Are you working on the latest, greatest, most fascinating new science and technology?  The OCE Student Video Competition is your opportunity to broadcast your project to the world; through the OCE Discovery website, YouTube channel, Facebook Page and on the big screens at OCE’s Discovery 2010.

Use your creative video skills to:

1. Tell your research story
2. Introduce your research team
3. Show us your technology
4. Explain the benefits and outcomes of your work
5. Connect to the Ontario innovation network
6. Attract investors
7. Inspire others
8. Promote collaboration

You could win cash prizes:

• 1^st Prize: $2,500
• 2^nd Prize: $1,500
• 3^rd Prize: $1,000

Competition Quick Notes:

When: Starting immediately. Entry forms must be submitted by April 1, 2010. Videos must be uploaded to YouTube before April 30^th, 2010.

How: Upload your video to www.YouTube.com (naming it as instructed, and informing OCE when your video is ready) and it will be added to the OCE Discovery 2010 Video Contest YouTube Channel.  The panel of judges will award cash prizes to the top three videos, but all finalists will receive a free pass to Discovery 2010.

Who: The video contest is open to all post-secondary students enrolled at an Ontario university or college during the period of April 1, 2009 and March 31, 2010. Students must be working on an applied science research project with commercial potential.

For additional information, or to download the application form, please visit the student centre at ocediscovery.com, or contact Jamie Doran at (519) 998-2476 and james.doran@oce-ontario.org.

As is becoming increasingly apparent at a local and global scale, society is facing a number of ‘big problems’. Problems bigger than choosing Starbucks or Second Cup for your morning coffee and even bigger than meeting next quarter quotas.

In the Waterloo Region, there are numerous organizations and new ideas being dedicated to solving the bigger problems of our local and global community by using innovative approaches. At 5:30pm on March 4th at the Kitchener Children’s Museum, these change-makers will come together to share their social innovations and seek support from this community as they continue to work towards finding new ways to solve old problems.

The event is called SEE: Social Entrepreneurship Exchange. It is a unique networking event bringing social entrepreneurship to the forefront, showcasing the innovative organizations and individuals who are using the principles of entrepreneurship to support a social or environmental injustice. This event is not only designed to help us learn about the social innovations through informal discussions and a pitch competition ($300 for winners!), but also features a poker-chip style exchange, where all participants become philanthropic investors in social change by receiving two $10 poker chips and one two-hour volunteer chip on arrival (from your $30 event fee). By the end of the night, as you learn about Social Innovation, if you hear something you like, support them with your chips. After the event the new ideas, or innovative organizations can turn those chips into real dollars (and contact information from donated time chips!) to help grow and develop their innovations.

This event is hosted by Students Offering Support (www.studentsofferingsupport.ca), a local turned national student-led social venture headquartered here in Waterloo. The event is sponsored by Capacity Waterloo Region and Laurier’s Centre for Sustainable Organizations. SEE’s community partners include: Manulife Financial, Leadership Waterloo Region, Communitech, DreamNow, Lime Events, and the Kitchener Children’s Museum.

When: Thursday, March 4th, 2010
Start Time: 5:30PM
Location: Kitchener Children’s Museum, 10 King Street West, Kitchener, ON
Tickets: $30 - Register now

To learn more about the event (check out our event video), and to register / participate – go to www.SEEinnovation.ca.

If you have any questions, e-mail seeinnovation@studentsofferingsupport.ca.  You canalso follow them on Twitter (@SOSnational) or Facebook (Students Offering Support).