OTTAWA, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Aug. 7, 2008) - The Honourable Jim Prentice, Minister of Industry and Minister responsible for the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC), today appointed Dr. Gerri Sinclair, Dr. Priscilla Renouf and Mr. Fred Morley to the Council. "I am pleased that Dr. Sinclair, Dr. Renouf and Mr. Morley will be joining the Council. Their combined experience in the areas of technology, business, academia and government policy will contribute to furthering research and training in the fields of social, cultural and economic life," said Minister Prentice. Dr. Sinclair is currently the Executive Director of the Centre for Digital Media, Great Northern Way Campus in Vancouver. First President (2001-2002) of the Premier's Technology Council, she is also a director of the Toronto Stock...
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