This is the first Locked Library event to take place in the New Central Library. Anyone who’s been to one at the older venue can tell you it’s a wild night of puzzle solving and teamwork you won’t soon forget. All funds raised go directly to the Calgary Public Library Foundation.

Heard about crowdfunding, but don’t know what it could do for your business or how to be successful? Join our crowdfunding expert Stephan Becker during an active workshop for all levels where we’ll take time to explain the tips and tricks of crowdfunding and how it could be applied to your business. Crowdfunding is so much more than just raising funds, it allows you to test your business ideas and gain a ton of exposure.

If you are currently a wee read volunteer and have enjoyed your experience, we invite you to become a Read Up! tutor. By spending 40 minutes twice a week for approximately 40 sessions with a struggling Grade 1 or 2 student you can help a child become a confident, successful independent reader.

Tutors receive 4 hours of training to follow the Calgary Reads lesson framework that includes a variety of effective reading strategies.

To become a Read Up! volunteer we prefer if you have participated in the wee read program.

This opportunity is also offered to school referred volunteers who have completed an online volunteer application.

If you have questions contact [email protected] or call Dawn at 403-777-8254

Let’s connect! On February 6th AWE is hosting an evening of entrepreneurial learning and networking in Calgary.

Whether it’s opening a new location, adding new products or services, or expanding into new markets, there are many ways to grow a business. Join us for a panel discussion as three local entrepreneurs share how they grew their businesses and the lessons they learned along the way.

Networking will follow after the panel discussion along with light refreshments. Meet women entrepreneurs, AWE staff, and other partner organizations who can help support you as a business owner.

Panelists:

• Shashi Behl, Twisted Goods & Joydrop
• Ellen Christopherson, clearGRID
• Ann Zee, Holistic Institute of Health & Fertility

About the Panelists

Shashi Behl, Twisted Goods & Joydrop

Shashi’s first foray into entrepreneurship was as a partner with Body Blocker Co, a manufacturer of state-of-the-art sun wear for children, which dramatically decreased the effects of the sun’s UV rays. This business set the course for her to pursue her own business and later opened Twisted Goods, a retail store that specializes in funky, eclectic personal and home accessories, with store fronts in key malls in Calgary & Saskatoon. With the knowledge and love for retail Shashi launched a 2nd retail banner in 2012 – Joydrop.

She has been on the W100 profit list, represented Canada at the G8 Young Business Summit, been awarded Leader of Tomorrow and was named Retailer of Year for Canada She is passionate about the retail business and a strong advocate for young women in business.

Ellen Christopherson, clearGRID

Ellen Christopherson is the CEO of clearGRID, an aerial data collection company specialized in RF data. She has a Mechanical Engineering degree from the University of Alberta and a Masters degree in Sustainable Engineering from the Technical University of Delft (the Netherlands). Ellen holds a private pilots license and spent several years working in software development and consulting for utility companies before starting her own company. She has also run a successful drone (UAV) company for several years.

Ann Zee, Holistic Institute of Health & Fertility

Ann Zee, Acupuncturist and practitioner of Traditional Chinese Medicine, is the founder and Clinic Director of The Holistic Institute of Health and Fertility.

Through a series of career disappointments and broken bones, Ann’s path led her to open a holistic clinic whose sole focus is on fertility and prenatal care. Starting with a motley crew of a ½ dozen people, 8 years later Ann has grown to two clinic locations and now has the pleasure of working with over 3 dozen people who have taught her about patience, leadership, vision, and empathy.

Ann’s drive comes simply from her desire to be in service to others. “I honestly do not know what the hell else we are supposed to do here on this earth.”

Could Calgary become ground zero for a new hotbed of game development?

We think so. Here’s why:

A growing game development company with multiple bestseller titles is relocating to Calgary in 2019 (we will use this event to announce this exciting development). This creates a significant foothold for building out the sector.

This event is for game developers, designers, programmers, artists, sound designers, writers, educators, and others, with an interest in gamification.

A town hall style gathering to begin the conversation around these basic topics:
1. Uncovering the existing talent in Calgary
2. Uncovering existing game development ventures, media development (e.g., AR, VR, MR, etc.), and research in the Calgary area
3. Beginning the development of an intensive program for the rapid creation of talent to support game development in Calgary
4. Next steps

Facilitated by Lori Farley and Gary Ellis of Intonovus Canada. Hosted by the CEO of the gaming company along with the partners in Thin Air Labs and the education team from EvolveU.

