Events
This month

President Office Hours
Anu’s plan: RecommendedNearest airport: WWWTalk · Project management
Monday, October 26, 2026
19:30 to 20:30
Where: Zoom (Register for link)
Organized by PMI Vancouver Island
Cost: Free
Anu’s take
Don's the new guy in the president's chair, and how great is it that you can drop in on a virtual call with the president of your local chapter? Come say hi and give him a warm welcome!
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Tenfold Victoria #124: Show Your Work
Anu’s plan: I’m goingBuild night
Tuesday, October 27, 2026
18:00 to 21:00
Where: To be announced (address shared on registration)
Organized by Tenfold Victoria
Cost: Free
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OpenHack Victoria
Build night · Software
Tuesday, October 27, 2026
18:00 to 20:00
Where: Peacock Billiards & James Joyce Bistro
Organized by OpenHack Victoria
Cost: Free, meal at about $20 to $30
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Victoria Vibe Coders Meetup - Bots vs. Dots
Anu’s plan: RecommendedAI
Wednesday, October 28, 2026
09:00 to 11:00
Where: North House Victoria
Organized by Victoria Vibe Coders
Cost: Free
Anu’s take
Connor was a very early adopter of AI-assisted coding, and has built an AI-assisted coding product that integrates with Linear. He's not out in public that often so grab the opportunity to be in a room with a local doer in the tech industry. Bummed I can't make it.
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SOLD OUT: Beyond Dashboards: Humanizing Data to Align Technical Teams with Business Impact
Anu’s plan: I’m goingTalk · Data
Wednesday, October 28, 2026
17:00 to 19:00
Where: KPMG LLP
Organized by Victoria Data Society
Cost: Free to $10
Anu’s take
I'm stoked to see Adam Haigler take the mic again. If you haven't had the opportunity to hear Adam, now's your opportunity. I'm on the Victoria Data Society board, so I'm not exactly neutral, but I can't recommend this event enough. If you use AI at work, you should be there. AI will give you a confident answer to whatever you ask it, so the people getting the most out of it are the ones who've…
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Tech Wednesdays Victoria: First Night
Anu’s plan: I’m goingSocial
Wednesday, October 28, 2026
18:30 to 20:30
Where: Swans Pub
Organized by Tech Wednesdays
Cost: Free, meal at about $20 to $30
Anu’s take
Wednesdays have historically been a little light on the Victoria tech calendar, so it'll be nice to have a regular Wednesday option. Looking forward to seeing how this new local event from a national organization evolves. Knowing who's leading the local charge bodes well for its future.
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AWS SBG UVIC x UVCG Open House Day
Showcase · Software
Wednesday, October 28, 2026
18:30 to 20:30
Where: University of Victoria
Organized by AWS SBG at University of Victoria
Cost: Free
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Climate Coffee - Victoria
Thursday, October 29, 2026
08:30 to 10:00
Where: Synergy Enterprises (Environmental Consultants)
Organized by Climate Coffee Victoria
Cost: Free
Anu’s take
A breath of fresh coffee! It's open to everyone, from the climate-curious to the scientists, and it all happens before work on a Thursday. I think we need more breakfastish events in town.
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Tenfold Campfire: Practical Skills From Real Devs
Anu’s plan: RecommendedTalk
Thursday, October 29, 2026
18:00 to 20:00
Where: University of Victoria (room to be announced)
Organized by Tenfold Victoria
Cost: Free
Anu’s take
Should be a good one, and the timing's perfect, two nights before Halloween! Anyone who's worked in tech long enough has a story they'd rather forget, and hearing someone else tell theirs out loud might save you from writing your own. Learning takes a culture that makes it safe to get things wrong, and a room full of people owning up to their worst days is about as safe as it gets. If you've ever…
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Victoria Tech Nachos
Anu’s plan: I’m goingSocial
Thursday, October 29, 2026
19:00 to 21:00
Where: Swans Pub
Organized by Victoria Tech Nachos
Cost: Free, meal at about $20 to $30
Anu’s take
Couldn't make it to the sold-out Victoria Tech Week edition. Looking forward to this one.
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Touch Grass #09: McKenzie Bight
Outdoors
Sunday, November 1, 2026
