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January 2006

IEEE OTTAWA NEWSLETTER - January 2006

Editor: Yousof Pakzad, ottawanews@ieee.org
IEEE Ottawa Section: http://ottawa.ieee.ca/
Newsletter on the Web: http://ottawa.ieee.ca/news/
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IN THIS ISSUE:

1. New IEEE Senior in Ottawa Section
2. The 2nd Workshop on Recent Advancements in Photonics, Jan. 20, 2006
3. Seminar: Beyond Biology: An Exploration of the Future of Technology, Jan. 28, 2006
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1. New IEEE Senior Members in Ottawa Section, November 2005
* Wahab Almuhtadi
* Zheng Liu

Congratulations to both for becoming IEEE Senior members.
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2. The 2nd Workshop on Recent Advancements in Photonics
ORGANIZER: IEEE LEOS
DATE and TIME: Friday, January 20, 2006, 9:30 AM to noon
LOCATION: Building M-50, NRC Main Campus, Montreal Road, Ottawa
CONTACT: kexing.liu@ieee.org
DETAILS: http://www.ewh.ieee.org/r7/ottawa/leos/
RSVP to: Johanna Roach, jroach@knowledgebridge.ca
Deadline for Pre-registration: January 20, 2006
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3. CSIEA-Ottawa Seminar
TOPIC: Beyond Biology: An Exploration of the Future of Technology
SPEAKER: Dr. Parham Aarabi from the University of Toronto
Canada Research Chair in Multi-Sensor Information Systems
Opening remarks: Dr. Tyseer Aboulnasr, former Dean of the
Faculty of Engineering, University of Ottawa
ORGANIZER: Canadian Society of Iranian Engineers and Architects
(CSIEA)– Ottawa
DATE and TIME: January 28, 2006, 2:30 PM to 4:30 PM
LOCATION: Marion Auditorium, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario
CONTACT: secretary@csiea.org
DETAILS: http://www.csiea.org/events/2005-2006/January28-DrArabi.htm
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February 2006

IEEE OTTAWA NEWSLETTER - February 2006

Editor: Yousof Pakzad, pakzad@ieee.org
Email: ottawanews@ieee.org
News Submission: http://ottawa.ieee.ca/news/submit.html
IEEE Ottawa Section: http://ottawa.ieee.ca/
Newsletter on the Web: http://ottawa.ieee.ca/news/
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IN THIS ISSUE:

A. IEEE Events
1. IEEE-Ottawa Computer Society Co-Sponsored Technical Meeting, Feb. 6, 2006
2. IEEE Computational Intelligence Society Event, Feb. 9, 2006
3. IEEE-AESS Ottawa Chapter Event, Feb. 16, 2006
4. IEEE Ottawa AP/MTT joint Chapter presentation, Feb. 16, 2006
5. A Full-Day IEEE I&M Workshop, Feb. 22, 2006

B.Non-IEEE Even
1. Ottawa Wireless Cluster Event, Feb. 9, 2006

C. Manage Your Subscription
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1. IEEE-Ottawa Computer Society Co-Sponsored Technical Meeting
TOPIC: Multi-Processor SoC's: Trends and Technologies
SPEAKER: Pierre G. Paulin, Ph.D., Director, SoC Platform Automation,
Advanced System Technology, STMicroelectronics Inc., Ottawa, Canada
ORGANIZER: IEEE-Ottawa Computer Society and Joint
Chapter of Signal Processing, Oceanic Engineering, and Geoscience and
Remote Sensing
DATE and TIME: February 6, 2006, 6:15 PM- 8:00 PM
LOCATION: Room 5084, SITE Building, 800 King Edward, University of Ottawa,
CONTACT: George Yee, g.m.yee@ieee.org and
Miodrag Bolic, mbolic@site.uottawa.ca
DETAILS: http://ottawa.ieee.ca/cs/next.html
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2. IEEE Computational Intelligence Society Event
TOPIC: A Unified Model of Spike-Time-Dependent Plasticity and
Chemotropic Gradients in Retinotopic Map Formation
SPEAKER: Jean-Philippe Thivierge, McGill University Psychology PhD Candidate
ORGANIZER: IEEE Computational Intelligence Society
DATE and TIME: February 9, 2006, 2:00 PM-4:30 PM
LOCATION: NRC Institute for Biological Sciences
Building M54, Room 235, 1200 Montreal Road, Ottawa, ON
CONTACT: Julio Valdes, Julio.Valdes@nrc-cnrc.gc.ca
DETAILS: http://ottawa.ieee.ca/ci
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3. IEEE-AESS Ottawa Chapter Event
TOPIC: Space Weather and its Effects on Technology
SPEAKER: David Boteler, NRCan
ORGANIZER: IEEE-AESS Ottawa Chapter
DATE and TIME: February 16, 2006, 7.30 PM-9.30 PM
LOCATION: The Crowsnest, Naval Officer's Mess, 78 Lisgar St., Ottawa
CONTACT: Hugh Reekie, h.reekie@ieee.org
DETAILS: http://members.allstream.net/~max-com/ottawa.AESS.html

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4. IEEE Ottawa AP/MTT joint Chapter presentation
TOPIC: Modeling and Optimization for High-Frequency Electronic Design
SPEAKER: Q.J. Zhang, Ph.D., IEEE Fellow
Professor Department of Electronics, Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada
ORGANIZER: IEEE Ottawa AP/MTT joint Chapter
DATE and TIME: February 16th, 7:00 PM.
LOCATION: 5th floor conference room, SITE Building, 800 King Edward Ave.,
University of Ottawa.
CONTACT: Dr. Qiubo Ye, qiubo.ye@crc.ca
DETAILS:
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5. A Full-Day IEEE I&M Workshop
TITLE: The Future of Instrumentation and Measurement: Today’s
Trends and Future Directions
Speakers from Industry, Research Institutions and Academia
ORGANIZER: IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement Society (I&M)
DATE and TIME: Wednesday, February 22, 2006, 8:00 AM -4:40 PM
LOCATION: Building M-50, Auditorium, National Research Council,
1200 Montreal Road, Ottawa
PARKING: No fee at the visitors parking.
CONTACT: Branislav Djokic (branislav@ieee.org), and
Wahab Almuhtadi (almuhtadi@ieee.org)
DETAILS: http://ottawa.ieee.ca/ea/
REGISTRATION: To ensure a seat, please register online at:
http://www.modasolutions.com/Forms/IEEE_EDUCATION/index19012006.htm
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B.NON-IEEE Events

