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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270517
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270522
DTSTAMP:20260524T031300
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LAST-MODIFIED:20260311T181638Z
UID:932-1810512000-1810943999@www.merlin.mb.ca
SUMMARY:Summer Semester
DESCRIPTION:Welcome to the summer semester schedule for our post-secondary students and staff!
URL:https://www.merlin.mb.ca/event/summer-semester-2/
CATEGORIES:Education Calendar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270405
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270410
DTSTAMP:20260524T031300
CREATED:20260311T181548Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260311T181548Z
UID:930-1806883200-1807315199@www.merlin.mb.ca
SUMMARY:Spring Semester
DESCRIPTION:Welcome to the spring semester for our post-secondary students and staff!
URL:https://www.merlin.mb.ca/event/spring-semester-2/
CATEGORIES:Education Calendar
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270329
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270403
DTSTAMP:20260524T031300
CREATED:20260311T181455Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260311T181455Z
UID:928-1806278400-1806710399@www.merlin.mb.ca
SUMMARY:Spring Break: K-12
DESCRIPTION:Wishing our K-12 students and staff an enjoyable spring break.
URL:https://www.merlin.mb.ca/event/spring-break-k-12-2/
CATEGORIES:Education Calendar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270329
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270330
DTSTAMP:20260524T031300
CREATED:20260311T165637Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260311T165637Z
UID:913-1806278400-1806364799@www.merlin.mb.ca
SUMMARY:Easter Monday
DESCRIPTION:MERLIN Closure
URL:https://www.merlin.mb.ca/event/easter-monday-2/
CATEGORIES:Statutory Holidays
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270326
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270327
DTSTAMP:20260524T031300
CREATED:20260311T165611Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260311T165611Z
UID:911-1806019200-1806105599@www.merlin.mb.ca
SUMMARY:Good Friday
DESCRIPTION:MERLIN Closure
URL:https://www.merlin.mb.ca/event/good-friday-2/
CATEGORIES:Statutory Holidays
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270215
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270220
DTSTAMP:20260524T031300
CREATED:20260311T181344Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260311T181344Z
UID:926-1802649600-1803081599@www.merlin.mb.ca
SUMMARY:Reading Week
DESCRIPTION:Wishing our post-secondary students and staff a productive Reading Week.
URL:https://www.merlin.mb.ca/event/reading-week-4/
CATEGORIES:Education Calendar
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270215
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270216
DTSTAMP:20260524T031300
CREATED:20260311T165539Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260311T165539Z
UID:909-1802649600-1802735999@www.merlin.mb.ca
SUMMARY:Louis Riel Day
DESCRIPTION:MERLIN Closure
URL:https://www.merlin.mb.ca/event/louis-riel-day-2/
CATEGORIES:Statutory Holidays
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270201
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270202
DTSTAMP:20260524T031300
CREATED:20260311T181311Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260311T181311Z
UID:924-1801440000-1801526399@www.merlin.mb.ca
SUMMARY:Semester 2 Begins
DESCRIPTION:Welcome to semester 2 for our K-12 students and staff!
URL:https://www.merlin.mb.ca/event/semester-2-begins-2/
CATEGORIES:Education Calendar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270104
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270106
DTSTAMP:20260524T031300
CREATED:20260311T181233Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260311T181233Z
UID:922-1799020800-1799193599@www.merlin.mb.ca
SUMMARY:Happy New Year
DESCRIPTION:Welcome back to our K-12 students and staff! \nWelcome to the winter semester for our post-secondary students and staff!
URL:https://www.merlin.mb.ca/event/happy-new-year-2/
CATEGORIES:Education Calendar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270101
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270102
DTSTAMP:20260524T031300
CREATED:20260311T165511Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260311T165511Z
UID:907-1798761600-1798847999@www.merlin.mb.ca
SUMMARY:New Years Day
DESCRIPTION:MERLIN Closure
URL:https://www.merlin.mb.ca/event/new-years-day-2/
CATEGORIES:Statutory Holidays
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261228
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261229
DTSTAMP:20260524T031300
CREATED:20260311T165443Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260311T165443Z
UID:905-1798416000-1798502399@www.merlin.mb.ca
SUMMARY:Boxing Day (Observed)
DESCRIPTION:MERLIN Closure
URL:https://www.merlin.mb.ca/event/boxing-day-observed/
CATEGORIES:Statutory Holidays
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261225
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261226
DTSTAMP:20260524T031300
CREATED:20260311T165344Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260311T165344Z
UID:903-1798156800-1798243199@www.merlin.mb.ca
SUMMARY:Christmas Day
DESCRIPTION:MERLIN Closure
URL:https://www.merlin.mb.ca/event/christmas-day-2/
CATEGORIES:Statutory Holidays
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261222
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270104
DTSTAMP:20260524T031300
CREATED:20260311T181139Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260311T181139Z
UID:920-1797897600-1799020799@www.merlin.mb.ca
SUMMARY:Winter Break
DESCRIPTION:Wishing all our K-12 and post-secondary students and staff an enjoyable winter break.
