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Annual Economic Impact of Canadian Research Parks Over $3 Billion

http://www.timescolonist.com/news/Technology+park+seeks+building+cash+from+federal+coffers/1234688/story.html

Vancouver Island Technology Park to Host Internationally Acclaimed Conference

Vancouver, British Columbia will host delegates from the world’s leading scientific research and technology centres when the Association of University Research Parks (AURP) arrives for its 2009 Annual Meeting, to be held at The Westin Bayshore on October 21-23, 2009. The Meeting will be hosted by the University of Victoria’s Vancouver Island Technology Park and [...]

US Senate Committee Approves Alternative Energy Tax Credits

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate Finance Committee approved late on Tuesday some $31 billion in tax credits and financial incentives to boost alternative energy supplies and promote energy-savings steps as part of the Obama administration’s much bigger U.S. economic recovery plan.
http://www.reuters.com/article/internal_ReutersNewsRoom_BehindTheScenes_MOLT/idUSTRE50Q5FC20090128

Al Gore: Support a recovery that Repowers America

www.RepowerAmerica.org

President Barack Obama will visit Canada Feb. 19th


Canadian Association of University Research Parks Applauds Infrastructure Funding

OTTAWA, ONT - Dale Gann, President of the Association of University Research Parks in Canada, today said: “We applaud the attention given infrastructure in the budget, believing that the intent is to define infrastructure in the broadest sense of the word. We refer to knowledge-based infrastructure as an investment with proven return. “
“While roads need [...]

Obama Pushing For Stronger Fuel-Efficiency Standard

 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chevrolet_Volt
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/environment/2009-01-26-obama-emissions_N.htm

OTTAWA to put $1-billion into Funding Green Infrastructure

Tories to pump $7-billion into public works:
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20090126.wPOLbudget0126/BNStory/budget2009/home

President Barack Obama to keep his BlackBerry

Obama’s personal win: keeping the BlackBerry
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5j36Z_wftanVf3Lm0SyuOK9HaalpgD95SG2L82
Obama to keep his BlackBerry, gets ’super-encryption’:
http://www.blackberrycool.com/2009/01/obama-to-keep-his-blackberry-get-a-super-encryption

Canadian Innovation: http://electronicdesign.com/Articles/Index.cfm?AD=1&ArticleID=7701

VITP to Host Association of University Research Parks (AURP)

Vancouver, British Columbia will host delegates from the world’s leading scientific research and technology centres when the Association of University Research Parks (AURP) arrives for their 2009 Annual Meeting, to be held at The Westin Bayshore on October 21-23, 2009. The Meeting will be hosted by the University of Victoria’s Vancouver Island Technology Park and [...]