On Thursday, May 16th, the game featured by Apple in more than 40 countries, will be dropping in price for the first time ever to celebrate the launch of a major new content update.

The Stratosphere monsters have been trained to say over 100 new phrases as they walk to their doom, three new arenas are ready for battle, and some crazy new modifiers and costumes are arriving in the Stash. The new Stratosphere will also allow players to challenge their friends through Game Center and make their friends post hilarious messages on Facebook or Twitter when they beat them with the redesigned #Stratobets system.

The new Stratosphere includes:

• 3 new levels, 3 new modifiers (‘Splosions, Randomizer and Circle of Life) and 3 new costumes (zombies, monocles and radioactive waste)
• 100 new phrases for the monsters to say
• Game Center challenges
• Smarter and more devious Stratobot AI with new ways to react to different play styles
• Completely new #Stratobets system, making it far easier for friends to make social “bets” where the loser of a match has to tweet or post an embarrassing message of their opponent’s choice
• Reduced costs of items in the Stash so new content can be unlocked even faster
• Improved balancing and bug fixes
• Air kisses and hugs

Even with all this newness the Stratobots still managed to reduce the amount of disk space the game takes up on an iPad. New players will be able to get the game and update on the App Store for the reduced price of $0.99 for a limited time and current players will be able to get the update for free.

“We were blown away by the community’s response to Stratosphere,” Pixile’s co-founder Michael Silverwood said of the game’s launch, “so we want to reward our players with hours of new fun.”

“We began working on Stratosphere as a passion project during university when we realized that the iPad was the perfect device for boardgame-like multiplayer experiences. It has grown so much in two years, and this Thursday it’s taking another big step forward.”

Check out what the game is all about and some of the new content coming your way in the video below:

Players can download the new Stratosphere on Thursday, May 16th on the App Store at: https://itunes.apple.com/app/stratosphere-multiplayer-defense/id590214853?mt=1

For more information about Stratosphere: Multiplayer Defense, visit Pixile at PixileStudios.com or contact Michael Silverwood at michael@pixilestudios.com.

You will use industry-standard design tools and boards to contribute to our test system as you learn to work with best-in-class 4G/LTE conformance test equipment.

WiMatek is seeking candidates with skills and experience in the following areas:

• Good knowledge or project experience in digital system design using Verilog HDL
• Familiar with RTL verification techniques/concepts
• Experience with RTL/HDL simulator/tool (any tool but ModelSim is preferred)
• Background in Digital Signal Processing and/or Wireless Communications Systems
• Good programming skills in C/C++ is a plus
• Good communication skills and willingness to learn rapidly in a hands-on industrial environment

Interested applicants are asked to send their resume highlighting their skills in the above areas to jobs@wimatek.com by May 24th, 2013.

At Axon Engineers and Scientist Inc. (Axon) we are developing a modular cloud solution for athlete/patient support teams in the sports and healthcare industries to optimize the management of an injured individual. Optimization of the injury management process will significantly reduce the financial burden of injury on Canadian society and improve the overall health outcome for injured individuals.

Approximately 40,000 Canadians and 300,000 Americans report a concussion every year. We recognize that concussion is a provincial, national and global problem with health outcomes varying from minor headaches to fatality. The first module being developed by our team is for optimization of the concussion injury management process. Our goal within the ecosystem of concussion injury is to mitigate the short and long term health risks of single and multiple concussive injuries and to provide a “best-practice” methodology for managing individuals exhibiting symptoms of concussion.

The talks are free to attend and open to all at UBC including students, faculty, staff and alumni.

March 26, 5-7pm – INTEGRITY – Michael C. Jensen, Jesse Isidor Straus Professor of Business Administration, Emeritus, Harvard Business School
Frederic Wood Theatre, UBC Point Grey Campus
Watch the video here:

Download slides here: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2196554

April 15, 5-7pm - LEADERSHIP - Kari L. Granger, Sunergos, LLC and Fellow, Center For Character & Leadership Development, United States Air Force Academy
Chan Centre (Royal Bank Cinema), UBC Point Grey Campus
Watch the video here:

Download slides here: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2262486

May 15, 5-7pm - PERFORMANCE – Chip Wilson, Founder & Chairman, lululemon athletica
Chan Centre (Telus Studio Theatre), UBC Point Grey Campus (map)

June 26 – July 3, 2013: e@UBC Pilot Leadership Course
Places still available at: entrepreneurship.ubc.ca/leadership

For further background on the Leadership Course pilot program with entrepreneurship@UBC, visit http://entrepreneurship.ubc.ca/pilot-programs/leadership/

Speaker Profile

Chip Wilson

Founder & Chairman, lululemon athletica
Founder, whil

As a child, there were two dominant forces in my life: sewing and sports. My Mom taught me all about stitching, seams, and how garments come together. Both Mom and Dad were athletes too, and they inspired my competitive spirit. I spent my days at the pool, as a competitive swimmer, learning what it means to “go fast” and find that extra 20 percent.

