Congress Sponsors
Lead Sponsor
ONTARIO MRI: Ontario Ministry of Research and Innovation. The Government of Ontario is committed to building a better quality of life for Ontario's families by investing in research and innovation that strengthens our economy and creates jobs. The Ministry of Research and Innovation was created to focus on the government's commitment to innovation as the driver of growth across all sectors of the economy. The Ministry's mandate is to develop an integrated innovation agenda that will help Ontario's top researchers and innovators get the support they need to develop cutting-edge ideas and help bring them to the marketplace.
Presenting Sponsors
Nortel is a recognized leader in delivering communications capabilities that make the promise of Business Made Simple a reality for our customers. Our next-generation technologies, for both service provider and enterprise networks, support multimedia and business-critical applications. Nortel's technologies are designed to helpeliminate today's barriers to efficiency, speed and performance by simplifying networks and connecting people to the information they need, when they need it. Nortel does business in more than 150 countries around the world.
Siemens is one of the largest and most diversified companies in the world of electronics and electrical engineering, operating in the industry, energy and healthcaresectors. The company has 6,000 employees in Canada, working to develop and manufacture products, design and install complex systems and projects, and tailor a wide range of solutions for individual requirements. For almost 100 years in Canada, Siemens has stood for technical achievements, innovation, quality and reliability. Sales for Siemens in Canada for fiscal 2007 (ended September 30), were $2.3 billion CAD.
Plenary Partner
NSERC is a federal agency whose vision is to help make Canada a country of discoverers and innovators. NSERC funds more than 36,000 university professors, students and fellows every year and fosters innovation by partnering with more than 1,400 Canadian companies.
Le CRSNG est un organisme fédéral dont la vision est d’aider à faire du Canada un pays de découvreurs et d’innovateurs. LeCRSNG appuie plus de 36 000 professeurs d’université et boursiers chaque annéeet favorise l’innovation en partenariat avec plus de 1 400 entreprisescanadiennes.
Keynote Sponsor - Creating the Future
IMAX Corporation is one of the world's leading digital entertainment and technology companies. The worldwide IMAX network includes some of the most prestigious educational institutions and destination entertainment centres around the globe. By transporting people to places they normally couldn't get to, IMAX® theatres have become an important educational asset to many institutions. IMAX's renowned projectors and new digital systems display crystal-clear images in IMAX and IMAX® 3D, on the world's biggest screens. The IMAX® brand is recognized globally for extraordinary and immersive experiences that are both educational and entertaining.
Congress Supporter
The Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) is an independent corporation created by the Government of Canada to fund research infrastructure. The CFI's mandate is to strengthen the capacity of Canadian universities, colleges, research hospitals, and non-profit research institutions to carry out world-class research and technology development that benefits Canadians.
Session Sponsors
Arius3D creates digital imaging solutions that enable organizations to research, present and share unique physical objects in digital form: 3D-stereo, 3D-mono, holographic & 2D! Simply stunning images! Subsidiary, Hall Train Studios captivates audiences with signature science center, museum and theme park experiences including animatronics, animations, life-size figures, specialty products and film productions. Whether you are looking for a custom installation, exhibit-in-a box or a single high-definition 3D object we will bring your vision alive!
Founded in 1981 in response to an emerging need for specialized planning services in the museum, cultural and heritage sector, Lord Cultural Resources is the world’s largest cultural professional practice. With the successful completion of more than 1,600 projects in 42 countries on 6 continents, the firm has earned an international reputation for sector leadership, innovation and excellence through our comprehensive and integrated full-service offerings to science, technology and natural history centers.
The Swinburne Centre for Astrophysics and Supercomputing is dedicated to inspiring a fascination in the Universe through research and education by bringing together world class research astronomers with experts in visualization, education and design. In addition to research, the Centre provides astronomy education tools, including digital stereo-3D movies and interactive content for theaters and planetariums. It also offers professional development opportunities, such as the online astronomy encyclopedia, COSMOS, and Swinburne Astronomy Online courses.