Upcoming Chapter/Group Meetings

Mar 2, 2006 at 7:00 p.m. ENGINEERING WEEK - Special Invitation to IEEE members - "Engineering Innovations Forum 2006 - Robotics" at the Ontario Science Centre in Toronto - includes public forum, exhibits, and reception Click for details Mar 3, 2006 at 5:10 p.m.Hugh Chow, Executive VP of ViXS Systems, Toronto presents a seminar entitled "Globalization: A Semiconductor Industry Perspective" organized by our Solid-State Circuits Chapter and Student Activities Committee.Click for details Mar 16, 2006 at 6:00 p.m. Monica Weissmann of Edward Jones in Thornhill, Ontario presents a seminar entitled "Smart Women Finish Rich" organized by our Women In Engineering Group. Click for details Mar 31, 2006 at 3:00 p.m. Dr. P. Siegel of Caltech University presents a distinguished lecture entitled "Terahertz Technology in Outer and Inner Space" organized by our Electromagnetics & Radiation chapter Click for details Apr 3, 2006 time to be anounced Dr. E. Micheli-Tzanakou of the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Rutgers University in New Jersey, U.S.A., presents a distinguished lecture entitled "Feature Extraction in Computational Intelligence" organized by our Signals & Computational Intelligence Joint Chapter.Click for details Apr 4, 2006 at 6:30 p.m. Dr. D. Brocilo, Research Associate at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario presents a seminar entitled "Plasma Pollution Control Technology for Sustainable Energy Development" organized by our Gold Affinity Group.Click for details Click here for Events in the Planning.

Upcoming Courses   In the spring of 2006, the IEEE Toronto Section is offering a 2-day course in Project Management, for those who manage or work on projects, but have little or no formal training in the field. The course is based on processes recommended by the Project Management Institute, the primary authority on project management. The course, "Project Management - Meeting those Pesky Requirements", is taught by Celia Desmond, B.Sc., M. Eng., President of World Class -Telecommunications. Click here for more Details.

Upcoming Conferences

LinuxWorld & NetworkWorld 2006 Conference & Expo, April 24 - 26, 2006, Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Toronto, ON
	"Where the IT Industry Meets!" LinuxWorld & NetworkWorld Canada Conference & Expo 2006 is the key tradeshow & conference for management & IT professionals to learn about the most up-to-date information technology products, services, applications & solutions on all platforms. Conference is a non-commercial education program that includes keynotes, case studies, tutorials & hands-on workshops. The tradeshow features experts from leading companies; 20,000 sq. ft of exhibits all under one roof truly makes this event a must-attend. New! LWNW 2006 will present the "Smalltalk Solutions Conference 2006" in conjunction with the Smalltalk Industry Council. Check out speakers, topics, contests, sponsors, and more at http://lwnwexpo.plumcom.ca.
IEEE members - free pre-registration for trade show, 25% discount on pre-registration for conference and tutorials - use code A101 when you pre-register and show your IEEE membership card at the door.   Register today to take advantage of Early Bird Rates: https://www.exporeg.com/lwnw. Click on image at right to download your FREE PASS to the LinuxWorld and NetworkWorld tradeshow - compliments of IEEE!

The 19th Annual IEEE Canadian Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering will be held May 7-10, 2006 in Ottawa, Ontario. Click here for details.

The Engineering Institute of Canada Conference on Climate Change Technology: Engineering Challenges and Solutions in the 21st Century will be held May 9-12, 2006 in Ottawa, Ontario. Please visit their web site for full details

The 2006 IEEE International Symposium on Electric Insulation will be held June 11-14, 2006 in Toronto, Ontario at the Delta Chelsea hotel. Financial support for students deadline - March 15. Please visit their web site for full details

The 2006 IEEE International Conference on Multimedia & Expo will be held July 9-12, 2006 in Toronto, Ontario at the Hilton hotel. Click here for details

The 9th International IEEE Conference on Intelligent Transportation Systems will be held September 17-20, 2006 in Toronto at the Marrott Downtown hotel. Click here for details.

