**This event has passed. Watch the replays at the links below!

VRARA Summer West Fest 2023 - part 1 of 2: https://youtu.be/fG6EHTX4EiE

VRARA Summer West Fest 2023 - part 2 of 2: https://youtu.be/B_zDjrhSrhE **

America's west coast is a beacon for immersive technologies development. Join this event where several of the west coast chapters in this first regional event will showcase trendsetting companies and speakers at the vanguard of XR and AI. To kick off the series, come and learn how the Pacific Northwest VRARA chapters have come together to foster community and collaboration, learn from Tony Bevilacqua, the Founder & CEO of Cognitive3D with Evolution of Metrics: Leveraging XR Analytics to Gather Insights From the Metaverse and hear from Boaz Ashkenazy, Founder CEO and Ashwin Kadaru, CTO of Simply Augmented with The intersection of AI and XR beyond the hype.

Event will have time to network 1-on-1 with attendees.

This is a kick-off to the series of events you will not want to miss!

Register Today!

Join us for an evening of networking and connecting with business professionals and advanced technology leaders in Vancouver on Nov 29th, 2022. This event will give attendees an overview of the 2023 VIP events with two presentations:

“Bridging the Gap”- Kahlil Ashanti, Founder & CEO of Mantis XR

“Intro to the Art of The Possible” -Sarah Ennis, VRARA Vancouver President and Dennis Chanard, Vice President of Sales & Business Development at Departure Lounge, Inc.

The event is hosted at Departure Lounge, one of the world's largest volumetric capture studios available for virtual reality, gaming, and metaverse developers to use.

The studio uses 106 cameras to capture a person’s dynamic movements and turn them into highly realistic digital images. Creators can capture human models and convert them into digital forms for stories, games, and other experiences for mixed reality or traditional media

Finger foods and beverages will be provided.

Attendees will also get an exclusive offer to attend the Immerse Global Summit (IGS) in Miami with a unique discount: https://www.immerseglobalnetwork.com/

Tickets Here

The Magicverse is an Emergent System of Systems bridging the physical with the digital, in a large scale, persistent manner within a community of people. The VR/AR Hub @ Launch Academy and Vancouver VR/AR Association are proud to bring Magic Leap to Vancouver!

The Magic Leap One opens up a world of possibilities for spatial computing and the solving of real world problems with bleeding edge technology. Utilizing eye and hand tracking, world reconstruction (meshing), spatial audio and a 6DoF controller, the Magic Leap One is a powerful, robust spatial computer that enables developers and creators to create unique solutions for diverse use cases.

Discover how the Magic Leap creates groundbreaking AR solutions across various professional, enterprise and entertainment verticals.

Come try the Magic Leap One, chat with the Magic Leap team and the creator community.

-Refreshments and food will be served

-RSVP now as seating is limited!

-Tickets $20 are non refundable , free for Vancouver VRARA and VR/AR Hub members

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Schedule:

5:30 - 6:00 Networking and refreshments

6:00 - 7:30 Panel/Talks/Q&A and Demos

-Tricia Katz, Magic Leap will speak about the importance of a diverse content and creator ecosystem

Panel Magic Leap 101:

-Tricia Katz, Developer Evangelist - Magic Leap

-Steve Lukas, Developer Relations - Magic Leap

-Greg Rinaldi, Sr. Director of Developer Relations - Magic Leap

-Jacqueline Assar, Partner Manager - Magic Leap

7:30 onward... Announcements, Demos Networking and Mingling

VRARA Vancouver with Launch Academy and Gowling WLG is putting on a workshop at the new VR/AR Hub at Launch Academy Feb 12th.

For start-ups in any industry, proper structuring and incorporating is critical to investor readiness. A start-up that takes the time to think through and properly set up its share structure early will avoid future disputes and better protect the company and its assets.

Tara Amiri and Braden Lauer from Gowling WLG are coming to Launch Academy on February 12 to discuss the numerous considerations, common questions and pitfalls that come with this “SOS!” moment in an early-stage start-up. The presentation touches on:

Business structures;

Common term sheet terms in early-stage companies; and

Shareholder agreements, and common rights and obligations within.

A well-structured company will attract investors and strategic partners and can be critical to achieving successful financings and exits. The topics set out in this presentation will assist early-stage companies to ask all of the right questions, anticipate common pitfalls, and prepare them for success.

More details here

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Augmented Reality is promising a future where our experiences with digital information aren’t bounded by a box. This new mass medium will completely change the way people live, work and play as our physical reality blends with a virtual one.

To enable these immersive, natural and intuitive experiences, we need “The AR Cloud”, a machine-readable, 1:1 scale model of the world. Experts believe “The AR Cloud” will be the single most important software infrastructure in the history of computing, far bigger than Google’s search index and Facebook’s social graph.

What is the AR Cloud and why is it so important? How will location-based AR experiences change in the next few years after Pokemon Go’s big debut in 2016? Does this year mark the beginning of the spatial era?

