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Upcoming Chapter/Group Meetings Please stay tuned to the Toronto Section website for meetings in January. Call for Papers and Proposals ************************************************************ 2009 IEEE Toronto International Conference – Science and Technology for Humanity (TIC-STH 2009) http://www.TIC-STH2009.org Toronto, Ontario, Canada September 27 - 29,2009 ************************************************************ Conference is focusing on advanced interdisciplinary problems across a broad spectrum of the IEEE fields of interest. The scope is NOT limited to the traditional IEEE areas – electrical, electronic, computing, engineering Benefits of Attending Prestigious International IEEE Conference,Full-Paper Peer Review,Publication in the IEEE Xplore – Most Respected,Scientific Full-Text Database,Attend the Conference On-Site in Toronto or Participate On-Line,Low Registration Fee- $299 with High-Value Tutorials Included,Opportunity to Publish Lengthier Papers – Up to 6(six) Pages With No Extra Fee,.... Section News Toronto Section Never Sleeps, Reflections on 2008 by Visda Vokhshoori Last year IEEE Toronto Section experienced one of its busiest year ever. The section organized close to 45 technical and professional meetings throughout the year. The section also augmented member services and activities such as partnering with Toronto Region Immigrant Employment Council(TRIEC) to promote collaborative employment of immigrant engineers and the launch of the consultants database. Inspired by similar event held by Montreal section, Toronto Section organized its first ever "Step Up to Senior Member" meeting in May. Over the course of two days the section volunteers addressed an overwhelming number of senior membership application: verified correctness, filled in the on-line senior membership application form and provided references where necessary. The session alone resulted in 37 approved elevations to senior member grade. Members like Phil Vlach and Tom Cumberland who have been with IEEE for more than a decade, welcomed this event. This was one of the most successful events of the year. All-in-all a total of 64 members were elevated to senior members in 2008. There are lots of inventions that have changed the way we live. The pacemaker is a key example of such invention that has kept the rhythm of millions of heart beats. Due to its significance and strong ties to Toronto area, IEEE Toronto Section nominated Development of the First External Electronic Cardiac Pacemaker with Internal Electrodes for Continuous Clinical Use as its first IEEE Milestone. The milestone was approved by IEEE Executive Committee on June 30. The year continued to be eventful. In July a highly successful one-day Symposium on Alternate Energy and Global Synergy was hosted by Ryerson University, co-sponsored by the IEEE Toronto Section (represented by the WIE Affinity Group). The Symposium brought in excess of hundred professionals and scientists from R&D, academia, industry and government together to discuss the issues concerning global warming. The outcome of the technical sessions was captured in the conference proceedings and a list of major recommendations was composed to help sustain the dialogue amongst the stakeholders. With half of the year behind us one would think it was time to slow down. Not in Toronto. 2008 was host to IEEE Section Congress. Section Executives who participated connected with the IEEE global network. Their souvenir was the memorandum signed that made Pittsburgh and Toronto Sister sections. The sister status will provide an opportunity for Toronto and Pittsburgh to plan joint events, hold teleconferences and share experiences in operational policies and best practices. As rightly noted in December 2008 edition of The Institute, Meet the Volunteers Driving Membership Recruitment, "What motivates volunteers to do so much work? It is to help IEEE continue as an organization that's worth joining." Toronto Section is blessed with many motivated volunteers who spend hours on organizing IEEE activities. I believe 2009 will be an even better year for IEEE Toronto Section as we gear up to host "The 2009 IEEE Toronto International Conference -Science and Technology for Humanity", September 27-29, 2009. We hope to see many of you there! Upcoming Conferences May 12–15, 2009 — Canadian Conference on Climate Change – CCTC 2009 will be held in Hamilton, Ontario. Sep 27–29, 2009 — Toronto International Conference – Science and Technology for Humanity – TIC-STH 2009 will be held in Toronto, Ontario Oct 19–21, 2009 — Product Safety Engineering Society Symposium – PSESS 2009 will be held in Toronto, Ontario. All IEEE Conferences in Canada - please use this link. Upcoming Courses "Professional Practice Examination (PPE) Preparation Tutorial" by Bob Loree — Apr. 4, 2009 Attention April 18, 2008 PPE Exam Candidates. Preparation assistance for the exam is here! Focus – Do Better – Save Time & Money Study and Review - all at your Convenience. Access hundreds of previous exam questions along with answers and analysis 24 hours - 7 days a week - a schedule that fits your schedule. Then come to the tutorial to learn proven strategies on how to write the exam in a way that guarantees passing. The tutorial will take only 3 hours of your Saturday, not a day or two. However, your access to the on-line material starts immediately after your registration is processed. You can start studying those hard to remember law definitions, ethics examples, and review past exams with solutions right away. Then attend the tutorial, taught by PEO Citizenship Award 2004 winner, Bob Loree, B. Eng., B. Ed., P.Eng., to learn proven strategies to write and pass the exam.Click for details. "Building 32-Bit USB Peripheral Applications with Libusb" by Dennis Cecic — Mar. 7, 2009 Are you still trying to use Serial/Parallel ports for PC interfacing? Good luck. USB has emerged as the de-facto standard interface for PC connectivity. Unfortunately for developers, the USB programming model is relatively complex, compared to these traditional interfaces. The objective of this 1-day class is to review the important aspects of USB peripheral development (electrical, protocol, mechanical, certification), as well as providing hands-on experience in implementing a custom PC Host application using the cross-platform Libusb API, which will exchange data with a high-performance 32-bit USB microcontroller. The course will be run in a fully instrumented computer laboratory. Click for details. IEEE Communications Society Offers Free Webinars/Tutorials 1.) Free online tutorials available... Commercial Wireless Networking (3 hs, 220 slides) joins WiMax: Mobilizing the Internet (2 hrs 7 min; 89 sldes) and Next Generation Cellular Networks (2 hrs 40 min, 93 slides) as complimentary online tutorials. See them now; limited time access. 2.) VIEW a Webinar on the WCET Certification Program to learn more about it! 3.) Watch the commercial on WCET brought to you by IEEE.tv IEEE News Our World: Can We Sustain Its Natural Resources? Click here for the article Toyota and IEEE Partner to Recognize Environmental and Safety Technologies with Innovative Award. Click here for the article Toshiba's Japanese Language Word Processor Dedicated IEEE as Milestone. Click here for the article 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 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 Alex Bot at this Advertising 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. Please send any news item submissions, comments, suggestions, concerns to the editor before the 28th at this email . Thank you for reading - Naresh Kurada,MSEE,P.Eng.,MBA (Editor). 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