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Elbert van Donersgoed blogs about the Cultural Mapping and Cultural Planning: Making the Connection event will happen on March 2 & 3, 2010. This event will include presentations on Creative City Network of Canada's cultural planning and mapping toolkits, panel discussions from those in the field and a facilitated discussion on what's next will give you the knowledge and connections to move the cultural planning agenda forward in your community.

The Green Energy Act Finance Forum will be taking place on Jan 29. This forum will bring leading experts from around the world to Toronto to speak to Ontario's financial community about investing in renewable energy under Ontario's new Feed In Tariff program. The forum is presented by the MaRS Discovery District, the Green Energy Act Alliance and D & D Securities.

International financial experts meet in Toronto to encourage local investment in renewable power at The Green Energy Act Finance Forum on January 29, 2010.

With Healthcare legislation well on its way to ultimate approval and implementation, the winds are now calming and its becoming clearer what the tornado has left behind for the pharmaceutical industry. Many had feared it would result in permanent widespread damage, but it appears the storm may actually have carved a path toward greener pastures for the industry.

Google announces an addition to Google Labs - the Public Data Explorer. The purpose of the new tool, Google says on the new lab's page, "The Google Public Data Explorer makes large datasets easy to explore, visualize and communicate

MyCharityConnects Conference will happen during Net Change Week June 7 & 8, 2010 at the MaRS Discovery District in Toronto. Topics include "social media, community building, etc.

OpenFile finds new and better ways of collaborating with members of the Toronto community and local freelance journalists in order to create, update and curate compelling local news. OpenFile partners include the University of Waterloo, at MaRS and at the Strategic Innovation Lab (sLab) at the Ontario College of Art and Design.

Wilf Dinnick is the Founding Editor of Thefile.ca. TheFile.ca is a MaRS client and is looking at new and better ways of collaborating with members of the Toronto community and local freelance journalists in order to create, update and curate compelling local news.

Mark Noonan and Bruce Chin from Deloitte Canada state, "Canadians must be willing to look at a wide set of reform options, and work to open our borders to foreign investment." In addition, John Ruffolo, the senior vice-president of knowledge investment at OMERS, who spoke at the Innovations Across Borders conference in March 2011 at the MaRS Centre states, "There are two types of investment. Straight common shares or very simple preferred shares. Every other complexity will be eliminated. This is focused on the upside, rather than downside protection."

The Sault Ste. Marie Innovation Centre is hosting Soo Sustainable event which will take place from Sept. 22 to 28 and is aimed at making citizens and businesses aware of the opportunities available to community sustainability and alternative energy. Jon Dogterom, Cleantech Practice Lead at MaRS Discovery District will lead a discussion on Cleantech trends and opportunities in Canada.

Video of the MobileMondayToronto held in Oct '09 featuring Bob Ferchat, Karna Gupta and Steven Woods in a panel discussion on the Canadian leadership in mobile and communications. Oct 13, 2009

Sangoma® Technologies Corporation a leading supplier of hardware and software enabling server-based voice and data communication applications, announced today that the company has ranked 40th among the Deloitte Technology Fast 50TM. MaRS is a program sponsor for the Deloitte Technology Fast 50TM. Oct 5, 2009

IDC is a global provider of market intelligence, advisory services, and events for the information technology, telecommunications, and consumer technology markets. Technology advice can be searched by industry (energy, financial, health, life sciences, manufacturing, and other), or by country/region. The Canadian site provides geographical, business, communications, consumer, web, health, manufacturing, financial and other market reports. For the full list go here. The site also requires a subscription (free) to access most full-text documents - some reports may still require payment.

A Web 2.0 focused resource site for entrepreneurs, Virtual Handshake provides links to industry blogs, wikis, and discussion groups. Links to informative social networking sites, software (freeware), and other virtual communities can also be found, as is a comprehensive directory of other online networking/social software companies.

If you are starting out as a social entrepreneur or re-vamping your company, this book is for you. It holds insights on how to think like an entrepreneur, how to start an enterprise as a business not a charity. This book will teach you how successful social entrepreneurs: * Focus on community wants and needs * Match those with core competencies to provide the quality services * Assess risk and gauge opportunity * Develop new project ideas and test their feasibility * Write a business plan * Project finances in the plan * Tap into new sources of funding * Develop the idea of social entrepreneurship throughout the organization * Make sure that mission, not money, is the bottom line

Entrepreneurship, leadership, international, fellowship, and community are the "five pillars" that make up this local organization. Entrepreneurs are teamed up with young successful professionals (ages 18-40) to make a difference in the GTA. Both sides learn invaluable leadership lessons and networking, as well as project management, marketing, fundraising and other useful business skills.

"The Centre for Social Innovation is a place-based hub of ideas, people, services and strategies. In partnership with Urbanspace Property Group, they provide 18,000 square feet of shared workspace in downtown Toronto. The Centre for Social Innovation is home to a community of nonprofits, charities, social enterprises, artists, green businesses, and individual innovators. Working together, they lower costs, create synergies, and spark new ideas for advancing their shared interests. The Centre for Social Innovation explores new ideas in collaboration, social entrepreneurship and systems change. These interests guide their work. Their website only offers a subscription to their email newsletter, Social Innovator's Update. Join to receive information on news and events in this space."

The Ontario Innovation Summit: The Business of Aging - Dec. 1-2, 2009 - will feature some of the world's top experts on the many issues that the aging of the global population poses for communities, governments, academic and health-care institutions, and businesses. The Summit's audience of technology, health care and business leaders will explore the profound public policy challenges as well as the growing opportunities associated with the aging demographic phenomenon. The Summit's Science & Technology Showcase will give organizations a unique opportunity for exposure to this influential audience. Nov 10, 2009

On December 7th, Anthony Lacavera CEO of Globalive will join the MobileMonday Toronto community to give a one year update on launching a new, national wireless carrier in the Canadian market. The session will include discussion around competition, Canadian policy, Canadian global competitiveness and the creation of jobs. Nov 17, 2009

Are you working to solve a health-related issue? Apply to join Rock Health, a group of dedicated individuals working to catalyze innovation in the interactive health space, and become one of the first start-ups to access the community of experts and seed-accelerator program.