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BACKGROUNDER

EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES 2003: THE e-CONFERENCE

WHY

To allow delegates from all over Ontario, especially in the Northwest, to discover the latest developments and trends in e-learning, e-health, e-government, and e-commerce.

To showcase emerging technologies and applications

To demonstrate how the public and private sector in Northern Ontario can profit and improve service with cutting-edge strategies from industry leaders and innovators

WHAT

A timely two-day conference and trade show featuring world-class speakers, industry leaders, innovators, thinkers, CEOs, executives, business leaders and professionals

A unique series of practical and exciting demonstrations, interactive workshops, practical case studies on the enormous potential of the ‘e’

DELEGATES WILL

• Learn from experts the role of the ‘e’ in the education, health, business and government sectors
• Determine how ‘e’ technologies can improve their bottom line
• Explore how they can dramatically improve service delivery
• Find out more about funding opportunities and government programs

THE 4 KEY STREAMS FOR THIS CONFERENCE ARE

• e-learning
• e-health
• e-commerce
• e-government

WHEN

Wednesday, February 26 and Thursday, February 27, 2003

WHERE

Valhalla Inn – Thunder Bay

WHO

Organized and hosted by Contact North/Contact Nord in partnership with the Ministry of Enterprise, Innovation and Opportunity and TBayTel.

Sponsors

ADCOM Videoconferencing, Bell Canada, Confederation College, duocom Canada, FedNor/Industry Canada, Lakehead University, MicroAge, Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation, Office of Learning Technologies, Office of the Corporate Chief Information Officer, Ontario Knowledge Network for Learning, Ontario Research and Innovation Optical Network (ORION), Shaw Cablesystems, Tandberg, Tandex Technologies, Thunder Bay Travel, Thunder Bay Chronicle-Journal, Valhalla Inn.

Exhibitors

ADCOM Videoconferencing, Bell Canada, duocom Canada, FedNor/ Industry Canada, Ministry of Enterprise, Opportunity and Innovation/Management Board Secretariat, Ministry of Natural Resources – Geosmart, Novanet Communications, ORION, Shaw Cablesystems, TBayTel, Telecom Engineering, Wardrop Technologies Inc., WiBand Communications

Speakers

• Mr. Phil Baker, President & CEO, The Optical Regional Advanced Network of Ontario
• Mr. John Barch, Network Planning Engineer, TBayTel
• Mr. Dan Beaudry, Director of Information Technology, Thunder Bay Regional Hospital
• Mr. Jim Bottomley, Partner, The Breken Group
• Dr. Ed Brown, Director, NORTH Network
• Mr. Phill Comrie, General Manager, TBayTel
• Mr. Michael Decter, Chair, Canadian Institute for Health Information
• Mr. Sasha Frljanic, .NET Architect, Microsoft Canada Co.
• Mr. Andrew Garfinkle, Senior Account Manager, ADCOM Videoconferencing
• Mr. Chris Hanley, Manager of Information Technology, Thunder Bay Catholic District School Board
• Ms. Claudia Iannelli, Project Officer, Office of Learning Technologies
• Mr. Dick Ko, Manager, Program Partnerships, Ministry of Entreprise, Opportunity and Innovation
• Mr. Francis Loughheed, President, Loughheed and Associates
• Mr. Sam Marafioti, Vice-President of eHealth and Chief Technology Officer, Sunnybrook and Women’s College, Health Sciences Centre
• Mr. Ken McDonald, President & CEO, Collaborative Learning Network
• Dr. Bill Muirhead, Director, Learning Technologies, University of Ontario, Institute of Technology and Durham College
• Dr. Sarah Muttitt, Director & Senior Telehealth Consultant, Tecknowledge Professional Services
• Mr. Dick Patterson, President, ZR Consulting
• Mr. Arthur Smith, President & CEO, The Electronic Commerce Council of Canada
• Dr. Roger Strasser, Founding Dean, Northern Ontario Medical School

Top policymakers and government leaders will also share their ideas on innovation and the future of Northern Ontario, Ontario, and Canada:

• Mr. Mike Belliveau, Technology Officer, FedNor/Industry Canada
• Mayor Ken Boshcoff, City of Thunder Bay
• Mr. Jacques Dubé, Deputy Ministry, Business New Brunswick
• Dr. Catherine Henderson, Chief Information Officer, Community Services I&IT Cluster, Government of Ontario
• Ms. Joan McCalla, Chief Corporate Strategist, Office of the Corporate Chief Information Officer, Government of Ontario
• Dr. Tim McTiernan, Assistant Deputy Minister, Science and Technology Division
• Mr. Carl Siebel, Telecommunications Officer, FedNor/Industry Canada
• Mr. Jim Stirling, Senior Program Advisor, Ministry of Enterprise, Opportunity and Innovation
• Honourable Jim Wilson, Minister of Northern Development and Mines

• Presidents, CEOs, General Managers, Sales Managers, and Operations Managers of small, medium and large private sector firms
• Administrators and IT professionals from the education and health sectors
• e-Retailers and service providers
• Vendors of network equipment, hardware and software
• Companies and organizations that are involved in research and development in the Internet field
• Mayors, Reeves and Administrators from Northern Ontario municipalities
• Policy makers and government leaders

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Jackie Lajeunesse, Conference Coordinator
Telephone: (807) 345-1023
e-mail: jackie@mail.cnorth.edu.on.ca 

MEDIA INFORMATION

Louise Gaudrault, Marketing Coordinator
Telephone: (705) 525-7261
Telephone (from Feb. 24 to 27): (807) 577-1121 – Valhalla Inn, Thunder Bay
e-mail: louise@mail.cnorth.edu.on.ca 

An Initiative of Contact North/Contact Nord
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