Building Climate Resilience with Software and Data
A Participant-led Event in Ottawa, May 2025
Are you living in Ottawa, familiar with software and data projects, and motivated to act on climate change impacts and risks?
This new "unconference" event is the perfect opportunity for you to network, learn and share your knowledge and experience about climate change-related software tools and data. Don't miss out on this chance to connect with like-minded individuals and work towards a more sustainable and positive future!
Ottawa's Deploy Software Solutions specializes in climate change software R&D, using data and observations from Earth and space. We are pleased to facilitate this event. While we will provide organizing help, the exact schedule, venue, and agenda of this FREE event will be determined by its participants (you!). The knowledge we gather collectively will be shared publicly under an free and open license.
So get involved now by registering below.
What's an unconference?
A loosely structured, participant led conference focusing on informal exchanges of information and ideas. The actual agenda, tracks, sessions, discussions will all be determined in a "grassroots" manner by you, the participants!
Our Official Media Event Sponsor
GoGeomatics Canada is pleased to be the Official Media sponsor of the "Building Climate Resilience with Software and Data" unconference. GoGeomatics is the largest and most popular communications hub promoting the Canadian geospatial community. It hosts over 100 fun, free, location technology networking events each year in cities across Canada as well as the popular GeoIgnite conference.
Our Venue Host
Carleton University's Technology Innovation Management (TIM) Program will be hosting us at Health Services Building on Carleton campus. The TIM Program is an internationally recognized master’s program designed to equip aspiring entrepreneurs and technology innovation leaders with the skills to create wealth in new ventures and drive growth within established companies. TIM focuses on launching and scaling new businesses using emerging technologies to transform the marketplace, as well as implementing digital transformation and growth initiatives within existing firms.
Event Details
- Date: Friday May 23, starting at 9 am.
- Price: Free
- Location: HS 1301 in the Health Sciences Building, Carleton University campus. 1125 Colonel By Drive, 2305 Health Sciences Building, Ottawa, ON K1S 5B6
- How to get here: https://carleton.ca/campus/map
- Format: Unconference-style sessions organized and delivered by participants. The knowledge gathered will be shared under the CC BY-SA license.
- Initial feedback: Some registrants have already provided feedback on their desired conference experience, read the survey summary here: Building Climate Resilience Getting Started Survey Data_All_250306.pdf
- How to participate: Register using the form below, and we will send you regular surveys where you can provide feedback and help assist in shaping the event. Your registration email address will only be used to communicate information and shares surveys about this event.
Join us - Register Now!
