to avoid!\n• Digital facilitation tips \nFeel free to reach out to us before or after the webinar to ask questions about what you’ll learn or for clarity on anything you learned. We’re here to help!\nContact: James Knott\nEmail: jknott@lura.ca\nwww.lura.ca
URL:https://softwarehamilton.com/calendar/how-to-design-and-run-awesome-virtual-meetings/
LOCATION:Zoom (Online)
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20200513T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20200513T210000
DTSTAMP:20260522T091342
CREATED:20200420T143705Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200504T144527Z
UID:22802-1589394600-1589403600@softwarehamilton.com
SUMMARY:Codercamp S20e05
DESCRIPTION:CoderCamp Hamilton is a monthly meetup / mini-conference for local software developers to learn tools\, techniques\, and technologies from one another in a casual and friendly setting. We meet to talk about coding\, software development\, and technology to learn from each other and get better at what we do in the process. \nIn light of the ongoing COVID-19 situation\, this will be an online only event featuring several lightning talks! All are welcome to attend and/or give a talk. The link for the meeting is in our Slack group or shows up when you register in Meetup. \nConfirmed talks include: \n\nBryan will talk about how ownership and lifetimes help create memory-safe programs in Rust\nMatt Grande will talk about how bad you are at email validation\nJames King will show Emojicode\n\nWe are always looking for speakers or lightning talks. If you would like to talk\, get in touch with Bryan Poetz (@bpoetz) or Rob Prouse (@rprouse).
URL:https://softwarehamilton.com/calendar/codercamp-s20e05/
LOCATION:Online
ORGANIZER;CN="CoderCamp Hamilton":MAILTO:codercamphamilton@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20200507T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20200507T210000
DTSTAMP:20260522T091342
CREATED:20200504T151045Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200504T151045Z
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SUMMARY:WordPress May Site Clinic
DESCRIPTION:Got a question or problem with your WordPress website? Need some feedback? Need to connect with others in our community? We’re here to help! \nSince we can’t all meet in person\, let’s go online! This meetup is for EVERYONE\, beginners\, developers\, advanced\, business owners and personal site owners. You’d be surprised how you can contribute. This is a community effort! \nIf you’d like us to review your site\, please post the link in the comments\, along with a brief description of what you need help on\, such as themes\, plugins or content. Try to be as specific as possible. We’ll limit each site to 15 minutes in hopes to help everyone. \nRSVP and we’ll invite you to join the meeting remotely. I’ll try to then post a wrap-up. Can’t wait until then? Join us on our WordPress Canada Slack Team: http://wpslack.ca \nQuestions? Comments? Leave them below. \n#OnlineWPMeetup
URL:https://softwarehamilton.com/calendar/wordpress-may-site-clinic/
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20200507T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20200507T210000
DTSTAMP:20260522T091342
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SUMMARY:The Big DiF 2020
DESCRIPTION:Please join iF on Thursday\, May 5\, 2020\, for The Big DiF as Innovation Factory celebrates its 10th anniversary! \nThe Big DiF is Innovation Factory’s annual open house and client showcase that brings the Hamilton community together to celebrate entrepreneurship and innovation in our city\, as well as recognize our partners who help make what we do at iF possible. \nThe night will feature client displays\, a pitch competition\, networking and more! \nWe will also recognize one person who goes above and beyond for the community – an award we call the Mark Chamberlain DiFizen of the Year Award. \nJoin us for an evening of celebration! Network with our ecosystem and meet some of our up-and-coming innovators!
