Ottawa, May 21, 2013—The Honourable Gary Goodyear, Minister of State (Science and Technology), will make an announcement regarding scientific research at universities across Canada.
Prior to the announcement, senior officials from the three granting councils (NSERC, SSHRC and CIHR), the Canada Foundation for Innovation, and Genome Canada will deliver presentations regarding federal government support for discovery research. These presentations will be followed by a Q&A session.
Date: Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Time:
11:00 a.m.—Presentations regarding Government of Canada support for discovery research
11:30 a.m.—Q&A session
11:50 a.m.—Funding announcement
12:00 p.m.—Q&A session with Minister of State Goodyear
Location:
National Press Theatre
150 Wellington Street
Ottawa, Ontario
Reporters can listen to the event via teleconference by calling 613-960-7526 or 1-877-413-4814. Conference code is 2288374.
For more information, please contact:
Michèle-Jamali Paquette
Director of Communications
Office of the Honourable Gary Goodyear,
Minister of State (Science and Technology)
613-947-2956
Martin Leroux
Media and Public Affairs Officer
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
613-943-7618
media@nserc-crsng.gc.ca
Media Relations
Industry Canada
613-943-2502
