Showcase

Digital Media Showcase & Showcase Lounge

Canada 3.0 2010 will feature an interactive Digital Media Showcase in the Molson Arena.

Showcase Booths

This is your opportunity to check out local companies in the digital media space. Each one will have a Twitter hashtag displayed at their booth so you can follow and tweet about the booths.

If you would like to have a booth in the Showcase, view our Showcase details.

Digital Media Face Off

In the Showcase Lounge, start-up companies will have the opportunity to present their company ideas to a panel of experts to obtain business advice and criticism.

Soap Box

This is an open forum for people to sign up for a 15-minute slot to discuss their thoughts, ideas and frustrations on the Lounge Stage.

Open Text Showcase Reception - Until 6:30 p.m.

Join fellow delegates in the Showcase area for networking, refreshments and light food.
Watch as early stage companies pitch their business ideas to an expert panel in the Digital Media Face Off.
Check out demos from Canada's leading and up and coming digital media companies.

Who's Showcasing?

	Bottree Bottree helps clients develop unique digital strategies. Our motto is "Get Found". We cover all aspects of creating a digital presence, from implementation and analysis to creating sites to generating traffic and tracking conversion. We also help clients develop social strategies and are Certified Google AdWords Professionals. Bottree has worked with most major agencies in Canada, providing extensive media consulting, planning and buying services. In 2007, Bottree Digital Services was nominated Media Buyer of the Year by the Ad Club of Toronto.
	C3 Network: A technology and culture catalyst C3 Network catalyzes the digital media stakeholders in Ontario's cultural industries around initiatives that create capacity, stimulate innovation, and help to retain talent. Three projects funded by the Ontario Media Development Corporation: 2020 Media Futures, Interactive Narratives Initiative, and Digital Games Business Incubator Network will be featured at Canada 3.0, along with C3's Research Partnerships Program for a Future Media Internet.
	Canaccord Wealth Management At Canaccord Wealth Management, we put our clients first. That means understanding that you are unique and your financial goals require tailored solutions. That means providing you with services you can rely on from Advisors you can trust.
	Canadian Cloud Computing Inc. Canadian Cloud Computing delivers the power and economy of cloud computing to organizations and individuals who want to protect their Canadian data and applications from foreign laws and governments. We are committed to providing secure public, private and hybrid cloud computing services on a platform that is located entirely in Canada. This platform is complimented by a professional services organization that focuses on the unique architecture, deployment and management challenges inherent in delivering a 100% Canadian cloud.
	Canadian Digital Media Network Canada's digital industry is flourishing and evolving. As it does, we will connect the companies and technologies of tomorrow with the commercialization, research and government resources of today. The CDMN mission: " Our mission is to establish Canada as a world leader in Digital Media by accelerating commercialization activities powered by the connection and collaboration of people - entrepreneurs, companies, research institutions and government."
	Canarie CANARIE Inc. is Canada's Advanced Research and Innovation Network. Established in 1993, CANARIE manages an ultra high-speed network, hundreds of times faster than the Internet, which facilitates leading-edge research and big science across Canada and around the world. More than 39,000 researchers at nearly 200 Canadian universities and colleges use the CANARIE network, as well as scientists at many research institutes, hospitals, and government laboratories throughout the country.
	Centre for Business, Entrepreneurship and Technology The Centre for Business, Entrepreneurship and Technology (CBET) adds to UW's reputation as a University known for connectivity to the outside world, research on advanced technologies, a strong focus on innovation and entrepreneurship, exceptional students and the reputation for producing the leaders of tomorrow. Dive into the creative, dynamic culture at Canada's most innovative university in one of the world's smartest cities. Named the World's Top Intelligent Community in 2007, Waterloo Region is one of the most dynamic and successful entrepreneurial clusters and is a hub for booming technology companies as well as home to numerous arts and cultural attractions. CBET is located in Waterloo's Research and Technology Park on UW's North campus, and is neighbours to many high-tech companies, including Google, Open Text, RIM, and Sybase - just to name a few.
	Christie Christie®, is a global visual technologies company. Consistently setting the standards by being the first to market some of the world's most advanced projectors and complete system displays, Christie is recognized as one of the most innovative visual technology companies in the world. From retail displays to Hollywood, mission critical command centers to classrooms and training simulators, Christie display solutions and projectors capture the attention of audiences around the world with dynamic and stunning images.
	CineFLOW Corp Our "on demand" world is driving all segments of motion picture production (feature films, TV, commercials) toward "media-less" processes known as file based workflows (no film, no video tape). Kodak will cease producing 35mm film neg in 2012, the 2010 Devoncroft "Big Broadcast Survey" indentified file based/tapeless workflow deployment as the top business driver in the industry and the market needs solutions that will enable the transition from the current craft based menagerie of film and proprietary video formats to an efficient data file based workflow from production through to post production & delivery.
