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SUMMARY:Tax Credit Webinars with TDS
DESCRIPTION:Learn what’s new and know what’s changed for 2023. \n\n\n\nJoin TDS lawyers for a complimentary two-part series on the tax credits and funds available to the interactive digital media industry. \n\n\n\nThis is an exclusive event for New Media Manitoba members.Please register to attend virtually to each session. \n\n\n\nWe will review the following topics over two separate lunch hours.  \n\n\n\n\nSmall Business Venture Tax Credit in 5 Steps\n\n\n\nEmployee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)\n\n\n\nSetting up Tax Efficient Growth Structures\n\n\n\nCanExport Funding Options\n\n\n\nIP Assist\n\n\n\nDigital Programs\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSession 1 – Feb 15th \n\n\n\nSmall Business Venture Tax Credit (SBVCTC) in 5 Steps\n\n\n\nPresented by: Danielle Grzybowski \n\n\n\n\nIs this Tax Credit a fit for your small business?\n\n\n\nApplication and Approval Process\n\n\n\nSoliciting Investors (Legally)\n\n\n\nTransaction and Issuing Shares\n\n\n\nReporting and Issuing Tax Credit Receipts\n\n\n\n\nESOP (Employee Stock Ownership Plan)\n\n\n\nPresented by: Leilani Kagan\, K.C. \n\n\n\nAn Employee Stock Option Plan allows employees to own a piece of the company in the future and benefit from its growth. Startups use ESOPs to attract and retain employees. This webinar will discuss the employee ownership definition\, the key benefits and tax incentives to an ESOP and a brief overview of the provincial program. \n\n\n\n\nLearn about how an ESOP plays a role in ownership in your company\n\n\n\nLearn about how an employee stock option plan can help attract and retain your employees\n\n\n\nLearn how your company will benefit from creating an ESOP\n\n\n\n\nSetting up Tax Efficient Growth Structures\n\n\n\nPresented by: Leo Palay \n\n\n\n\nWhat is Lifetime Capital Gains Exemption?\n\n\n\nHow can I maximize this opportunity for my business?\n\n\n\nHow do you qualify for Lifetime Capital Gains Exemption?\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSession 2 – Feb 22nd\n\n\n\nCanExport Funding Options\n\n\n\nPresented by: Silvia de Sousa \n\n\n\n\nTypes of CanExport Funding\n\n\n\n\n-CanExport SMEs-CanExport Innovation-CanExport Associations-CanExport Community Investments – to help Canadian communities and non-profit\, locally based organizations attract\, retain and expand foreign direct investment. \n\n\n\n\nHow CanExport funding can help your business expand?\n\n\n\nServices TDS can offer that meet CanExport requirement\n\n\n\n\nIntellectual Property (IP) Assist Program\n\n\n\nPresented by: Silvia de Sousa \n\n\n\n\nTypes of IP\n\n\n\nLegal ownership issues with respect to IP\n\n\n\nMethods to protect IP\n\n\n\nGovernment Programs\n\n\n\n\nThe Digital Services Program\n\n\n\nPresented by: Silvia de Sousa \n\n\n\n\nHow to qualify\n\n\n\nService streams\n\n\n\n\n-`Business Technology Services-`Cybersecurity Audits-`Digital Legal Services \n\n\n\n\nTypes of Digital Legal Services\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPresenting TDS Lawyers \n\n\n\n\nDanielle Grzybowski\n\n\n\nLeilani Kagan K.C.\n\n\n\nLeo Palay\n\n\n\nSilvia de Sousa\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDetails\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWebsite: \n\n\n\n\n\nVenue\n\n\n\n\n\nOrganizer\n\n\n\n\n\nhttps://www.eventbrite.ca/e/tax-credit-webinar-tickets-513163815787
URL:https://newmediamanitoba.com/event/tax-credit-webinars-with-tds/
CATEGORIES:Business Development,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Winnipeg:20221130T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/Winnipeg:20221130T170000
DTSTAMP:20260603T233237
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SUMMARY:Google Analytics 4 - Reporting
DESCRIPTION:This one-day course looks at the newest version of Google Analytics – Google Analytics 4. GA4 will be the future of Google Analytics – it is an entirely new way of looking at analytics that focuses on cross-device measurement and insights driven by machine learning and first-party data. \n\n\n\nIn the course\, you will get started using GA4\, as well as covering the interface\, key reports\, and major differences between it and the previous version of GA. You’ll go away with the knowledge to start making full use of this exciting new innovation straight away. \n\n\n\nThis course focuses on the reporting elements of GA4. It is a good starting point for anyone who wants to get familiar with what the latest version of GA has to offer or for those who are starting to use GA4 for the first time. \n\n\n\nLearning Outcomes: \n\n\n\nUnderstand the