The Electronic Newsletter of the IEEE Toronto Section
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The Electronic Newsletter of the IEEE Toronto Section - the latest news
about upcoming events and the people that make them happen - Section and
Chapter meetings, workshops, conferences, and other events of interest
occuring in Toronto and surounding areas. Posted every month.
Now formatted for portrait-orientation printing.
Upcoming Chapter/Group Meetings
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 3:00 p.m.
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 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.
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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.
Local IEEE Educational Programs
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"Project Management - Meeting those Pesky Requirements" by Celia Desmond — April 3 & 4, 2007
. 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 here for details.Registration deadline: March 23, 2007
"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
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Upcoming Conferences
May 28–29, 2007 The 6th International Conference for Upcoming Engineers - ICUE 2007 at Ryerson University, Toronto. Click to see their website.
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.
Section News
 
Section Members Dr. Bruno N. Di Stefano and Dr. C. Andre T. Salama, were recently elevated to the grade of Fellow of the Engineering Institute of Canada (EIC) for their exceptional contributions to engineering in Canada.
The IEEE Toronto Section would like to congratulate Dr. Di Stefano and Dr. Salama for their achievements!
Complete list of EIC award and fellowship recipients
IEEE Toronto Section Call for Nominations for Office (PDF)
Deadline: September 15, 2007
IEEE News
IEEE Expert Now Courses Now Available to Members Through IEEE Xplore
23 March – IEEE members can now purchase individual courses from the IEEE Expert Now collection directly through the IEEE Xplore digital library. IEEE Expert Now courses feature the best of IEEE’s educational content delivered in one-hour, online courses
... more.
For more IEEE news from the IEEE Newsroom - Click here.
And check out the IEEE Institute Magazine here.
Membership
Future Senior Members of the IEEE Toronto Section
Have you been
in professional practice for at least ten years and have shown significant
performance over a period of at least five of those years? You should
be an IEEE Senior Member. Need help in obtaining your three
references? We will help you - just contact Dimitri
, our membership chair.
Please click this link to find out the advantages, the requirements,
and an explanation of the process including key links to apply online.
Volunteers Invited
Volunteering a few hours a month is a very rewarding experience - we have a
great group of about 45 volunteers who contribute to the smooth running of
our Section - by distributing the workload over many Section members, the
individual load is kept small. If you are interested, please contact our
Section Chair Alagan Anpalagan at this
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For Advertisting in the annual printed edition of IEEE Toronto Section - The Annual Connection
please contact the Editor.
The IEEE Toronto Section accepts advertising for items deemed to be of
interest to our members. If you would like to advertise in our newsletter,
please contact the editor.
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editor before the 28th at this email .
Thank you for reading - Naresh Kurada (Editor).
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