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ORION and CANARIE - Ontario’s and Canada’s advanced research, education and innovation networks - invite you to mark your calendar for a national Summit in Toronto, November 3 and 4, 2008. Join distinguished Canadian and global leaders and innovators in science, research, education and information technology to discuss and showcase new and innovative technologies that are transforming the way we conduct research, collaborate, teach and learn.

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Former U of T president and celebrated physicist Robert J. Birgeneau opens the Summit.

Read more about the current chancellor of the University of California, Berkeley...

Bestselling author of Innovation Nation Dr. John Kao gives Summit delegates a crash course on innovation!

Also:

  • Adam Froman, President & CEO, Delvinia Interactive
  • Douglas Van Houweling, Founding President & CEO, Internet2
  • Nora Young, Host of CBC Radio's Spark
  • Dr. Gail Anderson, Forensic Entomologist, Simon Fraser University
  • Sara Diamond, President, Ontario College of Art & Design
  • Dr. Chaomei Chen, Associate Professor, Information Science & Technology, Drexel University
  • and many more to be announced shortly.
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Keynotes and Sessions on: Who Should Attend:
  • Cyberinfrastructure
  • The evolution of advanced networks
  • Emerging trends in research and learning
  • Global partnerships and collaborations
  • How-to sessions on new applications and resources
  • Taking discoveries to the marketplace
  • Green broadband
  • Private sector perspective - and more…
  • Researchers
  • Scientists
  • Educators
  • Government representatives
  • Industry
  • IT professionals
  • Government policy makers
  • Federal and provincial labs
  • Provincial and national innovation networks
  • And centres of excellence

This national Summit will focus on emerging collaborative technologies and new infrastructure needs and capabilities to advance our country's research and innovation agenda, and advance our country's role as a catalyst enabling leadership and excellence in science, research and education.