Startup Lessons from the Trenches
Building a startup is hard. The majority of new businesses fail. In this talk I will discuss some of the strategies and philosophies that helped make our business successful, as well as some of the gotcha's and pain points we've experienced along the way.
SC2011 - Software Developers' Haven
FOSSLC in partnership with IEEE will be hosting our 4th annual conference on Saturday, August 27th, 2011 from 10am to 5pm.
This year's theme is software development. Talks will cover the best of software development technologies and communities demonstrating outstanding practice in software development.
See the website for more details: http://www.fosslc.org/drupal/sc2011
SC2011 Mapping Party - Improving Ottawa's OpenStreetMap
At this workshop, there will be some beginner talks like "How to make your first mark on the map" as well as some more advanced talks.
Then, go out on your own, either with a GPS or with some walking papers, and map downtown Ottawa. Best grab a bite to eat while you're out and about.
Once we have gone on foot and have mapped out a part of Ottawa, we need to come back to The Code Factory and enter in our data and we've got people willing to help.
See the website for more details - http://lanyrd.com/2011/mapping-ottawa
Hack/Reduce 4
Hack/Reduce is a one-day hackathon on the 13th of August in Ottawa. We give you free access to a huge cluster with up to 500 nodes, provide tutorials for using Mapreduce and Hadoop and hands-on support from experts. Read more about our past events on hackreduce.org. Basically it's about hacking together something cool with large datasets and having fun. You can use any technology you want. You can check out the datasets, sample code and example projects on github.com/hoppertravel/hackreduce.
More info and registrations on www.hackreduce.org/ottawa. It's free and our sponsors are providing the food! Yey!
Landing Your Dream Job, 2.0
Looking to land your dream job? On Wednesday, June 22, stop by Mercury Lounge for the inside scoop on the job market.
From custom landing pages to personal branding, the traditional strategy for landing your dream job may no longer be effective. Particularly in the startup and technology space, successful candidates are thinking outside the box and creating customized application packages that market to target employers using unique methodologies and tactics. This renaissance of creativity among motivated candidates has raised the bar for entry into many high growth companies. The panel will focus on sharing some of these contemporary tools as well as best practices for landing a job at the tech firm or startup of you choice. In addition, the panel will discuss trends in current hiring practices and will provide an analysis of how things have changed over the past few years.
TECH TALENT TECH VIBE
Participating companies include RIM, Desire2Learn, Sandvine, Teledyne Dalsa, Nuvation, PROCOM and Talent Technology.
There is no fee to attend the event, but we do ask you to register at www.waterlootechjobs.com
IEEE uOttawa Elections 2011
It's election time again! We'll be hosting a booth in SITE, so make sure you find us and vote for the nominees!
Biomedical Engineering Networking and Career Information Event
The CU@EMBS Biomedical Engineering Networking and Career Information Event is an opportunity for students to find out about: industry opportunities in biomedical engineering, local biomedical companies and institutions, and research currently being conducted in biomedical engineering. The event will include presentations from guest speakers, information booths, and networking opportunities. Refreshments will be provided. This event is free. All are welcome to attend.
Students and Startups 9 (Tech Edition)
This is the 9th edition of students and start-ups. In the previous 8 events there have been 18 hires (possibly more). You can check their YouTube channel (TheCodeFactory) for testimonial videos from YOUiLabs, Infonium and Zeebu Mobile. Testimonial videos will be released from or latest events; Norada, Purple Forge and Zighra in the coming weeks.
MESSAGE Workshop
MEdia-Server and Support for Advanced Gaming Environments
