Activities and Events 2012
- Nuclear Disarmament - Submarines 2012-Nov-14
- Executive Meeting 2012-Nov-26
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- PEO Brantford Chapter Events
- PEO Hamilton-Burlington Chapter Events
- PEO Niagara Chapter Events
- PEO Oakville Chapter Events
- ISA Hamilton Chapter Events
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- Executive Meeting 2012-Jan-19
- Annual Dinner Social 2012-Feb-18
- Executive Meeting 2012-Feb-23
- ISA Expo 2012-Mar-20
- Nuclear Energy and Health 2012-Mar-22
- Events of previous years
- Bay Area Science & Engineering Fair 2012-Mar-28 to 31
- Overview of Electromagnetic Scattering-Based Imaging Techniques 2012-Mar-29
- High Speed Layered protocols 2012-Mar-29
- Silicon Halton - Job Requirements 2012-Apr-10
- Executive Meeting 2012-Apr-12
- EPTECH Show 2012-Apr-17
- IEEE Canada Meeting 2012-Apr-27 to 29
- Photovoltaics 2012-May-09
- Life Member Meeting 2012-May-16
- Executive Meeting 2012-May-16
- Solar Panel Installations 2012-May-31
- Golf Tournament Social 2012-June-02
- Microwave Near-Field Imaging Of Human Tissue 2012-Jun-14
- Play: That The Multitude May Live 2012-Jul-21 to 29
- WIE Contest - Children's Drawing 2012-Aug-15
- The Engineer's Mysterious "Feel" For A Problem 2012-Sep-19
- Executive Meeting 2012-Sep-25
- Power & Energy Conference in London 2012-Oct-10 to 12
- IEEE Canada Meeting in London 2012-Oct-12 to 14
- Life Member Meeting 2012-Oct-17
- Aspects of Persuasion 2012-Oct-17
- Executive Meeting 2012-Oct-23
Executive Meeting
A networking opportunity (as well as a chance for input on events)(Usually pizza is provided)
Date: Thursday 2012-Jan-19
Time: 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Place: Blair's House, Stoney Creek
Cost: None
Limit: All members welcome
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Annual Dinner Evening
Annual Dinner Evening at the Ancaster Mill- Date: Saturday 2012-February-18
- Time: 6:00 PM Reception (cash bar)
- 6:30 PM Dinner
- 7:30 PM Speaker
- Speaker: Sandy Manners
- Topic: You can be SURE... if it's Westinghouse.
- Location:
- The Ancaster Mill, 548 Old Dundas Road, Ancaster,
Ontario
Restaurant details - www.ancastermill.ca - Cost: $20.00 Members (including students), $30.00 Guests
Limit: 50
Register and pay by credit card at (Don't forget if your member number starts with a '0'):
https://meetings.vtools.ieee.org/meeting_view/list_meeting/9879
Alternatively RSVP by 2012-Jan-31 to Scott lowell at
- Make cheques payable to "IEEE Hamilton Section"
Mail cheque to 18 Robinhood Dr, Dundas, ON L9H 4G1
Here is her presentation for those of you that missed it. It's copyright
so don't use it without permission.
"You can be SURE... if it's Westinghouse "
Speaker:
Director of Corporate Communications, Guelph Hydro Inc.
Author of "Westinghouse / Siemens Westinghouse - 100 Years in Canada"
Abstract:
From appliances and televisions to waterwheel generators and gas
turbines for power generation - the "electrifying" role played by
Westinghouse in the development of Canadian society.
1923 - Westinghouse in Hamilton was the first company in Canada to
manufacture radios and electric air cleaners.
Speaker's Biography:
Sandy Manners is an award-winning senior communications professional
with extensive experience in the energy and utilities sector. She
joined the local electricity distribution company, Guelph Hydro Inc.,
in 2010 as Director of Corporate Communications after working at
Horizon Utilities in Hamilton for four years in the same capacity.
Prior to that, she handled strategic communications for 16 years for
Westinghouse Canada's Power Generation Division, which merged with
Siemens in 1998 to become Siemens Westinghouse.
Sandy has taught Issues and Crisis Communications Planning at McMaster
University and is past-chair of the Communicators' Council of the
Electricity Distributors Association. Her latest achievement is
writing and producing Guelph Hydro's first Sustainability Report which
enhanced Guelph Hydro's reputation in the industry and resulted in
Guelph Hydro being named Large Company of the Year by the Ontario
Energy Association in 2011.
