Toronto, ON – November 3, 2011 – Humber will host the sixth annual Polytechnics Canada Science and Technology Showcase on November 8 at its North Campus. The Showcase will feature presentations by student teams designed to innovate Canadian industry, and a keynote address by the Honourable Diane Finley, federal Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development. The event will show how forward-thinking post-secondary institutions work alongside small- and medium-sized enterprises (SME) to solve practical research, development and commercialization problems.
Event Polytechnics Canada Showcase and Industry Forum
Date Tuesday, November 8, 2011
Time 8:00 a.m. Opening Remarks
9:15 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. Student Applied Research Project Presentations
1:30 p.m. Student-SME Partner-Client Panel
2:30 p.m. Keynote Address by Minister Diane Finley
2:45 p.m. Student Awards presented by Minister Diane Finley
Location Seventh Semester
Humber College North Campus
205 Humber College Blvd.
Photo/ Interview Op
3:00-3:15 – Minister Finley available for interviews (or arranged upon request)
Interviews and photo opportunities with Polytechnics Canada representatives including chair Don Wright, CEO Nobina Robinson, and past chair and Humber president John Davies, students, industry leaders and Showcase participants available throughout the day
The event will:
About Polytechnics Canada
Polytechnics Canada is a national alliance of Canada’s research-intensive, publicly-funded colleges and institutes of technology. Located in Canada’s key economic regions, the current nine member colleges and institutes of Polytechnics Canada are: BCIT, SAIT Polytechnic, Conestoga, Sheridan, Humber, NAIT, George Brown, Seneca and Algonquin. For more information visit: www.polytechnicscanada.ca/showcase.
About Humber College Institute of Technology & Advanced Learning
Established in 1967, Humber is one of Canada’s leading postsecondary institutions. Committed to student success through excellence in teaching and learning, Humber serves more than 22,000 full-time students and 56,000 continuing education registrants. With an internationally recognized reputation for quality learning, Humber offers a wide-range of career-focused opportunities for students to personalize their educational path. Our 150 full-time programs include four-year bachelor’s degrees, two and three-year diplomas, one and two-year certificates, and apprenticeship training. As a founding member of Polytechnics Canada, Humber offers students the opportunity to participate in applied research projects that find solutions for issues confronting small and medium-sized enterprises. Humber is one of 12 Vanguard Learning Colleges as identified by the League for Innovation, and the League’s only Canadian board member. More than four out of five of Humber graduates are employed within six months of completing their studies. Visit humber.ca.
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For more information, please contact:
Andrew Leopold/ Kevin Gonsalves
Humber College Institute of Technology & Advanced Learning
Marketing and Communications
416.675.6622 ext. 4296/5778
Andrew cell: 416.518.8989
andrew.leopold@humber.ca / kevin.gonsalves@humber.ca
