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News From NATI
- NATI pleased with Business Attraction Support for Desire2Learn
- Celtx does 48 Hours in the Valley
- TechWomen Canada 2012 Program Recap
- A Year in Review
- Invitation to attend the 4th BioMarine Business Convention
- Ireland & United Kingdom Trade Development Missions, March 2013
- Knowledge Summit 2013
- Invitation for Expressions of Interest: Navalshore 2013
- TechWomen Canada
- Important Message from the Chair
- Nominations for NATI Board of Directors Open
- Revisions to NATI Constitution
- NAVALSHORE Marintech South America 2013
- Competition for Canadian tech companies to win a tailored business trip to the UK
- AGM and Election of Directors 2013
- RFP for the Provision of Consulting/Matchmaking Services
- Bluedrop Recognized at Clinton Global Initiative
- New Proposals Sought For Canadian Safety and Security Program
- Beyond Your Backyard: Export Diagnostic Program
- The Annual NATI Summer Barbecue
- NATI Summer BBQ a huge success!
- CTA Boston Call for Applications
- 48 Hours in the Valley applications now open
- Message from outgoing Business Development Executive Brittany Brinston
- NATI 2013 Bio-Partnering Forum
- The Canadian Technology Accelerator (CTA) Program Outreach Tour - Save the Date
- NATI's Commercialization Officer Internship and Directed Research Program - Call for Applications
- NATI’s 2013-2014 Export Program
- NATI Proposing a Series of HR Seminars
- It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of our friend and coworker Brenda Bryant
- Trade Mission to GDC 2014
- Year in Review
- NATI Offering Gardiner Centre HR Seminars - Registration Now Open
- SmartForce NL- NEW Courses Available
- 48 Hours in the Hub - Call for Applications
- NATI Biotechnology & Life Sciences Commercialization Workshop
- NATI brings Gartner to St. John's!
- NATI Knowledge Summit
- NATI AGM 2014
- NATI Elects New Board of Directors
- Navalshore Mission - 2 spaces available!
- Incoming Fall 2014 Bio-Partnering Mission
- Legal Aspects of Doing Business in Brazil
- OutSmart Program - Information Session
- Want to Receive Emails from NATI?
- CTA@Boston Call for Applications
- Triware and NATI offer InFocus Lunch and Learn: Collaboration and the Mondopad
- Common Ground Private Office Space Available
- Common Ground Fun-Raiser
- NATI-ACOA 2014-2015 Export Internship Program
- NATI Fall Networking Mixer
- Pan-Atlantic Trade Mission to Mobile World Congress 2015 - Apply Now!
- NATI Fall Mixer A Huge Success!
- Limitless Business Day
- Game Developers Conference (GDC) 2015
- RFP: Mobile World Congress 2015
- 2014 Year in Review
- EY SR&ED Session
- Save the Date: 2015 NATI Knowledge Summit
- You're Invited! Sectors Connect Networking Mixer
- EY Entrepreneur of the Year
- 2015 NATI Knowledge Summit
- Multi-City Tour Brazil 2015
- NATI Elects New Board of Directors for 2015/16
- GROW 2015
- International Bio Partnering Mission 2015-2016
- KPMG Breakfast Seminar: IS YOUR BUSINESS U.S.TAX COMPLIANT?
- Technology Commercialization Workshop
- Call for Expressions for Interest for Project Management Training
- New England Maritime Innovation Meeting: Invitation to Participate
- NATI's 2015-2016 Commercialization Officer Internship & Directed Research Program (COIDRP) NOW OPEN FOR APPLICATIONS
- Project Management Training for NATI Members
- Call for Expressions of Interest: Exploratory Outbound Mission to Singapore, including the 2016 Singapore Airshow
- Three Companies Receive Investment through Venture Newfoundland and Labrador
- 2016 NATI Knowledge Summit
- Information Session: CanExport - What's in it for my company?
- Lunch & Learn with Acquaint Personnel Services: HR Services for SMEs in the Advanced Technology Sector
- Design Thinking for Advanced Technology SMEs
- NATI Elects New Board of Directors for 2016/17
- Accelerate NL
- Canada's Innovation Ecosystem: Seeding, Scaling and Going Global
- Gaining the Value Added Sales and Marketing Edge Through Trust
- NATI Summer Social 2016
- Information Session: Intellectual Property Program
- Game Developers Conference (GDC) 2017
- Hacking Health St. John's Cafe and Chapter Launch
- Call for Expressions of Interest: New England Business Development Outbound November 2016
- NATI Autonomous Systems Network Meeting Nov. 2nd
- NATI applauds Government commitment to a Provincial Innovation Agenda
- NATI 2017-2018 Export Internship Program Call for Applications
- Call for Applications: Trade Mission to New York City - March 20-22, 2017
- Coding in Schools Pilot Program
- NATI Feedback Survey
- NATI Innovation Roundtable Luncheon
- Speaker Series: Woods Hole Center for Marine Robotics
- Hacking Health St. John's Call for Sponsors
- NATI Innovation Roundtable
- OCIO Information Session
- NATI supports “An Open Letter from the Canadian Tech Community: Diversity is our Strength”
- Dream, Girl YYT
- Corporate Innovation Workshop with Rick Rasmussen
- Hacking Health St. John's Hackathon
- Lean Startup Workshop
- NATI Board Nomination Notification 2017
- 2017 NATI Knowledge Summit
- Call for Sponsors – 2017 Youth in Technology Conference
- NATI Member Export Strategy & Support Consultation
- NATI AGM 2017 & Election of Directors
- Call for Applications- NATI 2017-2018 Export Internship Program
- NATI-ACOA 2017- 2018 Commercialization Officer & Directed Research Program Call for Applications
- Natasha Hudson’s Farewell to NATI
- Learn Sphere
- Atlantic Trade and Investment Growth Strategy (ATIGS) ICT RFP for the Provision of Consulting Services
- You’re Invited: Ocean Supercluster Update and Information Session
- ATIGS Grow Export RFP
- Technology Industry Critical to Province’s Business Innovation Agenda
- Call for Interest - NATI Media Training
- NATI partners with the St. John’s Board of Trade St. John’s Connector Program
Year in Review
Thursday, April 26, 2018
NATI's 2013 Year in Review
2013 has been a busy year here at NATI! Through our working partnerships with OceansAdvance, The Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA), The Government of Newfoundland and Labrador, The St. John's Board of Trade, and The International Business Development Agreement ICT group (IBDA), we continue to accelerate the business of technology.