1. Ottawa Wireless Cluster Event
TOPIC: Mobilizing the Office
SPEAKER: Alex Nanos, mobile solution specialist for Canada with Microsoft
Canada, and Alvaro Pombo, president and CEO of TrueContext
ORGANIZER: Ottawa Wireless Cluster
DATE and TIME: February 9, 2006, 600 PM-9:30 PM
LOCATION: bitHeads office, 1309 Carling Avenue, Ottawa
(East Side of Westgate Mall, beside the Blockbuster Video Store)
DETAILS: http://www.ottawawirelesscluster.com/httpdocs/2003/events.htm
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March 2006

IEEE OTTAWA NEWSLETTER - March 2006

Editor: Yousof Pakzad, pakzad@ieee.org
Email: ottawanews@ieee.org
News Submission: http://ottawa.ieee.ca/news/submit.html
IEEE Ottawa Section Website: http://ottawa.ieee.ca/
Newsletter on the Web: http://ottawa.ieee.ca/news/
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IN THIS ISSUE:

A. IEEE News
1. New IEEE Senior Members in Ottawa Section
B. IEEE Events
1. IEEE Aerospace and Electronic Systems Society Presentation, April 10, 2006
2. IEEE Aerospace and Electronic Systems Society Presentation, April 10, 2006
C. Non-IEEE News and Events
1. University of Ottawa-SITE Distinguished Lecture, March 17, 2006
D. Manage Your Subscription
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A. IEEE News

1. New IEEE Senior Members in Ottawa Section
The following members were upgraded to Senior Member status at the
January 2006 Admission and Advancement Panel meetings:

* Antony Capel
* Adrian Chan
* Shahram Davari
* David Luknowsky
* Ali Miri
* Ronggong Song

Congratulations for elevating to IEEE Senior member grade!
For more information about the IEEE Senior Member nomination and
application process please visit http://www.ieee.org/ra/md/smprogram.html.
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B. IEEE Events

1. IEEE-AESS Ottawa Chapter Distinguished Lecturer Presentation
TOPIC: Avionics for Manned Space
SPEAKER: Myron Kayton, Santa Monica, California
ORGANIZER: IEEE-AESS Ottawa Chapter
DATE and TIME: Monday April 10, 2006 7:30PM-9:30PM
LOCATION: The Crowsnest, Naval Officer's Mess, 78 Lisgar St., Ottawa
CONTACT: Hugh Reekie, h.reekie@ieee.org - Reservations appreciated
DETAILS: http://members.allstream.net/~max-com/ottawa.AESS.html
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2. IEEE-AESS Ottawa Chapter Distinguished Lecturer Presentation
TOPIC: A Backside Lunar Observatory
SPEAKER: Myron Kayton, Santa Monica, California
ORGANIZER: IEEE-AESS Ottawa Chapter
DATE and TIME: Tuesday April 11, 2006 8:00PM-9:30PM
LOCATION: RA Centre, 2451 Riverside Drive - Courtside A Room
optional dinner 6.30PM - reservations appreciated
CONTACT: Hugh Reekie, h.reekie@ieee.org
DETAILS: http://members.allstream.net/~max-com/ottawa.AESS.html
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C. Non-IEEE News and Events

1. University of Ottawa-SITE Distinguished Lecture
TOPIC: What I Wish I Had Learned in University: Reflections on 30+ Years
as a Software Developer
SPEAKER: Bran Selic, Distinguished Engineer at IBM Rational Software,
Ottawa, and Adjunct Professor of Computer Science at Carleton University, Ottawa
Sponsored by IBM
DATE and TIME: Friday, March 17, 11 AM,
LOCATION: Room 5084, SITE Building, 800 King Edward, University of Ottawa
DETAILS: http://www.site.uottawa.ca/DLite/lec_2006_spring.html
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April 2006

IEEE OTTAWA NEWSLETTER - April 2006 - CORRECTION

IN THIS ISSUE:

A. IEEE Events
1. IEEE-AESS Presentation: Avionics for Manned Space, April 10, 2006
2. IEEE-AESS Presentation: A Backside Lunar Observatory, April 11, 2006
3. IEEE Ottawa BTS/ComSoc Seminar, April 18, 2006
4. Canadian Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering,
CCECE/CCGEI 2006, May 7 to 10, 2006
5. Climate Change Technology Conference: Tutorial & Field Visits, May 9,2006
6. Climate Change Technology Conference, EIC/ICI 2006, May 10-12, 2006

B. IEEE News
1. New IEEE Senior Members in Ottawa Section

C. Non-IEEE News and Events
1. University of Ottawa Short Course: Introduction to Antenna Concepts
and Testing, May 24–26, 2006
2. Summer School in Wireless Sensor Networks, August 14, 2006
3. 5th International Conference on AD-HOC Networks & Wireless,
August 17 to 19, 2006

D. Manage Your Subscription
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A. IEEE Events

1. IEEE-AESS Ottawa Chapter Distinguished Lecturer Presentation
TOPIC: Avionics for Manned Space
SPEAKER: Myron Kayton, Santa Monica, California
ORGANIZER: IEEE Ottawa Chapter, Aerospace and Electronic Systems Society, AESS
DATE and TIME: Monday April 10, 2006, 7:30PM-9:30PM
LOCATION: The Crowsnest, Naval Officer's Mess, 78 Lisgar St., Ottawa
CONTACT: Hugh Reekie, h.reekie@ieee.org - Reservations appreciated
DETAILS: http://members.allstream.net/~max-com/ottawa.AESS.html
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2. IEEE-AESS Ottawa Chapter Distinguished Lecturer Presentation
TOPIC: A Backside Lunar Observatory
SPEAKER: Myron Kayton, Santa Monica, California
ORGANIZER: IEEE Ottawa Chapter, Aerospace and Electronic Systems Society, AESS
DATE and TIME: Tuesday April 11, 2006, 8:00PM-9:30PM
LOCATION: RA Centre, 2451 Riverside Drive - Courtside A Room
optional dinner 6:30 PM - reservations appreciated
CONTACT: Hugh Reekie, h.reekie@ieee.org
DETAILS: http://members.allstream.net/~max-com/ottawa.AESS.html
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3. IEEE Ottawa BTS/ComSoc Seminar
TOPIC: Air Interfaces For Future-Generation Wireless Systems
SPEAKER: Dr. David Falconer, Professor Emeritus
Broadband Communications and Wireless Systems (BCWS) Centre
Dept. of Systems and Computer Engineering, Carleton University
ORGANIZER: IEEE Ottawa BTS/ComSoc Joint Chapter
Sponsored by: EION Wireless, http://www.eionwireless.com/
DATE and TIME: Tuesday April 18, 2006 , 5:30PM-7:00PM
LOCATION: Room A0150, SITE, University of Ottawa, 800 King Edward Ave,
Ottawa, ON
ADMISSION: Free for all
Registration required, please send email to: Amir Ghavam, ghavam@ieee.org
DETAILS: http://ottawa.ieee.ca/comsoc/
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4. Canadian Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering, 2006
CCECE/CCGEI 2006 Technology for a better World
May 7 to 10, 2006 - Ottawa Congress Centre, Ottawa, ON, Canada

"Time to Register"

Save $50 by registering on line at www.ieee.ca/ccece06/ by 7 April 2006.

