Webnames.ca, sponsor of The New Ventures BC Competition, would like to congratulate the top 10 Finalists recently announced for the 2010 competition.

The Top 10 in alphabetical order by company name are as follows:

• Catalyst oneMAR
• EnergyCzar Solutions
• Green Sense Innovations Inc.
• Hiretheworld.com
• Jostle Corporation
• MedVoxel
• Quadrogen Power Systems, Inc.
• Solegear Bioplastics Inc.
• Tingle.com
• Weddingful

These companies will go through Round 4 Oral Presentations on September 9th and 10th followed by a media training workshop on September 15th.

Join NVBC September 23rd at the Awards Ceremony at SFU Segal Centre where $300,000 in prize packages will be awarded.  REGISTER HERE.

We're Celebrating 10 Years in Business By Fundraising for Early Stage Cancer Detection

With the Vancouver Canary Derby only 25 days away our fundraising has been kicked into high gear.  We're cranking it up this week by throwing a birthday party that's not all about us.  Webnames.ca is also using our 10 Year Anniversary Party to raise some needed funds for the Canary Foundation.

We're throwing a sweet party next week! We have everything from beer and wine sponsored by the Mark Anthony Group and great food by Tommy's Catering to a dance floor with a live DJ and photo booth.

Every guest will receive a free drink ticket and additional bevvies can be purchased for $5 with all proceeds going to the cause. 

And we haven't even started taking about the draw prizes yet ...

Fun, Fundraising & Prizes Galore

We are thankful and appreciative of the amazing donations we have received from many Vancouver businesses, from yoga studios to designer hotels and our very own BC Lions.

The fundraising draws we have concocted will be a tonne of fun! There are great prizes to be won whether you want tickets to the game,a romantic night on the town or a spa day with your girlfriends!

Tickets will range from $5 to $20 and there are over 60 prizes to be won. And of course, all proceeds will go to the Canary Foundation.

Here's just a sample: yoga studio passes, premium wine, fine cheeses, BC Lions tickets, gift certificates for restaurants, spas and coffee shops, jewelry and watches, plus much, much more!
 
When: Save the night of Friday, September 10th for Webnames.ca's 10th  Anniversary Party & Canary Derby Fundraiser


Time: 6:00pm to 9:00pm, MC'd by Blenz's own George Moen.
With a Special Toast at 8pm with Cybele Negris, Steve Smith, Angus Livingstone, and Byron Holland

Where: Harrison Galleries, 901 Homer Street, Vancouver, BC  (click here for directions)

If you received and invitation and are not able to make the event but still wish to support this fantastic cause, simply click here to donate online (All donors will receive a tax receipt for your donation).

We would not be able to do this without the help of our wonderful event sponsors, donors and Canary Derby supporters: CIRA, Blenz Coffee, Mark Anthony Group, Turning Point Brewery, Amuse Consulting, Travelling Eye Photography, Rami Films, October 17 Media , Miles Employment, McNeill Nakamoto, F5 Expo, E-xact Transactions, Janice Tomich Calculated Presentations, Lolo Jewelry, Yyoga, Cactus Club Cafe, Le Petit Spa, Cookies of Course, Semperviva Yoga, Brioche, Kylie Hall RMT, BC Lions, Listel Hotel, Blo Bar, Bombay Brow Bar, FWE BC, Borden Ladner Gervais, Benton Brothers Cheese, Mio Watches , BFF Make-Up and Silk Concept. Thank you all!! 

Emerging Tech Companies in BC take note!

Applications are now being accepted for the 2010 BC Innovation Council Awards, which will be presented at the New Ventures BC Competition Awards at the SFU Segal Centre in Vancouver September 23, 2010.

The annual BCIC Awards recognize exceptional achievements in, or potential for, commercialization of technology and honour outstanding technology.

Submissions are now being accepted for the following three awards:

1. BCIC Ripples of Hope Award in Biotechnology & Entrepreneurship; Award Value: $35,000
2. Emerging Technology Award; Award Value: Up to $25,000 towards commercialization services
3. Entrepreneurship Fellow Award; Award Value: $25,000 for entrepreneurship education or commercialization initiatives

The application deadline is Monday, July 26, 2010. Detailed award submission guidelines can be found here.

