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Alberta is Canada's Solar Power House! YYC
2019-12-05 18:00 - 21:00 (America/Chicago) | Orpheus Theatre Calgar, 1301 16 Ave. NW, Calgary, AB T2M 0L4, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Alberta is Canada’s Solar Power House – Calgary

oin us for great presentations about utility scale solar development in Alberta, then join us for networking at the Gateway Bar.

Want to watch from home? Click here to view our live stream on Facebook.
Solar energy is emerging as one of the lowest-cost options for new electricity in Alberta, while generating power when our system needs it most. These facts make for great economics.
It started with Western Canada’s first utility-scale project in 2017. Then, government investments announced earlier this year will see a seven-fold increase in utility-scale solar power.
The jaw-droppingly low prices sparked a rush of private sector interest in Alberta solar, clearly positioning solar as the next big Alberta energy project.
Hear from some of the key players in this exciting development.
Join us after the event for casual networking at Solar Drinks

Orpheus Theatre
1301 16 Avenue Northwest
Calgary, AB T2M 0L4
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Want to watch from home? Click here to view our live stream on Facebook.
Solar energy is emerging as one of the lowest-cost options for new electricity in Alberta, while generating power when our system needs it most. These facts make for great economics.
It started with Western Canada’s first utility-scale project in 2017. Then, government investments announced earlier this year will see a seven-fold increase in utility-scale solar power.
The jaw-droppingly low prices sparked a rush of private sector interest in Alberta solar, clearly positioning solar as the next big Alberta energy project.
Hear from some of the key players in this exciting development.
Join us after the event for casual networking at Solar Drinks

Edmonton Innovation Ecosystem Community (EIEC) December Meeting
2019-12-05 16:00 - 18:30 (America/Edmonton) | JW Marriott Hotel, 10344 102 St NW,, Edmonton,, AB, T5J 0K9, Canada
Description

The Edmonton Innovation Ecosystem Community (EIEC) is working to expand the breadth and depth of the entrepreneur community in our city. Join us as we work together to improve access to mentors, increase connections with talent and attract investors to Edmonton.
Agenda

Welcome
YEG Innovation Compass Action Plan
ERIN Update by Co-Chairs: Barbara McKenzie, Business Link & Zack Storms, Startup TnT
EACOS Update
Speaker TBD
Community Announcements
Holiday Toast
Networking

Chamber Connect
2019-12-05 15:00 - 17:00 (America/Edmonton) | Four Points West Sheraton, 18540 100 Ave, Edmonton, Canada
Plus, learn directly from our membership department as they highlight an aspect of your membership aimed to grow your business. Also hear from Matthew Donnelly, Sandler Training Edmonton, as he provides you with a 15-minute crash course on sales leadership and management.
And don’t forget to enter the draws at the event – it’s your chance to win some amazing prizes right before the holidays!
Time:
3 pm – Registration and networking
3:20 pm – Programming begins
Location:
Four Points by Sheraton Edmonton West
18540 100 Ave
Edmonton, AB T5S 0K6
If you haven’t already,
Please RSVP by replying to this email confirming your attendance or send an email to: membership@edmontonchamber.com
Space is limited, so RSVP today!

RainForest LWOL YYC Calgary
2019-12-04 11:00 - 13:00 (America/Chicago) | School of Archtecture, Planning, and Landscaping – City Building Design Lab, 616 Macleod Trail SE #Suite 1100,, Calgary,, Alberta, T2G 2M2, Canada
Curious what’s happening in the tech industry in Calgary?
Join us at Lunch Without Lunch to hear about the players, events and news that are making our innovation ecosystem thrive. This weekly meeting is a regular check on the pulse of the community, open to people from any age, wage, or stage of company.
Rainforest Alberta is movement, building community in the tech and innovation ecosystem in the province through opening conversations around culture, leadership, and other focus areas.
General Agenda:
11:45-12:00 Networking
12:00-12:15 Welcome & Rainforest Announcements
12:15-12:45 Introductions from new community members
12:45-12:50 News & annoucements from the ecosystem , Community conversations.
We believe Alberta is primed to be a global destination for growing your tech venture right in this province. Come to a meeting to find out why, or for more information, visit www.rainforestab.ca
Date and Time

Wed, December 4, 2019
11:45 AM – 1:00 PM MST
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Location

