Be part of the movement. You might already be participating with your own business, organization, or service — and we don’t want to slow you down or replace you. We’re operating in the spaces between existing initiatives and creating new initiatives that benefit everyone already hard at work.
Join us at any of our meetings to get updates on initiatives, community highlights, and see how you can help.
Join us at any of our meetings to get updates on initiatives, community highlights, and see how you can help.
Rainforest Meetings During Covid-19 Social Distancing Measures
Due to the outbreak of Covid-19 all Rainforest Calgary events are being moved to an online offering in partnership with Rainforest Edmonton. Join us as we go live for LWOL! Our events will be hosted over zoom. Please register online to let us know you're coming and to find the link for the meeting. The meeting ID is identical each week - make yourself a recurring calendar appointment.
Due to the outbreak of Covid-19 all Rainforest Calgary events are being moved to an online offering in partnership with Rainforest Edmonton. Join us as we go live for LWOL! Our events will be hosted over zoom. Please register online to let us know you're coming and to find the link for the meeting. The meeting ID is identical each week - make yourself a recurring calendar appointment.
LWOL - Weekly, Wednesdays from 12:00pm-1:00pm
Curious what's happening in the tech industry in Alberta? Join us weekly on Wednesdays for Lunch Without Lunch to hear about the players, events, and news that are making our innovation ecosystem thrive. This weekly meeting is a regular check on the pulse of the community, open to people from any age, wage, or stage of company.
Find out where we are this week.
Curious what's happening in the tech industry in Alberta? Join us weekly on Wednesdays for Lunch Without Lunch to hear about the players, events, and news that are making our innovation ecosystem thrive. This weekly meeting is a regular check on the pulse of the community, open to people from any age, wage, or stage of company.
Find out where we are this week.
Rainforest's first summit in September 2016 was held as a province wide collective. We scored 464/1000 according to the Rainforest Strategies framework — a failing grade. Rainforest Alberta has set a goal of 800/1000 by 2020. The score is generated from the community who answer a scorecard annually before summit.
In order to facilitate a broader conversation, and address challenges unique to each city, Calgary and Edmonton currently host their own summits.
In order to facilitate a broader conversation, and address challenges unique to each city, Calgary and Edmonton currently host their own summits.
September 2019 Summit
Summit #6 took place September 26th. It looked at the new scorecard results, with regional context presented in partnership with the Calgary Innovation Coalition. The score from the Calgary summit is 630/1000 up from 599/1000 in November 2018.
Summit #6 took place September 26th. It looked at the new scorecard results, with regional context presented in partnership with the Calgary Innovation Coalition. The score from the Calgary summit is 630/1000 up from 599/1000 in November 2018.
May 2021 Summit
We held our first-ever virtual Summit where 147 participants took part in an interactive morning of reflection on the social contract values and the importance that our actions have on accelerating a welcoming, inclusive, and vibrant tech sector. To watch it virtually please check out our Youtube Channel:
We held our first-ever virtual Summit where 147 participants took part in an interactive morning of reflection on the social contract values and the importance that our actions have on accelerating a welcoming, inclusive, and vibrant tech sector. To watch it virtually please check out our Youtube Channel:
