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    • Digital Entertainment & Interactive
    • Jan 26th, 2017 - Feb 25th, 2017
    • 9:00am - 8:00pm
    • Main Events are at the Rio Theatre, but check the website for further details

    Crazy8s Film Festival

    Running since 1999, Crazy8s provides funding and support to emerging filmmakers to help them produce a short film. It was created to foster support for emerging filmmakers who have little or no access to funding for short films and to train crew and cast.
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    • Jan 16th, 2017 - Jan 17th, 2017
    • 8:00am - 11:00pm
    • The Brewery - 52 Chiswell Street London EC1Y 4SD United Kingdom

    PG Connects London 2017

    Back for 2017, the Level Up: Vancouver, British Columbia Pavilion and now in partnership with the Province of British Columbia, the Vancouver Economic Commission is once again bringing together top studios from Vancouver and British Columbia to showcase and facilitate business growth at the PG Connects...
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    • Technology
    • Tuesday, Jan 24th, 2017
    • 5:00pm - 9:00pm
    • VIFF Theatre (1181 Seymour Street)

    Internet of Things: Cybersecurity

    On Tuesday January 24th, Vancouver Entrepreneurs Forum and Ready Room Briefings will host a discussion on the security and privacy concerns of our rapidly interconnected world of the Internet of Things.
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    • Asia Pacific, Digital Entertainment & Interactive
    • Thursday, Dec 1st, 2016
    • 8:00am - 5:00pm
    • Four Seasons Hotel

    Canada-China Business Forum 2016

    The Vancouver Economic Commission (VEC) is pleased to host the 4th Annual Canada–China Business Forum. This year’s forum spotlights the unique opportunities available in Vancouver’s booming Digital Entertainment & Interactive (DE&I) industry.
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    • Digital Entertainment & Interactive
    • Nov 30th, 2016 - Dec 4th, 2016
    • 9:00am - 11:00pm
    • Whistler

    Whistler Film Festival 2016

    From November 30th to December 4th, the Whistler Film Festival will welcome film fans and filmmakers to experience its 16th edition with fresh films, special guests, epic events, innovative industry Summit and talent programs, and time to play in North America’s premiere mountain resort destination.
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    • Green Economy
    • Tuesday, Nov 22nd, 2016
    • 12:00pm - 1:00pm
    • Oceanic Plaza Conference Room, Pender Room (1066 West Hastings Street) - RSVP Required

    LUNCH & LEARN: VEC Presents Thriving Vancouver

    Meg O’Shea, the Green Economy Community Coordinator at the Vancouver Economic Commission, will introduce the audience to Thriving Vancouver, Vancouver’s green economy network.
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    • Nov 30th, 2016 - Dec 1st, 2016
    • 8:00am - 4:00pm
    • Shaw Centre, 55 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, ON

    SAAS NORTH

    SAAS NORTH is Canada’s first SaaS Conference designed to connect the top SaaS founders, investors and executives to learn, network and grow over a 2 day event in Ottawa, Canada. Our speakers are...
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    • Thursday, Nov 3rd, 2016
    • 7:30am - 5:00pm
    • Vancouver Convention Centre East, 999 Canada Place, Vancouver, BC V6C 3E1

    2016 Zero Waste Conference

    From revolutionary innovation on the frontier of change to innovations in policy and practice, Metro Vancouver's  2016 Zero Waste Conference will ignite conversations and inspire action to accelerate waste prevention and circularity...
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    • Technology
    • Oct 27th, 2016 - Oct 28th, 2016
    • 6:00pm - 12:00am
    • Vancouver Convention Centre - West October 27th, 2016, 6:00pm - late

    TechFest Vancouver – October 27

    Techfest brings together Vancouver's hottest tech companies looking for the city's top talent.
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    • Friday, Oct 7th, 2016
    • 8:30am - 6:00pm
    • Vancity Theatre, 1181 Seymour St, Vancouver

