Events
To find out what's new with Octopz, including information about conferences, seminars, and other events that members of the Octopz team will be participating in, click one of the links below.
November 3 & 4, 2008
Powering Innovation, a National Summit
Metro Toronto Convention Centre
Program Track: Pragmatic Partnerships: Collaborations in CyberspaceVirtual Organizations – Is Yours?
Monday, November 3, 2008 -- 10:45 am - 12 pm
Panelists: Asif Khan, Octopz Inc.
Gerard van der Burg, IGLOO Software
Michael Owen, Ontario College of Art & Design
Organizations are not what they used to be. How has technology and the rapid adoption of new integrated and interconnected platforms, tools and applications allowed some organizations to thrive and evolve? Join this group of panelists from diverse sectors who examine work in a networked, collaborative environment.
Sept 22 – 28, 2008
September 25, 2008
Creative Collaboration:
Agencies, Clients & Consumers Team-Up
10:30 – 11:45 am, Room 717A
Presentor:Asif Khan, Octopz. Gone are the days of the agency pitching a client orclient simply saying what they want without the input of the consumer.Learn how Web 2.0 collaboration tools are changing the ways theseagents, clients, and consumers are interacting to drive bettercampaigns.
September 23, 2008
Navigating Potholes 101:
CEOs Managing in Challenging Times
3:30 – 4:30 pm, Room 717B
Speakers:
Peter J. Buchanan, Management Transitions
Miriam G. Tuerk, Infobright
Ron McKenzie, Octopz
Jointhis panel in which CEOs of emerging growth companies share theirexperiences managing through recessions, firings, shareholder disputes& other unspoken truths of running fast growing companies.
Sept 16-19, 2008
Web 2.0 Expo
Javits Center, New York, NY
Web2.0 Expo is heading to New York City to serve the business andtechnical community on the East Coast - home of media, advertising,fashion, and finance.This Expo will gather the diverse East Coastbusiness communities, plus worldwide attendees, to discuss the futureof the web as a platform for business. Learn more and register today atwww.web2expo.com
September 16, 2008
Growing Your Business
Faculty Club, South Building
U of T - Mississauga
Presentedby R.I.C. Centre & OCETA - A speaker series of 10 consecutivemonthly breakfast events to help entrepreneurs fast trackcommercialization. Join CEO of Octopz, Ron Mckenzie on the followingpanel discussion: How to Create a Successful Business Model.
May 25 - 27, 2008
OUCC Ontario Universities Computing Conference
York University, Toronto, Ontario
OUCC will highlight how universities can expand their campuses in a sustainable and efficient way, with fewer resources, and provide an anytime, anywhere, high-quality experience for students, faculty and staff. For more info, visit the OUCC website.
April 22-25, 2008
Web 2.0 Expo
Moscone Center, San Francisco
Web 2.0 Expo is the first conference and tradeshow for the rapidly growing ranks of designers and developers, product managers, entrepreneurs, VCs, marketers, and business strategists who are embracing the opportunities created by Web 2.0 technologies. Learn more and register today at www.web2expo.com
April 29-30, 2008
Canadian Innovation Exchange 2008
Carlu, Toronto
CIX is an action-packed two-day event that showcases Canada’s hottest new and innovative technology companies and Octopz has been chosen as one of Canada's 20 Hottest Innovative Companies by the CIX Selection Committee. The Hot 20 will present live at CIX on April 29 and 30. www.canadianinnovationexchange.com
March 19, 2008
MaRS Experience!
Tech 2008
MaRS Centre, Toronto
Experience!Tech 2008 brings you the plenary sessions and keynote via live broadcast from IDC's annual Directions Conference in Boston combined with MaRS Master Classes in Toronto. Together, this event highlights the important technology advances, emerging business models and technology leaders who are shaping today’s competitive markets. Visit Octopz in the Company Showcase area.
November 8, 2007
DesignCamp Waterloo
Waterloo, Ontario
Asif Khan, Director of Sales at Octopz will participate in DesignCampWaterloo, an informal, open-forum opportunity for digital designers to gather, talk, and show off their work to like-minded folks. This event will take place on Thursday November 8, 2007 at the University of Waterloo, Student Life Centre, 2pm – 7pm.
Sept 30 - Oct 3, 2007
Adobe MAX
Chicago, Illinios
Join Octopz (booth 35) in the Enterprise and Collaboration Technology Zone at MAX 2007, the annual Adobe user event. This year's event offers world-class training, unparalleled networking opportunities, and hands-on access to the latest technologies. Learn more at www.adobemax2007.com/na
October 18, 2007
Marketing Roundtable
Toronto, Ontario
Presented by ITAC and sponsored by SMA, Ann Christie, VP Marketing of Octopz will participate in a marketing roundtable entitled Wrestling the competition: how to differentiate your offering and win new business. This event will be held at the MaRS Centre in Toronto on Thursday, October 18th from 7:30AM to 10:30AM.
September 5 - 7, 2007
Innovation Illuminated
Montreal, Quebec
Ron McKenzie, CEO of Octopz will be speaking at
"Innovation Illuminated" - a celebration of Canadian technology - at Red Herring Canada 2007. Thistwo-day event will highlight Canada's rapid emergence as a globalleader in technology's ever-changing ecosystem, with a focus on thenation's evolution and advancement in such sectors as informationtechnology, communications, life sciences and clean-tech industries.
June 18 - 21, 2007
Enterprise 2.0 Conference
Boston, Massachusetts
The collaborative
technologies conference.
Learn how your business can leverage new tools and technologies, hand in hand with culture and processes, to increase innovation, productivity and agility.
See the best tools in action,
by visiting Octopz in booth 6.
June 10 - 13, 2007
HOW Design Conference
Atlanta, Georgia
The creativity, business and technology conference for graphic designers.
Join us at HOW in the Learning Center on Tuesday, June 12 at 2pm for "The Power to Get Things Done – A day in the life of a creative professional". See how Octopz online collaboration technology is helping Graphic Communicator, Shailyn Attia, achieve a new level of productivity supporting the daily workflows and applications she already uses.
Also visit us at booth 238, to see Octopz in action and to learn more about how Octopz enables on-demand, online collaboration.
June 4 - 5, 2007
2007 Store Conference
Toronto, Ontario
Canada's Retail Conference, will challenge retail leaders to rethink, enhance and improve "The Customer Experience." Presented by Retail Council of Canada (RCC), please visit Octopz in the Rogers Business Solutions booth D.
This two-day event offers an innovative and interactive environment where retailers come together to hear from their peers and industry experts,discuss issues and exchange innovative ideas to do business and build relationships.
May 30th & 31st, 2007
mesh Web Conference
Toronto, Ontario
Connect with people who are as excited
about the potential of the Web as you
are - people who want to know more
about how it is changing the way we live,
work and interact with the world.
Join Octopz team members at this
exciting event.
April 18-23, 2007
Web 2.0 Expo
Moscone Center, San Francisco