13:00 to 15:30
Where: McKenzie Bight Trailhead
Organized by Tenfold Victoria
Cost: Free
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ProjectWorld*BusinessAnalystWorld Vancouver 2026
Anu’s plan: RecommendedNearest airport: YVRConference · Project management
November 2 to 5, 2026
Where: Sutton Place Hotel Vancouver
Organized by PMBA Conferences
Cost: $897 to $3,685
Anu’s take
The 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…
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Victoria | What's New with Claude: the 5.5 Family
Anu’s plan: I’m goingAI
Monday, November 2, 2026
16:00 to 18:00
Where: Fort Tectoria
Organized by Gabriel Velazquez
Cost: Free
Anu’s take
Can'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.
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Big Data & Analytics West Summit 2026
Anu’s plan: RecommendedNearest airport: YVRConference · Data · AI
November 3 to 4, 2026
Where: JW Marriott Parq Vancouver
Organized by Strategy Institute
Cost: $895 to $1,595
Anu’s take
Two 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.
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Tenfold Victoria #125: What Survives Contact
Build night
Tuesday, November 3, 2026
18:00 to 21:00
Where: To be announced (address shared on registration)
Organized by Tenfold Victoria
Cost: Free
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OpenHack Victoria
Build night · Software
Tuesday, November 3, 2026
18:00 to 20:00
Where: Peacock Billiards & James Joyce Bistro
Organized by OpenHack Victoria
Cost: Free, meal at about $20 to $30
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Victoria Tech Wednesdays: Week 2
Anu’s plan: I’m goingSocial
Wednesday, November 4, 2026
18:30 to 20:30
Where: To be announced
Organized by Tech Wednesdays
Cost: Free
Anu’s take
The first one landed. Week 2 is the taxi to the gate. Prompt Victoria is Thursday, so consider this your pre-party.
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PMWest 2026: Project Management Conference
Anu’s plan: I’m goingNearest airport: YVRConference · Project management
November 5 to 6, 2026
Where: Vancouver Convention Centre
Organized by PMI Canadian West Coast Chapter
Cost: $200 to $1,040
No public count
Anu’s take
Two 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…
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Prompt Victoria | From Disruption to Direction
Anu’s plan: I’m goingConference · AI
Thursday, November 5, 2026
08:00 to 17:30
Where: Victoria Conference Centre
Organized by VIATEC
Cost: $109 to $299
No public count
Anu’s take
Great event last year!
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ProductHub Victoria - Fall Event
AI
Thursday, November 5, 2026
17:00 to 20:00
Where: PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP PwC
Organized by ProductHub Victoria
Cost: Free
31 of 50 registered
Anu’s take
If 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!
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Bean to Business
Tour
Friday, November 6, 2026
09:30 to 11:00
Where: Level Ground Coffee Roasters
Organized by UVic Entrepreneurship Club, Enactus UVic
Cost: Free
4 of 30 registered
Anu’s take
What 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.
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WEDO Canada Vancouver Island Summit 2026
Conference · AI
Friday, November 6, 2026
10:00 to 17:30
Where: Crown Isle Resort & Golf Community
Organized by WEDO Canada
Cost: $82 to $2,669
0 registered
Anu’s take
An AI conference for women entrepreneurs, the day after Prompt Victoria. Yes, you can attend both. Nice to see more events up-Island.
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Digital Basics and Online Safety
Workshop · Careers & learning · Security & privacy
Saturday, November 7, 2026
11:30 to 13:00
Where: Greater Victoria Public Library - Central Branch
Organized by Victoria Literacy Connection, Digital Bridge Society
Cost: Free
0 registered
Anu’s take
Phones 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.
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Touch Grass #10: John Dean Park
Outdoors
Sunday, November 8, 2026
13:00 to 15:30
Where: ȽÁU,WELṈEW̱/John Dean Provincial Park
Organized by Tenfold Victoria
Cost: Free
1 registered
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Victoria Tech Mentorship Mixer
Anu’s plan: RecommendedSocial
Monday, November 9, 2026
17:00 to 20:00
Where: NeighbourSpace
Organized by YYJ Tech
