This year’s 3rd Annual Tech Week YQG packed an impressive twelve events in five days!
Whether you were one of the over 1000 people to attend this year's events in person, or one of the over half a million #TechWeekYQG social media impressions online,
THANK YOU
for being a part of this amazing Tech Community!
In case you missed any of the action, we've collected all of the videos, photos, presentations and takeaways from this year's activities and complied them in this email.
A special thanks to
E
lite Creative
for capturing the week's moments!
Enjoy!
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Tech Enabled Day focused on helping Small Businesses and people leverage technology to drive their companies and skills forward.
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WEtech's Director of Business Innovation, Adam Frye, recaps the Tech Show and packages them into a blog post - Key Takeaways from Tech Week YQG 2019!
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CHAMBER AND WINDSOR STAR PARTNER TO PROMOTE DIGITAL HEALTH AND CHAMBER MEMBERS
Windsor-Essex Regional Chamber of Commerce and the Windsor Star are working together to provide Chamber members the opportunity to receive an extensive report on their digital foot print and an opportunity to receive a complimentary spotlight in the Windsor Star both print and online.
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PREMIER BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT TRADESHOW
Chatham-Kent Economic Development and the Small Business Centre, in partnership with 519 Events and Promotions are hosting the Chatham-Kent Business Development Tradeshow on November 13, 2019 at the Bradley Convention Centre.
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Tech Talent Day looked at building, growing and connecting our tech talent pipeline including highlighting local tech employees and employers.
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GOLS 2019
The Georgie-Odette Leadership Symposium is an annual event targeted at students and business professionals bringing together proven business leaders who speak on various aspects of successful leadership.
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UWINDSOR ESPORTS COMMUNITY LAN TOURNAMENT
#DSCUWindsor is thrilled to help kick off the first UWindsor ESports LAN Tournament. Made possible by the University of Windsor’s Faculty of Science and Office of Student Experience, the event looks to build the ESports community at the University of Windsor as one of the many community projects, inspired by the upcoming release of Google Stadia!
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GDG WINDSOR: FIREBASE WITH TODD BURNER, DEVELOPER ADVOCATE AT GOOGLE
GDG Windsor is excited to welcome a Todd Burner, a Developer Advocate on Firebase. Todd works on the Firebase team at Google. He joined Google as part of the acquisition of Crashlytics from Twitter. He loves working on fun projects, building communities, and teaching people of different skill levels how to use Firebase.
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Tech Women Day gathered the Windsor-Essex tech community in discussing how we can promote successful women leaders and entrepreneurs who are creating a more diverse tech, innovation and business ecosystem.
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Claudette McGowan discussed how we can promote successful women leaders and entrepreneurs and create a more diverse tech, innovation and business ecosystem.
View PowerPoint.
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WOMEN ACCELERATE NETWORKING EVENT
Network with your peers with appetizers and a cash bar, and then be inspired by keynote speaker Amanda Lewan, Co-founder of Bamboo Detroit.
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MOVE THE DIAL GLOBAL SUMMIT LIVESTREAMING PARTY
Join WEtech for a livestream party on Wednesday, November 14, where we'll feature #movethedial’s 2019 Global Summit
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CANADA LEARNING CODE - INTRO TO BROWSER EXTENSIONS WITH JAVASCRIPT
During this experience, you’ll learn the basics of JavaScript - with a focus on variables and loops - and use this programming language to interact with websites to perform tasks like replacing or modifying content.
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BUILD A DREAM WINDSOR CAREER EXPO
Are you a young woman (identify as a young woman) in grades 9-12? Are you a parent of a young woman in high school? You are invited to the 6th Annual Build a Dream Career Expo in Windsor, Ontario.
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WINDSOR WOMEN IN BUSINESS CHRISTMAS SHOP
Join Women of Windsor in Business for a Holiday event featuring local shopping with the Women of Windsor Women in Business - you'll find gifts for everyone on your list!
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Tech Mobility Day heard from industry experts who are transforming the way we move people and goods. Attendees also had the chance to experience the future of mobility with demonstrations of Canada’s largest publicly available VR CAVE.
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Erin Skimson of Miovision discussed how technology can help cities use data to improve the transportation experience for everyone.
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INTEGR8 | NOV 5-6 2019
Int
egr8 is a global Industry 4.0 conference held annually in Detroit, Michigan that brings together international technology and manufacturing professionals and industry leaders to share ideas, get inspired and take action as the smart and connected technologies of the Fourth Industrial Revolution rapidly transform advanced manufacturing and create upheavals across multiple industries.
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CYBERSECURITY INNOVATION CONFERENCE
APMA & CloudGRC CSIC Cybersecurity Innovation Conference 2019 provides organizations involved in cybersecurity technology & automotive-tech with the opportunity to increase their understanding of the latest research, trends and approaches in cybersecurity.
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NORTH AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL AUTO SHOW | JUNE 2020
Witnessing the premiere of a newly designed vehicle is one thing. The opportunity to take it for a spin is another. From concepts to concerts, there will be more to experience than ever before at the North American International Auto Show in Detro
it in June 2020. It’s going to be an event like the automotive world has never seen before.
Keep an eye out again this year for Windsor-Essex in the Automobili-D Showcase.
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Close to a 100 people attended Tech Awards Day to recognize technology innovators of all stages for their achievement and success in our community.
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A marketing campaign developed by the
WindsorEssex Economic Development Corporation
was launched to highlights the many assets, career opportunities, the excellent quality of life as well as, promote the Region as a place where entrepreneurs and businesses can thrive.
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TAKE THE POST EVENT SURVEY
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With Tech Week YQG 2019 all wrapped up, it's time to look ahead to 2020!
Please take a moment to let us know what you liked about this year's events, what you didn’t and what you’d like to see for Tech Week YQG 2020 by taking our brief Post Event Survey!
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STAY CONNECTED WITH TECHCONNECT
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Whether you are a student, professional or an employer – uncover opportunities to network, land that prized tech job, tap into the pool of local tech talent, and connect with our region’s growing tech community and its programs, events and initiatives.
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A SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR PARTNERS
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Tech Week YQG is made possible by the support of our amazing partners.
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