Cybera/CANARIE National Summit
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Cybera is an Alberta-based organization driving innovation and investment in cyberinfrastructure technologies for research and business applications. For this event, Cybera partnered with CANARIE, Canada’s advanced network organization, to host a National Summit to explore the ways advanced networks, network-enabled platforms, cloud computing, and other emerging technologies are changing the ways we perform research and and conduct business.
>>> SESSIONS AT SUMMIT 09
> New Frontiers in Data Integration
This session showcased a selection of leading-edge intiatives that are breaking new ground and setting new precedents around the collection and integration of data.
Speakers:
- Rei Safavi-Naini, Professor, University of Calgary
- Cameron Kiddle, Research Fellow, Grid Research Centre
- Bob Este, Business Development Officer, Institute for Space Imaging Science
View the presentations from this session here.
> Green IT: Does it Work?
In this session, leaders from academia, industry and government debated the value proposition of green IT and its potential to contribute to research, business and policy objectives.
Speakers:
- Brian Fry, Vice-President, Sales and Marketing, Rackforce
- James van Leeuwen, Owner, Ventus Development Services
- Jennifer Martin, President and CEO, TELUS World of Science (Calgary)
- Jon Greggs, EEEL, Program Manager and Director of Campus Planning, University of Calgary
View the presentations from this session here.
> What's Next: Key Areas of Emerging Cyberinfrastructure
This
session explored some of the up-and-coming areas of cyberinfrastructure
and why they are increasingly being considered as essential elements to
innovative research and development.
Speakers:
- Trevor Doerksen, Founder and CEO, Mobovivo
- Manford Kwan, President, Asat Solutions
- David Fellinger, Chief Technology Officer, DataDirect Networks
- Ronnie Scott, Data Centre Consulting Systems Engineer, Cisco
View the presentations from this session here.
> Research Transformed by Cyberinfrastructure
This
panel featured researchers who have seen their work transformed through
cyberinfrastructure – ie. collaborations made possible, mountains of
data rendered intelligible, remote instrumentation accessed.
Speakers:
- Dr. Chris Pritchett, Professor, Physics and Astronomy, University of Victoria
- Dr. John Bonnett, Canada Research Chair in Digital Humanities, Brock University
View the presentations from this session here.
> From iPods to Data Centres: How the Cloud Impacts You
This session showcased a selection of Cybera pilot projects that leverage and demonstrate cloud computing concepts.
Speakers:
- Trevor Doerksen, Founder and CEO, Mobovivo
- Bill Friedrich, Researcher, TRLabs
- Geoff Hayward, President and CEO, DataGardens
View the presentations from this session here.
> Launching, Managing and Doing Business in the Cloud
This panel discussed some of the business challenges of launching, managing and doing business in the cloud. Speakers touched on diverse topics from their personal experiences in identifying “cloud ready” opportunities, how cloud computing infrastructure looks in the real world, and how to manage and grow a customer base in a Web 2.0 environment.
Speakers:
- Scott Pickard, President & CEO, Business Infusions
- Duncan Ford, Chief Technical Officer, Trakopolis
- Corey Reid, Chief Cat Herder, FreshBooks
- Spencer Cox, Geomatics Manager, Tesera Systems Inc.
A video archive from this session will be posted shortly.
> Green IT in Higher Education
This panel examined what some of western Canada’s universities’ action plans are to improve and impact the green IT landscape. Experts from a selection of key higher education institutions participated in an engaging discussion on the societal and economic benefits and challenges of sustainable IT in an academic environment.
Speakers:
- Jonathan Schaeffer, Professor, Department of Computing Science; Vice-Provost and Associate Vice-President for Information Technology, Univeristy of Alberta
- Ted Dodds, Vice-Provost, Information Technology, University of British Columbia
- Harold Esche, Former Chief Information Officer, University of Calgary
* Because this panel was based around a discussion, there are no slides to share.
> Where Does The Cloud Sit Today?
In this session panelists shared their comments and perspectives on the state of cloud computing today. Discussion topics included the strengths/weaknesses of the technology, what’s still to come, and how it has changed the way we do business and perform research on the web.
Speakers:
- Reuven Cohen, Founder and Chief Technology Officer, Enomaly Inc.
- Geoff Hayward, Chief Executive Officer, DataGardens
- Paul Parker-Johnson, Director, Marketing, Data Centre Solutions, Juniper Networks
- Trevor Doerksen, Founder and CEO, Mobovivo
* Because this panel was based around a discussion, there are no slides to share.
> Canada-California R&D Collaborations Enabled by CI
This session showcased the ultra-high bandwidth connection between CANARIE, Canada’s Advanced Research and Innovation Network, and CENIC, the California State Education Network. Presenters demonstrated how cyberinfrastructure (CI) is helping to bring together brilliant minds and innovation resources from California and Canada and open up new R&D possibilities that promise to deliver economic and social benefits to both jurisdictions.
Speakers:
- Alan Evans, Professor of Professor of Neurology and Neurosurgery; Biomedical Engineering; and Medical Physics, McGill University
- Mark Ellisman, Professor of Neurosciences and Bioengineering at the University of California San Diego
- Paul Hearty, Associate Dean and Director of Ryerson University’s Rogers Communications Centre
- Laurin Herr, President, Pacific Interface, Inc.
- Rachel Ellaway, Assistant Dean and Associate Professor Education, Informatics Northern Ontario School of Medicine
- Parvati Dev, FACMI, President, Innovation in Learning Inc.; Distinguished Visiting Scholar, Media-X, Stanford University Former Director, SUMMIT Lab, Stanford University School of Medicine
Slides from these presentations will be available shortly.
>>> Past Cybera and CANARIE Events
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