ONTARIO R

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Ontario Colleges Plugging into Research

• Chair Bill Summers
• Association of Colleges of Applied Arts and
  Technology of Ontario

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Ontario Colleges Applied Research is an
Emerging Strength

• 24 colleges 200 communities 150,000 FT
  learners
• Shared leadership of economic development an
  overarching goal common to all colleges
• Applied research and commercialization are
  emerging strategic and operational priorities for
  many Ontario colleges, allowing them to better
  serve priority stakeholders business and
  industry
• Colleges experienced working in partnership with
  industry (major corporations and SMEs), labour
  and education on a range of initiatives

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College Applied RD is Strategically Important

• Colleges are active in applied research fields
  key to Ontarios economic growth and prosperity.
• Information and Communication Technologies
• Materials and Manufacturing Technologies
• Health and Life Sciences
• Environmental Technologies
• Humanities - Aboriginal issues, education, the
  travel industry
• Energy
• Management, Education, Sociology and Psychology
  
• Media-related applied research activities

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College Applied RD Infrastructure
Specialized college applied research facilities
exist related to

• Advanced Manufacturing and Materials Testing
• Advanced Visualization
• Alternative Wastewater Treatment
• Biotechnology
• Energy Efficient Housing
• Environmental Monitoring
• Fibre Optics
• Fuel Emissions Testing

• Haptics
• High Definition Digital Imaging
• High Performance Computing
• Human Communications
• Motion Capture
• Telemedicine, Telehomecare
• Visualization
• Viticulture Laboratories and Greenhouses

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College Applied RD Contributing to Ontarios
Research Advantage

• Working hand-in-hand with business and industry
  partners, colleges engage in applied research and
  development that
• Enhances student and faculty expertise
• Enhances community-level economic development
• Spurs innovation and commercialization
• Enhances productivity
• Stimulates economic growth and job creation

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Guest Speakers

• Marti Jurmain, Director, Research and Innovation,
  Niagara College
• Avrim Katzman, Director, Visualisation Design
  Institute, Sheridan College
• Gregory J. Weiler, Dean of Applied Research,
  Innovation and University Partnerships, Fanshawe
  College