Summer is on the march with Festivals aplenty in this city eclipsing all but the sun, it seems. It makes it one of the best cities to summer in, for sure. his week comes peer mentoring with ARMTL and breakfast for the plugged in CIO on business intelligence.

What’s Going on in the Montreal Startup Community

ARMTL
Where: Notman House, 51 Sherbrooke West
When: Wednesday, June 15, 2011, 6pm

The ARMtl group is going strong with discussions on how augmented reality is shaping our technology and impacting our lives. It combines networking with speakers drawn from it’s engaged community and they’re always looking for people to do demos so get in touch if you’re a candidate.

CIO Canada: The Best Approach to Business Intelligence
Where: Hyatt Regency Montreal, Picardie room (Level 5), 1255 Jeanne-Mance
When: Thursday, June 16, 2011 from 7:30 AM

This breakfast meeting is a part of the CIO Canada breakfast meeting series called “Frankly Speaking”. Bruno Aziza, Director of Business Insights at Microsoft, and co-author of “Drive Business Performance: Enabling A Culture of Intelligent Execution”will explore how senior IT executives can foster collaboration and sharing in the decision-making process and the increased demands around access to data from a more mobile workforce.

Top Upcoming Events

July 9-10 – WordCamp Montreal is a conference about the world’s most popular blogging software WordPress. Developers, designers and users will come together for talks and workshops related to WordPress and to publishing on the web, and to network.

July 13-15 – International Startup Festival is scheduled for the height of summer. Keep your schedule clear as it promises to be a blast of startup fun and knowledge sharing. If you’re not from Montreal and receiving this email, this event is not to be missed. Tickets are on sale now!