Event: 
MONITORING MOUNTAIN GOATS
Date: Tuesday September 14 2010
Time: 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Location: The ENERPLEX – east meeting room
9324 96 Street (corner 93rd Ave & 96th St, Fort St John)
Presenter: Brian Churchill (M.Sc, R.P. Bio)
This is a Peace Region Professionals recognized Pro-D event
It took more than two years and cost close to $37 million. Recently completed, work began on the twisty two-lane section of Highway 97 high above Okanagan Lake in February 2008. The road is halfway up a steep cliff requiring a great deal of blasting and rock removal… all this activity took place in the habitat of a unique low elevation population of mountain goats.
Brian Churchill (M.Sc, R.P. Bio) will provide an overview of a project that monitored the impact of the construction on the herd. Surprisingly, the mountain goats showed amazing resilience to the 2 year Highway 97 upgrade which doubled the width of the road and allowed for generous shoulders and straightening.
There will be a $5 cost recovery fee charged at the door. Public welcome. To register, contact Lori at Sci-Tech North 250 785 9600 or lori@scitechnorth.bc.ca
What factors separate success or failure for BC technology products?
Understanding customer needs and the market accounts for 70% of the top 20 factors that separate success from failure, says new BC report.
This is a critical observation for BC’s technology community – especially start-ups which early on tend to be more focused on technology R&D.
The report (available on the Market Research workshop webpage) is supported by BC Innovation Council, BCTIA, ACETECH, DigiBC and written by Creekstone Consulting Inc.
To help the business community understand their customer needs and their markets, a Market Research workshop will be held on September 8 in downtown Vancouver.
Workshop Overview: The focus of this unique one-day workshop is on the application of various marketing research methods to specific decision areas. It will be a blend of presentations, case studies and panel discussions with time for Q&A and networking.
Six BC speakers:
Lyn Blanchard, CMC of Creekstone Consulting will lead the workshop. She has 20+ years of senior technology experience including focus group moderation, market assessments, market validation work, feasibility studies, strategic planning, competitor analysis - all enabled by a variety of research techniques and methodologies.
John Hawkins, Senior Product Project Manager, Telus Communications
Evi Mustel, Owner, Mustel Group Market Research
James Mazur, President, GoneFishing Consulting Inc
Peter Payne, Director Business Intelligence, BC Technology Industry Association
Selma Zafar Senior User Experience Designer with Open Road Communications Ltd.
Why attend? Whether you are an investor, CEO, CTO, market manager, product manager, you know that you need the right market information to make effective and informed decisions. The sheer volume of information available on the internet makes it a daunting challenge to efficiently gather information and effectively analyze it; come learn which strategies you should be concentrating on.
Do you know a company that would benefit from Market Research? Pass this information on.
Next 10 seats purchased prior to August 31 will be discounted by $50 to $275 each.
Register here. Bring a friend on the same registration and save 10%.
CONNECT: Next Happens Here – October 12, 2010 at the Vancouver Convention Centre – West
CONNECT is a conference for early-stage tech entrepreneurs who want the answers to “what’s next for my company”.
WHY ATTEND? Uncover the answers to the burning question on every entrepreneur’s mind… What’s my next step? Learn what you didn’t know straight from the people who’ve accomplished it. Stay ahead of the curve with the expert advice you will gain at CONNECT.
Join over 800 attendees learning from tech entrepreneurs and mentors who’ve been there and made it – and be inspired to create your strategy for startup success.
What you can’t afford to miss:
• Keynote address: Lane Merrifield, Co-Founder and General Manager of Club Penguin
“Made in BC”: the inspiring inside story of how an Okanagan startup caught the eye of Disney and the world
• Case Studies: There Are Two Sides to Every Story: hear what worked and what didn’t from both the Entrepreneur and the Expert
• Lightning Lessons: How I Did It - 5 minutes from 5 startups on HOW they beat the odds
AND, on top of that, at CONNECT you will get expert advice, face-to-face, from 30 of BC’s tech leaders, together in one spot. Walk away with the answers to “what’s next” and get started tomorrow.
PURCHASE YOUR TICKET TODAY! www.connectnext.ca/
Early bird ticket price: $40 (ends September 17, 2010)
Regular ticket price: $50
Student price: $20
Market Research Workshop
Venue: Wednesday, September 8, 2010 (7:30 – 5:30 pm) room #7000 (7th floor) at Simon Fraser University (Harbour Centre downtown), 515 West Hastings Street, Vancouver
Overview: The focus of this unique one-day workshop is the application of various marketing research methods to specific decision areas. It will be a blend of presentations, case studies and panel discussions with lots of time for Q&A and networking.
