Broadband Conference

[Anne Harris]

PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING ANNOUNCEMENT received from Don Cowan and 
Shirley Fenton, Conference Co-Chairs.
Upcoming conference "Broadband: An Alternative to Energy Consumption" 
on Thursday, October 25 at the Centre for International Governance 
Innovation (CIGI). This conference is being hosted by the University 
of Waterloo, the City of Waterloo, CIGI, CTT and Communitech

INTERESTED STUDENTS PLEASE NOTE:  CISCO, one of our sponsors, has 
provided funds to support a number of free registrations for 
interested students at UW. In order to register, a student must:
send an e-mail to Bruce Hawkins, City of Waterloo
(BHawkins at city.waterloo.on.ca <mailto:BHawkins at city.waterloo.on.ca>)
with the following subject line: Broadband Conference Student
Registration
and include the registration information below in the email:
their surname their first name
their level of study: Undergraduate Student; Masters Student; PhD 
Student; Post Doctorate
their program name
the name of their university or college.

CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENT
BROADBAND: An Alternative to Energy Consumption 
Please attend a one-day conference exploring approaches to using
broadband technologies more effectively to lessen dependence on energy,
distribute energy and influence energy policy.
How can we save energy using broadband? What environments can we 
provide to simulate person-to-person contact at a distance? Can we 
outsource work to other places to reduce the need for office space and 
travel? What broadband technologies and pricing strategies can be used 
to encourage more energy conservation and what businesses might be 
derived from broadband to support that? 
Hear broadband experts and visionaries share their thoughts on all of 
these questions and more... 
WHEN & WHERE
Thursday October 25, 2007
Centre for International Governance Innovation
57 Erb Street West, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
 
WHO WILL BE HERE
Mayors and senior officials from municipal governments
CEOs of hydro utilities in Ontario
Business leaders in broadband and energy companies and organizations
Intelligent Community Forum representatives
Senior provincial and federal officials and politicians
Academic experts
 
SPEAKERS
Dr. Patricia Demers (FRSC), President, Royal Society of Canada
(Moderator)
Dr. Michael Binder, Assistant Deputy Minister, Industry Canada
Dr. Jan Carr, CEO, Ontario Power Authority
Mr. Mark Golan, VP, Cisco
Mr. Jeffrey Simpson, Columnist, the Globe and Mail
Mr. John Wetmore, Former CEO, IBM Canada

A TASTE OF WHAT YOU WILL HEAR 
Mr. Mark Golan, VP, Connected Real Estate Practice, Cisco
Improving Energy Management with a Network-Centric Approach
Face-to-face meetings requiring air travel can be replaced by 
TelePresence where the boardroom experience can be extended to 
anywhere in the world. This and other examples will illustrate how the 
Internet is making a valuable contribution to our energy challenges.
  
Mr. John Wetmore, Former President, IBM Canada
Companies Using Broadband: Saving Energy
This presentation discusses how IBM implemented a flexi workplace 
program and the consequence of this decision as connection to the 
Internet now allows employees to work partly from home.

Dr. Jan Carr, CEO, Ontario Power Authority
Information Technology´s Role in Reliable Electricity Supply
A reliable, secure supply of reasonably priced electricity has 
underpinned Ontario's growth over the last century and is essential to 
ongoing economic prosperity. This presentation will highlight the 
critical role that communications technology plays in the electricity 
sector.
 
Canada´s Challenge: Moving Information Without Moving People
Dr. Michael Binder, Assistant Deputy Minister, Industry Canada
Canadians are increasingly embracing the use of information and 
communication technologies (ICTs) in their daily lives. This 
presentation examines the challenges and opportunities faced by 
policy-makers in building an innovative economy and society. 
Particular emphasis is placed on the potential of these technologies 
to support environmental goals.
  
Hot Air: Solving Canada´s Climate Change Problems
Guest Speaker: Mr. Geoffrey Simpson, Columnist, the Globe and Mail
This talk summarizes the climate threat to Canada and the current 
responses from politicians, industrialists and environmentalists. Mr. 
Simpson will lay out the few simple policies that Canada must adopt to 
reduce greenhouse gas emissions and how modern communications media 
could be used to influence the environmental agenda.  
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OPTIONAL
INTELLIGENT COMMUNITY OF THE YEAR PRE-CONFERENCE TOUR
Wednesday October 24, 2007 12 pm to 9 pm

Join us the day prior to the conference for a behind-the-scenes tour 
Hear from key individuals from organizations in Waterloo and get 
inside some of our world-class facilities and institutions, including 
Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics, the Centre for 
International Governance Innovation, the University of Waterloo 
Research + Technology Park Accelerator Centre and more. Dinner at the 
Perimeter Institute included.
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REGISTRATION
Register at: www.communitech.ca/events 
<http://www.communitech.ca/events> < http://www.communitech.ca/events>
 
Conference only - $200
Conference and Intelligent Community of the Year Pre-Conference Tour -
$279 
Dinner included with tour October 24; lunch included with conference
October 25.
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FURTHER INFORMATION
>http://www.arts.uwaterloo.ca/~aharris/CofW_ICC_br_v05.pdf 
<http://www.arts.uwaterloo.ca/%7Eaharris/CofW_ICC_br_v05.pdf>
or visit www.intelligentwaterloo.com
<http://www.intelligentwaterloo.com/>
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HOSTED in partnership by:
The City of Waterloo
Intelligent Waterloo
University of Waterloo
Centre for International Governance Innovation
Canada's Technology Triangle
Communitech Technology Association

SPONSORED by:
CISCO
Atria Networks