However, of most interest to this audience is the fact that in 2003,
during her time at Westinghouse, she authored the book entitled
Westinghouse / Siemens Westinghouse - 100 Years in Canada. This book
was distributed to 4,200 retirees and employees of Westinghouse and
Siemens Westinghouse and was subsequently honoured with awards by the
Canadian Public Relations Society and the International Association of
Business Communicators.
Sandy will be providing us with highlights of Westinghouse's 100-year
history in her presentation tonight. For those interested in reading
the book, copies are available through your local public library.
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Executive Meeting
A networking opportunity (as well as a chance for input on events)(Usually pizza is provided)
Date: Thursday 2012-Feb-23
Time: 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Place: Cogeco Office
950 Syscon Rd
Burlington, ON L7R 4S6 map
which is at the corner of Harvester and the South Service Rd (near Burloak).
The main doors are locked after 5:30pm but there is a small door to the left and just around the corner from the main doors.
Call Scott at (2)89) 983-5439 to let you in.
Cost: None
Limit: All members welcome
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Non-IEEE Event
ISA Expo 2012
FREE Technical Presentations, Lunch,Admission, Parking
Date: Wednesday, 2012-March-20
Time: see www.isahamilton.com/expo.html
Location: Royal Botanical Gardens - Main Auditorium
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Technical Meeting
Nuclear Energy and Health
Free coffee and cookies.
Topic: Nuclear Energy and Health
Speaker: Jerry Cuttler, President of Cuttler & Associates Inc., Toronto
Date: Thursday 2012-Mar-22
Time: 6:45 p.m.-9:00 p.m.
Cost: Free (Paid parking - Free voucher if you register)
Location: Executive Boardroom 363, Ron Joyce Centre,
4350 South Service Road, Burlington, ON L7L 5R8
(part of McMaster's DeGroote School of Business)
(between Walkers Line and Appleby Line)
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Energy needs worldwide are expected to increase for the foreseeable future. Nuclear energy plants could supply much of the demand in a safe, sustainable manner were it not for fear of potential releases of radioactivity. Releases to nearby residents would deliver a low dose or a low dose rate of radiation, within the range of naturally occurring radiation, to which life is already accustomed. The key areas of concern are discussed. Studies of actual health effects, especially thyroid cancers, following exposures are assessed. The response of living organisms to radiation is explained, pointing out that beneficial effects are expected following a low dose or a low dose level because protective responses against stresses are stimulated. The notions that no amount of radiation is small enough to be harmless and that a nuclear accident could kill hundreds of thousands are challenged in light of experience: more than a century with radiation and six decades with reactors. If nuclear energy is to play a role in meeting future needs, regulatory authorities must examine the scientific evidence and communicate the real health effects of nuclear radiation. Negative images and implications of health risks derived by unscientific extrapolations of harmful effects of high doses must be dispelled.
Jerry's
powerpoint presentation (27MB)
Speaker's Biography:
Dr. Jerry Cuttler received his BASc-Eng
degree (1964) in engineering physics from the University of Toronto
and his MSc and DSc degrees (1967-1971) in nuclear sciences and
engineering from the Israel Institute of Technology. Until 1974, he
managed a radiation detector company.
At Atomic Energy of Canada Limited, he led the design and procurement
of the reactor control, safety systems and radiation monitoring
instrumentation for the first CANDU-6 reactors, the four-reactor
Pickering-B station and the four-reactor Bruce-B station. He was
engineering manager of AECL's Bruce-B Project, resident engineering
manager in Romania, engineering manager district heating reactors,
manager of services to the eight-reactor Pickering station,
engineering integration manager of the CANDU-9 Project and manager of
technical services including Y2K support to 28 reactors.
Dr. Cuttler has been an active member of Professional Engineers
Ontario, Canadian Nuclear Society (president 1995-1996), American
Nuclear Society, American Physical Society, Canadian Nuclear
Association, Health Physics Society, Canadian Radiation Protection
Association and the International Dose-Response Society. He has
written hundreds of technical reports for nuclear stations, tens of
conferences papers and articles for peer reviewed journals.
