During October 1, 2 and 3, the Ministry of Government Services, in collaboration with the Ministries of Food, Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Small Business and Consumer Services, Northern Development and Mines and Industry Canada's FedNor will be hosting Ontario's Digital Economy Conference at the Deerhurst Resort in Muskoka, Ontario. The 3-day conference will focus on the transformation of Ontario's economic, social and environmental future through the adoption and use of broadband technology, and innovative applications and products. I'm attaching a link to the conference website for additional information. Some of the featured speakers are: * Robert Bell (Executive Director and Co-Founder, Intelligent Community Forum, New York) * Mayor Brenda Halloran (Mayor of Waterloo) * Dr. Ed Brown (CEO, Ontario Telehealth Network) * Rob Dowler (Corporate Chief Strategist, Province of Ontario) * Doug Cooper (Country Manager, Intel Canada) * Stuart MacDonald (CEO, TripHarbour.ca) * Robert J. Sawyer (Canadian Science Fiction Author) * Lev Gonick (Founder, Chair Emeritus of OneCommunity and CIO of Case Western) * Brian Beaton - K-Net I hope that a number of you in the research community will be able to join us in beautiful Muskoka for this exciting and informative conference. Further information, including a preliminary program, registration and further details are available at: http://www.thedigitaleconomy.ca Anne Bermonte Senior Policy Analyst Ministry of Government Services