 

On June 8, 2010, over 800 people from BC's technology and business community came together at the Vancouver Convention Centre West to recognize BC's best in the technology industry.

Webnames.ca as long time supporter of the BC Technology Industry Association - Technology Impact Awards and we would like to offer our sincere congratulations to all the winners of the 2010 awards.

 Company of the Year - Peer 1 Hosting

2010 Person of the Year - Ward Chapin, former CIO of VANOC

Community Leadership - FCV

Most Promising Pre-Commercial Technology - Icron Technologies

Best Application of Technology - Nexterra Systems Corp.

Excellence in Product Innovation - Simba Technologies Inc.

Most Promising Start-up - Indicee Inc.

Emerging Company of the Year - Avigilon Corporation

Team of the Year - MDA

Read the full press release on this year's BCTIA Winners here.

Photo credit: Kim Stallknecht Photography

Top row: Fabio Banducci - PEER 1 Hosting, Robert Haefling - Icron Technologies,
Doug Johnstone - Simba Technologies, Jonathan Rhone - Nexterra Systems Corp.,
John Starkey - FCV

Front row:  Ward Chapin, Mark Cunningham - Indicee Inc., Lori Guetre - MDA,
Alexander Fernandes - Avigilon Corp.

It is less than one week until the Targeted TRAFFIC Vancouver conference and the full schedule is now available online.

The three day conference kicks off Tuesday, June 8th with opening remarks from Rick Latona at 11:00 am, then it's straight into panels, networking and breakout sessions.

Webnames.ca CEO Stephen Smith and Director John Demco will be on two of the many panels, along with other well known domain industry and monetization experts.

Here some highlights we are looking forward to:

Tuesday, June 8th

11:15 am. - 12:30 pm - ccTLDs are taking over the world, is North America immune?

In Europe and the rest of the world ccTLDs have emerged as the extension of choice for most countries. In Canada .ca has gained momentum but in the United States .us is still for the most part unknown or misunderstood. Is America ready for .us?

Webnames.ca CEO Stephen Smith will be participating in thispanel discussion alongside Ken Hansen from Neustar and Ron Jackson, Editor of DN Journal.

2:00 - 4:30 pm - Main Event 1: Test Track

First launched at T.R.A.F.F.I.C New York and inspired by ABC's hit T.V. show Shark Tank, Test Track provides an opportunity for entrepreneurs to pitch their businesses to seasoned investors. This event isn't to be missed. It's the most education and intellectually simulating event in the domain business.

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Wednesday, June 9th 2010

11:00 am - 12:00 pm - Domain Names, the future or the past?

More than ever we are questioned about the future stability of domain names. Will they be replaced by a technological or media innovation? What is their projected life value as an investment or asset? After developing and monetizing domain names for over fifteen years we have some answers that may surprise you

This panel discussion features the Castello Brothers of CCIN and Victor Pitts of iGoldrush.

1:00 -1:45 PM - Fireside chat with John Demco

Webnames.ca Director and co-Founder John Demco will be hosting this smaller, more informal session. John conceived the .CA country code domain name in 1987 and served as its initial Registrar. He helped establish the Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) where he continues to serve on the Board of Directors. John is playfully referred to by many as the "Godfather" of .CA and has been recognized by the Prime Minister as a founder and builder of the Canadian Internet (1997).

2:30 - 3:45 - Oh Canada! Panel sponsored by CIRA

This panel will focus on the .ca extension. It will explore .ca growth initiatives by CIRA, recent and interesting cases of .ca development, SEO advantages of .ca and .ca versus .com . The panel will review .ca registration requirements, the .ca drop process and the secondary market.

Panel members for this discussion include Paul Andersen of CIRA and President of EGATE,  Zak Muscovitch of DNAttorney.com, Peter Maxymych, prominent Canadian domainer and President of EMall/DOAC and David Fowler, Marketing Director at CIRA.

