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Innovation
Alberta - An Award Winning Program!
The Alberta Chamber of Resources
presented Cheryl Croucher with its prestigious award for Excellence in Journalism,
2002 for Innovation Alberta. This is only the third time in the ACR's 68 year
history this particular recognition has been awarded. The award is a beautiful
ammonite fossil. MORE...
IMUS
Biogas Research Team
Outstanding Achievement in Applied Technology
and Innovation Award: Alberta Research Council and Highland Feeders Ltd, for innovative
technology that transforms manure into green power, organic fertilizers and reusable
water.2005 ASTech Winner. Listen to AUDIO
iterview of CEO
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Advanced
education report paints bleak picture -- Edmonton Journal
Alberta's universities
and colleges are so crowded that high-school graduates with averages of 80 per
cent are being required to upgrade just to get in.
Some post-secondary students
are sacrificing marks because they spend so many hours working at part-time jobs
to make ends meet.
And nine times as many students had to rely on the food
bank last year than in 1991.
Those are the findings of a new report by the
advocacy organization Public Interest Alberta.
"Despite the government
making post-secondary education their number one priority, the fundamental issues
still remain," said executive director Bill Moore-Kilgannon.
The report
was based on the findings of eight public meetings across the province with students,
instructors and parents. It was released today to provoke discussion during a
forum that begins Tuesday. It is organized by the provincial Advanced Education
Department.
The report accused the government of turning a blind eye on the
many private, for-profit post-secondary education institutions that are charging
top dollar but giving substandard education.
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Voice phone calls to be free within years: eBay CEO -- In a few short years, users can expect to make telephone calls for free, with no per-minute charges, as part of a package of services through which carriers make money on advertising or transaction fees, eBay's chief executive said on Wednesday.
Seeking to justify eBay's $4 billion purchase last week of Web-based communications phenomenon Skype Technologies, Meg Whitman countered criticism by a financial analyst during the company's quarterly conference call by agreeing with some of his points.
"The percentage of users that you can actually charge for (phone services) will actually go down, so I actually agree with that and we understood that when we looked at Skype," Whitman said in responding to the analyst's question.
"In the end, the price that anyone can provide for voice transmission on the 'Net will trend toward zero," eBay's top executive said.
The company is betting that by combining electronic markets, online payment systems and Web-based communications, eBay can emerge as a leader in all three businesses.
Skype, which allows free Web-based calls between members, ended September with more than 57 million registered users. EBay said it expects Skype to produce estimated revenues of $60 million in 2005, and more than $200 million in 2006.
Whitman said Skype's explosive success, would -- over the next several years -- drive the cost of phone calls to nothing.
The chairman and chief executive of the world's largest online auction site said the transition to completely free voice communications will not happen in the next year or two, but that could happen in the next three to six years.
"Our belief is that the winner in this space will be those that have the largest ecosystem," Whitman said.
"What I mean by that is: the largest number of registered users, the largest number of voice minutes, the largest number of developers who develop the platform, the best product ... that users are willing and want to pay for."
EBay said it had 168.1 registered users for its online auctions as of the end of September. It had 68.0 million active users who signed on to bid or sell in its electronic marketplace over the past 12 months. It had 86.6 million current accounts on its PayPal payment service, it said.
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Micralyne Wins Two Canadian Innovation Awards
Edmonton
based Micralyne Inc., a company that is paving the way for MEMS (Micro-Electro-Mechanical-Systems)
development and manufacturing worldwide, has won the 2005 Canadian Innovation
Award for Innovative Business of the Year and the 2005 Canadian Innovation Award
for New Technology based on Micralyne's gold-tin solder electroplating process.
Two specific market trends that are benefiting gold-tin solder technology are the increasing need for smaller microelectronic device packaging and the worldwide movement to remove lead from all solder in electronic products. Micralyne's cost-effective and innovative gold-tin solder electroplating process was initially developed by Dr. Doug Ivey's research team at the University of Alberta and then licensed to Micralyne for commercialization.
The Canadian Innovation Awards were
presented on November 1st at the Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters (CME)
Annual Conference Gala Dinner in Toronto. Chris Lumb, Micralyne's President &
CEO, and Dr. Siamak Akhlaghi, Project Manager for the gold-tin technology, were
both present to accept the awards.
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TITLE:
Victor Doerksen, Minister, Alberta Innovation and Science
SUBJECT: #178 Science
and Technology Week
SYNOPSIS: Energy and medical research are just two of
the many fields that are making Alberta a leader in innovation recognized around
the world. Alberta’s Minister of Science and Technology Victor Doerksen reflects
on Alberta’s strenghths during the annual Science and Technology Week celebrations.
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HEALTH
TITLE: Dr. Garry Smith, Gambling Research Specialist, Alberta Gaming Research
Institute
SUBJECT: #178 Alberta Gaming Research Institute
SYNOPSIS: Our
views on gambling have undergone a remarkable transformation over the last three
decades. Gambling researcher Dr. Garry Smith introduces some ways in which science
can inform public policy.
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Ducks Unlimited Canada -- TITLE: Gary Stewart, Manager of Conservation Programs, Western Boreal Office,Ducks Unlimited Canada SUBJECT: #100 Boreal Conservation Project VIEW
CTI Annual Tech Showcase -- This week on October 27th, Calgary Technologies Inc will host its annual Open House and Technology Showcase. I had a blast last year touring the facility and meeting the people behind many of the innovative companies associated with CTI. This year's event promises to be even better with 35 companies on show. The event runs from 3 until 6pm at the Alastair Ross Technology Centre on 31 Street NW. MORE...
Unmanned Vehicles Conference -- The 2005 Unmanned Vehicles Conference will be held in Banff, November 15th to 18th at the Rimrock Resort Hotel. This year's theme is Advancing Innovations and Partnerships, and will include workshops on global harmonization, dealing with venture capitalists and the US Military, as well as modelling and simulation. Sponsors include General Dynamics Canada and Alberta Government, among others. MORE...
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EXPORTERSHOW
PROMO: Oil sands sensors garner ASTech Award for ARC's Rod Ripley and Syncrude's
Pat Dougan ARC's Dan Wispinski outlines
the new Online Biodiesel Quality Registry
Deputy
Prime Minister Anne McLellan presents Dr. David Hik with $150 million for International
Polar Year research
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There’s good news on the oil front from the Alberta Research Council. The development of new sensors to stem the flow of lost bitumen has won the ARC and Syncrude a joint ASTech award for innovation. MORE...
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SCIENCES
PROMO: Alberta
Ingenuity Centre for Machine Learning supports the work of Mark Schmidt and Dr.
Russ Greiner as they help radiation oncologist Dr. Albert Murtha better map brain
tumours
Biologist Dr. William
Chapco uses DNA analysis to reconstruct the demise of the Rocky Mountain Locust
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A computing science student working with the Alberta Ingenuity Centre for Machine Learning has a developed breakthrough computer program. This will greatly improve how oncologists target brain tumours for radiation treatment.
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