City of Ottawa Councillor Maria McRae (@CouncillorMcRae), an avowed "Space Geek" who led the city of Ottawa in expressing its appreciation of Astronaut Chris Hadfield and the Expedition 34/35 crew), gave a very engaging presentation during the Canadian Space Summit 2013, on the benefits of building space businesses in Ottawa. This presentation is a synopsis of my blog post on the subject.
Onwards and Upwards - Ottawa In Space: Councillor Maria McRae
1. Onwards and Upwards
Nicholas Kellett's personal blog about space exploration, scuba diving, and travel
Ottawa In Space:
Councillor Maria McRae
http://blog.nicholaskellett.com/2013/11/30/ottawa-in-space-councillormaria-mcrae/
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2. Councillor Maria McRae
City of Ottawa Councillor
Twitter: @CouncillorMcRae
Self-avowed “Space Geek”
Spoke at the Canadian Space
Summit 2013, on the benefits of
building space businesses in
Ottawa.
Led the city of Ottawa in
expressing its appreciation of
Astronaut Chris Hadfield and the
Expedition 34/35 crew)
3. Why Ottawa?
Ottawa is Canada’s National Capital
World class quality of life and educated population
#1 Global City: Martin Prosperity Index
Less than 2 hour flight to Montreal, Toronto, Boston, NYC,
Washington, Detroit, and Chicago = 200 million people.
Industries such as engineering, Aeronautical, IT,
communications, intelligence solutions, aviation, and
defense
64% of population has post-secondary education
130 national embassies located here
Over $4.7 B of investment capital in Ottawa technology
companies in last 10 years
4. Knowledge Capital
> 1900 knowledge-based companies and 44 research labs
#1 most affordable city in world (Mercer)
#3 most sustainable city and #1 best city to live (Money Magazine)
Major academic institutions include
University of Ottawa
Carleton University
La Cite Collegiale
Algonquin College,
University of Quebec in Outaouais.
OCIMAE is the Ottawa-Carleton Institute for Mechanical and Aerospace
Engineering.
University of Ottawa and Carleton University produce over 2500
graduates per year specialized in aerospace and security
12,800 persons enrolled currently; 450+ faculty
5. Private Sector
Over 70 companies are directly involved in civil
aircraft and space technologies in Ottawa
Examples include
ComDev
Gladstone Aerospace
Raytheon
Lockheed Martin.
14000+ employees at companies engaged in aviation
industry
6. The Ottawa Advantage
Proximity to Fed government and labs
Within 2 hour flight to 200M+ consumers.
High concentration of scientists and engineers
Over 2500 new graduates a year
300 business / 14,000 employees = $46 B GDP.
Big city amenities, small city feel. Clean safe and
friendly. Outdoor playground. Many cultural
attactions and festivals.
#1 Best City to Live In (Money Sense, 2012)
7. Ottawa In Space: Councillor Maria McRae
Read the whole post on my blog, Onwards and
Upwards, to find out and add your thoughts!
http://blog.nicholaskellett.com/2013/11/30/ottawain-space-councillor-maria-mcrae/
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