HackerNest Toronto June Tech Social

Drinks on us. HackerNest Tech Socials (http://hackernest.com/cities/) are a fun, relaxed way to connect with your local tech brethren. Atmosphere: chill, friendly, unpretentious, agenda-free (no sales pitch, yo), and brimming with UltraSmart(TM) people.

Follow us on Twitter (http://srn.kr/HNtweets), like us on Facebook (http://srn.kr/HNTOfb), hi-5 us in person. :)

"Good news, everyone!"

• The Hack'N'Talk (http://hackntalk.com/) with the Ryerson Fashion Zone (http://fashionzone.ca/) this past weekend was a great success. Very nice.

• HN was invited to the Deputy Mayor's roundtable on technology to make recommendations on how the city can work to improve tech. We said Toronto needs:

1. a unified central directory for all things tech (e.g. HackerNest.com, totally shameless plug)

2. more tech incubators to help startups go from $0 to $50K in revenue

3. to stop "competing" vs. Kitchener-Waterloo; we're as close as San Francisco is to Mountain View - why be separate ecosystems?

4. more aggressive educational programs encouraging girls in middle/high schools to engage in STEM; for many, university is 'too late' as social and societal pressures have taken their toll

• We're invading Boston to speak at the US/Canada Mensa AG (http://ag2014.us.mensa.org/) and start a splinter cell there.

• We heard rumours that a couple that met at a Tech Social got married... is this you?! We need your HackerNestimonials - jobs gotten, friends made, partnerships created, etc. - to show sponsors so we can convince them to help us keep HN alive. Be a pal. Email tales of HN-related awesomeness to info@hackernest.com .

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• Also, wanna volunteer@hackernest.com (http://hackernest.com/volunteer/)? It's fun and everyone will love you. Forever.

Rough lineup (pretty much always in development)

• quick intro
• sponsor appreciation & love
• announcements

EVENTS!

• Hacking Health Cafe (http://www.eventbrite.ca/e/life-after-hackathon-what-happens-next-tickets-12003804703) - what to do after the Hacking Health-athon @ SickKids, July 9th

• ALERT PowerOf50 Hackathon (http://imaginemycity.org/events/alertpowerof50hackathon/) @ CSI, July 5th

• Lean Startup Machine (https://www.leanstartupmachine.com/cities/toronto), Toronto, Jul 4-6

Badass sponsor(s) we <3 :

Sightline Innovation (http://www.sightlineinnovation.com/): machine learning solutions for the Internet-of-things era

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Venue:

Makeworks (http://www.makeworks.com/): Digital, meet Physical

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Wanna show off your office? We're always looking for big open spaces with 200+ (standing room) capacity that are easily accessible.

About Us:

HackerNest (http://hackernest.com/) is an international nonprofit uniting local tech communities (http://hackernest.com/cities/) through unpretentious Tech Socials (http://hackernest.com/cities/) and hackathons (http://hackernest.com/construct/). We cram lots of smart, accomplished people into a room with free drinks. Our relaxed, down-to-earth events attract a diverse and highly technical membership. Strict no-douchebag policy (http://hackernest.com/faqs/for-attendees/).