2023-09-19 Designing and Implementing Indigenous-led Clean Energy Projects

Hosted by CapCHI and AnnaT.CapCHI September 2023 event image

CapCHI is back! Join us to kick off the 2023-2024 season and learn more about the design and implementation of transformative indigenous-led clean energy initiatives from Chris Henderson.

Topics include:

  • Creating foundations for reconciliation-centered relationships
  • Building an army of indigenous clean energy champions
  • Digital platforms for land based clean energy projects

DATE TIME: Tuesday September 19, 2023, 6:00-9:00 pm.

LOCATION: In-Person Event at Mulligans Golf Bar at 201 Queen St, Ottawa, Ottawa, ON K1P 5C9, 3rd Floor.

  • COVID-19 safety measures: Event will be indoors!

REGISTRATION: (Free!) https://www.meetup.com/CapCHI/events/295872003/

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2022-09-20 Rethinking Social Data with Dr. Kenton White

Hosted by CapCHI

10 years ago Social Media broke into the mainstream. Facebook, Twitter and Reddit promised an unfiltered view into our collective consciousness. Today influencers and bots actively game the system, skewing perception towards their agendas. There are still insights that can be mined from Social Data, but with ever increasing effort. At Advanced Symbolics we developed a tool called askpolly that rethinks Social Data from the ground up, making finding those insights effortless. I’ll discuss every aspect of Social Data we considered in askpolly’s development and how at every step we defined the user experience and tackled tough technological challenges.


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2021-09-21 Designing Customer Experience with Rob Smith

Hosted by Raquel Alves and CapCHI

CapCHI September 2021 event image

We’re back!

We have an exciting year lined up, and to kick it off we’ve invited Rob Smith to drop by and talk about his approach to designing customer experience for some of the biggest brands.

Founder and Chief Creative Officer of Green Melon, Rob has spent the past thirty years reinventing the way brands engage and intrigue their customers. Drawing from his work with clients like Farm Boy, DC Comics, and the Royal Canadian Mint, Rob will discuss how successful brands consider a customer’s journey, from their first step into a retail space to the moment they select a product from the shelf.

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2020-09-15 Homecoming Trivia Night

CapCHI Event banner for September 15, 2020

A very warm welcome home for our CapCHI family!

We are excited to kick-off the 2020–2021 season with a trivia networking event. The evening will feature an introduction to the CapCHI executive team, followed by an overview of the fantastic season we have lined up. Then, we will break out into several rooms to get to know each other, and test our wits with a round of carefully crafted UX brain teasers.

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