2007-2001 Events Archive
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November 29, 2007 – The Canada Foundation for Innovation joins the Canada Research Chairs to announce the results of a national competition aimed at investing in new research infrastructure at Canadian universities. This event is taking place at the École Polytechnique de Montréal, Montréal QC. November 22, 2007 – Grand Opening of the Environmental Sciences Laboratory, Brandon University – Brandon MB November 15, 2007 - The Canada Foundation for Innovation will be holding a news conference to announce major funding for recipients of its Leaders Opportunity Fund. The event will be held in Ottawa, Ontario. October 1, 2007 – Opening Ceremony for the Toronto Centre for Phenogenomics at the Joseph and Wolf Lebovic Centre – Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto ON September 18, 2007 – Plaza Building Opening and Research Open House for the Jack and Nora Walker Canadian Centre for Lifespan Development Research, Brock University – St. Catharines ON September 10, 2007 – The Canada Foundation for Innovation joins the Canada Research Chairs to announce the results of a national competition aimed at investing in new research infrastructure at Canadian universities. This event is taking place at The University of Calgary, Calgary AB. August 27, 2007 - Official Opening of the Centre for Research in Earth & Space Science (CRESS) Atmospheric Research Facility, York University – Toronto ON July 3, 2007 - The Canada Foundation for Innovation will be holding a news conference to announce major funding for recipients of its Leaders Opportunity Fund. The event will be hosted at McGill University in Montréal, Québec. June 25, 2007 – Groundbreaking Celebration for the International Vaccine Centre (InterVac) – University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon SK June 15, 2007 – Official Opening of The University of Western Ontario’s Neutron Research Facility at the NRC Canadian Neutron Beam Centre in Chalk River, Ontario June 15, 2007 – Official Opening of the Expanded Toxicology Centre, University of Saskatchewan – Saskatoon SK June 8, 2007 - The Canada Foundation for Innovation will be holding a news conference to announce major funding for recipients of its Leaders Opportunity Fund. The event will be hosted at the Université de Montréal in Montréal, Québec. May 31, 2007 – Official opening of the « Laboratoire de toxicologie marine et de radiomarquage) » – Université du Québec à Rimouski, Rimouski, QC May 30, 2007 – Grand Opening of the Atlantic Poultry Research Centre, Nova Scotia Agricultural College – Truro NS May 28, 2007 – Official opening of the ‘’Laboratoire de muséologie et d’ingénierie de la culture (LAMIC)’’ new infrastructure – Université Laval, Québec QC. May 23, 2007 – The Canada Foundation for Innovation joins the Canada Research Chairs to announce the results of a national competition aimed at investing in new research infrastructure at Canadian universities. This event is taking place at The University of Western Ontario, London ON. May 9, 2007 – Official Opening of the Biodiversity Institute of Ontario, University of Guelph – Guelph ON May 3, 2007 – Inauguration of the University of Ottawa Kidney Research Centre – University of Ottawa, Ottawa ON February 16, 2007 – 2nd Research Day - École de technologie supérieure, Montréal QC February 12, 2007 - The Canada Foundation for Innovation is holding a news conference to announce a major investment under its International Joint Venture Project. This event is taking place at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia. February 8, 2007 - The Canada Foundation for Innovation is holding a news conference to announce a major investment under its National Platforms Fund – Social Sciences and Humanities. This event is taking place at the University of Ottawa, Ontario. |
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December 21, 2006 - The Canada Foundation for Innovation is holding a news conference to announce an investment to create a national High Performance Computing network. This event is taking place at the University of Toronto, Ontario. November 27, 2006 - The Canada Foundation for Innovation is holding a news conference to announce the results of the Leading Edge Fund and the New Initiatives Fund national competition. This event is taking place at the University of Waterloo, Ontario. September 27, 2006 – Official Launch and Tour of the Fisheries Research Vessel and ROV (Remotely Operated UnderwaterVehicle) – Simon Fraser University, Burnaby BC September 26, 2006 – Reception to Honour Canada Foundation for