[SDH/SEMI Members] Announcement: Canada 3.0, defining Canada's digital future (8-9 June 2009)

[Ray Siemens]

[Local DH folks interested in attending, please drop me a note.  Ray]


At the Canada 3.0 Forum, we will develop a national digital media action
plan to ensure Canada can not only compete, but also lead the world in the
new digital economy.

http://canada30.uwaterloo.ca/ 


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Why attend?

This is a one-of-a-kind opportunity to shape Canada's digital media
strategy.

At Canada 3.0, you will enter the discussion at the ground floor and
establish relationships with other visionaries, strategists, and
entrepreneurs from the private sector, all levels of government, and
universities and colleges. 

You'll be part of the group that identifies the required skills, programs
and resources to develop Canada's workforce and infrastructure.
This is your chance to influence policies and effect change.

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What's in it for Academia?

* Share your research knowledge with government and industry and help move
digital media research forward
* Discover emerging technologies, tools, applications that will influence
your teaching and research
* Participate in discussions that will advance research agendas within
institutions, organizations and government
* Find out what your institution needs to do to prepare young people for
digital media careers


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Featured Keynote Speakers Include:

The Honourable Dalton McGuinty, Premier of Ontario
Konrad W. von Finckenstein, Chairman, Canadian Radio 
    & Television Commission (CRTC)
Mike Lazaridis, co-CEO, Research In Motion (RIM)
Tom Jenkins, Executive Chairman and CSO, Open Text
The Honourable Tony Clement, Minister of Industry
The Honourable John Wilkinson, Ontario Minister of Research and Innovation
Gary Maavara, Vice President and General Counsel, Corus Entertainment
Chad Gaffield, President, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council
(SSHRC)
Bernard Courtois, President and CEO, Information Technology Association 
    of Canada (ITAC)
Ian Wilson, Strategic Advisor, University of Waterloo Stratford Institute

 
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R.G. Siemens, English, University of Victoria, PO Box 3070 STN CSC,
Victoria, BC, Canada. V8W 3W1. Ph.(250)721-7272  Fax.(250)721-6498
siemens at uvic.ca http://web.uvic.ca/~siemens/