School of Archtecture, Planning, and Landscaping – City Building Design Lab
616 Macleod Trail SE
#Suite 1100
Calgary, AB T2G 2M2
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RainForest Power Hour YYC Calgary
2019-12-03 17:00 - 18:00 (America/Chicago) | Calgary Public Library, 800 3 Street Southeast, Calgary, Alberta, T2G 0E7, Canada
Power Hour is Rainforest’s ambitious goal to connect people with solutions to their problems. Working in small groups with other innovative individuals from the ecosystem you’ll be able to both get and give free help in this connected and safe envionment.
Building a culture of trust while inspiring leadership and role models among everyone, Rainforest is a community driven movement growing the tech and innovation economy in Alberta.
Agenda:
5:00-5:15 Rainforest welcome and announcements
5:15-6:00 Small group problem solving
Learn more about Rainforest at rainforestab.ca
Date and Time

Tue, December 3, 2019
5:00 PM – 6:00 PM MST
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Location

Calgary Public Library
800 3 Street Southeast
Calgary, AB T2G 0E7
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RainForest LWOL YYC Calgary
2019-11-27 12:00 - 13:30 (America/Chicago) | School of Archtecture, Planning, and Landscaping – City Building Design Lab, 616 Macleod Trail SE #Suite 1100,, Calgary,, Alberta, T2G 2M2, Canada
Curious what’s happening in the tech industry in Calgary?
Join us at Lunch Without Lunch to hear about the players, events and news that are making our innovation ecosystem thrive. This weekly meeting is a regular check on the pulse of the community, open to people from any age, wage, or stage of company.
Rainforest Alberta is movement, building community in the tech and innovation ecosystem in the province through opening conversations around culture, leadership, and other focus areas.
General Agenda:
11:45-12:00 Networking
12:00-12:15 Welcome & Rainforest Announcements
12:15-12:45 Introductions from new community members
12:45-12:50 News & annoucements from the ecosystem , Community conversations.
We believe Alberta is primed to be a global destination for growing your tech venture right in this province. Come to a meeting to find out why, or for more information, visit www.rainforestab.ca
Date and Time

Wed, November 27, 2019
11:45 AM – 1:00 PM MST
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Location

School of Archtecture, Planning, and Landscaping – City Building Design Lab
616 Macleod Trail SE
#Suite 1100
Calgary, AB T2G 2M2
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Edmonton Connector
2019-11-26 17:30 - 19:00 (America/Edmonton) | Polar Park Brewing, 10416-80 Ave NW, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
We are doing something special for the November Rainforest Connector – as it will be held on the last Tuesday of the month, and will be a post-summit event.
November Rainforest Connector – Tuesday, November 26 5-6:30PM Post-Summit Session at Polar Park
Everyone Welcome!
Rainforest Alberta – Connector is an informal get-together for Edmonton entrepreneurs at all stages (from ideation to exiting), small business owners, possible employees, and ecosystem champions looking to encourage and promote collisions between people and create connections that will help drive the success of entrepreneurs in Alberta’s innovation system.
Join us to meet like-minded people, celebrate successes and learn from failures, and build a community that supports and promotes entrepreneurship across the Province.
While in the room, we practice the values expressed in the Rainforest Social Contract.
Agenda:

5:30 PM Check-In
5:50 PM Welcome & Introduction of the Rainforest
6:00 PM Discussion/Networking
7:00 PM End

You should come prepared to discuss who you are, what interested you in the Rainforest, what you are working on, and how you can help others in the room.
Learn more about Rainforest Edmonton Events