Now, in the world, I’m a businessman and retail entrepreneur. I am inspired by technical design for athletics, and have built my entire business career on technically superior apparel design, made beautiful. In my heart however, I’m still an athlete who likes to have fun and live healthy. And this is what has inspired my entire life.

Years back (1998), I founded the yoga-inspired brand, lululemon athletica, in Vancouver, BC. Built on the foundation of “function made beautiful” and an innovative retail and branding model that believes in giving without expectation, product education, and authentic relationships with our guests and communities. Funny thing happened. It worked. And I loved every minute of it. I now continue as Chairman of the Board of Directors, helping shape “what’s next” for lululemon.

What set me up for lululemon was Westbeach, the surf/skate/snowboard brand I launched in 1979. Wins and losses, ups and downs. I went through it all and went on to sell the brand in 1997, taking with me everything I learned while in the trenches, a little money, and most importantly, the art of goal setting.

My big learning was this: life is never a straight line. It gets messy and complex sometimes. If it didn’t, I probably wasn’t playing big enough. But when I know where I’m going, and I find a moment of calm amidst my daily chaos, it all pays off. Learning to take that time out, to reset and recharge, paid dividends in my life. Learning how to be present, to live in the moment, allowed me to maximize my creativity and that is what my latest project is all about. Whil (whil.com) is the new face of meditation – 60 seconds to calm the mind, make an immediate measurable commitment to do something great, and find the power to achieve it.

As a former competitive swimmer, football player, wrestler, squash player, and Kona Ironman finisher, I now keep it going by climbing local Vancouver mountain, Grouse Grind, more times than my age each year. This gives me a healthy body to keep the creative juices going.

However, my greatest achievement is my family. I am the proud father of five boys and am happily married to my wife, Shannon. We live in Vancouver, one of the happiest & healthiest cities on the planet.

UBC students get 20% off with promo code: UBCstudent

Ever wondered what it takes to be an entrepreneur? The professional and personal challenges, the high and lows, the failures and the success? Startup Weekend is a global grassroots movement of active and empowered entrepreneurs who are learning the basics of founding startups and launching successful ventures.

Startup Weekend Vancouver is a 54-hour mentored event where hardware-engineers, software-developers, graphic-designers, and business people come together, pitch ideas, form teams, build products, and create startups all in a single weekend. The event culminates in a competition where these newly formed startups present their venture to judges for fame and prizes.

This Disruptive Technology themed event is focused on hardware engineering and disruptive innovation. It will be coordinated with several complimentary events, such as startup methodologies workshops, technology bootcamps by Google, Microsoft, and Mozilla at PolyglotConf, and innovative speaker events. The weekend will be followed by an SW-Next event to help mentor startups beyond the weekend.

In addition to the Startup Weekend being held May 31 – June 2, there are two events leading up to the weekend, to get you ready to go. On May 28 there will be a Startup Methodologies Bootcamp, where participants can get a crash course in the method behind the madness in creating a new startup. On May 30th is the Pitch Like a Pro workshop, where Alexandra Greenhill (of MyBestHelper) will explain how to perfect your startup’s elevator pitch.

Startup Weekends are only held in Vancouver a few times each year, so be sure to check this one out! Visit http://vancouver.startupweekend.org/ for more information, or to regsiter.

Tell them your idea for your chance to win $5,000 in cash prizes, 3 months of office space and mentorship!

The judges, Mike Edwards, Boris Wertz and Ray Walia will determine the top 5 teams as well as the winners for the prize money.

Interested? Apply by May 19, 2013 at www.tellusyouridea.ca.

UPDATE (May 9, 2013): To up the prize ante, F6S is awarding the top 3 submissions an F6S gold card in startup perks worth over $900,000! This is on top of the $5,000 in cash prizes, 3 months of office space, and mentorship already up for grabs. What are you waiting for? Submit your video now!

Check out the press coverage at VanCity Buzz.

This event will take place on from 5pm to 8:30pm on April 23, 2013 at the Vancity Theatre, 1181 Seymour Street, Vancouver, BC.

Tickets are available for $45, but students can receive a $10 discount using the code 5SM1O9K9. Register at www.vef.org/events.