basic building blocks of analytics data and the capabilities of GA4Derive insights about your users\, marketing\, and user experience on both your website and your appDig even deeper into your data by building custom reports in the Analysis HubLearn how to use audiences\, user properties\, parameters and other GA4 specific elements\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPresenter information \n\n\n\nJellyfish Training supports and drives digital transformation by providing the right technology\, strategy\, and training. \n\n\n\nThey are Google’s leading global partner and offer a range of delivery formats to suit all needs. Their trainers are professional\, in-house industry experts and each love sharing their knowledge. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDetails\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWebsite: \n\n\n\n\n\nVenue\n\n\n\n\n\nOrganizer\n\n\n\n\n\nhttps://www.eventbrite.ca/e/google-analytics-4-reporting-tickets-433119039707
URL:https://newmediamanitoba.com/event/google-analytics-ga4-reporting/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Training,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Winnipeg:20221129T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/Winnipeg:20221129T160000
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SUMMARY:Google Analytics 4 (GA4)
DESCRIPTION:The world is waving goodbye to Google Analytics and saying hello to Google Analytics 4\, or GA4. Previously known as App+Web\, GA4 offers several key upgrades\, including a redesigned user interface and improved tracking across web and app properties. \n\n\n\nThis one-day course focuses on setting up and configuring Google Analytics 4 (GA4)\, the newest version of Google Analytics. GA4 is built for the future\, and enables cross-platform measurement as well as new technologies to enhance the accuracy and relevance of your analytics. \n\n\n\nIn the course\, you will learn what has changed in this new version of Google Analytics. We’ll then delve into the steps required to set up\, configure and audit a GA4 property with plenty of hands-on in-platform exercises. You’ll leave with the knowledge to start making full use of this exciting new platform straight away. \n\n\n\nThis workshop is the perfect first step into learning about setting up Google Analytics 4. It is ideal for analysts\, technical marketers\, developers and entrepreneurs that are planning on setting up Google Analytics 4 for their organization or for those that are interested in increasing their understanding of how Google Analytics works. \n\n\n\nLearning Outcomes \n\n\n\nConfigure your Google Analytics 4 account following the best practices from GoogleImplement advanced features such as custom events\, user ID and data importCreate custom definitions and user properties for your reportsSet up events and parametersAudit any existing Google Analytics account \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPresenter information \n\n\n\nJellyfish Training supports and drives digital transformation by providing the right technology\, strategy\, and training. They are Google’s leading global partner and offer a range of delivery formats to suit all needs. Their trainers are professional\, in-house industry experts and each love sharing their knowledge. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDetails\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWebsite: \n\n\n\n\n\nVenue\n\n\n\n\n\nOrganizer\n\n\n\n\n\nhttps://www.eventbrite.ca/e/google-analytics-4-implementation-and-configuration-tickets-428596994147
URL:https://newmediamanitoba.com/event/google-analytics-4-ga4-implement-configure/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Training,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Winnipeg:20221021T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/Winnipeg:20221021T160000
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SUMMARY:Twinmotion Workshop
DESCRIPTION:New Media Manitoba has partnered with Fair Chance Learning and Epic Games to offer this professional learning opportunity for educators to learn the real-time skills needed to succeed in game development\, architecture\, film and TV\, automotive\, and more. \n\n\n\nInteractive 3D is changing the way we live and work\, opening countless jobs for students who want to explore new careers in advertising\, architecture\, films\, games\, engineering\, and more. But as an education professional\, how can you learn this method and incorporate it directly into your teaching? \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTwinmotion Workshop
