Refresh Events

Refresh Events encourages collaborative partnerships, fosters education at all skill levels and creates networking opportunities within the Toronto interactive community.

Future Events

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Workshops

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Past Events

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  • Photo of Jonathan Dunn

    “Talking You Down From the Bleeding Edge: Making Mobile Work for All Communities”

    Jonathan Dunn

    July 20th 2009
    7pm-10pm
    Centre for Social Innovation: 215 Spadina Ave, Suite 120
    Admission: FREE

    The early days of widespread telephony often involved “party lines” where a community shared a single phone connection. Conversations would be shared, sometimes unintentionally; gossiping was practically a sport but important news could also be spread quickly.

  • Introduction to iPhone Application Development

    James Eberhardt

    June 19th 2009
    9am-5pm
    Ryerson University’s Ted Rogers School of Management
    Admission: $150

    James Eberhardt, co-founder of Echo Mobile (www.echomobile.ca) will show you how to create an iPhone application, show you some tips and tricks, and answer any questions you may have. Topics will include:

    • Creating an iPhone project and actually getting it to work
    • Introduction to Objective C and the Cocoa framework
    • The iPhone User Interface Explained
    • Understanding Interface Builder
  • Photo of Dre Labre

    The Game of Opposites

    Dre Labre

    May 25th 2009
    7pm-10pm
    Centre for Social Innovation: 215 Spadina Ave, Suite 120
    Admission: Free

    What happens when subculture becomes pop culture? What small thing is going to become the next big thing? In this presentation, I will discuss a creative technique often used – usually subconsciously, and seldom discussed – to set and predict trends.