THIS WEEK IN TECTORIA

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The Mustard Seed

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Our Tectorian of the Week is: The Mustard Seed! Plus, all our VIATEC Food Bank Challenge participants!

The Mustard Seed Street Church has been essential in fighting hunger and restoring faith to a large portion of people living in poverty, as well as the working poor, in greater Victoria since 1975. The Church ministries are nearly 100 percent community funded and include Vancouver Island’s largest Food Bank, a Family Center, Hospitality programs, and addictions recovery at Hope Farm Healing Centre as well as more traditional Church services.

The Mustard Seed positively impacts, on average 5,000 individuals per month, with more than 50 volunteers keeping things running everyday. However, their shelves have been very bare lately due to more assistance given in 2016 and donations being lower.

Well, in the past 4 weeks, 34 companies have come together for the VIATEC Food Bank Challenge to raise cash and non perishables for the Mustard Seed! Today from 12pm to 3pm, all the participants will drop off their remaining donations to the Mustard Seed for the final tally. If you have anything to donate, please swing by and say hi to the VIATEC team while you’re there OR donate from the comfort of your chair.

A HUGE thank you to all our participants. Winners will be announced soon and many families will have a wonderful holiday season as a result. Well done everyone!

2016 Participants:

  1. Avocette Technologies
  2. AXYS Technologies
  3. BDC
  4. Beanstream
  5. Carmanah Technologies Corp.
  6. Collect! Credit & Debt Collection software
  7. Codan Radio Communications
  8. Complia Health
  9. Crowd Content
  10. CUBE Global Storage
  11. Econics
  12. Flytographer
  13. Frankie’s Modern Diner
  14. FTS Forest Technology Systems
  15. GenoLogics
  16. GlobalWide Media
  17. HP Advanced Solutions
  18. IndyKey Rewards
  19. Latitude Geographics Group
  20. Monk Office
  21. MUSIC Group Innovation CA Inc.
  22. RevenueWire
  23. RingPartner
  24. Schneider Electric
  25. SendtoNews
  26. Smart Dolphins IT Solutions
  27. StarFish Medical
  28. Technology Guys IT Solutions
  29. Tourism Victoria
  30. Vecima Networks
  31. VIATEC & Ground Control Cafe
  32. Victoria Airport Authority
  33. Victoria Flying Club
  34. Vigil Health Solutions Inc.

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2016 VIATEC Food Bank Challenge participants!

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Our Tectorians of the Week are our challenge participants! (so far):
GlobalWide Media, RevenueWire, GenoLogics, Beanstream, RingPartner, Victoria Flying Club, Tourism Victoria, Carmanah Technologies Corp., Smart Dolphins IT Solutions, Victoria Airport Authority, HP Advanced Solutions, SendtoNews, CUBE Global Storage, FTS (Forest Technology Systems), StarFish Medical, AXYS Technologies and Flytographer!

These confident companies are the first to step up to the VIATEC Food Bank Challenge which runs from Nov 7th to Dec 2nd. There was no hesitation in signing up, and they’re all ready to come out on top with their cash and food donations for the Mustard Seed Food Bank!

There’s still time to sign up and be included in this list of amazing Victoria-based companies, boost your team morale and help us achieve our $100,000 goal!

Click here for all the details and contact engage@viatec.ca to accept the challenge.

#VIATECFoodBankChallenge

RevenueWire

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Our Tectorian of the Week is: RevenueWire!

RevenueWire recently sponsored the UVic Co-op & Career Fair Oct 4-5 that had swarms of students and grads filling the Student Union Building.

A few days later they announced that CEO Bobbi Leach is finalist in the Female Executive of the Year in Canada category for the annual Stevie Awards! She will be named a gold, silver or bronze winner at the awards gala in New York on November 18, 2016. This is the second nomination for Leach, who won silver in the category in 2015. For the full news release, click here.

RevenueWire is a giant supporter of our tech community with constant presence, community outreach and hiring talent from every VIATEC event!

Keep up the great work RevenueWire, and good luck to Bobbi!

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Devan McCannel

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Our Tectoria blog has been leaning more towards featuring companies or organizations lately, but we couldn’t resist featuring one of our very own on his birthday, and a week away from his last day with VIATEC.

You may know Devan McCannel from when he dealt you a hand at a Dawson City casino, from his days at UVic (BCom – Entrepreneurship) or when he attended the City University of Hong Kong. Maybe you crossed paths when he worked for RevenueWire, when you took that random dance class in Vancouver or maybe you commented on his bungee jumping photo saying something like “Nope, no way, never.”

"Nope, no way, never."

“Nope, no way, never.”

Devan has a wealth of life experience for being under 30 and has worn a few hats, including Engagement Concierge (EC) at VIATEC since August 2014. As the EC he’s been responsible for community management, administration, advising and event management for the Venture Acceleration Program. He got to assist start-up technology companies identify viable business models and rapidly grow their revenues, in addition to helping start-ups find funding for their co-op positions through the BC-ISI Program.

He’s also been the lead organizer for VIATEC Peer Roundtables and several VIATEC events including the February 2015 VIATEC Food Bank Challenge (successfully raised over $40,000), and the Pitch Pit and Demo Camp events during Experience Tectoria 2014 and 2015.

Devan has not only proved himself to be a hard worker, but he’s also taken on the role of “office clown” with ease.

Devan’s contract with VIATEC is nearing an end, but his team will still see him half a block up Fort Street where he’ll be working with local startup company, LlamaZOO Interactive.

VIATEC wishes him the best of luck and thanks him for all the dedication he’s shown! Happy Birthday Devan!

 

Carmanah Technologies

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Our Tectorian of the Week is: Carmanah Technologies! 

Carmanah Technologies won first place in both categories of the 2015 VIATEC Food Bank Challenge: Greatest Overall Contributor and Greatest Per-Employee Contributor (supporting the Mustard Seed). Having received second place by just $300 during the last challenge, they were determined to come in on top!

2015 Winners

​Greatest Overall Contributor

Greatest Per Employee Contributor: