Prepare for Success @ The Canadian EdTech Leadership Summit 2014

For our first monthly EdTech Startups Meetup, we've designed a day that support our community of EdTech Startups & Entrepreneurs and help everyone prepare for a successful and meaningful business focused experience at MindShare Learnings 5th Annual Canadian EdTech Leadership Summit.

About the MindShare Learnings 5th Annual Canadian EdTech Leadership Summit

On Thursday October 23rd, Educators, Startups, Industry leaders and Students will gather at MindShare Learnings 5th Annual Canadian EdTech Leadership Summit at MaRS. Their mission, like yours, is to "to push the 21st Century learning envelope in Canada and strengthen the connection between education and business to support student success".

Agenda:

1:00 - 1:15 pm: Registration

1:15 - 1:20pm: Re-introducing EdTech Startups meetup & organizers.

1:20pm - 1:40pm: EdTech Summit Discussion Panel

Prep for Success at EdTech Summit : our multidisciplinary panel will be discussing how to prep for a successful conference form industry, academia, connected education, and startups, facilitated by Jason Goodman.

Panel includes:

Jamie Matechuk - Academic Director at Connect School of Languages

Rusul Alrubail - Academics & Engagement, tUX: Design Cofounders

Robert Martellacci - Founder & President, MindShare Learning

Mustefa Jo'shen - Founder, tUX: Design Cofounders

1:40 pm - 2:40pm: Workshops

Everyone will spend 30 minutes at each workshop station

Workshop Stream A: Jason & Robert

Making meaningful connections for your business at the event.

Workshop Stream B: Jamie & Rusul

Pedagogy, Connected Education & your startups success

2:40 - 3:30: Pitch Refinement & Networking

3:40 - 3:45: Wrap up and closing discussion

Sponsorships & Event Notes

EdTech Startups is organized and sponsored by tUX: Design Cofounders (http://twitter.com/tailoredux), and co-organized by Jason Goodman (http://twitter.com/jgoodtux), Rusul Alrubail (http://twitter.com/rusulalrubail), and Mustefa Jo'shen (http://twitter.com/mustefaj).

You can follow us on twitter here. (http://twitter.com/edtechcanada)

This event is co-sponsored by MindShare Learning, and hosted at MaRS (special thanks to Joseph Wilson (https://twitter.com/joeatmars)). Food and Drinks will be provided for all attendees and there will be some prizes and giveaways, including free admission passes to the EdTech Summit at MaRS October 23rd. (http://mindsharelearning.ca/summit/)

About our sponsors:

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tUX: http://www.tailoredux.com/

tUX. is a Toronto based UX Design studio. We started tUX to provide a partnership based approach to services that helps founders grow their companies through product strategy & UX design. That means strategists and designers bridge the gaps between business, design, & product development— and then execute in UX/UI design and front-end development to ship awesome digital products. We primarily work with social impact startups changing the world through innovations in the education, healthcare and energy domains. It's fun stuff. You can follow tUX on twitter here. (http://twitter.com/tailoredux)

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MindShare Learning: mindsharelearning.com (http://email.mindsharelearning.ca/t/j-l-tkbkdd-l-by/)

MindShare Learning is a privately held company based in the Greater Toronto Area, Canada. Its hallmark is providing strategic marketing solutions to learning & technology solution providers in the K-12, HED and lifelong learning markets, to support new market expansion and revenue growth. MindShare Learning’s partial client list includes: Adaptive Curriculam, Adobe, Blackboard Inc., Dell, Discovery Education Canada, EPSON, Smart Technologies Canada, GlobalScholar, Intel Canada, Learning.com, RM PLC UK, Softease Ltd. UK, IMSI (ClipArt.com), C21 Canada, CERC (Canadian Education Resources Council), Tech4Learning, and ERDI Canada.

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MaRS: http://www.marsdd.com/

MaRS works with an extensive network of partners to help entrepreneurs launch and grow the innovative companies that are building our future. Our vision is bold; our mission is more important than ever before. To learn more, see The MaRS Story (http://www.marsdd.com/about/story/).

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Feedback?

If you’ve got ideas or feedback, please send them to jason@tailoredUX.com.

You can also connect with us via twitter: @edtechcanada (https://twitter.com/edtechcanada)

Volunteers

We’ve got a small and committed roster of volunteers and we'd like to expand our team so please let us know if you’d like to help out. You’ll be put on the official volunteer roster and we’ll reach out to you about our upcoming volunteer meeting.

How much does it cost?

Event attendance is free-of-cost, but you must RSVP. If you are bringing a guest, please have them sign up on Meetup and RSVP as well. Check-ins will be happening at the door.

Is this venue an accessible space?

Yes, it is accessible via elevator and facilities.

Interested in Partnering?

Would you like to co-host, sponsor, or provide perks for an upcoming meet-up? Do you have a meet-up group that you'd like us to support in a cross event? Get in touch and lets make it happen: jason@tailoredUX.com

Equity policy?

The organizers are committed to equity and a positive environment. Bullying, Sexism, racism, homophobia, and transphobia will not be tolerated.