Annual General Meeting Report
- 2006
Chair Report
The IEEE Ottawa Section 2006 Annual General Meeting was held at the
National Art Centre on October 24, 2006. Dr. Bransilav Djokic, chair
of the IEEE-Ottawa Section started the meeting by a report on the
activities and achievements in 2006.
Treasurer's report and budget for 2007
Mr Read Abdullah, treasurer of the IEEE-Ottawa section reported the
latest balance sheet for the fiscal year 2006. He has also presented
the budget for 2007. The new budget was adopted at the AGM.
IEEE Ottawa Executives in 2007
During the AGM 2006, the following were elected as the new IEEE Ottawa
Section executives for the year 2007:
- Chair: Dr. Wahab Almuhtadi, almuhtadi@ieee.org
- Vice-Chair: Raed Abdullah, raedabdullah@ieee.org
- Treasurer: Dr. Sreeraman Rajan , sreeraman@ieee.org
- Secretary: Kexing Liu , kexing.liu@ieee.org
Congratulations to the new elected officers and our thanks to the outgoing executives: Dr. Bransilav Djokic and Amir Ghavam.
Acceptance Speech of the new Chair of 2007
Following the election of the new executives, Dr. Wahab Almuhtadi gave his acceptance speech as the new Chair of the IEEE Ottawa Section in 2007. The speech which included the planned activities for 2007:
- Encouraging and helping the Section chapters and affinities groups to
organize local, national and international conferences to be held in
the National Capital/City of Ottawa. Doing this, it will:
- bring many presenters and attendees from around the world for cross pollination
- benefit the city's economic development
- increase the knowledge and keep engineering community updated with industry involvement.
- Develop the Electrical Power Symposium into a Canada wide event that will be hosted by other IEEE sections. (national vs. local conference)
- Continuous promotion of members to Senior and Fellow membership levels.
- Applying for the IEEE Regional Activities Board awards for the past Section activities.
- Increase the number of technical and educational seminars and workshops.
- Promote and support the new formed affinity group ?Women in Engineering?.
- Increase the interaction with other IEEE sections.
- Further develop relations with the engineering societies, organizations, industry, academia, and government institutions.
- Invite all members of the IEEE Ottawa Section to volunteers and provide suggestions and feedback and to increase the value of their membership as well as the value of the Section activities
Keynote Speech
The AGM 2006 was continued by the Keynote Speech by Dr. Arthur Carty, National Science Advisor to the Prime Minister. The topic of the speech was Science, Technology and Innovation: Recent Developments and New Challenges,
Following the keynote speech, awards were presented to various individuals and organizations (see below). The AGM 2006 was ended with Branislav's closing remarks, calling support for the new executives and wishing everyone greater success and bigger progress for the new year.
The following awards were given at the AGM 2006:
IEEE Award
- Professor Qi-Jun Zhang for his promotion to IEEE Fellow
IEEE Ottawa Section 2006 Awards
- Hussein Mouftah for his contribution to IEEE CCECE 2006 as the General Chair
- Ramiro Liscano for his contribution to IEEE CCECE 2006 as the Organizing Chair
- John Grefford for his contribution to EIC CCC 2006 as the Conference Chair
- Sreeraman Rajan for his contribution to IEEE CCECE 2006 as DRDC Workshop Chair
- Preeti Raman for her contribution as the IEEE CCECE 2006 Registration Co-Chair
- Rami Abielmona for his contribution to the IEEE Ottawa Robotics Competition 2006
- Branislav Djokic for his contribution as the IEEE Ottawa Section Chair in 2006
IEEE Ottawa Chapters recognized for their outstanding performance in 2006:
- Engineering Management Society Chapter
- Lasers and Electro-Optics Society Chapter
- Reliability Society Chapter
- Power Engineering Society Chapter
- Educational Activities Committee
IEEE Ottawa Student Branch recognized for their outstanding performance in 2006:
- IEEE Carleton Student Branch
IEEE Ottawa AGM 2006 Keynote Speaker recognized at AGM 2006
- Dr. Arthur Carty for his contribution to the IEEE Ottawa Section as the AGM 2006 Keynote Speaker
The best Ottawa high-tech companies recognized at the AGM:
- Avoca Semiconductor for their innovation in developing voice interface platform solutions Avoca VIP™
- Liquid Computing for their innovation in developing a new class of computer systems LiquidIQ
- TenXc Wireless for their innovation in developing Intelligent RF solutions for wireless mobility networks
- Iogen Corporation for their innovation in developing an advanced biotechnology products
- Plasco Energy Group for their innovation in developing Plasma Arc Technology and Plasma Gasification Process
- Triacta Power Technologies for their innovation in developing and manufacturing smart meters
The Ottawa organizations/companies recognized at the AGM for their continuous and valuable support of the IEEE Ottawa Section:
- Algonquin College
- TELUS
- Alcatel Canada
- Hydro Ottawa
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