BELLE Bulletin No.21
SPECIAL EDITION

March 4, 2002

BELLE Receives $1.1 Million Extension
Following the E-Learning Conference last week and the continued success and dedication of project partners, CANARIE has awarded BELLE a six month extension worth $1.1 million. According to Douglas MacLeod, BELLE's Project Director, "The recent eLearning Workshop in Montreal provided an excellent opportunity to showcase the achievements, teamwork and capabilities of the BELLE Project. We demonstrated multipoint videoconferencing, applications sharing and a search of the new Alexandria repository before a live audience of over 200 people – and it went flawlessly. Many thanks to Francesco Schiavon, Trevor Woods and Mark Zuberbuhler for participating in the demonstration by videoconference and for their insightful comments about the project. I would also like to note that the Netera team of Stephen Bosch, Douglas Bowman, Janelle Ring and Lisa Willemse all worked incredibly long and hard to ensure that the presentation was a success. There is no doubt in my mind that all of this effort was a significant help in the approval of our extension."

Specific emphasis in phase two will surround knowledge management and intellectual property, components that will be assisted by a recent partnership with OnDisc and RightsMarket; and satellite delivery to remote locations through the expertise offered by Telesat and Callisto.

Congratulations to all on work well done!!

Previous issues of the BELLE Bulletin can be found at www.netera.ca/belle/news.htm

Contacts:
Lisa Willemse
BELLE Communications and Training
Tel: (403) 220-2593
lawillem@netera.ca

Janelle Ring
Assistant Project Manager
Tel: (403) 220-2012
jring@netera.ca