May 2008



Focusing on the value-add
ORION welcomes Koa to head new parnerships unit

David Koa recently joined ORION as Senior Director, Partnerships and Strategic Alliances.
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Using ORION to launch an Ontario IPTV education channel
Ontario may soon have its own student and educational IPTV channel, delivered over the ORION network.
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Powering Innovation: A National Summit
Cyberinfrastructure and the environmental impact - and opportunities for information technology - are among the key topics to be explored at the joint ORION and CANARIE Summit, November 3 and 4.
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2008 ORION Awards - Nominations Open
There is still time to submit nominations for consideration of the 2008 ORION Awards.
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Perimeter Institute enlightens students on the mysteries of dark matter
The Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics (PI), one of the most recent institutions to join the ORION network, recently launched the first in a new series of in-class, educational resources designed to help teachers engage high school students in the magic of physics.
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Shape the future of collaboration
ORION wants to provide more than connectivity, but we need your help.
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  • Transborder research workshop at Wayne State
  • ORION CEO to present at workshop in California
  • Multi-point collaborative theatre project wins award
  • Major Ontario survey of research technology needs
  • Ontario invests $10M in brain research
  • CANARIE beyond 2012
  • Ontario innovation agenda
  • Ontario funds youth science
  • 2008 Premier's Award winners announced
  • Nipissing U joins SHARCNET; SHARCFest2008
  • Contact North reports 32.5% increase in registrations
  • KMDI lecture explores how designers think
  • OUCC 2008 explores the expanding campus
  • Workshop on complexity, computing and the humanities
  • ORION peers with Globe
  • People News
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