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When is the event happening?
Thursday, October 2, 2008 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Where is it happening?
Ceili’s Irish Pub – 670 Smithe - Vancouver

Registration
To register for this event you need to sign-up here.

Event Fee
This event costs $99 for first 5 attendees and $149 for 6th or higher.

Join New Media BC to celebrate BC’s 1000+ new media companies and our position as a world centre for digital media excellence! Network with BC’s digerati as they gather to celebrate the inaugural National Digital Media Day! 350+ people are expected for an evening of mixing and mingling and catching up with the rest of Canada.

When is the event happening?
Thursday, September 23, 2008 5:30 PM - 9:30 PM

Where is it happening?
Radical Entertainment – 8th Floor, 369 Terminal Ave - Vancouver

Registration
To register for this event you need to send an email here.

Avast, me hearties!

This years Talk Like a Pirate Day be fastly approaching. Are ye ready?

To be prepared this year thar be a wee fun things ye can do. I found a great Pirate Speak Generator which be hours o’ fun. You can convert a wee lines o’ text or an entire page. Also fer them those social networks like Twitter ye be havin’ t’ be havin’ an Avatar Generator. What would any good swashbuckler be without a Pirate Name?

So don’t be a scurvy dog this year and miss ou’ on all th’ fun.

When be th’ event happenin’?
Friday, September 19, 2008 

Where be ‘t happening?
All around the globe.

The Impact Speaker Series is a monthly evening event featuring the winners and finalists from the 2008 Technology Impact Award (TIAs) – BC’s leaders in technology and innovation.
This month features the winner and finalist of the “Pre-Commercial” award category. This award acknowledges a pre-commercial technology in the R&D stage of development with the potential to commercialize within five years and represents a fundamental advancement in technology.

This dynamic event will be an insightful look into why these companies were selected for this prestigious award, what differentiated them from the other companies and what makes the people at the helms tick. The audience will have an opportunity to ask questions after each short presentation.

When is the event happening?
Thursday, September 11, 2008 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Where is it happening?
Hyatt Regency – 655 Burrard St - Vancouver

Registration
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Event Fee
This event costs $35 for BCTIA members and $65 for non-members.

Do you own a .ca domain name? If so then you are most likely a CIRA member. As a member you can attend the 2008 CIRA Annual General Meeting in Vancouver. All members are eligiable to vote at the meeting. You can view the full agenda and other relative documents at the CIRA AGM website. This meeting will also include speaker and Web 2.0 evangelist Amber MacArthur. This event includes lunch, prizes and free parking. If you plan to attend this event you will need to preregister before September 9th.

When is the event happening?
Wednesday, September 10, 2008 11:30 AM - 4:00 PM

Where is it happening?
Pan Pacific Hotel – 999 Canada Place - Vancouver

Registration
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Are you a Ruby on Rails developer? Meet with other developers in the Vancouver area. This months presentation is by Sunny Hirai, founder and CEO of MeZine Inc., a successful and profitable Internet company, will be presenting several Ruby patterns, many of which you’ve never seen before. These patterns will make your Ruby code cleaner, easier to read and more powerful. If you like discovering new ways to make your code better, you will enjoy this in depth discussion.

When is the event happening?
Monday, September 9, 2008 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Where is it happening?
The Network Hub – 3rd floor – 422 Richards Street - Vancouver

Registration
To register for this event you need to sign-up here.