Thin Air Labs and the game development company intend to bring investment and expertise together to build multiple new gaming ventures in Calgary. They will bolster the local ecosystem by bringing support to existing companies and projects while relocating promising global companies to Calgary. Beginning right now.

Other topics may emerge and we can talk about those too. Hope to see you there! Spread the word!

Thin Air Labs is a group of innovators, technologists and investors who design solutions and build regenerative, high-impact ventures.
EvolveU is a private, non-profit educational venture designing learning solutions to address the skills gaps in our rapidly-changing digital economy.
Intonovus Canada supports cross-sector social and economic development.

Brownlee LLP Presents: Emerging Trends in Municipal Law

Learn from the experienced Municipal Team at Brownlee. A Legal Educational Seminar for Municipal Elected Officials & Employees Only.

Legal Topics Will Include:

What’s the Plan? Planning and Development Strategies to Streamline and Kick Start Development

Efficient and effective land use planning and development practices can ensure that your municipality is open for business. This session will focus on real life success stories and strategies to encourage development in your community, from how to streamline your processes to ways to ensure timely development.

Creating Economic Development – Strategies for Taking the Concept to Reality

Implementing economic development concepts and projects requires the development, establishment, and evolution of relationships – whether it’s with local businesses and other public entities within the municipality, or regional municipal partners and service providers, First Nations, or beyond. Eventually the concept must be taken to reality through formal agreements, governance structures, and associations that ensure and deliver upon the promises. What are the tools to give you, your project, your partners, or your neighbours, what they need?

All About That Tax Base – Achieving Sustainable Tax Revenues in Challenging Times

A municipality has broad taxation powers that when used effectively can increase revenue for a municipality while still encouraging growth and economic development for long term sustainability. This session will include a discussion on the effective use of taxation powers; how to encourage an increased assessment base; the do’s and don’ts of business incentives; and how to make the best out of a difficult situation when a downturn in the economy makes tax recovery a reality.

Maximizing Procurement Value – Going Beyond the Basics

Municipal procurement can be complicated. Success is not always guaranteed by accepting the lowest price. Successful procurement depends on many factors. This session will provide a refresher on best practices for municipal procurement as well as providing attendees with thought provoking concepts including better defined project requirements and quality based evaluation criteria that are designed to maximize procurement dollars and deliver successful outcomes.

Changing with the Times: Key Employment and Labour Tool Kit for Municipal Organizational Change

As municipalities consider and implement organizational change it is important to understand the potential pitfalls and risks in the employment and labour area such as severance cost, constructive dismissal, and collective agreement terms and restrictions; and more importantly to make use of key tools to assist with implementing such change with minimal risk and cost such as working notice, layoffs, negotiating consent, and contracting out.

Discounted room rates are available at the Best Western Premier Calgary Plaza Hotel from $125 for double occupancy. Call 1-403-248-8888 only available until January 8, 2019.

*Emerging Trends is proud to be going green! We recommend you use the conference materials which will be available online closer to the date. Please note, we will not have any printed materials on-site.

If you’re ready to become a more effective communicator that gets amazing results, then you’re ready for the Epic Speech Seminar.

In this seminar you will learn:

• Dispelling The Myths of Public Speaking
• Overcoming Fear and Finding your Voice
• The Keys to Connecting With Your Audience
• Master the Basics: Delivering Powerful Presentations Using the 4C Methodology
• Start Strong: How to Capture Your Audience’s Attention
• Close with Purpose: Moving Your Listeners to Take Action
• Avoid Death by PowerPoint: Developing Strong Visuals

The Speaker: Steve Osmond

Steve Osmond is a Professional Business Coach. He has been compiling secrets and strategies for public speaking for over 30 years – and has delivered over 10,000 hours of inspiring, humorous and hard-hitting content – to people of all ages and from every walk of life – from multi-millionaires to the marginalized. Find out more about Steve at: http://rhapsodystrategies.com/steve-osmond-calgary-business-coach/

Are you looking to finally take a leap in 2019 and turn your passion into a business? Join us for this session where ATB’s Judy Borsato will walk you through how to turn your dream into a reality. This workshop will walk you through:

• A self-assessment
• Business Plans and why there are critical
• Determining your niche market
• Identifying your brand
• Importance of networking
• and much more!

The Speaker: Judy Borsato

Join us for an inspiring evening of fundraising!

