SRnet - New Location! (SRnet News)
	Added on May 20th, 2009 SRnet has a new location, at 2 Research Drive in Regina, Saskatchewan. The location, on the campus of the University of Regina, is housed with SpringBoard West Innovations Inc, and boasts fully-equipped videoconferencing capabilities.

SRnet Communications and Awareness (Project)
	Added on January 13th, 2009 CANARIE ORAN Communications Program ORAN Communications Program Progress Report – SRnet Project Name: SRnet Communications and Awareness Contact Info: Cy Scheske, SRnet Inc. Bus: (306) 535-6967 Email: cy@srnet.ca Reporting Period: April 1, 2008 – March 31, 2009 Claim Year #1 Total Project Cost: $38,600.00 Sources of Contribution: Total CANARIE Contribution: $21,000.00 SRnet Contribution: $17,600.00 Claim #1 - CANARIE Contribution: $11,000.00 SRnet Contribution: $10,644.15 Project Overview Since bringing on a dedicated management resource SRnet has over the past 3 years made significant changes to the organisation including a doubling of membership and geographic locations served; the low hanging fruit has been picked. SRnet has reached the awkward position of being too big to be small and too small to be big. At this juncture SRnet needs to make strategic decisions which will guide the organisation and its activities for the next five years. One of the tools required to assist the organisation in plotting its future direction is information about our members as well as non-members regarding their feedback about SRnet and detailing future network needs and requirements. SRnet hired a summer student to commence work on a membership survey (See Appendix #1, Summer Student Contract of Employment). Although the intention was to commence work on the membership survey in late April, the new processes required for CANARIE to secure federal funding for ORAN projects pushed the project approval dates into late May. To this end, the summer student was not engaged until May 23rd. By the time the two survey instruments (member & non-member) were completed and approved, and the contact lists assembled it was mid June and a significant number of the target audience were away on summer vacations until August. After numerous reworking of the survey target lists it was realized that the survey was seriously compromised due to the hit and miss nature of the sample audience. A decision was made to complete the survey with the limited sample audience with the intention to complete the survey in year two of the project and redeploy the summer student on the awareness and outreach portion of the project. The awareness and outreach portion of the project consisted of two parts: First; the total redevelopment of the SRnet website with loading of content; Second; to capture photos of the members being interviewed, and to develop some drafts of print brochures. It was fortunate that the student was skilled in website development and in the time available, when he was not working on the survey, he totally redeveloped SRnet’s website and loaded it with the available content. As well he took photos of some of the pilot projects and interviewees and created some draft brochures for our print awareness campaign. Aside from the membership survey and the redevelopment of SRnet’s web presence, the contract employee also participated in two video conference demonstration projects, acting as the technical support. SRnet was given the opportunity to host a national video conference demonstration, linking the VENUS Under Sea Laboratory in high definition live to a classroom of Grade 7 students in Regina, with an oceanographer in Victoria, at the CANARIE annual meeting, describing to the students in Regina what they were seeing as they operated the high definition cameras 300 meters below the Juan de Fuca Strait. It was an awesome event and illustrated the opportunities available to educators to stimulate young minds into the excitement and challenge of a career in science. The second video conference demonstration project was to illustrate the value of large scale high definition video conference technology for educating healthcare professionals; in this case nurses. All of the deans and directors of the various nursing programs offered by the Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Arts and Sciences (SIAST) were linked together in a classroom in Regina and one in Saskatoon which in turn were linked to a nursing instructor in Vancouver for a discussion in real time on the value and experience of using this medium for health care education. This demonstration also went well. So we had to rejig our workplan to accommodate the reality of trying to do a survey when most of the target audience was away on vacation. But we accomplished a good portion of the awareness and outreach that was planned for year two and in year two we intend to complete the membership survey by having our summer student hit the ground as soon as his exam period is done, around mid April. As well, SRnet is still working with Cybera and WestGrid to facilitate a Conference in Saskatoon in the Spring of 2009. In summary, SRnet achieved significant visibility through the two demonstration projects, redeveloped the website at www.srnet.ca , and completed a bare bones member and non member survey which will be filled out to completion in year two (See Appendix #2, Final Presentation of the Results of the Membership Survey), and developed some draft print materials (Appendix 3).

VENUS Laboratory & Elementary Students (Event)
	Added on July 14th, 2008 VENUS is a networked cabled observatory under the ocean covering Saanich Inlet and a part of Georgia Strait. By allowing researchers real time, any time, access to ocean observations, it has transformed the discipline of marine science. The system currently has 58 instruments attached, producing 177 data streams which currently have 131 users. The goal of the presentation is to demonstrate the power of the CANARIE network in its ability to allow individuals to conduct experiments and to remote-control instruments thousands of kilometres away from the laboratory. Moreover, the versatility of the network also allows for collaboration to take place between diverse groups using video conference. Held on June 26th, 2008, the presentation will consist in offering remote control of the VENUS undersea observatory camera located in the Saanich Inlet at a depth of 95 meters to a classroom of grade seven students from Argyle School in Regina, SK. While operating the camera, the students will be able to get live explanations on what they see from a scientist located in Victoria. The scientist will see the current camera field of view as well as the students. This is using technology to enhance the learning experience at its leading edge. Related Media: Slideshow of Pictures Video #1 Video #2 Video #3 Video #4

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