 \n\n\n\nTwinmotion and Unreal Engine are a powerful set of tools that can help us visualize the architectural world. Using these programs in conjunction with one another can enable students to creatively and intelligently develop complex projects. \n\n\n\n
In this Professional learning experience\, you will learn the following: \n\n\n\n· How to access Twinmotion \n\n\n\n· The basics of movement and navigation \n\n\n\n· Sculpting land \n\n\n\n· Importing third-party assets \n\n\n\n· Creating interactive 3D spaces \n\n\n\n· The resources available to support with classroom integration \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPlease Note:  \n\n\n\nYour ManACE membership fee for 2022-2023 is included in the registration cost. You do not need to be an existing ManACE member to register. A catered lunch will also be provided for all attendees and we’ll check in about dietary restrictions leading up to the event. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDetails\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWebsite: \n\n\n\n\n\nVenue\n\n\n\n\n\nOrganizer\n\n\n\nhttps://www.eventbrite.ca/e/twinmotion-workshop-unreal-educator-accelerator-program-tickets-431879161197
URL:https://newmediamanitoba.com/event/twinmotion-workshop/
CATEGORIES:Training,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Winnipeg:20210527T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Winnipeg:20210527T130000
DTSTAMP:20260603T233237
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SUMMARY:Traction on Demand - Michelle Malpass
DESCRIPTION:New Media Manitoba and BCorp Manitoba Community are very excited to welcome Michelle Malpass\, VP of Community for Traction on Demand for our next Network Speaker Series event. \nTraction on Demand is one of North America’s largest Salesforce consulting and application development firms that continues to grow in Canada and is currently expanding locally into Winnipeg. \nMichelle will share Traction’s journey in becoming BCorp certified\, and how it has positively impacted their business. \n  \nWhen: May 27th 12pm – 1pm CST / 10am – 11 am PST\nCost: Free to attend but you must register\nWhere: Virtual (Zoom) You will receive the Zoom link 24 hours before the event  \n  \nMichelle’s presentation will be followed by Q&A session moderated by Andrew Boardman\, Principal of Manoverboard and Suzanne Braun\, Managing Director at Relish New Brand Experience. \nSpeaker Bio:\nMichelle Malpass is the VP of Community at Traction on Demand. She began her social impact journey 10 years ago with the creation of Traction for Good\, Traction’s community engagement program that has now woven itself into every corner of the business. She is the former Executive Director of the Take a Hike Foundation\, and has held various positions in the non-profit sector and in fundraising consulting. She earned her BA in Communications and played varsity softball at SFU\, and loves spending time in the outdoors adventuring with her three kids.
URL:https://newmediamanitoba.com/event/traction-on-demand-michelle-malpass/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Livestream,Promoted Event,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Winnipeg:20210401T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Winnipeg:20210401T130000
DTSTAMP:20260603T233237
CREATED:20210302T162357Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210302T165748Z
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SUMMARY:Network Speaker Series with Jen Goertzen - Growing Into Any Role You Want
DESCRIPTION:When you work in tech\, you can design or develop for almost any industry—and there’s no reason to choose only one. You can switch industries with every role and continue to grow as a professional. \nGrowing Into Any Role You Want \nIn this Network Speaker Series installment\, Jen Goertzen of Caribou and BRYTER will offer insights into anticipating and adapting to changes you experience when you jump into a new role in a new space. Jen will share her experiences moving from companies of over 400 people to startups with 40\, from designing for instant messaging to classical music. \nWhen: 12pm – 1pm\, April 1st\nWhere: Virtual\n \nRegister Now \n  \n\nPresenter Bio  \n Jen Goertzen  – Co-Founder of Caribou & Product Designer for BRYTER \nJen Goertzen is a UX designer and researcher from Winnipeg working in Berlin. She co-founded Caribou\, a UX consultancy\, in 2011. Over the course of her career\, she has consulted with and worked in-house on teams at startups and organizations across a range of industries\, including interactive retail experiences\, classical music streaming\, and most recently\, a no-code automation platform. In all experiences\, she finds space for questions\, discussion\, and design.