Presenters: Lyn Blanchard, CMC of Creekstone Consulting will lead the workshop. Lyn has 20+ years of senior technology experience including focus group moderation, market assessments, market validation work, feasibility studies, strategic planning, and competitor analysis; all enabled by a variety of research techniques and methodologies. John Hawkins, Senior Product Project Manager, Telus Communications; Evi Mustel, Owner, Mustel Group Market Research; James Mazur President, GoneFishing Consulting Inc; and Peter Payne, Director Business Intelligence, BC Technologies Industries Association are the remaining four presenters.
Why Attend? This advanced Investor Ready™ workshop is primarily for Investors and Entrepreneurs, but Advisors are also welcome. Whether you are an investor, CEO, CTO, market manager, product manager, you know that you need the right market information to make informed decisions. With the internet, it is a daunting challenge to efficiently gather information and effectively analyze it.
Questions? contact Bob Chaworth-Musters, Angel Forum Vancouver at Bob@InvestorReady.ca
Register www.confmanager.com/main.cfm Bring a friend on the same registration and save10%.
Professional Development Seminar: Negotiation Skills
Status: Registrations are being accepted.
Date: Thursday, July 22, 2010
Time: Registration & Breakfast 8:00am – 8:30am
Seminar 8:30am – 4:30pm (lunch provided)
Location: Fort St. John, BC - Venue TBD
Instructor: Greg Campeau, Campeau Learning and Development Inc.
Credit: 7.5 PDH (Professional Development Hours)
Cost: APEGBC Members (before July 8, 2010): $399.00 + HST = $446.88
APEGBC Members (after July 8, 2010): $439.00 + HST = $491.68
Non-members: $439.00 + HST = $491.68
APEGBC Contact: Ailene Lim, Professional Development Coordinator
Email: alim@apeg.bc.ca Phone: 604-412-4899
To avoid cancellation of this seminar, please register prior to July 8, 2010.
Seminar Summary:
Are you currently being underpaid for your skill and expertise? Are your customers, clients or employers more demanding and wanting more for less? Do you sometimes feel less than excited about the deals you agree to?
“The truth is that we don’t get what we deserve – we get what we negotiate.” ~ Herb Karrass
Achieving success in this increasingly complex, chaotic, competitive world requires a new set of core competencies, and the ability to negotiate effectively to get your needs met is at the top of the list.
You will learn:
• The most common negotiating mistakes and how to avoid them
• How to build relationships that create open communication and successful agreements
• Characteristics of an effective negotiator (self assessment tool)
• How to plan and prepare for your negotiations
• Understanding the sources of negotiating power
• How to create and communicate distinctive value
• Understanding the difference between Collaborative and Competitive negotiations
• How to create win-win outcomes when negating or resolving conflict
• How to defend yourself against “hardball’ negotiators
North Peace Savings and Credit Union
in partnership with
Sci-Tech North
Present
Re-orienting for Renewal: Community Development in Rural & Small Town BC
Where:
The Enerplex – east meeting room
When:
May 18, 2010 at 07:00 PM
Speaker:
Don Manson, Coordinator of the Community Development Institute, UNBC
The Community Development Institute focuses on two fundamental issues: community capacity and community development. By undertaking research, sharing information, and supporting education outreach, the Institute is a vital partner to communities interested in making informed decisions about their own futures.
As Coordinator of the Community Development Institute, community outreach and research are two of Don's responsibilities and in fulfilling these roles; he visits most communities in northern BC and the southern Yukon each year.
Don is also an Adjunct Professor of Geography and a Research Associate on the Canada Research Chair's Rural and Small Town Studies Team. His areas of interest encompass sustainable and healthy communities, citizen participation, and the economic history of northern British Columbia. Don's presentation will include:
• what is community development
• getting ahead of the resource development curve
• examples of successful resource development policy in BC
• equipping communities to exercise place-based advantages
• how to meet development opportunities and challenges
Thank you for your attention and response. I look forward to seeing you at the event.
Sincerely,
Lori Ackerman
Sci-Tech North
lori@scitechnorth.bc.ca
250 785 9600
PRO-D EVENT FEATURES RENOWNED ANTHROPOLOGIST
Date: Tuesday May 4, 2010
Time: 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Location: North Peace Cultural Center
Event: Peace Professionals Pro-D event, public welcome
Cost: $5 cost recovery fee charged at the door
Register: email lori@scitechnorth.bc.ca or call Sci-Tech North 250 785 9600
Ethnographic studies are holistic, founded on the idea that humans are best understood in context, including where they live, how they make a living, what language(s) they speak, their history, their customs, their beliefs, and so on.
