CivicTechBrampton 29th Meetup MITACS Funding, Research and Development
About this Event
MITACS and its available funding streams. Can technologists contribute their skills towards addressing the complex challenges presented by MITACS partner organizations?
Mitacs is a national, not-for-profit organization in Canada that connects post-secondary institutions, industry, and government to fund research and deploy skilled talent
Guest Speaker:
Wilson Luo, PhD, Senior Advisor, Business Development MITACS
Check out their website here: https://www.mitacs.ca/
Inviting all technologists, students, and citizens interested in working on Civic Tech projects.
New to Civic Tech? You are definitely welcome! We will all be learning from each other. Just knowing what projects people are working on sparks ideas about new civic tech projects. There will be opportunities to network, and pitch your own project to interested volunteers.
Questions: email [email protected]
Agenda:
6:00 to 6:15 Meet and network over Pizza
6:15 to 6:30 Introductions (everyone)
6:30 Presentation by Wilson Luo, MITACS
7:00 to 7:15 Q& A
7:15 to 7:30 Project pitches
7:30 to 8:30 Breakout into projects of interest
Where is it happening?
Event Location & Nearby Stays:
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