BCNET Project 2010 Kicks-off

 Since the 2010 funding announcement, BCNET has been working feverishly to design Phase I of the network expansion plans for new metro centers in Kelowna, Kamloops and Surrey. Find out more about the project plans..

Simulated Gaming for Medical Learning

Imagine a “game-like”, interactive system where medical students are introduced to a case study or problem, which takes them through cycles of discussions, 3D virtual patients, virtual libraries and voice over IP that would lead them in their clinical experiences to diagnose and identify diseases. .
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Beaming in Examiners for Thesis Defense

How can you get the most relevant and expert examiners for your thesis defense when your budgets are lean? Read more

First Step toward Pan-Canadian Supercomputing Network

Two of Canada’s most powerful distributed computing environments – WestGrid and SHARCNET - are now connected over a dedicated high speed optical link - the first step towards a pan-Canadian network of High Performance Computing (HPC) facilities.
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BCNET Headlines

BCNET and the UBC Medical School was recently featured in the Vancouver Province, " Lightpaths link med schools - Real-time teaching puts prof in three places at once"

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Events

The Okanagan Technology Symposium 2005 - The Integration of Research, Information, Life Science and Health.

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