Michael Smith Award Winners; Taking the fun of science to everyone

NSERC has announced the five winners of this year's Michael Smith Awards. Named after Canadian Nobel Laureate Michael Smith, the award honours  individuals and groups  who make an outstanding  contribution to the promotion of science in Canada. The Awards Committee looks  for sustained and significant efforts to inspire public understanding and develop abilities in science and engineering. NSERC President, Tom Brzustowski, said, "Science and technology are changing how we live and work so greatly that  it is important  for people to understand their promises and challenges. These award winners are helping people learn both the results of sciences and the joys of discovery, and that makes them better able to engage in an informed public debate around the new technologies."

This years winners are:

• Let's Talk Science (London, 519-661-4029, www.letstalkscience.uwo.ca )
• Jacques Goldstyn and Felix Maltais of Les Debrouillards (Montreal, 514-844-4388, www.lesdebrouillards.qc.ca )
• Jay Ingram of the Discovery Channel (Toronto, 416-490-4967, www.discovery.ca )
• The Edmonton Space & Science Center (780-452-8100, www.edmontonscience.com )
• Actua (Ottawa, 613-234-4137, www.internaut.org )

Congratulations to the winners !

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You've probably been hearing references to the IEEE Web Accounts recently in any number of places but still you may be asking "What is it and why do I need one ?". It's simple: IEEE Web Accounts provide IEEE Members and customers with access to a growing number of online services, many of them free. IEEE Web Accounts provide access to Bibliographies Online, BooksPlus, Spectrum Online, membership renewal online, additional shipping convenience in the IEEE Online Catalog & Store and soon, IEEE Xplore. Dan Senese, IEEE Executive Director, had this to add: "Upcoming areas of planned migration to Web Accounts are Email Alias Services, IEEE OPeRA (through Xplore), and other to be announced Society-oriented services and publications." To register for an IEEE Web Account or for more information, visit: http://www.ieee.org/web/accounts/ 

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