IGDA Montréal – Jan. 27 ‘10
IGDA Montreal invites its members of the Montreal video game industry to the next evening of Game Designer Debates.
- When: Wednesday, 27 January, 7pm
- Where: S.A.T, 1195, Saint-Laurent, Montreal
- Cost: $5 / Free for IGDA members
More details here
CUSEC 2010 – January 21-23 ‘10
CUSEC – the Canadian University Software Engineering Conference
The annual Montreal-based conference by and for Canadian university students interested in topics on software development and engineering.
- When : Thursday Jan 21, 9h00 am to Saturday Jan 23, 4h00 pm
- Where : 1050 Sherbrooke Street West, Montreal, (514) 284-1110
- Cost : Student : C$60.00, Professionnal : C$150.00
For more information and registration, please follow this link
Android Programming User Group – Jan 21 ‘10
Android programming is not easy. The learning curve is long and abrupt. This user’s group aims to allow each and everyone to learn to program this wonderful gadget. The group meets once every month.
During the meetup, talks and presentations are given on various subjects, and also feature show & tell portions where people can demo their applications to their peers and to the group.
- When: Thursday January 21st 2010, 6pm
- Where: Le Portugais, 4134 boul. St-Laurent, Montreal
- Cost: Free
Montreal NewTech Demo Meetup – Jan 12 ‘10
During this event, four startups will demo for 5 minutes, followed by 5 minutes Q&A.
- Where: McKibbins Irish pub, 1426 Bishop, Montreal
- When: Jan 12 2010, 6-10pm
- Cost: Free
More Info: http://www.mtlnewtech.com
iPhone Devcamp Club Mac – Dec 16 ‘09
La ciquième rencontre se tiendra le mercredi, 16 décembre 2009, de 18h00 à 20h à la cafétéria du 15è étage de CGI (édifice CCE : 1350 René-Lévesque Ouest). Il y a aura un retour sur le iPhone Tech Talk qui a eu lieu à Toronto il y a 2 semaines. L’horaire de la soirée dépendera du nombre de participants à la soirée.
- Date: Mercredi 16 décembre 2009
- Lieu: CGI (1350 Rene Levesque O, Montreal)
- Salle: 15è étage (catéféria)
- Heure: 18h00 – 20h00
- Métro: Lucien-Lalier
Pour plus d’informations cliquez ici : http://iphone.lcmm.qc.ca/
NewTech Demo Meetup – Dec 8 ‘09
The Montreal NewTech group is a FREE monthly networking event for the startup community and technology enthusiasts of Montreal.
2-4 startups present their product/service for 5min, followed by 5min Q&A each
- Where: McKibbins, 1426 Bishop, Montreal
- When: Dec 8 2009 @ 6:00pm
- Cost: Free
We’ll meet for another NewTech Demo Meetup tomorrow at McKibbins Downtown. Here’s the lineup:
DokDok - Tame your attachments with DokDok. It tracks revisions of attachments and archives them automatically in a shared space. We’re inviting people to our private beta for Gmail. (Presented by Bruno Morency)
Excursionville - Excursionville is a video-based City Guide created by the general public. (Presented by Darren Brown)
NirvanaHQ - Nirvana is a collaborative, GTD task management web-app for Getting Things Done, based on the book by David Allen. (Presented by Elbert McLaughlin)
Developers prefer iPhone over Android
Wireless Industry News reports: Skyhook Wireless ran a survey among mobile apps developers and its study reveals that some developers are pulling away from Android in favor of the iPhone platform.
The survey also suggests a general dissatisfaction and overall exasperation with the Android platform among the mobile developer community.
Low download volumes, coupled with poor marketplace design and the lack of an effective consumer billing system were among some of the many complaints. (Source)
Mobile Monday Montreal – Dec 7 ‘09
Get ready for the next Montreal Mobile Monday event!
- Where: Café Republic, 1200 Peel Street, Montreal. Tel: 514.875.1200
- When: Monday, Dec 7 2009, 18:30 until 20:30
- Cost: Free
- Topic: Mobile Gaming & Rock Band on the iPhone.
- Speakers: Olivier Proulx, EA Mobile and Daniel Martin, Atlas Mobile
iPhone Arrives in South Korea
Mobile Tech Today reports: The Korea Communications Commission paved the way for the iPhone’s introduction by granting a license to Apple to offer so-called location-based services, which include functions such as maps and direction finders that are available on the iPhone. South Korean law requires companies that provide such applications to obtain permission. (Source)
StartupDrinks – 25 Nov ‘09
The event gathers Montreal entrepreneurs, developers and any Montrealer interested in startups. It’s been running for more than a year, and gathers every last wednesday of the month from 40 to 70 entrepreneurs. It’s a great (free) way to mingle and get to know what others are working on.
- Where: Brutopia, 1215 Crescent street, near Ste-Catherine
- When: Nov 25 2009, @ 5:30pm – 10:00pm
- Cost: Free