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Sunday, November 1

Monday, November 2

  • All day

    ProjectWorld*BusinessAnalystWorld Vancouver 2026

    Where: Sutton Place Hotel VancouverBy PMBA Conferences

    Conference · Project management$897 to $3,685Anu’s plan: Recommended. Nearest airport: YVR

    Anu’s takeThe conference site ships a customizable justification letter you can send your manager, which tells you exactly who this is built for. The advisory board says the rest: Translink, WorkSafe BC, BC Pension Corporation, BCIT, Lululemon, Intact. This is enterprise and public sector project work, where the horizon is a fiscal year and nothing gets attended without an approval chain. Not the crowd you… The rest is on its page.

  • 16:00 to 18:00

    Victoria | What's New with Claude: the 5.5 Family

    Where: Fort Tectoria2 min walk.By Gabriel Velazquez

    AIFreeAnu’s plan: I’m going.

    Anu’s takeCan't wait to co-host this event with Gabriel. This Claude community event is for everyone who has, currently or is thinking about using Claude. Most excited about seeing what people have built with Claude.

Tuesday, November 3

  • 07:45 to Wed, Nov 4, 2026, 17:45

    Big Data & Analytics West Summit 2026

    Where: JW Marriott Parq VancouverBy Strategy Institute

    Conference · Data · AI$895 to $1,595Anu’s plan: Recommended. Nearest airport: YVR

    Anu’s takeTwo full days on clean, trustworthy data, if that's your job. Their website lists two different Vancouver hotels for the venue, so check the address with them before you book. And a heads up: their logo still says sixth annual, but this is the seventh, so I took that line off the picture on this card.

  • 18:00 to 21:00

    Tenfold Victoria #125: What Survives Contact

    Where: To be announced (address shared on registration)By Tenfold Victoria

    Build nightFree

  • 18:00 to 20:00

    OpenHack Victoria

    Where: Peacock Billiards & James Joyce Bistro1 min walk.By OpenHack Victoria

    Build night · SoftwareFree, meal at about $20 to $30

Wednesday, November 4

  • 18:30 to 20:30

    Victoria Tech Wednesdays: Week 2

    Where: To be announcedBy Tech Wednesdays

    SocialFreeAnu’s plan: I’m going.

    Anu’s takeThe first one landed. Week 2 is the taxi to the gate. Prompt Victoria is Thursday, so consider this your pre-party.

Today, Thursday, November 5

  • 07:30 to Fri, Nov 6, 2026, 17:00

    PMWest 2026: Project Management Conference

    Where: Vancouver Convention Centre, West BuildingBy PMI Canadian West Coast Chapter

    Conference · Project management$200 to $1,040Anu’s plan: I’m going. Nearest airport: YVR

    Anu’s takeTwo days, a strong lineup, and a lot of it is about people. Ed Hoffman, NASA's first Chief Knowledge Officer, opens with what NASA learned about keeping knowledge from walking out the door, there's fresh UBC research on who gets trusted and recognized on project teams, a Friday session by fellow Victoria Data Society board member Cynthia Lynam on building AI governance that works for your… The rest is on its page.

  • 08:00 to 17:30

    Prompt Victoria | From Disruption to Direction

    Where: Victoria Conference Centre4 min walk.By VIATEC

    Conference · AI$109 to $299Anu’s plan: I’m going.

    Anu’s takeGreat event last year!

  • 17:00 to 20:00

    ProductHub Victoria - Fall Event

    Where: PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP PwCUnder 1 min walk.By ProductHub Victoria

    AIFree

    Anu’s takeIf you build product and you're trying to work out how AI fits with real governance, this one's worth your evening. When the data belongs to your clients, handing everyone a free chatbot was never an option, so seeing how a firm the size of PwC handles the controls should be useful well beyond legal work. Bring your awkward questions!

Friday, November 6

  • 09:30 to 11:00

    Bean to Business

    Where: Level Ground Coffee RoastersBy UVic Entrepreneurship Club, Enactus UVic

    TourFree

    Anu’s takeWhat a cool behind-the-scenes tour. Anyone who knows me, knows I'm a serious coffee fan. Brings back memories of when Salt Spring Coffee got started in 1996 in downtown Ganges, right beside me and at the exact same time as I was bringing the internet to the Gulf Islands. All of downtown was blanketed in the smell of roasted beans. Coffee, Internet, Innovation is my triangle.

