ORION News 2009 /blogs/orionnews2 O3 Collaboration - Putting Heads Together Open Text's Jenkins to speak at Summit /blogs/orionnews2/opentextsjenkinstospeakatsummit <div><p>The theme of the ORION Summit 2010 is <em>"From Here to the Future - at an Innovation Crossroads."</em> Bringing together leaders and innovators in advanced technologies, research and education, the Summit will be both a celebration of our achievements and a vision of the future of innovation in Ontario.</p><p>The event, which kicks off...<strong> - Author: Tamara Stoll</strong> Thu, 21 Jan 2010 14:59:21 GMT /blogs/orionnews2/opentextsjenkinstospeakatsummit Baker stepping down as head of ORION /blogs/orionnews2/bakersteppingdownasheadoforion <div><p>Baker, the visionary pioneer who founded and established ORION as a world-leading research and education network, will hand over the reigns after setting ORION on a new and ambitious course to ensure Ontario remains in the lead among next generation global research networks</p><p>"Phil will be very difficult to replace," says the ORION...<strong> - Author: Tamara Stoll</strong> Thu, 21 Jan 2010 14:57:22 GMT /blogs/orionnews2/bakersteppingdownasheadoforion ORANO high-powered board members agree to extend their terms /blogs/orionnews2/oranohighpoweredboardmembersagreetoextendtheirterm <div><p align="left"><span style="font-size: small;">The Optical Regional Advanced Network of Ontario (ORANO) is a not-for-profit organization that owns and operates ORION, Ontario's advanced research and education network.</span></p><p align="left"><span style="font-size: small;">The board members reflect a wide range of organizations, from TVO,...<strong> - Author: Tamara Stoll</strong> Tue, 13 Oct 2009 11:27:54 GMT /blogs/orionnews2/oranohighpoweredboardmembersagreetoextendtheirterm ORION introduces O3 Collaboration /blogs/orionnews2/orionintroduceso3collaboration~2 <div><p align="left"><span style="font-family: Arial,Arial;"><span style="font-size: small;">(TORONTO) - The Ontario Research and Innovation Optical Network (ORION) wants Ontario researchers and educators to re-think how they collaborate and interact with colleagues, by providing an online collaboration and professional networking...<strong> - Author: Gary Hilson</strong> Tue, 06 Oct 2009 17:38:24 GMT /blogs/orionnews2/orionintroduceso3collaboration~2 Dates announced for 2010 ORION Summit /blogs/orionnews2/datesannouncedfor2010orionsummit <div><div><p>Mark your calendars for the 2010 ORION Summit! The not-to-be-missed conference for the Ontario research and education community will be held <strong>April 12 and 13, 2010</strong>, hosted at the MaRS Centre in downtown Toronto.</p><p>Keynote and session topics will be organized around this year's theme of "<em>Fostering Collaboration...<strong> - Author: Tamara Stoll</strong> Mon, 14 Sep 2009 16:41:33 GMT /blogs/orionnews2/datesannouncedfor2010orionsummit Deadline extended for ORION Awards /blogs/orionnews2/deadlineextendedfororionawards <strong> - Author: Tamara Stoll</strong> Fri, 11 Sep 2009 16:47:00 GMT /blogs/orionnews2/deadlineextendedfororionawards Peterborough region students plug in to super-fast global networks /blogs/orionnews2/peterboroughregionstudentsplugintosuperfastglobaln <div><p class="MsoNormal"><span><span>ORION currently connects approximately 960,000 elementary and secondary school students across the province. By connecting, schools can enjoy enhanced quality videoconferencing when participating in the many distance learning programs offered by Canada's leading cultural and educational organizations, such as...<strong> - Author: Tamara Stoll</strong> Tue, 08 Sep 2009 16:26:00 GMT /blogs/orionnews2/peterboroughregionstudentsplugintosuperfastglobaln Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic Schools’ students hook up to super-fast global networks /blogs/orionnews2/hamiltonwentworthcatholicschoolsstudentshookuptosu <div><p>With nearly 30,000 students at 57 schools, the Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School Board is the first school board in the Hamilton area to connect to ORION, joining 21 other Ontario school boards already connected.</p><p>ORION currently connects approximately 960,000 elementary and secondary school students across the province. By...<strong> - Author: Tamara Stoll</strong> Thu, 13 Aug 2009 11:12:40 GMT /blogs/orionnews2/hamiltonwentworthcatholicschoolsstudentshookuptosu Submit today for the 2009 ORION Awards! /blogs/orionnews2/submittoda <p><img src="/newsletter/feb09/2009-Awards-E-Card-300.jpg" alt="" /></p><p>Visit the 2009 ORION Awards website: <a href="/2009awards">www.orion.on.ca/2009awards</a></p><strong> - Author: Tamara Stoll</strong> Fri, 26 Jun 2009 15:57:44 GMT /blogs/orionnews2/submittoda Thunder Bay students connect to super-fast optical network /blogs/orionnews2/thunderbay <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;" lang="EN-CA"><span style="color: #000000;">ORION currently connectsapproximately 960,000 elementary and secondary school studentsacross the province. By connecting, schools...<strong> - Author: Tamara Stoll</strong> Tue, 23 Jun 2009 16:00:00 GMT /blogs/orionnews2/thunderbay