Government Of Canada To Announce Investment In Research Partnerships
May 24, 2012
Ottawa, ON, Canada (Marketwire) -
Attention: Assignment Editors (Education, social sciences, digital media)
The Honourable Gary Goodyear, Minister of State for Science and Technology, will make an announcement related to funding for new research partnerships in the social sciences and humanities among the academic, private, public, and not-for-profit sectors. The announcement is taking place at the opening of the annual Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences, which this year is being held at the University of Waterloo and Wilfrid Laurier University, May 26 until June 2.
There will be a photo opportunity and media availability following the announcement.
| DATE: | Friday, May 25, 2012 |
| TIME: | 5:00 p.m. |
| PLACE: | The Communitech Hub, The Tannery |
| 151 Charles Street West, Suite 100 | |
| Kitchener, Ontario | |
| PARTICIPANTS: | --The Honourable Gary Goodyear, Minister of State for Science and Technology |
| --Peter Braid, Member of Parliament, Kitchener-Waterloo | |
| --Carmen Charette, Executive Vice-President, the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) | |
| --Dr. Neil Randall, University of Waterloo | |
| --Dr. Max Blouw, President and Vice Chancellor, Wilfrid Laurier University | |
| --Dr. Feridun Hamdullahpur, President and Vice-Chancellor, University of Waterloo | |
| --Dr. Graham Carr, President, Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences | |
| --His Worship Carl Zehr, Mayor, City of Kitchener | |
| --Karen Scian, Councillor, Northwest Ward Two, City of Waterloo | |
| --Ken Seiling, Regional Chair, Region of Waterloo |
SOURCE: Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada
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