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• RSC 2007 New Fellows: Making a Difference in the Lives of Canadians.(Company overview)

  - 2007-07-06

  OTTAWA, ONTARIO, Jul 6, 2007 CCNMatthews via COMTEX -- RSC: The Academies of Arts, Humanities and Sciences of Canada, has elected 78 new Fellows, 1 Foreign Fellow and 1 Specially Elected Fellow to its ranks.i In keeping with the motto of the Society, "Different paths, one...

  Tags: Canada, DES, McGill University, McMaster University, NETWORKING, SECURITY, University of British Columbia, University of Toronto

• Coming events.(Forest products)(Calendar)

  - 2007-04-01

  May 7-9, 2007: Lean Manufacturing Workshop for the Wood Products Industry, Wood Education Resource Center, Princeton, West Virginia. For online registration information and program details, please visit http://www.forestindustries.vt.edu/workshop.html. May 8-11, 2007: 66th Annual Forest Landowners Conference, Mills House, Charleston, South Carolina. For information...

  Tags: Canada, conference, Fax, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Wisconsin, workshop

• Coming events.(Calendar)

  - 2006-11-01

  January 18, 2007: FPS MidSouth Annual Meeting--Innovation and Technology in the Primary and Secondary Wood Products Industry, Peabody Hotel, Memphis, Tennessee. (FPS MidSouth Business Meeting and Reception to be held the evening of January 17.) Contact Tim Young 865-946-1119 or tmyoung1@utk.edu. February 7...

  Tags: Canada, conference, Fax, Hilton Hotels Corp., Hyatt Hotels & Resorts, Indiana, Indianapolis, University of British Columbia, Vancouver

• Coming events.(Calendar)

  - 2006-10-01

  October 16-20: Module 1 -- Introduction to Wood Drying, Centre for Advanced Wood Processing, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada; Contact Coral Voss, 604-822-2634; Coral.Voss@ubs.ca. October 25-26: Forest Products Marketing, The Inn at Virginia Tech and Skelton Conference Center, Blacksburg, VA; 540-231-5182; www.conted.vt.edu/forestpm/....

  Tags: Canada, conference, Fax, University of British Columbia, Vancouver

• Genome Canada: Canadian Scientists Play Key Role in Analyzing Poplar's DNA Blueprint: Findings Published in Science; Analysis of First Complete Tree Genome Could Pave the Way for Poplar's Use as an Alternative Energy Source.

  - 2006-09-14

  OTTAWA, ONTARIO, Sep 14, 2006 CCNMatthews via COMTEX -- In a cover article published today in Science magazine, an international consortium of scientists representing 34 organizations, including the U.S. Department of Energy DOE, the University of British Columbia, Genome Canada, Genome British Columbia, and the Umea...

  Tags: analysis, Biotechnology, Canada, consortium, DNA, genome, scientist, University of British Columbia

• Going Concern

  - 2006-08-01

  BRUCE CUTAYNE, CA, PRESIDENT AND CEO, BLUE MOOSE PROMOTIONSCOMPANY PROFILE:Blue Moose is a Canadian owned and operated company assisting organizations - such as the University of British Columbia and the Institute of Chartered Accountants of British Columbia - in promoting their image, brand and message through promotional products and marketing...

  Tags: Branding, Canada, MARKETING, SOFTWARE, University of British Columbia

• Royal Society of Canada.(Distinction)

  - 2006-02-01

  John W. Hepburn, FCIC The University of British Columbia, Douglas W. Stephan, FCIC University of Windsor, and Robert H. Morris, FCIC University of Toronto, were inducted as fellows of the Royal Society of Canada on November 27, 2005.

  Tags: Canada, University of British Columbia

• Orphan Boy Resources Inc.: Appointment of Senior Advisory Group.

  - 2005-10-20

  VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, Oct 20, 2005 CCNMatthews via COMTEX -- Orphan Boy Resources Inc. (TSX VENTURE:ORS) - Management is pleased to announce that the Company has established a Senior Advisory Group, made up of renowned mining professionals, to provide strategic and tactical guidance in...

  Tags: Canada, Company, director, FINANCE, Investment, president, University of British Columbia, valuation

• New Members Appointed to Science and Engineering Research Canada.

  - 2005-06-23

  OTTAWA, ONTARIO, Jun 23, 2005 CCNMatthews via COMTEX The Honourable David L. Emerson, Minister of Industry and Minister responsible for Science and Engineering Research Canada NSERC, today announced the appointment of new members to the NSERC Council for three-year terms. "Research...

  Tags: board, Canada, Dr., FINANCE, innovation, Leadership, professor, Strategy, University of British Columbia

• MIV Therapeutics Receives Government Grant to Expedite Development of Proprietary HAp Stent Coating for Drug Delivery Technologies

  - 2005-03-22

  VANCOUVER, B.C. -- MIV Therapeutics Inc. (MIVT: OTCBB) announced today that its wholly-owned subsidiary, MIVI Technologies Inc., that is involved in the research and development of multilayer coating technologies with drug eluting capability for cardiovascular stents and other implantable devices, has received a Government grant for the research program titled...

  Tags: Canada, Company, R&D, SMB/SME, University of British Columbia