Don’t You Love When a Good Plan Comes Together: Reflecting on One of Those Goose Bump Moments
April 11, 2010 – Beijing
It is early Sunday morning in Beijing, early Saturday evening back home in Ottawa, and I am having one of those goose bump moments that are rare in the world of economic development. In my business, it is seldom that you are able to see immediate cause and effect to your [...]
OCRI signs cooperation agreement with Beijing Investment Promotion Bureau on day two of trade mission to China
OTTAWA, ON, Saturday April 10, 2010 – OCRI has signed a cooperation agreement with the Beijing Investment Promotion Bureau two days into a 10 day trade mission to China. This memorandum of understanding was signed with the privilege of being witnessed by the Mayor of Beijing Guo Jin Long and Mayor of Ottawa Larry O’Brien.
China Mission Day 2 – the formal meetings begin
April 7, 2010
It’s early morning and the delegation gathers in the hotel lobby ready to start the real work. I would say bright eyed and bushy tailed, but the long flight and the 12 hour time difference has most of us moving a bit slowly. We start the day with the team split into two [...]
Hello from 36,000 feet!
Day 1: Tuesday, April 6th -
Ottawa Hello from 36,000 feet over the Canadian Rockies!
In Beijing – still awake after 12,000 km and 24 hours
Day 2: Wednesday, April 7th – Beijing
Nihao from Beijing (and that covers the full range of my Mandarin vocabulary). Air Canada treated us very well over the 20 hours between arriving at the Ottawa airport, transiting through Vancouver and finally landing in Beijing. Leaving early morning from Ottawa was easy enough and the planes for [...]
When someone asks you what Ottawa is like, what’s your answer?
As you may know, OCRI is very much involved with the development of the Innovation Strategy for Ottawa. For the past several months, the Innovation Strategy working group which represents Ottawa’s diverse knowledge-based community including education, research, government and industry has been working together to collect input and feedback from all sectors in the community. [...]