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Mobile Applications Forum Princeton University

Wed, 09 May 2012 15:33:41 -0700

In Cooperation with the New Jersey Technology Council, the Canadian Consulate General in New York is planning the next Mobile Applications Forum on June 14th at Princeton University in Princeton, New Jersey. The Forum will offer a matchmaking session, panel discussions, awards, and a networking event.

ISTP Canada Call for Proposals for Canada-Brazil R&D Projects

Wed, 09 May 2012 11:50:44 -0700

Deadlines for Expressions of Interest: June 11, 2012
Deadlines for Full Proposals: July 30, 2012
CFP Information Sessions: May 29, 2012

ISTPCanada and Brazilian partners, together with the NSERC, are hosting Calls for Proposals (CFP) for industry-led collaborative R&D projects between Canada and Brazil.

Objective: The Calls invite companies from Canada and Brazil to propose bilateral R&D projects for the joint development of innovative products or processes. Academic institutions, research hospitals, other institutes, or research associations are strongly encouraged to participate in the projects as co-investigators.

Luxembourg for Business Delegation: Workshop & Reception

Mon, 07 May 2012 15:23:58 -0700

Special Invitation from BC Environment Industry Association: Luxembourg for Business Delegation
Workshop & Reception - Fairmont Waterfront Hotel
Friday, May 11, 2012 - 10 am - 12:30 pm
Registration 9:30 am

CommunicAsia 2012

Thu, 03 May 2012 17:22:51 -0700

Date: June 19, 2012 to June 22, 2012
Time: 12:00 AM - 12:00 AM. Singapore.
CommunicAsia is a major knowledge based ICT show in Singapore. In addition to being a commercial trade show, CommunicAsia highlights technological innovation in information and communications technology and is a popular venue for product launches and announcements.

48 Hours in the Valley

Thu, 03 May 2012 17:14:25 -0700

Date: June 25, 2012 to June 27, 2012
Time: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
48hrs in the Valley is the C100 flagship mentorship program put on in conjunction with the Canadian Consulate of San Francisco and Palo Alto.

Metabridge

Thu, 03 May 2012 17:09:00 -0700

Date: June 07, 2012 to June 08, 2012
Time: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM. Kelowna. It's Canada’s place for top startups to make connections with the Silicon Valley and beyond.

JOLT Accelerator Program

Thu, 03 May 2012 16:52:20 -0700

The JOLT application process is now open. You may only submit an application online, in English. Applications must be completed by May 30, 2012.

Security Israel 2012

Thu, 03 May 2012 16:22:28 -0700

Date: June 26-28, 2012
Venue: The Israel Trade Fairs & Convention Center
Location: Tel Aviv, Israel

CDMN's Canada 3.0 Digital Media Forum

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 12:30:26 -0700

On April 24th to 25th, 2012, more than 2,000 delegates – representing industry, government and academia will travel from across Canada and from as far away as Brazil and the Netherlands to gather in Stratford, Ontario to attend CDMN’s fourth annual Canada 3.0 Digital Media Forum.

48 hours in the Valley

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 10:48:48 -0700

The next 48hrs in the Valley is June 25-27, 2012 and applications are now open. DEADLINE April 29th, 2012. 48hrs in the Valley is the C100 flagship mentorship program put on in conjunction with the Canadian Consulate of San Francisco and Palo Alto.

Banff Financing Forum Oct 2012

Wed, 04 Apr 2012 11:39:34 -0700

Oct 4 & 5, 2012. Banff, Alberta. Since its inception in 1999, Banff Venture Forum has realised an order of magnitude scale of growth in all respects, with the 2011 Forum hosting in excess of 40 venture capital firms, 32 presenting companies and 350 delegates.

Canadian Cleantech Colorado Connection Initiative C4

Tue, 03 Apr 2012 15:48:46 -0700

CleanTech Companies Apply Now: The Consulate General of Canada in Denver Invites You to Accelerate Your Growth… One Mile Above Sea Level! The C4 Initiative will assist Canadian cleantech entrepreneurs to grow their business, to get to the next level and to be successful internationally.

Scandinavian Electronics Event (SEE) 2012

Tue, 03 Apr 2012 15:48:15 -0700

Date: April 17-19, 2012. Location: Stockholm, Sweden. S.E.E. is the largest and most important meeting place for the professional electronics industry in the Nordic countries.

