BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 X-WR-CALNAME:Upcoming: Bootup Labs Events PRODID:-//Upcoming.org/Upcoming ICS//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20091112T080000 DURATION:PT0S TRANSP:TRANSPARENT SUMMARY:Fusion Venture Forum '09 DESCRIPTION: [Full details at http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4785552/ ] 8-9am Registration & breakfast 9.00-9.05am Welcome to Fusion’09 – The official kick-off\, introduction of presenting Entrepreneurs & Investors and judges 9.05-9.45am Keynote Speaker – STEWART BUTTERFIELD\, Co-Founder of Flickr 9.45-11am 5 pitches (Games) Panel includes: Bill Maris – Managing Partner\, Google Ventures Jeff Clavier – Founder\, Managing Partner\, Softtech VC Howard Donaldson – VP Studio Operations\, Disney Interactive Studios\, Walt Disney Company Tom Frisina – Electronic Arts Talent Development Executive\, Past VP/GM\, EA Partners Partnering Studio 11-11.15am Networking Break 11.15-12.30pm 5 pitches (Mobile) Panel includes: Tim Chang – Principal\, Norwest Venture Partners James Maynard – President\, Wavefront Kalle Radage – BDC Venture Capital Hong-Yee Wong –CEO\, IUGO Mobile Entertainment 12.30pm-1.30pm Networking lunch & VIP Guest Speaker STEVE WANDLER -Founder\, YourTechOnline.com\, BC’s own home grown Success Story! 1.30pm-2.45pm 5 pitches (Web2.0/Social Media) Panel includes: Jeff Clavier – Founder\, Managing Partner\, Softtech VC Steve Wandler –Founder\, YourTechOnline.com/ OSTEC Board member Danny Robinson –Founder\, Managing Director of Bootup Labs 2.45pm-3pm Networking Break 3pm-4.15pm 5 pitches (New Platforms/Applications) Panel includes: Tim Chang – Principal\, Norwest Venture Partners Owen Matthews – Executive VP\, Wesley Clover & Vice Chairman\, Counterpath Corporation Board Tanner Philp – CFO & Partner\, Lions Capital/BC Advantage Fund Boris Wertz – Founder & CEO\, W Media Ventures 4.15-5.00pm STATE OF THE NATION: VCs/Angels discuss current investor climate and the future of Digital Media industry. Panel includes: Bill Maris – Google Ventures Jeff Clavier – SoftTech VC Tim Chang – Norwest Venture Partners Neil Martin – British Sky Broadcasting V. Paul Lee – VanEdge Capital Partners Limited Moderator- Peter Severinson 5-5.30pm “BEST IN SHOW” Award announced and Thanks to all! 5.30-7pm Time to Mix & Mingle! - Networking reception for all conference attendees256 URL;VALUE=URI:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4785552/ UID:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4785552/ DTSTAMP:20091027T100529 LAST-MODIFIED:20091027T100529 CATEGORIES:Education ORGANIZER;CN=bootuplabs:X-ADDR:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/user/752907/ LOCATION;ALTREP="http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/10619/":UBC Robson Square @ 800 Robson St.\, Vancouver\, British Columbia CA END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20091112T180000 DTEND:20091112T210000 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT SUMMARY:Appnovation Technologies Presents - Alfresco Night in Vancouver DESCRIPTION: [Full details at http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4843131/ ] Appnovation Technologies is proud to present Vancouver's first ever Alfresco event. Luis Sala\, Alfresco's Product Evangelist\, Nancy Garrity\, Alfresco's Community Director and David Walker\, Alfresco Channel Development will be presenting at the event. The event will feature sessions and demos for both the Web Content Management and Document Management side of Alfresco. There will also be a session on integrating Alfresco and Drupal\, including how we use Alfresco as an applicant tracking system for managing job applicants. The event itself is free however space is limited so please register. Appnovation Technologies will be buying drinks for the first 50 guests and there will be a lot of appetizers. URL;VALUE=URI:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4843131/ UID:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4843131/ DTSTAMP:20091104T235142 LAST-MODIFIED:20091104T235142 CATEGORIES:Social ORGANIZER;CN=bootuplabs:X-ADDR:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/user/752907/ LOCATION;ALTREP="http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/44145/":Canvas Lounge @ 99 Powell\, Vancouver\, British Columbia V6A 1E9 CA END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20091116T130000 DTEND:20091116T180000 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT SUMMARY:IveyBC Entrepreneurship Forum DESCRIPTION: [Full details at http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4559817/ ] Looking for funding for your business venture? Looking for exciting investment opportunities in emerging businesses? On Monday\, November 16\, the BC chapter of the Ivey Alumni Association and the Pierre L. Morrissette Institute for Entrepreneurship (Ivey) present the Ivey Entrepreneurship Forum