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Opinions abound as women in tech – and a few men – launch new peer group
19 March 2014 | By Kayleigh Platz in: Featured, Small to Mid Size
New Communitech’s Women In Tech Peer2Peer initiative is launched to increase the retention and advancement of women in the industry. The inaugural session was headlined by a panel of women from the Waterloo… Read more
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Women, it's time to slip into something a little uncomfortable
14 March 2014 | By Kayleigh Platz in: Featured
In Waterloo Region, women account for more than 50% of the population. I invited Jennifer Moss, co-founder of Plasticity, Popy Dimoulas-Graham, founder of Charity Republic, and Melanie Baker, a 15-year… Read more
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New CEO, new location among big changes for ChangeIt
27 February 2014 | By Kayleigh Platz in: Featured
Big changes are coming to ChangeIt. With a new CEO and a new location, they are excited for their potential. Read more
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Tell a story and build a community: Indiegogo’s Ayah Norris on crowdfunding
30 January 2014 | By Kayleigh Platz in: Featured, Startups
Communitech News sat down with Indiegogo's Ayah Norris to talk about crowdfunding. Read more
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Open data opens the door to new business ideas
20 January 2014 | By Kayleigh Platz in: Featured, Small to Mid Size
The Ontario Open Government Initiative is on a road show to talk with residents and learn how the government can make its data available to citizens and private companies. Ministry representatives visited… Read more
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View from the 'Loo: On women in tech, stop asking and start acting
15 January 2014 | By Kayleigh Platz in: View from the 'Loo
When it comes to encouraging women to pursue a career in tech, the issue goes beyond just representation. Respecting and nurturing their interests from a young age is crucial in order to get women into… Read more
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DATA.BASE partner sets course to improve accuracy of shipping routes
06 January 2014 | By Kayleigh Platz in: Featured, Small to Mid Size
Researchers from Wilfrid Laurier University are working with Communitech DATA.BASE alongside exactEarth and Global Spatial Technology Solutions Inc. to develop a data set of ship trajectories to identify… Read more
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HYPERDRIVE companies shine brightly in New York City
10 December 2013 | By Kayleigh Platz in: Featured, Startups
New York City glittered last week. The Communitech HYPERDRIVE cohort, in town for meetings and events, sparkled while in New York City, but this was no holiday. The five companies were here to hustle.… Read more
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Mapping methane, the mystery greenhouse gas
03 December 2013 | By Kayleigh Platz in: Featured, Small to Mid Size
Whiteway was testing the level of methane gas in the air in Fort McMurray, using a spectrometer he had created in the lab at his Centre for Research in Earth and Space Science at York, in collaboration… Read more
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Cabinet Minister revisits ‘hotbed of development’ at Hub
12 November 2013 | By Kayleigh Platz in: Featured
Diane Finley, Canada’s Minister of Public Works and Government Services, dropped by the Communitech Hub Tuesday to discuss how to improve the government’s IT systems with local technology representatives.… Read more