ISTPCanada-CIIRDF-NSERC partnership

Tue, 03 Apr 2012 15:47:20 -0700

Under a new initiative, the organizations will jointly solicit, evaluate and fund collaborative R&D projects that bring together Canadian companies, academic researchers and their counterparts from partner countries under the International S&T Partnerships Program (ISTPP). These include China, India, Israel and Brazil.

International Bioenergy Conference and Exhibition 2012 Korea

Tue, 03 Apr 2012 15:46:36 -0700

Date: June 13 to June 15, 2012. International Bioenergy Conference and Exhibition, co-hosted by BC Bioenergy Network.

Canadian Technology Accelerator (CTA) initiative in New York City

Tue, 03 Apr 2012 15:45:50 -0700

Modelled on the CTAs in Silicon Valley, our goal is to provide qualified Canadian digital media entrepreneurs with access to unique resources and contacts to help them grow their venture at a global scale.

BCIT Industry Sponsored Student Projects

Tue, 03 Apr 2012 15:45:00 -0700

Work with a BCIT Computer Science student. For some of these students, this is the last activity they undertake before graduation. The cost of the program is $500 for 400 hours of development beginning in September.

ATA 2012

Tue, 20 Mar 2012 10:14:36 -0700

Apr 29-May 1, 2012. San Jose, California. The ATA Annual Meeting is the world's largest trade show focusing exclusively on telemedicine, telehealth, mHealth and cutting-edge remote healthcare technologies. With more than 200 exhibitors, 450 conference sessions and exciting keynotes including Steve Wozniak.

Alberta Sustainable Building Symposium

Fri, 16 Mar 2012 16:19:51 -0700

Date: May 3, 2012. Location: Calgary, Alberta. Target audience: building owners and operators, architects, engineers, planners, builders, green product suppliers, and planning and building policy makers.

Business Career Expo

Fri, 16 Mar 2012 16:05:18 -0700

The 8th Annual Business Career Expo will be held on Friday March 23, 2012. B.C.’s largest annual business-only career fair will include representatives from 100 companies and 1,000+ students and recent alumni from host schools the Beedie School of Business at SFU, the Sauder School of Business at UBC and the Peter B. Gustavson School of Business at Uvic. This year’s event will be held at the beautiful downtown Westin Bayshore Hotel Vancouver.

World Bioenergy

Fri, 16 Mar 2012 10:48:18 -0700

Date: May 29-31, 2012. Sweden. Organised every second year this major global bioenergy get-together is based on the unique “Taking you from Know-How to Show-How” concept, combining conference sessions, field excursions and tradeshow into one comprehensive event. This way academic research and development blends seamlessly with commercial experience providing a better business context. Just over 4,000 visitors from 50 countries attended the event in 2010.

Trade Mission to CTIA Wireless

Fri, 16 Mar 2012 10:03:52 -0700

Date: May 08-10, 2012. New Orleans. Post will lead a trade mission of local companies to CTIA Wireless 2012 with the purpose of matching with Canadian exhibitors in the ICT Sector as a way to develop partnerships for Costa Rica, Nicaragua & Honduras.

CTA@SF (New Accelerator inside RocketSpace)

Thu, 15 Mar 2012 16:32:31 -0700

CTA@SF inside RocketSpace. Ongoing 12 week rotations.

The 13th Defence Services Asia Exhibition and Conference

Thu, 15 Mar 2012 15:35:16 -0700

Date: April 16-19, 2012. Location: Malaysia. The 13th Defence Services Asia (DSA) Exhibition and Conference, Asia's largest Defence and Security exhibition helps the regional Governments achieve this aim by matching them with major defence and security manufacturers from across the globe.

OzWater 2012

Thu, 15 Mar 2012 15:29:19 -0700

Date: May 8-10, 2012. Location: Sydney, Australia.
The Consulate General of Canada in Sydney is organizing a Canadian water industry trade mission to Australia around OzWater 2012. Participants will have the opportunity to display literature in the Canada booth, network with key Australian water industry professionals, and take part in business matching programs. Additional program information will be available in late fall 2011. Space is limited, so indicate your interest to participate early.

