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SUMMARY:Collaborations... Connecting Business to Campus: Tools to improve your business - digital technology!
DESCRIPTION:What is digital technology?  Can it help your business?  \n\n\nThere are a number of ways that technology can make a business more efficient\, of which many entrepreneurs are not aware.  We will provide a general overview of what digital technology is and how it can assist businesses to simplify or streamline operations.  Plus\, you will learn about how connecting with UNBC and CNC can make digital technology even more accessible for your business. \n\n\n\nWe have examples of:\n\n\n	How technology can improve efficiency\n	What information can be obtained in order to make more informed decisions\n	Which generic software can be customized to suit specific needs\n	What local\, customized training can ease transitions\n	Who to contact for specific digital tech challenges\n	How research often leads to industrial innovation\n\n\n\n\nSPEAKERS\n\n\n\nInnovation Central Society   How tech tools can help your business! (15 minutes)\n\nA general overview of what digital technology is and how it can be easily used.\n\n\n\n\n\nMatt Hutcheon is the Executive Director of Innovation Center Society. Matt works with many innovators and tech entrepreneurs to help get their ideas in motion. He is also responsible for the HubSpace\, powered by Innovation Central\, which is a co-working and event space designed to foster connections and collaboration between people and help them advance their business ideas.\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\nUNBC - Continuing your education with tech specifics! (10 minutes)\n\nWhat quick and easy course offerings are available to enable business tech updates?\n\n\n\n\n\nNicole Neufeld is the Assistant Manager for UNBC Continuing Studies Online. Nicole's role with UNBC focuses on identifying new opportunities for online course development\, creating partnerships with industry to support online learning tools\, and to identify new trends in the industry.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCNC   What we can do! (10 minutes)  \n\nHow can "Wolfram" and artificial intelligence help you access answers to your business challenges? \n\n\n\n\n\nOro Barton leads research teams at the College of New Caledonia. He has a long history teaching technology and is currently working on machine intelligent business projects that enhance business processes by using computer algorithms developed with students. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBill Norman is a business student and student researcher at the College of New Caledonia. His research focuses on implementing computer algorithms to create business solutions for real world problems. He is working on research projects for Cabin Forestry\, Family Dental Care\, and Northwest Escapes.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBusiness   A prime example of tech use! (10 minutes) \n\nResearch can be applied to the private sector - for the ultimate benefit.\n\n\n\n\n\nVicki Smith is a Biologist with Environmental Dynamics Inc. (EDI). Vicki has eight years of experience in wildlife and fisheries biology. Vicki's expertise as a biologist is very well rounded\, including participation in research\, field-based inventory\, data analysis\, and technical report writing. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCNC and UNBC - Connect with the experts! (10 minutes)\n\nWhat does connecting with a local campus mean and how can it benefit business?\n\n\n\n\n\nMark Barnes is the Assistant Director of Research at the University of Northern BC. Under his portfolio falls the Partnerships & Innovation Division of the Office of Research where his team works to increase the awareness of the mutual needs of industry and the university\, and encourages and supports industrial partnerships.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<h1 style="text-align: center\;"><br />\n<img alt="" height="50" src="https://chambermaster.blob.core.windows.net/userfiles/UserFiles/chambers/1166/Image/2010ChamberLogos0104.png" style="width: 146px\; height: 50px\;" width="146" />&nbsp\; &nbsp\;&nbsp\;<img alt="" height="50" src="https://chambermaster.blob.core.windows.net/userfiles/UserFiles/chambers/1166/Image/Option3logocolour.jpg" style="width: 151px\; height: 50px\;" width="151" />&nbsp\; &nbsp\;&nbsp\;<img alt="" height="50" src="https://chambermaster.blob.core.windows.net/userfiles/UserFiles/chambers/1166/Image/UNBCGreen.jpg" style="width: 279px\; height: 50px\;" width="279" /><br />\n<br />\n<span style="color:#1F4E79\;">What is digital technology?&nbsp\; Can it help your business?&nbsp\; </span></h1>\n<br />\n<span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:verdana\;">There are a number of ways that technology can make a business more efficient\, of which many entrepreneurs are not aware.&nbsp\; We will provide a general overview of what digital technology is and how it can assist businesses to simplify or streamline operations.&nbsp\; Plus\, you will learn about how connecting with UNBC and CNC can make digital technology even more accessible for your business.&nbsp\;</span></span><br />\n<br />\n<span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:verdana\;">We have examples of:</span></span>\n\n<ul>\n	<li><span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:verdana\;">How technology can improve efficiency</span></span></li>\n	<li><span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:verdana\;">What information can be obtained in order to make more informed decisions</span></span></li>\n	<li><span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:verdana\;">Which generic software can be customized to suit specific needs</span></span></li>\n	<li><span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:verdana\;">What local\, customized training can ease transitions</span></span></li>\n	<li><span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:verdana\;">Who to contact for specific digital tech challenges</span></span></li>\n	<li><span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:verdana\;"><span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:verdana\;">How research often leads to industrial innovation</span></span></span></span></li>\n</ul>\n\n<hr /><br />\n<span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:verdana\;"><span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:verdana\;">SPEAKERS</span></span><br />\n<br />\n<u><span style="color:#806000\;">Innovation Central Society &ndash\; How tech tools can help your business! </span></u><span style="color:#806000\;">(15 minutes)</span><br />\nA general overview of what digital technology is and how it can be&nbsp\;</span></span><span style="font-family: verdana\; font-size: 14px\;">easily&nbsp\;</span><span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:verdana\;">used.