  • 10:00 to 17:30

    WEDO Canada Vancouver Island Summit 2026

    Where: Crown Isle Resort & Golf CommunityBy WEDO Canada

    Conference · AI$82 to $2,669

    Anu’s takeAn AI conference for women entrepreneurs, the day after Prompt Victoria. Yes, you can attend both. Nice to see more events up-Island.

Saturday, November 7

  • 11:30 to 13:00

    Digital Basics and Online Safety

    Where: Greater Victoria Public Library - Central Branch2 min walk.By Victoria Literacy Connection, Digital Bridge Society

    Workshop · Careers & learning · Security & privacyFree

    Anu’s takePhones and laptops stopped coming with manuals years ago, so think of this as the manual you never got, with real people to ask. I got my start in 1994 running a dial-up bulletin board on Salt Spring to get people connected, and at heart I'm still doing the same thing.

Sunday, November 8

  • 13:00 to 15:30

    Touch Grass #10: John Dean Park

    Where: ȽÁU,WELṈEW̱/John Dean Provincial Park, West EntranceOutside service area.By Tenfold Victoria

    OutdoorsFree

Monday, November 9

  • 17:00 to 20:00

    Victoria Tech Mentorship Mixer

    Where: NeighbourSpace4 min walk.By YYJ Tech

    SocialFreeAnu’s plan: Recommended.

    Anu’s takeI'm super stoked to see this fantastic community-led mentorship program continuing. John Oram and the YYJ Tech team has been doing this for some time now. I'm also happy to see NeighbourSpace landing on the venue list for tech community events. Please sign up if you're interested in attending as either a mentor or mentee. Always looking for more mentors.

Tuesday, November 10

  • 18:00 to 21:00

    Tenfold Victoria #126: What's Working

    Where: To be announced (address shared on registration)By Tenfold Victoria

    Build nightFree

  • 18:00 to 20:00

    OpenHack Victoria

    Where: Peacock Billiards & James Joyce Bistro1 min walk.By OpenHack Victoria

    Build night · SoftwareFree, meal at about $20 to $30

  • 18:00 to 20:00

    Business Meetup & Mingle (Nanaimo)

    Where: Simonholt RestaurantBy The Nanaimo Business Social

    SocialFree, meal at about $20 to $50Anu’s plan: Recommended. Nearest airport: YCD

    Anu’s takeI really enjoy this event and highly recommend it to business owners, consultants, and those into networking, if you're in the Nanaimo area. Not in the city? I think it's worth the drive to Nanaimo.

Wednesday, November 11

Thursday, November 12

  • 11:30 to 13:30

    VIATEC AI Meetup: Business Track

    Where: Fort Tectoria2 min walk.By VIATEC

    AIFreeAnu’s plan: I’m going.

    Anu’s takeSmall business owners, this is a good use of a lunch hour. For most owners I work with, time and trust hold them back on AI, and an assistant that waits for your yes before anything is sent goes a long way on trust. Come see how Mark sets his up, and bring a job to hand off.

  • 13:00 to 16:30

    AI In Action: A Discussion Table for Women Business Leaders and Service Providers

    Where: KPMG LLP3 min walk.By Women in Leadership Foundation

    Workshop · AI$45 to $65Anu’s plan: I’m going.

    Anu’s takeGreat to see this on the agenda! The discussion tables are hosted by people already using AI in their own business, and I'm super stoked to be facilitating one. Bring the part of your work that eats the most time, or the thing that's actually stopping you, and work through it with your table.

  • 17:00 to 19:00

    Data & Beer - Fall Social

    Where: Swans Pub3 min walk.By Victoria Data Society

    Social · DataFree, meal at about $10 to $20Anu’s plan: I’m going.

Friday, November 13

  • 08:45 to 15:00

    UVic Health Technology Showcase 2026

    Where: University of Victoria (Michèle Pujol Room), Student Union BuildingOutside service area.By University of Victoria

    Showcase · Health techFreeAnu’s plan: Recommended.

    Anu’s takeThe bill runs academic talks, an industry talk and a round of short student talks, which is a wider spread than most research days attempt. The student slots tend to be the interesting ones. Work still in progress gets described more plainly than work that has been finished and packaged.

  • 10:00 to 11:00

    SOLD OUT: Victoria, BC - Clerk Meetup

    Where: Fort Tectoria2 min walk.By Clerk

    AIFreeAnu’s plan: Recommended.

    Anu’s takeDon't know Clerk? Now's your chance! Clerk is rising quickly in the AI-assisted coding space as a go-to for simplifying the addition of authentication and user management for SaaS production. No need to build your own. Grab this one off the shelf.

