Summer 2009


Ontario to create ONE - Ontario Network of Excellence
New MRI minister Milloy to lead

Hours after Ontario Cabinet ministers were sworn in to their new portfolios, outgoing Research and Innovation Minister John Wilkinson passed the torch to Training, Colleges and Universities Minister John Milloy, by announcing an ambitious new direction for the government's research and commercialisation programs.
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Thunder Bay students connect to ORION
More Northern Ontario students and teachers will soon have access to the global grid of advanced research and education networks as Thunder Bay Catholic District School Board connects to ORION.
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ORION issues call for nominations -
Get ORION Award submissions in over the summer!

Now is the time to be recognized for leveraging innovative technologies - such as collaboration tools and advanced networks - for accelerating research and education.
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SciNet unleashes Canada's most powerful supercomputer
It is about 30 times more powerful than the next-fastest supercomputer in Canada and the fastest outside the United States.
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Ontario universities sign on to eduroam
Five Ontario universities are the latest to sign on to eduroam, a service that offers an easier, more efficient way for scholars to connect to wireless services and collaborate with one another. Read more...


Lakehead breaks ground at new Orillia campus - Plans for major hub
Lakehead University recently broke ground at its new permanent Orillia campus where ORION is planning a new connection hub, able to link the campus and additional organizations to Ontario's high-capacity research and education network. Read more...




SHARCNET awards fellowships
Promotes HPC for humanities research

The Shared Hierarchical Academic Research Computing Network (SHARCNET) recently announced the recipients of the Round I competition for Digital Humanities Fellowships.
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Ontario funding supports gaming technology research
ORION Award winner leads team

Advanced research in gaming technologies, led by one of Canada's advanced networking and technology pioneers, is among the $94 million in new research funding recently announced by Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty.
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  • ORION in the north
  • New digital media research centre at Sheridan
  • Canada 3.0 calls for action plan
  • CANARIE announces $3M Call for Proposals in green IT
  • Archive of ORION-ABEL webcasts
  • Previous ORION Award winner elected to UK Royal Society
  • Lakehead VP Research receives award
  • Arbitrator okays Google Apps for Lakehead
  • Register for ABEL Summer Institute
  • Perimeter Institute hosts science festival
  • Cybera/CANARIE Summit - keynotes announced
  • People News
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