Cost: Free
21 registered
Anu’s take
I'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.
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Tenfold Victoria #126: What's Working
Build night
Tuesday, November 10, 2026
18:00 to 21:00
Where: To be announced (address shared on registration)
Organized by Tenfold Victoria
Cost: Free
0 of 20 registered
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OpenHack Victoria
Build night · Software
Tuesday, November 10, 2026
18:00 to 20:00
Where: Peacock Billiards & James Joyce Bistro
Organized by OpenHack Victoria
Cost: Free, meal at about $20 to $30
3 registered
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Business Meetup & Mingle (Nanaimo)
Anu’s plan: RecommendedNearest airport: YCDSocial
Tuesday, November 10, 2026
18:00 to 20:00
Where: Simonholt Restaurant
Organized by The Nanaimo Business Social
Cost: Free, meal at about $20 to $50
11 registered
Anu’s take
I 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.
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Remembrance Day
Wednesday, November 11, 2026 · Statutory holiday
All day
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IEEE MWN Workshop on 6G for Ubiquitous Intelligence
Workshop · AI · Hardware & manufacturing
Wednesday, November 11, 2026
09:00 to 21:00
Where: University of Victoria (Engineering/Computer Science Building (ECS))
Organized by IEEE Victoria Section
No public count
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VIATEC AI Meetup: Business Track
Anu’s plan: I’m goingAI
Thursday, November 12, 2026
11:30 to 13:30
Where: Fort Tectoria
Organized by VIATEC
Cost: Free
No public count
Anu’s take
Small 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.
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AI In Action: A Discussion Table for Women Business Leaders and Service Providers
Anu’s plan: I’m goingWorkshop · AI
Thursday, November 12, 2026
13:00 to 16:30
Where: KPMG LLP
Organized by Women in Leadership Foundation
Cost: $45 to $65
13 of 30 registered
Anu’s take
Great 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.
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Data & Beer - Fall Social
Anu’s plan: I’m goingSocial · Data
Thursday, November 12, 2026
17:00 to 19:00
Where: Swans Pub
Organized by Victoria Data Society
Cost: Free, meal at about $10 to $20
39 registered
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UVic Health Technology Showcase 2026
Anu’s plan: RecommendedShowcase · Health tech
Friday, November 13, 2026
08:45 to 15:00
Where: University of Victoria (Michèle Pujol Room)
Organized by University of Victoria
Cost: Free
No public count
Anu’s take
The 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.
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SOLD OUT: Victoria, BC - Clerk Meetup
Anu’s plan: RecommendedAI
Friday, November 13, 2026
10:00 to 11:00
Where: Fort Tectoria
Organized by Clerk
Cost: Free
40 of 40 registered
Anu’s take
Don'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.
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Digital Basics and Online Safety
Workshop · Careers & learning · Security & privacy
Saturday, November 14, 2026
11:30 to 13:00
Where: Greater Victoria Public Library - Central Branch
Organized by Victoria Literacy Connection, Digital Bridge Society
Cost: Free
0 registered
Anu’s take
People 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.
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Touch Grass #11: Jocelyn Hill
Outdoors
Sunday, November 15, 2026
13:00 to 15:30
Where: Gowlland Tod Provincial Park Parking Lot
Organized by Tenfold Victoria
Cost: Free
0 registered
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VIBE – Vancouver Island Business
Conference
Tuesday, November 17, 2026
All day
Where: To be announced (address shared on registration)
Organized by Vancouver Island Business
Cost: $400 to $1,000
No public count
Anu’s take
Two 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.
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Matrix Technology Expo
Showcase · Hardware & manufacturing
Tuesday, November 17, 2026
09:00 to 16:00
Where: Royal Roads University
Organized by Matrix Video Communications
Cost: Free
No public count
Anu’s take
More 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.
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Victoria TaxCycle Seminar: Ready, Set, Go!
Workshop · Finance & accounting
Tuesday, November 17, 2026
09:00 to 15:30
