ESRI Canada congratulates St. Michael’s Hospital in Toronto for being selected as a 2011 Laureate winner for innovation by the International Data Group’s (IDG) Computerworld Honors Program. The annual award program honors visionary applications of information technology promoting positive social, economic and educational change. ESRI Canada nominated St. Michael’s Hospital for BIO.DIASPORA, a scientific platform that leverages ESRI’s geographic information system (GIS) technology integrated with other solutions to analyze the relationship between commercial air travel and the global spread of emerging infectious disease threats. The project was selected from over 1,000 international entries, and joins more than 250 others from 23 countries as Laureates in this year’s program. Learn More