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Thursday, June 10th 2010

11:00 am - 12:15 pm - Domain Development: In-house or outsource?

Developing domains into great web properties is easier than ever with technology such as aps, widgets and content feeds. This panel will discuss what kind of domains to develop as well as how and whether or not you should go it alone or outsource.

Panel features Mark Michael of Dev Hub, Mike Smutka of Blue Wire Solutions, Morgan Linton of Domain Investor Television and Kevin Legault from n49 Interactive.
          
1:00 - 2:15 pm - Mastering the resale market

Buying domains is easy but selling the right domain at the right price to the perfect buyer is an art. Our panel will discuss finding a buyer and negotiating a deal

2:15 - 3:30 pm - Advanced parking solutions

New and emerging products and tools make it easier than ever to optimize your parked domains. Our expert panel explores some of the best ways maximize potential revenue.

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We're really impressed with the variety of the schedule and the incorporation of considerable Canadian content. The organizers of TRAFFIC have done a great job cultivating a conference that with appeal for both Canadian and International audiences.

Tickets are still available, however the time limited early bird price has now expired. Targeted TRAFFIC Vancouver presents a great opportunity to learn about the business of domain investment and monetization in your own backyard. We hope to see you there!
 

Congratulations to all New Venture BC competitors advancing to the next round of the competition.
 
This year, Round 3 is different for NVBC. The top 16 companies are automatically advancing to Round 3 of the competition. The next 27 companies move on to Round 2.5 and will be assigned a temporary mentor to help hone their business pitch. These 27 companies will pitch to a jury on June 16 and nine companies will be selected to move on to Round 3.

Webnames.ca is a long time sponsor of the New Ventures BC Competition and also acts as mentor and part of the judging committee.

The 16 companies advancing to Round 3, listed in alphabetical order by company name:

CarrotLines
Jostle Corporation
Locarna Systems, Inc.
Lumira Technologies
MedVoxel
MineSense
Novel Resonant Cavity Sensors
Purion
Purpose Wireless Ltd.
Quadrogen Power Systems, Inc.
SchedulePanda.com
Smart Antenna
Snoget.com, Social Networking Discovery Engine
Sole Gear BioMaterials Inc.
StressMarq Biosciences Inc.
Weddingful

The next set of 27 companies are into Round 2.5 and will be assigned temporary mentors (nine companies will be selected to proceed to Round 3):

A GPU Software Company
allpetnaturals.com
Bet Smart Media Inc.
Catalyst oneMAR
Crowdsource Networks Inc.
Cubee: A Cubic 3D Gaming Platform
Cutting Edge Industrial Design
DailySplice.com
Dynamic Smoke simulations for Computer Games
EcoMeter by EnviroSpeak Media
Elvisonics Diagnostic Imaging,
EnergyCzar Solutions
EpiProbe
First Light Technologies Ltd.
GreenScene AgriTek Inc.
Grin Technologies Ltd.
IgnitePlay
Reconfigurable Technology for Signal Processing
Replicate - Pure Mocap
Ronin Fuel Cell
Sol Frio
Tingle.com
VP Process Inc.
Winsor Global Financial Inc.
Worlds first 2-stroke supercharger system
XacPac - The Virtual Packer
Zenterra Energy Inc.

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Learn more about the New Ventures Competition.

View the New Ventures seminar series schedule. Seminars are open to anyone!
 
The next seminar is:

Perfecting your Pitch
June 1, 2010
Speakers: David Shore, Stirling Mercantile & Jonathan Bixby, Strangeloop Networks
Networking & Registration: 6:30pm, Seminar: 7:00pm
Location: SFU Segal School of Business, 500 Granville St (@ Pender)
Cost: $20 (How can you not afford to go!)

 

THIS YEARS EVENT:

Join Small Business BC for an amazing 'OSCARS inspired' evening of awards and networking, as the four winners are announced for this year's 2010 Successful You - Small Business Awards, June 10th, 2010 @ The Birks Jewellery Store (5-8pm), Vancouver.

