We are thankful to be welcome on these lands in friendship. The lands we are situated on are covered by the Williams Treaties and are the traditional territory of the Mississaugas, a branch of the greater Anishinaabeg Nation, including Algonquin, Ojibway, Odawa and Pottawatomi. These lands remain home to many Indigenous nations and peoples.

We acknowledge this land out of respect for the Indigenous nations who have cared for Turtle Island, also called North America, from before the arrival of settler peoples until this day. Most importantly, we acknowledge that the history of these lands has been tainted by poor treatment and a lack of friendship with the First Nations who call them home.

This history is something we are all affected by because we are all treaty people in Canada. We all have a shared history to reflect on, and each of us is affected by this history in different ways. Our past defines our present, but if we move forward as friends and allies, then it does not have to define our future.

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Forum on The Future of Smart Communities – May 5

University of Ontario Institute of Technology assembles outstanding panel of leading experts

May 2, 2016

The University of Ontario Institute of Technology hosts its annual Futures Forum on Thursday, May 5, focusing this year on Smart Communities.

As urbanization accelerates around the world in the 21^st century, municipalities are feeling unprecedented pressure on environmental issues and their capacity to deliver services to their expanding population bases.

The mass movement of people to urban centres is forcing municipalities to think about ‘smart’ development: building communities that are instrumented, integrated and intelligent. Underpinning much of smart development is the exponential rise of information communication technologies.

As part of its ongoing contribution to the regional innovation ecosystem, the University of Ontario Institute of Technology will host its second-annual Futures Forum on Thursday, May 5.

Focusing on The Future of Smart Communities, the forum will consist of three themes running concurrently throughout the day:

Innovation
Mobility
Energy

Representatives from academia, government and leading corporations initiate discussion on strategies for developing smarter communities that are socially inclusive, innovative, digitally enabled, and economically and culturally robust.

Link to Futures Forum 2016 agenda, moderators and panelists

Note to reporters: Participants will be available for interviews during break periods throughout the day.

When:
Thursday, May 5, starting at 9 a.m.

Where:
University of Ontario Institute of Technology
Science Building, Founding Deans Atrium
2000 Simcoe Street North
Oshawa, Ontario

In addition to UOIT senior leaders and various university researchers, Futures Forum participants include:

Steve Carlisle, President and Managing Director, General Motors of Canada
Glenn Case, Senior Technical Advisor, Port Hope Area Initiative
Dennis Croft, President and CEO, Spark Centre
Hugh Drouin, Commissioner, Social Services, Regional Municipality of Durham
Giles Gherson, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Research and Innovation
Pat Horgan, Vice-President, Manufacturing, Development and Operations, IBM
Ken Knox, Chair, Science, Technology and Innovation Council
David Paterson, Board Chair, Canadian Chamber of Commerce
Gary Rose, Vice-President, Project Planning and Control, Nuclear Refurbishments, Ontario Power Generation

Website: uoit.ca/futuresforum

Parking: Founders Lot 3, adjacent to Founders Drive and Founders Gate.

Directions and campus map (select UOIT north Oshawa location)

To RSVP for the Futures Forum or to arrange advance interviews, please contact:
Bryan Oliver
Communications and Marketing
University of Ontario Institute of Technology
905.721.8668 ext. 6709
289.928.3653 (cell)
bryan.oliver@uoit.ca

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