Some peer-reviewed articles:
2012 Commentary on the Appropriate Radiation Level for Evacuations
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2010 Commentary on Using LNT for Radiation Protection and Risk Assessment
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2009 Nuclear Energy and Health: And the Benefits of Low-Dose Radiation Hormesis
link (like this presenation)
2007 Health Effects of Low Level Radiation: When Will We Acknowledge the Reality?
link
Meeting Agenda:
6:45 pm Refreshments & Networking
6:45 pm Distribution of parking vouchers
7:00 pm Technical Talk Presentation
8:00 pm Question & Answer Session
8:30 pm Cookies and Networking
Free Parking Voucher: Register here (so we get enough coffee and cookies)
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Non-IEEE Event
Bay Area Science and Engineering Fair
Annual Sciece Failr for students in Grades 7 to 12
Date: Wednesday, 2012-March-28 to Saturday 2012-March-31
Time: see www.basef.ca
Location: Mohawk College
Last year's winners of IEEE Hamilton prizes for best use of electricity/electronics:
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Technical Meeting
Distinguished Lecturer
Overview of Electromagnetic Scattering-Based Imaging Techniques
Making images consists in producing some footprints of a scene, allowing the human eye to view this scene. Intuitively, the footprint is supposed to show some kind of point-to-point correspondence between the scene and its image. Initially performed with natural light thanks to the human eye / brain combination, either alone or upgraded by means of optical instruments, the imaging procedures have been largely diversified during the last century. Such a diversification has been continuously stimulated by technological developments and led to consider new modalities to "see" objects escaping to human vision such as those buried in a medium opaque to the visible light. But penetrating opaque media usually requires operating at much larger than optical wavelengths, with the consequence that diffraction and scattering mechanisms, considered as second order perturbation in optical instruments, become first order effects decreasing image quality. For instance, the point-to-point correspondence between the observed object and its raw footprint is degraded or even may be apparently lost, requiring appropriate data processing. Many imaging systems dedicated to Industrial, Scientific, Security and Medical (IS2M) applications are based on electromagnetic waves, making them a convenient didactic support for a unified overview of scattering-based imaging techniques.
Date: Thursday, 2012-March-29
Time: 3:30 PM to 5:00 PM
Location: McMaster University 1280 Main St. W., Hamilton, ON L8S4L8
Room ITB-A113
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Jean-Charles Bolomey is currently an Emeritus Professor at Paris-Sud
University. He graduated from the Ecole Superieure d'Electricite
(Supelec) in 1963, received his Ph.D. degree from Paris-Sud University
in 1971, and became a Professor at this University in 1976. His
research has been conducted in the Electromagnetic Research Department
of the Laboratoire des Signaux et Systemes, a joint unit of Supelec
and the National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS).
Since 1981, his research contributions have been devoted to Near-Field
techniques in a broad sense, including antenna measurement, EMC
testing as well as Industrial-Scientific-Medical (ISM) applications.
These contributions have largely concerned measurement techniques and
have been deliberately oriented toward innovative technology transfer
and valorization. Jean-Charles Bolomey has more particularly promoted
the modulated probe array technology, demonstrating its unrivaled
potential for rapid Near-Field scanning. He has co-authored with
Professor F.Gardiol a reference book on principles and applications of
the Modulated Scattering Technique (MST). He is holder of numerous
patents covering various MST-based probe array arrangements for
microwave sensing and imaging systems. In 1986, under the impulse of
the National Agency for Valorization (ANVAR) and of the CNRS,
Professor Bolomey founded the Societe d'Applications Technologiques de
l'Imagerie Micro-Onde (SATIMO), which is now considered as a leading
company in the field of antenna measurement. He has been also involved
in industrial applications of microwave heating as a Chairman of the
Microwave Group of Electricite de France (EDF) and was appointed as a
consultant by the Delegation Generale de l'Armement (DGA) in the field
of High Power Microwave (HPM) metrology. He has also actively
contributed to several cooperative European Programs ranging from
medical hyperthermia to industrial process tomography and has
contributed to various prototype transfer and evaluation procedures in
these areas. Recently, his research was related to RF dosimetry and
rapid SAR measurements for wireless communication devices.
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Non-IEEE Meeting
Silicon Halton Meetup #30
Are Technology Professionals Ready for the Future?
Slicon Halton Meeting
https://www.siliconhalton.com/events/
Topic: Are Technology Professionals Ready for the Future?
Speaker: Leyden Fonte
Date: Tuesday 2012-Apr-10
Time: 7:00 PM
Location: Emma's Back Porch Restaurant, 2084 Old Lakeshore Rd.,
Burlington, ON L7R 1E3
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Cost: Free
Did you know for every seven engineering and IT job opportunities
there's only one post secondary graduate qualified to do the job?
