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

Archive for May 2009

Toronto’s First Ruby Job Fair

Thursday, May 21st, 2009 | By: Justin Kozuch

The folks at Unspace have earned a reputation of putting on content-rich, rockstar heavy conferences. Their most recent event, FutureRuby, sold out their early bird tickets in only 5 hours. They are committed to growing the Ruby community in Toronto, so it was no surprise when Pete Forde emailed us to let us know they are throwing yet another event.

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Community Building 101: Let’s Start The Conversation

Wednesday, May 20th, 2009 | By: Justin Kozuch

There are many traits to a good community builder: authentic, non-restrictive, interactive (no pun intended here), good listener.

But there is one trait that is very important to a community builder, and it’s one that ALL community builders should have: the ability to LISTEN, and LISTEN WELL.

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jQuery Workshop – Input Needed

Monday, May 18th, 2009 | By: Justin Kozuch

Given the popularity of the jQuery/Prototype gathering we curated back in January ‘09, we are currently putting together a jQuery workshop for later this summer.

However, to get a sense of what people are interested in, we have started a poll to gain your insight into your 9-5, your exposure level to JavaScript, and what this workshop will look like.

Please fill out the poll and let us know what’s on your mind!

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iPhone Application Development Workshop – Ticket Giveaways

Wednesday, May 13th, 2009 | By: Justin Kozuch

Haven’t bought your ticket yet? You’re in luck! We’re giving away 3 tickets to our iPhone Application Development Workshop.

Want to know how to win? It’s simple; there are 2 ways you can win:

Come out to WiredWednesday tonight at The Pilot at 7pm. Come learn from one of Canada’s most esteemed entrepreneurs as we talk startup essentials with Stuart MacDonald, founder of Expedia.ca and TripHarbour.ca.& co-founder of the popular Mesh conference. Benefit from insights gleaned in the trenches as Stuart shares his personal experience going from start-up to national success. Challenges, inspiration, and answers to your questions in a post-presentation fireside chat moderated by Sarah Prevette. The night will also feature presentations from three innovative web startups – Spreed, Homestars.com & Zoocasa.com. We’ll be drawing one lucky attendees business card from the infamous glass jar, so make sure to bring your business cards and a good time! Details about the event available at http://redwirenation.com/events/149

On Friday May 15th, the SpinTO party will be dropping at 8pm at the Mod Club (722 College Street, map). The SpinTO Project is a community-led initiative to raise funds and awareness for the Friends for Life Bike Rally to benefit the Toronto People With AIDS Foundation. The project will combine a major fundraising event called SpinTO on May 15th, together with a community-media project featuring stories of the Bike Rally at SpinTO.ca. SpinTO has been organized by a team of community contributors, led by Mark Kuznicki and Adam Schwabe, both riders in the 2009 Bike Rally. Get your tickets now for a chance to win 2 free tickets to the workshop! They’re only $10, and it’s going to be party you’ll soon not forget!

Refresh Events is proud to be a supporter of both these fantastic events, and we encourage you to be in attendance!

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Introduction to iPhone Application Development

Monday, May 4th, 2009 | By: Justin Kozuch

Refresh Events is proud to announce the first in our workshop series, “Introduction to iPhone Application Development“.

Dan Drew, senior architect at Brightspark (www.brightspark.com) 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

This workshop is for those who are interested in learning how to develop and monetize applications for the iPhone. If you haven’t built an iPhone application before, not to worry. This workshop will take you from through the development process from cradle to grave. You must be familiar with the basics of programming, however you are not required to have built iPhone applications prior to attending this workshop.

Tickets for this event are $150. To get an additional 10% off, quote REFRESH when purchasing your tickets.

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