IEEE Toronto - serving members from 1903

Nov 1, 2007 (revised date) at 6:45 p.m. Steve Eng of Enviro-Energy Technologies Inc. presents a seminar on "Solar Photo Voltaic as an Investment" co-sponsored by PEO Toronto Dufferin Chapter and our Women in Engineering Affinity Group. Click for details. Registration required.

Nov 15, 2007 at 3:00 p.m. Prof. Simon Haykin presents an IEEE Toronto Section Distinguished Lecture, "Cognitive Dynamic Systems," co-organized by our Signal Processing, Signals & Computational Intelligence, and Communication Chapters. Click for details.

Nov 15, 2007 at 6:30 p.m. Nimira Harjee presents a seminar on "Understanding the Life Cycle of Organizational Change Management" organized by our Women in Engineering Affinity Group. Click for details.

Nov 20, 2007 at 6:00 p.m. Dr. Edward A. Cherney, FIEEE and DEIS Whitehead Lecturer presents a seminar on "Impact of Inverter Drives on Form-Wound AC Motor Stator Coil Insulation" organized by the Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation Chapter. Click for details. Registration required.

Nov 22, 2007 at 6:30 p.m. Kalyan K. Sen presents an IEEE Power Engineering Society Distinguished Lecture "Recent Developments in FACTS Technology" organized by the Power Engineering Chapter. Click for details. Registration required.

Nov 28, 2007 at 6:30 p.m. Dr. Vijay Sood presents a seminar on "HVDC Transmission – Past, Present and Future" organized by our Industry Applications Chapter. Click for details.

Dec 5, 2007 at 5:00 p.m. Prof. Xing Zhou of Nanyang Technological University,
Singapore presents an Electron Devices Society Distinguished Lecture, "Unified Compact Modeling of Emerging Multiple-Gate MOSFETs," organized by our Circuits and Devices Chapter. Click for details.

Feb 28, 2008 (revised date) at 6:30 p.m. "Engineering Forum for Nuclear Technology in Ontario – Joint IEEE Toronto/Association of Polish Engineers in Canada Conference," organized by our Engineering & Human Environment Chapter. Click for details.

Centennial Presentation

The story of IEEE and technical achievements in Toronto and Canada.

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On October 27, 2007, the IEEE Toronto Section held its Annual General Meeting at the Old Mill Inn. The keynote speaker was Dr. Ron Dembo, founder and CEO of ZeroFootprint, a Toronto, Ontario-based organization created to fight global warming by mitigating the environmental impacts of businesses and individuals as well as build a marketplace for people worldwide to engage in sustainable commerce. A photographic record of the evening can be seen on the event page.

IEEE Toronto Section Receives 2006 Sustained Membership Growth Award

The IEEE Toronto Section has been recognized by the IEEE Regional Activities Board (RAB) for its continued success in attracting and retaining Outstanding Leadership and its results in IEEE Membership Development Activities for the period of 2004 to 2006 in Region 7. The section would like to thank volunteers Dimitri Androutsos and Alex Bot for their leadership in membership development.

Local IEEE Educational Programs

"Project Management - Meeting those Pesky Requirements" by Celia Desmond — November 5 & 6, 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: October 29, 2007.

Communications Society Free Online Tutorial

Sept 18, 2007: IEEE Communications Society is pleased to offer all IEEE members a free two-hour online tutorial...presentation on "Software Radio Implementation for MIMO/OFDM High Speed Wireless LAN/MAN" from IEEE Communications Society's popular Tutorials Now. Free for a limited time only.

This tutorial was originally presented at the IEEE Wireless Communications & Networking Conference, and covers cutting-edge wireless parallel transmission technologies in OFDM and MIMO. Development and systems engineers and technical managers will find the fundamental and helpful information very useful.

Summary of Local IEEE Conferences

May 4–7, 2008 The 21st IEEE Canadian Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering – CCECE 2008 will be held in Niagara Falls, Ontario, at the Sheraton Fallsview hotel. CCECE is a flagship conference for researchers, students, and practising engineers in the area of Electrical and Computer Engineering from Canada and around the world to meet annually for 3 to 4 days in a Canadian city to present the latest technological advancements and discoveries, to network and exchange ideas, to strengthen existing partnerships and foster new collaborations. See website for further details.

All IEEE Conferences in Canada - please use this link.

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 .

Contact us - to contact any member of our executive please use the mailtos on our executive page.

Your 2007 Section Officers (from left):
Marcelo Mota - Secretary
Alex Bot - Vice Chair
Alagan Anpalagan - Chair
Pelle Westlind - Treasurer

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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