Jump to content

District 3 Innovation Centre: Difference between revisions

Add links
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Browse history interactively
← Previous editNext edit →
Content deleted Content added
VisualWikitext
No edit summary
Line 17: Line 17:
| founder = Xavier-Henri Hervé, Sydney Swaine, Charles Gedeon, Ali Tahouni }}
| founder = Xavier-Henri Hervé, Sydney Swaine, Charles Gedeon, Ali Tahouni }}


'''District 3''' is a [[startup accelerator]] and entrepreneurial community located within [[Concordia University]] in downtown [[Montréal]].<ref>{{cite web|title=About Us|url=http://d3center.ca/about-us/|website=About Us|publisher=District 3|accessdate=11 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last1=OECD|title=City of Talent Montreal: An Action Plan for Boosting Employment, Innovation, and Skills|date=2017|publisher=OECD Publishing|location=Paris|page=67|url=https://books.google.ca/books?id=W-FrDgAAQBAJ&pg=PA67&dq=district+3+concordia+university+2013&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi45ozgienWAhWLyIMKHf9DBHIQ6AEIKDAA#v=onepage&q=district%203%20concordia%20university%202013&f=false|accessdate=11 October 2017}}</ref> The 3 in the name stands for D3's founding principles: innovation, collaboration and entrepreneurship.<ref name=D3cta>{{cite web|last1=Miall|first1=Laurence|title=‘District 3 is a call to action’|url=http://www.concordia.ca/cunews/main/stories/2014/02/10/-district-3-is-acalltoaction.html|publisher=Concordia University|accessdate=11 October 2017}}</ref> In 2016, District 3 was awarded "Startup Canada Entrepreneur Support Award" for the Quebec region. <ref>{{cite web|title=2016 Startup Canada Award Winners – Quebec|url=http://startupaward.ca/blog/2016/09/01/2016-startup-canada-award-winners-quebec/|website=Startup Canada Awards|accessdate=11 October 2017}}</ref> D3 hosts multiple spaces around Concordia University for students and entrepreneurs. On July 11, 2017, [[Concordia University]] announced that D3 will be part of a $52.7M infrastructure project to expand the university.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Bryan-Baynes|first1=Elysia|title=$52.7 million for innovation hub at Concordia University|url=https://globalnews.ca/news/3591534/52-7-million-for-innovation-hub-at-concordia-university/|accessdate=11 October 2017|agency=Global News|date=July 11, 2017}}</ref>
'''District 3''' is a [[startup accelerator]] and entrepreneurial community located within [[Concordia University]] in downtown [[Montréal]].<ref>{{cite web|title=About Us|url=http://d3center.ca/about-us/|website=About Us|publisher=District 3|accessdate=11 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last1=OECD|title=City of Talent Montreal: An Action Plan for Boosting Employment, Innovation, and Skills|date=2017|publisher=OECD Publishing|location=Paris|page=67|url=https://books.google.ca/books?id=W-FrDgAAQBAJ&pg=PA67&dq=district+3+concordia+university+2013&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi45ozgienWAhWLyIMKHf9DBHIQ6AEIKDAA#v=onepage&q=district%203%20concordia%20university%202013&f=false|accessdate=11 October 2017}}</ref> The 3 in the name stands for D3's founding principles: innovation, collaboration and entrepreneurship.<ref name=D3cta>{{cite web|last1=Miall|first1=Laurence|title=‘District 3 is a call to action’|url=http://www.concordia.ca/cunews/main/stories/2014/02/10/-district-3-is-acalltoaction.html|publisher=Concordia University|accessdate=11 October 2017}}</ref> In 2016, District 3 was awarded "Startup Canada Entrepreneur Support Award" for the Quebec region. <ref>{{cite web|title=2016 Startup Canada Award Winners – Quebec|url=http://startupaward.ca/blog/2016/09/01/2016-startup-canada-award-winners-quebec/|website=Startup Canada Awards|accessdate=11 October 2017}}</ref>


==History==
==History==
Line 24: Line 24:


A little more than two years after its official opening, in September 2015, D3 relocated to a space on the 6th floor of the Faubourg building following a grant of $1M from [[André Desmarais]] and [[France Chrétien Desmarais]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Desjardins|first1=Sylvain-Jacques|title=District 3 receives $1M startup gift, christens new collaborative space|url=http://www.concordia.ca/cunews/offices/vpaer/aar/2015/09/28/district-3-receives-1million-startup-gift.html|publisher=Concordia University|accessdate=11 October 2017}}</ref>
A little more than two years after its official opening, in September 2015, D3 relocated to a space on the 6th floor of the Faubourg building following a grant of $1M from [[André Desmarais]] and [[France Chrétien Desmarais]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Desjardins|first1=Sylvain-Jacques|title=District 3 receives $1M startup gift, christens new collaborative space|url=http://www.concordia.ca/cunews/offices/vpaer/aar/2015/09/28/district-3-receives-1million-startup-gift.html|publisher=Concordia University|accessdate=11 October 2017}}</ref>

