June 5 and 6, 2006
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2:00 pm - Main Auditorium WELCOME
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2:15 pm - Auditorum OPENING KEYNOTE "Building Ontario’s Infrastructure to Contribute to Global Research and Discovery"
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2:40 pm - Auditorum KEYNOTE
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3:25 pm - Auditorum KEYNOTE
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4:25 pm - Auditorium Introduction and Walking Tour of MaRS facilities
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8:30 am - Auditorium OPENING SPEAKER
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9:00 am - Auditorium SESSION 1 Innovations in medical and life sciences research Driven by next-generation technologies, advanced networks and the raw power of high-performance computing, medical and life sciences research is experiencing fundamental change here at home and around the world. Ontario’s supporting infrastructure is undergoing unprecedented growth, with exciting new projects and investments, ranging from the MaRS Discovery District, to innovations at the Robarts Research Institute, to the birth of the new Ontario Institute for Cancer Research. In this session, leaders in biomedical research come together to share insights and discuss challenges and opportunities in this rapidly evolving research environment. Session Chair: Dr. John Challis, VP Research and Associate Provost, University of Toronto - 316KB
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9:00 am - Collaboration Room 2 SESSION 2 Ontario’s Regional Innovation Networks Regional innovation networks are essential to building an effective and efficient knowledge and technology transfer and commercialization system in Ontario, moving research and development from the lab to marketplace. Dynamic regional clusters marshal the efforts of industry, venture capitalists, investors, universities, research hospitals, colleges, government labs, economic development organizations in achieving growth and prosperity in an increasingly global environment. In this session, leaders from some of the most successful regional innovative networks touch on successes, challenges and opportunities in their own region and share their insights on building and leveraging Ontario’s regional strengths. Session Chair: Bill Mantel, Director, Research Commercialisation, Ontario Ministry of Research and Innovation - 212KB |
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9:00 am - Collaboration Room 3 SESSION 3 Collaboration technologies, driving next-generation research and learning Among the new technologies having the greatest impact on research and education are the rapid, global-scale deployment of collaboration technologies. Some are led and developed by industry giants like Nortel, and some are developed by the open source community, such as Access Grid, but they are all bringing fundamental changes to labs, classrooms, offices and plants throughout the world. They enable more efficient sharing of resources across vast distances in real-time and allow people to collaborate in virtual shared environments. This session looks at real-world application of these new technologies, including systems in place at the MaRS Discovery District. It also looks at how researchers are using Access Grid to collaborate with partners across the Atlantic, or to enable remote diagnostics of disease though exciting innovations such as Malaria TV. Session Chair: Rod Wilson, Research & Experimental Networks, Nortel Networks
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11:00 am - Auditorium CANARIE Advanced Networking and Collaborative Technlogies Demonstration Remarks and Introduction: Susan Baldwin, Senior Director, Operations, CANARIE - 734KB Live Demonstration of User-Controlled Light Path: Prof. Michael Jemtrud, Associate Professor of Architecture, Director, Carleton Immersive Media Studio Carleton University, School of Architecture - Presentation to come The Carleton Immersive Media Studio along with the Communications Research Centre Canada (CRC) and the National Research Council (NRC) are demonstrating an innovative approach to collaborative work. The Participatory Design Studio utilizes third-generation "lightpaths" in a dynamic, collaborative, working environment. The team is also developing web-services to configure the networks and allow the interface to be invisible to the user. Click on image to view ePresence video stream of the entire session:   |
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12:30 pm - Auditorum LUNCH AND KEYNOTE
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2:00 pm - Auditorium SESSION 4 Research driving innovation in arts and design How important is creativity to innovation? How are next-generation technologies and expanding networks of people, tools and resources re-shaping the way we approach art and design? Sara Diamond, President of the Ontario College of Art and Design, sets the stage and leads this discussion. Presenting some of Canada’s most creative and innovative researchers, this session and looks at how advanced visualization tools, wireless systems, and the application of networked, digital media and design capabilities have sparked a new interconnected creative environment, spawning innovative collaborations among multiple disciplines, including architectural design to interactive multimedia. Join us to explore the power of imagination in the world of innovation. Session Chair: Sara Diamond, President, Ontario College of Arts and Design - 18.8MB
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2:00 pm - Collaboration Room 2 SESSION 5 HPC and distributed computing, advancing research capabilities Access to massive computational resources and new visualization technologies are now critical requirements for research in many disciplines. From astrophysics, to data mining, to innovations in life and medical sciences, high-performance and distributed computing have become an essential part of Ontario’s basic research infrastructure. In this session, the work of researchers using Ontario’s state-of-the-art high performance computing projects are profiled. These include Ontario’s rapidly expanding SHARNET distributed computing project, the celebrated HPCVL installation at Queen’s University and the ultra-sophisticated supercomputer that powers the University of Toronto’s new Molecular Design and Information Technology Centre. Session Chair: Dr. Hugh Couchman, Scientific Director, SHARCNET |
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2:00 pm - Collaboration Room 3 SESSION 6 Digital and online resources enabling advanced research and education Innovative networks of people, institutions and collaborative technologies, such as the Ontario Scholar’s Portal, the Co-Operative Learning Object Exchange and the Ontario Bibliocentre are bringing new capabilities to students and teachers across Canada. Access to increasingly integrated and networked learning resources have transformed education and are having high-impact results in the classroom. This session looks at how system-wide resource-sharing opportunities over ORION and other networks are leveraging higher returns on the investment of teaching and learning materials. Session Chair: Cynthia Archer, University Librarian, York University, Chair, Ontario Council of University Libraries |
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3:30 pm - Auditorum CLOSING PLENARY "Building Ontario’s Infrastructure to Contribute to Global Research and Discovery"
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4:00 pm - Lower Concourse CLOSING RECEPTION AND NETWORKING "Connections Café" |
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