YOUR TICKET INCLUDES:

- Delicious wines, appetizers and samples
- Mingle with the four "2010 Successful You" award winners
- Network with 350+ local business professionals
- Amazing keynote speakers (Click here to learn more) & door prizes
 
TICKET PRICES:

Regular Tickets           $60 (each)

Buy 1 Early Bird          $49 (each)

Buy 2 Early Bird          $39 (each)

Buy 3 Early Bird          $36 (each)

**Early-bird tickets close Friday, May 28th, 2010**

BONUS!!!  Register today and receive a 1-year ZipCar Business Membership with each ticket purchase (value $75)

Visit www.successfulyou.ca to purchase your tickets.


 

The 6th annual Northern voice personal blogging and social media conference took place this past Friday and Saturday at the University of British Columbia. I attended once again; although I was unable to go on Friday, Saturday's experience was no less awesome.

The conference got a LOT bigger this year, and as such the organizers moved into the high-tech Life Sciences building on the UBC campus.  This building was great for the talks, and Q&A style portions of the conference as the lecture theaters are fully equipped.  They had crazy projectors, and one of the rooms even had a built in PA system with  microphones set up at each seat; very nice!

This year's keynote speaker Chris Messina put on a charismatic and impassioned talk about the open web, where the Internet heading and what the Internet can become.  His style incorporated interesting personal anecdotes and observations from the industry at large.  

Then, there were the sessions, and really only two of the Saturday sessions stuck in my mind.  The first real interesting one was "A Four Letter Word For Sex", which I won't describe much more then that, as the topics were a little on the taboo side. Yet, the subject sparked a very interesting Q&A session, with some smart and provocative questions for the panelists. Funny enough, one of the panelists couldn't make it, as they came down with Mono.

Also new to this year's conference - the Northern Voice organizers filmed everything to make it available online. In fact they streamed most of it live as it was happening. So if you missed the conference, but wanted to hear the speakers, fret not because it all will be available online in a little while. In the meantime, you will have to make do perusing Flickr sets and photos submitted to the Northern Voice Flickr group.

Do you love domain names? Do you have a portfolio of domains and want to learn more about domain opportunities including how to develop, monetize and resell your names?

If you answered yes, you should not miss Targeted T.R.A.F.F.I.C. in Vancouver!

[Breaking News: ticket price drop - more information below!]

The T.R.A.F.F.I.C. conferences are some of the domain industry's biggest events. Coming June 8 to 10, T.R.A.F.F.I.C. Vancouver is expected to be a huge show, with the Vancouver area teeming with domain investors and companies that work within the space. The conference will be held at the Renaissance Vancouver Hotel Harbourside, where movers and shakers of the domain industry will gather for three days of business and pleasure.

Get to know the people making up the industry which in turn will give you a better understanding as to how they conduct their respective businesses. Learn more about the competition and, at the same time, be open to new business ventures in form of joint partnerships and alliances.  T.R.A.F.F.I.C. Vancouver is your chance to widen your connections with its networking sessions.

Besides rubbing elbows with your peers in the domain industry, be ready for some friendly competition. Latona's Auctions will hold their live domain auction where domainers have their eyes set on building their already sizable portfolios. With hundreds of the hottest domain names lined up, the bidding will definitely be fast-paced with enthusiastic participants trying to outbid one another.

T.R.A.F.F.I.C. Vancouver will also bring you the Test Track sponsored by .CO Internet SAS. It gives opportunity for entrepreneurs, novice and seasoned alike, to pitch their businesses to a group of qualified angel investors.

Important Update - Price Drop on T.R.A.F.F.I.C. Vancouver Tickets!

Yesterday, the conference organizers slashed the price to attend T.R.A.F.F.I.C. Vancouver to only $395 US!

