8th
August
2013
Unity Technologies has announced the long list of amazing projects included in the 2013 Unity Awards taking place during the company’s signature Unite 2013 conference taking place in Vancouver this August 28 – 30. Additionally, more information about the conference session schedule and sponsors has been released. The Unity Awards celebrate the talent and creativity from the Unity community, comprised of more than two million developers. Read the rest of this entry »
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5th
July
2013
The best way to address Canada’s growing need for an educated and skilled labour force and ensure a sustained economic recovery is to expand education opportunities and improve learning outcomes in early childhood learning and development, elementary and secondary education, postsecondary education, adult learning and skills development. This, according to provincial and territorial ministers of education who have just concluded the 101st meeting of the Council of Ministers of Education, Canada (CMEC), in Iqaluit, Nunavut. Read the rest of this entry »
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2nd
July
2013
On the heels of yet another sold out success in PyCon 2013, the conference organizers are happy to announce the new website and Call for Proposals for PyCon 2014. The new site is now live and accepting talk, tutorial, and poster proposals for the April 9-17 2014 conference taking place in Montréal. The first time north of the border brings a change to the call: lightning talk proposals are now being accepted in advance. PyCon’s first trip into Canada, not to be confused with PyCon Canada, ventures into Quebec for a great week at the Palais des congrès de Montréal, in the Old Montréal area. Unlike years past, the conference center isn’t tied to a specific hotel, so the organizers have currently worked out group rates with the Hyatt Regency and Westin hotels in Montréal. Read the rest of this entry »
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28th
June
2013
The Canadian Gaming Association (CGA) is expressing both frustration and disappointment that the Senate chose not to deal with Bill C290 – An Act to Amend the Criminal Code – Sports Betting, before rising for the summer recess. Bill C290 was already passed with all-party support in the House of Commons, and has the additional backing of nine provinces. The CGA, together with provincial lottery corporations and leaders in the Canadian Gaming industry, had hoped that the Senate would work together to approve a private members bill that would give Canadians a better option than turning to illegal bookmakers or offshore operators to place bets. Read the rest of this entry »
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27th
June
2013
Via Newsletter: Continuing the momentum from last month’s Canada 3.0 2013 conference, the Canadian Digital Media Network is busy at home and abroad, helping create jobs, companies and wealth through digital media for Canada. With summer upon us, the CDMN has a new cohort of businesses going international through the Outbound Soft-Landing Program. The nine companies will visit myriad international markets from Shanghai to Brazil, to make important connections, and close lucrative business deals. To keep track of Soft-Landing Program companies past and present, they have launched a new interactive soft landing map on the CDMN website that allows you to learn about the landing sites across the globe and the Canadian companies that have gone there. Read the rest of this entry »
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20th
June
2013
ACIS Consulting Inc., a Toronto-based provider of search technology services, has launched a free cloud based interactive Directory of Canadian Business and Trade Associations as a showcase of its Membership Product Promotion Platform (M3P) service offering. The Directory of Canadian Associations is used to search and quickly find associations by name, by location, by category or even by a given topic or search keyword of interest. If a researcher is looking for Vancouver based associations that discuss “environmental services” these can be discovered with three clicks of the mouse. Read the rest of this entry »
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20th
June
2013
Today Magazines Canada released its latest PDF white paper titled, “Plotting a Course across Canada’s Business Media Landscape.” Commissioned by the association and authored by respected industry consultants John Milne and D.B. Scott, the paper was inspired by the February 2013 Business Media Leadership Summit. The white paper reflects the authors’ broadly based analysis of current and future opportunities for the vibrant business media publishing sector. Read the rest of this entry »
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18th
June
2013
Current Digital Alberta board member Owen Brierley was elected president of the organization on May 29, 2013 at the Annual General Meeting held at Innovate Calgary and Hybridforge in Edmonton. Owen Brierley is an active Canadian technologist and his experience in the digital industry will have a significant impact on the future of Digital Alberta. Along with the appointment of Mr. Brierley, one executive position and four board member positions were elected. Read the rest of this entry »
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12th
June
2013
A slew of Canadian-produced video games are on display at this year’s E3 Expo, putting a spotlight on the strength and vitality of Canada’s growing video game industry. At this year’s E3 Expo, taking place in Los Angeles from June 10 to 13, 2013, Canadian-developed games from ESAC member companies include: Read the rest of this entry »
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11th
June
2013
Here are all of the details about the new Eye On Canada national promotional brand that I was tweeting about yesterday from the Banff World Media Festival. Valerie Creighton, President and CEO of the Canada Media Fund (CMF), Carolle Brabant, Executive Director of Telefilm Canada and Michael Hennessy, President and CEO of the Canadian Media Production Association (CMPA) presented an update of this National Promotion Strategy and the new brand to promote Canadian audiovisual content. Read the rest of this entry »
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