RainForest Summit
2019-11-26 09:00 - 18:00 (America/Edmonton) | Polar Park Brewing, 10416-80 Ave NW, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
We are at a pivotal point in Edmonton’s history. We have the chance to transition from a resource-based economy to one that embraces innovation, technology, and a vibrant diversity of businesses.
But in order to build the greater interconnectedness and culture needed to really make Edmonton an innovation hub, we need to come together to honestly assess the state of the current system, and what needs to change so that we can all build thriving businesses and startups here. Edmonton has the talent, resources, and the spaces needed to support entrepreneurs, but without a strong sense of unity, community, collaboration and interconnectedness that make ecosystems like Silicon Valley hotspots for innovation, communities like ours can still fall flat as a place for innovation.
We want to change that and we want you to join others who are passionate about building a stronger, more resilient, and more innovative economy for Edmonton that supports you.
Why Should You Attend?
If you want to be part of a group of people who aren’t sitting on the sidelines while decisions are made on their behalf, who aren’t interested in shooting down the ideas of others but examining them and adapting them; if you want to actively participate in building a better future for Edmonton, then this event is for you.
We’ll bring innovators, doers, strategists, and thought leaders like you together to honestly evaluate Edmonton’s ecosystem and collaborate on ways we can do better to create a true hub of innovation in Edmonton. You bring an open mind and a desire to participate in building a better future.
You can get 20% off your registration by filling out the Scorecard Assessment, before registering. This will give us a baseline pulse check of the community to bounce off for the event by measuring the collective responses against the 6 Rainforest Pillars.
Learn more about the Scorecard and its Importance
Why is This Event Different?
We are not government-funded, we are not institutional, we are not bureaucratic. We are entrepreneur-led and focused.
This isn’t like other ‘initiatives’; this is doers looking to help other doers.
This event isn’t a community engagement session. It’s action-oriented and builds off existing reports from the community.
We are doing this because we see the potential in Edmonton to support those who think differently. We understand that now is the time for Alberta to embrace the knowledge-based economy and make progress towards diversification, and we aren’t willing to sit on the sidelines and wait for this to happen on its own.
What IS Rainforest Alberta?
Rainforest Alberta is an entrepreneur-led grassroots initiative that is working to support Alberta’s transition from a resource-based economy to one which embraces innovation. We aim to be an inclusive place where all the ingredients can assemble to work collectively towards this common goal. We contribute to the community by actively working to remove the transactional barriers that stifle innovation and building a community that trusts and encourages each other.
Even with talent, capital, and business-friendly policies, a community may still fail as a place for innovation. Intentionally building an innovation ecosystem is vital to connecting and building upon those basic ingredients.
We use the principles of The Rainforest: The Secret to Building the Next Silicon Valley book by Victor Hwang and Greg Horowitt to help us evaluate, influence and improve the Alberta innovation economy. We’ve localized their scorecard into a measurement tool that helps us assess the quality of Edmonton’s ecosystem. We have set a goal of improving the scores in both Calgary and Edmonton to 800/1000 by 2020. Currently, we only rank 643 on that scorecard. We need to do better.
Learn more about Rainforest Alberta – yeg
We look forward to meeting you at the event and changing the Albertan innovation system, together! We’ll give you 20% off your registration to say thank you for filling out the Scorecard Assessment (the discount code is on the last page).
Learn more about the Scorecard and its Importance

YEG Job Club
2019-11-25 17:30 - 20:00 (America/Edmonton) | Polar Park Brewing, 10416-80 Ave NW, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Description

YEG Job Club exists to connect job seekers with like-minded folks, business representatives, and industry experts in their career search.
A job club is an informal meetup that allows individuals to learn from others about how best to find their next role.
When you arrive we will facilitate conversations that can help you accelerate your search and potentially introduce you to your next employer or a career coach that will assist you. We will provide opportunities to sharpen your networking skills during a casual event.
Come for the networking and introductions, stay for the food and beer!
FAQs
Are there ID or minimum age requirements to enter the event?
While it is an all ages venue, anyone purchasing alcohol will need to have proper ID for consumption.
What are my transportation/parking options for getting to and from the event?
There is free street parking after 6:00 pm, a parking lot just north west of the event centre, it’s within the boundaries for e-scooters, and completely accessible by transit and bicycle (bike racks out front).
What can I bring into the event?
Don’t worry about bringing a resume. Just bring a couple of questions that you have about your job search and an idea of one company or role you’d like to learn more about!
How can I contact the organizer with any questions?
If you need to get ahold of us for further questions, please email Allie at allie@rivercityhr.ca

Impact of AI on our Life
2019-11-23 13:00 - 16:30 (America/Edmonton) | Central Lions Club, 11113 - 113 Street, Edmonton, Canada
Time:
1:00 PM – 4:30 PM, Nov 23rd, 2019 (Saturday)
Co-hosted by:

Action for Healthy Communities
Alberta Artificial Intelligence Association

Partners:

Central McDougall Queen Mary Park Revitalization
City of Edmonton

Location: Central Lions Recreation Centre 11113 – 113 Street, Edmonton
Click HERE to register.
Abstract:
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is not a science-fiction dream anymore and has truly arrived. At the heart of much of today’s technological innovation, AI is going to change the world more than anything in human history. Quickly becoming a key part of our everyday lives in the near future, AI will have a significant impact on every section of our society. Thanks to expertise from the University of Alberta and the Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute (Amii), Edmonton is one of three hubs for AI research in Canada, playing a global leader in the field.
Although AI has the potential to greatly improve many things, however, there are some concerns about AI as well. For example, AI will lead to many job losses, increasing unemployment. Many people are scared. Are we ready for AI? How can we prepare Edmontonians for AI to adopt the pioneer role the city is playing in the nation and the world? Leadership is the key. The purpose of this leadership training workshop is to educate our community leaders as pioneers to recognize, acknowledge, and fully embrace how AI can transform the way we will live and work.
This is the first leadership training on AI awareness and readiness in Edmonton. We believe it will create a history in Edmonton to help people adopt the age of AI. We hope after the training, the workshop will facilitate participants to achieve high-value knowledge acquisition and reskilling that capitalize on the transformative powers of an AI-ready culture. Eventually, we wish participants can take a leadership role in helping their communities develop capacities to embrace the age of AI.
Speakers:
Prof. Howard Nye.
Topic: Technological Displacement and the Duty to Increase Real Incomes: from Left to Right
Bio: Howard Nye, Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Alberta, works primarily in the areas of normative ethics, practical ethics, and meta-ethics, and has related interests in political philosophy, the philosophy of mind, and decision theory.
For more information about Prof. Nye, please check here.
Prof. Bin Zheng: M.D. Ph.D., Director of SSRL, Endowed research chair in surgical simulation.
Topic: Human intelligence and AI application in surgical simulation.
Bio: Bin Zheng, Associate Professor in Surgery, holds the Endowed Research Chair in Surgical Simulation position in the Department of Surgery of the University of Alberta. Prof Zheng collaborates with surgeons, engineers, clinical educators, and psychologists to develop simulators and evaluation educational outcome of simulation-based programs. His long-term goal is to prompted the use of simulation in surgery for improving care quality and patient safety.
For more information about Prof. Zheng, please check here.
Prof. Irene Cheng, Director of Smart Multimedia Research Centre, UAlberta.
Topic: Multimedia, AI concepts and AI education.
Bio: Dr. Irene Cheng, (SMIEEE) is the Scientific Director of the iCORE Multimedia Research Centre and an Adjunct Faculty in Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry, and Faculty of Science, University of Alberta, Canada. Her research interests, among others, include incorporating human perception, following the concept of Just-Noticeable-Difference or JND) psychophysical methodology, to improve multimedia, graphics and computer vision techniques. She conducted postdoctoral research at the University of Pennsylvania on 3DTV related topics. Before joining academia, she was an Information Technology executive in Lloyds Bank.
For more information about Dr. Cheng, please check here.
Dr. Shi Jin: Director of Century Link (VP of Engineering, a local successfuly startup DataGarden, acquired by U.S. large telecom company – Century Link).
Topic: Share your entrepreneurship story on how you stayed on top of the tech trend and being successful on Cloud computing wave.
Bio: Dr. Jin led the engineering team for a small Edmonton startup called Datagardens from 2012 to 2014. Datagardens was acquired by Centurylink in 2014 and Shi has been the director leading the CenturyLink Edmonton office since then. His team has grown from merely just 2 developers in 2012 to about 15 in 2019. Recently his portfolio expands beyond the Edmonton office to include another 10-engineer team in the US.
Please check here for more information about Dr. Jin

CHIC Cannabis Hemp Innovation Centre - Demo Day
2019-11-23 10:00 - 16:00 (America/Chicago) | Alberta
About this Event

** Address is 6212 55 Avenue Vegreville, Alberta T9C 1N5
Our teams will be fresh and ready to pitch after 7 weeks of training and mentoring.
Come watch some great pitches, meet some industry advocates, and rub shoulders with this amazing community.
(although, hard to rub shoulders in a 46,000 sf building) We will have some Hors D’oeuvres and Drinks.
We will likely have some surprises as well.
Register for this event at Fuse42.ca under Demo Day.
See you there.
The CHIC/Fuse42 Team

Next Canada Hosting NextAI Programs in 2020 - Toronto & Montreal Campuses
2019-11-22 08:00 - 2020-01-06 17:00 (America/Toronto) | Alberta
AI IS CHANGING OUR WORLD. ARE YOU READY TO BUILD SOMETHING IMPACTFUL?

Next AI is a world class program for artificial intelligence based ventures and technology commercialization.
We identify talented idea or early-stage teams with ambitious solutions and leverage Canada’s leadership position in AI to provide them with the capital, mentorship, education and network to disrupt industries.
Next AI is delivered on two campuses: Toronto and Montréal. Next AI – Montréal is delivered in partnership with HEC Montréal
Next AI 2020: Application
There are three components to this application process:
1.Venture Information to be completed by the Primary Contact using the form below
2. Founder Profile to be completed by each founder applying to Next AI in HERE
3. a Kira ‘video interview’ (see instructions below)

Please make sure all information is complete before you click “Submit” and all 3 components are submitted by the deadline. You can “Save Progress” by clicking the button at the bottom of the form, so you can return to work on it anytime.

