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We’ve all dreamed of going to South by Southwest in Austin, Texas…but it’s far, expensive to get to, and for students it’s during the school year.  The good news though is that  North by Northeast (NXNE) is just around the corner – a music, film and interactive festival and conference.  It’s the first year that NXNE has introduced an interactive component,...

Here’s a contest for those of you with photoshop skills and an artistic eye.  Weebly,  (think wordpress & blogger competitor) is holding a blog design competition. You’re only required to submit a PSD version of your theme, they’ll convert it to HTML and CSS for you. Deadline to apply is April 30, 2010 Full contest details, including required elements and examples, can be found...

The long-awaited TEDxCarletonU has come and gone, and it was definitely worth the wait! I had an exam earlier in the day, so I had to rush right from the exam room to the Gladstone Theater. Unfortunately I wasn’t able to attend the initial networking event, but thankfully I was able to be there for all the speakers. I have to say there is some really interesting research going on at Carleton...

Carleton is really picking up its game, or specific people, like Luc Lalande, of the Foundry Program, are really bringing some great initiatives to Carleton, my alma mater.  The latest?  Bringing TEDx to Ottawa, and more specifically, to Carleton University. TEDxCarletonU, held at the Gladstone Theatre, will feature some TEDx Videos, and five speakers of very diverse backgrounds, yet all talented...

Here’s a great story of collaboration between the City and TalentBridge. Step 1:  The City Engages Youth in the Economic Development Steering Committee The City of Ottawa has organized an Economic Development Steering Committee in which they have unprecedentedly invited youth participation. Through TalentBridge facilitation – on the recommendation of Manu Sharma, Founder and Manager of...

The more I travel, the more I appreciate Ottawa. It’s easy to knock on Ottawa as the boring conservative city, a city of brown shoes, a city of beaurocrats. It’s also easy to assume that what is found here is replicated in all Canadian cities. I found that’s not the case. There are many things about Ottawa that I appreciate. I for one enjoy its size: a small city where going downtown takes...

Early this morning, a crowd of entrepreneurs gathered at the Centurium Conference Centre to celebrate Ottawa’s start-ups for the Bootstrap Awards. Ten different categories were represented, with the first prize winning team awarded with, you guessed it, a golden boot. It was a community event, put together by organizations involved with mentoring, assisting and furthering entrepreneurs. The awards...

Just to show you what opportunities TBridge and a social media presence can bring.  Recently I had been invited  by the City of Ottawa to participate in a steering committee concerning Ottawa’s Economic Development Strategy.  The purpose of the committee is to update the city’s current long term plan, the 20/20 Economic Strategy, that had been approved by council in 2003.  In short,...

The IBM Extreme Blue Case Study Competition is being held this Saturday January 30, 2010 at Ottawa U.  The competition is open to female undergraduate and graduate engineering and science students and Carleton and University of Ottawa MBA students of both genders. How it works: In teams of 4, you will have 2 hours to come up with a solution to a “Smarter Planet” case study problem presented at...