Aging demographics combined with the lack of interest in tech related
careers among today's youth in the Toronto region poses problems and
opportunities for Silicon Halton members.
Come listen, learn and engage with key leaders and advisors of the
ground breaking IT labour market study: RESEARCH & INNOVATION JOBS,
Opportunities and challenges in the Toronto Region Labour Market by
the Toronto Region Research Alliance.
Leyden Fonte was the lead
project manager on this report and we're very fortunate to have her
presenting along side Rita Fundner from the Canadian
Coalition for Tomorrow's ICT Skills.
Speakers Biography:
Leyden M. Fonte
is a Silicon Halton member and Hamilton Section IEEE senior member.
Leyden is a seasoned
researcher and project manager for business intelligence. With several
executive and research awards, and dozens of publications and reports,
she is now adviser for several Canadian organizations. Her most recent
project 'Research & Innovation Jobs' created new ways to analyze
labour markets' gaps and opportunities, with direct economic
implications. Its findings have been welcomed by local government,
businesses and academia, sparking a national debate in the Canadian
press and radio.
Register
here (You must be a member of LinkedIn - free to join)
If you choose not register using LinkedIn, email Leyden to let her know
you might be coming.
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Executive Meeting
A networking opportunity (as well as a chance for input on events)(Usually pizza is provided)
Date: Thursday 2012-Apr-12
Time: 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Location: Ray's House, 11 Georgian Trail, Hamilton, ON L9B 2X8
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Cost: None
Limit: All members welcome
Register here (optional so we get enough pizza)
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Non-IEEE Event
EPTECH Show Toronto 2012
FREE Technical Presentations, Admission, Parking
Date: Wednesday, 2012-April-17
Time: 10:00 am-5:00 pm
Location: Le Parc Hotel
8432 Leslie St
Thornhill, ON L3T 7M6
Register here
Seminars:
Thursday 2012-Mar-29 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM
Introduction to High Speed Layered Protocols -
Register here
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Administrative Conference
IEEE Canada Board Meeting
This semi-annual conference is the place to voice your opinions to the higher ups in IEEE. We send one person to vote at the meeting, and a second person should go to learn the system.
Date: Friday-Sunday, 2012-Apr-27 to 29
Cost: Just your time
Location: Montreal, Quebec
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Technical Meeting
Photovoltaics
Next Generation Materials and Devices in Engineering Physics at McMaster University
Gabriel's
Presentation
(11 MB)
Solar cells are an increasing component of the energy infrastructure of the developed world, and offer an excellent off-the-grid energy source for the developing world. A mature photovoltaics industry, supported by concerned consumer demand and government feed-in-tarrifs is centered around Silicon solar cells, comprising 85%+ of the total market. Silicon cells are for many reasons not an ideal choice, so much research is concerned with displacing them from their current market domination. This talk will provide a short introduction into the limitations of current commercial solar cell technologies and detail several of the research projects in this field ongoing in Engineering Physics, with emphasis on the presenter’s own work. First, several potential alternative photovoltaic materials will be discussed, as to the state of the art and the challenges remaining. Second, potential solar cell designs which aim to utilize new physical processes in the capture of energy will be discussed as to their feasibility and future progress.
Speaker: Gabriel Devenyi
Date: Wednesday, 2012-May-09
Time: 6:30 PM Meet, greet, and coffee 7:00 PM Meeting
Location: Information Technology Building Annex Room ITB-A113
McMaster University 1280 Main St. W., Hamilton, ON L8S4L8
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Gabriel Devenyi holds a B.Eng. in Engineering Physics from McMaster and is currently a PhD Candidate in the Dept. of Engineering Physics under Dr. Peter Mascher and Dr. John Preston.
After spending time after his third year in an extended industrial internship, Gabriel decided that he wanted to work on bleeding edge problems in science and engineering. As PV has the potential to provide energy security for humanity but many innovations are still required it seemed like an excellent place to tackle some challenging problems.
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Social Meeting
Hamilton & KW Sections
IEEE Life Member
Semi-annual Lunch
Time: 12 Noon
Location: Hamilton Air Force Association (HAFA)
The Air Force Club 128 King St. East, Dundas, ON, L9H 1C5 map
Cost: $10.00 each
Arrive early and meet with your comrades before lunch. Lunch will be Vegetable Soup followed by a Beef on a Bun Sandwich. Coffee available at the bar for 50 cents.