Innovation and Canada Research Chairs Award Recipients – University of Victoria, Victoria BC September 26, 2006 – Official Opening of the Alberta Cardiovascular and Stroke Research Centre (ABACUS) – University of Alberta, Edmonton AB September 21, 2006 – Official opening of the ‘’ Laboratoire d’étude de la durée de vie des infrastructures’’ – Université Laval, Québec QC. September 7, 2006 – Official Opening of the Advanced RF Systems Laboratory of the National Microelectronics and Photonics Testing Collaboratory – University of Manitoba, Winnipeg MB August 18, 2006 – Inauguration of the 2006 ArcticNet scientific expedition on board the Canadian research icebreaker CCGS Amundsen, Quebec City QC July 24, 2006 – Official Opening of the Polar Environment Atmospheric Research Laboratory (PEARL) at Eureka, Nunavut June 29, 2006 – Research Celebration – University of Ontario Institute of Technology, Oshawa ON June 28, 2006 – Official Opening of the Laboratory of « Chimie inorganique combinatoire par plasma appliquée à la découverte de nouveaux matériaux nanométriques » – Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke QC June 21, 2006 – The Canada Foundation for Innovation will be holding a news conference to announce the latest recipients of its Leaders Opportunity Fund. The event will be hosted at the University of Alberta, in Edmonton, AB. June 21, 2006 – Inauguration of the Forestry Laboratories at the Amos Campus of the Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue (UQAT) - Rouyn-Noranda, QC June 9, 2006 – The University of Manitoba Celebrates the Opening of the Manitoba Centre for Proteomics and Systems Biology at the John Buhler Research Centre, Health Sciences Centre - Winnipeg MB June 5, 2006 – Launch of the Museum of Anthropology's Renewal Project – The University of British Columbia, Vancouver BC June 2, 2006 - Waste Not Want Not: The challenges of water management in Canada – The CFI hosts an interactive panel discussion that brings together experts from across Canada at the 69th Annual Federation of Canadian Municipalities Conference. Montreal, Québec June 1, 2006 – Official Opening of the National Ultra-high Field NMR Facility for Solids located in the National Research Council W.G. Schneider Building – University of Ottawa, Ottawa (ON) May 29, 2006 – Celebrating Research at Queen’s University – Queen’s University, Kingston ON May 15, 2006 – Official Launch of the Atlantic Computational Excellence Network (ACEnet) – Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s NL May 11, 2006 – Grand Opening of the Centre for Catalysis Research and Innovation (CCRI) – University of Ottawa, Ottawa ON May 11, 2006 – Groundbreaking event for the ‘’Centre de génomique fonctionnelle et humaine et du Centre d’infectiologie du CHUL’’ – Université Laval, Québec QC April 28, 2006 – The Canada Foundation for Innovation joins the Canada Research Chairs to announce the results of a national competition aimed at investing in new research infrastructure at Canadian universities. This event is taking place at the Université Laval, Québec QC. April 28, 2006 - 2006 University Research Scholars Celebration - University of New Brunswick, Fredericton NB April 28, 2006 – Tour of the Neuropsychology and Cognition Research Centre and unveiling of the first magnetoencephalography (MEG) machine in Quebec – Université de Montréal, Montréal QC April 3, 2006 – Research Day - École de technologie supérieure, Montréal QC March 27, 2006 - The Canada Foundation for Innovation is holding a news conference to announce the results of a national competition aimed at strengthening Canada’s research capacity. This event is taking place at McGill University, Montreal QC. March 17 2006 – Official Opening of the Multidisciplinary Research Laboratory on Obesity at l’Hôpital Laval affiliated with l’Université Laval – Sainte-Foy QC March 10, 2006 - Official Opening of the Aquatic Ecosystems Research Laboratory - The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC March 7, 2006 - Official Opening of the Species at Risk and Habitat Studies (SARAHS) Centre - The University of British Columbia Okanagan, Kelowna BC March 3, 2006 - Official Opening of the Chemical and Biological Engineering Building - The University of British Columbia, Vancouver BC March 2, 2006 - Official Opening of the Communication, Culture and Information Technology (CCIT) Building – University of Toronto at Mississauga, Mississauga ON (By Invitation Only) February 17, 2006 - Dr. Eliot Phillipson to participate in the ‘Road to Innovation’ workshop at the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Annual Meeting in St. Louis, MO |