at RBC. The day will include presentations by companies seeking funding as well as a discussion panel and presentations from experienced investors. The day concludes with a reception and provides outstanding networking opportunities with investors and companies alike. Companies will be given an opportunity to present their proposition\, financing requirements and one key business opportunity/ challenge facing them\, in a collegial setting. Our expert panel\, the audience and other investing companies will discuss each company following Ivey Business School’s case approach to entrepreneurship and cross-enterprise leadership to provide valuable feedback to management of these emerging companies. Call for Applications Looking for investors for your business venture? We encourage applications from companies that meet the following criteria: Privately held corporation with connection to BC preferred. Company must be in market for Angel or Venture stage round of financing in range of CAD$250\,000 to CAD$5 million. Connection to Ivey Business School is preferred (e.g. management team\, board of directors\, shareholders\, etc.) but not essential. Growth stage company. Sectors indigenous to BC preferred\, including software\, telecom/wireless\, digital media\, software gaming\, cleantech\, biotech\, mining\,resource sector\, etc.  Revenue stage companies preferred.  Strong management team. Apply today to present your business at the Ivey BC Entrepreneurship Forum on November 16. The application form may be found at www.iveynetwork.ca/bc\, and completed applications should be submitted to mlongo.mba2001@ivey.ca by Tuesday\, October 13\, 2009. There is no fee for presenting companies. Registering as an Attendee Interested in attending as an investor\, entrepreneur or interested party\, but not ready to present? Visit www.iveynetwork.ca/bc for more information and to register online. Event Details Date and Time: Monday\, November 16\, 2009\, 1 to 6 pm Royal Bank Reception Suite 36th Floor\, 1055 W Georgia Street\, Vancouver BC Both alumni and non-alumni are invited to register: $45 plus GST for IveyBC Supporting Members $50 plus GST for Ivey alumni $60 plus GST for non-alumni Final speaker line-up and agenda to be finalized at a later date. Please stay tuned to the chapter’s website at www.iveynetwork.ca/bc. URL;VALUE=URI:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4559817/ UID:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4559817/ DTSTAMP:20091005T092115 LAST-MODIFIED:20091005T092115 CATEGORIES:Commercial ORGANIZER;CN=bootuplabs:X-ADDR:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/user/752907/ LOCATION;ALTREP="http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/645441/":Royal Bank Reception Suite @ 36th Floor\, 1055 W. Georgia Street\, Vancouver\, British Columbia END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20091116T173000 DURATION:PT0S TRANSP:TRANSPARENT SUMMARY:UNITY 3D Montreal Networking Event DESCRIPTION: [Full details at http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4769442/ ] To help kick start the Unity Users Group in Toronto\, dimeRocker.com in partnership with Unity Technologies and Telefilm's New Media Fund invites all local game\, web\, and iPhone developers to a premiere Unity Networking Event followed the next day by a Unity Skills Development Workshop. The entire initiative will be framed within a "web-ready" context\, exploring how tools like Unity in combination with a new breed of social gaming hives are enabling developers to create\, market\, and monetize console-like browser content for a growing audience of online and mobile gamers. Our Keynote for this event is : David Helgason Unity CEO: An entrepreneur\, visionary\, and ex-programmer\, David's job is to lead the team to stardom\,while making sure that each step is taken with love and care. In the past David founded and participated in startups in fields such as news & community integration\, music distribution\, and consulting. David serves on the boards of several games and technology startups. When? Monday\, November 16th: 5:30pm - 6:30pm Reception\, drinks & appetizers at Soupesoup 6:30pm - 7:30pm Keynote followed by Q&A with Unity Team 7:30pm - 9:00pm Networking Social\, raffle - Unity 3D License Admission fo the networking event is $10. This includes a free drink\, eats and chance to win a Unity License. Don't forget the Unity Development Workshop the following day also with David Helgason - Unity CEO. Go here for details and tickets: http://uugworkshopmontreal.eventbrite.com URL;VALUE=URI:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4769442/ UID:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4769442/ DTSTAMP:20091023T121035 LAST-MODIFIED:20091023T121035 CATEGORIES:Other ORGANIZER;CN=bootuplabs:X-ADDR:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/user/752907/ LOCATION;ALTREP="http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/653172/":Soupesoup @ 649 Rue Wellington\, Montreal\, Québec HC3 1T2 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20091117T170000 DTEND:20091117T193000 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT SUMMARY:BCTIA Impact - Startups that were Built to Last DESCRIPTION: [Full details at http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4839920/ ] Even after identifying a unique business opportunity and commercializing a product\, a lot of dedication and talent is required for an organization to secure its future. Our guest speakers Janice Cheam\, President and Co-founder of Energy Aware Technology Inc.