	City Media City Media is a leader in developing world-class revenue generating web applications for the Newspaper industry. Since their inception in 2006, City Media has partnered with both corporate and owner-operated newspapers across North America. This leading media platform for the newspaper industry is made up of several key products - AdsOnline™, OffersOnline™, ShopsOnline™, Bargain Days, Coupon Sites, Virtual Flyers Online and Special Sections Online. With its proven ability to generate online revenue streams for newspapers, the adoption rate of City Media's media platform is growing very quickly. The company prides itself on being an innovator within the internet product industry and continues to create and launch world-class solutions on an ongoing basis. City Media is your bridge to move into new formats of delivery for online advertising. We provide the tools, technology and sales expertise to capture the growing local online opportunity.
	City of Stratford Few places in Ontario are lovelier or more alive with culture and character than Stratford. We are a charming Victorian city nestled in pastoral countryside a few short hours from Toronto and the U.S. - a destination internationally renowned as one of North America's great arts towns. We are a vibrant creative culture, expressed by our famous theatre company, celebrated in music, the innovative cuisine of our restaurants and a garden city landscaped with well-conserved Victorian architecture.
	The Critical Media Lab The Critical Media Lab (CML) is a cross-disciplinary research creation initiative developed in the Department of English at the University of Waterloo. The CML fosters the creation of new media projects that explore the impact of technology on humanity and society. The CML serves as a research-creation incubator that links researchers in the Faculty of Arts - and collaborators throughout the University of Waterloo - with the people and tools necessary to apply critically reflective work at the R&D level of technological design and production. This approach, which challenges the boundaries between art and science, research and artistic practice, will result in the invention of new technologies and media artifacts and with advances in collaboration and cooperation across disciplines, industries, and communities engaged in media technology. Current projects explore: participatory activities with geocaching; collaborative multi-touch surfaces; the merger of digital and board game experiences; and the use of heart-rate sensors in the creation of digital art. And, of course, the famous Tweeting Cows.
	Deloitte "Deloitte" is the brand under which tens of thousands of dedicated professionals in independent firms throughout the world collaborate to provide audit, consulting, financial advisory, risk management and tax services to selected clients. These firms are members of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, a Swiss Verein ("DTT"). Each member firm provides services in a particular geographic area and is subject to the laws and professional regulations of the particular country or countries in which it operates. DTT helps coordinate the activities of the member firms but does not itself provide services to clients. DTT and the member firms are separate and distinct legal entities, which cannot obligate the other entities. DTT and each DTT member firm are only liable for their own acts or omissions, and not those of each other. Each DTT Member Firm is structured differently in accordance with national laws, regulations, customary practice and other factors, and may secure the provision of professional services in their territories through subsidiaries, affiliates and/or other entities.
	Desire2Learn Desire2Learn comprises Desire2Learn Incorporated and its subsidiaries. Desire2Learn is a world-leading provider of enterprise eLearning solutions that enable institutions and other organizations to create teaching and learning environments that reflect their vision, values, goals, pedagogical approaches and branding. Founded in 1999, Desire2Learn has offices and personnel located in North America, the U.K. and Australia. Desire2Learn supports more than five million learners worldwide and clients include higher education, K-12, as well as associations, government and other leading organizations. For more information, visit: www.Desire2Learn.com
	Devlin eBusiness Architects Devlin eBusiness Architects focuses on interactive "multimedia" design and production. By early 1996 we were increasingly engaged in user interface design and expanded our services to include all aspects of web development. Later that year we also moved into our current location and built one of the first usability testing facilities in Canada. As our list of clients continued to grow we evolved to become a highly reputable and trusted ebusiness and web services company. Today, our strategy, technology and creative practices are helping our clients to successfully extend their brand, engage and serve their customers, and achieve new business efficiencies.
	DossierView DossierView Inc. is a privately owned early stage software technology company. By leveraging technology developed by Dr. Andrew Wong, a founder of the PAMI (Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence) Lab at the University of Waterloo, we have been able to create the next generation of PAMI technologies to provide both corporate users and consumers with faster access to the most relevant information. Our suite of products embrace and extend existing technologies to provide more efficient desktop management and intelligent searching both locally and over the internet / intranet.
