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In preparation for its upcoming transmedia sessions in January, Merging Media Toronto has announced the five distinguished Jury members for the MMTO Lab Jury Panel who will listen to pitches and decide which workshop project will be named the winner. Read the rest of this entry »

The web site has been updated, and Banff World Media Festival 2012 is ready for your registration – the Kick-Off ticket price is in effect until February 17th, which will save you $500.00 off the regular ticket price. The Banff World Media Festival also encompasses educational sessions, B2B meetings, pitches and much, much more. Additional information on the 2012 program will be made available in the coming weeks. Read the rest of this entry »

Got an idea for an animation project created with new technologies? For its eighth year, the National Film Board of Canada’s Hothouse program is issuing a call for submissions for emerging animators across Canada, one that will feature an emphasis on digital technologies and a Genie-winning animator as mentoring director. Read the rest of this entry »

Bombardier, BMO Financial Group, Youth Fusion, FIRST Robotics Quebec and Montreal Hooked on School, alongside partners from the education community, are proud to announce the first Robotics Festival in Quebec, which will take place on March 15-17, 2012 at the Uniprix Stadium in Montreal. This remarkable event will bring together more than 5000 people from 67 schools across the province, and will showcase the accomplishments of elementary and high school students as they compete in high-caliber technological challenges.  The FIRST acronym: For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology Read the rest of this entry »

Twenty high school students from two Markham area high schools will get to spend a morning with professional engineers experiencing innovative technology that could inspire them to choose exciting careers in engineering. Quanser Inc., a leading engineering company dedicated to advancing engineering education and research, will host students from St. Robert Catholic High School and Saint Brother Andre Catholic High School at their headquarters in Markham on Friday, December 16^th, 2011 at 7:00 am. Read the rest of this entry »

Toronto’s Infinite Skills Inc has just made available a new version of its popular iPad training app. This update introduces in-app purchasing for all of their high-quality training courses, over 70 at launch. Topics range from AutoCAD 2012 to Adobe Photoshop, jQuery Programming, and more. The update includes performance enhancements specific to iOS5 and a redesigned interface that makes finding and viewing tutorial videos even easier than before. Read the rest of this entry »

The Canadian Women’s Foundation, an organization dedicated to empowering women and girls, is thrilled to announce a $3.915 million donation over the next four years from Nancy Baron through The W. Garfield Weston Foundation. This gift will allow the Canadian Women’s Foundation to establish a fund for programs that mentor girls. Read the rest of this entry »

Merging Media Productions Inc. and the Canadian Media Production Association (CMPA) are excited to announce Merging + Media TO. The event is coming to Toronto for the first time and is a unique and stimulating two-day seminar and lab for mid to senior level media executives looking to upgrade their understanding of how transmedia innovation is evolving our businesses. It’s delivered in collaboration with world renowned transmedia expert Anita Ondine from Transmedia Next. Read the rest of this entry »

Lawyers and detectives may be the roles most commonly depicted on TV, but the jobs that get high ratings in real-life are often lesser known. According to salary research from Robert Half, demand for positions such as mobile applications developers, data warehouse analysts and web designers is expected to grow in the coming year as companies look to invest in their information technology (IT) infrastructure and digital presence. Read the rest of this entry »

The Next 36 – a ground breaking initiative to transform the country’s most promising undergraduates into Canada’s top entrepreneurs – has selected its second cohort of 36 young innovators from over 1,000 of the country’s leading students. The successful candidates were chosen from a group of 72 finalists, who had flown from across Canada and from overseas to compete for a spot in the program’s National Selection Weekend in Toronto. Read the rest of this entry »