URL:https://softwarehamilton.com/calendar/the-big-dif-2020/
LOCATION:McMaster Innovation Park\, 175 Longwood Road South\, Hamilton\, Ontario\, L8P 0A1\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20200422T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20200422T190000
DTSTAMP:20260522T091342
CREATED:20200420T143729Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200420T143729Z
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SUMMARY:Game Dev (Discord) Drinks April 2020 - Pandemic Edition
DESCRIPTION:Join our new Discord channel for April’s Game Dev Drinks online event!\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout this Event\n\n\nWe hope everyone is safe and sound during this pandemic crisis! \nMarch’s Game Dev Drinks event was cancelled because of the emergency\, and our guest speaker – Mega Power Games – is now scheduled for May as an online event. \nFor April\, let’s get the ol’ gang back together to gather ’round the digital pub table that is Discord. \nHere’s the invite link: https://discord.gg/uXGvkuH \n(Feel free to pass it around to those who might be interested in our events!) \nAt 7pm on Wednesday\, April 22nd\, we will have a group discussion on How the pandemic has impacted us as game developers working in Ontario. Drop by the Discord chat any time until then to say hello! \nDuring this time of physical distancing\, it’s too easy to become isolated. So\, let’s make sure everyone in the Hamilton (and area) game development community is safe and sound. \nCheck in with each other\, crack open a pint at home\, and let’s discuss what games we’re making or playing to get us through this crazy time. \nAnd please remember\, when using Discord be respectful of others! This is a professional networking opportunity\, so don’t forget your manners. \nCheers! \nPS: Join Discord here.
URL:https://softwarehamilton.com/calendar/game-dev-discord-drinks-april-2020-pandemic-edition/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20200416T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20200416T200000
DTSTAMP:20260522T091342
CREATED:20200420T143722Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200420T143722Z
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SUMMARY:WordPress Site Clinic [Online]
DESCRIPTION:Got a question or problem with your WordPress website? Need some feedback? Need to connect with others in our community? We’re here to help! \nSince we can’t all meet in person\, let’s go online! This meetup is for EVERYONE\, beginners\, developers\, advanced\, business owners and personal site owners. You’d be surprised how you can contribute. This is a community effort! \nIf you’d like us to review your site\, please post the link in the comments\, along with a brief description of what you need help on\, such as themes\, plugins or content. Try to be as specific as possible. We’ll limit each site to 15 minutes in hopes to help everyone. \nRSVP and we’ll invite you to join the meeting remotely. I’ll try to then post a wrap-up. Can’t wait until then? Join us on our WordPress Canada Slack Team: http://wpslack.ca \nQuestions? Comments? Leave them below.
URL:https://softwarehamilton.com/calendar/wordpress-site-clinic-online/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20200415T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20200415T210000
DTSTAMP:20260522T091342
CREATED:20200420T143714Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200420T143714Z
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SUMMARY:Codercamp S20e04
DESCRIPTION:CoderCamp Hamilton is a monthly meetup / mini-conference for local software developers to learn tools\, techniques\, and technologies from one another in a casual and friendly setting. We meet to talk about coding\, software development\, and technology to learn from each other and get better at what we do in the process. \nIn light of the ongoing COVID-19 situation\, this will be an online only event featuring several lightning talks! All are welcome to attend and/or give a talk. \nConfirmed talks include: \n\nMatt Grande talking about why he thinks emoji are neat\n\nWe are always looking for speakers or lightning talks. If you would like to talk\, get in touch with Bryan Poetz (@bpoetz) or Rob Prouse (@rprouse).
URL:https://softwarehamilton.com/calendar/codercamp-s20e04/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20200311T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20200311T203000
DTSTAMP:20260522T091342
CREATED:20200209T155216Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200223T045344Z
UID:22630-1583951400-1583958600@softwarehamilton.com
SUMMARY:CoderCamp S20E03
DESCRIPTION:CoderCamp Hamilton is a monthly meetup / mini-conference for local software developers to learn tools\, techniques\, and technologies from one another in a casual and friendly setting. We meet to talk about coding\, software development\, and technology to learn from each other and get better at what we do in the process. \nDavid Beckford will demonstrate Chordalina and introduce the Max/MSP language used to create the software. It takes years for an individual to develop the coordination and dexterity to perform a traditional instrument. Chordalina includes people in the music making process\, by allowing them to shape layers of music over time – like clay on a wheel. \nWe are always looking for speakers or lightning talks. If you would like to talk\, get in touch with Bryan Poetz (@bpoetz) or Rob Prouse (@rprouse).
