Advisory Committee

Mandate

The mandate for the five NSERC Regional Offices' Advisory Committees is to:

• provide advice on how NSERC can enhance academic-industry partnerships in research, innovation and advanced training in the natural sciences and engineering;
• provide input on the offices' activities and priorities, particularly efforts to strengthen collaboration between post-secondary institutions and the private sector;
• provide opportunities to exchange information, build consensus and enhance collaboration between post-secondary institutions, the private sector, federal and provincial departments, and other organizations active in regional innovation systems;
• contribute to the development of new regional collaborations and joint initiatives;
• provide a forum for each office to reach out to, and maintain, productive links with key stakeholders in the region.

Membership

Members are initially asked to serve a one-year term, following which re-appointments will be made for either one-, two- or three-year terms to ensure an orderly transition.

Members include representation from the following groups involved in research, innovation and advanced training:

• Senior officials from Canadian universities and colleges
• Researchers
• Government and non-government organizations
• Industry, both from SMEs and large corporations

List of Advisory Committee Members