The 2006 IEEE Canadian Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering
provides a forum for the presentation of electrical and computer
engineering research and development from Canada and around the world.

DETAILS and Online Registration: http://www.ieee.ca/ccece06/
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5. Climate Change Technology Conference, Tutorial & Field Visits
DATE: May 9,2006
LOCATION: University of Ottawa , Room ART026, Arts Building, Laurier Avenue
FEE: Conference registrants: $50
Students: $25
Others: $70
Fee Include selection of tutorial & field tours, refreshments and lunch.
Please make your selection when registering. Numbers for the
field tours are limited.

DETAILS and Online Registeration: http://www.ccc2006.ca/eng/tutorial.html
Note: Registration for the tutorial is separate from the conference.
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6. Climate Change Technology Conference, EIC/ICI 2006
Climate Change - The Issue of Our Time!
May 10-12, 2006 - Ottawa Congress Centre, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

"Time to Register"

Save $100 by registering on line at www.CCC2006.ca by 9 April 2006.

TOPIC: Engineering Challenges and Solutions in the 21st Century
"Climate Change Technology 2006", the EIC conference and Canadian
engineering's first step in understanding the use of technology
to deal with it, is on YOUR immediate planning horizon.
This conference is being arranged in conjunction with the
CCECE 2006 conference.

Contact: John Plant, Chair, Publicity
Email: jplant1@cogeco.ca, Fax: 613 547 0195
DETAILS and Online Registration: http://www.ccc2006.ca/
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B. IEEE News

1. New IEEE Senior Members in Ottawa Section
The following members were upgraded to Senior Member status at the
February 2006 Admission and Advancement Panel meetings:

* Rajan Sreeraman
* Yousof Pakzad

C. Non-IEEE News and Events

1. Short Course: Introduction to Antenna Concepts and Testing
PRESENTERS: Dr. Gilles Delisle, Dr Daniël Janse van Rensburg and
Dr. Derek McNamara
ORGANIZER: School of Information Technology & Engineering (SITE),
University of Ottawa
DATE: May 24–26, 2006
LOCATION: School of Information Technology & Engineering (SITE),
University of Ottawa, 800 King Edward St., Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, K1N 6N5
Registration Deadline : May 8, 2006
FEE: CDN$1575 per person. This fee includes lecture notes and light lunches
CONTACT: Dr. Derek McNamara, mcnamara@site.uottawa.ca
DETAILS: http://www.site.uottawa.ca/~mcnamara/shortcourse.pdf
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2. Summer School in Wireless Sensor Networks
ORGANIZER: ADHOC-NOW Organizing Committee
DATE and TIME: August 14, 2006, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
LOCATION: SITE, University of Ottawa, 800 King Edward St., Ottawa, ON
DETAILS: http://kunz-pc.sce.carleton.ca/AdHocNow2006/sensors.html
CONTACT: tkunz@sce.carleton.ca
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3. 5th International Conference on AD-HOC Networks & Wireless
ORGANIZER: ADHOC-NOW Organizing Committee
DATE and TIME: August 17 to 19, 2006, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
LOCATION: SITE, University of Ottawa, 800 King Edward St., Ottawa, ON
DETAILS: http://kunz-pc.sce.carleton.ca/AdHocNow2006/
CONTACT = tkunz@sce.carleton.ca
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May 2006

IEEE OTTAWA NEWSLETTER - May 2006

IN THIS ISSUE:

A. IEEE Events
1. VoIP PBXs for Small and Multi-Location Businesses, May 3, 2006
2. IEEE Ottawa Robotics Competition 2006, May 7, 2006
3. Canadian Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering,
CCECE/CCGEI 2006, May 7 to 10, 2006
4. CCECE'06 Tutorial: Recognition in Video, May 7, 2006
5. Climate Change Technology Conference: Tutorial & Field Visits, May 9,2006
6 Climate Change Technology Conference, EIC/ICI 2006, May 10-12, 2006
7. IEEE Ottawa BTS/ComSoc Seminar: Introduction to Turbo Equalization, May 15,
2006
8. IEEE LEOS Distinguished Lecturer: Advancement in Photonic Crystal
Research, May 16, 2006
9. IEEE LEOS Distinguished Lecturer: Photonic Bandgap Bragg Fibers, June 22, 2006

C. Non-IEEE News and Events
1. SITE Seminar, Designing Smart Environments, May 12, 2006
2. OCRI Partnership Conference: Rolling Out a New Technology: VoIP, May 18, 2006
3. University of Ottawa Short Course: Introduction to Antenna Concepts
and Testing, May 24–26, 2006
4. Summer School in Wireless Sensor Networks, August 14, 2006
5. 5th International Conference on AD-HOC Networks & Wireless,
August 17 to 19, 2006
6. NRC-Institute for Information Technology Student Summer Research
Jobs in Computational Intelligence

D. Manage Your Subscription
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A. IEEE Events

1. VoIP PBXs for Small and Multi-Location Businesses - for Voice-over-Internet
ORGANIZER: IEE/IET-UK Ottawa Centre with support from IEEE Com-Soc Ottawa Chapter
SPEAKER: Ron Reddick from Talkswitch, Ottawa, ON
DATE and TIME: May 3, 2006, 6:30 PM to 9:30 PM
Social hour 6.30 pm, presentation 7.30pm
LOCATION: Rideau Room, RA Centre, Riverside Drive at Bronson
DETAILS: http://members.allstream.net/~max-com/iee.htm
CONTACT: Hugh Reekie, h.reekie@ieee.org
DESCRIPTION: Ron Reddick will describe Talkswitch's new PBX, with innovative
remote extension capabilities and advanced call-handling features.
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2. The Ottawa Robotics Competition
ORGANIZER: IEEE Ottawa Section
DATE and TIME: Sunday May 7 2006, 12:45 to 16:45
LOCATION: Rooms 3B-4B of Capital Hall, Ottawa Congress Centre, Colonel By Drive
(http://www.ottawacongresscentre.com/)
DETAILS: http://www.ottawaroboticscompetition.org/
CONTACT: Rami Abielmona, rabielmo@ieee.org
DESCRIPTION: The Ottawa Robot Competition (ORC) aims at bringing engineering
awareness to students in grades 7 and 8 by presenting a fun and instructive
approach to problem solving. This year's event is being held in conjunction
with the CCECE 2006 conference (http://www.ewh.ieee.org/reg/7/ccece06/welcome.html).
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3. Canadian Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering, 2006
CCECE/CCGEI 2006 Technology for a better World
May 7 to 10, 2006 - Ottawa Congress Centre, Ottawa, ON, Canada