Saturday, November 14

  • 11:30 to 13:00

    Digital Basics and Online Safety

    Where: Greater Victoria Public Library - Central Branch2 min walk.By Victoria Literacy Connection, Digital Bridge Society

    Workshop · Careers & learning · Security & privacyFree

    Anu’s takePeople learn this stuff fastest hands-on, on their own phone, not by watching a demo on the big screen. I've seen it in my own workshops, and it's how these sessions run. Worth forwarding to anyone you know who's new to this.

Sunday, November 15

Tuesday, November 17

  • All day

    VIBE – Vancouver Island Business

    Where: To be announced (address shared on registration)By Vancouver Island Business

    Conference$400 to $1,000

    Anu’s takeTwo hundred people in one building, with a $10,000 prize the room itself decides. If you've got an idea you've been carrying around, this is a good place to say it out loud. I carried mine for ten years before pitching it in sixty seconds, and it placed second. Put your application in.

  • 09:00 to 16:00

    Matrix Technology Expo

    Where: Royal Roads UniversityOutside service area.By Matrix Video Communications

    Showcase · Hardware & manufacturingFree

    Anu’s takeMore than two dozen AV manufacturers in one room is not a number the Island usually sees, and most are brands you have specified without ever touching the hardware. Lunch is covered and parking is reimbursed, which tells you plainly who is paying for the day. Come with a project and it pays for itself.

  • 09:00 to 15:30

    Victoria TaxCycle Seminar: Ready, Set, Go!

    Where: Delta Hotels Victoria Ocean Pointe Resort3 min walk.By TaxCycle

    Workshop · Finance & accounting$209 to $262

    Anu’s takeI use Xero, and bookkeeping software integrations are rarely as straightforward or comprehensive as we expect. If you use TaxCycle and Xero, this is your chance to get in front of people who are paid to know this inside and out. Don't miss it, grab with two full hands.

  • 09:00 to 18:00

    Ascent Victoria

    Where: The Union Club of British Columbia3 min walk.By EO Vancouver Island

    Conference$200 to $250Anu’s plan: Recommended.

    Anu’s takeWow, what a lineup! These are local people who've built and scaled real businesses, and EO's volunteers are giving their time so more owners here can grow. If your business is ready for its next stage, run, don't walk to register.

  • 18:00 to 21:00

    Tenfold Victoria #127: Make It Real

    Where: To be announced (address shared on registration)By Tenfold Victoria

    Build nightFree

  • 18:00 to 20:00

    OpenHack Victoria

    Where: Peacock Billiards & James Joyce Bistro1 min walk.By OpenHack Victoria

    Build night · SoftwareFree, meal at about $20 to $30

Wednesday, November 18

  • 18:00 to 20:00

    OpenHack Cowichan Valley

    Where: Craig Street Brew PubOutside service area.By OpenHack Cowichan

    Free, meal at about $20 to $30Anu’s plan: I’m going.

    Anu’s takeRainy November evenings were made for tinkering, and this is where the Island's cybersecurity folks tend to hang out. I'd rather try something and learn by building than wait for a case study, so bring whatever you've been poking at and compare notes upstairs. Come join in!

Thursday, November 19

  • 11:30 to 12:30

    Fireside Chat with the Co-Founder & CEO of Certn

    Where: North House VictoriaUnder 1 min walk.By North House

    TalkFreeAnu’s plan: Recommended.

    Anu’s takeNorth House has arrived in the Victoria scene with regular programming on the go. Our local rockstar Andrew McLeod is in the house. If you're scaling a startup and wondering how far it can go from here, this is your chance to ask someone who's done it. I do wish these were held around a fire at night. Even a natural gas fire on a rooftop patio would do.

  • 16:00 to 18:00

    The BC Innovation Coalition Presents: Off Site Consumption

    Where: Swans Pub3 min walk.By BC Innovation Coalition

    SocialFree, meal at about $20 to $30Anu’s plan: Recommended.

    Anu’s takeIf you're part of getting homes built anywhere in the region, I'd make the time for this one. In my work, the problems that hang around longest are the ones where nobody can see the whole picture, even when everyone's doing their job well. A couple of hours with the people at the other end of your files might fill in some of it. Bring someone you work with but rarely grab a drink with.

  • 17:00 to 19:00

    Swans Pub Networking - November

    Where: Swans Pub3 min walk.By PMI Vancouver Island

    Social · Project management$10 to $20

Saturday, November 21

  • 09:00 to 18:00

    Hackathon: Reloaded Labs #01

    Where: Moto Reloaded GearBy Moto Reloaded, Society for Talent Uplift and ReNewal

    Hackathon · AIFreeAnu’s plan: I’m going.

