1. i- LORNET From Research to Practice _________________________________ The Institute for Learning Opportunities Resource Networking i- LORNET From Research to Practice _________________________________ The Institute for Learning Opportunities Resource Networking I2-LOR-07 Conference – Montreal, November 7, 2007

2. The i-LORNET Institute Project Not-for-profit Not-for-profit Research + Industrial Partners Research + Industrial Partners From research- products to usable tools and services From research- products to usable tools and services

3. i-LORNET Activites Maintain a network of university leaders, business/education partners and catalysts for technology transfer and innovatiions Maintain a network of university leaders, business/education partners and catalysts for technology transfer and innovatiions Build partnerships and collaborations to undertake/finalize development Build partnerships and collaborations to undertake/finalize development Develop pilot projects and know- how/training services Develop pilot projects and know- how/training services

4. A- Project-Building Services Application test-beds in partner’s organizations Application test-beds in partner’s organizations Partner-focused solution-driven innovation projects Partner-focused solution-driven innovation projects Pre-competitive multi-partner applied R&D projects Pre-competitive multi-partner applied R&D projects Community of developers to support and maintain TELOS and a suite of open source tools and software components Community of developers to support and maintain TELOS and a suite of open source tools and software components

5. B- Content Repositories Services Catalyze and sustain a Canadian Network of Resource Repositories Catalyze and sustain a Canadian Network of Resource Repositories Connect them to the international GLOBE Network. Connect them to the international GLOBE Network. Support sectorial communities of practice on resources and designs. Support sectorial communities of practice on resources and designs. Implement a quality assurance process for learning resource repositories Implement a quality assurance process for learning resource repositories

6. C- eLearning Standard Dissemination Services Disseminate information and training on eLearning standards Disseminate information and training on eLearning standards Promote information and support to Open Source Products. Promote information and support to Open Source Products. Provide training and competency assessment to eLearning Catalysts. Provide training and competency assessment to eLearning Catalysts.

7. D- Communication and Exchange Services The i-LORNET Web Portal The i-LORNET Web Portal The i-LORNET annual conference The i-LORNET annual conference The i-LORNET regional training and transfer sessions The i-LORNET regional training and transfer sessions The InfoLORNET monthly bulletin The InfoLORNET monthly bulletin

8. Business Model Start-up grant from Governments Agencies Start-up grant from Governments Agencies Yearly membership from participating stakeholders Yearly membership from participating stakeholders Open source and royalty-free technology Open source and royalty-free technology Service revenues (reduced for participating stakeholders) to achieve progressive sustainability of the Institute. Service revenues (reduced for participating stakeholders) to achieve progressive sustainability of the Institute.

9. i- LORNET From Research to Practice _________________________________ The Institute for Learning Opportunities Resource Networking i- LORNET From Research to Practice _________________________________ The Institute for Learning Opportunities Resource Networking Montreal, September 7, 2007