\, David Helliwell\, Co-founder of Pulse Energy\, and Jonathan Bixby\, President and CEO of Strangeloop Networks Inc. have demonstrated significant potential in their early stage companies for sustainable long-term growth. Come hear how they got to where they are today and how they plan to lay a path of success well into the future. Impact is a monthly speaker series featuring the winners and finalists from the 2009 Technology Impact Award (TIAs). This month features the winner and finalist of the "Most Promising Start-up" award category. This award acknowledges an early-stage (less than 3 years old) technology company with commercially available products that demonstrates significant potential\, creativity and a promising future.256 URL;VALUE=URI:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4839920/ UID:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4839920/ DTSTAMP:20091102T151039 LAST-MODIFIED:20091102T151039 CATEGORIES:Social ORGANIZER;CN=lucille_hsu:X-ADDR:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/user/1016850/ LOCATION;ALTREP="http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/41466/":Segal Graduate School of Business @ 500 Granville Street\, Vancouver\, British Columbia CA END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20091119T180000 DURATION:PT0S TRANSP:TRANSPARENT SUMMARY:Mentor Mixer with Paul Kedrosky DESCRIPTION: [Full details at http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4768013/ ] As a part of our International Mentorship Series\, we are thrilled to welcome Dr. Paul Kedrosky to Vancouver for our next Mentor Mixer during Global Entrepreneurship Week. Dr. Kedrosky is an investor\, writer\, and entrepreneur. He is a sought-after speaker\; an analyst for CNBC television\; a columnist for TheStreet/RealMoney\; and the editor of Infectious Greed\, one of the best known business blogs. Currently\, Dr. Kedrosky is a Senior Fellow at the Kauffman Foundation\, where he is focused on entrepreneurship\, innovation\, and the future of risk capital. Dr. Kedrosky will be flying in from La Jolla\, CA to share his views on entrepreneurship and investing in early stage companies. The evening with be heavily Q&A oriented with plenty of time for networking\, so please bring your questions and your business cards. This mentor mixer will take place at the familiar Uber Lounge in Steamworks\, below Bootup Labs HQ. We’ll open the doors at 6pm and Dr. Kedrosky will start his talk around 6:30pm. Ticket price includes first drink and light snacks. URL;VALUE=URI:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4768013/ UID:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4768013/ DTSTAMP:20091021T212402 LAST-MODIFIED:20091021T212402 CATEGORIES:Education ORGANIZER;CN=bootuplabs:X-ADDR:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/user/752907/ LOCATION;ALTREP="http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/1539/":Steamworks Brewing Co. @ 375 Water Street\, Vancouver\, British Columbia V6B5C CA END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20091121 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20091122 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT SUMMARY:The 3rd Annual Vancouver TechFest DESCRIPTION: [Full details at http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4547771/ ] What is a TechFest? There are a few mandates which the TechFest must follow... 1. By and For the Community TechFest's are about the community at large. They are meant to be a place for developers AND IT Professionals to come and learn from their peers. Topics are always based on community interest and never determined by anyone other than the community. 2. Always Free TechFest's are always free for attendees. 3. Community Developed Material The success of the TechFest's is that they are based on community content. All content that is delivered is original. All presentation content must be provided (including any code and your slide decks). If you have content you don’t want to share or provide to attendees then the TechFest is not the place for you. 4. No Fluff TechFest's are about getting to the nitty gritty. Refer to rule #1 if you have any questions on this. 5. Community Ownership The most important element of the TechFest is always the community. All are welcome to attend and speak and do so without expectation of payment or any other compensation other than their participation in the community. 