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1903 IEEE Toronto Section 2006
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9 chapter/group meetings in November . . . 2 more in December . . .
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Nov 2, 2006 at 4:00 p.m.  Dr. Peter de Maagt of the European Space Research and Technology Centre (ESTEC) presents a distinguished lecture entitled "Electromagnetic Bandgap Materials", organized by our Electromagnetics and Radiation Chapter.   Click for details.

Nov 2, 2006 at 2:00 p.m.   Professor Raj Rangayyan of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Calgary, presents a seminar entitled "Segmentation and Quantitative Analysis of the Tissue Content of the Tumor Mass in Neuroblastoma", organized by our Signal Processing Chapter.   Click for details.

Nov 3, 2006 at 3:00 p.m. Weng Cho Chew, Professor at the University of Illinois, presents a distinguished lecture entitled "Overview of Nonlinear Inverse Scattering", organized by our Electromagnetics and Radiation Chapter.   Click for details.

Nov 6, 2006 at 11:30 a.m.   Prof. Reza Iravani, Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Energy Systems Group, University of Toronto, presents a webinar entitled "Matrix Converters for Direct AC-AC Power Conversion", organized by our Signals & Computational Intelligence Joint Chapter (AESS). Must register by 4:00 p.m., Nov 3.  Click for details.  

Nov 15, 2006 at 6:30 p.m.   Ben Chelf, Chief Technology Officer at Coverity, Inc in San Francisco, California presents a seminar entitled "Source Code Analysis in the 21st Century" organized by our Computer Chapter.   Click for details.

Nov 15, 2006 at 6:30 p.m.  Tom Burgmann, Chief Technology Officer of MedX Health Corp. presents a seminar on "Medical Device Startups – Leap of Faith or Folly" organized by our Engineering in Medicine and Biology Chapter   Click for details.

Nov 22, 2006 at 7:00 p.m.   PEO Etobicoke, Kingsway, and Toronto-Humber Chapters present a seminar on "Latest Developments in Hip and Knee Replacement" co-sponsored by our Engineering in Medicine and Biology Chapter   Click for details.

Nov 29, 2006 at 6:00 p.m.  Prof. Konstantinos N. (Kostas) Plataniotis, Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Toronto, presents a seminar on "Biometrics: Solution for Security & Authentication?" organized by our Signals & Computational Intelligence Joint Chapter   Click for details.

Nov 29, 2006 at 5:30 p.m.  the event "2nd Annual Healthcare and Life Sciences Connectivity Event – Linking Industry to Tommorow's Business Leaders" organized by our Engineering in Medicine and Biology Chapter, Western GTA Convergence Center, RBC and GlaxoSmithKline   Click for details.

Dec 1, 2006 at 6:00 p.m. Dr. Yongmin Kim, Hunter and Dorothy Simpson Endowed Chair in Bioengineering, University of Washington, presents a distinguished lecture on "Bioengineering, Translational Research, and Technology Commercialization" organized by our Engineering in Medicine and Biology Chapter   Click for details.

Dec 4, 2006 at 6:00 p.m.  Puica Nitu, Senior Advisor in Energy Markets of Ontario Power Generation Inc., presents a seminar on "From risk management of financial options to risk management of physical options" organized by our Signals & Computational Intelligence Joint Chapter   Click for details.

Dec 7, 2006 at 6:00 p.m.  Dr. Hassan Kojori presents a seminar on "A Tutorial on Advanced Methods of AC and DC Arc Fault Detection and Protection (AFDP)" co-organized by our Signals & Computational Intelligence Joint Chapter and Industry Application chapter   Click for details. Registration required.

Dec 21, 2006 at 3:00 p.m.  Our Dielectrics & Electrical Insulation Chapter presents the event "Grist for the Rumour Mill: Holiday Networking Event and Informal Panel Session on Equipment Standards"   Click for details. Attendance confirmation requested.

Feb 8, 2007 at 6:45 p.m.  Ronald Herman, CEO, and William Tapscott, Managing Director, of IntelliOne Technologies Corporation present a seminar on "Monitoring Cell Phone Movement to Interpolate Traffic Speed" co-sponsored by PEO Toronto Dufferin Chapter and our Signals & Computational Intelligence Joint Chapter   Click for details. Registration required.

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Ontario Premier's Catalyst Awards, Dealine Nov. 20 — click for details.

   2006 dates:    Nov 11 Remembrance Day    Nov 19 Santa Claus Parade    Nov 23 Thanksgiving (U.S.)

Local IEEE Educational Programs

Nov 9 & 10   The IEEE Ottawa 6th Annual Electrical Power Symposium - "From Tesla's AC Power System to Distributed Generation and Smart Grids".   Symposium on Friday, Nov. 10, 2006.   Tutorials, Tours and Exhibits on Thursday, Nov. 9, 2006 - click for details.


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Jun 25...   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.   No further information at present.


All IEEE Conferences in Canada - please use this link.

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On September 18, 2006, the Engineering in Medicine and Biology Chapter of the IEEE Toronto Section kicked off with an inaugural Wine & Cheese Event. See the updated event page for photos.

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

Pat Finnigan (LM Chair) is leading this initiative and he needs some help in working with researchers and IEEE members in the life sciences/medical area to gather some more information about Dr. Hopps and his pioneering work in the late 1940's. Click this link to see Dr. Hopps interviewed on a 1950's CBC archive clip from Front Page Challenge.

If you have any relevent information or expertise or are just interested to help out, please contact Pat using his .

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  Your 2006 Section Officers (from left):
  Marcelo Mota - Secretary
  Alex Bot - Vice Chair
  Alagan Anpalagan - Chair
  Pele Westlind - Treasurer

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Another Well Attended Seminar
Dr. George Anders, Fellow IEEE
at the Marriott Hotel on Bloor St.

With great pleasure, I welcome you to our website that has a wealth of information and useful links for you.   Our job is to serve the members of the Section as well as the society.   We serve our members by organizing technical meetings and social gatherings to advance the knowledge and network with other professionals. Many thanks to our active and dedicated volunteers who contribute to the success of our Section.   I welcome your suggestions that can help improve our services to our members.   There are many other interests as can be seen by exploring the IEEE Toronto links on the left.   Thank you very much for visiting our website.
Toronto Section Centennial - 2003
Dr. Alagan Anpalagan
IEEE Toronto Section Chair

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