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Big Bang Party Friday

May 14, 2009

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CLOSING PARTY FOR 12 MIDNITE’S BIG BANG ART SHOW FRIDAY MAY 15 FRIDAY, MAY 15, Canadian Prince of Pop Art 12 MIDNITE closes his BIG BANG! show of neon art with a knock-down-drag-out closing party and performance at The Chapel: 304 Dunlevy, Vancouver. 12 MIDNITE invites one and all to a final peek at his […]

Publication and Treasure

May 13, 2009

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Building on last month’s successful meeting re-examining the existing publishing model, we’ve lined up renegade publisher and artist Robert Chaplin of independent publisher Library Editions to give us his take on end-running the Old Boy’s Network. On Monday May 18th at the Shebeen Club Royal Canadian Academician Robert Chaplin will discuss publication and treasure, vis […]

BC Arts Council Info Session on Grants May 16

May 9, 2009

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BC ARTS COUNCIL INFORMATION SESSION Cineworks is pleased to host an information session from the BC Arts Council on Saturday, 16 May 2009 at 1pm at the new Cineworks Analogue Annex space in the historic Ironworks building. Walter Quan, Coordinator for the Arts Awards Programs, will speak about recent changes to the PROJECT ASSISTANCE FOR […]

Brussels Sprouts and Unicorns Book Launch

May 8, 2009

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From Robert Chaplin, the artist, author, and publisher comes the new Brussels Sprouts and Unicorns, and you’re invited to the launch! We’re having a book launch! It’s a celebration, and you are invited. We’ve published the fourth Library Edition and you’re going to love it. ‘Brussels Sprouts & Unicorns’ written and illustrated by Robert Chaplin […]

Chip’s Not Dead Yet Social Media Training Group

May 8, 2009

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We really need a better name than that, but this is my eighth blog post today, I think, so that is a task for another time (or perhaps the comments section?). It’s like this: you start a job in front of the computer, and the gods of social media say, “Welcome! Get comfortable! Here’s your […]

Building Culture, Loyalty and Employee Productivity in Any Economy

May 8, 2009

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Featuring Noted Author, Keynote Speaker and Workplace Excellence Expert, ALANNA FERO – Thursday, May 14, 8:30-10:30am, Blue Horizon Hotel – Building Culture, Loyalty and Employee Productivity in Any Economy Research by the American Academy of Management shows Laying off 0.5% of your workforce leads to a 25% voluntary turnover the following year. Laying off 10% […]

Social Media Etiquette: a panel discussion May 28

May 7, 2009

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Raul Pacheco, Shane Gibson, and I will be taking part in a panel discussion on social norms in social media platforms on May 28th at the monthly Blogger’s Meetup in Vancouver. The panel will be moderated by Colleen Coplick of Wantsa, and will delve into issues like why are the various behaviour codes different on […]

Taylor Brooke warehouse sale for Dress for Success Vancouver

May 7, 2009

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Taylor Brooke is holding a warehouse sale (up to 80% off) with partial proceeds going to Dress for Success Vancouver. When: Saturday May 9th from  9:00am – 5:00pm Where: 1388 Frances Street (2 blocks south of Clark and East Hastings) Tickets: $10 redeemable for clothing Who: everybody welcome (please make sure, your friend has a […]

Job Postings from the Gallery Gachet

May 4, 2009

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Attention artsies! There are two jobs at the Gallery Gachet up for your attention: Programming Coordinator and Administrator, and the closing date on each is May 19th, not that far away. The Gallery Gachet is an award-winning visual arts gallery located on Cordova near Columbia. From their site: Gallery Gachet is a unique artistic institution […]

Women’s Empowerment, Learning and Leadership Program

May 3, 2009

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Announcing PeerNetBC’s Women’s Empowerment, Learning and Leadership (WELL) Program! PeerNetBC is looking for women of all ages and from all walks of life who are interested in gaining facilitation skills to join our WELL program. The program includes extensive training in facilitation skills and opportunities to learn through direct practice by co-facilitating workshops with PeerNetBC […]

Sponsorship for Students of raincoaster media

May 3, 2009

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raincoaster media runs workshops and presents lectures on blogging and social media for social and individual change. After four years of teaching, we are not cheap, but we are good. An example: it’s not uncommon for students of our Blogging for Beginners course to hit the #1 spot on Google within four hours of starting […]