HOCKEY? on a work day? For sure.
Set aside some time on Wednesday February 24 and Thursday February 25 so that you can play in this year’s 5th Annual Bell Sensplex OCRI TECHNOLOGY Hockey Challenge presented by 580 CFRA. This one-of-a-kind annual hockey tournament provides Ottawa’s technology sector with a unique chance to get together for good times on AND off the ice.
Excerpt from Ottawa’s ICF Top 7 Application : Digitial Inclusion in Ottawa
Being “connected” and online has become a way of life and a natural thing for Ottawa residents, regardless of their economic standing, physical or mental abilities or location. Ottawa has demonstrated a strong commitment to digital inclusion and bridging the digital divide over the years.
Top 7 was a team effort!
PHEW! We made it! It was quite the process. While it was certainly a shot in the arm to see Ottawa chosen as one of the Smart21 by the Intelligent Community Forum it did instil a bit of fear in me because the next round of applications for Top7 was apparently the hardest part – the really [...]
When someone asks you what Ottawa is like, what’s your answer?
As you may know, OCRI is very much involved with the development of the Innovation Strategy for Ottawa. For the past several months, the Innovation Strategy working group which represents Ottawa’s diverse knowledge-based community including education, research, government and industry has been working together to collect input and feedback from all sectors in the community. [...]
Brutal Optimism in the face of Harsh Reality…lessons from a bigshot at TEB this morning
Bernie Ashe was so proud as he introduced his little brother, Rob, to the Technology Executive Breakfast (TEB) crowd this morning. Introductions can so often be bland and a direct steal from the speaker’s bio but Bernie’s humour, personal stories and insight provided the audience with much deeper appreciation for Rob the person, and what’s [...]
It’s all about the chemistry according to Pat DiPietro at this morning’s TEB
Taking questions from a somewhat surprised audience before he began his presentation, Pat DiPietro, Managing General Partner of Vengrowth Capital Partners, aimed to set the stage for his talk and ensure that he was speaking about what the audience wanted to hear. That was clever but putting Mary, a local high school student who was there [...]
Start-Ups strut their stuff at Ottawa Venture & Technology Summit
Challenging times? Sure – but that hasn’t slowed down this program. The 12th annual Ottawa Venture and Technology Summit (OVTS) gets underway on Wednesday, October 8th at the Fairmont Chateau Laurier, Ottawa. This two-day event is an excellent platform for technology start-ups to present their business cases for early- and middle-stage financing to an audience [...]