URL:https://www.merlin.mb.ca/event/winter-break-2/
CATEGORIES:Education Calendar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261201
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261202
DTSTAMP:20260524T031300
CREATED:20260520T195530Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260521T165620Z
UID:1216-1796083200-1796169599@www.merlin.mb.ca
SUMMARY:MERLIN Technical Training Day [Winnipeg/Central]
DESCRIPTION:This event is designed specifically for Manitoba’s K–12\, post-secondary\, and independent school technical teams and will feature a series of hands-on workshops that provide a robust training opportunity on key MERLIN tools and services\, how to get the most out of them\, and the people behind them. \nFull agenda to be released Fall 2026.
URL:https://www.merlin.mb.ca/event/merlin-technical-training-day-winnipeg-central/
LOCATION:SmartPark\, Winnipeg
CATEGORIES:MERLIN Training
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261111
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261112
DTSTAMP:20260524T031300
CREATED:20260311T165310Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260311T165310Z
UID:901-1794355200-1794441599@www.merlin.mb.ca
SUMMARY:Remembrance Day
DESCRIPTION:MERLIN Closure
URL:https://www.merlin.mb.ca/event/remembrance-day-2/
CATEGORIES:Statutory Holidays
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261109
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261114
DTSTAMP:20260524T031300
CREATED:20260311T181002Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260311T181002Z
UID:918-1794182400-1794614399@www.merlin.mb.ca
SUMMARY:Reading Week
DESCRIPTION:Wishing our post-secondary students and staff a productive Reading Week.
URL:https://www.merlin.mb.ca/event/reading-week-3/
CATEGORIES:Education Calendar
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261103
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261107
DTSTAMP:20260524T031300
CREATED:20260520T195927Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260520T195927Z
UID:1218-1793664000-1794009599@www.merlin.mb.ca
SUMMARY:Windows Server Hybrid
DESCRIPTION:This four-day course is intended for Windows Server Hybrid Administrators who have experience working with Windows Server and want to extend the capabilities of their on-premises environments by combining on-premises and hybrid technologies. Windows Server Hybrid Administrators implement and manage on-premises and hybrid solutions such as identity\, management\, compute\, networking\, and storage in a Windows Server hybrid environment. \nContact us for more information. \nRegistration closes one month prior to training date.
URL:https://www.merlin.mb.ca/event/windows-server-hybrid/
LOCATION:SmartPark\, Winnipeg
CATEGORIES:MERLIN Training
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261023
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261024
DTSTAMP:20260524T031300
CREATED:20260311T182118Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260311T182118Z
UID:936-1792713600-1792799999@www.merlin.mb.ca
SUMMARY:MTS PD Day
DESCRIPTION:Provincial PD day for MTS-union educators \nCheck out the Manitoba Association for Computing Educators\, ManACE\, for ed tech sessions.
URL:https://www.merlin.mb.ca/event/mts-pd-day-2/
CATEGORIES:Education Calendar,MERLIN Partner Event,MERLIN Sponsored Events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261012
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261013
DTSTAMP:20260524T031300
CREATED:20260311T165245Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260311T165245Z
UID:899-1791763200-1791849599@www.merlin.mb.ca
SUMMARY:Thanksgiving Day
DESCRIPTION:MERLIN Closure
URL:https://www.merlin.mb.ca/event/thanksgiving-day-2/
CATEGORIES:Statutory Holidays
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Winnipeg:20261007T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Winnipeg:20261007T170000
DTSTAMP:20260524T031300
CREATED:20260520T194645Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260521T162056Z
UID:1213-1791388800-1791392400@www.merlin.mb.ca
SUMMARY:Cybersecurity for Educators
DESCRIPTION:Designed for non-technical end-users (teachers\, support staff\, division-office\, school/divisional admin\, etc)  \n\nGeneral information and reminders on best practice surrounding:  \n\n\nPassword creation \n\n\nWhen and where to use your work email versus personal \n\n\nAt-home and personal-device access to work systems \n\n\nWork accounts on shared devices  \n\n\nWork accounts on public wifi \n\n\nBest practices for classroom teachers and EAs with students and families \n\nContact us for more information. \nRegistration closes Wednesday\, September 23rd at 12 noon.
