March 2007 / Mars 2007
Contents

Precarn Collaborates to Deliver International S&T Partnership Program
Len Bolger, Engineer and Pilot 1930-2007
IS 2007 Conference, Montréal, May 27-30, 2007
Precarn Collaborates on Fund for Environmental Technologies
Come visit Precarn at:
Industry News
FIRST Robotics Canada - Inspiring Canadian Students
Precarn Contacts
Precarn Links...
Precarn Collaborates to Deliver International S&T Partnership Program

Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAIT) has selected International Science and Technology Partnerships Canada (ISTPCanada) as the arms-length delivery organization to further the government's objectives for the India and China components of the International Science and Technology Partnerships Program (ISTPP).

ISTP Canada is a not-for-profit corporation created by Precarn Incorporated and CIIRDF (Canada-Israel Industrial Research & Development Foundation).  ISTP Canada will benefit from the Precarn collaborative R&D model, Precarn's first-rate program delivery capability, and the extensive international R&D partnering expertise of CIIRDF.

Stay tuned ... We are in the start up phase.  Our website, www.istpcanada.ca, will be up and running by April 2007.

For more information contact:
Henri Rothschild, President
Graham Taylor, Vice President
 
>>DFAIT Announcement
>>Signing Ceremony - March 8, 2007

  
IS 2007 Conference, Montréal, May 27-30, 2007

Precarn will collaborate with three iICT societies combining forces to create the AI/GI/CRV/IS 2007 Conference on May 27 - 30, 2007 to be held at the Marriott Montréal Chateau Champlain in Montréal, Québec. Four conferences in one ... participants will be able to create their personal custom conference by choosing program elements among the four parallel conferences of AI 2007, GI 2007, CRV 2007, and IS 2007. The conference program is full with topics you must see, from renowned speakers, workshops, and special sessions to a celebration of research excellence in Canada.

We have a terrific lineup of speakers including: Larry Matthies, Senior Research Scientist at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory; Julie Dorsey, Professor of Computer Science at Yale University; Scott Hudson, The Human-Computer Interaction Institute at Carnegie Mellon University; Michael J. Black, Professor of Computer Science at Brown University; Martial Hebert, The Robotics Institute at Carnegie Mellon University.  And that is just a start -- More speakers to be announced!

AI/GI/CRV/IS 2007 Sponsors

Visit www.aigicrvis.ca for conference details. EARLY BIRD registration deadline is April 16th!

  
Come visit Precarn at:

Precarn is pleased to sponsor Discovery 2007: TO NEXT Conference, May 1st, at the Toronto Convention Centre... Experience the Ontario of tomorrow at the second annual conference of Ontario Centres of Excellence (OCE) Inc.

Precarn announces its sponsorship of 2007 APMA Annual Conference & Exhibition, May 9-10, at the Hamilton Convention Centre.  This year, AUTO21 will host its sixth annual Scientific Conference in conjunction with the APMA Annual Conference making this Canada's premier automotive networking event. Visit us at booth #29.

To add your event to Precarn's online event calendar >>click here.



  
FIRST Robotics Canada - Inspiring Canadian Students

FIRST Robotics Canada inspires Canadian pre-university students to develop the science, engineering, technology and teamwork skills that are absolutely vital to success in today’s knowledge-based global economy and to pursue further studies in these areas. Some 5,000 Canadian students now participate in FIRST’s programs which are growing rapidly each year.

Join the many corporate sponsors that contribute to FIRST Robotics Canada by supporting their various events.

FIRST competitions, in every level of competition, are high-energy, exciting events. In Canada, there are several FIRST Lego League events, a few scheduled FIRST Vex Challenge events, and two FIRST Robotics Competition events - the Greater Toronto Regional and the Waterloo Regional.

If you are a robotics or electronics expert and have some time to pass your experience on to young canadians, FIRST is also looking for local mentors across Canada to help teams.  >>Visit the FIRST Robotics Canada website.  

Contact: Gord Homer at 416-347-8916
 

  

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Len Bolger, Engineer and Pilot 1930-2007

Precarn's 1st Chair passes away

"As one of the founders of Precarn, Len Bolger had a vision of where science and technology could go. He will be sadly missed."  Paul Johnston, President & CEO, Precarn

>>Special to The Globe and Mail, March 5, 2007

  
Precarn Collaborates on Fund for Environmental Technologies
OCETA (Ontario Centre for Environmental Technology Advancement), Ontario Centres of Excellence and Precarn Incorporated have come together to accelerate the commercialization of Canadian-made environmental technologies that will take advantage of incorporating intelligent systems.  Each organization has committed up to $300,000 to fund pre-commercial R&D efforts of small- and medium-sized companies in Ontario. Companies with between 5 and 50 employees and revenues between $500,000 and $10 million are eligible to apply through OCETA. Successful projects are expected to also go through third party verification of the developed technology according to protocols in place with ETV Canada.  For information interested parties can contact Adele Buckley at OCETA, 2070 Hadwen Rd, Unit 201A, Mississauga, ON, L5K 2C9, abuckley@oceta.on.ca, (905) 822-3558.

>>OCETA-Precarn-OCE Domain Alliance Program

  
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Precarn Contacts

Here is a contact list for the Precarn team, who will be pleased to answer any questions you might have:

CEO

Paul D. Johnston
T (613) 727-9507 x226 

External Relations
Graham Taylor
T (613) 727-9507 x230 

Programs
Derek Best
T (613) 727-9507 x232 

Finance
Nancy Allen
T (613) 727-9507 x229 

Marketing & Communications
Gary Gudbranson
T (613) 727-9507 x224

  
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