On July 11, 2017, [[Concordia University]] announced that D3 will be part of a $52.7M infrastructure project to expand the university.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Bryan-Baynes|first1=Elysia|title=$52.7 million for innovation hub at Concordia University|url=https://globalnews.ca/news/3591534/52-7-million-for-innovation-hub-at-concordia-university/|accessdate=11 October 2017|agency=Global News|date=July 11, 2017}}</ref>

==Partnerships==
===IBM Watson AI XPrize===
In January 2016, '''District 3''' started hosting teams for the IBM Watson AI XPrize competition as part of a parternship. This initiative is headed directly by Sydney Swaine.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Czikk|first1=Joseph|title=District 3 brass on IBM Watson AI XPrize: rise up, Montréalers|url=http://www.montrealintechnology.com/district-3-brass-open-up-on-ibm-watson-ai-xprize/|website=Montreal in Technology|language=en-CA|date=28 October 2016|accessdate=11 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Regional Partners & Ambassadors|url=https://ai.xprize.org/about/regional-partners-ambassadors|website=IBM Watson A.I. XPRIZE|accessdate=11 October 2017|language=en|date=3 August 2017|accessdate=11 October 2017}}</ref> D3 took on 12 local teams from a variety universities in Montréal to tackle subjects ranging such as health care and seismic activity.<ref>{{cite web|title=Concordia’s District 3 backs 12 teams for the IBM Watson AI XPRIZE|url=http://www.concordia.ca/cunews/main/stories/2017/05/03/district-3-backs-12-teams-vying-for-the-ibm-watson-ai-xprize.html|publisher=Concordia University|accessdate=11 October 2017}}</ref>


== References ==
== References ==

Revision as of 18:03, 11 October 2017

District 3 Innovation Center
IndustryStartup accelerator, Education
FoundedMarch 2013; 11 years ago (2013-03)
FounderXavier-Henri Hervé, Sydney Swaine, Charles Gedeon, Ali Tahouni
Headquarters
Montréal, Québec
,
Canada
Number of locations
2 spaces (2016)
Key people
Xavier-Henri Hervé, Noor El Bawab
Websitewww.d3center.ca

District 3 is a startup accelerator and entrepreneurial community located within Concordia University in downtown Montréal.[1][2] The 3 in the name stands for D3's founding principles: innovation, collaboration and entrepreneurship.[3] In 2016, District 3 was awarded "Startup Canada Entrepreneur Support Award" for the Quebec region. [4]

History

In 2012, before District 3 opened it's doors in spring 2013, founder Xavier Hervé was in talks with the Dean of Engineering at Concordia University who introduced him to the initial four co-founding students, Sydney Swaine, Charles Gedeon, Ali Tahouni, and Adam Castonguay.[5] D3 opened officially in the spring of 2013 on the 7th floor of Concordia University's EV Building.[3]

A little more than two years after its official opening, in September 2015, D3 relocated to a space on the 6th floor of the Faubourg building following a grant of $1M from André Desmarais and France Chrétien Desmarais.[6]

On July 11, 2017, Concordia University announced that D3 will be part of a $52.7M infrastructure project to expand the university.[7]

Partnerships

IBM Watson AI XPrize

In January 2016, District 3 started hosting teams for the IBM Watson AI XPrize competition as part of a parternship. This initiative is headed directly by Sydney Swaine.[8][9] D3 took on 12 local teams from a variety universities in Montréal to tackle subjects ranging such as health care and seismic activity.[10]

References

  1. ^ "About Us". About Us. District 3. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
  2. ^ OECD (2017). City of Talent Montreal: An Action Plan for Boosting Employment, Innovation, and Skills. Paris: OECD Publishing. p. 67. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
  3. ^ a b Miall, Laurence. "'District 3 is a call to action'". Concordia University. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
  4. ^ "2016 Startup Canada Award Winners – Quebec". Startup Canada Awards. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
  5. ^ Leung, Vivien. "A One-Up for Start-Ups". The Link – Concordia’s Independent Newspaper Since 1980. The Link Publication Society Inc. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
  6. ^ Desjardins, Sylvain-Jacques. "District 3 receives $1M startup gift, christens new collaborative space". Concordia University. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
  7. ^ Bryan-Baynes, Elysia (July 11, 2017). "$52.7 million for innovation hub at Concordia University". Global News. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
  8. ^ Czikk, Joseph (28 October 2016). "District 3 brass on IBM Watson AI XPrize: rise up, Montréalers". Montreal in Technology. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
  9. ^ "Regional Partners & Ambassadors". IBM Watson A.I. XPRIZE. 3 August 2017. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
  10. ^ "Concordia's District 3 backs 12 teams for the IBM Watson AI XPRIZE". Concordia University. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=District_3_Innovation_Centre&oldid=804881079"