Who Attended?

• Mix of hardware, software, telecomm professionals
• Mostly experienced
• Asked questions about:
  • region’s lifestyle
  • cost of living
  • environment
  • housing

Nearly 300 technology professionals attended last night’s successful TechVibe event in Ottawa. Manning the booths were regional heavyweights like RIM, Agfa, Sandvine, Christie, and Dalsa as well as fast-growing outfits like PostRank.

“In recent years, Ottawa has largely lost the title of Silicon Valley North to Waterloo, Ont., where giants such as Research in Motion and Google have set up some of their biggest Canadian operations”.
Globe and Mail

Communitech Techvibe Event, Ottawa, 2010

The war for talent never really ended in Waterloo, though it was reduced to minor skirmishes at the height of the recession. The estimated 2000+ openings in the region testify to both the size of that yawning chasm and the difficulty even globally branded companies have in crossing it. Events like TechVibes work to span that gap by helping companies reach out.

Working in Waterloo Region’s favour is a growing awareness among the press that the area offers gobs of opportunity — as well as safety, good schools and quietude, with big-city amenities and cross-border shopping nearby.