URL:https://www.merlin.mb.ca/event/cybersecurityfored/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:MERLIN Training
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260930
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261001
DTSTAMP:20260524T031300
CREATED:20260311T165216Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260311T165216Z
UID:897-1790726400-1790812799@www.merlin.mb.ca
SUMMARY:National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
DESCRIPTION:MERLIN Closure
URL:https://www.merlin.mb.ca/event/national-day-for-truth-and-reconciliation-2/
CATEGORIES:Statutory Holidays
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260918
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260919
DTSTAMP:20260524T031300
CREATED:20260520T194422Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260520T194422Z
UID:1211-1789689600-1789775999@www.merlin.mb.ca
SUMMARY:Microsoft Accessibility and Learning Tools
DESCRIPTION:Designed for users who have familiarity with Microsoft and are interested in learning about how these features can increase accessibility for themselves\, the colleagues they supervise\, or their students.    \n\nBasic navigation and features through an accessibility lens \n\n\nMicrosoft Learning Tools / Learning Accelerators \n\n\nImmersive Reader \n\n\nDictate \n\n\nLanguage Translation \n\n\nMath Solver \n\n\nLive Captions across tools \n\n\nGeneral accessibility options \n\nMicrosoft Coaches / Progress \n\nReading \n\n\nSpeaker \n\n\nSearch \n\nContact us for more information. \nRegistration closes one month prior to training date.
URL:https://www.merlin.mb.ca/event/microsoft-accessibility-and-learning-tools-2/
LOCATION:SmartPark\, Winnipeg
CATEGORIES:MERLIN Training
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260909
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260910
DTSTAMP:20260524T031300
CREATED:20260520T194203Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260520T194203Z
UID:1208-1788912000-1788998399@www.merlin.mb.ca
SUMMARY:Mystery Lake School District - Topic: AI
DESCRIPTION:MERLIN will be working with Mystery Lake School District on the topic of artificial intelligence (AI). \nLearn more about custom training sessions by visiting our Training webpage.
URL:https://www.merlin.mb.ca/event/mystery-lake-school-district-topic-ai/
LOCATION:Thompson
CATEGORIES:MERLIN Training
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260907
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260908
DTSTAMP:20260524T031300
CREATED:20260311T165132Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260311T165132Z
UID:895-1788739200-1788825599@www.merlin.mb.ca
SUMMARY:Labour Day
DESCRIPTION:MERLIN Closure
URL:https://www.merlin.mb.ca/event/labour-day-2/
CATEGORIES:Statutory Holidays
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260902
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260905
DTSTAMP:20260524T031300
CREATED:20260311T180759Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260311T180759Z
UID:916-1788307200-1788566399@www.merlin.mb.ca
SUMMARY:Back-to-School
DESCRIPTION:Welcome back to our K-12 students and staff! \nWelcome to the fall/winter semester for our post-secondary students and staff!
URL:https://www.merlin.mb.ca/event/back-to-school-2/
CATEGORIES:Education Calendar
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260817
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260822
DTSTAMP:20260524T031300
CREATED:20260520T193829Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260520T193829Z
UID:1206-1786924800-1787356799@www.merlin.mb.ca
SUMMARY:Microsoft Security Operations Analyst
DESCRIPTION:Learn how to investigate\, respond to\, and hunt for threats using Microsoft Sentinel\, Microsoft Defender XDR and  Microsoft Defender for Cloud. In this course you will learn how to mitigate cyberthreats using these technologies. Specifically\, you will configure and use Microsoft Sentinel as well as utilize Kusto Query Language (KQL) to perform detection\, analysis\, and reporting. The course was designed for people who work in a Security Operations job role and helps learners prepare for the exam SC-200: Microsoft Security Operations Analyst. \nContact us for more information. \nRegistration closes one month prior to training date.