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December 9, 2005 – Ground Breaking Ceremony for the Life Sciences Complex, including the Francesco Bellini Life Sciences Building and a pavilion devoted to cancer research – McGill University, Montréal QC December 7, 2005 – Official Sod-Turning for the Atlantic Canadian Centre for Poultry Research – Nova Scotia Agricultural College, Truro NS December 6, 2005 – Opening of the Newly Renovated Laboratories of the Developmental Biology Research Initiative – McGill University, Montreal QC November 28, 2005 – Official Opening of the Polytechnique Laboratory for the Assembly and Encapsulation of Microelectromechanical Systems (LASEM), École Polytechnique de Montréal. November 25, 2005 - Carleton University Celebrates the Grand Opening of the new SNOLAB Surface Research Centre - Sudbury ON November 16, 2005 – Victoria Experimental Network Under the Sea (VENUS) Media Briefing – University of Victoria, Victoria BC. For more information contact Patty Pitts at (250) 721-7656 or ppitts@uvic.ca. November 7, 2005 - The Canada Foundation for Innovation is holding a news conference to announce the results of a national competition aimed at investing in Canada’s Brain Gain. This event is taking place at The University of Manitoba, Winnipeg MB. November 7, 2005 – Construction Celebration for the Technology and Science Complex Module 2 (TASC 2) – Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC November 4, 2005 – Official Opening of the THIXOMOLDING LABORATORY - École Polytechnique de Montréal, Bourcherville QC November 3, 2005 – Official Opening of the Terrence Donnelly Centre for Cellular and Biomolecular Researcher – Universtiy of Toronto, Toronto ON October 28, 2005 - Official Opening of the John J. Carrick Pavement Engineering Lab for the Centre for Paving and Transportation Technologies (CPATT), University of Waterloo – Waterloo, ON October 14, 2005 – Inaugural Celebration of the Piano Pedagogy Research Laboratory – University of Ottawa, Ottawa ON September 19, 2005 – Inauguration of the LAboratory of Mathematical Parallel Systems (L.A.M.P.S.) – York University, Toronto ON September 9, 2005 – Official Opening of the Driving Simulator at the University of Guelph – Guelph ON September 9, 2005 – Official Opening of the Research Station at The Lake Duparquet Research and Teaching Forest - Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue and Université du Québec à Montréal – Rouyn-Noranda, PQ July 19, 2005 – Official Opening of the Institute for Computing, Information and Cognitive Systems/Computer Science (ICICS/CS) Addition - The University of British Columbia, Vancouver BC June 23, 2005 - See research in action during the Centre for Health and Wellness Research Public Open House - Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Calgary, Calgary AB June 21, 2005 – Official Opening of the Advanced Digital Systems Laboratory of the National Microelectronics and Photonics Testing Collaboratory – University of Toronto, Toronto ON June 3, 2005 - Foundation-Laying Ceremony for the Toronto Centre of Phenogenomics (TCP) located at the Lebovic Research Centre - Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto ON June 7, 2005 – Official opening of the Canadian Centre for Fur Animal Research (CCFAR) – Nova Scotia Agricultural College, Truro NS May 27, 2005 - Celebration of Excellence in Innovation at Brock University - St. Catharines ON May 26, 2005 - Inauguration of the University of Ottawa Biosciences Complex – Ottawa ON May 26, 2005 – Inauguration of the Centre for Poultry Research - The Centre for Poultry Research is a joint initiative between McGill University and the Université de Montréal, Montréal QC May 19, 2005 - Meet the Innovators: A celebration of Carleton University's Canada Research Chairs and researchers funded by the Canada Foundation for Innovation - Ottawa ON May 2, 2005 – Official Opening of the Centre for Nanostructure Imaging (CNI) – University of Toronto, Toronto ON April 28, 2005 – Official Opening of the CANFAR Biosafety Level 3 Facility – University of Toronto, Toronto ON April 27, 2005 - Official opening of the Landmark Graphics Visualization Laboratory at Memorial University of Newfoundland, St John's, NL. This state-of-the-art immersive, 4D visualization facility will revolutionize how offshore oil and gas reservoirs are viewed and developed. April 26, 2005 – Official Opening of the Marcelle-Coutu and Jean-Coutu Buildings, Université de Montréal April 26, 2005 – Open House for the New Feedlot Research Facility at the Elora Beef Research Station – University of Guelph, Guelph ON April 8, 2005 – Official