URL:https://softwarehamilton.com/calendar/codercamp-s20e03/
LOCATION:The Pheasant Plucker\, 20 Augusta Street\, Hamilton\, Ontario\, L8N 1P7\, Canada
ORGANIZER;CN="CoderCamp Hamilton":MAILTO:codercamphamilton@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20200309T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20200309T210000
DTSTAMP:20260522T091342
CREATED:20200126T173452Z
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SUMMARY:InfoSec Hamilton Monthly Meetup for March 2020
DESCRIPTION:6:30 – doors open\n7pm – first talk – Real world pen testing with Digital Boundary Group\n7:45 – intermission\n8pm – second talk – TBD\n9pm – wrap up
URL:https://softwarehamilton.com/calendar/infosec-hamilton-monthly-meetup-for-march-2020/
LOCATION:CoMotion on King\, 115 King Street East\, Hamilton\, Ontario\, L8N1A9\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20200307T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20200307T160000
DTSTAMP:20260522T091342
CREATED:20200202T152433Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200202T152433Z
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SUMMARY:Data Insights with Python for Beginners
DESCRIPTION:Why learn Python? Python is a great language for beginners. It’s beautiful and clean-looking syntax means you’ll spend less time being confused (it looks sort of like English!)\, and more time understanding and applying the fundamentals of programming. Python has a wide variety of uses from creating web applications to hardware programming to data analysis and scientific computing. \nIn this workshop\, you’ll learn the fundamental concepts of programming and how you can use this powerful tool to analyze data. You will learn how to read data from a file and extract useful insights for marketing and data analysis. \nWhat will I have learned by the end of the workshop? \nBy the end of the workshop\, you’ll know the answers to the following:\nWhat is programming?\nWhat is Python used for?\nHow do I write and run a python program?\nHow can I read & analyze data in a file? \nYou’ll be introduced to important concepts such as variables\, types\, conditionals and loops\, and learn how to use an IDE to write more code even faster. (Not sure what any of that means? This workshop is perfect for you!)\nPrerequisites:\nNone! This workshop is designed for beginners.
URL:https://softwarehamilton.com/calendar/data-insights-with-python-for-beginners/
LOCATION:CoMotion on King\, 115 King Street East\, Hamilton\, Ontario\, L8N1A9\, Canada
ORGANIZER;CN="Canada Learning Code":MAILTO:azza.bruce@canadalearningcode
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20200307T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20200307T140000
DTSTAMP:20260522T091342
CREATED:20200222T204134Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200222T204134Z
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SUMMARY:Open Data Day
DESCRIPTION:Open Data Day is an annual global celebration of open data and its benefits to communities. Participants will learn more about how open data policies are being adopted in government\, business and civil society. \nAgenda: \nWelcome \n  \nCity of Hamilton’s Open Data Portal Overview and Live Demo \nLisa Moyer (Digital Communications Officer) – City of Hamilton \n\nOverview and Life Demo of City of Hamilton’s Open Data Portal and Functionality\n\nOpen Data in Ontario – making it easier for people to get data that matters \nAmy Bihari (Senior Data Advisor) & Cara Scarfone (Partnerships Coordinator\, Data & Open Government) – Ontario Digital Service \n\nHow and why open data programs are pivoting from open by default to publish with purpose\nHow we are refocusing on people to create better open data in Ontario\nIntroduce Ontario’s updated Data Catalogue and how you can help make it the best catalogue ever\n\nUsing Open Data in a Post-Secondary Environment \nKevin Browne (Professor) – Mohawk College and McMaster B.Tech Program \n\nHow to use Open Data sources in the delivery of curriculum and student engagement\n\nA Decade of Open Data at City of Mississauga \nSteve Czajka (Manager\, Smart City Program) – City of Mississauga \n\nLearn how the City of Mississauga has transformed their business by adopting and implementing open data across the organization over the last decade.\n\nHow Geotab’s 2 Million Telematics Devices Can Help Communities to Drive Their Smart Cities Initiatives   \nMuhammad Gill (Data Scientist) – Geotab \n\nWhat is Geotab doing to empower the data-driven communities\nHow can different anonymized public datasets and how you can leverage it\nUse case: Identify Hazardous driving areas in Hamilton using Geotab Anonymized Datasets\n\nPresented in partnership with The City of Hamilton. \nRegistration is free; light lunch provided.
