October 20, 2004
Three Keynote Speakers Announced For Business Of Science Symposium
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2004 Provincial Conference Attracts Industry's Elite
The 2004 Business of Science Symposium, the province's third annual life sciences conference, will feature three keynote speakers, Industry, Economic Development and Mines Minister Jim Rondeau and Energy, Science and Technology Minister Dave Chomiak announced today.
"From a representative of Canada's space agency who is responsible for research on the international space station, to a local architect who specializes in the design of bio-containment laboratories, Manitobans will have the opportunity to see what the life sciences sector means to their daily lives," said Chomiak. "A well-respected author and futurist on emerging technologies completes the trilogy of important voices we are bringing to the symposium."
Nicole Buckley is director of life and physical sciences at the Canadian Space Agency (CSA). She was the CSA's scientific research co-ordinator for two Canadian projects flown on space shuttle missions including Columbia's tragic STS-107 mission in 2003. Before joining the CSA, Buckley conducted research in oral microbiology in Quebec City, San Antonio, Texas, and Winnipeg where she obtained her doctorate in oral biology from the University of Manitoba.
Scott Stirton, chief executive officer of Smith Carter Architects, specializes in the design of high-containment buildings such as the Canadian Science Centre for Human and Animal Health in Winnipeg, the country's only level four containment laboratory, and the I.H. Asper Clinical Research Centre at St. Boniface General Hospital. A graduate of the University of Manitoba faculty of architecture, his international experience includes work at the Atlanta Centre for Disease Control and Prevention.
Robert J. Sawyer is an award winning author whose 17 novels include The Terminal Experiment, Calculating God, and Humans. He has won science fiction awards in the United States, France, Spain and Japan including the 2003 Hugo award. He is a noted expert in predicting how today's scientific, medical and ethical concerns will impact the next few decades.
The 2004 Business of Science Symposium will be held at the Fairmont Winnipeg Oct. 26 and 27. More information and registration details are available at: http://www.businessofscience.mb.ca.
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