"Time to Register"

The 2006 IEEE Canadian Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering
provides a forum for the presentation of electrical and computer
engineering research and development from Canada and around the world.

DETAILS and Online Registration: http://www.ieee.ca/ccece06/
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4. CCECE'06 Tutorial: Recognition in Video
PRESENTER: Dmitry O. Gorodnichy, IIT-NRC
Canadian Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering (CCECE'06) Tutorial
DATE and TIME: May 7, 2006, 8:30 AM to 12:00 PM
LOCATION: Room SITE F0126, University of Ottawa, 800 King Edward St., Ottawa, ON

DETAILS: http://www.videorecognition.com/, http://www.ieee.ca/ccece06/tutorials.html
CONTACT: g.m.yee@ieee.org

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5. Climate Change Technology Conference, Tutorial & Field Visits
DATE: May 9,2006
LOCATION: University of Ottawa , Room ART026, Arts Building, Laurier Avenue
FEE: Conference registrants: $50
Students: $25
Others: $70
Fee Include selection of tutorial & field tours, refreshments and lunch.
Please make your selection when registering. Numbers for the
field tours are limited.

DETAILS and Online Registration: http://www.ccc2006.ca/eng/tutorial.html
Note: Registration for the tutorial is separate from the conference.
_____________________________________________________________________
6. Climate Change Technology Conference, EIC/ICI 2006
Climate Change - The Issue of Our Time!
May 10-12, 2006 - Ottawa Congress Centre, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

"Time to Register"

TOPIC: Engineering Challenges and Solutions in the 21st Century
"Climate Change Technology 2006", the EIC conference and Canadian
engineering's first step in understanding the use of technology
to deal with it, is on YOUR immediate planning horizon.
This conference is being arranged in conjunction with the
CCECE 2006 conference.
Contact: John Plant, Chair, Publicity
Email: jplant1@cogeco.ca, Fax: 613 547 0195
DETAILS and Online Registration: http://www.ccc2006.ca/
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7. IEEE Ottawa BTS/ComSoc Seminar: Introduction to Turbo Equalization
SPEAKER: Mrs. Maryam Sabbaghian, Ph.D. Candidate, Carleton University
ORGANIZER: IEEE Ottawa BTS/ComSoc Joint Chapter
DATE and TIME: Monday May 15, 2006, 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM
LOCATION: Room A0150, SITE, University of Ottawa, 800 King Edward Ave.
Light refreshment will be served.
ADMISSION: Free for all, registration required.
Register by sending an email to : Amir Ghavam, ghavam@ieee.org
CONTACT: Amir Ghavam, ghavam@ieee.org
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8. IEEE LEOS Distinguished Lecturer
TOPIC: Advancement in Photonic Crystal Research
SPEAKER: Professor PStJ Russell FRS, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
DATE and TIME: May 16, 2006, 9:30 AM
LOCATION: NRC, M-50 Auditorium
CONTACT: Kexing Liu, kexing.liu@ieee.org
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9. IEEE LEOS Distinguished Lecturer
TOPIC: Photonic Bandgap Bragg Fibers
SPEAKER: Prof. Bishnu P. Pal, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
DATE: June 22, 2006
LOCATION: TBD
CONTACT: Kexing Liu, kexing.liu@ieee.org
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C. Non-IEEE News and Events

1. SITE, University of Ottawa Seminar
TITLE: Designing Smart Environments: A Paradigm Based on Learning and Prediction
SPEAKER: Professor Sajal K. Das, Department of Computer Science and Engineering,
The University of Texas at Arlington, USA
DATE and TIME: May 12, 2006, 9:30 AM to 10:30 AM
Location: Room 5084, SITE, University of Ottawa, 800 King Edward Ave, Ottawa, ON
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2. OCRI Partnership Conference Series
Topic: Rolling Out a New Technology: VoIP
ORGANIZER: OCRI and Partners
DATE and TIME: May 18, 2006, 7:30 AM to 12:00 PM
LOCATION: Sheraton Ottawa Hotel, O'Connor Room, 150 Albert Street, Ottawa
Cost: $60.00 - OCRI/Partner members
$85.00 - Others
$30.00 - Full-time students
(includes 7% GST)
DETAILS and REGISTRATION:
http://www.ocri.ca/email_broadcasts/051806partnership.html
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3. Short Course: Introduction to Antenna Concepts and Testing
PRESENTERS: Dr. Gilles Delisle, Dr Daniël Janse van Rensburg and
Dr. Derek McNamara
ORGANIZER: School of Information Technology & Engineering (SITE),
University of Ottawa
DATE: May 24–26, 2006
LOCATION: School of Information Technology & Engineering (SITE),
University of Ottawa, 800 King Edward St., Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, K1N 6N5
Registration Deadline : May 8, 2006
FEE: CDN$1575 per person. This fee includes lecture notes and light lunches
CONTACT: Dr. Derek McNamara, mcnamara@site.uottawa.ca
DETAILS: http://www.site.uottawa.ca/~mcnamara/shortcourse.pdf
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4. Summer School in Wireless Sensor Networks
ORGANIZER: ADHOC-NOW Organizing Committee
DATE and TIME: August 14, 2006, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
LOCATION: SITE, University of Ottawa, 800 King Edward St., Ottawa, ON
DETAILS: http://kunz-pc.sce.carleton.ca/AdHocNow2006/sensors.html
CONTACT: tkunz@sce.carleton.ca
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5. 5th International Conference on AD-HOC Networks & Wireless
ORGANIZER: ADHOC-NOW Organizing Committee
DATE and TIME: August 17 to 19, 2006, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
LOCATION: SITE, University of Ottawa, 800 King Edward St., Ottawa, ON
DETAILS: http://kunz-pc.sce.carleton.ca/AdHocNow2006/
CONTACT = tkunz@sce.carleton.ca
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6. NRC-Institute for Information Technology Student Summer Research Jobs in
Computational Intelligence
NRC-IIT has two openings for guest student research jobs (no salary) in the
areas of Computational Intelligence, in Summer 2006. For more information
please visit IEEE-Ottawa and NRC-IIT websites:
http://ottawa.ieee.ca/news/
http://iit-iti.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/
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June 2006