Where: Delta Hotels Victoria Ocean Pointe Resort
Organized by TaxCycle
Cost: $209 to $262
0 registered
Anu’s take
I 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.
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Ascent Victoria
Anu’s plan: RecommendedConference
Tuesday, November 17, 2026
09:00 to 18:00
Where: The Union Club of British Columbia
Organized by EO Vancouver Island
Cost: $200 to $250
No public count
Anu’s take
Wow, 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.
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Tenfold Victoria #127: Make It Real
Build night
Tuesday, November 17, 2026
18:00 to 21:00
Where: To be announced (address shared on registration)
Organized by Tenfold Victoria
Cost: Free
0 of 20 registered
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OpenHack Victoria
Build night · Software
Tuesday, November 17, 2026
18:00 to 20:00
Where: Peacock Billiards & James Joyce Bistro
Organized by OpenHack Victoria
Cost: Free, meal at about $20 to $30
1 registered
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OpenHack Cowichan Valley
Anu’s plan: I’m going
Wednesday, November 18, 2026
18:00 to 20:00
Where: Craig Street Brew Pub
Organized by OpenHack Cowichan
Cost: Free, meal at about $20 to $30
15 of 40 registered
Anu’s take
Rainy 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!
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Fireside Chat with the Co-Founder & CEO of Certn
Anu’s plan: RecommendedTalk
Thursday, November 19, 2026
11:30 to 12:30
Where: North House Victoria
Organized by North House
Cost: Free
0 registered
Anu’s take
North 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.
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The BC Innovation Coalition Presents: Off Site Consumption
Anu’s plan: RecommendedSocial
Thursday, November 19, 2026
16:00 to 18:00
Where: Swans Pub
Organized by BC Innovation Coalition
Cost: Free, meal at about $20 to $30
10 of 40 registered
Anu’s take
If 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.
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Swans Pub Networking - November
Social · Project management
Thursday, November 19, 2026
17:00 to 19:00
Where: Swans Pub
Organized by PMI Vancouver Island
Cost: $10 to $20
No public count
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Hackathon: Reloaded Labs #01
Anu’s plan: I’m goingHackathon · AI
Saturday, November 21, 2026
09:00 to 18:00
Where: Moto Reloaded Gear
Organized by Moto Reloaded, Society for Talent Uplift and ReNewal
Cost: Free
11 of 25 registered
Anu’s take
If 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…
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Digital Basics and Online Safety
Workshop · Careers & learning · Security & privacy
Saturday, November 21, 2026
11:30 to 13:00
Where: Greater Victoria Public Library - Central Branch
Organized by Victoria Literacy Connection, Digital Bridge Society
Cost: Free
0 registered
Anu’s take
The 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.
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Touch Grass #12: Mount Finlayson
Outdoors
Sunday, November 22, 2026
13:00 to 15:30
Where: Goldstream Provincial Park
Organized by Tenfold Victoria
Cost: Free
1 registered
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Exploring Liberating Structures
Anu’s plan: RecommendedWorkshop
Tuesday, November 24, 2026
17:30 to 20:00
Where: theDock - Centre for Social Impact
Organized by Victoria Impact Design Collective
Cost: Free
16 registered
Anu’s take
If 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.
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Tenfold Victoria #128: Show Your Work
Build night
Tuesday, November 24, 2026
18:00 to 21:00
Where: To be announced (address shared on registration)
Organized by Tenfold Victoria
Cost: Free
0 of 20 registered
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OpenHack Victoria
Build night · Software
Tuesday, November 24, 2026
18:00 to 20:00
Where: Peacock Billiards & James Joyce Bistro
Organized by OpenHack Victoria
Cost: Free, meal at about $20 to $30
1 registered
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Climate Coffee - Victoria
Thursday, November 26, 2026
08:30 to 10:00
Where: Synergy Enterprises (Environmental Consultants)
Organized by Climate Coffee Victoria
Cost: Free
5 registered
Anu’s take
If 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.
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VIATEC AI Meetup: Technology Track
AI
Thursday, November 26, 2026
11:30 to 13:30
Where: Fort Tectoria
Organized by VIATEC
Cost: Free
No public count
Anu’s take
This 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…
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PeopleOps Coworking Day
Workshop · Leadership & people
Thursday, November 26, 2026
13:00 to 17:30
Where: KWENCH Coworking & Culture Club
Organized by PeopleOps Victoria
Cost: Free
No public count
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Changemakers Speakers Series: Lital Marom
Talk · AI
Thursday, November 26, 2026
19:00 to 20:00
Where: Victoria Conference Centre
Organized by Royal Roads University
Cost: $27
No public count
Anu’s take
If 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!
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MET Speaker Series: Cory Doctorow
Anu’s plan: I’m goingNearest airport: WWWTalk · AI
Saturday, November 28, 2026
10:00 to 11:00
Where: Zoom (Register for link)
Organized by UBC Master of Educational Technology
Cost: Free
No public count
Anu’s take
Once 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…
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Digital Basics and Online Safety
Workshop · Careers & learning · Security & privacy
Saturday, November 28, 2026
11:30 to 13:00
Where: Greater Victoria Public Library - Central Branch
Organized by Victoria Literacy Connection, Digital Bridge Society
Cost: Free
0 registered
Anu’s take
If 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.
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Touch Grass #13: Thetis Lake Highlands
Outdoors
Sunday, November 29, 2026
13:00 to 15:30
Where: Thetis Lake Regional Park
Organized by Tenfold Victoria
Cost: Free
0 registered
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Tenfold Victoria #129: The Long Game
Build night
Tuesday, December 1, 2026
18:00 to 21:00
Where: To be announced (address shared on registration)
Organized by Tenfold Victoria
Cost: Free
0 of 20 registered
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OpenHack Victoria
Build night · Software
Tuesday, December 1, 2026
18:00 to 20:00
Where: Peacock Billiards & James Joyce Bistro
Organized by OpenHack Victoria
Cost: Free, meal at about $20 to $30
1 registered
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Touch Grass #14: East Sooke Coast Trail
Outdoors
Sunday, December 6, 2026
13:00 to 15:30
Where: East Sooke Regional Park
Organized by Tenfold Victoria
Cost: Free
0 registered
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Show the 7 earlier this month
Sunday, November 1
Monday, November 2

All day
ProjectWorld*BusinessAnalystWorld Vancouver 2026
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
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
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.


Wednesday, November 4

18:30 to 20:30
Victoria Tech Wednesdays: Week 2
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Monday, November 9

17:00 to 20:00
Victoria Tech Mentorship Mixer
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 20:00
Business Meetup & Mingle (Nanaimo)
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

All day · Statutory holiday
Remembrance Day

09:00 to 21:00
IEEE MWN Workshop on 6G for Ubiquitous Intelligence
Workshop · AI · Hardware & manufacturing
Thursday, November 12

11:30 to 13:30
VIATEC AI Meetup: Business Track
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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!
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
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.


Wednesday, November 18

18:00 to 20:00
OpenHack Cowichan Valley
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
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
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.

Saturday, November 21

09:00 to 18:00
Hackathon: Reloaded Labs #01
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
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
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.


Thursday, November 26

08:30 to 10:00
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
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.


19:00 to 20:00
Changemakers Speakers Series: Lital Marom
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
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
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.