Robin Ridington has worked with Dane-zaa people of northeastern BC since 1964 when he began his fieldwork with four communities: the Blueberry, Doig, Halfway and Prophet River First Nations. He is a Professor Emeritus in Anthropology from the University of British Columbia and taught there from 1967 to 1995. He has a BA from Swarthmore College and a PhD in Anthropology from Harvard University.
Robin is an audio and video documentarian and was ethnographic director of the videos produced by the Doig River First Nation. The recordings and photographs that Robin made in the 1960s form a core part of the Dane-zaa archive. He was fortunate to know the last Dreamer, Charlie Yahey, and many other 
Dane-zaa who have now gone on the trail to heaven. Robin is the author of Little Bit Know Something, and Trail to Heaven, as well as many articles on Dane-zaa culture and philosophy. He and Jillian Ridington are currently completing a history of the Dane-zaa First Nations, Where Happiness Dwells.
Seminar #2 in their 10-week series
Tuesday, April 13
Roger Kuypers and Doran Ingalls from Fasken Martineau will walk you through Managing Your Intellectual Property.
Other topics this year include:
• Perfecting your Pitch
• Social Networking for Start-ups
• The Business Plan
• and more!
The entire series is just $100 per team or individual, or $20 per individual seminar.
View the full schedule.
...and don't forget, the 2010 competition deadline is Monday, April 19!
This presentation embarks on a historical review of surveying Northeast BC, highlights acheivements by early Land Surveyors well known in this area, and leads into the definition and scope of Geomatics as a modern profession.
Date: Thursday April 8, 2010
Time: 7:00 pm—9:00 pm
Location: North Peace Cultural Center
100th Street Fort St John BC
Event: Peace Professionals Pro-D Event
Cost: $5 fee charged at the door
(draw for attractive prizes)
Register: email lisa@scitechnorth.bc.ca or
call Sci-Tech North 250 785-9600
Presentation to Professionals and Public
Hosted by Sci-Tech North/APEGBC
Recent advances in technology are described, including Robotic instrument technology and the various of GPS methods, as well as the latest in data management, Geographic Information
Systems and mapping technology, taking account of the use of LIDAR data and government
resources.
Governance structure is discussed including entry standards, ethics, code of conduct and guiding statutes and legislation.
Also, educational programs in BC are highlighted, instruments and maps displayed, and handouts are available.
Presenting Land Surveyors :
• Shauna C Goertzen, BCLS, CLS—Instructor, Northern Lights College
• Tyler S Mikkelson, BCLS— Project Manager, Focus Corporation
• Jerry J Mullin, BCLS— Project Manager, Vector Geomatics
• Harald Riessner, BCLS, P.Eng—Project Manager, Focus Corporation
• Erik P Snucins, BCLS, OLS—McElhanney Land Surveying
Land surveying is the oldest profession in British Columbia and considered the second oldest profession in the world (dating back to ancient Egyptian times;)
The wildly popular province-wide technology competition is getting underway and this year you can find out for free how to be a part of it.
New Ventures BC is one of North America’s largest technology business-idea competitions.
It’s like a boot camp for business start-ups!
• learn from some of B.C’s best business experts at our business-education seminars
• network with top professionals in business, law, finance, government and academia
• improve your business and strategies during each round of competition
• receive advice and insight from mentors In Round 3
• present your condensed business plan to a panel of ‘angel’ investors, venture capitalists and industry experts in Round 4
Competition winners will share $300,000 in prize packages.
New Ventures BC competition is open to any BC resident, team or business with an innovative technology product or service that has not yet secured significant financing from external investors (i.e. investors other than friends, family and company founders).
Date: April 9th
Time: 12 Noon
Place: Innovation Resource Centre (101 1584 7 Ave Prince George)
Cost: This informational session “Assessing the Opportunity” is free!
Speaker: Bob de Wit – NVBC Executive Director A Vancouver technology entrepreneur and angel investor, Bob de Wit is a founder and director of GreenAngel Energy Corp. Bob’s 15-year career includes experience in corporate development, corporate finance and competitive market intelligence. An active member of the VANTEC angel network and the WUTIF angel fund, he also runs the SFU Venture Connection entrepreneur-in-residence program.
Contact Allan Stroet at the Prince George Innovation Resource Centre 250-564-7255 or email astroet@innovate.bc.ca to reserve a spot for the session.
Visit www.newventuresbc.com for competition details. *Competition closes April 19 2010!