IEEE OTTAWA NEWSLETTER - June 2006

IN THIS ISSUE:

A. IEEE Events

1. IEEE-EMS High-Tech Project Management Seminar Series, June 9, 2006
2. IEEE LEOS Distinguished Lecturer: Photonic Bandgap Bragg Fibers, June 22, 2006

B. IEEE News

1. New IEEE Senior Members in Ottawa Section

C. Non-IEEE News and Events

1. OCRI Partnership Conference: The Challenges of Outsourcing, June 20, 2006
2. Summer School in Wireless Sensor Networks, August 14, 2006
3. 5th International Conference on AD-HOC Networks & Wireless,
August 17 to 19, 2006
4. NRC-Institute for Information Technology Student Summer Research
Jobs in Computational Intelligence

D. Manage Your Subscription
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A. IEEE Events

1. IEEE-EMS High-Tech Project Management Seminar Series
TOPIC: Business Case
ORGANIZER: IEEE-EMS, IEEE-SSIT and AICN
SPEAKERS: John V. Gelder and Ramin Adim
DATE and TIME: June 9, 2006, 8:30AM to 10:30AM
LOCATION: CRC, 3701 Calrling Ave, Main Auditorium, Bld. 2, Ottawa, ON
FEE: FREE to IEEE, IEEE Students & EiT Members
Muffins and coffee will be served.
SPACE IS LIMITED, PLEASE RSVP
DETAILS and REGISTRATION: http://www.ewh.ieee.org/r7/ottawa/ems/
CONTACT: Alfredo Herrera: alfredo.herrera@ieee.org
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2. IEEE LEOS Distinguished Lecturer
TOPIC: Photonic Bandgap Bragg Fibers
SPEAKER: Prof. Bishnu P. Pal, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
DATE and TIME: June 22, 2006, 3:00PM
LOCATION: NRC, Building M-50, 1200 Montreal Road, Ottawa, ON
CONTACT: Kexing Liu, kexing.liu@ieee.org
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B. IEEE News

1. New IEEE Senior Members in Ottawa Section
The following members were upgraded to Senior Member status at the
April 2006 Admission and Advancement Panel meetings:
* Pierre Berini
* Changcheng Huang
* Boguslaw Jarosz
* Tom Lukowski
* Ramin Sabry
* S Vaidyanathan
* Alex Vukovic
* Xianbin Wang

Congratulations for elevating to IEEE Senior member grade!

IEEE Senior Member Program Page: http://www.ieee.org/ra/md/smprogram.html
_____________________________________________________________________
C. Non-IEEE News and Events

1. OCRI Partnership Conference Series
Topic: The Challenges of Outsourcing: The Roadway to Success
ORGANIZER: OCRI and Partners
DATE and TIME: June 20, 2006, 7:30 AM to 12:00 PM
LOCATION: Sheraton Ottawa Hotel, O'Connor Room, 150 Albert Street, Ottawa
Cost: $60.00 - OCRI/Partner members
$85.00 - Others
$30.00 - Full-time students
(includes 7% GST)
DETAILS and REGISTRATION:
http://www.ocri.ca/email_broadcasts/062006partnership.html
_____________________________________________________________________

2. Summer School in Wireless Sensor Networks
ORGANIZER: ADHOC-NOW Organizing Committee
DATE and TIME: August 14, 2006, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
LOCATION: SITE, University of Ottawa, 800 King Edward St., Ottawa, ON
DETAILS: http://kunz-pc.sce.carleton.ca/AdHocNow2006/sensors.html
CONTACT: tkunz@sce.carleton.ca
_____________________________________________________________________

4. NRC-Institute for Information Technology Student Summer Research Jobs in
Computational Intelligence
NRC-IIT has two openings for guest student research jobs (no salary) in the
areas of Computational Intelligence, in Summer 2006. Computational intelligence
topics include: Neural Networks, Evolutionary Computation, Fuzzy Systems and
Rough Sets, oriented to data mining, including Visual Data Mining using
Virtual Reality.
Computing environments: Parallel, distributed and Grid Computing.
Application areas: Earth, Space and Environmental Sciences (Climate
Change, Space Weather), Bioinformatics (Genomics, Proteomics).

The only requirement that the student MUST have is experience with
C/C++ and/or Java programming. Exposure to Linux/Unix (gcc, make), VRML, SQL and
topics in computational intelligence is a nice to have, good plus,
but not obligatory, as the necessary background in these technical topics will
be provided at the NRC.
The interested students should send their CV with a cover letter with contact
information, including availability dates to Dr.Julio J. Valdés.
CONTACT: Dr.Julio J. Valdés: julio.valdes@nrc-cnrc.gc.ca
For more information please visit IEEE-Ottawa and NRC-IIT websites:
http://ottawa.ieee.ca/news/
http://iit-iti.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/

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July 2006

IEEE OTTAWA NEWSLETTER - July 2006

IN THIS ISSUE:

A. IEEE Events

1. IEEE Ottawa AP/MTT Joint Chapter Seminar, July 20, 2006

C. Non-IEEE News and Events

1. Summer School in Wireless Sensor Networks, August 14, 2006
2. 5th International Conference on AD-HOC Networks & Wireless,
August 17 to 19, 2006

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A. IEEE Events

1. IEEE Ottawa AP/MTT Joint Chapter Seminar

Organizer: IEEE Ottawa AP/MTT Joint Chapter
Topics and Speakers:
1. 9:30am to 10:30am, Communications Systems Demonstrations From
Stratospheric Platforms, Dr. Derek Gray, NICT, Japan.
2. 10:30am to 11:30am, Accurate Modeling of Human Motion Influence on
Indoor Radio Propagation Channel, Dr. Yongming Huang*, L. Talbi, T.A.
Denidni and A. Charbonneau, University of Quebec.

