Thank you Community – for coming together and breaking our records on ticket sales for the upcoming Friday, Nov 1 – 35th Annual ASTech Awards in Edmonton! We are on track to be sold-out by the end of the week, and already have over 400 science and technology champions across industry, Government, Academia, and Entrepreneurship joining us!
To all:
- 80 Finalists across all of our 20 Categories, from across Alberta – Thank you!
- Speakers from Industry, Government, Academia, Entrepreneurs – Thank you! Looking forward to the new Deputy Minister of Technology and Innovation, Janak Alford providing Opening Words, together with Michele Evans of PrairiesCan, and Dr. Mike Mahon, Interim CEO of Alberta Innovates
- Innovation Showcase Companies – Thank you!
- Conversation Series Volunteers – Thank you!
- Students – from business and technology areas – including NAIT, Concordia, MacEwan, University of Alberta, and University of Calgary – Thank you!
- Staff and Volunteers – Thank you!
- and our Sponsors from30 organizations from across the province, thank you!
What to look forward to – at the 35th Anniversary ASTech Awards Gala is:
- Being Inspired by finalists – researchers and innovative companies across Life Sciences, Aerospace, AI/ML, Digital Innovation, Agriculture, Cleantech, Social Innovation and more!
- Meeting with Industry and supports that have supported the early adoption of technology like: ATCO, Weyerhaeuser, Rohit Group, AHS, Blue Cross, ATB, ERA, PTAC, ISAIC, CREATE, Genome Alberta, and more
- Learning about the latest that all our Alberta post-secondaries have to offer through research and collaboration opportunities for students and entrepreneurs, including: University of Alberta, University of Calgary, Red Deer Polytechnic, MacEwan University, Lethbridge Polytechnic, Norquest College, Olds College, Athabasca University, and more.
- Talking with our innovation ecosystem builders, that are welcoming community input -and attending to learn more from the perspectives of all like: Government of Alberta, Alberta Innovates, PrairiesCan, Telus World of Science, MindFuel, and more.
Reconnecting with the people you know, and meet new people who are excited to connect with you. And also, be sure to stop by to wish Dr. John Zhou a happy retirement from his many years as Chief Cleantech Officer of Alberta Innovates.
And of course – this will all be fun and inspiring – as that is how we do it at the ASTech Awards! You will not want to miss the opportunity to celebrate 35 years of recognizing the “Wealth of Opportunity” that we have here in Alberta, through our collaborative community.
Looking forward to seeing you at the Delta South Edmonton Conference Hotel this Friday,
See you soon!
Gail J. Powley, P.Eng
Executive Director, ASTech Awards
astech.ca
President, Technology Alberta
[email protected]
technologyalberta.ca