URL:https://newmediamanitoba.com/event/network-speaker-series-with-jen-goertzen-growing-into-the-role-you-want/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Livestream,Promoted Event,Training,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Winnipeg:20210224T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Winnipeg:20210224T190000
DTSTAMP:20260603T233237
CREATED:20210120T152803Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210216T221305Z
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SUMMARY:Virtual Production with HaZ Dulull
DESCRIPTION:New Media Manitoba and Film Training Manitoba are proud to present Director / Producer – HaZ Dulull.  In this presentation and Q&A session\, HaZ will talk about pivoting from his live action filmmaking career towards animated feature films and TV to stay relevant and proactive in Hollywood. \nHaZ will share how indie filmmakers can harness game engines to tell high-concept stories that were impossible to achieve previously without massive budgets and resources. \nLearn how a proof of concept pilot started his journey with real-time graphics and how that project lead to him getting tapped to direct the animated feature film –Mutant Year Zero (based on the acclaimed video game of the same name). This film was created entirely inside Unreal Engine as final pixel renders. This process helped prepared him to combine live-action with Real-time CG for the Virtual production shoot on the short film project ‘Percival’ utilizing the latest LED screen technology. \nThis presentation will be a deep dive into the creative\, technical and business decisions he made on those projects. This session is visually driven with tons of behind the scenes footage breaking down the scenes in Unreal Engine\, followed with a Q&A afterwards. \nRegister Now\n\nPresenter Bio \nHasraf ‘HaZ’ Dulull started his career in Video games and Visual Effects for Film and TV\, before transitioning to directing and producing with his breakout sci-fi indie feature film – THE BEYOND\, which was released by Gravitas Ventures\, and premiered at #2 on the iTunes charts before trending on Netflix.  His second feature film 2036: ORIGIN UNKNOWN\, which starred Katee Sackhoff (Battlestar Galactica\, Another Life) earned a limited theatrical release in the US before landing on Netflix. \nHe was later hired to direct the pilot for Disney’s action comedy mini series – FAST LAYNE\, and was also credited as creative consultant on the entire series and directed three additional episodes when he wowed Disney channel executives with his vision for the 8 part series. Other credits include directing the short bridge film – DESCENDANTS – UNDER THE SEA for Disney\, and directing a segment in the sci-fi horror anthology PORTALS. \nHaZ is currently in production on feature films utilizing the latest in realtime animation & rendering with Unreal Engine. \nHe is currently developing genre TV\, Feature and animation projects via his production company HaZ Film\, and is represented in Hollywood by The Gotham Group. \nWebsite: haZfilm.com\nInstagram: Hazdazzle\nTwitter: HaZ_Dulull\nFacebook:  HaZFilmStudio \n\nIn Partnership with:
URL:https://newmediamanitoba.com/event/virtual-production-with-haz-dulull/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Livestream,Promoted Event,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Winnipeg:20210121T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Winnipeg:20210121T190000
DTSTAMP:20260603T233237
CREATED:20201222T170157Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210113T164134Z
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SUMMARY:Network Speaker Series - Laura Mingail
DESCRIPTION:Will your interactive product\, service\, or experience be relevant and engaging by the time it’s ready for launch? How do you decide what kind of content to focus on next? What influences your decisions? \nHow to Predict The Future of Entertainment \nIn this Network Speaker Series installment\, Laura Mingail of Archetypes & Effects will offer perspectives on how to approach planning to create for future markets and highlight innovative new forms of storytelling in digital media along with ways to monetize them. \nWhen: 6pm – 7pm\, January 21st\nWhere: Virtual\n \nRegister Now \n  \n\nPresenter Bio  \n Laura Mingail  – Founder of Archetype & Effects \n \nLaura Mingail founded Archetypes & Effects to help to bring to life the stories and experiences that entertain and evolve audiences and industries. \nFor more than a decade\, Laura has developed and executed award-winning marketing campaigns\, co-branded promotions\, and new consumer products. She has consistently driven studio\, distributor\, broadcaster\, and location-based operator results — spanning film\, TV\, music\, immersive\, and interactive media industries. \nLaura frequently delivers talks focusing on the creation and monetization of emerging forms of storytelling and technologies. She has presented at leading events such as AI World Forum (Canada)\, Augmented World Expo (USA)\,  Guanajuato International Film Festival (Mexico)\, Series Mania (France)\, SXSW (USA)\, and the World VR Forum (Switzerland). She is also a contributing author for UploadVR and CMF Trends\, a media commentator\, an Advisory Board Member for SXSW’s Advertising & Brand Experience\, XR and Experiential Storytelling Tracks\, and a Board Member for the Toronto Ring of the International Brotherhood of Magicians. 
