Tech Village Connect Event: Feb 11th, 2010
register at www.kast.com
Got a great website, terrific digital media, a creative idea, or an
innovative product or service?
Want to boost revenues or build a business around it?
Or curious how technology can monetize your business?
Tech Village and the Kootenay Association for Science & Technology (KAST) are bringing industry Guru Rochelle Grayson to the Kootenays!
Join us to learn about news trends and tips to ensure you are making money from your product.
This event will be designed to support technology and innovation companies in the monetization of software/applications as well as a presentation on turning new trends into opportunities. The event keynote Rochelle Grayson will be presenting on proven methods to monetize innovations – in short how to ensure companies make money on their products in today’s market.
Event details:
Location: The New Grand Hotel, Nelson BC
When: Feb.11, 2010 11:30 a.m. – 6:30 p.m.
| 11:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. | Registration and lunch | |
| 12:15-12:25 p.m. | Opening remarks | |
| 12:30 - 1:00 p.m. | Review of Digi BC and New Media BC | |
| 1:00 -2:30 p.m. | Session: "Show me the money" a presentation and workshop on monetization of products using new technology and digital media | |
| 2:30 -3:15 p.m. | Workshop on case studies from attendees and action plan development arounf product monetization. | |
| 3:15 -3:30 p.m. | Break | |
| 3:30 -4:30 p.m. | Rik Logtenberg presents: Using social media as a tool to improve marketing and sales. | |
| 4:30 -6:30 p.m. | Networking, appetizers and cash bar. Live music by Selkirk Music students ensemble. |
For more info contact the KAST office at info@kast.com or 250-483-5052
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PRESENTERS
About Rochelle: www.rochelle.ca 
I hold an MBA in Finance and Business Strategy from the University of Chicago, as well as Master Certifications in Product Development Management and Business Facilitation. My career has taken me from New York to Chicago to Silicon Valley and most recently to Vancouver, Canada. I have 18 years experience evaluating the strategic, financial, and marketing potential of projects and organizations, and I’ve led and launched several leading-edge initiatives. I like to make sure my projects are lean, mean, moneymaking machines! All this can be summed up in one famous statement by one infamous movie star: Show me the money!
** Rochelle is also acting chair of New Media BC and DigiBC
About Rik www.yellowseed.com
In 1995 Rik started one of Canada's first web design companies. 14 years later he's the owner of Yellowseed, a Nelson based web development and consulting company, with 10 employees and offices in Canada and India. Over the years, Rik was cofounder of MyTravelGuide.com, an Internet travel portal acquired by Priceline.com and Gyos.ca, an online classified system for small cities and towns. Rik specializes in social media and web marketing. He teaches entrepreneurs how to harness the Internet to grow their business. When Rik's not working or rock climbing he's writing about Internet technology, online business, and social media for his blog at yellowseed.com.
Register at www.kast.com
ALIENS AMONG US
THE VISUAL EFFECTS OF DISTRICT 9
w. Peter Muyzers, Shawn Walsh, James Stewart, Jon Cowley & Tim Belsher
Tuesday · September 29, 2009
6:00 pm: Licensed Industry Mixer
7:00 pm: Main Presentation
Empire Theatre (Granville 7 Cinemas)
855 Granville Street (near Robson) (See Map)
Admission
Members: $10 / Non-members: $20 / Groups (5+): $15 (online only)
For more information, visit:
www.siggraph.ca
How do you build a starship hundreds of metres across and load it full of aliens on a budget of only 30 million dollars? Very economically. Vancouver's own Image Engine is coming to the Empire Theatre on Tuesday, September 29 to give us an inside look at building and animating aliens in Neill Blomkamp's stellar feature film directorial debut, District 9.
Vancouver has been a major centre of the Sci-Fi universe for decades now, with high quality productions such as the X-Files, Battlestar Gallactica and the many incarnations of Stargate having all been filmed here — but until now only a few of these shows have posted their effects in Vancouver, and almost none of the feature films shot here make use of our local VFX facilities. Image Engine is helping to turn that ship around, having completed over 300 shots for this summer blockbuster, a film shot in South Africa, but with huge portions of the VFX work being done on the flats of South False Creek.
Please join us and a large audience of your peers as 5 key staff who helped make this project a huge success present their work and share their experiences. Doors open at 6 pm and the panel starts at 7 pm.
