The Monthly Connection
The Electronic Newsletter of the IEEE Toronto Section
Issue #20040601, June 2004
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This Month: profile, chapter meetings, conferences, member news, subscribing

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.

Profile on Litifa Noor

Litifa is a student at Ryerson University and recently served as one of the two organizing co-chairs of the 3rd International Conference for Upcoming Engineers (see below for more about the conference).   She is also the chair of the IEEE Student Branch at Ryerson University.

Litifa is one of seven students to receive the 2004 IEEE Canadian Foundation Scholarships.   Each Scholarship is valued at $3,500 and is applied towards final year tuition fees and related expenses.   This year Litifa's award was co-sponsored by the IEEE Toronto Section.   Litifa was nominated by branch counselor Alagan Anpalagan for her ongoing commitment to the IEEE McNaughton Learning Resource Centre and related IEEE activities.

Upcoming Chapter/Group Activities

June 8 A discussion of the article "Balancing Life & Work – Can It Really Be Done?" by Susan Pilgrim over dinner at the Spadina Garden Restaurant at Bay and Dundas in Toronto - organized by our Women in Engineering Group   Click for details.

Conference Report

The 3rd International Conference for Upcoming Engineers (ICUE) was held May 13-14, 2004 at Ryerson University in Toronto.   The conference featured 85 technical papers (32 from outside Canada), 29 design projects, and 5 state-of-the-art tutorials, culminating in an awards banquet - please read the online report for more details.   The following are a few photos to provide a glimpse of the activities that took place.   Click on the photos to view the large size image.   Click here for more photos in PowerPoint format.

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Member News

Congratulations to three of our members who have been recently elevated to Senior Member grade; E. Ryerson Case, Stephen W. Davies and Brendan J. Frey.   If you wish to apply for Senior Member elevation, or nominate someone else, please use this link.

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Thanks For Reading

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