Not yet signed up for Ontario's Digital Economy Conference? Good news, a new student rate of $75.00 is now available to all university students! Register now at www.thedigitaleconomy.ca <http://www.thedigitaleconomy.ca> This 3-day conference, taking place October 1, 2 and 3, 2008 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. Specific sessions which may be of interest to students include: * Leigh Rowan will be presenting the Digital Ontario Second Life island, a collaborative inter-ministerial project headed by the Digital Strategy Unit, Ministry of Government Services. The island is partly dedicated to showcasing existing broadband related projects in Ontario, both government and community based. We are currently working with the Ministry of Education in an attempt to showcase Ontario's eLearning Strategy. * The Cisco NOW van is a 25-foot mobile demonstration van equipped with the latest Cisco networking technologies. These vans contain the equipment and facilities to conduct onsite technical demos of key networking solutions for the commercial market. The Now van provides an opportunity for conference attendees to experience exciting interactive technology demonstrations designed to create a competitive advantage, maximize productive and ROI, and reduce operation costs. * Jean Bridge from the Univserity of Brock will be presenting jointly with Jeff Chesebrough from nGen, a Niagara region hub for interactive media projects and business development, on fostering new enterprise to retain talent in the Niagara region especially from recent university graduates. * Dr. Rachel Ellaway from the Northern Ontario School of Medicine will be presenting on their school's use of innovative technologies and applications. Some other featured speakers include : * 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) * Robert J. Sawyer (Canadian Science Fiction Author) * Lev Gonick (Founder, Chair Emeritus of OneCommunity and CIO of Case Western) * Brian Beaton - K-Net Students must book accomodation at Deerhurst Resort to qualify for the student rate. Special conference room rates are available at $159 per night. Further information, including a preliminary program, registration and further details are available at: http://www.thedigitaleconomy.ca <http://www.thedigitaleconomy.ca/>