Join entrepreneur Roger Killen at his Inside the Den show, where you’ll hear from local entrepreneurs who recently pitched on Dragons’ Den. While some got the money they wanted and others didn’t, they all learned lots about what it takes to get on Dragons’ Den, how to deliver winning pitches and how to deal with the amazing events that happened after their Dragons’ Den pitch was seen by nearly 2 million Canadians.

Why should you attend Inside the Den?

• Hear local entrepreneurs’ auditioning, pitching and due diligence stories
• Discover how they designed and delivered powerful pitches to win the Dragons’ hearts, minds and money
• Hear the amazing things that happened after their pitches were seen by nearly 2 million Canadians
• Pick up some tips, tricks and tools to help you build your business
• Network with the pitchers, like-minded Dragons’ Den fans and entrepreneurs

This event will take place at UBC Robson Square on Saturday, June 22, once from 9am to noon and again from 1pm to 4pm. Tickets start at only $17.

For more information or to register, visit Inside the Den.

Roger Killen has 36 years of frontline experience involving 9 startups and 2,000 hours of teaching entrepreneurs how to build startups that work. Since 1998 he has been engaged by nearly all the entrepreneur-serving organizations in British Columbia and the Yukon to deliver programs on designing, building and financing startup businesses. His signature program is The Strategic Startup System. Its core principle is that startup success can be engineered by applying proven strategies and tactics in a specific way and in a specific sequence. Roger’s vision is to fuel an upward spiral of startup quality, startup success and stakeholder rewards that will produce robust solutions for customers’ problems, massive job and wealth creation for society and fulfillment, fun and fortune for entrepreneurs.

Duties of this group include:

• organizing and managing weekly, monthly and annual events and resources;
• attending weekly meetings;
• building relationships between students and organizations across various faculties;
• representing and promoting e@UBC
• engaging entrepreneurs to provide mentorship to students; and
• managing a space where students with a common interest in entrepreneurship can connect.

Our Values:

• Impact (follow through)
• Continuous improvement
• Passion
• Relationships
• Authenticity
• Challenge
• Integrity

Available positions:

President
The president will lead the Student Action Group and represent them in the community, and on the e@UBC Advisory Board. They will also develop relationships with entrepreneurship clubs and interested parties in faculties across campus. (Expected commitment of 10 – 15 hours per week.)

External Rep
The External Rep will be responsible for building relationships with the external community and engaging them for e@UBC events. They will also provide support to VP Conferences for connecting them with delegates and helping run events.

Community Manager 
The Community Manager will be responsible for organizing all community events that bring people together on a regular basis such as weekly socials, periodic BBQs, and other community building events. They will also be responsible for managing the Action Groups physical meeting space.

Marketing Manager
The Marketing Manager is responsible for maintaining communication with the E@UBC community at large keeping them up to date on activities and events. They will also support the Action Group in marketing any and all initiatives.

Conferences and Competitions Manager
The Conferences and Competitions Manager will be responsible for organizing periodic events that are larger in scale (e.g. Startup Weekend, hackathons, etc.) and managing the Student Action Group’s involvement at larger entrepreneurship events on and off campus.

Academics Manager
The Academics Manager will build relationships with professors and staff within faculties to help promote courses, events and offer support for academic classes. They will also be responsible for working with the right people to curate the most up-to-date and valuable entrepreneurship resources.

Qualifications:

Required

• Student in BCom, Master of Management, Early Career Masters or MBA
• Interest in entrepreneurship
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Able to work independently as well as in a team
• Responsible, dependable and conscientious

Preferred

• Active in the student community
• Past club or conference executive experience
• Past entrepreneurial experience

The expected start date for the group will be May 1, 2013. If you are interested, please send your cover letter and resume to info@entrepreneurship.ubc.ca.

If you have any questions about the roles and responsibilities, please feel free to contact us.

If you’re interested in becoming an entrepreneur, or if you’re a solopreneur or a small business owner, check out institute B’s Freedom to Create on April 19th. This day-long interactive and guided conversation with experts will help entrepreneurs take their game to the next level.

Guest appearance by Darrell Kopke, founder of institute B, a high performance accelerator. You can watch his latest TED talk here.

Bring your aspirations and your questions. Learn from one another, strengthen ties, find new resources, give, get, leave with more bankable ideas and workable strategies for your business, life and the environment.

Where

District 319, 319 Main Street at E. Cordova, Chinatown

When

Friday, April 19, 2013 from 9:30 am to 4:30pm

Cost

$500, includes lunch
$50 from every ticket goes to charity to be voted on at the event
Students may receive 50% off with the code EDUFTC at checkout

Register now at this location.