CATA MEMO
Date: 2/3/10
Attn: High Tech Community Executives
Re: Centre of Excellence for Innovation in Electronics & Technology
From: John Reid, CATA CEO, Mike Andrade, Sr. VP, North America, Celestica
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You will see below some background on a Forum being created of like-minded business,
academic and technology leaders dedicated to establishing
of excellence for innovation in electronics and technology.
++ Action Item: Please confirm your interest in being part of this Forum and we
will then invite you to join. Simply send an email to John Reid, at jreid@cata.ca with CELF as the subject line.
Canadian Electronics Leadership Forum
The Canadian Electronics Leadership Forum (CELF) is comprised of a group of like-minded business, Academic and technology leaders dedicated to establishing
By collaborating with a broad range of partners in the sector, we have the potential to offer a nexus of capabilities in electronics research, development, product and process design and improvement that is currently not available elsewhere in
Key areas of CELF focus include: researching and developing the next generation of advanced electronics products and processes; collaborating with smaller Canadian companies to bring their concepts to reality; enabling established technology companies to work with partners to improve their products and processes; providing a platform for the electronics leaders of tomorrow to learn their skills in a practical, real world environment; and, improving the long-term competitiveness of Canadian-based technology companies so that they continue to be a leading source of Innovation Nation prosperity