Venture Out

Venture Out is bringing together queer business owners, makers, and not-for-profits in a virtual panel to discuss how queer-owned business are operating in a digital-first world. Featuring The 519, Likely General, Toni Marlow Clothing, and The No Label Brand! Register for free here: https://www.ventureout.ca/vo-tech-proud-virtual-pride

Join us June 22nd - 26th for Digital Skills Pride Week hosted by Tech Proud and Venture Out. This free, week-long event is for queer individuals, brands, and small businesses that want to build new skills to adapt to an increasingly digital landscape. Register for free today! https://www.ventureout.ca/vo-tech-proud-virtual-pride

Venture Out’s ultimate goal has always been to create safer, braver spaces for our community, attendees, speakers, sponsors, and volunteers. In light of new revelations surrounding COVID-19, we have come to the conclusion that the only way of guaranteeing the safety of our community is to postpone Venture Out to a future date. If you bought a ticket, we are working on refunds and we appreciate your patience as we go through the process. We appreciate this community and all of... the ongoing support and hard work that went into building this conference from literally every corner. At a time like this, take care of yourselves and take care of each other. We are heartbroken, but we hold great hope for sharing space with you again soon and building a better future - together. -The Venture Out Team

We are preparing a statement on COVID-19 and the conference. Please stay tuned for an update tomorrow.

Check out Venture Out's official statement on COVID-19 along with our risk reduction and communication plan for the conference. As always, feel empowered to reach out with any questions and comments through the email provided at the link below: https://www.ventureout.ca/covid-19

Our panel, "It's Not You, It's Tech" takes an unflinching look at tech culture today. Through personal stories, we'll see that while systemic issues affect individuals, they stem from much broader systems of oppression. And, we'll leave you with an outline of concrete actions for combating systemic issues in tech culture and beyond. http://bit.ly/voc-fb

What happens when we design for positive human outcomes instead of employer or career objectives? On March 20th, we’ll explore the new world of human positive design and tools to have tough conversations about ethical concerns. Presented by Venture Out's title sponsor, Rangle.io! http://bit.ly/voc-fb

Venture Out is officially only 2weeks away! Get ready by watching the recap video from 2019. And if you haven't done so yet, get your ticket today! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4v8prcmhbAo&t=12s

Living with HIV, escaping persecution, dealing with inaccessible environments, or invasive tech surveillance - these are real, unignorable challenges many of us face in our lives. Five community members will share their perspectives on these topics and discuss opportunities for queer tech professionals to work towards a more inclusive society. This community storytelling fireside include representatives from ACT, The 519 , Ample Labs and Access to Success. See this and much more at #VentureOutTO. http://bit.ly/voc-fb

She's baaack! Our opening keynote on March 19th will be Rookz Founder and CEO of Sandbox Studios and queen of queer Toronto. Go get yourtickets!: https://register.eventmobi.com/voc2020/landing

New panel added Climate change is one of the greatest challenges and, arguably, opportunities of our time. Join us for "A Call to Action: Climate Change in Conversation", a panel designed to empower attendees to think and act beyond basic lifestyle adjustments and towards confronting more significant changes like our fundamental views on sustainability, politics, and technology. Get your ticket http://bit.ly/voc-fb

Guess what? We'll be announcing the opening keynote speaker at Venture Out 2020 this Thursday. In the meantime, check out the full conference schedule and get your early bird tickets today (only 15 left!). P.S. Any guesses about who it could be? Linkhttps://register.eventmobi.com/voc2020/landing