Showing all articles in the Tech About Town category
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Marketer sets Leap conference as stretch goal
27 January 2016 | By Kayleigh Platz in: Ecosystem, Opinion, Startups, Tech About Town
Marko Savic, founder and CEO of the startup FunnelCake developed the Marketing Leap Conference, a one-day event on February 29 to be held at the Tannery Event Centre. Read more
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Ted Talk: Hastings and Livingston on stage this Friday at Waterloo Hacks
20 January 2016 | By Phil Froklage in: Opinion, Tech About Town
Ted Hastings and Ted Livingston, two major figures in the Waterloo Region tech ecosystem will join Waterloo Hacks for a fireside chat at the Communitech Hub on Friday night. Read more
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Living small in a big, messy world
13 January 2016 | By Kayleigh Platz in: Ecosystem, Opinion, Startups, Tech About Town
Alannah Bird, Customer Experience Manager at Bridgit, discusses minimalism, downsizing working with a designer to create her very own tiny house. Read more
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Resolution #1: Be happier in 2016
06 January 2016 | By Kayleigh Platz in: Ecosystem, Opinion, Tech About Town
Communitech's Kayleigh Platz highlights the importance of workplace happiness by exploring Plasticity, the workplace surveying tool. Read more
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CAFKA plans a New Year pARTy in Kitchener
16 December 2015 | By Kayleigh Platz in: Ecosystem, News, Opinion, Tech About Town
The goal of the party is to raise funds and build awareness for the CAFKA initiative, as they try to foster the arts community in Waterloo Region. Read more
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Social Venture Partners blends venture-capital strategy with philanthropy
09 December 2015 | By Kayleigh Platz in: Ecosystem, Opinion, Tech About Town
Jacqui Murphy, Vice President of Marketing at Auvik Networks, and Tim Jackson, Lead Executive at MaRS Centre for Impact Investing, join forces to bring together the Social Venture Partners Waterloo Region.… Read more
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Giving back and building a future with the Mennonite Central Committee
02 December 2015 | By Kayleigh Platz in: Ecosystem, Opinion, Tech About Town
Communitech sits down with Rick Cober Bauman and Kim Lester of the Mennonite Central Committee Ontario (MCC) to learn more about how to support Syrian refugees in the region. Read more
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Tech communicator’s creative interest helps artisan show blossom
25 November 2015 | By Kayleigh Platz in: Ecosystem, News, Opinion, Tech About Town
The Ayr Handmade Holiday Show and Sale brings makers of various pieces together to share their passion. Read more
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Rotary Dream Home more than just a pretty house to Craig Haney
18 November 2015 | By Kayleigh Platz in: Ecosystem, Opinion, Tech About Town
Craig Haney, President of the Kitchener-Conestoga Rotary Club and tech worker discusses the contest for the 2015 Kitchener-Conestoga Rotary Dream Home. Read more
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Campaign to bring traffic back onto Charles Street
11 November 2015 | By Kayleigh Platz in: Ecosystem, News, Opinion, Tech About Town
The Kitchener BIA is running Chits for Charles, a campaign to get people downtown and spending money during the construction on Charles Street. The BIA is offering $10 gift cards that are good at over… Read more