6. Never occur during work hours We need to understand that many times people can’t leave work for a day or two to attend training or even seminars. The beauty of the TechFest is that they always occur on weekends. Why not a Code Camp? What's the difference? Well\, a Code Camp is strictly focused on the Developer where our TechFest is all about Technology\, any technology. We feel that IT Professionals\, as well as Developers\, should be given the chance to present their wares! Also\, do not come to this event and expect all the presentations to focus just on Microsoft technologies. We strive to balance the content. URL;VALUE=URI:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4547771/ UID:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4547771/ DTSTAMP:20090925T134010 LAST-MODIFIED:20090925T134010 CATEGORIES:Other ORGANIZER;CN=bootuplabs:X-ADDR:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/user/752907/ LOCATION;ALTREP="http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/9411/":BCIT Campus @ 3700 Willingdon Avenue\, Burnaby\, British Columbia CA END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20091124 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20091125 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT SUMMARY:Vancouver iPhone Forum DESCRIPTION: [Full details at http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4409987/ ] The Vancouver iPhone Forum will bring local business leaders\, educators\, designers\, and developers together to share knowledge\, personal experience\, and best practice for doing business on Apple's Touch Platform. The aim is to grow awareness of the opportunities this revolutionary platform offers and to foster mobile innovation in the Canadian market. There will be two parallel paths of concurrent sessions: Technical sessions target developers and designers that seek a deeper understanding of how to design and develop optimized websites and native apps for Apple's Touch Platform. Business sessions target those that seek to leverage the business potential of Apple's Touch platform. URL;VALUE=URI:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4409987/ UID:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4409987/ DTSTAMP:20090904T111641 LAST-MODIFIED:20090904T111641 CATEGORIES:Education ORGANIZER;CN=bootuplabs:X-ADDR:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/user/752907/ LOCATION;ALTREP="http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/20515/":BCIT Downtown Campus @ 555 Seymour Street\, Vancouver\, British Columbia CA END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20091124T173000 DTEND:20091124T200000 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT SUMMARY:VEF Presents an Evening with Mike McDerment DESCRIPTION: [Full details at http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4843126/ ] Mike McDerment is the co-founder and CEO of FreshBooks\, planet earth’s leading online invoicing app for service oriented professionals\, freelancers and teams. Back in 2003\, Mike built FreshBooks for his design firm and scratched his own itch. Since launching in May 2004 FreshBooks has touched over 900\,000 lives and Mike and his team dedicate themselves to being a great service for people who love their work\, and want to focus on it – instead of focusing on their paperwork. The Vancouver Enterprise Forum (VEF) is the premier networking forum for technology entrepreneurs. The VEF holds eight events each year - usually on the fourth Tuesday of the month. These events provide attendees with an opportunity to network and learn. The evening involves a feature presenter covers a topic especially relevant to technology entrepreneurs such as financing and CEO war stories. Networking sessions are included before and after the presentation for speakers and attendees to connect with each other. URL;VALUE=URI:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4843126/ UID:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4843126/ DTSTAMP:20091104T234134 LAST-MODIFIED:20091104T234134 CATEGORIES:Education ORGANIZER;CN=bootuplabs:X-ADDR:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/user/752907/ LOCATION;ALTREP="http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/53928/":Vancity Theatre @ 1181 Seymour St (at Davie)\, Vancouver\, British Columbia CA END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20091125T090000 DTEND:20091125T140000 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT SUMMARY:How to Build a Web App Business with Mike McDerment of FreshBooks DESCRIPTION: [Full details at http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4767596/ ] This is the 3rd in the series of workshops that Mike McDerment\, CEO of