November 3, 2004 BURNABY, British Columbia -- The Honourable Hedy Fry, Member of Parliament for Vancouver Centre, on behalf of the Honourable David L. Emerson, Minister of Industry, will announce a major investment in MITACS (the Mathematics of Information Technology and Complex Systems) at Simon Fraser University. The MITACS network brings together 36 Canadian universities, 317 researchers, 465 students and 153 industrial, governmental, and not-for-profit partner organizations to conduct joint research and solve large-scale problems in the biomedical & health, environment & natural resources, information processing, risk & finance and communication, networks & security sectors. Representatives from Simon Fraser University and the Networks of Centres of Excellence will be present. Photo and interview opportunities will be available. Date: Friday, November 5, 2004 Time: 11:00 a.m. Location: Applied Science Building Atrium (Main Floor) Simon Fraser University - 30 - Information: Stéphanie Leblanc Office of the Hon. David L. Emerson Minister of Industry Tel.: (613) 995-9001 Barbara Snelgrove Office of the Hon. Hedy Fry, M.P. (Vancouver Centre) Tel.: (604) 666-0135, E-mail: barb.snelgrove@hedyfry.com Marie-Reine Cluniat Networks of Centres of Excellence Tel.: (613) 996-0390 Cell: (613) 447-1609 E-mail: marie-reine.cluniat@nce.gc.ca Karen Booth MITACS Tel.: (604) 268-6861 Cell: (604) 505-6812 E-mail: kbooth@mitacs.ca
