>> TIME CHANGE, FORMAT CHANGE, WHOA <<
Tickets for April: $10 online at https://hckrn.st/2GVFm2w or $15 at the door. Can't support financially? No problem, volunteer at http://hckrn.st/1pch7sP.

TECH SOCIALS
The fun way to connect with the -actual- tech community. Down-to-earth and friendly, you show up, make friends, hear from nifty people, then go back to great chats. Easy. We're mostly tech folk, but EVERYONE is welcome as long as you're not a curmudgeon. Strict "no-curmudgeon" policy.

"HackerNest feels like coming home" - attendees
First timer? Expect this: https://youtu.be/9wG2TpzEm5o

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We're piloting a new thing in May! Tech Social Showcase Tables are ideal for getting your product/service/company some exposure, customers, and real user feedback. Bring brochures, cards, SWAG, other nerds, etc.

$500 gets you:

• a table to canvas/demo at for the evening
• a shoutout during announcements
• free entry for 10 people ($150!)
• inclusion in our post-event blog post

Interested? Apply here: https://hckrn.st/showcase2018

SPECIAL GUEST
We're proud to feature special guest speaker Sanjay Dhar (https://hckrn.st/2EKDOCn), Managing Director - Accenture Strategy, Communications, Media, and Technology - who will give a ninjafast talk on "Choosing Canada" and the opportunities here in and around AI (Artificial Intelligence). Accenture is a global management consulting behemoth with 425K+ employees serving clients in 120 countries. That's pretty pro, so you should probably come armed with questions.

NEW RUNDOWN
7pm - show up, make friends, be social
7:30pm - announcements, special program stuff
10pm - afterparty at your place (head home!)

GET IN TOUCH
Twitter (http://twitter.com/HackerNest), Facebook (http://fb.me/HackerNest), Instagram (http://instagram.com/HackerNest), and sponsor@hackernest.com

NORTH AMERICA SPONSOR

• AWS (https://aws.amazon.com/) has the services to help you build sophisticated applications with increased flexibility, scalability, and reliability if you’re looking for compute power, database storage, content delivery or other functionality!

LOCAL SPONSORS (sponsor@hackernest.com)

• Hover (http://hover.com/) - Finding the perfect domain name for your business is key. Boost your brand with a unique domain, hundreds of extensions to choose from, and bring your passion to life with Hover!

• StartUp HERE Toronto (https://startupheretoronto.com/) celebrates Toronto’s innovation community by sharing local success with the world.

• OVH (http://www.ovh.com/) specializes in cloud and internet infrastructure, offering innovative Web, Dedicated and Cloud products and services, and the #3 internet hosting company in the world!

• Brainstation (http://brainstation.io/) is powering the next generation of creators. Learn technology, design, product and marketing skills, in-person.

• Flipp (https://corp.flipp.com/) is a Toronto-born technology company reinventing the weekly shopping experience - named the #1 retail flyer app in Canada!

VENUE
Spaces Queen West (https://www.spacesworks.com/toronto/queen-west) - Get down to business in Toronto's coolest neighbourhood.

ABOUT
HackerNest is a nonprofit that builds local tech communities around the world through unpretentious tech and innovation events.