Are you creating value for your customers and yourself? Are you focused on clear objectives? Have you learned and practiced the skills needed to be a success as a business person? Do you have the temperament? Do you know how to get business? Do you manage your time, tasks, and priorities effectively? Do ou keep up with the financial side of your business? Are you astute to the changing technologies? Are you prompt? Do you practice excellency in your business? Can you effectively communicate the …

The Web Communications Strategy Group was created by Bruce Jensen to help members of corporate communications share ideas, “war stories” and successes about web initiatives at their companies. This group has been in existence for four years, most meetings draw between 20 and 40 attendees. For 2012, Bruce has passed the torch on to Blair Shunk at the IntiSolutions Group, but Bruce will still be involved to ensure that we continue to benefit from his experience with this meetup. The group is focu …

Seminars and networking events designed to help Business Owners and Managers get the most out of the internet technology and maximize their e-business potential. This is non-technical information that will help you market your business online. Learn how to avoid costly mistakes - including the opportunity cost of doing nothing. Network and learn from other business owners or managers.

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Pixels-and-Pints/1719323037... Twitter: http://twitter.com/pxandpints/ Hashtag: #pxandpints The purpose of Pixels and Pints is simple: provide a venue for graphic designers and web developers to sit down, relax and talk shop. There are no presentations, tutorials or pre-defined discussion topics; just a few pints and good conversation. All are welcome: designers; coders; copywriters; analysts; anyone who spends their day pushing, publishing or just plain …

Pixels and Pints is a great way to relax after punching the clock, but sometimes a community needs something more than chit-chat. Enter Pixel Camp. Our goal is to use a mix of emergent event formats (unconferences, unpanels, open space technology, etc) to teach, create and build a true practice-oriented technology and digital arts community in Calgary. Why we are different? We're open source. You will help us build this community and share in the benefits. In fact, participation is required. Exp …

You know how to tweet. You know what a Facebook Page is. You know all the different social media platforms and what they do. You're active in the Calgary social media community. You attend many of the social media events... but now what? What are the next steps beyond the foundational how-to sessions? nextstepYYC. nextstepYYC is a discussion group intended for established social media professionals in Calgary who are seeking a safe space to talk about online engagement and social media in more d …

DEVELOPING THE NEXT GENERATION OF BUSINESS LEADERS FROM CALGARY IN THE INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS ARENA. IF YOU HAVE IDEAS AND DREAMS AND A CALLING ON YOUR HEART TO GO OUT AND CHANGE THE WORLD THEN YOU'VE COME TO THE RIGHT PLACE. NETWORK WITH OTHER LIKE MINDED YOUNG ENTREPRENEURS AND TAKE THE NEXT STEP INTO YOUR ABUNDANT FUTURE.

YYC.js is comprised of a group of Calgary web developers and JavaScript aficionados with a passion for open source software.  Our passion for software written in JavaScript stems from the ability to be extremely creative due to JavaScript's flexible nature.  NodeJS allows us to bring this creativity to the server side while also affording the ability to create large-scale performant systems.  Our group meets regularly to perform demos, provide tutorials, collaborate on open source software, and …

We are a group that gets together to talk about new business and marketing strategies solutions to small and medium-sized companies. Strategies like social media are changing every day and this group was started to help get insight to the changing world of business and help each other to stay on top of the game. Calgary Business Solutions strives to provide the most innovative tools to allow you to do what you do best, serve your customers and run your businesses.

The Calgary MarCom Synergy Group was formed to create an opportunity for marketing and communications professionals to network, share ideas, new technology and help each other grow professionally. We're focused on sharing knowledge between those who practice advertising, branding,  content creation and strategy, direct marketing, graphic design, online marketing, packaging, promotion, publicity, public relations, social media, sponsorship, sales promotion and website design. Even if you don't se …

Hey Calgary area listeners of the "I Love Marketing" podcast, lets put Dean Jackson and Joe Polish to work. If you are an avid listener of "I Love Marketing" or just someone looking for new ways of getting customers and growing your business, getting together with like minded people might be just what the doctor ordered. We meet approximately once a month and discuss ideas and principles discussed from the podcast as well as different marketing ideas that have been applied to members businesses. …

The purpose of this group is to get right into the marrow of current business issues, changing technology, and trends in managing/developing a growing business. If you are starting, running, or managing a business this meetup is for you! The majority of the topics will center on the internet, web technology, brand consistency, and marketing with social media. Topics will be presented in a seminar format with active discussion encouraged after the seminar. Participants will walk away from the sem …

Monthly meet up to discuss what's happening in Print & Document management from an IT perspective.

Canada's largest tech meetups RSVP to get a nametag. This is important, because people without nametags aren't even really people. There, I said it. ******** HackerNest is a grassroots, nonpartisan, nonprofit movement dedicated to uniting local tech communities globally. We do this by cramming lots of very smart people into a room and providing free beer - rescuing them from the isolation of basements, offices, and the plight of code tunnel vision. Our friendly, relaxed, and inclusive Tech Soc …

The Chic Geek is a Calgary based organization striving to increase diversity in the hi-tech and startup communities by educating, engaging and empowering women. We want to bring unique female perspectives and skills to the complex problem solving process faced by businesses today. Take a stand with us and challenge the stigma around being a geek.

Accessible digital media can be used by everyone, regardless of age, technology or ability. Join us for the Accessibility Forum! Developers, Designers, Marketers, & Owners • reach a massive market • with better design • and mobile-friendly user experience Sunday May 12, 2013 11.30 Demos & Nibbles 12-5 Speakers Forum Mount Royal University Register Now: AccessibilityCalgary.com & @A11yYYC Three world-class experts are stopping through for a half-day only. Learn how to tailor your digital med …