In January, NATI celebrated its 25th Anniversary with our partners and friends at the Rooms, where we commemorated 25 years of success in Newfoundland and Labrador's advanced technology sector.
This year NATI led one pan-Atlantic trade mission toGame Developers Conference(GDC) in San Francisco, and NATI represented the technology sector of NL atBIO Chicago, andOceans 2013.NATI also led a provincial ocean technology trade mission to theNavalshoreConference in Brazil.
In March NATI hosted its annual industry conference,Knowledge Summit 2013, which was themed 'Embracing a Global Vision.' An outstanding line up of speakers and an engaged audience of representatives from private sector, public sector, and students, made for an excellent conference.
NATI supported the creation and growth ofStartup St. John's, and helped marry the local startup community with the National Startup Canada movement. In November, NATI CEO Ron Taylor attendedStartup Canada Day on the Hillwhere over 700 people, including 450 entrepreneurs, met with our nation's elected representatives and engaged in a discussion to foster a culture that celebrates and supports entrepreneurial ambition.
This year NATI alsobrought in expertson topics such as international business development in the ocean tech and digital media sectors, and continues to work with member companies in these areas.
In June, NATI worked with Tedx St. John's to feature the Venture Village, sponsored by Course Park, at the sold out Tedx event. The first-ever Venture Village featured some of the hottest start-ups and small businesses our city has to offer.
In September, NATI helped organize the International Workshop on Atmospheric Icing of Structures (IWAIS), where experts from around the world spoke about various topics related to icing.
NATI also hosted its annualBio Partneringevent in November, and is coordinating the NL portion of theSanofi BioGENEius Challenge Canada.
NATI worked to betterengage with the studentsof the province. Students were invited to attend the Knowledge Summit conference, and partnerships were advanced with several student groups including SIFE, MUNTech, and NL WebDevs.
NATI partners with ACOA to execute theExport Program,andthe Internship Programswhich include theInternational Export Internshipand theCommercialization Officer Internship. NATI's Internship Programs are the only ones of their kind in the province, and support local companies in hiring recent post-secondary graduates to grow export activities.
NATI's Ocean Technology Commercial Initiative (OTCI) continues to support collaborative initiatives designed to augment the capabilities of our ocean technology sector.
NATI has worked hard to ensure that as the voice of the NL technology sector it has been heard loud and clear in 2013 throughsocial media, a constantly updatedwebsiteand events calendar, andweekly newsletter. NATI represents the province's technology sector at outside events, and sits on various committees and boards to give the industry a voice where it needs one. NATI staff volunteer with the IBDA ICT committee, the NL Business Coalition, the St. John's Board of Trade, Startup Canada, and the Innovation Council. Additionally, Natasha Hudson continues to serve on the National Advisory Council for Canadian Women in Technology (CanWIT), extending NATI's reach to a national level.
NATI hosted itsAnnual General Meetingin May where a new Board of Directors was elected. NATI was thrilled to welcome Brad Dobbin, Chris Dillon and Ajay Pande to the Board. These new directors joined Chris Spurvey, Mandy Woodland, Gerard Duggan, Geoff Davis, Terry Hussey and June Turpin to form the 2013-2014 Board of Directors.
Throughout 2013 NATI hosted a number of networking events which were open to members, partners, and friends. The Summer BBQ and Holiday Social reached capacity with almost 200 people attending the Summer BBQ and more than 100 people attending the Holiday Party.
The NATI Board has enhanced itsengagement with Provincial Government stakeholders. This included working with the Department of Innovation, Business, and Rural Development to ensure NATI input in strategic planning consultation for economic development in the technology sector, and working withOCIOto help inform the mandate and support for industry development. The Board has also led thecreation of a communications strategyand media management process with help from Cape Consulting. Additionally, the Board has drafted an initial framework for a moreformal Post- Secondary engagementinitiative.
Going forward the Board will be working towards animproved membership value strategyand membership recruiting, board member recruiting, closing out 2013 fiscal year and organizing the Knowledge Summit scheduled for May 2014.
It has been an incredibly successful year for NATI and for the technology industry as a whole.A special thank you goes out to all of our members, partners, and our Board of Directors for their continued commitment to ensuring the success of the sector.
We look forward to working with you all again in 2014, in what is sure to be another excellent year for the technology sector in Newfoundland and Labrador!