The HTML500 was created by Lighthouse Labs in order
to inspire more people to learn to code.
WHY ATTEND AN HTML500 EVENT?
Learn a valuable skill, make 499 new friends, have fun. Do it all for free!
500 people
companies
7 hours of learning
website done by you
VEC
Career Fair
Free
The HTML500 is a one-day event where 50 of Canada's top tech companies come together to teach you and 499 other people how to code, FOR FREE. By the end of the day, you will have created your very own landing page, networked with 100 developers, and possibly even gotten hired by one of the 50 amazing companies in attendence at this massive celebration.
WHY ATTEND A HTML500 EVENT?
Learn a valuable skill, make 499 new friends, have fun. Do it all for free!
500 people
companies
7 hours of learning
website done by you
VEC
Career Fair
Free
The HTML500 is a one-day event where 50 of Canada's top tech companies come together to teach you (and 499 other people) how to code, FOR FREE. By the end of the day, you will have created your very own landing page, networked with 100 developers, and possibly even gotten hired by one of the 50 amazing companies in attendence at this massive celebration
WHY CODE?
Because it opens limitless possibilities to create, to engage and to be employed!
Coding isn't about sitting in front of your computer all day writing lines on a screen. It's about that 'AHA' moment when your screen comes to life with something you just built. It allows you to share your ideas and interact with the world. It can be a career, a way to complement your skills or a hobby in fulfilling your wildest and most exciting ideas and thoughts. It doesn't just open the door to a dream job, it will give you the power to create it. Maybe we don't all want to be computer programmers, but our future is quickly going to need us to either USE, UNDERSTAND or CREATE code. So why aren't we all learning? Maybe we just didn't know how easy it was. Through The HTML500 we are going to show the world that anyone can learn to code
HOW DOES IT WORK?
9:30-10:30AM
On event day you will check-in on site between 9:30AM-10:30AM and be seated at one of 50 sponsored tables with 9 other attendees.
10:30-12:00PM
Our awesome keynotes will be in charge of your daily dose of inspiration. Followed by a HTML and CSS lecture led by Lighthouse Labs Head Instructor Khurram Virani
12:00-1:30PM
Thanks to our super awesome partners, lunch is on us!
1:30-5:00PM
Each table will be hosted by developers from a sponsoring company, who will help as you follow instructions on creating your very own landing page.
4:00-6:00PM
Connect, network, and get hired. Over 20 amazing companies will participate in the Career Fair presented by the Vancouver Economic Commission.
6:00PM
The HTML500 is the launchpad to rocket you into your career stratosphere. From here, you can continue your learning and create anything you can dream up. To help you strengthen your coding skills, we will provide you with a comprehensive extended learning package.
Registration
Speaker
Lunch
Lab time with Mentors
VEC
Career Fair
Continue Your Learning
THE HTML500 TOUR
When we ran The HTML500 for the first time in 2014, we were delighted to see Vancouver's incredible tech community come together to teach 500 people how to code. What's more, we had over 1300 people on the waitlist and received requests from all around the globe to bring this initiative to their city. In 2015, with the help of over 200 tech companies, we will be taking The HTML500 on the road! We'll go to four different cities, teaching 2,000 Canadians how to code, FOR FREE! So come join us in your city and let's all make a strong statement to Canadians and the world that anyone can learn to code!