	EchoArts.com Digital Media Consultants EchoArts.com works with small businesses to design and develop their digital brand. Covering everything from web site planning and design, to coding and management.
	Fanshawe College Fanshawe College offers over 100 programs leading to certificates, diplomas and degrees. There's even a program that will give you both a degree and a diploma! And every course leads to the ultimate opportunity - employment. If you want to work while you learn, we have 40 co-op programs. We're one of the top co-op colleges in Canada.
	Festival Hydro We are the distributor of electrical power to approximately 18,500 customers in the municipalities of Stratford, Brussels, Dashwood, Hensall, St. Marys, Seaforth and Zurich. We are proud to offer excellent service in a friendly environment, just as our predecessors, the community public utility commissions, had provided during most of the past century. Festival Hydro officially opened on November 1, 2000, as a result of government changes regarding the supply and sale of electrical power in Ontario.
	Gowlings As one of Canada's largest law firms, we know what it takes to create, enhance and protect real business value. With more than 700 business-savvy legal professionals active in key global industries, we provide our clients with pragmatic commercial advice. We have been a trusted business partner to many of Canada's largest organizations for over a century, and have built a solid reputation for delivering creative, effective and valuable solutions to complex business matters.
	Hewlett-Packard (Canada) HP creates new possibilities for technology to have a meaningful impact on people, businesses, governments and society. The world's largest technology company, HP brings together a portfolio that spans printing, personal computing, software, services and IT infrastructure to solve customer problems. More information about HP (NYSE: HPQ) is available at http://www.hp.com
#igloo30	IGLOO Software Social Software for your business. At IGLOO Software, we believe business is driven by social interactions. Companies don't build products, negotiate deals or make service calls - People Do. Companies have been using social interactions as a vital business tool for decades, long before anyone had ever heard of Facebook®, LinkedIn® or Twitter®. From telephone conversations to face to face meetings to the business conversations that happen in the hallway or after work. All of these are all early forms of social interactions in the workplace and are still being used today.
	Industry Canada The Department's mission is to foster a growing, competitive, knowledge-based Canadian economy. The Department works with Canadians throughout the economy and in all parts of the country to improve conditions for investment, improve Canada's innovation performance, increase Canada's share of global trade and build a fair, efficient and competitive marketplace. Program areas include developing industry and technology capability, fostering scientific research, setting telecommunications policy, promoting investment and trade, promoting tourism and small business development, and setting rules and services that support the effective operation of the marketplace.
	Institute of Communication, Culture and Information Technology (CCIT) The Institute of Communication, Culture and Information Technology (CCIT), the only interdisciplinary Institute at the University of Toronto Mississauga, offers programs that will produce communication and management professionals energized by the challenges of the wired world. A joint program with the Sheridan Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning, the CCIT Major focuses on the study of the art and science of human communication, how communication builds knowledge and creates culture, and how information technology affects the way humans communicate. The Digital Enterprise Management (DEM) Specialist program prepares graduates for management roles in the digital age by developing a working knowledge of emerging technologies and broad exposure to the management disciplines.
	KPMG LLP KPMG LLP, the audit, tax and advisory firm (kpmg.ca), a Canadian limited liability partnership established under the laws of Ontario, is the Canadian member firm of KPMG International Cooperative ("KPMG International"). KPMG International's member firms have 140,000 professionals, including more than 7,900 partners, in 146 countries. The independent member firms of the KPMG network are affiliated with KPMG International, a Swiss entity. Each KPMG firm is a legally distinct and separate entity, and describes itself as such.
	LoyaltyMatch OnDemand LoyaltyMatch OnDemand is the loyalty program computing company. LoyaltyMatch OnDemand Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) is a loyalty program platform geared to meet the needs of mid and large-sized businesses. LoyaltyMatch OnDemand delivers the look and functionality of a customized loyalty program with the speed and reduced budget of an off-the-shelf product, without ever having to manage the IT resources or maintain expensive infrastructures.
	mediaINTELLIGENCE.ca mediaINTELLIGENCE.ca is Canada's leader in sector-specific recruitment, and integrated career management for media and entertainment professionals. MI's team of media specialists connects media professionals to opportunities that match their skills and knowledge, their values and goals. We run a highly effective and selective media employment and career management network, and we pride ourselves on facilitating the development and advancement of media organizations, as well as the careers of those who work in Canada's media and entertainment business.
