The $10 million Open Screen Project Fund, announced by Nokia and Adobe, awards grants to help developers create exciting new applications and content over the next two years up to December 2010. The fund also provides marketing and educational support for the Open Screen Project, which aims to establish cross-platform runtimes, remove development and distribution barriers, and innovate through industry collaboration.
More information here
Categories: business
Tagged: free, funding, mobile, software
ProductCamp Toronto is fast approaching, on Sunday, October 4th at the Ted Rogers School of Management, Ryerson University, downtown Toronto (55 Dundas Street West, above BestBuy and Canadian Tire).
Registration and breakfast is at 9am.
It’s free to attend!
Here are a few links to give you more detail about what to expect:
- ProductCamp Toronto home page: http://www.productcamp.org/toronto/
- Schedule: http://www.productcamp.org/toronto/event/
- Suggested Sessions: http://www.productcamp.org/toronto/sessions/
- Pre-registration site: http://pct2009prereg.eventbrite.com/
Follow the latest news on Twitter via the #pct2 hash tag.
Categories: business · networking
Tagged: entrepreneurship, events, free, product camp, toronto
ENTERPRISE TORONTO
SMALL BUSINESS FORUM 2009
METRO TORONTO CONVENTION CENTRE
255 Front Street West, North Building, 100 Level
October 19, 2009 — 9am to 4:30pm
Small Business Forum 2009 brings together entrepreneurs and business development experts, all levels of government, and business product and service providers.
ADMISSION IS FREE BUT YOU MUST REGISTER TO PARTICIPATE
Categories: business · networking
Tagged: entrepreneurship, events, free, small business, toronto
Interested in learning more about entrepreneurship? Looking to start a new venture? Wondering what can be done for your career during this recessionary climate? Look no further! Sponsored by CIBC, MaRS offers a free, non-credit introductory course on entrepreneurship that introduces you to the nuts and bolts of building a business.
Categories: general
Tagged: business, entre, entrepreneurship, events, free, MaRS, startup, toronto
MIT Open Course Ware (thanks @davidcrow for the links)
Categories: general
Tagged: courses, entrepreneurship, free, innovation, MIT
I, as a sponsor, am entitled to 1 extra ticket and I am giving it away: send me an e-mail (the address is on Contact Me page) or leave a comment here telling me why you want to go.
Find information on Democamp here.
Categories: business
Tagged: democamp, free, giveaway, software
Information courtesy of Joey DeVilla:
Garret Serack is a Calgary native who joined Microsoft two years ago as a software developer and program manager – working exclusively on open source at the Microsoft Open Source Technology Centre in Redmond. Garret’s current role at the lab is making PHP run faster on Windows,as well as working closely with the Open Source communities on similar projects. He’s going to be in Toronto on Tuesday, May 12 at Kultura Restaurant at 5:30 p.m. for an informal session to discuss his role at the lab over appetizers and drinks.
Kultura is at 169 King St. East (just east of Jarvis).
If you want to attend, drop a line to Joey DeVilla: joey.devilla@microsoft.com
Categories: business · get-together
Tagged: events, free, free beer, IT, microsoft, open source, php, software, toronto
You can get free access to the forum (exhibitor track only, no sessions). Registration is mandatory, though. Go here to register and select this option: $0 – Exhibits & Exhibitor Track Only (excluding translation and interpretation tracks; includes coffee breaks only). The includes coffee breaks only part means that you are not entitled to lunch, but you get full access to the exhibit area for the full day. (Please note that there is no exhibitor track on Wednesday.)
Categories: business · networking · translation
Tagged: events, free, toronto, Translation World
The Linked .Net Users Group (LIDNUG) is now a BizSpark Network Partner.
BizSpark program run by Microsoft gives you access to all kinds of Microsoft software for development, test and production. There is no cost to enroll and you pay just USD$100 when you exit the program.
LIDNUG is now a BizSpark Network Partner. To get access to BizSpark, send an email, and LIDNUG will respond to you with a code you can use to register.
For more details about what you get through the program, please visit “What Do I Get”.
Startup Eligibility Requirements
An eligible startup must have the following characteristics at the time of joining:
* Actively engaged in development of a software-based product or service that will form a core piece of its current or intended business
* Privately held
* In business for less than 3 years, and
* Less than US $1 million in annual revenue
Categories: business
Tagged: free, startup, small business, software, microsoft, bizspark
Who Should Attend?
Those who want to learn how to succeed in developing an innovative idea into a business venture
Aspiring Entrepreneurs and existing business owners
Investors looking to find business opportunities
Those who want to establish a wealth of innovation and business network contacts.
Come spend a day of creative thinking, innovation, education and business networking! For more information or to register, visit www.enterprisetoronto.com regularly for updated schedules, topics and speakers.
Opportunity, creativity and entrepreneurship – Innovation Forum 2009
Tuesday, June 16, at the North York Civic Centre, 5100 Yonge Street, 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
The admission is free.
Categories: business · networking
Tagged: events, forum, free, innovation, toronto
