OTTAWA/GATINEAU – Tickets for the October 29th Telecom Laureate Awards Gala at the Canadian Museum of Civilization in Ottawa/Gatineau are now on sale.
The 2008 Telecom laureates who will be honoured are: Jim Balsillie (RIM); Mike Lazaridis (RIM); Carol Stephenson (Stentor, Lucent, Richard Ivey School of Business); David Golden (Telesat Canada); The late David Simmonds and his sons, Robert Simmonds, Gordon Simmonds and Donald Simmonds (Clearnet, Lenbrook Communications).
The 2008 Special Recognition Award winner is the Western government telephone companies and their successor companies for 100 years of service: Manitoba Telephone System (MTS Allstream) – Pierre Blouin, CEO; Alberta Government Telephones (Telus) – Darren Entwistle, CEO; Saskatchewan Government Telephone Systems (SaskTel) – Robert Watson, CEO (SaskTel is the only one still government-owned).
More than 400 senior executives from Canada’s telecom carriers, independent telcos, VOIP and ISP providers, equipment manufacturers, as well as telecom industry suppliers will be out to celebrate the evening. Senior government officials will also be on hand from Industry Canada, Communications Research Centre Canada, CRTC, Competition Bureau, Public Works and Government Services Canada, Transport Canada and Canadian Heritage.
The cocktail reception will be from 6:15 to 7:15 p.m. with the awards gala dinner and induction ceremonies from 7:15 to 10:15 p.m.
To order tickets and corporate tables, call Monika at 613-787-1095 or 613-724-0418 or e-mail her at mmcewen@osler.com.
