We’re returning to Kings Links by the Sea, a traditional par 72 links style course with spectacular views of the surrounding Coastal Mountains.

We’ll be playing Texas Scramble rules. Create your own foursome, or let us put you in a group. Open to all levels, this is a great chance to network with the New Ventures community in a fun setting.

Your golf tournament fee includes a round of golf, dinner, and prizes.

Early-bird registration by July 11th is only $95. After that, regular registration until July 18th is $110 (dinner only is $35). Your golf tournament fee includes a round of golf, dinner, and prizes.

Tee-offs start at 12:21pm. You will be notified of your tee-time in advance. Only 24 spots available, so please register to save your spot.

If you’d like to reconnect with the New Ventures community, please join us. Hors d’oeuvres and your first drink provided.

The BCIC-New Ventures Meet your Mentor Networking Event takes place on June 26th from 5:30pm-7:30pm at the offices of Fasken Martineau.

It is free for all 2013 competitors, volunteers, and sponsors but $20 for general admission tickets (and $10 for students). Register online to attend.

The workshop promises to provide a forum for the communication of research results and highlight the development of innovative graphics, animations and new digital media emerging from Canada’s research universities. In addition, the workshop offers industry an opportunity to network with researchers and a platform for future collaboration on key graphic, animation and digital media problems and needs.Attend the workshop if your are interested in:

• Gaining access to the latest digital media technologies;
• Working with an university or industry partner on a specific business or research problem;
• Starting a new digital media venture/start-up that builds on innovative and lead-edge gaming, animation, simulation and new media technologies;
• Obtaining information on funding and/or business and investment support through GRAND and other public and private sources;
• Networking with universities and/or national digital media specialists;
• Accessing university entrepreneurship incubators;
• Identifying future digital media employees and/or consultants;
• Understanding the IP transfer process;
• A free lunch

Register online to attend.

While we all experience the metabolism of energy from food, the use of biomass to convert energy in the agriculture system is growing. The useful applications of bioenergy truly enable basic elements to come full circle.

British Columbia has a diverse suite of biotechnology initiatives that is fostering innovative pathways for a Bioeconomy. Demonstration projects such as anaerobic digesters reduce greenhouse gas emissions, generate effective fertilizers and lower food waste in landfills. Biomass and chemical R&D is leading to novel biorefining processes and enhanced wastewater treatment.

In the June 2013 GreenTech Exchange (GTEx) Forum, a panel of bioenergy experts will discuss agriculture in a whole new light and share insights on drivers and barriers with technology adoption, selective showcase of key projects in BC and opportunities in the short and long term.

Speakers:

• Bob Paul, Bioeconomy Analyst
• Chris Bush, Catalyst Agri-Innovation Society
• Jared Taylor, Diacarbon Energy
• Matt Dickson, BC Agriculture Council
• Scott Stanners, BC Bioenergy Network (Moderator)

The coming GTEx Forum takes place at Harbour Centre, Simon Fraser University. Networking begins at 5:00pm with the presentation at 6:00pm. Register online to attend.

Entrepreneur Warren Roy, founder of Global Relay, earned top honour as Person of the Year, while the recently acquired Layer 7 Technologies was recognized as Company of the Year.

“Layer 7 and Global Relay exemplify the world-class companies that we are creating here in BC,” stated BCTIA President and CEO Bill Tam.

Roy’s Global Relay won an award for Community Engagement, while Vancouver-based QuickMobile snagged Emerging Company of the Year.

PMC won Excellence in Product Innovation; OpenRoad Communications and Transportation Investment tied for the Adoption of Technology award; Most Promising Pre-Commercial Technology went to Nanotech Security; FundRazr was recognized as most promising startup; and Land Title and Survey Authority of BC won Team of the Year.

For those who missed the presentation, here’s the video replay:

Crowdfunding Reinvents the Old Stock Exchange – How Do You Profit From It? wants to educate entrepreneurs, investors, regulators, government, professionals, customers, and media on the hot topic.

If you are an entrepreneur, your options to finance your venture from start-up to exit have expanded – crowdfunding by pre-sales/rewards, equity, or debt, through successive growth stages to final exit by IPO or M&A. The platform provides the tool to test market your products. Predictive analytics acquire business intelligence – what, why, when your customers will buy.

If you are an investor (accredited, non-accredited, institutional, private equity, venture capital), crowdfunding introduces a new asset class from various sectors at different life stages.

Panel Speakers include angel investor Mike Volker. Register online to attend.

For those who missed the presentation, here’s the video replay:

It’s a morning panel discussion that will explore how being innovative with one’s business can lead to amazing results. The panel includes:

• Tracy Redies, President + CEO, Coast Capital Savings
• Mike Jagger, Founder + President, Provident Security
• Brian Scudamore, Founder + CEO, 1-800-GOT-JUNK?
• Victoria Sopik, CEO, Kids and Company

This upcoming FWE Coast Capital Roundtable is on June 20th from 9:00am to 11:00am at the Segal Graduate School of Business (500 Granville Street). Register online to attend.

Note that these slides work best with the seminar video, which will  be up in 1-2 weeks.