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Help Us Program Workshop Speakers & Topics

Monday, November 9th, 2009 | By: Justin Kozuch

With winter quickly approaching, we’re looking to hold another workshop in our series, and we’d like to find out from you: which topic(s) are you interested in hearing about? Who would you like to hear from at our monthly gatherings?

We threw out a tweet late last week to get a sense for what you’re looking for, and we got back some interesting topics:

  • Wordpress: Zero to Hero
  • Taking online campaigns offline: Creating live experiences
  • Creating an online/offline community
  • Developing your business/marketing plan
  • Transitioning from BAM to the online marketspace
  • Web sites as business development tools
  • Incorporating apps and widgets into your business
  • Personal and professional branding
  • Social media strategies
  • Cause marketing
  • Creating strategic business alliances and why it’s important
  • Small business entrepreneurship

Your suggestions will help guide programming for the coming months. Let us know who you would like to see at our monthly gatherings and workshops! Drop in a comment below, send us an email or 140 characters @RefreshEvents.

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StayFresh Podcast: Episode 8

Wednesday, October 21st, 2009 | By: Justin Kozuch

Episode 8 of the StayFresh podcast is now available for download!

Fireside Conversation with Erin Bury, “Using Social Media for Community Building”

Fireside Conversation with Erin Bury, “Using Social Media for Community Building”

How do I get it?

1. You can subscribe to our podcast from the iTunes store. This is the easiest way as iTunes will automatically download the latest episodes for you.

2. If you have an RSS reader, subscribing to our podcast RSS feed is yet another method, and just as easy.

3. And finally, you can download it: http://media.libsyn.com/media/refreshevents/stayfresh08-101909.mp3

We hope you enjoy this episode! If you have any feedback about our podcast, drop us a line at podcasts@refresh-events.ca. We’d love to hear from you!

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StayFresh13 with Erin Bury… and you!

Wednesday, October 14th, 2009 | By: Justin Kozuch

Our next event is coming up, and it’s shaping up to be an interesting one!

Mark Kuznicki will be joining us to talk briefly about the Toronto Open Data Lab, taking place Monday, November 2nd, 2009, from 1:00 – 4:30pm at the City Hall Council Chamber and Members Lounge.

Participants will have the opportunity to explore the first datasets to be released to the public from Toronto’s open data program. Facilitated by ChangeCamp organizer Mark Kuznicki, this is a unique opportunity that organizers hope will generate much interest and spark some ideas for new applications that will demonstrate the kind of value that open data can create for the City government and the community at large.

More details about this event can be found at http://remarkk.com/2009/10/09/call-to-action-join-the-toronto-open-data-community/

Erin Bury, community manager at Sprouter will be joining us for a fireside conversation about her experiences at one of Toronto’s hottest startups and how they’ve use social media to build buzz around their product and will also offer some insight into how others can use social media as a conversation starter and customer engagement tool.

We’re doing something a little bit different for this event. We’re looking to reach out to the community help gather any questions you may have for Erin during our fireside conversation.

Simply fill out the form below, or email us with your question and we’ll add it to the list!

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Call for Speakers: September Gathering

Tuesday, September 8th, 2009 | By: Justin Kozuch

We are currently looking for 5-6 Ignite speakers for our September gathering. The theme for our September event is “Code”. The types of speakers we’re looking for are:

  • Front-End Designers (those who work with XHTML, CSS, & JavaScript)
  • Developers & Programmers (Ruby on Rails, .NET, and the like)
  • Rich Media Developers (Flash, Flex, & AIR)

What’s Ignite?

Ignite is a presentation format derived from the Japanese presentation format commonly known as “Pecha Kucha“. Each speaker is given 5 minutes to speak on a subject accompanied by 20 slides. Each slide is displayed for 15 seconds, and slides are automatically advanced. More details about the Ignite format are available here.

How do I apply to speak?

Easy! Simply fill out this form with your details and we’ll get back to you once we’ve approved your presentation.

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An Interview with the hohoTO Team

Tuesday, August 4th, 2009 | By: Justin Kozuch

Yesterday afternoon, we had the pleasure of sitting down with Alexa Clark, COO of Plethora Press and Corey Reid, Chief Cat Herder at Freshbooks to talk about hohoTO, the upcoming fundraiser for the Daily Bread Food Bank.

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