The Team that Powered TechKnowFile 2010
I would like to acknowledge the fantastic efforts of the TechKnowFile 2010 team that helped power this year's conference chaired by Bob Cook. Every single member of the team volunteered their time, efforts, skills and ideas to make this year's TechKnowFile a memorable event for the community. In total, it took 43 people to make this event happen!
In no particular order of awesomeness:
Luke Barber, UTM Library
Terry Jones, I+TS
Yvonne MacNeil, Faculty of Pharmacy
James Fiege, Faculty of Dentistry
Pamela Harris, I+TS
Narges Jalali-Kushki, Hart House
Andy Allen, OSM
Greg Mount, Faculty of Dentistry
Rouben Tchakhmakhtchian, OISE
Michael Moncada, OISE
Marden Paul, I+TS
Harpreet Dhariwal, Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering
Michael Duffield, OSM
James Comber, Faculty of Dentistry
Marisa Curmi, Faculty of Dentistry
Bruno Rakiewicz, Faculty of Dentistry
Kent Weaver, UTL
Paul Morrison, University College
Vicki Vokas, I+TS
Rafael Eskenazi, FIPPO
Martin Loeffler, I+TS
Jillian Dempsey, SciNet
Bridgid McNaulty, University Relations
Joseph Cataudella, OISE
Zoran Piljevic, IITS, UTSC
An additional thank you goes out to Avi Hyman and Carol Rolheiser, our gracious MCs and all the session moderators who so kindly accepted this responsibility on a very short notice! Thank you -- this conference ran even better because of your contribution!
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David Hohnen is the man
David Hohnen is the man behind Cape Mentelle. He planted the first vineyards in 1970, which makes him one of the Margaret River pioneers. The success of this venture led him to found Cloudy Bay in New Zealand’s Marlborough region in 1985. In 1990 Veuve Clicquot acquired 50% of the business, and then in 2000 they took 100% ownership. In 2002 the present owners, LVMH, bought Veuve Cliquot, and with it Cape Mentelle. The spot, just 5 km from the ocean, was chosen by Hohnen because of its gravelly soils, which are good for viticulture. They are free draining and have a high mineral content. Winemaker Rob Mann, who was hosting my visit, pointed out that you can spot good potential vineyard land by the type of eucalyptus that grows there. If you see redgums, also known as the Western Australian Marri, then its a good sign, because the Marri likes free-draining soils. If you see Karri and blackbud eucalypts, then beware, because these are an indicator of bad soils. There’s a lot of winter rain here and grapevines don’t like wet feet.
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