URL:https://newmediamanitoba.com/event/network-speaker-series-laura-mingail/
CATEGORIES:Livestream,Promoted Event,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Winnipeg:20201201T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/Winnipeg:20201201T120000
DTSTAMP:20260603T233237
CREATED:20201102T203455Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201120T201216Z
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SUMMARY:Introduction to Website Accessibility
DESCRIPTION:Nearly one in six Manitobans is disabled by barriers where they work\, live\, and play. It is easy to take simple things like accessing a web site for granted\, but barriers to accessibility are real and constant challenges for persons with disabilities. Accessible websites are very important and will likely be required under the Accessibility for Manitobans Act (AMA). \nTwo sessions are scheduled as follows: \nSession 1: November 30th\, 9:30am-12:00pm CST \nSession 2: December 1st\, 9:30am-12:00pm CST \nThe focus of these two half-day workshops will be to introduce attendees to website accessibility best practices\, so that they can start to make their websites more accessible for people with different disabilities. \nWhat You Will Learn: \n\nWhat kinds of software\, hardware\, and apps people may use to access your website.\nThe basics of the WCAG 2.1 (2.2 Draft) standard\, and how we need to go further than this standard.\nMajor accessibility concepts that can be applied to websites.\nPractical tips\, and some tools\, to help start making your websites more accessible.\nHands-on exercises to practice some of the tips\, so you can apply your knowledge right away to your websites.\n\n  \n\nPresenter Bio: Through her company\, Access Changes Everything Inc.\, Lisa Snider provides digital accessibility consulting\, remediation\, audits\, user testing by people with different disabilities\, manual and automated testing\, procurement consulting\, presentations on general and specific digital accessibility topics Introduction to Digital Accessibility\, Technologies Used For Digital Access\, etc.)\, as well as in person\, and virtual\, training and workshops on software and formats (PDF\, Word\, InDesign\, PowerPoint\, website accessibility\, etc.). \nLisa Snider has over 20 years’ experience working with digital accessibility in different settings and contexts\, as a web developer\, librarian\, archivist and as accessibility consultant. She has provided services for North American institutions and businesses\, including the Canadian Museum for Human Rights\, the Government of Manitoba\, and the University of Manitoba. \nLisa’s passion in life is making websites\, documents\, audio\, video\, social media content\, electronic signage\, e-books\, apps\, etc. more accessible for people with disabilities. As well\, Lisa shares her knowledge through education\, auditing\, and lived experiences of testers with disabilities to make digital materials more accessible for people with different disabilities. \nLisa was Chair of the Government of Manitoba’s Accessibility for Manitobans Act Information and Communications Standard Development Committee\, was a Stakeholder in the W3C Accessibility Guidelines Working Group Silver Task Force (WCAG 2.1) and is a member of the ATHEN Microsoft Office and Mac Outlook Accessibility Groups\, and the Microsoft Inclusive Workplace Customer Advisory Council\, collaborating with Microsoft to improve the accessibility of their products. \n  \n\nIn Partnership With: \n \n 
URL:https://newmediamanitoba.com/event/introduction-to-website-accessibility/2020-12-01/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Promoted Event,Training,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Winnipeg:20201127T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Winnipeg:20201127T140000
DTSTAMP:20260603T233237
CREATED:20201009T184830Z
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SUMMARY:UX: User Research with Sara Fortier
DESCRIPTION:In this four-part training series\, design strategist Sara Fortier will give participants an introduction to user research\, data analysis\, and the best tools and techniques to turn research findings into actionable and innovative insights for business. Each two-hour session will consist of a mini-lecture and interactive workshop\, where participants will dive into a specific element of human-centered design and research. \nThe four sessions are scheduled as follows: \nSession 1: User Research\nNovember 19th\, 12:00-2:00pm CST \nSession 2: Developing User Personas\nNovember 20th\, 12:00-2:00pm CST \nSession 3: Journey Mapping\nNovember 26th\, 12:00-2:00pm CST \nSession 4: Turning Insights into Opportunities\nNovember 27th\, 12:00pm-2:00pm CST \n  \nA webinar link will be sent one day before the event. \n  \nSession 1 will introduce participants to User Research\, including research objectives\, planning\, and recruitment\, and the best ethnographic research methods to use and when to use them\, including in-depth interviews\, contextual observations\, diary studies\, and surveys. \nSession 2 will teach participants how to develop a set of User Personas based on the data collected through user research. This session will explore what personas are and why they are useful\, and how to build\, visualize\, and effectively apply user personas in the workplace.  \nSession 3 will teach participants how to develop Journey Maps based on the data collected through user research. This session will explore what journey maps are and how to use them to identify gaps in customer/user experience. Participants will learn the critical components of a successful journey map\, and how to build one.  \nSession 4 will build on the previous three sessions by demonstrating to participants how user research and powerful design tools (like User Personas and Journey Maps) can be utilized to pinpoint insights and areas for opportunity/innovation\, which can then be transformed into actionable recommendations and roadmaps.  \n  \nLearning outcomes for this training series will include: \n\nAn understanding of the best user research methods for UX related projects.\nAn understanding of how to create and utilize User Personas to build empathy for users and ensure a better overall user/customer experience.\nAn understanding of how to create and utilize Journey Maps to identify gaps and areas for opportunity and improve customer/user experience.\nThe ability to identify pain points and areas for opportunity in your service/product delivery and/or user experience.\nThe ability to create actionable recommendations and roadmaps for the future based on research insights\n\n  \n\nPresenter Bio: Sara Fortier is a design strategist and the CEO and founder of Outwitly Inc. – a service design consultancy that aims to transform organizations and customer experiences through leading edge design and research methods. She is an expert in ethnographic research methods\, workshop facilitation\, design-thinking\, and human-centered approaches to innovation. Prior to founding Outwitly\, Sara gained invaluable experience working in Silicon Valley for Fortune 500 clients such as Apple\, AT&T\, and Microsoft. She is also the former User Experience Director for one of the top ten media companies in the United States where she led the consumer products design and research teams.\n\n  \nTransitioning from her experience in the high-tech world\, she now helps organizations in both the public and private sectors to improve their user and customer experiences by applying the same human-centered and innovative practices used in product and service development. Her areas of expertise include designing for digital services in high-tech\, government\, healthcare\, and education.\n\n  \nSara received a Master of Interdisciplinary Design and a Bachelor of Industrial Design from Carleton University. She continues to work closely with the University as a sessional lecturer on UX design and advisor to the School of Industrial Design on all matters of design strategy\, service design\, and user research.