The 2006 IEEE Symposium on Computational Intelligence and Bioinformatics and Computational Biology will be held September 28-9, 2006 in Toronto at the Renaissance Downtown hotel.Click here for details.

All IEEE Conferences in Canada - please use this link.

Hall of Fame

The Hall of Fame section is an attempt to feature the IEEE Fellows of the Toronto Section.

Dr. M. Reza Iravani, FIEEE - 2003 IEEE Fellow obtained his Ph.D. degree from the University of Manitoba. His research interests are in the Applications of power electronics to electric power systems; distributed generation and storage; renewable energy systems; modelling and analysis of electromagntic transient phenomena in power systems; power system dynamics and control.He is currently a professor at the The Edward S.Rogers Sr.Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering - University of Toronto and actively involved with the Energy Systems Group.He is a registered Professional Engineer in Ontario.In 2003 he was conferred as a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers for contributions to power engineering education and the modeling, design, and control of power electronic converters for power system applications.
Click here for a link to Dr.Iravani's webpage and a few of his publications.

- IEEE Job Site is an online recruitment service that offers all IEEE members exclusive,free access to real-time job-matching capabilities. You can use your IEEE Web Account to register a job candidate profile in five easy steps.Click here for details.
Within the next month, there will be exciting new job opportunities with ATI, a world leader in the design and manufacture of innovative 3D is located in Markham, Ontario.

Section News

A report by Visda Vokhshoori on the WIE Feb 23rd event titled "From Financial Markets to Energy Markets"

The meeting started as a low key event with a handful of attendees networking.Visada - the WIE chair person introduced the keynote speaker, Ms. Puica Nitu with much accolades as a member of Ontario Power generation market.Puica is a Senior IEEE and a registered professional engineer in Ontario.Puica eloquently presented to the group explaining the different factors effecting the price of energy daily, risks involved and methods to manage risk.
Puica emphasized that - Electricity is a unique commodity, that is it is instantaneous.Further, she explained that this unique attribute of electricity makes the energy market extremely volatile and interesting at the same time.The room slowly began to get full with attedees. Gradually, Puica captivated her audiance with her style and personality and left them with a wealth of information.
In the end Visda, thanked Ms. Puica Nitu on behalf of the WIE Affinity group for her extremely informative presentation.

IEEE News

NEWS FROM IEEE EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES AND THE HISTORY CENTER (2nd Quarter 2006)

IEEE VIRTUAL MUSEUM

At the beginning of this year, a new exhibit on nanotechnology opened at IEEE's award-winning pre-university educational site. In addition, the IEEE History Center is pleased to note that excerpts from exhibits in the IEEE Virtual Museum will be used by the Migrant department of the San Antonio Independent School District as part of a program that serves the educational needs of 760 children of migrant workers. Teachers, bringing laptops, visit the homes of student enrolled in the program. These teachers will be provided with CDs containing excerpts from the IEEE Virtual Museum exhibits.

CALL FOR 2006 EAB AWARD NOMINATIONS

The IEEE Educational Activities Board is accepting nominations of IEEE members for its annual awards. The deadline for nominations is 30 April 2006. Awards include: IEEE EAB Section Professional Development Award, IEEE EAB Meritorious Achievement Award in Accreditation Activities, IEEE EAB Meritorious Achievement Award in Continuing Education, IEEE EAB Major Educational Innovation Award, IEEE EAB Pre-University Educator Award, IEEE EAB Meritorious Service Citation, and the IEEE EAB Employer Professional Development Award.
For award descriptions, honorarium details, and nominations packets, visit this link

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 Alex , 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 - we are looking for a few additional members to help out in the following specific areas:

- Secretary for our Industry Applications Society    If you are interested, please contact David
- The Communications Society is looking for a Volunteer to get involved with organizing technical, educational and professional seminars. Somebody from the industry will be an asset.    If you are interested, please contact Xavier

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