CanUX + IxDA Meetup #1

CanUX is delighted to partner with IxDA Ottawa to bring you periodic in-person meetups in Ottawa. Our first meetup will take place in the beautiful RBC Foundry space at Bayview Yards on Thursday, March 13, 2025, starting at 6pm. Even though it’s a school night, don’t miss the change to mingle with Ottawa’s experience design and service design community. For directions to the venue and transportation options, check out the Getting There section futher down on this page of this page.

Light refreshments (coffee/tea/water/soft drinks) will be provided. We recommend having dinner ahead if you plan on staying for the entire 2.5 hour duration of the event.

CANUX+IxDA Meetup Schedule

The evening’s schedule and the speaker availability is subject to change in the event of flight delays or last minute cancellations.

6:00 PM   Doors Open / Registration

6:30 PM   Welcome and Introductions

6:45 PM   Presentation and Q&A: DECOMMODITIZING DESIGN by Cornelius Rachieru (Ampli2de Inc.)

8:00 PM   Hang out / Networking time

9:00 PM   Doors close / End of festivities.

CANUX+IxDA Tickets

Tickets are CDN$10+tax and can be purchased online directly on online through Eventbrite. Tickets are non-refundable. If the tickets sell out, a waiting list will be provided. All proceeds go towards future CanUX + IxDA meetups.

Getting there

Bayview Yards is located at 7 Bayview Station Rd, Ottawa, ON K1Y 2C5 (see location in Google Maps) and is walking distance from Bayview Station, one of Ottawa’s largest transportation nodes, conveniently positioned to walk, cycle, take public transportation or drive to.

• Cycling: Located beside the Ottawa River Pathway and many other routes, Bayview Yards is easily accessible via bicycle. We offer ample bike racks, at the front and back of our building, throughout all seasons.
• Public Transit: Bayview Yards is located 500m away from Bayview Station, an O-Train hub that also serves multiple bus routes.
• Driving: Bayview Yards offers free on-site parking in the gravel lot immediately to the right of building. In addition there are 50 spaces along Bayview Station Road offering 2 hours free parking, and 27 spaces along Stonehurst and Burnside offering 1HR free parking.

SPONSOR OUR CANUX+IxDA MEETUPS

Sponsorship of our meetups is available for CDN$100 and includes a mention by the emcee, your logo on the revolving slides prior to and after the presentation, and listing on this event page online. You can purchase the sponsorship directly via interac eTransfer to info AT canux DOT io and we will send you an invoice. Sponsors of the upcoming and the last edition of the CanUX conference receive an additional 25% off CanUX+IxDA meetup sponsorship costs.