Thursday, July 16, 2009 - 19:00
Technological Connections + Grassroots Movements
Bill Metcalfe, Michelle Laurie, Delyse Sylvester, Tom Clegg
All sessions will be hosted from 7-9 pm at Oso Negro at 604 Ward Street in Nelson, BC.
To learn more about the speaker series, contact Anna Planedin: aplanedin@theciel.com or (250) 352-9192 ext. 221. To learn more about the work CIEL does, visit www.theciel.com/
Tech Village
Annual General Meeting
Thursday April 9, 2009
Best Western, Nelson BC
Vintage Room
4:30 pm – 6:30 pm
- Call to Order
- Tech Village Year in Review - Jason Taylo, Chair
- Adoption of Agenda
- Adoption of Previous Minutes
- Financial Statements
- Election of Directors
- Adjournment
Connected - A Digtial Media Community Event
To register conact Michelle at KAST – 250-483-5052 or e-mail michelle@kast.com
Presented by Tech Village and KAST, the premiere resource for the West Kootenay tech sector, Connected is a new event series designed to bring together the West Kootenay Digital Media sector. With Collaboration, Communication, Networking and Knowledge Sharing at its core Connected brings industry professionals together in an interactive, informative event designed to inspire each other through each other’s experiences. Four keynote speakers will present their stories focusing on their area of expertise sharing how they succeeded, what’s new in their world in an innovative two way dialogue forum designed to share ideas, inspiration and making connections with other industry pros.
Featured Speakers -
Daryl Anselmo–Propaganda Games–Vancouver–Success Story–Interactive Art
Propoganda is part of one of the world’s largest entertainment companies and a world-class game development studio in downtown Vancouver. As a “Center of Creative Excellence” for Disney Interactive Studios – an affiliate of the Walt Disney Company – Propaganda make action. adventure titles with gripping storylines, stunning visuals and innovative game play.
With a keen eye for style, Daryl manages visual excellence for Propaganda titles. Daryl has more than a decade of interactive art development experience, most recently as an art director at Electronic Arts Canada. At Electronic Arts, Daryl worked on the NBA Live franchise and art directed the critically acclaimed and commercially successful Def Jam: Fight for New York, Def Jam Vendetta and NBA Street.
Amber Hayes – Adventure Engine –Rossland - How to Finance a Tech Project
Adventure Engine is an award-winning international online travel technology company specializing in adventure and experiential travel based out of Rossland,BC. Throughout it’s start-up phase Adventure Engine gained a vast knowledge into how to finance a technology based start-up company through multiple grant and lending sources and will be sharing their knowledge at the event.
Andy and Chris–Funktion Design & Media–Nelson–Startup Story–Innovative Web Projects
Funktion Design & Media is a small, yet powerful web & media development firm located in Nelson, BC Canada. Recognized as a leader in dynamic development and custom business tools, Funktion serves a roster of diverse and innovative clients throughout our region and North America.
Phillipe Filitatreault–New Media BC–Vancouver–How New Media BC can Grow Your Business New Media BC works strategically to promote and grow BC's digital media companies. Through networking, mentoring, training, business matchmaking and marketing, New Media BC supports a vibrant community of over 1,100 digital content businesses. NMBC offers research, professional development, and marketing services to industry stakeholders and provides a voice and community for our dynamic and thriving sectors. Phillipe will be speaking on the various programs and initiatives New Media provides to the Digital Arts and New Media sector to help grow and promote the sector in our province
Fee - $10 general; $5 for Selkirk College or high school students
You are invited to a Business After Business social & networking event at Spoonbender & The Factory.
Time : Tuesday, February 24, 2009 – 5 PM
KAST & the Nelson Chamber of Commerce present Business After Business featuring SpoonBender.
Tuesday Feb 24, 2009 from 5-7pm
301 Vernon Street, Nelson BC
Please RSVP to info@kast.com 250-483-5052
Rossland Radio is a non-profit cooperative, community radio station currently streaming online at www.rosslandradio.com. This winter Rossland Radio will be bringing its programming to the FM Dial on 101.1FM in the Rossland Area and, as part of the launch, is seeking a fresh new logo. With sponsorship from the Kootenay Association for Science & Technology [KAST], Rossland Radio is reaching out to the talents of the digital new media sector of the Kootenays with its Logo Design Contest.