URL:https://newmediamanitoba.com/event/ux-user-research-with-sara-fortier/2020-11-27/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Business Development,Livestream,Promoted Event,Training,Webinar
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SUMMARY:Network Speaker Series - Katerina Cizek
DESCRIPTION:You won’t want to miss the next installment of our popular Network Speaker Series. Katerina Cizek\, the artistic director and co-founder of the Co-Creation Studio at MIT Open Documentary Lab is going to be sharing insights about her latest project.  \nKaterina co-authored Collective Wisdom\, a field study based on 166 interviews. This project includes alternatives to a singular authorial vision\, occurs within communities\, across disciplines and sometimes involves algorithms.  \nIn this session\, she’ll explore how co-creative methodologies help make a more equitable and just world.  \nWhen: 6pm – 7pm\, October.28th\nWhere: Virtual\nThe webinar is free to attend but you must register. \nTo give you a sense of the incredible work Katerina has been a part of check-out HIGHRISE and Filmmaker-in-Residence.\n \nBoth community-based and globally recognized\, these two ground-breaking long-form digital projects garnered a Peabody award\, a World Press Photo Prize\, 3 Canadian Screen Awards\, amongst others\, as well as international critical acclaim. \n  \nRegister Today \n 
URL:https://newmediamanitoba.com/event/network-speaker-series-katerina-cizek/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Livestream,Promoted Event,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Winnipeg:20200925T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Winnipeg:20200925T140000
DTSTAMP:20260603T233237
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SUMMARY:Discover the Business Value of Design Thinking
DESCRIPTION:Join us for this free one hour webinar with Jay Melone (NYC) and learn how the most innovative organizations use Design Thinking to discover customer-centred opportunities that create measurable business impact. You’ll also become aware of Design Sprints – a rapid\, highly structured Design Thinking framework\, developed by Google. \nDesign thinking can help evolve a team’s process towards an iterative\, human-centred approach\, perfect for building products and services that customers want. With this is powerful framework teams will be better equipped to: \n\nRapidly innovate\nIterative improvements for existing products and services\nCreate alignment\, and foster agreement\nMove ideas from Concept-to-Code\nAnswer “why does no one want this?” and “what do they actually want?”\n\nRegister Now\nAgenda:\n\nPresentation: 30 min\nQ&A: 20 min\nAdditional resources: 10 min\n\n  \n\nPresenter Bio: Jay Melone is the Founder and Principal Facilitator of New Haircut\, an innovation strategy firm and a global leader in problem framing and design sprints. Jay’s unique take on innovation stems from his cross-functional background in software engineering\, product management\, and design thinking facilitation.\nJay supports teams inside Google\, Verizon\, The Hartford\, Prudential\, Home Depot\, Proctor & Gamble\, and Rosetta Stone. He’s also produced numerous design thinking community favourites\, such as the Design Sprint and Problem Framing Toolkits\, the Facilitation Mini-Course\, the Innovation Leadership Accelerator\, and the world’s favourite design sprint app\, Duco. \nhttps://www.newhaircut.com/\nhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/jaymelone/
URL:https://newmediamanitoba.com/event/discover-the-business-value-of-design-thinking/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Business Development,Livestream,Training,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Winnipeg:20200924T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Winnipeg:20200924T190000
DTSTAMP:20260603T233237
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SUMMARY:Network Speaker Series - Meagan Byrne
DESCRIPTION:Are you working with Indigenous content? Our next session in the Network Speaker Series will focus on why digital projects that touch on Indigenous content should develop proper structure and Protocols. \nWhen we work with Indigenous content in the digital medium we often don’t consider the unique problems it presents. Meagan Byrne\, an Âpihtawikosisân (Métis) Narrative Mechanics Designer and founder of Achimostawinan Games will share her knowledge about working with Indigenous content in the digital industry and why it’s important to develop Protocols.  \nRegister Now \n  \nCheck out the trailer for their new game in development Hill Agency: PURITY/decay for delivery in FALL 2021 to desktops and Nintendo Switch. Bladerunner meets Oxenfree in this heart pounding at atmospheric indigenous cyber-noir detective game. \n  \n\nPresenter Bio  \n Meagan Byrne – Founder of Achimostawinan Games \nMeagan Byrne is a Métis game designer and the co-founder of Achimostawinan Games\, a video game company dedicated to developing Indigenous games for an Indigenous audience. She is also Digital and Interactive Co-ordinator with imagineNATIVE\, the world’s largest Indigenous film and media arts festival. \n“I want to tell Indigenous stories from a modern perspective\, and have them look towards the future rather than just the past\,” Byrne has said\, adding that she hopes to empower other Indigenous game designers to share their stories and give them the same opportunities she was given. \nMeagan received an Academic Award for Excellence from Sheridan College and received the Kid’s Choice 2nd place for the game Tiny Planets. Her work has been in exhibitions since 2015. \n 
