I had the pleasure of attending a patio party hosted by Extreme University downtown last week. ExtremeU is a summer startup incubator serving the Toronto area with an office downtown at Yonge and King. For more info check out the website of Extreme Venture Partners.

It’s a little early to start talking about this year’s crop of startups, since most haven’t launched yet. However, there’s definitely some great new startups in the making. However, check out sunRank for an example of what this group of entrepreneurs are up to.

Whenever you get the chance, try to attend these types of events in the area. A great place to stay informed is via the StartupNorth blog. A lot of great people in the startup community post on the blog there and there’s always some interesting content. You can also check out my Twitter list on startups which includes some Toronto area content.

And of course, stay tuned from some great events from WSS this coming year!

Update: I forgot to post one of the best resources for keeping updated with Toronto tech events. The Say Yeah events calendar. These folks do a great job of keeping track of what’s going on the city.

-Michael Mior

Thanks to all for attending the first DemoCamp U of T! There were some great presenters and great questions.

Thanks especially to our keynote speaker, Rob Hyndman. For those who missed the event, or those want a second look, Rob’s presentation is available over on SlideShare.

Also big thanks to the Knowledge Media Design Institute for sponsoring the event and especially to Adriana Ieraci and Ronald Baecker who have been outstanding supporters.

Finally, we would like to once again acknowledge our partnership with Skule Web-Dev in putting on this event.

The team is now hard at work planning the next event, so stay tuned! In the mean time, don’t forget to follow @UofTstartups on Twitter for updates.

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Must Register to attend

What:

5 minute student demos on personal projects that focus on web and mobile applications / startups / websites.

Date & Place:

March 4, 5-8pm @ BA1130 – Bahen Centre, University of Toronto

Keynote:

Rob Hyndman, Mesh Conference Co-founder

Demos:

1. Sidra Mahmood, “Typography and Design” for WebDevelopers
2. James Cash, Building a Social Writing Site in Rails
3. Alexander Synaptic, Online Music Portal
4. James An, Social Network for LGBT
5. Rafal Dittwald, Skule online voting app
6. Kirk Williams, Facebook App: Garrison
7. Andrew Trusty, Language Learning in Browser – firefox extension
8. Danial Jameel, Location Based Mobile Startup

Socials:

Free Pizza and Pop would be provided

Socialdeck and Xtreme Labs will give a talk at BA1200 – Bahen Centre on March 1, 4-5pm. The talk would include best practices in “agile development”, developing mobile applications, social gaming, and key lessons learned from their experience.

KMDI(Knowledge Media Design Institute) has finally expressed support for DemocampUofT. Web Startup Society would like to thank Adriana Ieraci, Executive Director of KMDI for offering their support for this event.

TICKETS ARE NOW AVAILABLE HERE

Calling all UofT student hackers, programmers, web developers and entrepreneurs.

Web Startup Society and Skule WebDev are looking for students who are willing to deliver a 5 minute demo on personal projects which focus on web and mobile applications/startups/websites @ our first DemoCampUofT to be held on the week of Feb 22 or Mar 1. It’ll be great chance to network, get instant feedback, and receive a certificate from the Web Startup Society and Skule WebDev.

A demo could be about anything related to web or mobile startups that delivers value to the audience (ex. top methods to prevent sql injection, search engine optimization, or making websites mobile friendly) or showcasing a personal project (Note: projects need not be complete, well-presented pitches are also welcome).

If interested, send an email to democamp@webdev.skule.ca indicating name, email, tentative topic of presentation, and website URL (if applicable).

Deadline for registration is Feb 3, 2010.

We held an important meeting last Friday during 5-630pm @ Bahen Centre – Room 2135. We’re organizing another speaker event on February and we will also host a Democamp event on the same month, so we’re looking for people who might be interested in helping out.

For more info about the meeting, go to:

Jan 22 Meeting Minutes