The HTML500
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| Status | Active |
| Location(s) | Vancouver, London, Ontario, Toronto, Calgary |
| Country | Canada |
| Years active | 3 |
| Founder | Khurram Virani, Jeremy Shaki |
| Attendance | 500 per event |
| Area | web development, technology |
| Activity | Website programming |
| Sponsor | Telus, Microsoft, IBM |
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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. 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. 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.
The HTML500 is Canada's largest educational technology event, having taught thousands of Canadians how to code since its inception.
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 Coding Bootcamp . 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."
In 2014, the event expanded to three additional Canadian cities: Calgary, Toronto, and London.
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