Agenda: Russian Hydro Plant Catastrophe
Please RSVP: by May 11, 2012 to
Phone 905.628.8851
or to Bert de Kat
Phone 519.647.3075
Note: The Air Force Club is at the eastern outskirts of Dundas rather than at the other end of Dundas where last year's meeting was held.
For PDF event notice and directions, please click here.
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Executive Meeting
A networking opportunity (as well as a chance for input on events)(Usually pizza is provided)
Date: Wednesday 2012-May-16
Time: 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Place: Cogeco Office
950 Syscon Rd
Burlington, ON L7R 4S6 map
which is at the corner of Harvester and the South Service Rd (near Burloak).
The main doors are locked after 5:30 PM but we will use the cafeteria door at the back of the building.
Call Scott at (289) 983-5439 to join us.
Cost: None
Limit: All members welcome
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Solar Panel Installation
Free coffee and cookies.
Topic: Solar Panel Installations and the FIT/ MicroFIT programs
Speaker: Steve Bartlett
founder Clear Sky Energy
Date: Thursday 2012-May-31
Time: 6:30 p.m.-9:00 p.m.
Cost: Free (Paid parking - Free voucher if you register)
Location: Executive Boardroom 363, Ron Joyce Centre,
4350 South Service Road, Burlington, ON L7L 5R8
(part of McMaster's DeGroote School of Business)
(between Walkers Line and Appleby Line)
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Meeting Agenda:
6:45 pm Refreshments & Networking
6:45 pm Distribution of parking vouchers
7:00 pm Technical Talk Presentation
8:00 pm Question & Answer Session
8:30 pm Cookies and Networking
Sloped-roof Mounting System
For pitched roof solar installations, ClearSky Energy Inc. offers
Conergy manufactured SunTop, the
world’s most installed pitched-roof mounting system. SunTop is
designed and manufactured by Conergy to offer improved durability and
energy yields, ease of installation and decreased inventory
Flat Roof Solar Mounting Systems
Solar arrays for commercial flat roof structures present many design
challenges for the system integrator. Minimizing load on the roof,
eliminating roof penetrations and not interfering with the roof
drainage system are critical considerations for the system designer to
avoid costly building and roof maintenance in the future. To achieve
all of these requirements, the critical component in commercial
flat-roof solar PV systems is the solar mounting system.
Speaker's Biography:
ClearSky Energy Inc.
Steve Bartlett Steve Bartlett is the founder of ClearSky Energy,
a company that specializes in solar panel installations in the Golden
Horseshoe area. Steve will discuss a range of topics including the
benefits of going solar, the FIT/MicroFIT programs, solar products,
suitable sites for installation and some of his installation
projects.
They are solar installation specialists and can help you maximize the
financial benefits by properly leveraging the current government
incentive programs.
- Why Go Solar?
- Return on Investment
- Low maintenance
- Boosts Ontario's Green Economy
- Increased Property Value
Free Parking Voucher: Register here (so we get enough coffee and cookies)
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Social Event
Our 6th Annual Golf Tournament
Golf Tournament 2012-June-02 Open to members and guests.
Printable Event Notice
The IEEE Hamilton Section is pleased to invite you to the Sixth Annual
Golf Tournament. Tee off times will be assigned the week before the
tournament. The format for the day will be best ball, so every team
has an opportunity to win bragging rights for winning this
prestigious tournament.
Date: Saturday 2012-Jun-02
Time: Tee times starting at 1:00 PM
Location:
Chedoke Martin Golf Club
563 Aberdeen Avenue
Hamilton, Ontario Canada, L8P 2S8
Pro Shop: 905-546-3116
Cost: $75.00 (includes 18 holes of golf, cart and dinner)
Limit:20 Sold out!
RSVP: Reserve your spot by 2012-May-16 with Blair.
Blair MacCuish
293 King St. E.
Stoney Creek, ON L8G 1M2
Click here to pay by credit card here (only if you are on Blair's list!)
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Technical Meeting
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Distinguished Lecturer
Microwave Near-Field Imaging Of Human Tissue:
Hopes, Challenges, Outlook
This talk will briefly review past and recent developments in near-field microwave methods for tissue imaging. In the context of these developments, the major challenges will be discussed – challenges which have so far prevented microwave imaging from becoming a clinically viable modality. Promising new directions of research will be described. These include advances in hardware design and characterization (sensor arrays, custom and laboratory measurement instrumentation), methodologies for tissue-parameter characterization, and the development of data-processing and reconstruction algorithms.