Opening of the Interdisciplinary Research in the Mathematical and Computational Sciences (IRMACS) Centre – Simon Fraser University, Vancouver BC March 24, 2005 - Official Opening of the Graduate Math Laboratory - Carleton University, Ottawa ON March 18, 2005 – Official Opening and Dedication of the Stored-grain Ecosystem Facility for Research and Design – The University of Manitoba, Winnipeg March 11, 2005 – The Canada Foundation for Innovation is holding a news conference to announce the results of a national competition aimed at investing in new research infrastructure at Canadian universities. This event is taking place at the University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, NB. March 8, 2005 – Official Opening of the Centre for Blood Research and Life Sciences Institute – The University of British Columbia, Vancouver BC March 1, 2005 – Official Opening of the New BC Cancer Research Centre (Hosted by the BC Cancer Foundation and the BC Cancer Agency) – Vancouver, BC February 17, 2005 – Launch of MegaScience: A celebration of the International Year of Physics featuring an exhibition on the Sudbury Neutrino Observatory at the Canada Science and Technology Museum, Ottawa ON February 16, 2005 – Media Announcement for The University of Calgary’s Near-Earth Space Surveillance – Terrestrial (NESS-T) Project, Calgary AB February 8, 2005 – Official Opening of the Laboratoire Polynov – École Polytehcnique, QC February 4, 2005 – Celebration of Research Excellence at Brandon University, Brandon MB February 1, 2005 - Official Opening of the Alberta Centre for Surface Engineering and Science (ACSES) - University of Alberta, Edmonton AB January 31, 2005 - Important Announcement Regarding an Innovation Initiative at The University of British Columbia, Vancouver BC January 21, 2005 - Dr. Phillipson to speak at Innovation and New Ventures Conference, Vancouver BC |
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December 6, 2004 - Grand Opening of the Carleton Laboratory for Laser Induced Photonic Structures (CLLIPS) - Carleton University, Ottawa ON December 1, 2004 – Opening of Phase 1 of the Guelph Science Complex – University of Guelph, Guelph ON November 26, 2004 – Opening Ceremonies for the Laurier Science Research Centre – Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo ON November 25, 2004 – Official Opening of the Protective Clothing and Equipment Research Facility (PCERF) – University of Alberta, Edmonton AB November 12, 2004 - The Canada Foundation for Innovation joins the Canada Research Chairs Program to announce the results of a national competition aimed at investing in new research infrastructure at Canadian universities. This event is taking place at The University of British Columbia, Vancouver BC November 3, 2004 – Opening of the Geomatics and Landscape Ecology Research Facility – Carleton University, Ottawa ON November 3, 2004 – Opening of the Transplant Centre – Toronto General Hospital/University Health Network, Toronto ON October 25, 2004 - Official Opening of the Manitoba Breast Cancer Research Centre - Manitoba Institute of Cell Biology (A joint research institute between CancerCare Manitoba and The University of Manitoba), Winnipeg MB October 22, 2004 – Grand Opening of the Canadian Light Source (CLS) – University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon SK October 21, 2004 – The Canada Foundation for Innovation is holding a news conference to announce the results of a national competition aimed at investing in new research infrastructure at Canadian universities. This event is taking place at the Canada Museum of Science and Technology, Ottawa, ON October 8, 2004 – Grand Opening of the Centre for Shellfish Research (CSR) – Malaspina University-College, Nanaimo BC October 1, 2004 – Opening of the Oil Sands Tailings Research Facility (OSTRF) – University of Alberta, Edmonton AB October 1, 2004 - Opening of the Centre for Integrated RF Engineering (CIRFE) - University of Waterloo - Waterloo ON September 30, 2004 – Launch of the Gender and Work Database (GWD) – York University, Toronto ON September 24, 2004 - Official Opening of the Michael Smith Laboratories - The University of British Columbia, Vancouver BC September 23, 2004 – Opening of the Facility for Nanoscale Patterning, Growth and Functionalization of Surfaces – The University of Western Ontario – London ON September 20, 2004 – Official Inauguration of the NSERC-Essilor Chair on Presbyopia and Visual Perception – Université de Montréal September 9, 2004 – Offical opening of the “Unité de neuroimagerie fonctionnelle“ - Institut universitaire de gériatrie de Montréal