Freshbooks\, has given\, and the first outside of Toronto. The Bootup Entrepreneurial Society has teamed up with Mike to bring this event to the west coast. Mike will address many of the questions you have as entrepreneurs through topics such as: Building - your web app\, your company\, your team Marketing - with and without dollars Product management - so you know what's right to build Metrics - to track your progress Financing - the who\, what\, when\, where\, why and how 5Ws of fund raising So\, join us on Wednesday\, November 25\, 2009 and learn from Mike's experience building and running the Freshbook's service. Seating is limited to 40 people and the cost is $100. Coffee & Lunch will be provided. There is a guaranteed spot for any out of towners (well\, outside BC) who want to attend. Mike McDerment\, CEO\, FreshBooks Mike is the co-founder and CEO of FreshBooks\, planet earth’s leading online invoicing app for service oriented professionals\, freelancers and teams. Back in 2003\, Mike built FreshBooks for his design firm and scratched his own itch. Since launching in May 2004\, FreshBooks has touched over 600\,000 lives and Mike and his team dedicate themselves to being a great service for people who love their work and want to focus on it – instead of focusing on their paperwork. URL;VALUE=URI:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4767596/ UID:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4767596/ DTSTAMP:20091021T111447 LAST-MODIFIED:20091021T111447 CATEGORIES:Education ORGANIZER;CN=bootuplabs:X-ADDR:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/user/752907/ LOCATION;ALTREP="http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/652757/":Earl's Yaletown @ 1095 Mainland St.\, Vancouver\, British Columbia END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20091201T150000 DTEND:20091201T190000 RRULE:FREQ=DAILY;INTERVAL=1;UNTIL=20091203T000000 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT SUMMARY:Canadian Innovation Exchange (CIX) DESCRIPTION: [Full details at http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4550836/ ] What is CIX? CIX is the Canadian Innovation Exchange\, Canada’s most important gathering of the key players in the innovation economy. Over the course of one action-packed day\, participants will be exposed to the people\, ideas and inspiration who are defining and succeeding in the technology-based innovation milieu. CIX provides a showcase for the country’s most compelling new technology inventions\, and a platform for partnerships and transactional relationships with counterparties from Canada\, the U.S. and elsewhere. CIX plays the role of providing critical insight through its sessions\, and great facilitated and informal networking events designed to enable investors to discover each other as well as Canada’s next great companies. CIX culminates in the presentation of Canada’s top 20 Innovative Companies and participants in CIX vote live to choose the CIX 09 “Canadian Innovation Leader”. Who Should Participate in CIX? * Innovators and Entrepreneurs looking to showcase their inventions\, share their ideas and meet partners\, investors and peers. * CEOs\, CIOs\, CTOs and key executives of private and public companies interested in innovation and visionary ideas. * Members of the entrepreneurial ecosystem including banks\, law firms\, government officials and other service providers. * Investors - VCs\, Private Equity firms\, Angel Investors\, Lenders and other Financiers. What to Expect during CIX * Valuable perspective on the future of innovation and the role of innovative technology on our economy. * Valuable insight on key future trends to watch. * Sessions designed to educate entrepreneurs on growing innovative companies. * Opportunities for innovative companies to present their organizations to key funding providers in both public and private settings. About the CIX Top 20 CIX conducts an exhaustive search for the most innovative ideas\, products\, services and companies in the country. Each year 20 technology and clean technologies are selected via a qualified Selection Committee to showcase their innovative product and services in front of the CIX community. Each of the selected 20 will be asked to deliver a seven-minute presentation live on stage at CIX. Recognized industry experts will act as Judges\, evaluating the merit of their product or service and giving constructive feedback and guidance. 
The CIX community present at the event will vote for CIX 2009 Award for “Canadian Innovation Leader”. 