Date: Thursday, 2012-June-14
Time: 6:30 PM
Location: McMaster University 1280 Main St. W., Hamilton, ON L8S4L8
Room ITB-A113
Short Professional Biography
Natalia K. Nikolova received the Dipl. Eng. (Radioelectronics) degree
from the Technical University of Varna, Bulgaria, in 1989, and the
Ph.D. degree from the University of Electro-Communications, Tokyo,
Japan, in 1997. From 1998 to 1999, she held a Postdoctoral Fellowship
of the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
(NSERC), during which time she was initially with the Microwave and
Electromagnetics Laboratory, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada,
and, later, for a year, with the Simulation Optimization Systems
Research Laboratory, McMaster University, Canada. In 1999, she joined
the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, McMaster
University, where she is currently a Professor. Her research interests
include theoretical and computational electromagnetism with
applications in inverse scattering, microwave imaging and
computer-aided design. Prof. Nikolova has published more than 200
refereed manuscripts. She has authored 4 book chapters and has
delivered many invited lectures on the computer-aided microwave
analysis and design as well as on microwave near-field imaging.
Prof. Nikolova holds a Canada Research Chair in High-frequency
Electromagnetics. She is a Fellow of the IEEE.
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That The Multitude May Live
Part of the Hamilton Fringe Festival Theatre Series
Written, produced and directed by Hamilton Section member John Bandler
Dates: Saturday, 2012-July-21 to Sunday 2012-July-29
Time: varies see www.bandler.com/phasetwo/
Cost: $ 9.00
Location: Downtown Arts Centre, Venue 4: Citadel Studio, 28 Rebecca Street, Hamilton, Ontario L8R 1B4
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Hamilton Fringe Festival website
Play press release
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Children's Painting/Drawing Contest
This is an event sponsored by the "Women in Engineering" chapter of the Hamilton Section, but all members' children and grandchildren are encouraged to participate.
Do not miss this fun opportunity to learn, enjoy and create! All artworks will receive a gift for participating.- Artworks will be judged by IEEE Hamilton Section Executive committee members.
- Paintings/colored drawings will be judged in two age groups: under 8 and ages 8-11.
- The best artwork from each topic and each age group will receive a bigger prize!
- Artworks will be displayed online, identified by first name only.
- Parent/grandparent should be an IEEE member of Hamilton Section (not necessarily WIE member)
- Children aged 11 and under
- Paintings/colored drawings should be done on papers no larger than Letter size (8.5in X 11in)
- One painting/colored drawing per one child
- How to produce electricity/electrical energy
- How electricity comes to your home
- Where electricity is used at your home
- How to save electrical energy at home
Do not miss this fun opportunity to learn, enjoy and create!
Email a scan of the drawing to Naghmeh
or
mail the following:
- The painting/colored drawing
- A separate sheet with the name and age group of your child and the name of parent/grandparent IEEE member along with the mailing and email addresses
- A self addressed stamped envelope (if you would like your artwork back)
IEEE Hamilton Painting Contest
2485 Felhaber Crs.
Oakville, Ontario, L6H 7R8
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| Winning Pictures | |
| under 8 | |
 Wind: Waiting For A Windmill Christopher Age 3 |
 Lightning Storm Laura Age 3 |
 Electric Bicicyle Mackenzie Age 5 |
 Walking Doesn't Use Any Energy Jeremy Age 5 |
 Renewable Energy William Age 7 |
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 The Earth Is A Fragile Thing Kira Age 10 |
 Windmill Julia Age 10 |
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Technical Meeting
2012 IEEE McNaughton Award Winner
Have You Ever Wondered About The Engineer's Mysterious "Feel" For A Problem?
I first encountered the engineer's so-called "feel" for a technical
problem when I started out as a graduate student. But, against all
professorial advice, I instantly committed myself to a life-long study
of computer-aided design and optimization technology, then widely
considered (by engineers) contrary to both respectable mathematical
theory and sound engineering practice. Now, almost half a century
after my bachelor's degree, I find that I can explain the engineer's
mysterious "feel" as well as the motivations of those who discouraged
me.
I encourage you to follow your pioneering instinct even if you find
yourself initially ridiculed or rejected.