    VIFF: Sustainable Production Forum

    Join local film industry and green economy leaders for this one-of-a-kind event, part of the Vancouver International Film Festival (VIFF). Industry professionals, executives from the Hollywood studios and representatives from global and local sustainability leader organizations...
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    • Monday, Oct 3rd, 2016
    • 2:00pm - 4:00pm
    • The Imperial

    Vancouver Tech Showcase

    Vancouver Startup City will kick off this year on October 3rd in partnership with Garibaldi Capital, Open Angel, and HIGHLINE to highlight Vancouver’s emerging momentum and growth companies to an audience of entrepreneurs, partners, and angel investors from across Canada.
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    • Tuesday, Sep 27th, 2016
    • 4:00pm - 6:30pm
    • Room 280-284 of BCIT Downtown Campus at 555 Seymour Street;

    BCITSA’s Technology Industry Days Career Fair

    According to the Vancouver Economic Commission, there are more than 7,000 tech and ICT companies and close to 1,000 digital entertainment and interactive businesses in British Columbia. Vancouver’s technology, digital entertainment and interactive sectors...
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    • Sep 5th, 2016 - Sep 9th, 2016
    • 8:00am - 9:00pm
    • The Westin Bayshore Vancouver, BC, CAN V6G 3E7

    XDS: The External Development Summit 2016

    External Development Summit (XDS) is the only annual, international games industry event held in Canada, with a primary focus on external development for art, animation, audio, software engineering, QA and localization.
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    • Digital Entertainment & Interactive, Technology
    • Jun 25th, 2016 - Jun 26th, 2016
    • 5:00pm - 1:00am
    • Pacific Rim Hotel and Conference Centre

    Symposium on Virtual Reality Journalism

    Mixed and Virtual Reality has been described as the next platform shift, and its applications in journalism are wide-reaching. The New York Times has invested in both 360 video and immersive films in its partnership...
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    • Technology
    • Monday, May 30th, 2016
    • 11:30am - 1:30pm
    • University of Waterloo - Tatham Centre

    Vancouver Info Session at the University of Waterloo

    Join the Vancouver Economic Commission and 8 amazing companies to learn about opportunities to grow your career in Vancouver’s innovative, creative and sustainable economy. Imagine yourself in Vancouver as you hear about what is...
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    • Technology, Green Economy
    • Thursday, Jun 9th, 2016
    • 12:30am - 2:30am
    • Science World, 1455 Quebec Street, Vancouver, BC, Canada

    STARTUP CITY IMPACT: Mythbusting Mixer

    Every business can have an impact. Join us to bust common myths about what it means to be an impact-driven organization. Part of StartupCity: Impact.
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    • Technology, Green Economy
    • Jun 6th, 2016 - Jun 11th, 2016
    • 4:00pm - 4:00am
    • Vancouver

    50 Ways to Make an Impact

    Pietra Basilij Pietra is the Vancouver Economic Commission’s lead on sustainable community development. She works primarily with industrial businesses to spur...
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    • Digital Entertainment & Interactive
    • Saturday, May 14th, 2016
    • 6:00pm - 11:00pm
    • Vancouver Convention Centre - West

    Vancouver Career Fair for VFX, Animation, and Video Games

    Over 1,500 of Vancouver's best and brightest animators, designers, developers, and digital artists will descend on the Vancouver Convention Centre eager to meet the cutting-edge companies & world-class educators that can transform their careers
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    • Green Economy
    • Friday, Mar 4th, 2016
    • 6:00pm - 7:30pm
    • Pan Pacific Hotel

    GDDP: Inside the Boardroom

    The City of Vancouver and the Vancouver Economic Commission (VEC) recently launched the Green and Digital Demonstration Program (GDDP), and are hosting an ‘inside-the-boardroom’ event that shows the program in action, and how winning proponents are selected.
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    • Green Economy
    • Mar 1st, 2016 - Mar 2nd, 2016
    • 4:00pm - 1:00am
    • Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue

    Leading Change: Mentoring Canada’s next generation of leadership

    Call for mentors! Leading Change is a Canada-wide movement for young environmental and sustainability professionals. The Forum will bring together over 150 young leaders from across the country.
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