RightMesh Bi-Weekly Update: May 17, 2019

Amber McLennan
RightMesh
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3 min readMay 18, 2019

Press

MITACs

We’re excited to welcome our new Mitacs Intern, Marshall Asch, to the RightMesh team!

Throughout his internship, Marshall will be working closely with our CTO, Dr. Jason Ernst, on data storage and ad hoc networks. His research will be directly contributing to our project with the University of Guelph to help connect Canada’s North.

Marshall with our Director of Greetings, Django

SATELLITE 2019

The SATELLITE2019 conference brought together aerospace thought leaders, entrepreneurs, executives, end-users and engineers from around the world to discuss how satellites will impact research and technology. RightMesh CEO, John Lyotier, spoke on a panel alongside David Howgill, President of Huckworthy, J. Armand Musey, President and Founder of Summit Ridge Group LLC, and moderator Michael Potter, Co-Founder and Director of Geeks Without Frontiers.

RightMesh CEO, John Lyotier, speaking at Satellite 2019

Advance Ontario

Hosted at Mars, Advance Ontario is a combined conference by ORION, SOCIP and Compute Ontario, that discusses opportunities and challenges in the areas of diversity in data science, the future of work, AI, IOT & intelligent communities and cybersecurity. RightMesh CTO, Dr. Jason Ernst, presented a workshop on ‘How Technology Can Save the World’ by addressing the growing digital divide.

YELL 2019

Our Co-Founder, Chris Jensen, spoke on a panel at YELL’s Annual Venture Challenge in Vancouver, British Columbia. The event brings together young leaders to inspire and teach them about entrepreneurship, technology, and innovation. Chris spoke on ‘A Dialogue on Investing in Young Minds’ alongside Lauren Kelly, Erin Fawcett, Chris Kennedy, and moderator, Judy Brooks.

Upcoming Events

Pint of Science Festival, May 20–22
Pint of Science is a non-profit organization that brings together some of the country’s most brilliant scientists to discuss their latest research findings. RightMesh CTO, Dr. Jason Ernst, will be speaking on May 21st on ‘Decentralizing Connectivity’ and how RightMesh can impact the Digital Divide.

We’re hiring!

Our team is continuing to grow! We’re looking for passionate problem solvers to join our growing team and help us connect the next billion.

Current open positions include:

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