November 2006
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iAnatomy uses ORION and multicast to transform medical education
New school of medicine collaborates with Stanford
The Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) is making use of ORION's advanced multicasting capabilities to collaborate with California's Stanford School of Medicine and participate in the new iAnatomy initiative.
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Loyalist broadcasts student television to global audiences
When the new global Open Student Television Network (OSTN) joined forces with ORION to bring the IP-based television channel to Ontario, Loyalist College, in Belleville, was the first to respond to the call for content.
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Supporting small city of 8,000 Scouts for massive jamboree
Nortel tech guru looks for a "solution"
When Rod Wilson travels the world to promote Nortel technology, his mind is never far away from another vocation - scouting - and these days, a bit of a technology challenge.
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Carleton lab introduces startling innovations to HD visualizations - governments, industry taking notice
A young architecture professor and his team from Carleton University are taking the advanced computing world by storm with startling innovations in high-definition visualisations that are expected to lead to new applications ranging from gaming to military training.
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Ryerson team leads SC Global - several Canadian initiatives showcased
When the world's top supercomputing and advanced technology leaders gather in Florida for Super Computing - SC06 later this month, many will be looking forward to the SC Global sessions, introducing participants to the latest and most innovative applications in collaborative technologies.
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VROC connects research mentors with high school students - aims to raise awareness of science among youth
A number of Ontario high school science students are now interacting with mentors from among the top researchers in Ontario, thanks to a new program linking schools and researchers through advanced networks and videoconference technology.
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Teachers build their own videoconference portal - new resource for schools
A new web portal is helping Ontario K-12 teachers who are looking for help and resources to introduce videoconferencing in the classroom.
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Urging continued support for CANARIE - critical to innovation
Funding for CANARIE beyond March 2007 is under consideration by the federal government, and the leadership of Ontario's research and education community wants to make sure Ottawa is aware of CANARIE's critical importance to Ontario and to research and innovation in the country.
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$2.5M for new Ontario awards program promoting innovation, research, entrepreneurship
Researchers and entrepreneurs have until Nov. 30 to submit a nomination for two new Ontario award programs that recognize and reward the next generation of research and innovation talent.
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  • ORION institutions CIPA winners
  • Megaconference 8 Nov. 1
  • Call for Papers - HPCS 2007
  • $22.4M for supercomputing
  • Polanyi prize winners
  • Good grades for ORION
  • ORION traffic grows 250%
  • Staff News
  • People News
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