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D-Drive. World Leaders in Distance Collaborative Technology. Global Connections Dalhousie is Ideally Situated. Cost Effective Solutions based on integrating Multiple and Changing Technologies. InternationalLeaders and Consultants to…. Canadian Universities Canadian Research Organizations
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D-Drive World Leaders in Distance Collaborative Technology
Cost Effective Solutionsbased onintegrating Multipleand Changing Technologies
InternationalLeadersandConsultantsto… • Canadian Universities • Canadian Research Organizations • Canadian Armed Forces in Kandahar • Pearson Peacekeeping Centres • US Universities • US Dept of Commerce (NIST) • Private Industry • National AG program in Australia • National AG program in UK • Dal Industrial Liaison has not been very helpful
Increasing Demand • Environment appears useful at all levels and in all areas • Usage has increased substantially this academic year • Frequently double booked now • Will improve when AARMS/ACEnet room opens - Math • Word of mouth better than open houses and fliers • Very few unhappy first-time users Google Trends shows ramping up of internet searches for “Smart” technologies
A Sample of ActivitiesfromFebruary 2007 • Coast-to-Coast Seminars: 12 Canadian Universities • Presentation of Paper to EU-conference in Lisbon • Interview with University of Missouri Selection Committee • Acadia Professor attends Dal Analysis Seminars • Mathematics 4800 Course given in D-Drive • AARMS Combinatorics Seminar starts (NS, NB, NL) • Oceanography Research Group working sessions • Dalhousie FCS Open House presentations • ACEnet Scientific Directorate Meetings (NS, NB, NL) • AARMS Regional Executive Meeting (NS, NB, NL) • Meetings of Dalhousie Student Chapter of the ACM • Planning Meetings for Distance Course in Economics • (NS and NB) • National Meeting and Presentations of the SAGE • Network, funded by SSHRC (BC, ON, QU, NS)
UpcomingProjectsthat arePremisedUpon orExpect theContinuedExistenceof this Facility • Canadian Cyberpsychology and Anxiety Virtual Lab • Stephane Bouchard CRC (U. de Q.), funded by CFI • Participation in Aware Homeproject • Atlantic Computational Excellence Network (ACEnet) • Compute Canada (NPF) – CFI anticipates national AG • Atlantic Association for Research in the Mathematical • Sciences (AARMS) • NSERC USRA summer seminar series • NS, NB and NL • Atlantic Shared Curriculum Initiative (ASCI) • Many Summer Camps and Open Houses • AIF, SSHRC, NSERC, MITACS, NSF, SMART, • MAPLE as current/potential projectfunding sources
A fullyInteractiveEnvironmentValuable for many different groups