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UC Careers, STEM Careers Fair | Taiopenga Rapuara

Organised by: UC Careers

Venue: Online event

The University of Canterbury's STEM Employer Online Engagement allows you to meet prospective graduate employees. Following the recent New Zealand Government announcement and their commitment to public safety, UC Careers have decided to restructure STEM Careers Fairs into a virtual event: STEM Employers Online Engagement. They are now offering this event in an online format...

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GAAD Free Webinar: Digital Accessibility Imperative Post COVID-19

Organised by: Access Advisors

Venue: Online event

Thursday 21 May is Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD), a day to get people talking, thinking and learning about digital access/inclusion. This year our discussion focuses on how businesses need to consider digital accessibility. Not only is ensuring everyone has an equitable experience the right thing to do to, but there are multiple other business benefits from...

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World Product Day Online Meet-up

Organised by: Christchurch Product Management and Marketing Group

On 27 May‘20 (Wed) we’ll be celebrating the third edition of World Product Day and there will be about 90+ local events in different cities around the World. As usual,...

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Brain Dates – Master of Applied Data Science

Venue: Online event

What is Data Science and how can you make it work for you? Brought to you by UC but open to Canterbury Tech members, on Wednesday 3 June at 3pm James Williams and Nicholas Ward will explain the world of Data Science, what good data looks like, and how your business can get strategic insights...

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Virtual Tech Careers Session

Organised by: SIGNAL ICT Grad School

Venue: Online event

If you're thinking about a change of career in 2020, or want to add tech to your existing degree, join SIGNAL's online Tech Careers session. We've entered a new decade and technology is changing faster than ever before! Tech has enabled us to live, work and play at home during the Covid-19 lockdown, and its...

Free
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Canterbury Tech June Monthly Event – Online

Organised by: Canterbury Tech

Venue: Online event

We invite you to join us via Zoom for our upcoming monthly Canterbury Tech event on Tuesday 9th June where we will hear from two guest speakers.  The theme for this event is 'Real World Applications of AI'.  There will be a couple of opportunities to network too. Format of the evening: 5.00pm – Welcome...

DigiMarCon New Zealand 2020 – Digital Marketing Conference

Organised by: DigiMarCon New Zealand

Venue: ANZ Stadium

Address: Edwin Flack Ave, Sydney, NSW, Australia

DigiMarCon Australia & New Zealand 2020 is your chance to ... - Hear from some of the most audacious and thought-provoking speakers in the digital marketing industry. - Gain insight...

$497
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Mentor Workshop and Q&A Session

Organised by: Canterbury Tech

Venue: Online event

WE NEED MORE MENTORS! Canterbury Tech's Career Start Mentor Programme Workshop and Q&A for Prospective Mentors Mentor Programme 2 - Workshop and Q&A Thursday 25 June 2020 11am REGISTER HERE You may have seen that our second mentor programme for 2020 - 'Career Start' is open for applications. It is designed to support people looking for...

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Women in Tech Christchurch – Meet up – 2 July

Organised by: Women In Tech Christchurch

Venue: Trimble

Address: 11 Birmingham Drive, Christchurch

Stress, its impact and how to increase mental fitness https://www.meetup.com/Women-in-Tech-Chch/events/271485161/

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Canterbury Tech July Monthly Event

Organised by: Canterbury Tech

Venue: TSB Space, Tūranga, Central Library

Address: 60 Cathedral Square, Christchurch

Join us at our upcoming monthly Canterbury Tech event where we will hear from two guest speakers in one stream.  The theme for this event is Smart Cities with guest speakers from two local companies. When: Tuesday 7 July 2020 from 5:30 pm Venue: TSB Space, Tūranga Transport / Car Parking: More info here  Outline...

Tech Careers Pizza Night – Christchurch 14 July

Organised by: SIGNAL ICT Grad School

Venue: EPIC Innovation Centre

Address: 100 Manchester St, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand

We've entered a new decade and technology is changing faster than ever before! Tech has enabled us to live, work and play at home, during the Covid-19 lockdown, and its importance has been highlighted for us all. Even before Covid-19, tech is NZ's fastest-growing sector and third-largest industry, and the career opportunities are huge. Join...

Free
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Challenges and Opportunities for our Canterbury technology community to address the realities of climate change

Organised by: Canterbury Tech

Venue: The Loft

Address: 146A Lichfield Street, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand

Canterbury Tech invites you to join a discussion and question time with Hon. James Shaw, New Zealand's climate change minister. The tech industry in Christchurch is highly innovative. The NZ tech sector contributes $16b to the GDP. Information-based work done here can be sustainably exported and used around the world. Bring your questions about ways NZ and Canterbury can...

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AI in action! – Christchurch FinTech

Organised by: Christchurch FinTech

Venue: Te Ohaka

Address: Ara Institute of Canterbury

Our first Christchurch FinTech meetup is coming up and we are grateful for ARA to host us at Te Ōhaka - Centre for Growth & Innovation, K Block. The format of the evening is: 5:00 pm - 5:30 pm Networking, drinks and nibbles 5:30 pm - 6:00 pm Presentation and Q&A 6:00 pm - 6:30...

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Pathways to Tech – Student/Employer Connect Event

Organised by: Canterbury Tech

Venue: Online event

TECHWEEK 2020 EVENT Pathways to Tech - Student / Employer Connect Event   Held during Techweek, at this event, Canterbury Tech invites students aged 13 - 17, their whanau, teachers and careers advisors to join us online on Thursday 30 July at 10am. This is an opportunity to engage with us to... Learn about the local 'tech' industry...

