Showing all articles in the events category
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The decentralized Internet: A Q&A with Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin
15 October 2017 | By Craig Daniels in: Event recaps, Events, Featured, News
Communitech News sat down with Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin to talk about Ethereum. Read more
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Hacking the blockchain: ETHWaterloo crowns eight finalists at CIGI
15 October 2017 | By Craig Daniels in: Event recaps, Events, Featured, News
ETHWaterloo, the biggest Ethereum hackathon crowned eight co-finalists. Read more
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ETHWaterloo set for 36-hour marathon of Ethereum-based hacking
13 October 2017 | By Craig Daniels in: Ecosystem, Events, Featured, News
More than 400 hackers will be attending ETHWaterloo, an Ethereum-based hackathon. Read more
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Fourteen teams emerge as leaders at Hack the North 2017
17 September 2017 | By Craig Daniels in: Ecosystem, Event recaps, Events, Featured, News
After 36 hours of hacking, Hack the North crowned 14 "winners" to end their hackathon. Read more
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Hack the North 2017 launches with appearance from Justin Trudeau
16 September 2017 | By Craig Daniels in: Ecosystem, Event recaps, Events, Featured, News
Hack the North had a surprise visit and speech from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Read more
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WINS2017: Buckle up tight – thrills and spills lie ahead
15 September 2017 | By Bill Bean in: Ecosystem, Event recaps, Events, Featured, Multimedia, News, Videos
The Waterloo Innovation Summit has just passed, and we heard from many big names in tech. Read more
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The power, promise – and fear – of the future, laid bare for all at WINS2017
14 September 2017 | By Bill Bean in: Ecosystem, Event recaps, Events, Featured, News
The Waterloo Innovation Summit 2017 asked important questions about technology, machines, and the future of humanity to academics, students, and entrepreneurs. Read more
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Two firms share $100,000 at Fierce Founders pitch competition
24 August 2017 | By Craig Daniels in: Ecosystem, Events, Featured, News, Startups
Furnishr.com, a Toronto-based home decorating platform, and SomaDetect, a Fredericton, each earn $50,000 and a guaranteed place in this fall’s Fierce Founders Accelerator. Read more
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Two-day 'WEiRED' conference aims to advance role of women entrepreneurs
15 June 2017 | By Craig Daniels in: Ecosystem, Events, Featured, News
WEiRED, Women Entrepreneurs, Innovators, and Regional Ecosystem Development is having a conference that seeks to advance the role of women entrepreneurs. Read more
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The wildcard in a world of Transformative Tech: People
25 May 2017 | By Craig Daniels in: Ecosystem, Enterprise, Event recaps, Events, Featured, News
Transformative Tech – Winners and Losers was an event organized by Communitech and hosted by Steve Patterson, host of CBC Radio's The Debaters. A common theme among the speakers was technology as it relates… Read more