<br />\n<br />\n<span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:verdana\;"><img alt="" height="100" src="https://chambermaster.blob.core.windows.net/userfiles/UserFiles/chambers/1166/Image/MattHutcheon.jpg" style="width: 73px\; height: 100px\; float: left\; margin: 10px\;" width="73" /></span></span><br />\nMatt Hutcheon is the Executive Director of Innovation Center Society. Matt works with many innovators and tech entrepreneurs to help get their ideas in motion. He is also responsible for the HubSpace\, powered by Innovation Central\, which is a co-working and event space designed&nbsp\;to foster connections and collaboration between people and help them advance their business ideas.<br />\n<br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n<u><span style="color:#806000\;">UNBC - Continuing your education with tech specifics!</span></u><span style="color:#806000\;"> (10 minutes)</span><br />\nWhat quick and easy course offerings are available to enable business tech updates?</span></span><br />\n<br />\n<span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:verdana\;"><img alt="" height="100" src="https://chambermaster.blob.core.windows.net/userfiles/UserFiles/chambers/1166/Image/NicoleNeufeldpic.jpg" style="width: 94px\; height: 100px\; margin: 10px\; float: left\;" width="94" /><br />\nNicole Neufeld is the Assistant Manager for UNBC Continuing Studies Online. Nicole&#39\;s role with UNBC focuses on identifying new opportunities for online course development\, creating partnerships with industry to support online learning tools\, and to identify new trends in the industry.</span></span><br />\n<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n<span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:verdana\;"><u><span style="color:#806000\;">CNC &ndash\; What we can do! </span></u><span style="color:#806000\;">(10 minutes)&nbsp\; </span><br />\nHow can &quot\;Wolfram&quot\; and artificial intelligence help you access answers to your business challenges?&nbsp\;</span></span><br />\n<br />\n<img alt="" height="100" src="https://chambermaster.blob.core.windows.net/userfiles/UserFiles/chambers/1166/Image/oro.jpg" style="width: 67px\; height: 100px\; margin: 10px\; float: left\;" width="67" /><br />\n<span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:verdana\;">Oro Barton leads research teams at the College of New Caledonia. He has a long history teaching technology and is currently working on machine intelligent business projects that enhance business processes by using computer algorithms developed with students.&nbsp\;</span></span><br />\n<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n<img alt="" height="100" src="https://chambermaster.blob.core.windows.net/userfiles/UserFiles/chambers/1166/Image/bill.jpg" style="width: 67px\; height: 100px\; margin: 10px\; float: left\;" width="67" /><br />\n<span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:verdana\;">Bill Norman is a business student and student researcher at the College of New Caledonia. His research focuses on implementing computer algorithms to create business solutions for real world problems. He is working on research projects for Cabin Forestry\, Family Dental Care\, and Northwest Escapes.<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n<u><span style="color:#806000\;">Business &ndash\; A prime example of tech use!</span></u><span style="color:#806000\;"> (10 minutes) </span><br />\nResearch can be applied to the private sector - for the ultimate benefit.<br />\n<br />\n<img alt="" height="100" src="https://chambermaster.blob.core.windows.net/userfiles/UserFiles/chambers/1166/Image/vicki-smith.jpg" style="width: 93px\; height: 100px\; margin: 10px\; float: left\;" width="93" /><br />\nVicki Smith is a Biologist with Environmental Dynamics Inc. (EDI). Vicki has eight years of experience in wildlife and fisheries biology. Vicki&rsquo\;s expertise as a biologist is very well rounded\, including participation in research\, field-based inventory\, data analysis\, and technical report writing.&nbsp\;</span></span><br />\n<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n<span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:verdana\;"><u><span style="color:#806000\;">CNC and UNBC - Connect with the experts!</span></u> <span style="color:#806000\;">(10 minutes)</span><br />\nWhat does connecting with a local campus mean and how can it benefit business?<br />\n<br />\n<img alt="" height="100" src="https://chambermaster.blob.core.windows.net/userfiles/UserFiles/chambers/1166/Image/mark-barnes.jpg" style="width: 80px\; height: 100px\; margin: 10px\; float: left\;" width="80" /></span></span><br />\n<span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:verdana\;">Mark Barnes is the Assistant Director of Research at the University of Northern BC. Under his portfolio falls the Partnerships &amp\; Innovation Division of the Office of Research where his team works to increase the awareness of the mutual needs of industry and the university\, and encourages and supports industrial partnerships.</span></span><br />\n<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n&nbsp\;
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