August 31, 2004 – Grand Opening of the Centre for Manufacturing of Advanced Ceramics and Nanomaterials (CMACN) – Queen’s University – Kingston ON June 28, 2004 - Official Opening of the new wing of the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (ICES) - Sunnybrook and Women's College Health Sciences Centre, Toronto ON June 18, 2004 – Official Opening of the Fluid Dynamics Laboratory at the Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre – University of Alberta, Bamfield BC June 14, 2004 – Announcement of an Advanced Manufacturing Technology Partnership and the Opening of the Grinding Laboratory – Dalhousie University, Halifax, N.S. May 14, 2004 – Research Funding Awards Presentation – University of Prince Edward Island, Charlottetown PE May 12, 2004 – Celebration of Canada Research Chair and Canada Foundation for Innovation Award Recipients – Queen’s University, Kingston ON May 7, 2004 – Grand Opening of the Selkirk Geospatial Research Centre – Selkirk College, Castlegar BC May 4, 2004 – Grand Opening of the Nuclear Resonance Environmental Facility – University of Toronto at Scarborough, Toronto ON April 26, 2004 – The Canada Foundation for Innovation is holding a news conference to announce the results of a national competition aimed at investing in new research infrastructure at Canadian universities. This event is taking place at the University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, N.B. April 5, 2004 – The Canada Foundation for Innovation joins the Canada Research Chairs to announce the results of a national competition aimed at investing in new research infrastructure at Canadian universities. This event is taking place at the University of Calgary, Calgary AB April 2, 2004 - The CFI will announce investment funding under its International Joint Ventures Fund for a Canadian-based international laser research facility – Varennes, QC March 24, 2004 – Nova Scotia Agricultural College Research Funding Announcement – Nova Scotia Agricultural College, Truro NS March 17, 2004 - Celebration of the Canada Foundation for Innovation’s Investment in the University of Toronto and the Fully Affiliated Hospitals – University of Toronto, Toronto ON March 16, 2004 - Canadian Institutes of Health Research announces recipients of 'Excellence in Health Research' Awards - Ottawa, ON March 12, 2004 – Celebration of Research and the Official Opening of the Social Science Research Lab – University of Northern British Columbia, Prince George BC March 8, 2004 – CFI to announce major infrastructure funding for Canadian research, Ottawa (ON) January 15, 2004 - The CFI will announce investment funding under its International Access Fund to continue a successful collaborative research project on HIV/AIDS and other infections diseases in Kenya – Winnipeg, MB January 13, 2004 – Canada Research Chairs Celebration – The University of Winnipeg, Winnipeg MB January 12, 2004 – Brandon University celebrates its First Canada Research Chair – Brandon MB |
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December 1, 2003 - The CFI will announce investment funding under its International Joint Ventures Fund for a large-scale international facility for underground science – Sudbury, ON View the News Release. December 1, 2003 - Official Opening of the Research Laboratory on Virtual Manufacturing - École Poytechnique, Montreal, QC November 26, 2003 - The CFI will announce investment funding under its International Access Fund for Canadian participation in the North American Program in Radio Astronomy (ALMA) –Calgary, AB November 24, 2003 - Official Opening of the Research Laboratory on Interactivity in Distance Learning - Collège communautaire du Nouveau-Brunswick (CCNB), Bathurst, NB November 21, 2003 – Official Opening of the Victoria Research Laboratories – Child Health Research Institute, Lawson Health Research Institute and the London Regional Cancer Centre, London, ON November 13, 2003 – Launch of the Consortium de recherche en fabrication à haute performance – École de technologie supérieure, Montreal, QC November 7 - 8, 2003 – Clusters 2003 International Conference on Technology Clusters, Montreal, QC; for registration and program information visit - www.congresbcu.com/clusters2003udem October 29, 2003 – The CFI will appear before the Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates of the House of Commons. October 28, 2003 – Official Opening of the Canadian Century Research Infrastructure (CCRI) Centre at York University – York University, Toronto ON October 24, 2003 - Official Opening of CSTAR (Canadian Surgical Technologies & Advanced Robotics), funded by CFI as