International Photovoltaic Power Generation Conference & Exhibition

Thu, 15 Mar 2012 15:19:22 -0700

Date: May 16-18, 2012. Location: Shanghai, China. The expo SNEC is the largest Shanghai exhibition targeting the global solar industry. It is approved by the Ministry of Science and Technology of the People’s Republic of China and jointly organized by 15 international associations and organizations including Chinese Renewable Energy Society, Shanghai Federation of Economic Organizations, Shanghai Science & Technology Development and Exchange Center, Shanghai New Energy Industry Associatio, European Photovoltaic Industry Association, Solar Energy Industries Association, Japan Photovoltaic Energy Association.

SAE 2012 World Congress

Thu, 15 Mar 2012 13:57:01 -0700

April 24-26, 2012. Detroit, Michigan.The SAE 2012 World Congress theme, Get Connected, represents the new and diverse connections that will drive significant advancements in the auto industry of tomorrow. Not only does the theme symbolize literal connections, such as those between vehicles, infrastructure, the Internet, and the nation's electrical grid, but also demonstrates the most fundamental of connections; the connections and relationships between engineers who are developing the next generation vehicle technology.

Dental Expo Chile 2012

Thu, 15 Mar 2012 09:32:03 -0700

Date: June 14-16, 2012. Location: Santiago, Chile. The 8th international dental exhibition showcasing state-of-the-art technology, supplies, equipment and services for the dental industry.

Expopharm 2012

Wed, 14 Mar 2012 17:10:02 -0700

Date: October 10-13, 2012. Location: Munich, Germany. Visitors from Germany and abroad have a field of interest extending beyond drugs and medicines designed especially for self-administration to include pharmaceutical services, cosmetics, homeopathy, paediatrics and food supplements. More than 500 exhibitors and 25,000 visitors are expected, all keen to learn about current trends and developments and to talk shop with market suppliers and partners. For German pharmacists the most important event in the calendar, the German Pharmacist's Congress (Deutscher Apothekertag) is also held parallel to the trade fair.

Natural & Organics Scandinavia

Wed, 14 Mar 2012 16:52:25 -0700

Date: October 10-11, 2012. Location: Malmö, Sweden. The 25 million people who live in the Nordic region are not only amongst the most affluent in the world but also the most health conscious,with a strong tradition of ‘selfcare’.

Caribbean Water and Wastewater Conference and Exhibition 2012

Wed, 14 Mar 2012 16:44:06 -0700

Date: October 1-5, 2012 Location: Nassau, Bahamas. The Caribbean Water and Wastewater Conference and Exhibition (CWWA) promotes the advancement of water supply and waste disposal in the Caribbean, and explores themes of relevance to the industry. The Conference provides an opportunity for vendors to exhibit technologies and services in the waste and wastewater industry.

Expo Logisti-K 2012

Wed, 14 Mar 2012 16:06:44 -0700

Date: August 7-10, 2012. Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina. 10th International Exhibition of Equipment, Technology and Solutions for Logistics, Flow of Information and Supply Chain.

New Zealand Wind Energy Conference and Exhibition 2012

Wed, 14 Mar 2012 14:25:38 -0700

Date: April 2-4, 2012. Location: Hamilton, New Zealand. The conference will be accompanied by a well-attended trade exhibition, which attracts major turbine suppliers, generators, consultants and service and equipment suppliers.

Analytica 2012

Wed, 14 Mar 2012 14:19:46 -0700

Date: April 17 - 20, 2012. Location: Munich. 23rd International Trade Fair for Laboratory Technology, Analysis, Biotechnology and analytica Conference.

Export USA webinar on US Department of Homeland Security

Wed, 14 Mar 2012 10:10:48 -0700

Wednesday, 21 March 2012 (10:00-11:00am Pacific Time)Online webinar: Please register by March 20.

Security Israel

Wed, 14 Mar 2012 09:59:15 -0700

Date: June 26-28, 2012. Location: Tel Aviv, Israel. Main Issues: Civilian Protection - "Safe-City" "Urban - Shield" - Technologies and means for heavy populated areas, "First Responders" teams. Future Security - Robots, Nanotechnology, Unmanned equipment, Risk Forecasting.

ILSI Biomed

Wed, 14 Mar 2012 09:52:21 -0700

Date: May 21-23, 2012. Location: Tel Aviv, Israel. The 11th National Life Science and Technology Week conference, covering the fast-growing field of innovation in the biomedical, health care and life sciences industries.