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Canterbury Tech Monthly Event – August 2020

Organised by: Canterbury Tech

Venue: TSB Space, Tūranga, Central Library

Address: 60 Cathedral Square, Christchurch

Join us at our upcoming monthly Canterbury Tech event where we will hear from two guest speakers from two local companies in one stream. The theme for this event is High Tech Engineering. We will deliver this as a 'hybrid' event, offering you a chance to attend via Zoom if you are unable to attend in person. However...

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Christchurch Women in Tech – A journey through technology, resilience & belief

Organised by: Christchurch Women in Tech

Venue: Tait Communications

Address: 245 Wooldridge Rd, Harewood

Our next Christchurch Women in Tech meetup is hosted by Tait Communication and we have the pleasure of listening to four Tait women about their journeys across technology careers. This...

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ThincLab Adelaide & ThincLab Canterbury Webinar Series: Webinar 1

Organised by: ThincLab

Venue: Online event

ThincLab would love you to join them for the first webinar in our Trans-Tasman series: Innovation in the Health & Med Tech Sectors. They are combining experts from Adelaide and Canterbury, all of whom are bringing their perspectives on innovation and technology in the healthcare sector, for a discussion on opportunities presented by 2020. You’ll...

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Think like a fraudster when building an anti-fraud system

Organised by: Christchurch FinTech

Venue: The Loft

Address: 146A Lichfield Street, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand

After the success of our 1st event we are excited to announce our 2nd event. We are lucky to have Brett O'Donnell, the CEO of Webtools (https://www.webtools.co.nz/) talking us through how they created an anti-fraud system for one of their clients. This interactive session will involve putting ourselves into fraudster's shoes to try and "game...

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Tech legal update – what you need to know – webinar

Organised by: IT Professionals New Zealand

Venue: Online event

Brought to you by IT Professionals. Following on from our Covid-19 Tech Law update in April, there's a lot we all need to know from a legal perspective stemming out of the whole pandemic. Many individuals and businesses are getting caught out in various ways, and those in tech are no exception. This update, in...

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Plugged In: How will Asia’s digital innovation impact on New Zealand business?

Venue: Online event

Te Kura Umanga | UC Business School and the Asia New Zealand Foundation | Te Whītau Tūhono invite you to join us for this exciting Focus on Asia discussion as part of the Hihiko Webinar Series. Hihiko means to be inspired, lively and invigorated. Featuring Mitchell Pham - Chair, Digital Council of Aotearoa New Zealand, Stephanie Honey -...

Female Tech Founders – Q&A Webinar

Organised by: Custom D

Join Julie Ryan, Co Founder of Custom D as she chats to Jenn Little, Founder of Insource, an online recruitment database, and Tracy Austin, Founder of Doggone, an App that reunites lost dogs with their owners. If you're interested in the journey to becoming a tech startup, especially when you're a female and  have no technical...

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Cybersecurity and the recent attacks – ITP Webinar

Organised by: IT Professionals New Zealand

Venue: Online event

Cybersecurity has always been important, but never more important than right now. So how do we protect ourselves when the wolves come knocking? While some have criticised some of the victims for not being able to repel a significant DDOS attack, the reality is that what we've seen in the last week or so are...

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Aerospace Christchurch Meet Up #14: Christchurch Taking Flight!

Organised by: Aerospace Christchurch

Venue: Ara Institute of Canterbury

Address: 130 Madras Street, Christchurch

This event will provide a general update on the current and future position of aerospace in Canterbury. About this Event Our next meet up "Christchurch Taking Flight" is brought to...

Free

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Christchurch – Ada Lovelace Day Event 2020

Organised by: SIGNAL ICT Grad School

Venue: Signal ICT Grad School

Address: EPIC (Enterprise Precinct and Innovation Campus), 76/106 Manchester St, Christchurch, New Zealand, New Zealand

Come and join us to celebrate Ada Lovelace Day 2020 and NZ women in tech! We'll be streaming the TechWomen  'Ada Lovelace Day – Women back yourselves – the Tech...

Free
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Canterbury Tech October 2020 Monthly Event

Organised by: Canterbury Tech

Venue: CDHB Design Lab

Address: 17 Print Place, Middleton, Christchurch, New Zealand

Tuesday 13th October 2020 Join us at our upcoming monthly Canterbury Tech event where we will hear from four guest speakers from local companies across two streams. The theme for this event is Healthtech. For Canterbury Tech members only, we will also be offering a tour of the venue, the Canterbury District Health Board's Design...

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‘WE’RE TALKING HEALTH’ – RESEARCH TALKS EVENT 2020

Organised by: Te Papa Hauora Health Precinct

Venue: Te Paia Hauora

Address: 276 Antigua Street, Christchurch

Join Te Papa Hauora for a fun evening of talks from leading researchers in Canterbury who are improving health outcomes in our community. About this Event   Te Papa Hauora brings you its free annual research talks event. Lead researchers from Te Papa Hauora partners talk about a variety of health issues being studied including...

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AI to protect New Zealand’s Native Birds

Organised by: Tom Blomfield

Venue: The Loft

Address: 146A Lichfield Street, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand

Christchurch AI is back! To kick us off we have a talk from Shaun Ryan from The Cacophony Project. The Cacophony Project has been bringing digital technology to the fight for New Zealand native birds. They are developing a set of technologies that will be deployed throughout New Zealand. Their technology will: - Lure invasive...

Free

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