Hacking Health Cafes are monthly events held across various cities to bring together the digital health community. It provides for a casual environment where researchers, clinicians, patients, designers, developers and entrepreneurs can share their experiences, network and learn about the industry.
Find out more »It’s the YoCWR Refurb-a-Thon! We have had close to 100 computers donated and need your help making sure they are ready to be given to families in need! On May 28th and 29th we will be gathering in the Small Business Centre Boardroom at Kitchener City Hall from 10am – 4pm to get these machines up and running. Most simply need Windows to be installed and some quick tests to make sure everything seems to be working right. When a machine…
Find out more »This year we want everyone in Waterloo Region to try an hour of code, whether you are 8 or 80! Join us at the Kitchener Public Library the last Saturday each month from 2-4pm. Have fun with the Hour of Code activities on code.org or play a coding game like Lightbot, or make your own animation or game with Scratch! Volunteers are on hand to help. Come participate in the Year of Code Challenge! Drop-in is in the children’s area on the…
Find out more »The 4th annual STEAM heat family event celebrating science, technology, engineering, arts and math returns to the Waterloo Public Library. Saturday, June 4 1:00pm to 4:00pm Main Library, 35 Albert Street STEAM heat is an awesome afternoon full of hands-on fun and exciting demonstrations with our amazing partners. – Check out the U of W’s EcoCar – Play a life-sized game – Learn about musical instruments from around the world – Test your Stomp Rocket-building skills – Go LEGO crazy in the…
Find out more »HackerNest Tech Socials are a fun, relaxed way to connect with your local tech brethren. Atmosphere: chill, friendly, unpretentious, agenda-free (no sales pitch, yo), and brimming with UltraSmart(TM) people.
Find out more »Come help us celebrate digital literacy and diversity in tech with an amazing year as Year of Code Waterloo Region, and look forward to our July transition to Hive Waterloo Region! Join us for an evening of amazing speakers, interactive tech+art demos, food+drink, door prizes — including a super-cool Myo gesture-control armband! and the amazing, Juno-nominated, Alysha Brilla! Tickets Plus… Get inspired by: Charlotte Armstrong of NerdNite KW on bringing community together Greetings from Mozilla Foundation Executive Director Mark Surman entrepreneur Renish Kamal,…
Find out more »This year we want everyone in Waterloo Region to try an hour of code, whether you are 8 or 80! Join us at the Kitchener Public Library the last Saturday each month from 2-4pm. Have fun with the Hour of Code activities on code.org or play a coding game like Lightbot, or make your own animation or game with Scratch! Volunteers are on hand to help. Come participate in the Year of Code Challenge! Drop-in is in the children’s area on the…
Find out more »Join us at the University of Waterloo for their massive, annual Canada Day celebration! Many communities partners are taking part. Plus entertainment: TVOKids Stage | 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. OpenText Stage | 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Family activities | 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Food fair and beer garden | 4 p.m. to 10 p.m. Fireworks | Approximately 10 p.m. Please note that due to other commitments on the team we will not be there this year, but wish everyone a happy July 1st!
Find out more »Shopify Plus and Ladies Learning Code Present a free screening of “CODE: Debugging the Gender Gap”. CODE documentary exposes the dearth of American female and minority software engineers and explores the reasons for this gender gap. CODE raises the question: what would society gain from having more women and minorities code? Watch the official trailer: http://www.codedoc.co/about/ Doors open at 5:30pm, food and drinks will be served. Opening remarks begin at 6:30pm, which will include a keynote talk from Adrian Cho, Shopify’s…
Find out more »Whether for business or personal uses, websites are becoming an essential marketing tool. Join us to learn how to create your own website using easy to use, free software. Presented by Dave Smith of Cansmith Software Solutions, in association with Hive Waterloo Region.
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