the National Centre for Minimally Invasive Robotic Surgery. CSTAR's new facility occupies the top two levels of the Legacy Research Pavilion, University Campus, London Health Sciences Centre, London ON. A web cast of the event will be available on Wednesday, October 29 at October 21, 2003 – Ground Breaking Ceremony for the Centre for Shellfish Research (CSR) – Malaspina University College, Nanaimo BC October 17, 2003 — The CFI will announce investment funding under its International Access Fund for large-scale ocean observatory infrastructure—Victoria, BC October 17, 2003 — The CFI will announce investment funding under its International Access Fund regarding an innovative tool in materials science and engineering—Hamilton, ON October 16, 2003 – Grand Opening of the Vaccine & Infectious Disease Organization (VIDO) Building – University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon SK October 10, 2003 – Launch of the Centre for Information Security and Cryptography – University of Calgary, Calgary AB September 26, 2003 — The CFI will announce investment funding under its International Access Fund for large-scale astronomy infrastructure—Waterloo, ON September 12, 2003 – Official Opening of the Saskatchewan Structural Sciences Centre – University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon SK August 27, 2003 – Open House for the Regional Facility for Inter-Disciplinary Environmental Research in Drinking Water, Fisheries and Forestry – University of Victoria, Victoria BC (1:00pm to 5:00pm) August 26, 2003 - The CFI congratulates its partners in the launching of the CFI-funded large-scale international Arctic research icebreaker, Québec City June 20, 2003 – Official Opening of the Live Fire Research Facility - University of Waterloo, Waterloo ON June 19, 2003 – Official opening of the “Laboratoire des systèmes spatiaux intelligents” – Université du Québec en Outaouais, Gatineau, PQ June 18, 2003 - Queen's University and CMC (Canadian Microelectronics Corporation), officially launch the National Microelectronics and Photonics Testing Collaboratory. (A collaboration of 21 Canadian institutions) - Montréal, QC June 18, 2003 – The Canada Foundation for Innovation is holding a news conference to announce the results of a national competition aimed at investing in new research infrastructure at Canadian universities. This event is taking place at the University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario. June 10, 2003 – Official Launch of the 600 MHz NMR Spectrometer for Solids and Liquids – The University of Manitoba, Winnipeg MB May 30, 2003 – Official grand opening of the Nortel Institute for Telecommunications Open Research Facility – University of Toronto, Toronto ON May 8, 2003 – Official Launch of WestGrid (Western Canada Research Grid), simultaneously at University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, and New Media Centre, Vancouver, BC April 24, 2003 - The CFI will announce in Québec city investment funding for a large-scale international Arctic research infrastructure project April 17, 2003 - Official opening of the Thermofluids Engineering Laboratory, University of Manitoba, MB April 7 & 8, 2003 - CFI sponsors the 2003 Innovation Conference: Building the Creative and Innovative Organization , Toronto, ON March 17, 2003 – The Canada Research Chairs Program announces next round of recipients including CFI’s Canada Research Chairs Infrastructure Fund – McGill University, QC March 4, 2003 – The Canada Foundation for Innovation is holding a news conference to announce the results of a national competition aimed at investing in new research infrastructure at Canadian universities. This event is taking place at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia. February 19 , 2003 - Research Money Conference - "Technology Clusters: By Accident or Design?", Ottawa, ON February 18, 2003 – Ground Breaking ceremony for the expansion of the Research Institute and the Apoptosis Research Centre – Childrens’ Hospital of Eastern Ontario, Ottawa, ON February 10, 2003 - You are invited to attend the Canada Foundation For Innovation’s 5th ANNUAL PUBLIC MEETING with guest speaker Michael Gibbons, Secretary General, Association of Commonwealth Universities. The title of his presentation is “Making a Difference: Canada’s Influence on International Science." The meeting will take place Monday, February 10, 2003 at 4:00 p.m. in the Ontario Room of the Lord Elgin Hotel, 100 Elgin Street, Ottawa. R.S.V.P. by February 5th, 2003 by tel: (613) 996-3176, fax: (613) 996-3148, or e-mail: January 27, 2003 – Grand opening of the New High-Field Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Facility – Brandon University, MB |