Date and Time: July 20, 2006, 9:30-11:30 AM
Location: Conference room 223, Building 74, CRC, 3701 Carling Ave., Ottawa

Details: http://www.ottawa.ieee.ca/ap_mtt/home/
RSVP: qiuboye@crc.ca
_____________________________________________________________________
C. Non-IEEE News and Events

1. Summer School in Wireless Sensor Networks
Organizer: ADHOC-NOW Organizing Committee
Date and Time: August 14, 2006, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
Location: SITE, University of Ottawa, 800 King Edward St., Ottawa, ON
Details: http://kunz-pc.sce.carleton.ca/AdHocNow2006/sensors.html
Contact: tkunz@sce.carleton.ca
_____________________________________________________________________

2. 5th International Conference on AD-HOC Networks & Wireless
Organizer: ADHOC-NOW Organizing Committee
Date and Time: August 17 to 19, 2006, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
Location: SITE, University of Ottawa, 800 King Edward St., Ottawa, ON
Details: http://kunz-pc.sce.carleton.ca/AdHocNow2006/
Contact: tkunz@sce.carleton.ca
_____________________________________________________________________

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September 2006

IEEE OTTAWA NEWSLETTER - September 2006

IN THIS ISSUE:

A. IEEE Events
1. IEEE Ottawa AP/MTT joint Chapter Seminar, Sep. 15, 2006
2. Advances in IC design for EMI Control, Sep. 19, 2006
3. IEEE VTS Seminar: Hybrid Vehicle Designs, Sep. 26, 2006
4. IEEE BTS/ComSoc seminar (distinguished lecturer series), Sep. 27, 2006
5. IEEE VTS Seminar: Energy Alternatives for new vehicle designs, Sep. 27, 2006
6. IEEE VTS Seminar: Hybrid Vehicle Development: a Review of Technologies
and Efficiencies, Sept. 28, 2006

B. IEEE News
1. New IEEE Senior Members in Ottawa Section
2. Call For IEEE Fellow Nominations

C. Non-IEEE News and Events
1. NRC Colloquium Series, Sep. 15, 2006
2. OCRI Partnership Conference Series Program, Sep. 21, 2006
3. Voice 2.0 Conference: Key changes affecting the communications industry
and the opportunities that they present. Oct. 16, 2006

D. Manage Your Subscription
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A. IEEE Events

1. IEEE Ottawa AP/MTT joint Chapter Seminar
Organizers: Q. J. Zhang, Carleton University, and Q. Ye, IEEE Ottawa
AP/MTT joint chapter
Agenda:
09:30 AM-10:30 AM: How Ferromagnetism Really Works: a Simple Physical Theory
Speaker: Robert G. Harrison Distinguished Research Professor,
Department of Electronics, Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada
10:30 AM-11:30 AM: A DSP-Based Retrodirective Array System for Digital
Communications at 2.4GHz.
Speaker: Zhizhang (David) Chen, Killam Chair in Wireless Technology
Microwave and Wireless Research Laboratory, Dalhousie University, Halifax,
Nova Scotia

Date and Time: September 15, 2006, 9:30 AM to 11:30 AM
Location = Room 4124 Mackenzie Engineering Building (ME), Department of
Electronics, Carleton University, 1125 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, ON
(www.carleton.ca/cu/campus/)
Contact = qiubo.ye@crc.ca
_____________________________________________________________________

2. IEEE EMS Society Seminar: Advances in IC design for EMI Control

Speaker: Professor Etienne Sicard, INSA, Toulouse, France
Date and Time: Tuesday, September 19, 2006, 6:30PM to 8:30PM
Location: FIDUS SYSTEMS Inc., 900 Morrison Drive,
Suite 203,Ottawa, Ontario, K2H 8K7
Admission: Free, and is on a first to reply basis.
Preference given to IEEE EMC society members.
Seating is limited. Reservation is required.
Contact: Dr. Syed Bokhari, Chairman, IEEE Ottawa EMC chapter
Syed.Bokhari@fidus.ca
_____________________________________________________________________

3. IEEE EMI/EMC Seminar: Hybrid Vehicle Designs

Speaker: Professor James Gover, Kettering University, Flint, MI
Organizer: Joint meeting IEEE VTS & IEEE EMC Chapters, IEE/IET Ottawa Branch
Date and Time: Tuesday September 26, 2006, 7.30PM to 9.30PM
Location: Minto CASE (Centre for Advanced Studies in Engineering)
Board Room, Carleton University - location may change - see web page
Details: http://members.allstream.net/~max-com/ottawa.vts.html
Contact: Hugh Reekie, h.reekie@ieee.org
_____________________________________________________________________

4. IEEE BTS/ComSoc seminar (distinguished lecturer series)

Title: A Unified View of Iterative ("Turbo") Receivers and Decoders
Speaker: Dr. Ezio Biglieri, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelone, Spain
Organizer: IEEE Ottawa BTS/ComSoc Joint Chapter
Date and Time: Wednesday, September 27, 2006, 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM
Location*: University of Ottawa, SITE, 800 King Edward Avenue, Room 5084
* Please check for the location again on this page
(http://ottawa.ieee.ca/comsoc/), a few days prior to the event, as in case of
having more participants than anticipated, we may change the venue.

Admission: Free for IEEE members, $20 for non members
(cash or check payable at the door)
Registration required both for members and non-members: please
email ghavam@ieee.org; based on first come first served policy.
_____________________________________________________________________

5. IEEE VTS, IEE/IET Seminar: Energy Alternatives - for new vehicle designs

Speaker: Prof James Gover, Kettering University, Flint,MI
Organizer: Joint meeting IEE/IET Ottawa Branch & IEEE VTS
Date and Time: Wednesday, September 27, 2006, 7.30pm to 9.30pm
location: Minto CASE (Centre for Advanced Studies in Engineering)
Board Room, Carleton University
Details: http://members.allstream.net/~max-com/ottawa.vts.html#Gover.27sep.06
Contact: Hugh Reekie, = h.reekie@ieee.org

Pre-registration is recommended as the venue may change if registration
is large - attendance limited to 20 - register by email to Hugh Reekie
h.reekie@ieee.org or phone 613-728-5343

____________________________________________________________________

6. IEEE VTS Seminar: Hybrid Vehicle Development: a Review of Technologies
and Efficiencies

Speaker: Professor James Gover, Kettering University, Flint, MI
Organizer: IEE/IET Ottawa Branch & IEEE VTS and Robotics/Control Systems Ottawa
Date and Time: Thursday, September 28, 2006, 8PM to 9.30PM
Location: RA Centre, 2451 Riverside Drive, Ottawa - 6pm Social hour;
Optional Dinner 6.30 pm presentation 8 pm
Details: http://members.allstream.net/~max-com/ottawa.vts.html#Gover.28sep.06
Contact: Hugh Reekie, h.reekie@ieee.org
_____________________________________________________________________

