Date:
May 19, 2010

Location:
Conference Room (fourth floor), Telfer School of Management, University of Ottawa, Demarais Building, 55 Laurier St. E, Ottawa.
Dress is business attire.

Time:
5:15pm - 6:00pm: Gala Reception
6:00pm - 9:00pm: Gala Dinner and Award Ceremony

Paul Brent host of CTV's TECH NOW

Guest MC Paul Brent, host of CTV's TECH NOW will lead a CEO Power Podium Panel focusing on Stellar Canadian leadership in global sectors.

Cost:
Individual tickets - $200
Corporate Tables - $1,800
(seats 8) with logo

For more information contact: Emily Boucher, CATAAlliance
eboucher@cata.ca

At the Awards evening, the Winners are recognized for their innovation, expertise, and leadership in Canada's advanced technology community.

This year's theme is "The Future is Mobile!"

Mobile devices are the most widely adopted communications technology in history. There are now more mobile devices in use than PCs, landline phones, internet users, and daily newspaper readers -- put together!

The Future is Mobile! hears from Canadian leaders about "mobile on mobile" and includes a special feature on how mobile communications is entering our vehicles!

At the Gala you will see the leading 'connected car' or the 'LTE' Car, built in Ottawa by leading software firm, QNX Software and telecommuications provider, Alcatel-Lucent.

Hear from our Connected Panel of global experts on the future of mobility:

Dan Dodge, CEO, QNX Software Systems
Derek Kuhn, Head, Alcatel-Lucent Canada
Ben Riley, Head, U.S. Defence Rapid Technology Office
Caroline Lewko, President, Wireless Industry Partnership

Panel Moderator is Paul Brent, CTV Host, Tech Now. You will also hear from a "Power Podium" of leaders from companies like Google, who will explain how they are putting their strength behind Canada’s mobile industry.

The 25th Annual Gala celebrates the best-of-the-best award-winners across the spectrum of advanced technology areas:

• CAMSC Award for corporate advocacy
• The Celestica Award for Technology Commercialization
• The Peter Brojde Award for Canada’s Next Generation Executive Leadership
• Outstanding Product Achievement (ICT)
• Outstanding Product Achievement (Clean Tech)
• Outstanding Product Achievement (Health Care)
• Emerging Technology
• Excellence in Science and Technology Reporting
• Private Sector Innovation and/or Leadership in Advanced Technology
• Public Sector Leadership in Advanced Technology
• IT Strategic HR Management
• CIO of the Year, for SME's and Large Corporations
• Sara Kirke Award for Canada's Leading Woman High Tech Entrepreneur

Mobile devices are: Becoming the always-on computers that people take everywhere; Entering all corners of our lives; Becoming software platforms; Democratizing the world, with 67% global penetration; Merging the media industry with global communications; Shredding the industry value chain; and, Bringing non-traditional companies into the communications space.

“Mobile” has changed from being a migratory path to the future, to being the future. Join your colleagues and friends at The Future is Mobile — an opportunity for those who are ahead-of-the-curve.