    Anu’s takeIf you like building with a problem in hand, this is your Saturday. Adding transformative technology to a traditional business has a lot of moving parts, so I'd start the way this challenge does, with one process, proven before it grows. I'm helping run this one. Bring your curiosity. I let mine do the driving, and thirty years in, it's still the best tool I own. Come spend the day building with… The rest is on its page.

  • 11:30 to 13:00

    Digital Basics and Online Safety

    Where: Greater Victoria Public Library - Central Branch2 min walk.By Victoria Literacy Connection, Digital Bridge Society

    Workshop · Careers & learning · Security & privacyFree

    Anu’s takeThe safety advice that gets passed around tends to be a list of don'ts. It's a lot easier to follow once someone explains, in plain language, how the tricks work. Hopefully that's what everyone leaves with.

Sunday, November 22

Tuesday, November 24

  • 17:30 to 20:00

    Exploring Liberating Structures

    Where: theDock - Centre for Social Impact3 min walk.By Victoria Impact Design Collective

    WorkshopFreeAnu’s plan: Recommended.

    Anu’s takeIf you've ever walked out of a meeting where the same three people did all the talking, give this one an evening. I keep coming back to the idea that adoption comes down to trust, and it's hard to build trust in a room where half the people never got a word in. Bring along the colleague who chairs your team meetings. You may both walk away with a better way to start the next one.

  • 18:00 to 21:00

    Tenfold Victoria #128: Show Your Work

    Where: To be announced (address shared on registration)By Tenfold Victoria

    Build nightFree

  • 18:00 to 20:00

    OpenHack Victoria

    Where: Peacock Billiards & James Joyce Bistro1 min walk.By OpenHack Victoria

    Build night · SoftwareFree, meal at about $20 to $30

Thursday, November 26

  • 08:30 to 10:00

    Climate Coffee - Victoria

    Where: Synergy Enterprises (Environmental Consultants)1 min walk.By Climate Coffee Victoria

    Free

    Anu’s takeIf you've been meaning to meet the people doing climate work in Victoria, this is an easy way in. Show up on a Thursday morning, grab a coffee and start talking. I'd love to see more breakfast meetups in town.

  • 11:30 to 13:30

    VIATEC AI Meetup: Technology Track

    Where: Fort Tectoria2 min walk.By VIATEC

    AIFree

    Anu’s takeThis is very timely, the new redesigned and architected Where's Anu? is built with AI-assisted coding courtesy of Claude Code. Working with the tools to set them off on tasks while I sleep is my top productivity enhancement of 2026. I look forward to waking up and seeing what was built during the night. It's not as simple as it sounds. So take the lunch and come hear how Steve is handling this… The rest is on its page.

  • 13:00 to 17:30

    PeopleOps Coworking Day

    Where: KWENCH Coworking & Culture Club1 min walk.By PeopleOps Victoria

    Workshop · Leadership & peopleFree

  • 19:00 to 20:00

    Changemakers Speakers Series: Lital Marom

    Where: Victoria Conference Centre4 min walk.By Royal Roads University

    Talk · AI$27

    Anu’s takeIf you run a team or a business and AI keeps coming up in meetings, this is an evening worth booking. Take the big ideas home, then pick one team, one process and one tool, and try it there first. That's how I'd start, anyway!

Saturday, November 28

  • 10:00 to 11:00

    MET Speaker Series: Cory Doctorow

    Where: Zoom (Register for link)By UBC Master of Educational Technology

    Talk · AIFreeAnu’s plan: I’m going. Nearest airport: WWW

    Anu’s takeOnce you've read Cory Doctorow, you start seeing Enshittification everywhere. In September, The Awkward Teenage Phase of AI Advertising covered advertisers losing visibility and control on Meta's ad platforms, and it read like stage three almost to the letter. If AI is turning up in your work or your classroom, hear him out on it. Can't wait to dig into this, but still wish I could have made the… The rest is on its page.

  • 11:30 to 13:00

    Digital Basics and Online Safety

    Where: Greater Victoria Public Library - Central Branch2 min walk.By Victoria Literacy Connection, Digital Bridge Society

    Workshop · Careers & learning · Security & privacyFree

    Anu’s takeIf I could change one habit for everybody, it'd be how they sign in. Turning on the extra sign-in step, the code that comes to your phone, means a stolen password isn't enough on its own. Ask about it while you're there.

Sunday, November 29

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