/R E P E A T -- MEDIA ADVISORY/PHOTO OP - Ontario Science Centre awards 2016 Weston Youth Innovation Award to Oakville, ON teen innovator Emma Mogus/
TORONTO, Oct. 31, 2016 /CNW/ - Emma Mogus has already begun to leave her mark on the global scientific community. On November 2, 2016, the 18-year-old from Oakville, Ontario will be presented the 2016 Weston Youth Innovation Award by the Ontario Science Centre for her creative application of science towards solving a real world problem. Creator of the Tongue-Interface-Communication (TiC), a tongue controlled computer mouse, Mogus hopes to provide those with communication deficiencies and physical limitations the opportunity to participate fully in society.
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Weston Youth Innovation Award ceremony |
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Who: |
Emma Mogus, 2016 Weston Youth Innovation Award recipient |
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Eliza Mitchell, The W. Garfield Weston Foundation representative |
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Dr. Maurice Bitran, CEO and Chief Science Officer, Ontario Science Centre |
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When: |
Wednesday, November 2, 2016 |
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10:00 a.m. |
Registration |
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10:15 a.m. |
Pre-reception |
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10:30 a.m. |
Formal remarks & award presentation |
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11:00 a.m. |
Event ends |
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Where: |
Ontario Science Centre |
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770 Don Mills Road, Toronto |
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(Please enter via main lobby doors. |
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TV crews may enter through South Security Entrance via Gateway Blvd.) |
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SOURCE Ontario Science Centre
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