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The HTML500 is a multi-city Canadian technology conference that teaches 500 attendees per event the basics of HTML and CSS programming.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Lighthouse Labs Bridges Digital Literacy Gap with HTML500 - Techvibes.com )〕 Its goal is to promote web development and web programming literacy among Canadian youth, and open the doors for those who may be interested in pursuing careers in technology.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=HTML 500: Vancouver’s free coding camp attracts 2,000-plus on waitlist, combines with tech job fair )〕 Its annual events are held in four Canadian cities: Vancouver, Toronto, London, and Calgary. Event sponsors include IBM, Telus (a Canadian telecom giant), the British Columbia Government's Innovation Council, and Microsoft.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The HTML500 )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Free coding bootcamp HTML500 aims to fix Canada's tech skill shortage )〕 The HTML500 is Canada's largest educational technology event, having taught thousands of Canadians how to code since its inception.〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Vancouver’s Tech Talent Crunch - Techvibes.com )〕 == History == The HTML500 was founded in 2013 by Canadian entrepreneurs Khurram Virani and Jeremy Shaki. Virani and Shaki are the co-founders of Lighthouse Labs, the largest Canadian web developer bootcamp.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=‘Hybrid’ coding boot camp aims to bring tech sector to rural Canada | Technology | Business in Vancouver )〕 Lighthouse Labs acts as the official sponsor and parent company of the conferences. In an interview with BetaKit, Shaki said of the educational initiative, "It’s about more people in Canada understanding the value of digital literacy. It’s about trying to get our governments and other major Canadian institutions involved in the conversation."〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The HTML500 is More Than Another Learn to Code Event | BetaKit )〕 In 2014, the event expanded to three additional Canadian cities: Calgary, Toronto, and London. The second annual event in Vancouver had over 2500 applicants, of which the official 500 were selected through a lottery process.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=HTML500 teaches basics of coding, opens doors to B.C.’s tech sector - BC | Globalnews.ca )〕 Over half of the attendees were women.〔 Beginning with the second Vancouver event, the Vancouver Economic Commission began running a career fair in tandem with the day's activities to further provide career resources to aspiring web developers.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=HTML500 coding class prepares Calgarians for booming tech sector - Calgary - CBC News )〕 The multi-city events are routinely covered on the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation television network.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The HTML500」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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