Previously, fees to attend T.R.A.F.F.I.C. conference have always been in the range of $1000-$2000. This is a huge development that will help make the Vancouver show one of the most exciting of recent years. It is also tremendous news for smaller scale domain investors who want to learn more about the business and mingle with key industry players. [View the schedule] 

"T.R.A.F.F.I.C. should have a return on investment for our attendees and sponsors, not us. While we can't promise this will continue, we would like to announce that we are dropping our price for T.R.A.F.F.I.C. Vancouver all the way down to $395 (USD)," said T.R.A.F.F.I.C. co-founder Rick Latona on his blog,  "The show is already shaping up to be a great success and we want to see how far we can push the envelop. Let's pack it with as many people as we can."

Be seen. Be recognized. Be part of T.R.A.F.F.I.C. Vancouver! Don't delay - if you want to attend, register today at http://www.targetedtraffic.com/.

As a long time supporter and sponsor of the New Ventures BC Competition, Webnames.ca would like to congratulate the following 134 companies shortlisted to round 2 of the competition. Judges of the competition will whittle down this list to only 40 companies May 10th.

The companies advancing to Round 2 in alphabetical order are:

"Greedy Bubbles" edutainment technologies
A GPU Software Company
allpetnaturals.com
Aeos Biomedical
Agile.Quality
Allocadia Software
Antic Wireless
Arbutus Technologies
Awesense Wireless Inc.
Bet Smart Media Inc.
BIG Green Island
Bravius Digital Publishing Solutions
Brighter Brains, Inc
Canadian Marine Parts
CardioReports
CarrotLines
Catalyst oneMAR
Chico - a new electric car by Von Mynheer
Cirrus:Notify
Clinical Media Ltd, product: Clinicbook
CO2 to C and O2
Combination Cradle
Cost effective and ecologically friendly technology for wastewater treatment
Crosswind Power Systems Inc.
Crowdsource Networks Inc.
Cubee: A Cubic 3D Gaming Platform
Cutting Edge Industrial Design
DailySplice.com: the easiest podcast platform for business
Digniti Home Hospital
DX3 sportmilk athletic recovery beverage
Dynamic Smoke simulations for Computer Games
Earth Tubes
EcoMeter by EnviroSpeak Media
ELBO plugin and package for mobile phone
ElectroMotion Energy Corporation
Elite Living International Inc. with the BucketList Project
Elvisonics Diagnostic Imaging
EnergyCzar Solutions
EpiProbe
EvolutionaryInk Ltd.
F2P Acceleration Canada
FaceLessVoice Productions Inc.
First Light Technologies Ltd.
FITSYS (Integrative Fitness System)
Fully Automated Biological Tissue Sectioning
Global Innovative Farm Technologies Inc.(GIFT)
Golden Age Information Architects
Goldstream Publishing Inc.
Good Energy Research Inc.
Greater Than Technology Corporation - Virtual Tour Web Application
Green Boss Energy (Canada) Ltd.
GreenScene AgriTek Inc., Manure Recycling
Grin Technologies Ltd.
H2knOw
Harman Edison Product Development Inc.
Hipparcos Technologies
Hybrid photovoltaic system operable under diffuse and direct sun light
IgnitePlay
Illuminate Solar Inc.
iProgen Biotech Inc.
Jostle Corporation
Jubdub
Life Management System
LiveIn Network
Locarna Systems, Inc.
Lumira Technologies
Mavi Innovations Inc.
MedVoxel
Meke Innovation Corporation
Memory Leaf
MetroCor Estimation Network
MineSense: Clean, Green, and Sustainable solutions for the Mining Industry.
Mobile Laundry and Dry Cleaning Service
MochaPass.com
Multiverse: The Worlds of Science Fiction
Muutu.com
My Wedding Match/Weddingful
MyJobDigest
MyJoust
MySaasyBiz
New Smart Device
Novaera Fuels Ltd.
Novel Resonant Cavity Sensors
Novel water-fed, stand-alone proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cell backup system
Nurugo Inc
ouiART: We bring artists together
Orage Energy Inc.
PensionWise Consulting Inc.
Powering remote communities throughout Canada with a new technology 5KW wind turbine with 5KW solar pan
Purion
Purpose Wireless Ltd.
QATechnics
Quadrogen Power Systems, Inc.
QuakeAware
R2Z Innovations Inc.
RaceDay Chip
RealSpace
Reconfigurable Technology for Signal Processing
Replicate - Pure Mocap
Residential Energy Conservation
RIPE Energy
Ronin Fuel Cell
SafetyPhone
Scallable Technologies Inc.
SchedulePanda.com
Second Nature Agritech
SharableThings Inc.
Silkstart
Situware Interactive Inc.
Snoget.com, Social Networking Discovery Engine
Sol en Frio - Powering the Developing World Cold Chain with Sunshine
Solar Thermal Demonstration Project
Sole Gear BioMaterials Inc.
Spotted Innovations Inc.
StressMarq Biosciences Inc.
Thermal-electric power supply for control and circulation systems
TINGLE.COM
Tribal Education Technologies Incorporated
Unknown name: fast software compiler system - please contact Angie at 604-725-5740 if this is your submission.
Verbed Noun Bike System
Vestige Systems Inc.
VP Process Inc.
Waste Reduction and Energy Production
Wavesine Solutions Inc
WhaleChat:3D social platform
WHAXI
Winsor Global Financial Inc.
Worlds first 2-stroke supercharger system
XacPac - The Virtual Packer
Xeri roX Productions Ltd.
YouStar.ca
Zeeling
Zenterra Energy Inc.
Zeros 2 Heroes Media
 