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abstract
Date: Wednesday, 2012-Sept-19
Time: 6:30 PM
Location: McMaster University 1280 Main St. W., Hamilton, ON L8S4L8
Room ITB-A113
Short Professional Biography
John W. Bandler (LFIEEE)
j.bandler@ieee.org
is Professor Emeritus at McMaster University
and President of Bandler Corporation. He is a Fellow of several
societies including the Canadian Academy of Engineering and the Royal
Society of Canada.
Based on his work, design with tolerances, yield-driven design, and
electromagnetic optimization -once academic fantasies- are now taken for
granted by microwave engineers. His implementations into major
commercial design tools, including those from Compact Software (now
Ansoft/Ansys) and Hewlett-Packard (now Agilent Technologies) have
impacted high-frequency and microwave design initiatives world-wide.
John introduced space mapping in 1994. From automotive crashworthiness
to magnetic systems, his concept has been adopted into design
portfolios across the entire spectrum of engineering, making possible
the high-fidelity design of devices and systems at a cost of only a
few high-fidelity simulations.
Active in artistic endeavors, John has written a novel, a screenplay,
and several stage plays, two of which have been performed.
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Executive Meeting
A networking opportunity (as well as a chance for input on events)(Usually pizza is provided)
Date: Tuesday 2012-Sep-25
Time: 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Place: McMaster Innovation Park, Meeting Room 5
175 Longwood Road S., Suite 105
Hamilton, ON L8P 0A1
Cost: None
Limit: All members welcome
Parking: Free parking in the Special Events area at the north side of the building.
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Technical Conference
IEEE 2012 EPEC
Electrical Power and Energy Conference
This annual conference takes place in a different area in Canada each year. This year it is in London, Ontario. The conference is an opportunity for electric power and energy systems experts from industry, academia, and other interested organizations to discuss the latest developments in the field. This may include debate on the potential impact of these developments including discussions on regulatory and policy aspects.
Date: Wednesday, 2012-Oct-10 (Tutorials)
Cost: $115.00 (before 2012-Sep-01)(Student, Life Member discounts)
Date: Thursday,Friday 2012-Oct-11,12 (Conference)
Cost: $475.00 (before 2012-Sep-01)(Student, Life Member discounts)
Price Chart
Location: London Convention Center, London, Ontario
Call For Papers Click
here
The topics of interest include, but are not limited to the following:
1.Resiliency of Electrical Power Systems
2.Smart Grids including HVDC and FACTS
3.Communications aspects of Smart Grids
4.Microgrids
5.Energy Storage
6.Energy Conservation and Efficiency
7.Nuclear Energy
8.Renewable Energy - Generation and Integration
9.Electrification of Transportation and its Impact
10.Integrated Energy System Planning and the Energy - Water Nexus
11.Asset Management and Condition Based Maintenance
12.Government Support and Incentives
13.Computational Methods
14.Advanced Technology Developments
Event website www.ieee.ca/epec12/
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Administrative Conference
IEEE Canada Board Meeting
This semi-annual conference is the place to voice your opinions to the higher ups in IEEE. We send one person to vote at the meeting, and a second person should go to learn the system.
Date: Friday - Sunday, 2012-Oct-12 to 14
Cost: Just your time
Location: London, Ontario
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Social Meeting
Hamilton & KW Sections
IEEE Life Member
Semi-annual Lunch
Time: 12 Noon
Location: Hamilton Air Force Association (HAFA)
The Air Force Club 128 King St. East, Dundas, ON, L9H 1C5 map
Cost: $10.00 each
Arrive early and meet with your comrades before lunch. Lunch will be Soup and a Western Sandwich. Coffee available at the bar for 50 cents.
Agenda: International Life Members Tour of Canada
Westinghouse development of speed measuring radar
Project Manager on Rapid Bridge Replacement
Please RSVP: by Oct 12, 2012 to
Phone 905.628.8851
or to Bert de Kat
Phone 519.647.3075
Note: The Air Force Club is at the eastern outskirts of Dundas rather than at the other end of Dundas where last year's meeting was held.
For PDF event notice and directions, please click here.