APPLICATION DEADLINE IS 11:59PM ET MONDAY, JANUARY 6.

Please review our FAQ and Program Timeline HERE before applying.

Lien vers le formulaire en Français
Thank you for applying to Next AI. Please expect to hear back in mid-January 2020 regarding the status of your application. For questions, please email:
Toronto: info@nextai.com
Montreal: infomtl@nextai.com

Alberta is Canada's Solar Power House! YEG
2019-11-21 18:00 - 21:00 (America/Edmonton) | RoundHouse MacEwan University, 11110 104Ave, Edmontnon, Alberta, Canada
Join us for great presentations about utility scale solar developments in Alberta!

Alberta is Canada’s Solar Power House – Edmonton
About this Event

Watch the live stream of this event on our Facebook page. Click here.
Solar energy is emerging as one of the lowest-cost options for new electricity in Alberta, while generating power when our system needs it most. These facts make for great economics.
It started with Western Canada’s first utility-scale project in 2017. Then, government investments announced earlier this year will see a seven-fold increase in utility-scale solar power.
The jaw-droppingly low prices sparked a rush of private sector interest in Alberta solar, clearly positioning solar as the next big Alberta energy project.
Hear from some of the key players in this exciting development.
Join us after the event for casual networking at Solar Drinks

Watch the live stream of this event on our Facebook page. Click here.
Solar energy is emerging as one of the lowest-cost options for new electricity in Alberta, while generating power when our system needs it most. These facts make for great economics.
It started with Western Canada’s first utility-scale project in 2017. Then, government investments announced earlier this year will see a seven-fold increase in utility-scale solar power.
The jaw-droppingly low prices sparked a rush of private sector interest in Alberta solar, clearly positioning solar as the next big Alberta energy project.
Hear from some of the key players in this exciting development.
Join us after the event for casual networking at Solar Drinks

Fail Club - Volume 4 the Reboot
2019-11-21 18:00 - 19:30 (America/Edmonton) | Work Nicer Coworking (Beaver House), #100, 10158 103 Street ,, Edmonton,, AB, T5J 0X6, Canada
We’re back!It’s been nearly 2 years since the last event, and so much has happened since then, including a TON of failures.Fail Club is all about flipping the traditional pitch/presentation format, to give us a place where we can all share and discuss the stuff that (consciously or unconsciously) doesn’t get the attention it deserves.Join us at Work Nicer Coworking (10160 103 St NW), to listen to 3 speakers (to be announced) share their stories of the things that didn’t go so well.Non-alcoholic beverages and snacks will be provided.

Wiser Industry Mixer
2019-11-21 17:30 - 20:00 (America/Edmonton) | ETLC Solarium, 116 Street, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Event Description
Join us for an evening of networking with STEM professionals from industry and government. This Industry Mixer 2019 is hosted by WISER.
Arrive on time to have your resume reviewed by the University of Alberta Career Center! This event is open to students and early-career professionals.
Organizations attending:

Levven
Thurber
NRC-Nano
Nanostics
Consulting Engineers of Alberta
Avalon Holographics
PCL
KMT Hepatech
U of A Career Center
CGI
Boys and Girls/Big Brothers and Big Sisters
TELUS
AWSN
Gilead Sciences
City of Edmonton
TELUS World of Science
Celanese
Amii
ATCO
Tenaris

Event Schedule
5:30 – 6:00pm: Student registration/Networking/Sign-Up for Resume Review
6:00 – 6:30pm: Key Note Speaker – Brinda Narayan (CGI)
6:30 – 7:50pm: Networking
7:50 – 8:00pm: Door prize and wrap up
8:00pm: End of the event
Dress code: Smart casual
Light refreshments will be served

Women @TNT
2019-11-21 16:30 - 20:00 (America/Edmonton) | Polar Park Brewing, 10416-80 Ave NW, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
It’s a November to Remember at TNT this month!
The Edmonton Advisory Committee on Startups is hosting our next event. Come meet current members and learn about how you could join them to represent Edmonton entrepreneurs in important decisions facing our community. Most of the current members have joined us at Startup TNT before, and at least one of them plans to invest with us at the summit. We look forward to seeing them all on Thursday.
Nov 21st – Women @ TNT – Sponsored by 4 innovators that want to help bring more women to our weekly meetup. They are buying us $400 worth of drinks and snacks, but you have to bring a woman entrepreneur with you!
