Welcome to another edition of the Weekly Community Events Guide for the week of October 19th 2009. Event details are provided by the simply awesome YouSayYeah Calendar and Eventbrite. Don’t see your event listed here? Get in touch with your event details.
So without any further ado, here’s what’s happening in Toronto this week:
Enterprise Toronto Small Business Forum 2009 (#dreamup), Monday October 19 from 9:00am to 4:30pm. TSmall Business Forum 2009 brings together entrepreneurs and business development experts, all levels of government, and business product and service providers. We?re rolling up our sleeves to help you take your business to the next level. Free event.
Fireside Conversation with Erin Bury, “Using Social Media for Community Building” (#RefreshEvents), Monday October 19 from 7:00pm to 10:00pm. Social media is a delivery vehicle flexible enough to be used for many purposes, be it political change, fundraising or connecting with other consumers. However, social media is also an excellent tool for building communities. We’ll sit down with Erin Bury, community manager for Sprouter, and talk about how they’ve used social media to get the word out, engage their users and also look at some ways social media can be used to build and grow communities. Free event.
Rails Pub Nite #41 (#railspubnite), Monday October 19 from 7:00pm to 11:30pm. RPN is a social mixer for Ruby on Rails developers, people interested in hiring them or being hired as one, and of course the people that love them. We meet on the 3rd Monday of every month except December. Free event.
StartupCampWaterloo (SeriousEdition), Tuesday October 20 from 11:00am to 1:00pm. This is the SeriousEdition for StartupCampWaterloo. The reason we’re calling it ‘Serious Edition’ is that an investor, who will be announced at the event, is looking to make early stage/seed invesments this year and and wants to learn more about what’s happening in Waterloo. If you are looking for funding, and want to attend the event, please read on. Free event.
Diversity in the Media: A Case Study, Tuesday, October 20, 2009 from 6:30pm to 9:00pm. Toronto mainstream media have struggled for years to reflect the city’s true make-up and to attract readers, viewers and listeners from the full range of the city’s cultural mosaic. Mostly they’ve failed. But CBC Radio One in Toronto may be the exception. Its program Metro Morning is No. 1 in the local market. In an effort to bring the lessons learned about diversity and programming to a wider audience, CJF Forums presents a case study in reaching out to diverse audiences with Joan Melanson, executive producer at CBC Radio, Toronto; and Nick Davis, producer of Metro Morning. Suanne Kelman, associate professor at Ryerson’s School of Journalism, will interview the panel. Free event.
NewPath @ Canadian Business Leadership Forum 2009, Wednesday, October 21, 2009 from 8:00am from to 4:30pm. Now in its sixth year, the Canadian Business Leadership Forum shares first-hand accounts of successful strategies and leadership initiatives that teach attendees new skills and innovative ways of thinking. The day-long program will inspire, motivate, and help deliver competitive advantage to your organization. Free event.
LOK #13 – Social Media Entourage, Thursday, October 22, 2009 from 6:00pm to 10:00pm. On October 22nd, the gloves come off. The normally collaborative and friendly social web takes a rather competitive and pugilisiutic turn. Watch as the stars of Canada’s social media landscape duke it out for bragging rights and charity. We will be hosting 5 debates that take on the key issues and questions of the day in social media, community building and word of mouth. LOK Members: $30, Non-Members and at the door: $40.
Social Web Workshop with Chris Messina, Wednesday October 21 from 8:30am to 4:30pm. Chances are you’ve heard of Twitter and Facebook — heck, you no doubt use them on a regular basis! But what is it about these sites that make them tick — and more importantly, that make them so successful? The topic of this six hour, fast-paced and high intensity workshop will start there, but cover much, much more. Besides providing a foundation on the origins of the social web, we’ll cover the latest and most important trends and dive deep into where this is all going, at both technical and conceptual levels. From the concepts of digital identity, relationships, and social objects, we’ll cover emerging technologies like OpenID, OAuth, Portable Contacts and Activity Streams, and more. You will leave the workshop with an integrated, holistic view of how the open social web can be used to reach a wider audience and improve community engagement on your web service. $400.
Mesh Marketing at Circa (#meshmarketing), Thursday October 22 from 8:00am to 7:00pm. meshmarketing is a one-day event focused on insights, tools and tactics to help you win customers’ hearts and minds, online. An insightful keynote will lead us into a series of engaging conversations and “show and tell” presentations, as well as in-depth workshops. You will interact with digital marketing thought leaders, connect with peers and prospects, and get a better understanding of the impact that new developments online will have on your strategy and your job. Together, we’ll discuss best practices and the successful use of social media, online marketing, mobile marketing, search, video and word-of-mouth. meshmarketing brings together people who are passionate about the potential of the Web to change how we live, work and play. This day is not just about the stage. Like our other mesh events, meshmarketing will be a highly interactive experience where we will continue the dialogue and explore the next generation of ideas, leaders and companies at mesh. $489 + GST.
Fair Trade Jewellery Co. Launch Party (#fjtco), Friday October 23 from 7:00pm to 3:30am. After 7 months of renovation/restoration to build our store, 1 incredible community of helpers, countless hours designing and making our exclusive Bridal and Engagement collection, 1 Documentary, throw in a $40k plus in charitable fundraising, then a custom beer and we’re just about ready to launch this thing! Please join us at the Fair Trade Jewellery Co. Launch Party when we celebrate our official opening. Free event.
GenYTO (#genYTO), Friday October 23 from 8:00pm to 2:00am. GenYTO is a group for the wired, creative and ambitious young people from the Toronto startup, marketing, PR and tech community. We hold monthly meetups around the city to get together, enjoy a drink, share ideas, and meet new people. Our October meetup will take place on the 23rd at brand-new hotstpot Spice Safar, a coffee shop/mixology bar. We hope you’ll come out to mingle with the group and to support Unicef, our charity for the month. There will be prizes to be won, including a Keg Gift Certificate, a prize pack from the REFINERY, a signed copy of Exploiting Chaos, a richSignature from thinCanvas, and more. Space is limited to 100 people so get your ticket today! Free event.
ChangeMedium Toronto (#cmtoronto), Saturday October 24 from 8:30am to 6:00pm. On October 24th, we’ll gather as hackers and makers immersed in the medium for change and it’s potential for good. Come hear from some lead researchers exploring how this medium is changing us, connect with fellow hackers, and make something happen. Free event.
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