Toronto's 2nd Annual Timmy Awards

Tech in Motion is proud to present Toronto's 2nd Annual Timmy Awards!

What are The Timmy Awards?

The Timmy Awards by Tech in Motion (http://blogs.techinmotionevents.com/) is an awards ceremony recognizing the best places for tech professionals to work in TO. While many tech awards are given to brilliant individuals and their technological advancements, the Timmy Awards aim to recognize those who employ those technologists, the companies and managers supporting and driving the innovation. And we want YOU to weigh in.

The 2017 TO Timmy Awards (details below):

Join us Wednesday, September 14th at tTelus Digital to celebrate the winning organizations and individuals at the 2nd Annual Timmy Awards Ceremony!

We will kick off the evening with cocktails, hors d'oeuvres, music, and product demos from some of the best companies in Toronto tech! The award ceremony will take place mid-evening to reveal the runners up & winners in all 2017 award categories. A celebration will follow exulting the best and the brightest in tech; especially our Timmy’s finalists and recipients!

Timmy Award winners are determined by (50%) public voting and (50%) judge's voting. That means, we need YOU to vote!

VOTE NOW FOR THE 2017 TIMMY AWARDS (https://app.reviewr.com/s1/showcase/timmy2017/FdxbQVIpg8689,bx4982,bx4984,cb24557?sort=A-Z&group=2752393&keyword=)

The 2017 Toronto Award Categories & Finalists:

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VOTE TODAY FOR THE 2017 TORONTO TIMMY AWARDS (https://app.reviewr.com/s1/showcase/timmy2017/FdxbQVIpg8689,bx4982,bx4984,cb24557;jsessionid=B8EA7F3679B24739B1154EFF081BEAED.4b?sort=A-Z&group=2752393&keyword=)

Judging Panel & Presenters:

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Meagan Tanner, Strategic Partnerships, Google

Meagan is passionate about facilitating excellence in the digital space. With deep experience in strategy development, change management, sales leadership, and product development, she provides holistic insight into empowering leaders and businesses to succeed.

At Google, Meagan is responsible for working with some of Canada's largest media companies, helping them to navigate through digital transformation, and empower local businesses with the right digital solutions to grow their business.

Meagan loves to travel and connect with people, and has worked in Asia, the Caribbean, Europe and Canada, and is a regular speaker at industry events across North America.

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Jason Field, Founder & CEO, BrainStation

Jason is the Founder & CEO at BrainStation, a technology school focused on empowering individuals and organizations to achieve digital success. BrainStation has campuses in Toronto, New York, Vancouver and San Jose and has trained over 50,000 people in cutting edge topics such as UX Design, Web Development, iOS Development and Product Management.

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Ben Myers, Senior Marketing Manager, CORP Agency

Ben Myers is Senior Marketing Manager at CORP Agency, organizers of the Big Data Toronto, SportsTech NYC and Data Marketing Toronto conferences.

Over the past 5 years, Ben has worked with dozens of leading corporations, startups, government organizations and community partners to help bring together thousands of attendees for various tech events in Toronto dealing with e-commerce, marketing, community management, mobile apps, AI and IoT. Most recently, he doubled attendance to 4,200 delegates for the Big Data Toronto conference and tradeshow at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre.

Previously he was the Editor of the Dx3 Digest and Ben was responsible for the creation of over 300 articles relating to the Canadian technology and retail sectors, as well as a regular newsletter sent to 4,000 subscribers.

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Cam Smith, Senior Product Marketing Manager, Microsoft

Cam Smith is the Sr. Product Marketing Manager for Education at Microsoft Canada. Cams background involves experiential marketing, team building, campaign and strategy planning and execution across consumer, commercial and education industries. He is also an occasional guest on Canada’s The Shopping Channel selling Microsoft first party devices such as Surface and Xbox. He’s passionate about team building, AI & how technology changes lives for the better.

Demo Companies:

SUBPAC (http://subpac.com/): The SUBPAC pulses low frequencies into your body, providing total sonic immersion. Music drives your day, games and VR explode with life, and movies feel more powerful than ever before. By enhancing the low frequencies of any audio source, SUBPAC brings you closer to the content you love. Next-level technology means your SUBPAC will sound and feel beautiful for years to come, even with active use. SUBPAC is the evolution of mobile, wearable Physical Sound. Once you feel it, you won’t want to live without it.

Segway of Ontario (http://segwayofontario.com): Canada's premiere Segway + Ninebot dealer and debonair fun-maker. Function and fun in every vehicle, Segway of Ontario will be demonstrating the MiniPro at the 2nd Annual Timmies. The MiniPro is the perfect personal transporter for urban areas and is now being used by film professionals to create compelling and seamless action shots. Try a MiniPro at the Timmies or book an appointment at http://segwayofontario.com .

House of VR (http://houseofvr.com/): Toronto's premier Virtual Reality lounge + events space. Serving as a central hub of the VR + AR community, House of VR is excited to be hosting 'Prosthetic Reality', an art show of the future. Showcasing work by international artists that combines wall prints with digital animations that come to life on a phone/tablet, this Augmented Reality Art show will be hosted at the House of VR from Aug 1-21.

Videographer:

Adrian Anvari: (aka Androze Vision) has an extensive background in videography, photography, and editing. He prides himself on making sure that your company's needs are met with quality content creation. If you’re looking for a highly skilled videographer or photographer for your next event, contact him at androzevision@gmail.com or (647) 624-8080.

Sponsors:

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For more information on the event, please check out our website: http://blogs.techinmotionevents.com/thetimmyawards/

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As always we would like to thank our sponsors Jobspring Partners (http://www.jobspringpartners.com/tech-jobs/toronto) and Workbridge Associates (http://www.workbridgeassociates.com/tech-jobs/toronto) for sponsoring this month’s event. Interested in sponsoring a Tech in Motion event? Click Here (http://www.techinmotionevents.com/sponsors)!