Submissions broke down by type of business as follows:

IT / Media: 53.3%
CleanTech: 18.5%
Life Sciences: 10.4%
BioEnergy: 4.4%
Other: 13.3%

Submissions broke down by region as follows:

Metro Vancouver: 68.1%
Thompson/Okanagan: 14.1%
Vancouver Island: 14.1%
Kootenays : 2.2%
North : 1.5%

Read more about the 2010 New Ventures BC Competition and participating companies.  

As the province's largest and most prestigious awards night, the Technology Impact Awards Dinner celebrates the achievements of BC's most innovative and dynamic technology companies.  

Over 700 senior representatives of the technology and business community will attend this impressive night of awards and recognition.

Plan to join in the celebration! This event will be a great networking opportunity.

Date: June 8, 2010

Location: Vancouver Convention Centre

Time: 5:30pm - 9:30pm

Tickets: $175 for early bird pricing; $225 after May 28th

Buy tickets online now or call 604-683-6159 for more information.

Learn more about the Technology Impact Awards.  

As a sponsor of the New Ventures BC 2010 Competition, Webnames.ca can refer up to 5 technology companies to attend the seminar series for free (does not include entry fee for NVBC Competition).  And we want to refer you! [Learn more about the competetion]

 

 

 

Simply Tweet this post on Twitter or email to marketing@webnames.ca to be eligible to take part! Late comers welcome.

Details about the Seminar Series

The 10-week seminar and networking series starts April 6, 2010 and features 9 seminars and 1 networking event on business topics for tech start-ups.

The first of nine seminars:

Assessing the Opportunity - Tuesday, April 6th, 7:00pm.

Featuring Bob de Wit, Executive Director of New Ventures BC and Elisabeth Maurer, President LightIntegra Technology.

Future topics include:

• The Business Plan,

• Perfecting your Pitch

• Social Media for Start-ups,

• Corporate Structure,

• Dialing for Dollars, and more.

The cost for all nine seminars is just $100 per team or individual, which is transferable to the $200 competition entry fee for the teams which decide to enter the competition.

The fee to attend any individual seminar is $20 per team or individual. Students with valid I.D. cards plus competition volunteers/sponsors may attend seminars for free.

If you're an early-stage entrepreneur with a new technology business idea, join the seminar! For details visit http://www.newventuresbc.com, call 604-725-5740, or email contact@newventuresbc.com.

For those wishing to register for the New Ventures BC Competition with a chance to win $300,000 in prizes, see our previous blog post. Deadline is April 19, 2010.

 

I've been a judge of the Small Business BC Business Plan Contest for a number of years and the 2010 Awards are now bigger and better.

