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
June 11, 2007 at 4:00 p.m.
Prof. Sergio Cova presents a Lasers and Electro-Optics Society Distinguished Lecture, "Photon Counting Microdetectors and their Applications," organized by our Circuits and Devices Chapter, and co-sponsored by the Institute for Optical Sciences at the University of Toronto Click for details.
Jun 11, 2007at 6:00 p.m.
Dr. Graham Wright presents "2007 Imaging Series - Part III: MRI for Cardiac Applications," co-organized by our Engineering in Medicine Chapter and the Western GTA Convergence Centre Click for details.
June 14, 2007at 6:00 p.m.
Gary Ferrari of the Firan Technology Group, FTG Circuits presents "Printed Circuit Board Design Trends, Embedded Passives," organized by our Instrumentation and Measurement Chapter. Click for details.Registration required.
June 14, 2007 at 6:30 p.m.
Michael B. Flint of the Project Mangement Institute, Southern Ontario Chapter and MBF Consulting Services Inc. presents "If This Was Easy, Someone Else Would Be Doing It – Project Management for Engineers," organized by our Engineering & Human Environment Chapter Click fordetails. Registration required.
June 23, 2007 at 3:00 p.m.
"Networking Get-together " organized by our Women in Engineering Affinity Group. Click for details.Registration required.
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Local IEEE Educational Programs
A series of three 2-hour workshops by Image, Communication and Quality Specialist, Ayla Tezcan
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"Etiquette in Networking: Netiquette" — June 13, 2007
Registration deadline: June 8, 2007
"Attention! Your Body is Talking: Body Language & Communication Image" — June 20, 2007
Registration deadline: June 15, 2007
"Your Color Vitamins: Personal Colors and Effects on People" — June 27, 2007
Registration deadline: June 22, 2007
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"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 here for details.Registration deadline: October 29, 2007.
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Upcoming Conferences
June 15, 2007 The Connections 2007 annual University of Toronto Electrical and Computer Engineering research symposium will be held June 15, 2007 at the University of Toronto Click to see their website.
June 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. Click for Details.
All IEEE Conferences in Canada - please use this link.
Section News
 Sridar Krishnan Awarded Engineers Canada Young Engineer Achievement Award
As reported in The Globe and Mail special report of Engineers Canada / Ingenieurs Canada, on Friday, May 25, 2007: "This year, the Young Engineer Achievement Award will be presented to Sridhar Krishnan, P.Eng., Ph.D. At just 35 years of age. Mr. Krishnan is chair of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Ryerson University. Responsible for the delivery of five degree programs, he has made substantial contributions to the establishment of a successful graduate program and co-ordinated the first-ever accreditation of the B.Eng. program in computer engineering at Ryerson."
The IEEE Toronto Section would like to congratulate Sri Krishnan for this extraordinary achievement.
IEEE Toronto Section Call for Nominations for Office (PDF)
Deadline: September 15, 2007
IEEE News
IEEE-SA Seeks Volunteer Members For Work on Earth Observation Standards
3 May 10 May – The IEEE Committee on Earth Observations Standards working group (ISWG) is seeking volunteers to participate in standards-related tasks designed to progress the Group on Earth Observation System of Systems (GEOSS). The IEEE is one of more than 40 international organizations that are part of GEOSS – a global Earth Observation System that, over the next decade, will revolutionize the understanding of Earth and how it works.
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Membership
Future Senior Members of the IEEE Toronto Section
Have you been
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references? We will help you - just contact Dimitri
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Please click this link to find out the advantages, the requirements,
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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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Thank you for reading - Naresh Kurada (Editor).
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