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December 5, 2002 - The CFI announces the launch of inno'va-tion and inno'v@-tion2: Essays by Leading Canadian Researchers November 28, 2002 - Celebration of New Opportunities Fund Allocation, Okanagan University College - Kelowna, BC November 27, 2002 – Official opening of the Institute for Quantum Computing – University of Waterloo, ON November 20, 2002 – Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) recognizes recipients of “Excellence in Health Research” and CFI “Career Awards” – Toronto, ON November 20, 2002 – The Canada Foundation for Innovation will present 92 CFI New Opportunities Researchers with certificates in recognition of successful grants received – University of Toronto, ON November 18, 2002 – Official Launching of the High Performance Computing and Visualization Super Computer, McGill University, Montreal, PQ November 1, 2002 – Official opening of the Wild Blueberry Research Centre at the Nova Scotia Agricultural College – Truro, NS October 29, 2002 - Official opening of the Centre for Architectural Structures and Technology (C.A.S.T.) at the University of Manitoba - Winnipeg, MB October 18, 2002 – The Canada Foundation for Innovation is holding a news conference to announce the results of a national competition aimed at investing over $17 million in new research infrastructure at Canadian universities. This event is taking place at the University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB October 11, 2002 – Christening of the interuniversity research ship “Coriolis II”, East Rimouski dock, Rimouski, PQ October 8, 2002 – Official opening of the Bahen Centre for Information Technology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON September 26, 2002 – Historical Forestry Database Project Open House, Sault College, Sault Ste. Marie, ON September 25, 2002 - Groundbreaking for the Centre for Cellular and Biomolecular Research, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON September 17, 2002 – Grand opening of the Montreal Neurological Institute’s Brain Tumour Research Centre, McGill University, Montreal, PQ September 12, 2002 - Official opening of the Harriet Tubman Resource Centre on the African Diaspora, York University, Toronto, ON September 9, 2002 - Official opening of the Wilfrid Laurier Research Centre at Wilfrid Laurier University - Waterloo, ON September 4, 2002 - Official opening of Queen's Protein Function Discovery Research & Training Program Facility, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON August 29, 2002 – Celebration of four New Opportunities projects at Université du Québec, École de technologie supérieure - Montreal, PQ August 29, 2002 - Official opening of the Institut de biotechnologie vétérinaire et alimentaire at Université de Montréal - St. Hyacinthe, PQ June 13, 2002 – The University of Ottawa celebrates the Official Launch of the Canadian Century Research Infrastructure – Ottawa, ON June 13, 2002 – Official opening of the Advanced Computer Visualization Centre at Memorial University – St. John’s, NF June 13, 2002 - Inauguration of Technology Complex research centre at Cégep Lévis-Lauzon -- Lévis, PQ June 12, 2002 - Opening of Population Health Research Centre at Okanagan University College -- Kelowna, BC June 11, 2002 – L’Université de Sherbrooke honours its eleven Canada Research Chairs – Sherbrooke, QC June 11, 2002 – The Saskatchewan Indian Federated College receives funding for the Health Science Research Facility – Regina, SK June 4, 2002 – University of Victoria celebrates its Canada Research Chairs – Victoria, BC May 22, 2002 – University of Guelph celebrates nine of its Canada Research Chairs – Guelph, ON May 14, 2002 – The BC Cancer Foundation and the BC Cancer Agency celebrate the construction of the BC Cancer Research Centre with a ground-breaking ceremony – Vancouver, B.C. May 2, 2002 – Acadia University celebrates its Canada Research Chair – Wolfville, NS April 29, 2002 – McGill Univeristy invites you to celebrate the construction of the Montreal Genomics & Proteomics Centre & Jamson T.N. Wong Laboratories for Bone and Periodontal Research – Montreal, QC April 22, 2002 – L’Institut national de la recherche scientifique celebrates the launch of the “Laboratoire de micro et de nanofabrication ” – Varennes, QC April 12, 2002 – Honouring Queen’s Canada Research Chairs and Canada Foundation for Innovation Awardees – Kingston, ON April 11, 2002 – The Université of Montreal celebrates the inauguration of the Quebec Inter-University Centre for Social Statistics – Montreal, QC March 13, 2002 – Official Opening of the Experimental Imaging Centre at the University of Calgary – Calgary, AB March 1, 2002 – Provincial Innovation and Science Funding Announcement for Cutting-edge research tools at the University of Saskatchewan – Saskatoon, SK February 28, 2002 – Carleton University celebrates nine of its Canada Research Chairs – Ottawa, ON February 28, 2002 – The University of Manitoba celebrates the Official Opening of the Centre for Genetic Models of Human Disease – Winnipeg, MB February 22, 2002 – Human Mobility Research Centre Open House – Queen’s University – Kingston, ON February 20, 2002 – The University of Alberta celebrates with ribbon-cutting ceremony the opening of two new buildings – the Engineering Teaching and Learning Complex (ETLC) and the Electrical & Computer Engineering Research Facility (ECERF) – Edmonton, AB February 7-9, 2002 – International Conference on Innovation and Commercialization of University Research (ICUR) – Edmonton, AB February 1, 2002 – Laurentian University Honours Six Outstanding Researchers – Sudbury, ON January 23, 2002 – Cognos HCI Laboratory Opening at Carleton University – Ottawa, ON January 20-22, 2002 - 2002 Incubation and New Ventures Conference - Calgary, AB |
| December 17, 2001 – St. Thomas University celebrates the Campus Research Network Project – Fredericton, NB December 13, 2001 – L’Institut national de la recherche scientifique celebrates the unveiling of the “Laboratoire de scanographie” (Cat scan Laboratory) – Sainte-Foy, QC December 7, 2001 – L’Université du Québec à Montréal Celebrates its nine Canada Research Chairs – Montreal, QC December 5, 2001 – Lakehead University Celebrates the appointment of two new Canada Research Chairs – Thunderbay, ON November 30, 2001 – Brock University Celebrates its first Canada Research Chair – St.Catherines, ON November 29, 2001 – University of British Columbia Celebrates the Opening of their new System-on-Chip Research Laboratory – Vancouver, BC November 27, 2001 – University of Manitoba celebrates the launch of the Rapid Prototyping System – Winnipeg, MB November 26, 2001 – Launch of the National Network of Research Data Centres (RDCs), University of Montreal Campus – Montreal, QC November 22, 2001 – Official Opening of the Intelligent Transportation Systems(ITS) Centre – University of Toronto - Toronto, ON November 21, 2001 – Canadian National Site Licensing Project (CNSLP) - Executive Briefing – Fairmont Château Laurier – Ottawa, ON November 19, 2001 – Inauguration of the Laboratoire universitaire sur les chaussées, les routes et les enrobés bitumineux - LUCREB (Research Centre on asphalt pavements) – Université du Québec, École de technologie supérieure, Montreal, QC November 16, 2001 – Official Launch of SHARC-Net (Shared Hierarchical Academic Research Computing Network) – University of Western Ontario, London, ON November 15, 2001 – The Canada Foundation for Innovation is holding a news conference to announce the results of a national competition aimed at investing over $12 million in new research infrastructure at Canadian Universities. This event is taking place at the University of Guelph, Guelph, ON October 25-26, 2001 - Directions IV National Conference - Toronto, ON. October 17, 2001 – The King’s University College celebrates the funding received by the Canada Foundation for Innovation – Edmonton, AB October 10-12, 2001 - BioContact Québec 2001 , A Biopharmaceutical partnership Symposium - Quebec City, QC September 26, 2001 - President and CEO of $3.15 billion research foundation addressed the House Committee - Ottawa, ON. September 21, 2001 - Laurentian University of Sudbury Celebrates the Official Opening of CIMTEC (Centre for Integrated Monitoring Technology) - Sudbury, ON. September 11, 2001 – L’École des Hautes Études Commerciales Celebrates the appointment of a Canada Research Chairs in Distribution Management and the associated Canada Foundation for Innovation Infrastructure – Montreal, QC July 17, 2001 – The Canada Foundation for Innovation will hold a news conference to announce the funding of Canada’s System-on-Chip Research Network at Cadence Design Systems (1130 Morrison Drive), Ottawa, Ontario. June 27, 2001 – Canada Research Chairs Recipients Announcement including CFI’s Canada Research Chairs Infrastructure Fund – York University, Toronto, ON May 28, 2001 – The Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue celebrates the inauguration of its regional mobile medical magnetic resonance imaging Laboratory - Rouyn-Noranda, QC April 26, 2001 – Nova Scotia launched a Research and Innovation Trust Fund – Halifax, NS |