URL:https://softwarehamilton.com/calendar/open-data-day/
LOCATION:Central Library – Hamilton Room\, 55 York Blvd\, Hamilton\, ON\, L8N 4E4\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20200306T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20200306T120000
DTSTAMP:20260522T091342
CREATED:20200222T204142Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200222T204142Z
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SUMMARY:Data Analytics: Hidden Worlds of Information on the Web
DESCRIPTION:Open-source intelligence (OSNIT) is the insight gained from processing and analyzing public data sources such as broadcast TV and radio\, social media\, and websites. These sources provide data in text\, video\, image\, and audio formats. \nWilliam Donovan\, director of the Office of Strategic Services\, the precursor to the modern CIA\, once said: “Even a regimented press will\, again and again\, betray their nation’s interests to a painstaking observer.” This statement rings truer than ever today in a world where every person\, group\, and the organization has some form of digital presence\, and where valuable information can be discovered by those willing to undertake the work of collecting\, processing\, and analyzing publicly available data hidden in plain sight. \nWith billions of posts\, images\, streams\, records\, and data uploaded to the internet every day\, surprisingly few of us realize the huge potential for finding useful intelligence about virtually anyone and anything. Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) is the science and the art of generating accurate and timely insights from public data. \nThis talk will discuss some key methods for finding a wide variety of information in the online world. Attendees will learn some valuable techniques for conducting better and quicker web and social media searches and for determining the source and accuracy of information. \nTakeaways: \n1. Make every one of your online searches more effective. \n2. Learn tips and tricks for finding information on Facebook\, Twitter\, and other sources. \n3. Learn how to assess sources for truthfulness and accuracy. \nAgenda: \n\nPresentation: 10:00am-11:30am\nNetworking: 11:30am-12:00pm\n\nLight refreshments available \n\nAbout the Speaker: Sami Khoury \n \nSami Khoury served as a US open source officer\, linguist\, and analyst for over 15 years. A subject matter expert in Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) tradecraft and operations and in large scale public data collection and mining\, Mr. Khoury became a sought-after training developer\, designer\, and instructor\, delivering training to intelligence\, law enforcement\, and military personnel worldwide in diverse subject areas ranging from OSINT procedures\, tools\, and methods to natural language processing and machine learning.
URL:https://softwarehamilton.com/calendar/data-analytics-hidden-worlds-of-information-on-the-web/
LOCATION:Innovation Factory\, 175 Longwood Road South\, #101a\, Hamilton\, ON\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20200305T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20200305T213000
DTSTAMP:20260522T091342
CREATED:20200218T214632Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200218T214632Z
UID:22653-1583433000-1583443800@softwarehamilton.com
SUMMARY:Wordpress March Meetup
DESCRIPTION:Theme to be determined. If anyone is interesting it presenting something send a message to us
URL:https://softwarehamilton.com/calendar/wordpress-march-meetup/
LOCATION:CoMotion on King\, 115 King Street East\, Hamilton\, Ontario\, L8N1A9\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20200305T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20200305T160000
DTSTAMP:20260522T091342
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SUMMARY:Modern Selling the “LinkedIn Way”
DESCRIPTION:Over the past decade we have witnessed the digital transformation of the B2B buying process. It is fact\, that your prospects and customers have become increasingly socially engaged with their supply chains and other customers. This has triggered substantial changes in the buying behaviour which has significantly impacted the B2B selling process. In this fast pace workshop delivered by Rick McCutcheon\, a leading authority on Social Selling\, we will explore these changes and identify how to become a “Modern Seller”. \nWHO SHOULD ATTEND? \n\n\nBusiness Principles \n\n\nSales & Marketing Leadership \n\n\nSales Teams \n\n\nChannel Partner Managers \n\n\nSocial Media Professionals \n\n\nCourse Outcomes: \nOn completion of this fast-paced workshop\, participants will be able to: \n\n\nBuild