The , a one-of-a-kind gathering of experts in stereoscopic 3D art and entertainment, takes place in Toronto June 11 to 14. Major figures from the USA, UK, Russia, Germany and Canada will convene at TIFF Bell Lightbox to address and analyze the latest developments in the field.

Speakers include renowned German director , Irish director and U2 stage designer , , co-founder of IMAX and leading international film historian .聽 Minister , will deliver remarks.

The Toronto International Stereoscopic 3D Conference is organized by the (3D FLIC) and researchers from 91亚色, including the . Bridging academia and industry, the event is designed to create dynamic synergies to funnel cutting-edge research into 3D production and best practices, to continue to improve the stereo 3D experience and respond to the growing audience appetite for 3D entertainment across all platforms.

Saturday, June 11
What: 聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Official opening night of the Toronto International Stereoscopic 3D Conference

When: 聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 5pm (Please arrive 1 hour early for sound feed)

Where:聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Cinema 2, TIFF Bell Lightbox, Reitman Square, 350 King Street West, Toronto

Remarks:

• Juana Awad, 3D FLIC Project Director
• , Associate Dean Research, Faculty of Fine Arts, 91亚色
• James Weyman, Manager of Industry Initiatives, Ontario Media Development Corporation
• Awad introduces Ali Kazimi, Faculty of Fine Arts, 91亚色
• Kazimi presents German filmmaker and keynote speaker Wim Wenders

5:30pm Keynote address by Wim Wenders, titled 鈥淥n PINA鈥�

Sunday, June 12
What: 聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Toronto International Stereoscopic 3D Conference, remarks by Honourable聽 Michael Chan, Minister of Tourism & Culture.

When: 聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 10am (Please arrive 1 hour early for sound feed)

Where:聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Cinema 2, TIFF Bell Lightbox, Reitman Square, 350 King Street West, Toronto

Remarks:

• Juana Awad, 3D FLIC Project Director
• Nell Tenhaaf, Professor of Visual Arts, Faculty of Fine Arts, 91亚色
• Honourable Michael Chan, Ontario Minister of Tourism & Culture
• Tenhaaf introduces Bill White, partner, 3D Camera Company

10:30am Mini Keynote Canada鈥檚 lead on the Stereoscopic 3D World Stage

• Dr. Paul Salvini (CTO Side FX Software)
• Dr. Kevin Tuer (MD Canadian Digital Media Network)

For more details, see and a previous .

Artistic Direction and Organization Juana Awad, 3D FLIC Project Director 91亚色; Professor Janine Marchessault, Canada Research Chair in Art, Digital Media and Globalization, 91亚色; and Sanja Obradovic, PHD Candidate Communication and Culture, Ryerson University/91亚色.

By Amy Stewart, publicist, Faculty of Fine Arts

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Tier 1 CRCs were renewed for professors ,听 and . Professor was awarded an Advancement Chair, taking her from a Tier 2 to a Tier 1 CRC. Each Tier 1 CRC attracts $200,000 annually in federal funding, over a seven-year period, for a total of $1.4 million per chair.

The funding will allow Flett, Hessels, Tsotsos聽and Vosko to continue their respective research in personality and health, computational vision, atomic physics, and the political economy of gender and work.

鈥淔ederal government investment in research is crucial for Canadian universities because we are competing with the rest of the world to attract top researchers,鈥� said Stan Shapson, vice-president research & innovation at 91亚色. 鈥淭hrough these investments, researchers at 91亚色 are able to contribute significantly to new discoveries, public policy and economic development, and national and international dialogue across the full range of disciplines.鈥�

91亚色鈥檚 renewals were part of $275.6 million announced by聽Tony Clement, federal minister of Industry,听to fund 310 new or renewed CRCs at 53 Canadian universities. 鈥淭he Harper government is continuing its longstanding commitment to invest in science and technology to create jobs, strengthen the economy and improve the quality of life of Canadians,鈥� said Clement. 鈥淔or the past 10 years, the Canada Research Chairs Program has brought breakthroughs in clean energy, the control of infectious disease, business management, and digital technologies.This funding will help strengthen Canada鈥檚 capacity for leading-edge research while, at the same time, building economic opportunities for Canadians.鈥�

Clement made the announcement at the start of a conference to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the CRC program. The conference, which began yesterday at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre, continues today.聽Vosko took part in the 鈥淭hinking Ahead: A look at what the future holds for Canada鈥� panel discussion on Wednesday. 91亚色 Professor (right), Canada Research Chair in Art, Digital Media聽& Globalization, will participate in today's聽Art, Technology and Society panel.