Join us on June 19th and learn from the industry’s brightest minds, connect with other like-minded VR/AR professionals and experience never-seen-before mixed reality demo’s as we unveil the potential of Augmented Reality. This event will feature a keynote by Marco DeMiroz, the co-founder and General Partner of the Venture Reality Fund and collaborator of the formation of the Women in XR (WXR) Fund.

We are excited to feature a talk by Alex Chuang of Shape Immersive on “Building the AR Cloud”

Our first panel will be a discussion on location-based AR and its gain in popularity and its future trends. Speakers from Motive.io , QuestUpon and others will join us on stage.

Our final panel will feature an interesting dialogue on AR Cloud. Speakers from Shape Immersive, Atheer and Steampunk Digital, almond with other will discuss all its applications.

The full list of speakers and demos will be announced this week!

Food and drinks will be provided!

$60 general admission | free for members

RSVP Here - Members get 25% off (email dan@thevrara.com for code) 

The MIX Conference (formerly known as the XM Conference) is an
evening packed full of marketing innovation and experiences.

Focusing on the intersection between marketing and emerging
technologies, trends disrupting today’s sales and marketing funnels are
discussed with actionable takeaways for forward thinking marketers.

In addition to a keynote presentation and a panel discussion in the
theatre, the exhibition lobby features activations and innovative
marketing solutions enhancing our ability to tell stories on and offline.

120+ attendees with 77% holding positions within Founder/Owner,
VP/Director and Manager are expected. The flow of the evening is
carefully designed to foster valuable networking, quality introductions,
career opportunities, and new business opportunities.

Presented by the BCAMA, the MIX Conference is Vancouver’s
showcase of a growing marketing and technology community now
commanding global attention.

Keynote: Adam Bauer VP Partnerships - West at Shazam

Titled: Augmented Reality: The 3rd Wave of the Internet

Shazam has changed the game by making augmented reality accessible and scalable for brands. In this first-ever presentation on Canadian soil, Adam Bauer of Shazam will share with us the next phase of immersive mobile marketing.

Discover how to bring your marketing materials to life—products, packaging, advertising, events and more — through augmented reality experiences including 3D animations, product visualizations, mini-games and 360-degree videos. AR creates immersive experiences and allows brands to reach audiences through a compelling, interactive new medium.

Tickets and more details Here

VRARA Members get in free! 

We’re bringing together investors, industry leaders, and top VR/AR talent to discuss the current state of the immersive tech market and uncover opportunities for growth. Investors will meet VR innovators and local startups will learn the best methods for securing funding for their business.

The day begins with a keynote from VR/AR thought leader Tom Emrich from Super Ventures, followed by two expert panels of investors and tech executives, and finished with a round of lighting pitches. 

We're also looking for sponsors and companies interested in showcasing their VR/AR products . If you would like to be a part of this event please email Dan Burgar dan@thevrara.com

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Discover how brands, retailers, marketers and interactive agencies are using VR/AR/MR to create unique and memorable brand experiences. Virtual and augmented reality take brand immersion and customer engagement to a whole new level and will disrupt the way we connect.

Now is the time to integrate and roadmap for this technology. This event will be a catalyst to connect VR/AR leaders with brands and agencies.

We're seeing plenty of companies like GE, NASA, Coca-Cola, Pepsi, Audi, BMW, Verizon... are banking on it and don't want to get left behind.

The VR/AR Association Vancouver is proud to partner with Hootsuite on this event to discuss, demo and learn about how the technology will be at the forefront and prevalent in the near future. 

VR Demos, Expert Speakers/Panelists.

Drinks and food to be provided.

This event is free for current VR/AR Association members.

Grab your tickets ASAP! This event will sell out!

We're looking for sponsors and companies wanting to showcase their VR/AR products to brands, if you want to be apart of this event please email dan@thevrara.com

A journey through the technologies that will directly impact the course of our lives: The extraordinary future of science and life.

Check out the VR/AR Association Village with our members and representatives

VRARA members get 25% off with code, please email dan@thevrara.com for details

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Join us as we:

• Unite and inspire Vancouver’s entrepreneur, finance, technology and influencer communities with exceptional, future thinking content
• Promote and showcase Canada’s technology industry
• Connect technology companies with the Vancouver financing and investment community

The Extraordinary Future Conference will host world class speakers and companies focusing on:

• Artificial Intelligence
• Virtual and Augmented Reality
• Autonomous Vehicles
• Space Exploration
• Energy in the 21st Century
• Blockchain Technology
• The Future of Health
• Technology and Finance

The event will host a trade show, main speaker hall and break out investor presentation rooms.

Participating companies will be given exposure in a trade show booth, presentation time in the investor break out rooms and access to our one-on-one meeting concierge - hosted meetings with pre qualified investors and conference speakers.

Date:
September 20, 2017

Venue:
Vancouver Convention Centre East

Expected Investor Attendance:
2,000