URL:https://www.merlin.mb.ca/event/microsoft-security-operations-analyst/
LOCATION:SmartPark\, Winnipeg
CATEGORIES:MERLIN Training
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Winnipeg:20260812T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Winnipeg:20260812T110000
DTSTAMP:20260524T031300
CREATED:20260521T162416Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260521T162416Z
UID:1223-1786528800-1786532400@www.merlin.mb.ca
SUMMARY:Web Content Filtering
DESCRIPTION:Lead by the MERLIN technical team; this session will be a “deep dive” on how to fully configure your system.  Strengthen your use of this important security tool before the 26/27 school year begins! \nOur web content filtering through Palo Alto allows partners to block or allow specific websites based on categories\, URLs\, or external blacklists; empowering administrators to prevent access to inappropriate or harmful online material. \nThis service protects users against malicious and evasive web-based threats; both known and unknown.  It provides granular URL filtering\, visibility into user activity\, safe search enforcement\, and phishing prevention. \nContact us for more information. \nRegistration closes Wednesday\, July 29 at 12 noon.
URL:https://www.merlin.mb.ca/event/webcontent/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:MERLIN Training
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260803
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260804
DTSTAMP:20260524T031300
CREATED:20260311T165041Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260311T165041Z
UID:893-1785715200-1785801599@www.merlin.mb.ca
SUMMARY:Terry Fox Day
DESCRIPTION:MERLIN Closure
URL:https://www.merlin.mb.ca/event/terry-fox-day-2/
CATEGORIES:Statutory Holidays
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Winnipeg:20260722T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Winnipeg:20260722T110000
DTSTAMP:20260524T031300
CREATED:20260521T161919Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260521T161919Z
UID:1220-1784714400-1784718000@www.merlin.mb.ca
SUMMARY:Basic Hosted Firewall
DESCRIPTION:Lead by the MERLIN technical team; this session will be a “deep dive” on how to fully utilize the firewall options available to clients.  Strengthen your use of this important security tool before the 26/27 school year begins! \nBased on a Palo Alto Networks firewall and currently serves 34 educational organizations. It includes all the protection of MERLIN’s vulnerability protection service and provides the following additional benefits: \n\nLayer 7 next-generation firewall technology which provides application visibility. Clients can identify and classify application traffic from applications such as Facebook\, YouTube\, Dropbox\, iTunes\, X (formerly known as Twitter)\, FaceTime\, Pinterest\, Instagram\, BitTorrent\, and Netflix.\nUser identification through the firewall’s User ID functionality. This connects to a division’s user directory and provides the ability to apply application control rules to the appropriate users and groups.\nApplication control by user or group which provides flexibility on how\, when\, and to what destinations they are allowed. Applications can be blocked\, allowed\, or limited based on the application’s category and the educational need.\nVisibility of internal device addresses which increases the client’s ability to track down and identify the source of malicious traffic and unwanted applications.\nContent filtering by user or group allows for multiple unique content filtering profiles within a single school or site.\nSecure VPN with MFA access to internal systems for staff.\nAdvanced vulnerability\, anti-virus\, and spyware protection\n\nContact us for more information. \nRegistration closes Wednesday\, July 8 at 12 noon.
URL:https://www.merlin.mb.ca/event/basic-hosted-firewall/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:MERLIN Training
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260713
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260718
DTSTAMP:20260524T031300
CREATED:20260520T193109Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260520T193109Z
UID:1197-1783900800-1784332799@www.merlin.mb.ca
SUMMARY:Managing Windows Environments with Group Policy
DESCRIPTION:On completing this course\, attendees will be able to:\n• Apply both local and remote management techniques to Windows 11 and Windows Server environments\n• Describe Active Directory architecture as it pertains to Group Policy planning and troubleshooting\n• Design organizational unit structures that support effective Group Policy delegation and administration\n• Plan\, implement\, and maintain a Group Policy infrastructure aligned with organizational requirements\n• Understand Group Policy processing order\, scope\, and conflict resolution\, and apply that understanding to real-world troubleshooting\n• Manage applications through Group Policy using current supported mechanisms\, and understand the practical positioning of AppLocker\, App Control for Business\, and Smart App Control\n• Configure user environments using Group Policy\, with awareness of modern alternatives where legacy technologies have been deprecated\n• Configure security through Group Policy\, including account policies\, user rights\, security options\, Windows Defender Firewall\, and BitLocker\n• Maintain Windows 11 through Group Policy\, with current understanding of the Windows Update management landscape\n• Use Group Policy Analytics and related tooling to assess existing Group Policy estates for Intune migration candidacy\n• Apply a structured approach to diagnosing and resolving Group Policy application issues using current troubleshooting tools \nContact us for more information. \nRegistration closes one month prior to training date.
URL:https://www.merlin.mb.ca/event/managing-windows-environments-with-group-policy/
LOCATION:SmartPark\, Winnipeg
CATEGORIES:MERLIN Training
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