MEDIA ADVISORY - Council of Canadian Academies Releases Report on Research
Integrity

OTTAWA, Oct. 18 /CNW/ - The Council of Canadian Academies' Expert Panel on Research Integrity will release its report on Thursday, October 21, 2010 at the Canadian Science Policy Conference in Montréal, Quebec. To be officially launched by Dr. Paul Davenport, Chair of the Expert Panel and former President of the University of Western Ontario, the report - Honesty, Accountability and Trust: Fostering Research Integrity in Canada - is an evidence-based and independent assessment of research integrity in Canada.

What:	Council of Canadian Academies Releases a Report on Research Integrity
Who:	Dr. Paul Davenport, Chair of the Expert Panel on Research Integrity, Council of Canadian Academies
When:	Thursday, October 21, 2010 at 1pm
Where:	Canadian Science Policy Conference, Hyatt Regency, 1255 Jeanne-Mance Montreal, QC, CA

Dr. Paul Davenport will have some availability during the day for interviews.

About the Council of Canadian Academies
The Council of Canadian Academies is an independent, not-for-profit corporation that began operation in 2005. The Council supports evidence-based, expert assessments (studies) to inform public policy development in Canada. Assessments are conducted by independent, multidisciplinary panels of experts from across Canada and abroad. The Council's blue-ribbon panels serve free of charge and many are Fellows of the Council's Member Academies: the RSC: The Academies of Arts, Humanities and Sciences of Canada; the Canadian Academy of Engineering; and the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences. The Council's reports are published and made available to the public free of charge in English and French. For information please visit the Council's website at www.scienceadvice.ca.

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For additional information or to schedule an interview contact:

Samantha Rae
Manager, Communications,
Council of Canadian Academies
613.567.5000 x 256
[email protected]