Entrepreneurs are still encouraged to submit a business plan in either the Business Concept Category or the Business Growth Category; however the 7th annual Successful You - Small Business Awards now includes 2 new categories which are nomination based.

The four award categories are:

1). Business Concept Award - business plan required
2). Business Growth Award - business plan required
3). Business Champion Award - nomination based
4). Company of the Year Award - nomination based

 
Last year's event award winners came from across British Columbia.

It is free to enter and all business plan submissions are completely confidential. This is an opportunity to win prestigious national, regional and local media exposure.

Click here for:

BUSINESS PLAN (or) NOMINATION ONLINE SUBMISSION FORM

APPLICATION & NOMINATION DEADLINE: MARCH 31st, 2010.

Good luck to all applicants and nominees. I encourage everyone to forward this great opportunity along to other entrepreneurs, entrepreneurial organizations and new businesses.

 

Webnames.ca is proud to promote the BCTIA Technology Impact Awards taking place June 8, 2010 at the Vancouver Convention Centre.

Over 700 senior representatives of the technology and business community will attend this event to recognize the best of BC's technology community.

The Technology Impact Awards is an annual program created to celebrate the successes of BC's technology industry and the companies, people and innovation that continue to put British Columbia on the map. 

The deadline for submissions this year is March 17th. Complete details about the prestigious awards program are available on the BCTIA website.

Companies of all sizes and sectors are encouraged to apply.  There are 9 award categories in total:

TECHNOLOGY AWARDS
Most Promising Pre-Commercial Technology
Excellence in Product Innovation
Best Application of Technology

[view criteria]

COMPANY AWARDS
Most Promising Start-up
Emerging Company of the Year
Company of the Year

[view criteria]

PERSONAL RECOGNITION AWARDS
Team of the Year
Community Leadership
Person of the Year

[view criteria]

BCTIA Award Recipients from 2009 include:

• Most Promising Pre-Commercial Technology: Heart Force Medical Inc.
• Excellence in Product Innovation: Sophos
• Best Application of Technology: ACL Services Ltd.
• Most Promising Start-Up: Energy Aware Technology Inc.
• Emerging Company of the Year:   Elastic Path Software, Inc.
• Company of the Year: Sierra Wireless
• Team of the Year: MixPo
• Leadership in Social Responsibility: TELUS
• Person of the Year: Jonathan Rhone
• Bill Thompson Award: James Topham

About BCTIA - Growing our Technology Community

The British Columbia Technology Industry Association is an industry-funded organization supporting the growth of British Columbia's strong knowledge economy. Our network of 2100+ member companies are all sizes and from all technology sectors and collectively employ over 70,000 workers in BC.

The BCTIA delivers programs and services that directly influence the growth and success of our companies. As the voice of the technology industry, the BCTIA is committed to the ongoing growth, sustainability and prosperity of the technology industry and the transformation of British Columbia to a knowledge-based economy.

Learn more about the BCTIA's activities, programs and support for BC's tech community.
 

You asked and we listened! By popular demand, Webnames.ca has extended its "Deep Discounts on Multi-Year Domains" promotion until January 31, 2010.

Save up to 65% off multi-year domain registrations and renewals:

5 years - $99 (less than $20/year)
10 years - $129 (less than $13/year)

REGISTER --- or ---  RENEW today!

The longer the term ... the more you SAVE.

Now is the perfect time to register new domain names for:

• For business use, including marketing campaigns, products, & events
• For personal use, including your name, family name or children's names
• For projects, including your blog, hobby, charity, etc.
• To protect your brand by capturing other available extensions
• To drive more traffic to your website

  This promotion is valid for both new domain registrations and renewals of the following extensions:

.CA (2-10 years)
.COM, .ORG, .NET, .INFO, .BIZ, .CN, .ASIA (2-10 years)
.MOBI  (2- 5 years only)

Promotion Terms & Conditions: .TEL and .US are not included in the promotion. Corporate, Managed Service, Partner, Charity, Resellers and Special Pricing accounts are not eligible for the promotion pricing.