	Metranome Metranome is a privately held software development company based out of Waterloo Ontario, part of Canada's Technology Triangle. We're a group of energetic and passionate technology gurus who love challenges and hate mediocrity. We're committed to creating the best mobile video experience for users across the globe. In March 2009, Metranome was selected by the Branham Group as one of Canada's top 25 up and coming IT companies.
	Ministry of Research and Innovation The Ministry of Research and Innovation was created in 2005 to act as a catalyst for innovation in Ontario. The ministry's mandate focuses on strengthening Ontario as a leading, innovation-based economy and society where innovative thinkers can flourish and innovative ideas are rewarded.
	Modevation Media Start the Conversation! Modevation Media is committed to helping business leverage the power of online video to thrive in a new wave of audience and employee engagement. We produce dynamic video solutions for businesses that understand the game has changed; that they must establish value, service, thought-leadership, and above all: trust. Whether you're looking to establish market leadership, equip your sales force, influence investors and exploit your strengths, we are the partner who can get you there. Drop by our booth, and let's start the conversation.
	My City Lives My City Lives is a New Media platform that allows you to share your experiences with your city's public spaces, organizations and fellow citizens using only video. These web stories are associated with their real world locations on an interactive map so you can learn about your city based on the stories and experiences of others. Collectively, these stories are what define a city, but they are rarely connected with the sterile grids of modern cartography or even lively user generated review sites. Through the advents of modern media, My City Lives bring you an authentic view of your city that is powerful because it is personal-we animate the missing link between locations and the people. Ordinary maps are lifeless-we present a view of our city by the people who make Toronto breathe.
	The National Research Council Institute for Information Technology (NRC-IIT) The National Research Council Institute for Information Technology (NRC-IIT) conducts research on R&D in software and systems technologies. NRC-IIT is strengthening Canada's leadership in information and communications technologies by creating and commercializing software and systems technology to help Canada prosper in the knowledge economy. Our work benefits industry sectors ranging from healthcare and manufacturing to transportation and entertainment. The NRC-IIT is a multi-site organization. Its staff and research programs are dispersed among four locations in Ontario, Québec and New Brunswick. L'Institut de technologie de l'information du Conseil national de recherches du Canada (ITI-CNRC) consacre ses travaux aux domaines de recherche sur la R-D dans le domaine de la technologie logicielle et de la technologie des systèmes. L'ITI-CNRC renforce le leadership du Canada dans les technologies de l'information et des communications en créant et commercialisant des logiciels et des technologies de systèmes qui aideront le Canada à prospérer dans l'économie du savoir. Nos recherches profitent à de nombreux secteurs de l'industrie qui vont de la santé au divertissement en passant par la fabrication et les transports. L'ITI-CNRC est une organisation répartie dans plusieurs localités. Son personnel et ses programmes de recherche sont dispersés dans quatre emplacements en Ontario, au Québec et au Nouveau-Brunswick.
	Ontario College of Art & Design (OCAD) The Ontario College of Art & Design (www.ocad.ca) is Canada's "university of the imagination." OCAD is dedicated to art and design education, practice and research and to knowledge and invention across a wide range of disciplines. The university is building on its traditional, studio-based strengths, adding new approaches to learning that champion cross-disciplinarity, collaboration and the integration of emerging technologies. In the Age of Imagination, OCAD community members will be uniquely qualified to act as catalysts for the next advances in culture, technology and quality of life for all Canadians.
	Open Text Open Text, an enterprise software company and leader in enterprise content management, helps organizations manage and gain the true value of their business content. Open Text brings two decades of expertise supporting 50 million users in 114 countries. Working with our customers and partners, we bring together leading Content Experts to help organizations capture and preserve corporate memory, increase brand equity, automate processes, mitigate risk, manage compliance and improve competitiveness.
	PricewaterhouseCoopers PricewaterhouseCoopers (www.pwc.com) provides industry-focused assurance, tax and advisory services to build public trust and enhance value for its clients and their stakeholders. More than 163,000 people in 151 countries across our network share their thinking, experience and solutions to develop fresh perspectives and practical advice. In Canada, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (www.pwc.com/ca) and its related entities have more than 5,300 partners and staff in offices across the country.
	Primus Telecommunications Canada Inc. Primus Canada, which now serves more than one million customers across its suite of services, offers the widest selection of consumer and business telecommunications services nationwide. These services include Long Distance & Local Phone Service, TalkBroadband (VoIP), Wireless services, Internet services (High Speed DSL & Dial-up) and business Internet Data Centre services including co-location, managed/shared hosting and managed services. Primus Canada was founded in 1997 and has since grown to more than 650 employees. It has offices across Canada including Vancouver, Edmonton, Calgary, Toronto, Ottawa, London and Edmundston.
