The Alberta Ingenuity Fund supports science and engineering research of the highest caliber, to create a prosperous future for the province. It draws funding from a $1 billion endowment established and managed by the Government of Alberta to build the capacity for innovation, especially in the areas with long lasting social and economic impact. 

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EPCOR's Education Program is a combination of online resources, classroom presentations and unique, hands-on science experiment programming through partnerships with science organizations. Developed in concert with Alberta Learning curriculum, EPCOR's Education Program provides a variety of intriguing water and energy education resources to students and teachers throughout the province.

Inside Education began in 1985 when a group of government, industry, education and non-profit folks were drawn together by a common goal: to educate people about the range of values associated with the relationship between a healthy environment and a productive economy. This "bias-balanced" approach was the best way, they reasoned, to empower people to make more informed, more responsible decisions about the issues. And so they created Friends of Environmental Education Society of Alberta (FEESA for short). 

Our founders must have been on to something, because over the past 20 years, tens of thousands of teachers and students, members of community groups and the general public have used our programming. Our partnerships have grown in strength and number, providing us with stable funding and in-kind support and, more importantly, a balance of perspectives. Today, a professional, knowledgeable full-time staff of 12 works out of offices in both Calgary and Edmonton, and we boast an Alberta Emerald Award recognizing our educational leadership. 

On January 1, 2004 we became Inside Education; a name we think better reflects our ability to bring individuals inside the issues related to the environment and development. Even though our name has changed, our commitment to quality, bias-balanced education has remained as strong as ever. 

Inside Education assisted the Every Drop Counts initiative by providing technical assistance in ensuring the required curriculum learning outcomes were met. Special thanks goes to Steve McIsaac, Executive Director and Jason Toner, Senior Water Educator. 

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Iunctus Geomatics

Iunctus Geomatics Corp. is a tightly held Canadian corporation focused on the geospatial information market. Iunctus has a diverse holdings of companies and intellectual assets all associated with the Acquisition, Management and Distribution of Geospatial information. 

Iunctus was a very willing partner is sharing "at no cost" some of their technology to host one of the games available on the Every Drop Counts website, C.S.I. -- Cool Satellite Imagery. 

Inuctus Geomatics provides services in the areas of agriculture, disaster management, oil and gas exploration, forest management mapping, defense, telecommunications, urban planning, water resources and flight simulations.

United Nations Water for Life Decade in Canada

Bob Sandford, the Canadian Chair of the United Nations Water for Life Decade was intimately involved in the production of Every Drop Counts, conspiring on the script and playing the role of the affable Uncle Bob. The United Nations Water for Life Decade seeks to put Canadian water issues into a global context and generally increase awareness of water issues and support collaborative solutions.

Alberta Irrigation Projects Association

Representing Alberta's Irrigation Districts, the Alberta Irrigation Projects Association participates in education and outreach, policy development and research activities. Alberta Irrigation provides up-to-date information about the status and benefits of irrigation and its associated water management infrastructure to federal, provincial and local government officials, departments and agencies, water management stakeholders, its own members, the public and the media.

Alberta Irrigation works actively with Irrigation Districts, area schools, professional organizations and interest groups to provide up-to-date information about water management in southern Alberta. Most importantly, our association and its members provide "hands-on" experience in water management through field tours and presentations. In the fall of 2006 and spring of 2007, Every Drop Counts, a new in-classroom resource for teachers and students was launched by the Alberta Irrigation Projects Association. This FREE resource is curriculum focused to meet the learning outcomes inthe Grade 8 Science Unit on Freshwater Systems. Our partners have helped make this worthwhile project possible.