 The CIX Top 20 is open to all Canadian companies who consider themselves who consider themselves\, their product\, technology or service to be innovative in the fields of clean technologies\, information technology and digital media. URL;VALUE=URI:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4550836/ UID:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4550836/ DTSTAMP:20090929T152339 LAST-MODIFIED:20090929T152339 CATEGORIES:Other ORGANIZER;CN=bootuplabs:X-ADDR:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/user/752907/ LOCATION;ALTREP="http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/691/":Design Exchange @ 234 Bay Street\, Toronto\, Ontario CA END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20091202T180000 DURATION:PT0S TRANSP:TRANSPARENT SUMMARY:Launch Party Vancouver 9 DESCRIPTION: [Full details at http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4621543/ ] Join us at the 9th edition of Launch Party - LPV9. As always\, we'll have startups submitting video pitches using the Strutta contest platform with People's Choice and Judge's Pick winners. About Launch Party Launch Party Vancouver is a lively mixer for the city's brightest entrepreneurs\, tech junkies\, and bloggers\, who are doing it\, have done it or want to make their ideas happen here. The goal of the event is to connect BC’s growing community of Internet and new media leaders with investors and other trailblazers across Canada and abroad. If you would like to be one of the featured companies at LPV8\, please fill out the following form here - http://launchpartyhq.com/apply-present-launch-party256256 URL;VALUE=URI:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4621543/ UID:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4621543/ DTSTAMP:20091014T133314 LAST-MODIFIED:20091014T133314 CATEGORIES:Social ORGANIZER;CN=bootuplabs:X-ADDR:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/user/752907/ LOCATION;ALTREP="http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/14759/":To Be Determined @ TBD\, Vancouver\, British Columbia CA END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20091205T083000 DTEND:20091205T170000 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT SUMMARY:UXCampVancouver DESCRIPTION: [Full details at http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4882120/ ] The first User Experience Un-conference\, will take place on December 5\, 2009. We are in the process of finalizing the venue\, sponsors\, and times\, so watch this space for more information very soon. If you are interested in attending\, sign up at Eventbrite. There will be room for approximately 100 or so attendees\, so be sure to reserve your spot. So What is UXCamp\, anyway\, and who should attend? Modelled on the successful UXCamp held in Edmonton this summer\, UXcamp Vancouver is an event for UX practitioners\, enthusiasts\, and anyone else to learn and share ideas on topics such as usability\, information architecture\, design\, and anything else related to user experience.256 URL;VALUE=URI:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4882120/ UID:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4882120/ DTSTAMP:20091112T123709 LAST-MODIFIED:20091112T123709 CATEGORIES:Education ORGANIZER;CN=bootuplabs:X-ADDR:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/user/752907/ LOCATION;ALTREP="http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/4181/":Vancouver Film School @ 420 Homer Street\, Vancouver\, British Columbia CA END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100127 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100129 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT SUMMARY:Canadian Financing Forum DESCRIPTION: [Full details at http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4551496/ ] Please join us in Vancouver for our next Canadian Financing Forum. The Canadian Financing Forum matches North American Corporate and VC investors with serious entrepreneurs looking to build world-class technology companies. The Forum is one of the most respected resources for North American investors who seek to recognize\, gain exposure to\, and facilitate partnerships with the best and most promising Technology entrepreneurs and companies that are based in Canada. We look forward to having you and your team join this exclusive group of business leaders and innovators at the Hyatt Hotel in Vancouver on January 27 & 28\, 2010 in Vancouver. 30-40 Companies presented have at the Canadian Financing Forum each year. Past presenters have raised over $1\,190 Million and 45% of the Presenting Companies attending the Canadian Financing Forum have successfully raised funds over the last 8 years (2001-2009). URL;VALUE=URI:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4551496/ UID:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4551496/ DTSTAMP:20090930T103817 LAST-MODIFIED:20090930T103817 CATEGORIES:Commercial ORGANIZER;CN=bootuplabs:X-ADDR:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/user/752907/ LOCATION;ALTREP="http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/455653/":Hyatt Regency Hotel @ 655 Burrard Street - Grouse Room\, Vancouver\, British Columbia V6C 2R7 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR