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Inside the DIF: 18 Mar 2022

18 March 2022 - The DIF Team
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What's on your innovation agenda?


Mark your calendars and gear up for this amazing line-up that'll surely inspire you to travel back into the city and reconnect in real life. Enjoy the latest news and events from across the DIF community.

Melbourne Design Week kicks off with 11 days of live and in-person events in Australia’s design capital and regional Victoria including Geelong - UNESCO City of Design. The DIF team has scoured the program and found some gems.

Australian Blockchain Week 2022 [21-25 Mar] is next week’s hot ticket and while in-person allocation is at capacity, virtual registration is still open. Next week, Melbourne leads Day 3 NFTs, the Metaverse and GameFi [23 Mar]. Take some time to check it out and explore the future of blockchain, crypto, creative tech, digital assets and more.

Connecting Up is offering not-for-profit organizations a special deal for their May conference masterclass. Read on to discover the codes and snap up a ticket. You can also get a taster from viewing their NFP Tech Series from DIF2021.
 
In awards news, you still have time to nominate your tech innovation in the Fintech Australia “The Finnies” [31 Mar], NFP Tech Awards [8 Apr] or AIIA iAwards [14 Apr]. Congratulations and good luck to the finalists and winners who will be announced at the Women in AI Awards [31 Mar] and TechDiversity Awards [26 May].
 
The DIF team is here to help promote innovation and tech-related business events and news that take place across Victoria.
 
 
DIF News features award-winning leaders, digital trends, and opportunities from across Victoria’s tech ecosystem. 
 

Nomination Deadlines

Fintech Australia “Finnies” [30 Mar]
NFP Tech Awards [8 Apr]
AIIA iAwards [14 Apr]

Event Dates

Women in AI Awards Gala [31 Mar]
TechDiversity Awards Gala [26 May]
Pause Awards 2022 Launch [8 Jun]
 
DIF promotes innovation, tech and related business events taking place across Victoria via the DIF Online Event Hub. It's free to submit an event listing to get your message out to tech and innovation interested audiences. The calendar also helps you plan ahead and stay in touch with what's happening. You can also catch up on broadcasted events via DIF On Demand. 
 
Proudly sponsored by FTX Blockchain Australia presents
 

Australian Blockchain Week 2022

Mon 21 - Fri 25 March Australia-wide

The Australian Blockchain Industry's cryptocurrency and digital asset festival will see over 200 speakers at 75  events over five days both online and in-real life around the country. It's going to be a huge week including a launch, roundtables, live panels, fireside chats, a makers day and more.
 

NFT, Metaverse and GameFi day

Wed 23 March - Melbourne

Are you ready for the bounce Melbourne? The AFL's Marvel Stadium is the Melbourne home of Blockchain Week and NFT Fest Aus.

Learn about • Non-fungible tokens • Play to earn • eSports and gaming • Sport and digital collectables • The metaverse revolution • GameFi • The platform and protocol builders • Social good 3.0 • Meme mania
 

Melbourne Design Week

Thu 17 - Sun 27 Mar


Melbourne Design Week (MDW) celebrates and champions design through promoting its broad array of disciplines, yet what unites these disciplines in MDW is a focus on experimentation, innovation and ideas that enrich the world. The DIF team has scoured the program and found some gems that may interest you.
 

 Hub events explore the theme "Design the world you want". 

DIF EVENTS SELECTION / VIEW WEBSITE
 

Geelong Design Week

Thu 17 - Sun 27 Mar

 Geelong Design Week's theme taur which means ‘belonging’ in the language of the Wadawurrung people, Traditional Owners of Djilang (Geelong).

Geelong is a city of makers ready to showcase their talents, expertise, and ideas. No wonder Geelong is a UNESCO City of Design. Check out these tech events and the program for details and discover so much more!

Deakin University has events at both the waterfront and Warun Ponds campuses showcasing the skills and talents of students and researchers

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Connecting Up Conference

Wed 11 - 13 May

MCEC, Convention Centre Place, South Wharf VIC

Connecting Up Conference Masterclass ticket offers
Victorian not-for-profits have the opportunity to access 40 free tickets valued at $275 for our full-day IT strategy masterclass. If you're not in Victoria, you can attend a free masterclass by registering for a two-day conference pass. 

March ticket offers, simply include the following codes at the checkout:
Free IT Strategy/Digital Transformation masterclass ticket for Vic NFPs only - CU2022VGPROMO
Free masterclass ticket when purchasing a two-day conference pass in March - CU2022MCPROMO

BOOK TICKET / VIEW WEBSITE
 

Meeting the digital skills challenge

Tue 22  Mar, 11:00 AM - 12:20 PM

Online Event

The COVID-19 pandemic has underpinned the need for Melbourne and Australia to prepare for an increasingly interconnected world using technology. A committee for Melbourne panel of experts discusses how we can meet the digital skills challenge. 

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DIF ON DEMAND SESSIONS

Catch up on the best of the fest and all manner of events from our DIF community partners and explore what digital innovation has to offer.

UPCOMING LIVE EVENTS

Reconnect by attending a live event at your local library, coworking hub, gallery or other spaces across the CBD, Melbourne or regional Victoria.

UPCOMING ONLINE EVENTS

There are still lots of online events to tune into wherever you are, at home or on the beach.
Visit the DIF Online Event Hub for more
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