Industry Partners
The McMaster eBusiness Research Centre's activities are financially supported by a number of sources: private donations, e-business scholarships and bursaries, government grants, donations from the private sector, research contracts, commercialization of intellectual property and memberships in the MeRC research consortium.
MeRC's fundraising activities are coordinated with those of the External Relations and Advancement areas at the School of Business and McMaster University as a whole. For more information on sponsorship, membership or other contract services with MeRC please contact: Khaled Hassanein Director, McMaster eBusiness Research Centre (MeRC).
We would like to extend a special thank you to our sponsors.
Canadian Pacific E-Commerce Donation
The DeGroote School of Business is proud to announce that it was the recipient of a donation of CDN $175,000 from the Canadian Pacific Charitable Foundation. This donation was used for renovations and equipment to convert the previous Canadian Pacific classroom into a multi-purpose e-business instructional facility with a seating capacity for 40 students.
The classroom features 20 networked high-speed workstations with Internet access, and three associated servers that support a variety of e-business software packages, used for instructional and demonstration purposes. The renovated facility was open for classes in September 2000.
About Canadian Pacific
Canadian Pacific has a unique Canadian history. It was founded in 1881 to build a transcontinental railway linking Eastern Canada with the Pacific Coast. The railway, completed in 1885, united a young nation and paved the way for a century of growth and development.
Today’s Canadian Pacific is a diversified operating company active in transportation, energy and hotels. The Canadian Pacific group of companies includes Canadian Pacific Railway, CP Ships, PanCanadian Petroleum, Fording and Canadian Pacific Hotels & Resorts. Canadian Pacific's shares are listed on the Toronto and New York stock exchanges under the symbol "CP".
Headquartered in Calgary, Canadian Pacific is in every province in Canada, with its strongest concentration of assets in Western Canada, particularly in Alberta and British Columbia.
Visit Canadian Pacific’s Web site.
General Electric Fund Bursary Donation
The DeGroote School of Business is proud to announce that The General Electric Fund has generously contributed $125,000 ($75,000 US) to establish graduate bursaries in the MBA electronic commerce stream.
Under terms of the gift agreement between the U.S.-based foundation and the University, there will be 10 annual graduate bursaries of $3,000 for three consecutive years awarded to students in the electronic commerce stream. The actual number of bursaries granted annually may vary due to fluctuations in the U.S./Canada exchange rate.
Students must demonstrate leadership at McMaster or in the community at large and must demonstrate financial need according to the terms of the bursaries.
The bursary program will be known as "The GE Fund Graduate Bursary in Electronic Commerce."
For more information the GE Fund, visit the GE Web site.
ORNEC
The Universities of Carleton, McMaster, Ottawa and Queen's, together with the Ontario Research Development Challenge Fund (ORDCF) and forty leading corporate partners, large and small, have established the Ontario Research Network for Electronic Commerce (ORNEC) as the focal point and driving force for electronic commerce research in Ontario. The continuing and growing importance of e-commerce cannot be overemphasized, as it is having an impact on individuals and organizations everywhere. Companies of all sizes are being forced to consider the creative use of electronic commerce to find new markets, improve market share, reduce costs or to satisfy the requirements of their business partners. In many cases this is necessary for business firms to prosper and even to survive in the emerging global marketplace.
Building upon existing strengths and expertise in information technology, business and law, ORNEC intends to be at the forefront of innovative, interdisciplinary, e-commerce research and training, and economic development. Its initial focus will be on three broad and interrelated research clusters including communications technologies, business and administration research and legal and ethical issues. A good example of this approach is a flagship collaborative project on identity theft that will explore all aspects of the problem: business, economic, legal and technological to provide innovative new models to counteract ID theft.
Expansion of the membership of the Network is envisaged, and the integration of new institutional members as well as corporate partners is part of the ORNEC's long-term strategy for optimum impact and sustainability. The role and interest of corporate partnership goes well beyond financial sponsorship, as is evident through research collaborations and the management structure which includes the private sector within ORNEC's governance.
For additional information on ORNEC visit their website.