a professional profile on LinkedIn \n\n\nHave the plan and strategy in place to build out their online brand and connect with their business ecosystem \n\n\nThoroughly understand and implement a Modern Selling process \n\n\nSession Outline \n\n\nThe 3 pillars of Modern Selling success \n\n\nBuilding a trusted relationship with your business ecosystem \n\n\nFollowing a repeatable social selling process \n\n\nLeveraging technology and social selling platforms \n\n\n\n\nEngaging with Customers and Prospects – how social platforms are changing the rules \n\n\nGoogle My Business \n\n\nBing Places for Business \n\n\nFacebook for Business \n\n\nTwitter \n\n\nYouTube \n\n\nLinkedIn \n\n\n\n\nThe Five Stages of a typical B2B buying process \n\n\nDetermining a need \n\n\nResearching suppliers \n\n\nPlanning & budgeting \n\n\nEngaging vendors & resellers \n\n\nMaking the buying decision \n\n\n\n\nBuilding a repeatable Modern Selling process with LinkedIn \n\n\nOverview of LinkedIn properties \n\n\nIndividual profiles \n\n\nBusiness pages \n\n\nShowcase pages \n\n\nGroups \n\n\n\n\nConnecting with your business ecosystem \n\n\nConnecting \n\n\nPosting \n\n\nSharing \n\n\nCommenting \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nStrategies for creating and sharing content \n\n\nUser generated content \n\n\n3rd party content \n\n\nArticles \n\n\nVideos \n\n\nEvents \n\n\n\n\n\n\nSelling through Influence \n\n\n\n\nOverview of Sales Navigator for B2B selling \n\n\n90 Days to a social selling success plan \n\n\n\nProgram Creator & Facilitator: Rick McCutcheon\, Sales Expert and Innovatiovation Factory Executive- in- Residence \n\n\n \nFor over the past 20 years Rick McCutcheon\, the founder of www.FullContactSelling.com\, has helped thousands of technology professionals improve their business results. Through career as a company founder\, educator and advisor he has been awarded the prestigious designations of CSP (Certified Sales Professional) with Distinction from the Canadian Professional Sales Association www.CPSA.com. He has also been a 6-time recipient of the coveted Microsoft Dynamics MVP Award for Customer Engagement. As a professional speaker and workshop leader\, he has traveled extensively to deliver practical yet innovative messages on the Digital Transformation of the B2B Selling to a global audience.
URL:https://softwarehamilton.com/calendar/modern-selling-the-linkedin-way/
LOCATION:Innovation Factory\, 175 Longwood Road South\, #101a\, Hamilton\, ON\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20200229T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20200229T140000
DTSTAMP:20260522T091342
CREATED:20200218T214643Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200218T214643Z
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SUMMARY:Black Boys Code Hamilton - Learn to Program with Scratch
DESCRIPTION:Learn to Program with Scratch\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout this Event\n\n\nBlack Boys Code Hamilton Presents: \nLearn to Program with Scratch \nHave you ever thought about what’s behind the games you play\, the applications you use and the websites you browse? Have you ever wondered how all the images and buttons get there and they all seem to work seamlessly? \nIn our continued effort to get boys engaged with technology and to prepare them for the jobs of tomorrow\, we will be hosting a series of workshops\, introducing them to the foundations of modern computer science. \nThis workshop is designed for boys age 8-12 . The workshop is designed to encourage student-driven learning as participants are nudged towards thinking analytically while they explore\, design\, play and code in real-time. \nNo prior programming experience is required! \nAt the end of this workshop\, participants will have animated a name and a created a story using Scratch\, a block-based visual programming language. \nThe following topics will have been explored:Events\, Sequencing\, Loops\, Conditions\, Debugging\, Block coding\, Syntax\, Word animation\, Figure animation\, Iteration \nAt Black Boys Code our aim is to cultivate our students’ technological capacities and stimulate their interest in challenging and rewarding fields related to computer programming. \nThis is where it begins..at one of our workshops.Check-in will begin at 9:00 AM\, and the workshop will start promptly at 10:00 am . \nStudents do not need to bring their own computers as access to a workstation will be provided. Space is limited\, so sign up soon to secure your spot! \nPlease note lunch and snacks will be provided. \nSee you there! We are looking forward to an exciting day of learning!!!
