April 28, 2003

Sheraton Hotel - 150 Albert St

International delegates to the Smart City Summit can now participate in a one-day mini-conference on April 28th, 2003 at the Sheraton Hotel in the heart of downtown Ottawa. "International Connections" is a day designed specifically for our international attendees. The program will focus on four main IT/broadband applications: Health, Housing and Building Infrastructure, Municipal Connectivity, and Airport/Port Security. The delegates will be treated to presentations on current and emerging technologies as well as afternoon tours to broadband demonstration centers. Attendees will also have an opportunity for one-on-one networking with participating companies. Our list of participants includes March Networks, Telecom Ottawa, 3mAiT, Storm Internet, Rogers, National Research Council, and the Communications Research Centre. More companies are being added to our list daily.

This day is FREE to registered delegates of the Smart City Summit. If you are an international representative attending the Smart City Summit and are interested in participating in our International Connections day, please contact: Amy Harrington at aharrington@ocri.ca.

Space is limited, so register early!

Time		Rideau Room		Salon E		Salon F
7:30 - 8:00		Breakfast & Welcome - Rideau Room
8:00 - 9:30		Presentations to Delegates March Networks - Health/Video Security/Housing Applications (TBC) e-Security Presentation - Company TBC
9:30 - 10:30		Smart Housing and Building Infrastructure Natural Convergence Companies TBC		Municipal Connectivity Telecom Ottawa - Dave Dobbin Companies TBC
10:30 - 11:30		Health Physician Training - Haptic MPB Technologies, Inc. (TBC) Companies TBC		Airport/Port Security 3mAiT TBC Companies TBC
11:45 - 1:00		Match-Making Luncheon and International Firms Presenting - Rideau Room				One-on-One networking - After Company Presentations
1:30 - 5:00		BUS TOUR #1 Communications Research Centre (CRC) - WISELab, BADLAB, SatCom SmartCentral - Storm InternetDragonwave TBC		BUS TOUR #2 Rogers Smart Home Tour The Canadian Centre for Housing Technology Tour - National Research Council (NRC)
5:00 - 5:30		Opportunity to tour gigaPOP at City Hall
5:00 - 8:30		International Reception - The Rotunda at City Hall International delegates will be joined by Industry Canada representatives from across Canada for a networking opportunity
To register for this program, please contact Amy Harrington at: (613) 592-8160 ext 294