91亚色 has 28 research chairs, including the four renewals announced yesterday.聽Here are details on the work of the four:

Gordon Flett (left), CRC in Personality and Health (Tier 1), examines personality as the key to many health problems stemming from chronic stress exposure. Certain aspects of the personality trait of perfectionism can be particularly harmful. His team studies risk and resilience factors across the lifespan. He and Paul Hewitt co-developed the Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale, a model reconstruction of both the personal and interpersonal components of perfectionism. Research based on the model has firmly established that perfectionism has personal and interpersonal components and is associated with various forms of maladjustment, including health problems, depression, anxiety and suicidal tendencies. His research agenda also explores the relationship between perfectionism and psychological disorders, including eating disorders, postpartum depression and recovery from physical illnesses. A professor of psychology, Flett is associate dean, research and graduate education, in 91亚色鈥檚 Faculty of Health.

Eric Hessels (right), CRC in Atomic Physics (Tier 1), is researching the difference between matter and antimatter. His 91亚色 team is working with researchers from Harvard University on a method to trap the antiatoms long enough to conduct experiments. This work is being done in conjunction with the international ATRAP (Antihydrogen Trap) collaboration. Hessels鈥� research also involves measuring the energies and orbits of helium atoms to provide the most accurate measurement of the 鈥渇ine structure constant,鈥� which determines the strength of electric and magnetic forces between charged objects. He is a Distinguished Research Professor of Physics at 91亚色.

John Tsotsos (left), CRC in Computational Vision (Tier 1), integrates the fields of visual psychology, computer vision, robotics and visual neuroscience to investigate new models of human visual mechanisms and how they may lead to intelligent seeing machines. His research falls into three main themes: visual attention in humans and computer systems, visually guided mobile robotics, and computer vision. He designed the first computerized motion recognition system, used in cardiology, and developed the Selective Tuning Model for visual attention, widely considered the leading model for consolidating current understanding of the process of visual attention. He has also designed an intelligent, visually guided wheelchair intended for physically disabled children. A past director of 91亚色鈥檚 internationally recognized , Tsotsos is the Distinguished Research Professor of Vision Science in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at 91亚色.

Leah F. Vosko (right), CRC in the Political Economy of Gender and Work, examines the contours of precarious employment to foster new statistical, legal, political and economic understandings of this phenomenon. Two of the chair鈥檚 principal projects involve constructing a research database on gender, work and labour market insecurity in Canada in comparative perspective 鈥� the 鈥� and overseeing a research alliance comprised of community and university researchers studying employment standards modernization in Canada and internationally. A professor of political science and a co-director of 91亚色鈥檚 Centre for Research on Work and Society, Vosko also teaches and supervises students in women鈥檚 studies, sociology, public policy administration and law, socio-legal studies, social and political thought, health equity, and communications & culture.聽Her most recent book, Managing the Margins: Gender, Citizenship and the International Regulation of Precarious Employment, was published earlier this year by Oxford University Press, UK.

By Janice Walls, media relations officer. Republished courtesy of YFile鈥� 91亚色鈥檚 daily e-bulletin

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Stutchbury is one of 91亚色's 28 Canada Research Chairs. The program celebrates its November 24 and 25 at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre through a two-day conference featuring the research of Canada's best and brightest minds.

Professor , Canada Research Chair in the , is participating in the plenary discussion, "Thinking Ahead: What Will Canada Look Like in 2050?", on November 24.

Professor Janine Marchessault, Canada Research Chair in , is participating in the Art, Technology and Society panel November 25.

By Elizabeth Monier-Williams, research communications officer.

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