RE$EARCH MONEY CONFERENCE

Canada’s R&D Challenge: Moving from 15th to 5th in Global R&D Spending

Holiday Inn Crowne Plaza, Ottawa, November 13, 2001

"The aerospace industry has a central role to play in realizing the goal of moving Canada from 15th to 5th in R&D investment. Pratt & Whitney Canada welcomes this unique opportunity to discuss the challenges that Canadians face in positioning this nation as a world leader in R&D."

- Gilles Ouimet, President

“Achieving the goal of dramatically boosting Canada’s R&D spending will require commitment, collaboration and the courage to take risks by

government, industry and academia.”

Join RE$EARCH MONEY and its

sponsors on November 13 in Ottawa for a gathering of Canada’s leading players in the R&D community.

"This conference comes at an important time and will provide an excellent opportunity to discuss what needs to be done to meet the federal government's ambitious goal for Canadian R&D. I look forward to participating."

- Dr Thomas Brzustowski, President, Natural Sciences & Engineering

Speakers and panelists: Peter Harder, DM, Industry Canada; Ilse Treurnicht, President & CEO, Primaxis; Robert Giroux, President & CEO, AUCC; Jacquelyn Thayer Scott, President, University College of Cape Breton; Hélène Tremblay, President, Conseil de la Science et de la technologie, Québec; Thomas Brzustowski, President, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council; John Clarkson, Assistant DM, Research, Innovation, Technology Division, Manitoba; David Crane, Economics Editor, Toronto Star; Fred Gault, Director, Science Innovation and Electronic Information, Statistics Canada; H. Douglas Barber Vice Chair, Ontario Science and Innovation Council’ Adam Chowaniec, CEO, Tundra Semiconductor; Claudine Simson, VP,

To register and for detailed program information, visit www.researchmoneyinc.com