URL:https://softwarehamilton.com/calendar/black-boys-code-hamilton-learn-to-program-with-scratch/
LOCATION:McMaster University Burke Science Building\, 1280 Main Street West\, Hamilton\, ON\, L8S 4L8\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20200226T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20200226T210000
DTSTAMP:20260522T091342
CREATED:20200113T134458Z
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SUMMARY:iF Pitch & Networking Night
DESCRIPTION:Don’t miss Innovation Factory’s Pitch & Networking Night! \nCompanies who have a product in-market (or close to launch) present themselves 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. \niF’s Pitch Night is open to the public and attendees will have the opportunity to observe five-minute presentations from local innovators\, and network while enjoying delicious appetizers! \nOur presenters will be pitching investment-style for the chance to take home a $250 or $750 prize! \nMore money up for grabs! Cast your vote!\nWe are giving away an extra $150 cash prize to the presenting company that wins the most audience votes. Help an early-stage local company get an extra boost by choosing your favourite! \nThe iF’s Pitch Night will be held in Conference BCD in McMaster Innovation Park from 6:00 – 9:00 pm. \nAgenda: \n6:00 pm\nNetworking\, Registration \n6:45 pm\nPitches begin \n8:15 pm\nDeliberation & Winners Announced
URL:https://softwarehamilton.com/calendar/if-pitch-networking-night/
LOCATION:McMaster Innovation Park\, 175 Longwood Road South\, Hamilton\, Ontario\, L8P 0A1\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20200222T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20200222T160000
DTSTAMP:20260522T091342
CREATED:20200126T173432Z
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SUMMARY:Intro to User Experience (UX) Design
DESCRIPTION:Why learn about UX design? \nWith great design comes great responsibility. User experience (UX) design isn’t just about creating pretty or functioning websites – it’s about creative solutioning and trying to make people’s lives and experiences better. \nAs designers\, we need to remember that we aren’t designing products for ourselves\, but for other people. Being a UX designer allows you to work with and problem solve for a variety of different people\, and empathy plays a huge part in this. \nDuring this collaborative learning experience\, we’ll explore the difference between UI and UX\, and how they work together. We’ll walk through the design cycle; including discovery\, user testing\, and user personas. Learners will also have a chance to experience different UX methods through hands-on exercises\, including building physical and digital prototypes. \nPrerequisites:\nNone! This workshop is designed for beginners.
URL:https://softwarehamilton.com/calendar/intro-to-user-experience-ux-design/
LOCATION:CoMotion on King\, 115 King Street East\, Hamilton\, Ontario\, L8N1A9\, Canada
ORGANIZER;CN="Canada Learning Code":MAILTO:azza.bruce@canadalearningcode
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20200220T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20200220T210000
DTSTAMP:20260522T091342
CREATED:20200202T152443Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200219T183626Z
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SUMMARY:HamOnt JS February meetup: Building a client-to-client web app with Pusher!
DESCRIPTION:This month\, Josh Gaber will be showing you just how easy it is to build a client-to-client web app with Pusher\, including examples such as tic-tac-toe or an online chatroom. Josh Gaber is a developer at Vehikl. \nThank you to Weever Apps for being our sponsor for this event. There will be pizza and beverages available for all attendees. \nThe HamOnt JavaScript meetup is open to everyone interested in programming in JavaScript\, regardless of skill level or experience. \nAGENDA \n7-7:30 Pizza and hanging out / networking\n7:30 Talk(s)\n8:15ish-9pm More networking and finishing remaining pizza \nIf you have any questions about the event\, or if you’re interested in being a speaker or sponsor for our next event please message one of our organizers. \nThanks and hope to see you there! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAttendees (11)
URL:https://softwarehamilton.com/calendar/february-meetup-building-a-client-to-client-web-app-with-pusher/
LOCATION:CoMotion on King\, 115 King Street East\, Hamilton\, Ontario\, L8N1A9\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20200216T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20200216T213000
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SUMMARY:Electronics Hamilton Meetup | First of the Year
DESCRIPTION:Chat about electronics over a beer
URL:https://softwarehamilton.com/calendar/electronics-hamilton-meetup-first-of-the-year-2/
LOCATION:The Fool and Flagon\, 2255 Barton St E\, Hamilton\, ON\, L8H 7T4\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20200212T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20200212T203000
DTSTAMP:20260522T091342
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UID:22560-1581532200-1581539400@softwarehamilton.com
SUMMARY:CoderCamp S20E02
DESCRIPTION:CoderCamp Hamilton is a monthly meetup / mini-conference for local software developers to learn tools\, techniques\, and technologies from one another in a casual and friendly setting. We meet to talk about coding\, software development\, and technology to learn from each other and get better at what we do in the process. \nJenifer Champagne is a software developer and electronics tinkerer. She will be giving a high level overview of Command Query Responsibility Segregation and Event Sourcing\, including what the concepts are and how they may enable cleaner code for complex systems. \nWe are always looking for speakers or lightning talks. If you would like to talk\, get in touch with Bryan Poetz (@bpoetz) or Rob Prouse (@rprouse).
