Summary of Scheduled Meetings - Current Month and Beyond
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Apr 5, 2007 at 6:00 p.m.  Dr. Simon J. Graham and Dr. Michael D. Noseworthy present "2007 Imaging Series - Part I: Magnetic Resonance Technologies," co-organized by our Engineering in Medicine Chapter and the Western GTA Convergence Centre   Click for details.

Apr 10, 2007 at 6:30 p.m.  "Student Networking Event " co-sponsored by the Ontario Society of Professional Engineers and our Women in Engineering Affinity Group   Click for details. Registration required.

Apr 12, 2007 at 6:45 p.m.  Mark Salerno of Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, and Michael Dunbar of Zerofootprint Energy present a seminar on "Net Zero Energy Healthy Housing" co-sponsored by PEO Toronto Dufferin Chapter and our Women in Engineering Affinity Group   Click for details. Registration required.

Apr 13, 2007 at 11:00 a.m.  Dr. Bruce Hellinga presents "Estimating Roadway Traffic Conditions Via Anonymous Tracking of Cell Phones," co-organized by our Signals & Computational Intelligence and Signal Processing Chapters   Click for details.

Apr 26, 2007 at 3:00 p.m.  Dr. En-hui Yang presents "Distributed Source Coding: Theory and Algorithms," co-organized by our Communications and Signal Processing Chapters   Click for details.

Apr 26, 2007 at 6:30 p.m.  Eugene Peter Dick presents "Ontario Wind Turbines - Testing of Electrical Safety," organized by our Power Engineering Chapter   Click for details. Registration required.

May 2, 2007 at 6:00 a.m.  Janos Rajda presents "IGBT Converters and SCR SwitchGear for Efficient and Secure Wind Power Generation and Transmission Grid Interconnection," co-organized by our Industry Applications Chapter and Signals & Computational Intelligence Joint Chapter (AESS)   Click for details.

May 3 , 2007 at 6:30 p.m.  "Student Networking Event " co-sponsored by the Ontario Society of Professional Engineers and our Women in Engineering Affinity Group   Click for details. Registration required.

May 10, 2007 at 6:00 p.m. Dr. Andy Adler presents "Biometrics & Authentication Technologies," co-organized by our Signals & Computational Intelligence, Signal Processing, and Engineering in Medicine and Biology Chapters   Click for details.

May 11 , 2007 at 9:00 p.m.  "Special Workshop on the Contributions of Prof. Subbarayan "Pas" Pasupathy," is a day long workshop organized by our Communications Chapter and the University of Toronto Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering   Click for details. Registration required.

Local IEEE Educational Programs

"Better Firmware… Faster!" by Jack Ganssle — April 20, 2007
This one day seminar will teach you new ways to build higher quality products in half the time. Spend the day with Jack Ganssle, well-known author of the most popular books on embedded systems, technical editor and columnist for Embedded Systems Programming, and designer of over 100 embedded products. This seminar is the only non-vendor training event that shows you practical solutions that you can implement immediately.
Click for details. Registration deadline: April 13, 2007.

"Project Management - Meeting those Pesky Requirements" by Celia Desmond — May 28 & 29, 2007 revised date
This two day seminar is for those who manage or work on projects, but have little or no formal training in the field. The course touches on key process areas described in the Project Management Institute's "Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge", including Project Integration, Scope Management, Cost Management, Time Management, Risk Management, Procurement Management, Quality Management, Communications Management, Human Resources. Techniques addressing the key areas of scope definition and management, risk assessment, managing the people aspects, schedule preparation, and budget management will be introduced.
Click for details. Registration deadline: May 21, 2007.

Summary of Local IEEE Conferences

May 28–29, 2007   The 6th International Conference for Upcoming Engineers - ICUE 2007 will be held May 28–29, 2007 at Ryerson University, Toronto. See website for further details.

June 25–29, 2007   The 27th IEEE International Conference on Distributed Computing Systems - ICDCS 2007 will be held June 25–29, 2007 in Toronto at the Westin Harbor Castle hotel. See website for further details.

All IEEE Conferences in Canada - please use this link.

Local Events of Interest

May 17–19, 2007   The Cross Border Workshop on Laser Science 2007 will be held May 17 –19, 2007 at the University of Toronto. See website for further details.

IT360° Conference & Expo 2007

Conference Dates: April 30 – May 2, 2007
Trade show Dates: May 1-2, 2007
Location: Metro Toronto Convention Centre, North Bldg.
Website: www.it360.ca

IEEE members will receive a 25% discount. Details to be posted.

IT360° is the leading Canadian conference and exposition that provides Information Technology professionals with a unique all encompassing IT experience.  IT360° focuses on the four key industry pillars: Network, Linux/ Open Source, Security and Storage. These pillars are our “worlds”: NetworkWorld, LinuxWorld (including Smalltalk Solutions), SecurityITWorld and DataStorageWorld. IT360° addresses the critical issues facing the industry while providing realistic strategies to enable the implementation of the best and most cost efficient solutions.

IT360˚ is dedicated to all aspects of the Network, including: Open Solutions & Linux, Security, Storage, Virtualization, Voice & Data, Wireless & Mobility, ITIL & Compliance, Enterprise Applications, IP Services, Enterprise Networks, Network Attached Devices, and Emerging Technologies.

IT360° Conference and Expo is an ITWorld Expo event produced by ITWorld Canada the trusted name in Information Technology Resource Media.

IEEE Milestone - First External Pacemaker   The IEEE Toronto Life Members affinity group has successfully nominated the "Hopps First External Pacemaker" as an IEEE Milestone.