🏙️ Midweek Memo: Say cheese

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Emily Edwards
June 28, 2023

Welcome to the Midweek Memo: a weekly digest of the city’s top tech events, personnel moves, job openings, and industry opportunities.

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🎟️ Vancouver Tech Events

  • Whether you need to spruce up your look for your LinkedIn profile, website, or next speaking engagement, it's time to get a new headshot.

  • We’ve teamed up with Outlandish Visuals to host an Entrepreneur & Team Photo Studio for our subscribers to get some good shots taken.

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  • Join us for a casual coffee networking event hosted by Toast, a women's tech collective and talent partner dedicated to promoting gender diversity on technical teams.

  • This intimate gathering will take place in a cozy and comfortable setting, perfect for connecting with like-minded professionals and expanding your network.

  • From investments and acquisitions to layoffs and leadership changes, we’ve had no shortage of big tech news this year.

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More must-attend events from our partners

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eShop Crypto: Second-hand marketplace revolutionizing online trading

Vancouver's eShopCrypto launches a beta platform featuring smart contract payments for secure, user-friendly transactions, diverse product categories, and lower fees.

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👩🏻‍💼 Vancouver Tech Moves

Major personnel changes, including promotions, hires, and departures:

TKS is the world’s top innovation program for students ages 13-17 

The program is designed to make students future-ready with the tools and mindsets needed to solve important problems in the world.

At TKS, students:

-Gain real-world work experience with organizations like Google and the UN

- Be future-ready with a good understanding of emerging technologies like AI and nanotech

- Develop a portfolio of projects for university and internship applications

- Learn the mindsets, confidence, and problem-solving abilities needed to lead

- Be mentored by professionals from Apple, Stanford, Uber, and more

Applications are due June 30.

💼 Vancouver Tech Jobs

Whether you're looking for a dream role or a dream employee, Vancouver Tech Jobs has you covered with a wide selection of local tech roles.

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