On December 8, 2008, Bill Appelbe, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Scientist of the Victorian Partnership for Advanced Computing (VPAC) in Australia, was in Calgary to give a special presentation to Cybera’s members. The talk, which was broadcast over videoconference to members in Edmonton and Lethbridge, focused on changing trends in cyberinfrastructure development. Similar to Cybera, VPAC is a state-based research service provider to industry, academia and government. Appelbe's presentation highlighted the growing number of partnerships developing between VPAC and industry partners.