6:30 PM: Registration

7:00 – 8:00 PM: Meeting

8:00 – 9:00 PM: Social Hour (Optional)

How fast can you sell a 100K deal? When you make a connection with clients and help them realize why solving their challenge is so important right now, you earn the right to proceed quickly. We will teach you how to improve your emotional intelligence to develop deeper relationships with your prospects and become their trusted partner. Learn the techniques that they can’t say no to!

The Speaker: KO Advantage Group

KO Advantage Group Ltd. is the FASTEST-GROWING sales training company focused on high-value B2B services. Our leading course, KO Sales U is the most comprehensive course to truly teach you the strategy and process on selling high-value services into businesses. Developed exclusively for business owners and entrepreneurs this course dives deep in areas that many others leave out.

Not all sales cycles are exactly alike. Not all sales courses are the same.

You wouldn’t sit in a classroom for three days to learn how to play a sport, so why would you want to learn your sales process the same way?

Sales application is not the same as education. Sales is about doing. That’s why we developed a course that teaches concepts and then immediately provides you with the opportunity to apply it to your own sales cycles.

KO Advantage Group also does amazing team-based training, sales inspirational talks, and education for all those wanting to gain a huge advantage over their sales strategy.

Sell More. Faster.

Communication skills are the most highly valued skills in today’s business environment. Successful professionals who add value to their companies communicate clearly, accurately and effectively. Poor communication skills, on the other hand, restrict even the most talented professionals from getting ahead in the business world.

Communication Skills intensive is a cutting edge training program designed to help today’s business professionals take their communication skills and effectiveness to the next level. It immerses you into the most advanced and innovative communication techniques. You will dive deep into the all forms of verbal, non-verbal and written communication, and come out with a developed sense of personal communication style that will help you to connect with, communicate to, and inspire people around you. The ability to communicate information accurately, clearly and as intended, is a vital life skill and something that should not be overlooked. It’s never too late to work on your communication skills and by doing so improve your quality of life.

Course Topics:

• The Science of Effective Human Communication
• Frames of Business and Communication
• Principles and Strategies for Effective Business Conversations
• Art of Giving and Receiving Feedback
• How to Listen Effectively and Accurately
• Science of Body Language
• How to look confident and charismatic
• Business Presentation Skills and Strategies
• Power Point Best Practicesc
• Principles and Techniques for Effective Written Communication
• How to write clear, concise and fast at the same time

Benefits from the Course:

• Script yourself with clear, compelling and well-developed messages that reflect your thinking .
• Speak with vision and a logical structure that drives home your points.
• Answer questions confidently.
• Develop professional relationships and networks.
• Communicate with empathy and compassion .
• Inspire people by appealing to their emotions.
• Move from an informational to an inspirational and action oriented style when creating and delivering presentations.
• Integrate effective slides into your presentations.
• Become a more powerful leader and communicator by applying effective strategic planning and writing tactics for enhanced writing speed and fluency.

FAQs

What can/can’t I bring to the event?

Open mind and lots of energy

Where can I contact the organizer with any questions?

Email: [email protected] PH: 469-666-9332

Is my registration/ticket transferrable?

Yes, you may transfer your ticket to other participants 7 days prior to the class.

Can I update my registration information?

Yes, you will be able to change your e-mail or name during the class.

What is the refund policy?

Please refer to: www.mangates.com

The name on the registration/ticket doesn’t match the attendee. Is that okay?

Yes, we will be able to change it during the class.

For more information visit us at Mangates

Want to continue working on a project you built at a workshop? Have a project of your own you need some help and inspiration to complete?

Join us for our Meet-up!

Our Meet-Ups are an informal event to get together and code in a fun, social and collaborative environment. If you love our workshops you’ll enjoy connecting with others from the Ladies Learning Code community of learners and mentors. Similarly to our workshops, we’ll have some mentors available to help you with your projects but the real benefit of our meet-ups is to connect with other learners and work through solving problems together!

There are no requirements to attend other than the willingness to collaborate and learn something new. Bring a project or we’ll have some available that you can work on! All levels of expertise are welcome just RSVP and bring your laptop and power cord.

Who is this for?

Our Ladies Learning Code Meet-Ups offer female-identified and male-identified, trans, and non-binary adults a chance to work together on personal projects with support from our awesome mentor community!

Prerequisites:

None! Our meetups are for beginners!

What’s Included:

Friendly community members and Coffee!

Requirements:

Note: If you do not have a laptop to use during the duration of the workshop, we have a limited quantity that we can loan out. The option to borrow a laptop will be included in your order form when registering.