The Grand Prize:
· A Lifetime Rossland Radio Cooperative Membership – Value $500
· Your profile featured on the websites of Rossland Radio & KAST
· $100 Cold Hard Cash or in the spirit of the upcoming ski season, Cold Fluffy Cash.
What are we looking for?
· A simple eye-catching logo that would look great in color or black and white and includes: Rossland Radio Co-op & 101.1FM.
· A look that blends with our theme of community radio being the voice in the wilderness.
· A vector file submitted electronically to logo@rosslandradio.com by December 1st, 2008.
Special thanks to our sponsor:
Kootenay Association for Science & Technology [KAST]
For more information contact Marty Cancilla at 250.362.7015 or marty@rosslandradio.com
Rossland Mountain Film Fest Teams Up With World-Renowned Shooter Derek Frankowski
Saturday, November 22nd from 10am to 1pm at The Rock Cut Restaurant/Pub
For more information and to register check out www.rosslandfilmfest.com or call Brian @ 250 231 1642
Originally hailing from the flatlands of Regina, famed action sports photographer Derek Frankowski has built much of his career around mountain biking in the Kootenays.
A graduate of the SAIT (Southern Alberta Institute of Technology) photography program, Frankowski found his way to Rossland over five years ago and has since established himself as a solid and frequent contributor to the action sports industry; from snapping images for Fox, Red Bull, Oakley and other major players, to gaining recognition for the area through his work with up and comers and established riders alike, Frankowski credits much of his success to continued learning, developing new techniques, and an ability to navigate the potential pitfalls involved in the photo industry.
In the spirit of constant progression, the Rossland Mountain Film Festival is pleased to announce that it has engaged Derek to host and present a three-hour workshop in which he will demystify ‘breaking into’ the industry, how best to identify and develop a market, and how to improve one’s own photography.
The workshop, scheduled for Saturday, November 22nd from 10am to 1pm at The Rock Cut Restaurant/Pub, will provide participants an opportunity to tap into Derek’s considerable knowledge and experience. From anecdotal stories, to firsthand insider tips, invaluable information will be shared with all hobbyists, recreational shooters, and committed photo/film buffs in attendance.
Drawing on his work with National Geographic Adventure, Outside Magazine, and numerous other publications, Frankowski is confident he is up to the challenge and is excited at the possibilities teaching represents, stating that, “Mentoring has been a huge help to my career. I’ve been lucky to work with a lot of great people.”
Workshop attendees will learn and be able to ask questions about various technical aspects of photographic work, how to develop a strategic approach to promoting oneself, and making the transition from still photography to film-work; a recent convert to digital filmmaking, Frankowski will speak to the parallels, the differences, and the challenges that both photographic and film work present. Analog, digital, and what may come next will all be up for discussion, as will the significance and usefulness of the Internet and information technology as they relate to film and photography.
As an additional bonus (and in keeping with the film focus of the RMFF) Frankowski will also be showing a clip from his latest film project Lifecycles, an HD film production shot in large part with the coveted Red One digital cinema camera (the camera, too, is also rumoured to be in attendance).
Intended as a practical guide and an inspirational introduction (or refresher) for aspiring photographers/filmmakers, the workshop size is limited, so organizers recommend registering early. The workshop cost is $25.00. For more information and to register check out www.rosslandfilmfest.com or call Brian @ 250 231 1642
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The Practice of Sustainability: Problem Shift-Advantage
Inspiring our region to continue being proactive about our energy needs...
The Kootenay Energy Conference, brought to you by the Kootenay Association for Science & Technology (KAST), Selkirk College and the British Columbia Sustainable Energy Association are planning to inspire our region to continue being proactive about our energy needs.
The event will include a pre-conference workshop on Solar Domestic Hot Water System Installation, keynote speaker, Thomas Homer-Dixon, a session with local municipal dignitaries and a full day of discussions and presentations.
Saturday October 18, 2008 Full day of discussions and workshops
Selkirk College, Castlegar $40 - Click to Register & Pay Online
FULL WATTAGE CONFERENCE PACKAGE $50 - Click to Register & Pay Online Includes Friday's Keynote Address and Saturday's Full Day
Please Note:
Online Registration and the Full Wattage Package
available until noon Thursday October 16th.