SurfNet, together with the GRAND NCE, is hosting a workshop on research and innovation in energy analytics. This FREE event will take place the afternoon of Thursday, October 30th, and coincide with the close of the Canada 3.0 & The Canadian Energy Supply Chain Forum at the BMO Centre in Calgary, AB.
The afternoon will be an informal gathering between industry and academia that will begin with lunch followed by brief presentations on successful academic/industry partnerships; selected brief research presentations; and invited speakers from government and support organizations to discuss funding opportunities and incentives that support the industry and academic partnership. We will end the afternoon with a networking session for discussion and questions. Please see attached agenda for more information.
Workshop Program
SurfNet/GRAND Workshop on Research & Innovation in Energy Analytics
Date: Thursday Oct 30th, 2014
Location: Quarter Horse Room, BMO Centre, Stampede Park, Calgary AB
| 12:00 to 12:30 | Lunch | |
| 12:30 to 2:00 | Academic & Industry Partnerships | |
| Introduction & SurfNet/HEAP Overview | Frank Maurer, SurfNet, University of Calgary & Stacey Scott, University of Waterloo | |
| Visual Analytics, Sustainability, and GRAND NCE | Kellogg Booth, Scientific Director & Lyn Bartram, Sustainability Theme Leader, GRAND NCE | |
| What Makes a Successful Industry/ Academic Partnership? | Frank Maurer, SurfNet, University of Calgary | |
| Collaborative Oil and Gas Exploration: From Academic Research to Commercial Outcomes | Russ Duncan, Sky Hunter & Jeff LaFrenz, VizworX | |
| Emergency Response Planning | Bruce Gilkes & Amy Swedlo, C4i Consultants Inc. | |
| Minute Madness | 1-minutes presentations on the most exciting research innovations in energy analytics (various presenters) |
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| 2:00 to 2:30 | Coffee Break & Networking | |
| 2:30 to 3:30 | Funding Opportunities | |
| Introduction: Funding for Problem Driven Research | Frank Maurer, SurfNet, University of Calgary | |
| NSERC Programs for Industry/Academic Projects | Frank Nolan, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) | |
| National Research Council | Ron Quick, Industrial Technology Advisor National Research Council- Industrial Research Assistance Program (I RAP) | |
| Mitacs internships | Eric Loo, Mitacs Business Development Director | |
| Tax incentives, SR&ED Program | Jeff Christie, Boast Capital | |
| PTAC | Soheil Asgarpour, President, Petroleum Technology Alliance Canada | |
| 3:30 to 4:00 | Open Forum: questions and next steps | |
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