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Tag Archives: Doug Mitchell
Four lessons from an amazing site visit
A joint site visit to the Banff International Research Station (BIRS) by four granting agencies representing four different governments, happened on April 16 and 17. Eight officials from the US National Science Foundation (NSF), Canada’s Natural Science and Engineering Research … Continue reading
Posted in Banff International Research Station
Tagged Alberta Innovation, BIRS, Conacyt, Doug Mitchell, Janice Price, NSERC, NSF, Peer review, Rita Colwell
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Bye Bye Board
Yesterday was my last day on the UBC Board of Governors, the end of an extremely rewarding six-year stint. To the faculty who elected me decisively twice for the Board and another time for the Presidential search committee, I say … Continue reading
Posted in Board of Governors
Tagged Board of Governors, Brad Bennett, Doug Mitchell, John Montalbano, Stephen Toope, UBC
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A mathematician at the Global Business Forum
I am just back from the Global Business Forum in Banff. Every year, three remarkable people expend Herculean efforts to oversee the organization of this high-profile gathering. The Forum is sometimes referred to as the “Davos” of the energy industry. It … Continue reading
Posted in Op-eds, R&D Policy, Uncategorized
Tagged Ali Velshi, Arvind Gupta, Bjorn Lomborg, David Gordon, Doug Mitchell, Frank Luntz, Hal Kvisle, Jackie Sturm, James Manyika, Jim Balsillie, Ken Taylor, Lois Mitchell, Raymond Johns, Susan Puglia, Thomas O’Neil, Yermolai Solzhenitsyn, Yousuf Habib, Yuen Pau Woo
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Thank You Notes
The conference held at UBC on the occasion of my 60th birthday has come and gone, and I am still overwhelmed by the generosity and friendship shown by all attendees and organizers. And I am still awed by the powerful, deep and … Continue reading
“You hit the jackpot!”
That’s what I am told lately, over and over again. That the Banff International Research Station (BIRS) has hit the jackpot, because the man who has just accepted to chair its Board of Directors is no ordinary man. To have … Continue reading
Posted in Honouring friends, Op-eds
Tagged Banff International Research Station, Doug Mitchell, Karen Prentice
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A close encounter of the classy kind with Preston Manning
The place: The Doug Mitchell Hockey arena at UBC. The occasion: The University of Alberta Bears vs. the UBC Thunderbirds. Why? It’s great hockey and for a fraction of the price of Canucks tickets. The instigators: Ed and Karen Perkins, my friends … Continue reading
Posted in Honouring friends, Op-eds
Tagged arthur carty, Doug Mitchell, Hockey, NRC, NSERC, Preston Manning, Stephen Harper, UBC
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Piece of Mind 