URL:https://newmediamanitoba.com/event/network-speaker-series-meagan-byrne/
LOCATION:New Media Manitoba\, 100-62 Albert St.\, Winnipeg\, MB\, R3M 3N6\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Livestream,Promoted Event,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Winnipeg:20200825T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Winnipeg:20200825T120000
DTSTAMP:20260603T233237
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SUMMARY:Network Speaker Series - Marina Díez (Three of Cup Games)*
DESCRIPTION:Ready to head across the pond for the next installment of our Network Speaker Series? New Media Manitoba is thrilled to announce that Marina Diez will be joining us for an informative webinar. She’ll be presenting on the very timely topic of How to Encourage Ethics and Diversity in Work Environments.  \nWhen: Tuesday\, August 25th\, 2020 at 11:00 AM CDT\nWhere: Virtually \nSpeaker Bio\nMarina is a Spanish game designer based in London\, UK. She’s CEO and Creative Director at Three of Cups Games\, a games studio based in London. Marina is also involved in many community initiatives and activism. In November 2019\, she founded a Discord server around mental health for women in the games industry. Today\, the server counts more than 200 active members. Marina is also part of BAFTA Crew and a Women in Games Ambassador. \nRegister Now!
URL:https://newmediamanitoba.com/event/network-speaker-series-marina-diez-three-of-cup-games/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Livestream,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Winnipeg:20200730T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Winnipeg:20200730T193000
DTSTAMP:20260603T233237
CREATED:20200706T182720Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200709T182641Z
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SUMMARY:Stay at Home Session - A  Houdini Primer
DESCRIPTION:Take your first dive into the power of procedural assets with Houdini. This crash course on one of the most powerful software suites around and will help you think procedurally as you go through the process of creating your own digital assets. This session will teach you the process of creating a very simple Houdini Digital Asset aimed at game development workflows. \nThis Stay at Home Session will be in a slightly different format than previous ones. We will kick things off on July 9th with an intro session and then release a weekly series of instructional videos. The session will wrap up with another live session to answer questions and show what your next steps might be. \nHere’s what’s going to be covered at the July 9th intro session: \n\nA basic introduction to the ideas and workflows of Houdini.\nWhat is a Digital Asset and why should you care?\n\nAdvantages and disadvantages of using Houdini rather than other software.\n\nA short discussion of what integration with Unity/Unreal means in this context.\n\nAn overview of the process of creating and exporting a Houdini Digital Asset.\n\nImporting a Houdini Digital Asset with Unity or Unreal.\n\nHere’s what’s will be covered in the videos: \n\nBasic procedural modelling\nGroups and selections of faces/edges/points to support a procedural workflow\nUse of common Nodes in Houdini Modelling (PolyExtrude\, Merge\, Group\, .. )\nSetting up simple materials and UVs in Houdini\nSet up of Digital Asset in Houdini to prepare for export\nImporting and using the Digital Asset to add variation to your model.\n\nNote: We will not be covering basic Houdini topics like the UI Layout\, installing the HDA or other topics that are sufficiently covered by other available videos so you may want to watch some intro videos to prepare if you are new to Houdini. \n\nYour Instructors \nMike Safioles is a 3D Artist at Zenfri Inc\, who works on procedural technical art with SideFX Houdini and Unity.\nMike loves finding ways to automate or improve the efficiency of art tasks\, and ends up spending a lot of time with Houdini both at work and at home!\nFind him at https://twitter.com/MikeSafioles and www.safioles.com \nDylan Fries is an independent game developer\, instructor\, programmer and artist living in Winnipeg\, Manitoba. \nDylan is the founder of Peg Jam and co-founder of the Winnipeg Game Collective. He has organized and ran a dozen game jams with New Media Manitoba and is a frequent speaker and organizer in the game development community. \nDylan is currently teaching Computer Science to international students at ICM at the University of Manitoba and formerly taught the Video Game Design 2 course at Red River College. \nContact him at dyl@dylanfries.com or follow at https://dylanfries.itch.io/