B. IEEE News

1. New IEEE Senior Members in Ottawa Section

The following members were upgraded to Senior Member status at the
June and August 2006 Admission and Advancement Panel meetings:

* Khelifa Hettak
* Shalini Periyalwar
* Qinghan Xiao
* Yifeng Zhou
* Mustapha C.E. Yagoub

Congratulations for elevating to IEEE Senior member grade!
IEEE Senior Member Program Page:
http://www.ieee.org/ra/md/smprogram.html
_____________________________________________________________________

2. Call For IEEE Fellow Nominations

The grade of Fellow recognizes unusual distinction in the profession
and is conferred upon a person with an extraordinary record of
accomplishments in any of the IEEE fields of interest. These
accomplishments shall have contributed importantly to the advancement or
application of engineering, science and technology, bringing the
realization of significant value to society.

To recognize the entire spectrum of engineering activity, candidates
are classified as Application Engineer/Practitioner, Research Engineer/
Scientist, Technical Leader, or Educator, and judged accordingly.
At the time the nomination is submitted, the candidate must be a
senior member who has completed five years of service in any grade of
IEEE membership excluding affiliate membership. The nominee's dues
must be current.

Anyone may submit a nomination. However, all nominations must be
supported by at least five, but no more than eight, references from
active IEEE Fellow grade members familiar with the candidate's work.
If the candidate is from Region 9, the IEEE Fellow Committee will
accept references from senior members.

Forms and instructions for preparing nominations for IEEE Fellow grade
membership are now available on the IEEE web site at www.ieee.org/fellows.
Nominations may be prepared electronically or in hard copy form and must
be submitted by March 1, 2007.
_____________________________________________________________________

C. Non-IEEE News and Events

1. NRC Colloquium Series
Title: Graph Mining and its Applications
Speaker: Jian Pei, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Simon Fraser University
Date and Time: Friday, September 15, 2006, 10:30 AM to 12:00 PM
Location: NRC Building M-50, Room 379, 1200 Montreal Road, Ottawa, ON
Admission is free, Registration is required.
Details and Registration: http://iit-iti.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/colloq/0607/06-09-15_e.html
_____________________________________________________________________

2. OCRI Partnership Conference Series Program
Topic: VoIP: Managing Your Way Through the Technology Maze
Organizer: OCRI
Date: Thursday, September 21, 2006
Time: 7:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Location: Holiday Inn Select, Kanata Ballroom, 101 Kanata Avenue
Cost: $60.00 - OCRI/Partner members and IEEE members
$85.00 - Others
$30.00 - Full-time students
(plus 6% GST)

Register at: http://www.ocri.ca/email_broadcasts/092106partnership.html
Event pre-registration closes day prior at 2:00 p.m.

Partnership Conference Series Program Coordinator & Host: Dr. Tamas Michel Koplyay
_____________________________________________________________________

3. Voice 2.0 Conference: A day long voyage of discovery, into key changes
affecting the communications industry and the opportunities that they present.

Description: Find out more about: the Implications of Open Source for
Telecom; Future Communication Platforms; New Applications of Voice
Technology; What Comes after the Telephone; and the Potential for
Alternative and Community Networks.

Date: Monday, October 16, 2006, 7:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Location: Scotiabank Place, 1000 Palladium Drive, Kanata, ON
Gate 2, VIP Lobby - Free parking in Lot #1
Cost:
OCRI and IEEE Members: $125.00(plus GST),$165.00 (plus GST) after September 15th
Others: $150.00 (plus GST), $190.00 after September 15th
Students: $75.00 (plus GST) $100.00 after September 15th

Register at: http://www.voice2.ca/registration.asp
Details: www.voice2.ca
_____________________________________________________________________

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October 2006

IEEE OTTAWA NEWSLETTER - October 2006

IN THIS ISSUE:

A. IEEE Events
1. Joint Ottawa IEEE Computer Society & Ottawa IEE/IET Technical Meeting,
October 18, 2006
2. IEEE Ottawa ComSoc Presentation, October 19, 2006
3. IEEE Carleton University Student Branch Seminar, October 19, 2006
4. IEEE Ottawa Section 2006 Annual General Meeting, October 24, 2006
5. Joint Department of Electronics, Carleton University - IEEE-Ottawa
AP/MTT joint chapter Seminar, October 24, 2006
6. IEEE-Ottawa Reliability Society/Power Engineering Society
Chapters and Educational Activities Seminar, October 31, 2006
7. IEEE Ottawa AP/MTT chapter Seminar, November 6, 2006
8. The 6th Annual Electrical Power Symposium 2006, November 9 to 10, 2006

B. IEEE News
1. New IEEE Senior Members in Ottawa Section

C. Non-IEEE News and Events
1. OCRI Partnership Conference Series Program, October 19, 2006

D. Manage Your Subscription
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A. IEEE Events

1.Joint Ottawa IEEE Computer Society & Ottawa IEE/IET Technical Meeting
Title: Java class loading and verification - what really happens before
printing "Hello World!"
Speaker: Mark Bottomley, P.Eng., IBM Ottawa Software Lab

Date and Time: Wednesday, October 18, 2006, 6:30 PM (optional dinner),
8 PM presentation, 9:30 PM conclusion
Location: Courtside A room, RA Centre, 2451 Riverside Drive, Ottawa
Contact: Hugh Reekie, h.reekie@ieee.org or phone 613-728-5343;
George Yee, g.m.yee@ieee.org
Details: http://members.allstream.net/~max-com/iee.htm
Social hour in Courtside A 6:15 pm; Dinner 6.30 pm in the Fieldhouse
Restaurant, presentation in Courtside A at 8 pm. Park in the East lot of the
RA
Centre and enter by the corner door. Dinner reservations appreciated by 16
October, but walk-in dinners without reservations are acceptable.
________________________________________________________________

2. IEEE Ottawa ComSoc Presentation
Title: The European Union WINNER Project and Challenges in MIMO System Testing
Speakers: David Falconer, Carleton University, Pekka Kyösti, Elektrobit,
Finland, and Yuha Ylitalo, Oulu University, CWC, Finland

Date and Time: Thursday, October 19, 2006, 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Light refreshment will be served.
Location: Carleton University, Mackenzie Building, Room 3380
(map: http://www.carleton.ca/cu/campus/)
Admission: Free for all
Registration: Registration required by October 18th, please
email zahir@ieee.org; based on first come first served policy.