World Congress on Information Technology 2012

Fri, 09 Mar 2012 10:02:20 -0800

Montreal, Canada. Oct 22-24, 2012. Convened under the theme of “ONE Vision for a Global Digital Society”, the World Congress on Information Technology (WCIT 2012) is seizing the opportunity to work directly with the ICT industry and its stakeholders to forge ahead on some of the world’s most urgent challenges and create a "Global Digital Society Action Plan" that will not only shape the future of the sector, but also the future of humanity.

New Ventures BC 2012

Fri, 09 Mar 2012 09:46:34 -0800

The BCIC-New Ventures competition gives early-stage B.C. innovators and entrepreneurs access to technology leaders, business education and $325,000 in cash prizes. Application Deadline is April 17th, 2012.

Export USA US Department of Homeland Security Future TECH and SECURE programs overview

Thu, 08 Mar 2012 11:13:09 -0800

Export USA US Department of Homeland Security Future TECH and SECURE programs overview Abstract

Canadian Wireless Innovation Forum

Thu, 08 Mar 2012 10:59:40 -0800

The Consulate General of Canada in Seattle and the Software Association of Oregon are organizing a half-day program with leading wireless technology companies and research organizations from across Canada featuring B2B meetings, technical presentations, and a networking reception at the Nines in Portland, OR on March 27, 2012.

40 Under 40

Thu, 08 Mar 2012 10:54:00 -0800

Every year, Business in Vancouver highlights the achievement of 40 successful entrepreneurs under the age of 40 who have demonstrated excellence in business judgment, leadership and community contribution. Submit nominations by July 20th, 2012.

31st AngelForum - Vancouver

Thu, 08 Mar 2012 09:12:02 -0800

Event Date, May 15th. Vancouver, BC. ANGEL FORUM PROCESS: Instead of entrepreneurs trying to find and meet with investors they don't know, we present the entrepreneur in one meeting to ~50 investors, saving everyone time.

BDC Innovation Award - Compete for $100K

Wed, 07 Mar 2012 14:55:42 -0800

Innovative young entrepreneurs aged 18 to 35 have until April 8th to apply for the Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) $100,000 Grand Prize for Innovation and become the winner of the 2012 BDC Young Entrepreneur Award contest.

Tokyo Game Show 2012

Thu, 01 Mar 2012 09:53:22 -0800

Date: Sep 20 to Sep 23, 2012. Tokyo Game Show is one of the leading video game expo and conventions in Japan.

Game Developers Conference (GDC) 2012

Thu, 01 Mar 2012 09:48:02 -0800

March 05-09, 2012 in San Francisco. The Game Developers Conference (GDC) is the largest gathering of videogame industry professionals. In 2011, it attracted approximately 19,000 industry professionals.

Queensland Information, Communication and Technology Reception

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 14:15:28 -0800

Date: Thursday 1 March 2012. Time: 4:30 pm – 6:30 pm. Venue: Pender Room (Lobby Level)Oceanic Plaza, 1035 West Pender St, Vancouver. The Queensland Government of Australia and Wavefront invite you to meet a delegation of information, communication and technology companies from Queensland. This delegation aims to build stronger ties between British Columbia and the State of Queensland to the benefit of the ICT, digital and multimedia industries and businesses.

Future Healthcare - World Hospital Congress

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 13:59:24 -0800

Date: June 18-20, 2013 Location: Oslo, Norway. Modern technology improves access to high quality healthcare for patients, both within and beyond the realms of hospitals. During the congress you will be able to explore opportunities of new technology within healthcare.

SDTC's SD Tech Fund: Call for Applications.

Fri, 24 Feb 2012 16:32:07 -0800

SDTC’s SD Tech Fund™ invests in late-stage development and pre-commercial demonstration of clean technologies by Canadian companies. The Statement of Interest (SOI) is an initial application used for preliminary screening and is subject to a competitive review process by SDTC and a panel of independent experts.

Entrepreneurship@UBC $100,000 Seed Investment

Fri, 24 Feb 2012 16:27:59 -0800

Students, faculty, staff and alumni (who have graduated within the last three years) can receive an investment of up to $100,000 from UBC Seed Accelerator fund.