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Toronto Meeting
Presented by Women in Engineering, but everyone welcome.
| Title | Aspects of Persuasion: Confirmation Bias, First Impressions and Subtext | |
| Speaker | John W. Bandler President, Bandler Corporation |
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Wednesday, October 17, 2012, 5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. |
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| Registration |
Registration is required, but is free Please register by October 15th, 2012 by using the following form: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?fromEmail=true&formkey=dENORm0xSW01VFFzanJrdEJyYmgxYmc6MQ |
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| Location | Fitzgerald Building Room 103 University of Toronto - St. George Campus 150 College St. map |
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| Organizer | IEEE Women in Engineering Toronto Chapter | |
| Contact | Talieh | |
| Abstract | When delivering a speech, making a technical presentation, attending a job interview, appearing in front of examiners or judges, discussing new ideas with a colleague, or going to a meeting under unfamiliar circumstances, apprehension is normal. As well as the "impressions" you make, you are rightly concerned about being prepared, and about effectively harnessing your knowledge. There’s more. Once into any communication/persuasion event, subtext - an underlying and often distinct theme - and confirmation bias"the imperative to confirm rather than disconfirm a prior belief - come into play. Mastering first impressions and subtext and conquering confirmation bias may be keys to landing a job, getting promoted, being inducted into a prestigious society, making an effective presentation, having your work recognized by your peers, and more. Traps and hidden agendas include perceived respect, believability, conflicts of interest, even simple attribution of the contributions of others. You should be mindful of the subtext carried by your words, speech, and mannerisms. This talk not only identifies certain subjective perceptions, but also suggests ways of controlling and/or correcting them. It is essential to be aware that others will make life-altering decisions about us, of which we may forever be unaware. | |
| Biography | See https://toronto.ieee.ca/events/oct1712.htm |
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Executive Meeting
A networking opportunity (as well as a chance for input on events)(Usually pizza is provided)
Date: Tuesday 2012-Oct-23
Time: 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Place: McMaster Innovation Park, Meeting Room 5
175 Longwood Road S., Suite 105
Hamilton, ON L8P 0A1
Cost: None
Limit: All members welcome
Parking: Free parking in the Special Events area at the north side of the building.
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Annual General Meeting/Technical Meeting
Global Partnership Program - Nuclear Submarine Dismantlement Overview
Date: Wednesday 2012-Nov-14
Time: 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Speaker: Michael Lee
Place: ArcelorMittal Dofasco
1330 Burlington St. E.
Hamilton, ON L8N 3J5
Cost: None
Limit: All members welcome
After the attack on the US in September 2001, there was an urgent need to examine the risks of potential nuclear terrorism. At the 2002 G8leaders meeting in Kananaskis, under Canada's leadership, the Global Partnership against the Spread of Weapons and Materials of Mass Destruction (GPX) was initiated. As an integral component of this initiative, the Russian Federation specifically requested the assistance of the international community in advancing the elimination of its nuclear submarine legacy with the aim of eliminating the problem by2010. A nuclear submarine is considered to be a weapon of mass destruction(WMD). It has no other role than to slip through the seas of the world,undetected, ready to deliver incredible destruction upon command and without warning. During the cold war the Soviet Union had approximately 250 of these machines, ensuring saturation of the high seas with Weapons of Mass Destruction at any given time. Russia was not alone in their endeavours. UK, USA, France and China were also member of the submarine WMD club. The legacy is that there is no longer a cold war and there is no longer the need or the funding to keep more than a token number of these submarines at sea. Russia has the daunting task of decommissioning the largest number of hulls, and needs help to do so. The majority of Russian nuclear submarines have two pressurized water reactors that use highly enriched fuel. Elimination of the cold war legacy reduces both the terrorism and proliferation threats associated with this fuel. Decommissioning of these machines to international standards reduces the significant environmental threat posed by corroded hulls filled, with nuclear fuel and other radioactive materials, on the Arctic and Pacific Ocean regions that Canada shares with Russia. Canada, in conjunction with the US, UK, Japan, Italy and Norway are providing assistance to Russian through the GPX. This presentation discusses Canada's work from the onset of GPX to the present day at the Russian Federation Shipyards of Zvezdochka on the White Sea, near Archangel and Zvezda, North of Vladivostok on the East coast. The presenter is Michael G. Lee P. Eng. who served as a Nuclear Submarine officer in the Royal Navy during the cold war, and spends much of his time in Russia these days, still playing with submarines.
Register here (optional so we get enough pizza)
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Executive Meeting
A networking opportunity (as well as a chance for input on events)Date: Monday 2012-Nov-26
Time: 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Place:To Be Determined
Cost: None
Limit: All executive and volunteers of 2012 and 2013 welcome
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