URL:https://softwarehamilton.com/calendar/codercamp-s20e02/
LOCATION:The Pheasant Plucker\, 20 Augusta Street\, Hamilton\, Ontario\, L8N 1P7\, Canada
ORGANIZER;CN="CoderCamp Hamilton":MAILTO:codercamphamilton@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20200210T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20200210T210000
DTSTAMP:20260522T091342
CREATED:20200126T010733Z
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SUMMARY:InfoSec Hamilton Monthly Meetup for February 2020
DESCRIPTION:6:30 – doors open\n7pm – first talk – Software Defined Segmentation – Challenges for the Accelerated Enterprise? w/ Brian Ward (presentation & demo)\n7:45 – intermission\n8pm – second talk – TBD\n9pm – wrap up
URL:https://softwarehamilton.com/calendar/infosec-hamilton-monthly-meetup-for-february-2020/
LOCATION:CoMotion on King\, 115 King Street East\, Hamilton\, Ontario\, L8N1A9\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20200209T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20200209T170000
DTSTAMP:20260522T091342
CREATED:20200209T155238Z
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SUMMARY:Electronics Hamilton Meetup | First of the Year
DESCRIPTION:Chat about electronics over a beer
URL:https://softwarehamilton.com/calendar/electronics-hamilton-meetup-first-of-the-year/
LOCATION:The Fool and Flagon\, 2255 Barton St E\, Hamilton\, ON\, L8H 7T4\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20200208T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20200208T160000
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SUMMARY:Kids Learning Code: Gamemaking with Scratch (For Ages 9-12)
DESCRIPTION:Why learn about Gamemaking?\nFrom Checkers\, to Super Mario Bros\, to Angry Birds… we think games are awesome! \nKids Learning Code is excited to combine the power of play with basic design and programming skills in this hands-on workshop. This experience offers learners the opportunity to create their very own digital games in a super fun environment. \nUsing Scratch\, a beginner level programming environment\, imagination will come to life in a new and digitally engaging form. Learners 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 learner will also have a chance to beta test their game with their peers. Each Gamemaking with Scratch workshop has the same flow\, but different activities. Come and create a new game every time! \n  \nWho is this for?\nThis workshop is for kids ages 9-12. Our workshops are designed to give learning experiences that are fun\, engaging\, empowering and inspirational. Through hands-on\, collaborative\, project-based learning\, kids end the workshop having built something. This workshop experience is designed to help kids see technology in a whole new light – as a medium for self-expression\, and as a means for changing the world. \nPrerequisites:\nNone! This workshop is designed for beginners.
URL:https://softwarehamilton.com/calendar/kids-learning-code-gamemaking-with-scratch-for-ages-9-12-2/
LOCATION:CoMotion on King\, 115 King Street East\, Hamilton\, Ontario\, L8N1A9\, Canada
ORGANIZER;CN="Canada Learning Code":MAILTO:azza.bruce@canadalearningcode
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20200206T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20200206T210000
DTSTAMP:20260522T091342
CREATED:20200113T134157Z
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SUMMARY:#a11yHAM January/February Event
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Thursday\, February 6\, 2020\, to explore the use of personas for web content accessibility testing. \nTogether we will explore a variety of accessibility personas created to highlight common barriers faced by people with disabilities and provide tips on how to design for them. \nParticipants are then invited to experience the web as that user\, utilizing the persona and the person’s assistive technology. This experience will simulate the user’s disability and the tools they may use to support them. \nA HUGE thank you to our sponsor AbleDocs for sponsoring our #a11yHAM meetups! \n#a11yHAM events are free and open to anyone interested in discussing digital accessibility and inclusion. Our events are live captioned. Please join us for drinks and networking! \n*If you are interested in a specific topic or speaking at one of the #a11yHAM meetups\, please let us know. We’re looking for new and innovative discussions for 2020!
URL:https://softwarehamilton.com/calendar/a11yham-january-february-event/
LOCATION:The Arnie at Mohawk College\, 135 Fennel Avenue West\, Hamilton\, Ontario\, L8N3T2
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