	Waterloo Region Record Delivering excellence to Kitchener, Waterloo and Cambridge. As the region's daily newspaper, the Waterloo Region Record takes its responsibilities seriously. Not only must The Record accurately reflect these exciting communities but it must entertain, enlighten and inform their residents - every day. At The Record, we take pride in being the best at providing daily news coverage of our region. We also take pride in the way we present Canada and World news. We don't just print it. We take the time to find the local connection and put it in a Region of Waterloo perspective. For unbeatable quality and coverage, check out your daily copy of the Waterloo Region Record!
	Ristech Ristech Company is a leading distributor of document management and micrographics solutions for the Canadian and US Markets. Formed in 1995, we have built our name on a commitment to providing companies with leading-edge technology, convenient service offerings and the expertise and knowledge required to support these technologies. Ristech offers a broad selection of imaging products, together with the information necessary to make the best choice for your requirements.
	Sheep Dog Inc. SheepDog Inc. is a Google Apps Authorized Reseller who understands what today's business consumers require to maximize business productivity. SheepDog, like its namesake, is reliable, loyal, protective and highly trained to manage the heart of business today: information and connectivity. Using a natural, simplified approach to empower their clients, SheepDog is information's best friend. SheepDog offers complete deployment, training and support for the Google AppsTM suite of products, including Enterprise Architecture and customized integration to fit with your existing environment. You can trust the SheepDog team to be knowledgeable, friendly, and professional. SheepDog is a leader in the industry as we've been successfully deploying Google Apps since 2007.
#Sheridan3D	Sheridan Institute of Technology & Advanced Learning Sheridan delivers career-focused education and training across a wide range of disciplines to 15,000 full-time students annually at its campuses in Oakville and Brampton, Ontario. Our programs blend theoretical and hands-on learning, and most offer a co-op, placement or internship opportunity to prepare students with relevant work experience before graduation. Sheridan's strengths in digital media curriculum have fostered research partnerships involving students, faculty, and a variety of industry partners at both its Oakville-based Visualization Design Institute and the new Screen Industries Research and Training Centre at Pinewood Toronto Studios. Founded over 40 years ago, Sheridan has graduated over 100,000 alumni who have made an impact in the arts, business, technology and community service fields, both in Canada and internationally.
	Tactile Sight Inc. Tactile Sight is a spinoff company from the University of Waterloo. Tactile Sight Inc. specializes in sensing technologies (including computer vision) that are subsequently conveyed via haptics (touch). We strive for integrated systems that are wearable, portable, low power and cost effective. Our current product offering calledTactile Belt™ a wearable belt that conveys location sensed by GPS, compass and inertial sensors in tactile form. We are dedicated to providing sensory substitution systems that are adaptable and cost effective. Inherently we are in the process of revolutionizing how we sense location and environment with touch.
	TGT Solutions Founded in 1996, TGT Solutions Inc. is a systems integrator specializing in the delivery of technology driven solutions. We offer you tailored choices of highly specialized products and services that answer your companies challenges. TGT Solutions provides software based technology solutions that bring people, processes and systems together to add tremendous value to your organization's bottom line. As a Canadian company located in southern Ontario, our cast of specialized personnel has the flexibility to travel to all North American locations.
	TSAVO Shaping the online landscape for seekers of information, products and services The consumer sites, informational properties and social media blogs in the Tsavo portfolio focus on highly searched categories including technology, finance, education, home & garden and lifestyles. Our websites offer helpful facts and guidance, news, commentary and professional services to the millions of people who visit our network. We deliver highly rewarding experiences to today's digital consumers through innovative relevancy initiatives and quality content.
	VeloCity VeloCity is an incubator residence for student entrepreneurs at the University of Waterloo. At VeloCity we work with dozens of student teams helping them develop their ideas and facilitate connections with the larger Waterloo entrepreneur community.
	University of Waterloo, Co-operative Education and Career Services University of Waterloo, Co-operative Education and Career Services, represents an integral department of one of Canada's leading comprehensive universities with over 5,000 students enrolled in the world's largest post-secondary co-operative education program for both undergraduate and graduate programs. For more information please visit www.cecs.uwaterloo.ca
#seed	University of Waterloo - Stratford Campus The University of Waterloo - Stratford Campus is focussed on undergraduate and graduate programs, research, commercialization and community outreach. This collaborative, strategic partnership between the City of Stratford and the University of Waterloo will bring students, leading researchers, businesses and entrepreneurs together to create, examine and commercialize opportunities in the digital media space. Seeding a Lead is the name of our current research project.