URL:https://newmediamanitoba.com/event/stay-at-home-session-a-houdini-primer/2020-07-30/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Livestream,Webinar
ORGANIZER;CN="New Media Manitoba":MAILTO:info@newmediamanitoba.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Winnipeg:20200728T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Winnipeg:20200728T193000
DTSTAMP:20260603T233237
CREATED:20200715T190752Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200728T222251Z
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SUMMARY:Network Speaker Series - Kaitlin Tremblay
DESCRIPTION:New Media Manitoba is happy to announce our Network Speaker Series. This on-going series of presentations will showcase a diverse group of perspectives from experts in creative technologies. \n**THIS EVENT IS NOW LIVE** – LOG ON TO JOIN US \nTo kick-off the series we have Kaitlin Tremblay who is a writer and narrative designer at CAPY Games. She’ll be presenting strategies for nurturing (sustainably building and growing) narrative teams within studios\, with a specific look at the role of community building and how team integration plays into this. \nTopics Covered \n\nSpecific workflows\n\nTools Narrative Designers use\n\nChallenges Narrative Designers face\n\n\nKaitlin will also answer questions in a moderated Q&A and the end of her presentation. \n**Please note that this informative event will be hosted virtually. This gives everyone the chance to safely tune in. Event links will be provided two hours before the presentation begins.** \n\nPresenter Bio \nKaitlin Tremblay – CAPY GAMES & DMG Toronto \nKaitlin Tremblay is a writer and narrative designer at CAPY Games. Previously\, she was a Team Lead Narrative Designer at Ubisoft Toronto and the Lead Writer on A Mortician’s Tale (Laundry Bear Games\, 2017). \nKaitlin is also a Co-Director of the video game non-profit feminist organization Dames Making Games\, where she serves as DMG’s industry liaison and as a co-host for DMG’s narrative community-building workshops and events. \n\nDMG is a not-for-profit organization that creates space for marginalized creators to make\, play\, and critique video games within a cultural context. They teach computing skills for artistic expression\, offer production and exhibition facilities\, and provide community support for the creation of new artworks. \n\n\n 
URL:https://newmediamanitoba.com/event/network-speaker-series-kaitlin-tremblay/
LOCATION:New Media Manitoba\, 100-62 Albert St.\, Winnipeg\, MB\, R3M 3N6\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Livestream,Promoted Event,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Winnipeg:20200617T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Winnipeg:20200617T120000
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SUMMARY:DIGITAL MARKETING STRATEGIES TO GROW YOUR BUSINESS IN 2020
DESCRIPTION:DIGITAL MARKETING STRATEGIES TO GROW YOUR BUSINESS IN 2020\nThe COVID-19 pandemic has moved more businesses online than ever before – is yours ready to compete in an increasingly crowded digital landscape? \n2020 has changed the way businesses connect with their customers. Between the COVID-19 pandemic and quickly-changing social networks\, having a strong digital presence that connects you to your customers and increases your bottom line matters more than ever before. \nThis webinar will show you how to think strategically about what your business says and does online\, and why telling stories that put your customers front-and-center is key to creating long-term ROI from your digital marketing efforts. \n\nWhy does your business need a story?\nHow to think strategically about your content\nWhere to share your content (website\, blog\, social media)\nHow to write useful newsletters\nSearch Engine Optimization (SEO) basics\nTools of the trade\n\n\nPresenter Bio \nAlyson Shane is a writer\, marketer\, and business owner with 18 years’ experience publishing content online. She is the President of Starling Social Inc.\, a digital marketing agency focused on data-driven storytelling\, and the CEO and co-founder of HeyAlfa\, a tool that generates complete social media marketing campaigns for events. \nA passionate communicator\, Alyson serves as the Communications Director for TEDxWinnipeg and gives dozens of talks and workshops focused on marketing strategy each year
URL:https://newmediamanitoba.com/event/digital-marketing-strategies-to-grow-your-business-in-2020/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Business Development,Promoted Event,Webinar
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