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Canada's advanced Internet organization turns 10 years old

On Monday April 28th, leaders from Canada's advanced communications
industry, research, academia and E-business will gather in Toronto to discuss
the role broadband communications networks will play in keeping Canadian
businesses competitive. The E-Canada conference marks the 10th anniversary of
CANARIE, Canada's advanced Internet organization, and is co-hosted by ORION,
the Ontario Research and Innovation Optical Network.

The conference will kick off with the first-ever singing of the national
anthem over CA(*)net 4, Canada's research and innovation network - with
students in Vancouver, Edmonton, Iqaluit, Toronto, Buckingham, Ottawa and
St. John's. The trilingual performance - in English, French and Inuktitut -
will be recorded and presented to the National Archives of Canada to
commemorate the future of communication in Canada.

An E-business panel will address current issues for Canadian companies
including productivity improvements, E-tools and the role of technology in
corporate competitiveness. Guest speakers at E-Canada will be author and
Internet expert Rick Broadhead, former Toronto Mayor Barbara Hall, who will
discuss the implication of advanced technology on urban communities, and Tom
Wolf, Senior VP E-business at the Royal Bank of Canada. The conference will be
followed by the annual IWAY awards, recognizing innovation in advanced
broadband development in Canada.

What: E-Canada and 10th anniversary celebration of CANARIE,
Canada's advanced Internet organization

Who: More than 100 leaders in E-business, research, education and
advanced communications

When: E-Canada: April 28th, 2003, 1:00 pm - 2:15 pm
E-business Panel: April 28th, 2003, 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm
IWAY Awards: April 28th, 2003, 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm with Emcee
Ian Angus

Where: Arcadian Court, 401 Bay Street, Toronto

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For further information: Martin Sampson, CANARIE, (613) 943-5377,
martin.sampson@canarie.ca; Roanne Argyle, Argyle Rowland Communications,
(416) 968-7311, ext. 232

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