Are you a UBC student or a recent alumni with a company you would like to present to a panel of VC’s and UBC alumni at the Plug and Play Tech Centre in California? entrepreneurship@UBC is looking to send you there.

entrepreneurship@UBC is looking to identify six UBC entrepreneur-founded companies: three founded by students currently enrolled at UBC and three founded by recent (past three years) UBC alumni, who are interested in profiling their business venture in front of a panel of venture capitalists and distinguished UBC alumni at the Plug and Play Tech Center in Sunnyvale, California on August 31, 2010.

Application Deadline: July 31

entrepreneurship@UBC will cover travel and accommodation costs for up to two people per company (up to $680, based on flights out of Vancouver)

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Apps 4 Climate Action challenges Canadian software developers to raise awareness of climate change and inspire action by using B.C. data in new applications for the web and mobile devices. Aside from over $40,000 in cash and prizes, the contest is an opportunity for talented programmers to get considerable exposure across the country.

To help get the creative juices flowing, SAP is hosting a Hackathon for programmers in the Vancouver area. This is an opportunity for developers to meet, get advice from SAP engineers on data visualization and web services access, see new sustainability solutions from SAP, find collaborators for projects, and start CODING your app for the contest!

Full details and registration details for this free event can be found here.

Look forward to seeing UBC's talent there!

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Eclipse DemoCamp is a free informal event for Eclipse enthusiasts to meet up and demo what they are doing with Eclipse (such as: research projects, Eclipse open source projects, applications based on Eclipse, commercial products using Eclipse, etc.). There will be presentations about cutting-edge JVM languages, custom Eclipse distributions, integrating agile processes into Eclipse, and of course some great research from UBC students. Free snacks and great networking guaranteed.

Those interested in attending should add their name to the list of attendees or e-mail one of the organizers listed on that page.

Some of the presenters are your fellow Computer Science students!

Meet Face-To-Face with Microsoft-Focused IT Recruiters. MSEmploy Canada—Canada's Microsoft-focused job and training portal—is sponsoring a career fair in Vancouver. Meet and have face-to-face interviews with recruiters from companies seeking to fill positions with Microsoft-oriented technologies.

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Broadridge is a leading brokerage software provider that connects to global trading engines and markets. The company has a challenging, fast-paced environment, using cutting-edge technology to provide competitive and innovative solutions for the financial industry. They have openings for both full-time and part-time/contractor/summer jobs. Bring your résumé and transcript.

Target audience: All students in Business, Engineering, Computer Science, Arts and Environmental Science.

Bright Ideas Competition 2010 is now accepting applications!

You think you have an entrepreneurial idea? Compete in this year's Bright Ideas Competition. It is SIMPLE: Get together in your teams and answer a few questions about your idea. This year's prize pool is $1500 (cash + professional services).

Submit your application by March 27, 2010 at 11:59PM to anna.an@vsea.ca. The top 6 teams will present in the Final Round of the Bright Ideas Competition on April 8th, 2010.

So get your applications in. For details on rules and application form, visit www.vsea.ca. If you have any questions regarding the competition, please direct them to anna.an@vsea.ca. For the Facebook event page, visit http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=295151767686&index=1.

On March 3, 2010 student entrepreneurs from across the city will be meeting to fuse their awesome business ideas with equally awesome talent!

Throw in some sushi, drinks & a quick chat from experienced entrepreneur, UCLA Alumni & founder of Silicon Valley startup Viralogy.com Yukai Chou, and welcome to the Vancouver's First "Young Co-Founders Wanted" Speed-dating session.

Unlike other networking events for entrepreneurs, the Young Co-Founders Wanted (YCW) Meetup group is focused on the needs of student or young entrepreneurs interested in running startup companies. Whether at the ideas or early-stage, YCF is aimed at being an extremely simple but effective way for student entrepreneurs across the city to meet.

Tickets are $5 (9 spots left as of Friday, February 26); ticket price includes sushi appetizers & cover. The first 10 students will be entered to win a prize package of "2 Hours Workspace Time" from the Network Hub.

This Event Is For:

• Student entrepreneurs looking for startup talent
• Students interested in working on a startup
• Early-stage companies looking for talented student

Why YCW?

• Because many students and young entrepreneurs have ideas but don't know how to implement them.
• Because crazy coders, ruby ninjas, and amazing designers exist and want good ideas to work on.
• Because there is no structured forum to connect young people who really want to start companies.
• Because there is no easy way for early-stage startups to find student interns or talent.

Be sure to register now as tickets will start going fast!