WINNER (Wireless Initiative New Radio) is a European Union 6th Framework
integrated project dedicated to researching, developing and demonstrating a
seamless multi-scenario next generation wireless air interface.
________________________________________________________________

3. IEEE Carleton University Student Branch Seminar
Topic: The Future for Canada in Space
Speaker: Marc Garneau
Marc Garneau is the Chancellor of Carleton University and the first
Canadian to fly on a NASA mission to space.
Organizer: IEEE Carleton University Student Branch

Date and Time: October 19, 2006, 6:00 to 9:00 pm
Location: Senate Room, Carleton University
Light refreshments will be provided.
Seating is limited, RSVP: http://www.ieee.engsoc.org/v2.0/events/
Details: http://www.ieee.engsoc.org/v2.0/events/
Paid parking for visitors is available in several metered lots,
on-street meters, in open lots and parking garages.
__________________________________________________________________

4. IEEE Ottawa Section 2006 Annual General Meeting
Organizer: IEEE Ottawa Section
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Arthur Carty, National Science Advisor to the
Prime Minister
Topic: Science, Technology and Innovation: Recent Developments and
New Challenges

IEEE Ottawa Election 2006:

List of officers proposed by the nomination committee for the coming year:
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

All IEEE members in Ottawa area are invited to attend the AGM.
A copy of the invitation letter is attached.

Date & Time: Tuesday, October 24, 2006, 6:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Location: National Arts Centre, Panorama Room, 53 Elgin St., Ottawa, Ontario
Registration: Please register by Tuesday October 17, 2006 at
http://www.eidosglobal.com/ieeeagm/register.aspx
Agenda:
Registration 6 p.m.
Annual meeting 6:30 p.m.
Keynote Address 7:15 p.m.
Cocktails/Hors d'oeuvres 8:00 p.m.
Parking is not provided by the organizer.
______________________________________________________________

5. Joint Department of Electronics, Carleton University - IEEE-Ottawa
AP/MTT joint chapter Seminar
Speaker: Professor John Volakis, AP-S Distinguished Lecturer
Organizers: L. Roy, Dept. of Electronics, Carleton
University and Q. Ye, AP/MTT joint chapter, IEEE Ottawa

Date and Time: Tuesday, October 24th, 2006, 12:30pm to 3:00PM
Location : 4124 Mackenzie Engineering Building (ME), Carleton University,
1125 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, ON

Agenda:
1. 12:30pm-12:35pm: Introduction
2. 12:35pm-01:25pm: Metamaterials for Miniaturization
of Narrowband and Ultra-Wideband Antennas
3. 01:25pm-01:35pm: Break
4. 01:35pm-02:25pm: Hybrid Frequency Domain Methods
for Electromagnetics: From Analysis to Design
______________________________________________________________

6. IEEE-Ottawa Reliability Society/Power Engineering Society
Chapters and Educational Activities Seminar
Topic: Software in Safety-Critical Aeronautical Products
Speaker: Branimir Dulic, P.Eng. Senior Engineer,
Aircraft Certification Branch, Transport Canada

DATE and Time: Tuesday, October 31, 2006, 6:00 p.m to 8:00 PM
Location: Room T119, Advanced Technology Building(T),
Algonquin College, 1385 Woodroffe Ave., Ottawa, ON
Parking: Free parking after 5:00 p.m. at the Visitors' Parking
Lots 8 & 9. Please respect the restricted areas.
Admission:
IEEE members: Free
Non-members Retired/Job Seekers: $5.00
Non-members Students: $3.00
Non-members Others: $10.00
payment at the door
Refreshments included.
To ensure a seat, please register by e-mail: raedabdullah@ieee.org
______________________________________________________________

7.IEEE Ottawa AP/MTT chapter Seminar
Title:
1. Overview of Computational Electromagnetics: from Very
Low Frequency to Ultra Large Scale Problems
2. Complex Coordinate Stretching for Absorbing Boundary Condition
Speaker: Professor Weng Cho Chew, AP-S Distinguished Lecturer
Date and Time: Monday November 6th, 2006, 10:00am to 12:00pm
Location : To be announced
______________________________________________________________

8. The 6th Annual Electrical Power Symposium 2006
"From Tesla's AC Power System to the Smart Grid"
Organizers: IEEE Ottawa Power Engineering Society Chapter,
Reliability Society Chapter, and Educational Activities

Date and Time: November 9 to 10, 2006
Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Details and registration: www.ieee.org/EPS2006
__________________________________________________________________

B. IEEE News

1. New IEEE Senior Members in Ottawa Section

The following members were upgraded to Senior Member status at the
September 2006 Admission and Advancement Panel meetings:

* Peter Liu

Congratulations for elevating to IEEE Senior member grade!

IEEE Senior Member Program Page:
http://www.ieee.org/ra/md/smprogram.html
_____________________________________________________________________

C. Non-IEEE News and Events

1. OCRI Partnership Conference Series Program
Topic: Computer and Network Security - What is State of the Art Now?
Organizer: OCRI
Date: Thursday, October 19, 2006
Time: 7:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Location: Sheraton Ottawa Hotel, Rideau Room, 150 Albert Street, Ottawa
Cost: $60.00 - OCRI/Partner members and IEEE members
$85.00 - Others
$30.00 - Full-time students
(plus 6% GST)

Details and Registration:
http://www.ocri.ca/email_broadcasts/101906partnership.html
Event pre-registration closes day prior at 2:00 p.m.

Program Coordinator & Host: Dr. Tamas Michel Koplyay
_____________________________________________________________________

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November 2006

IEEE OTTAWA NEWSLETTER - November 2006

IN THIS ISSUE:

A. IEEE Events
1. Joint IEEE Ottawa CAS/EDS/SSC and AP/MTT Chapters Invited Talks
Nov. 17, 2006
2. IEEE Ottawa Women In Engineering Affinity Group Presentation
Nov. 21, 2006
3. IEEE Computer Society Distinguished Visitor Colloquium,
Nov. 29, 2006

B. IEEE News
1. IEEE Ottawa Section 2006 Annual General Meeting Report

C. Non-IEEE News and Events
1. Ottawa Software Quality Association (OSQA) Seminar, Nov. 24, 2006

D. Manage Your Subscription
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A. IEEE Events

1. Joint IEEE Ottawa CAS/EDS/SSC and AP/MTT Chapters Invited Talks
In Collaboration with Department of Electronics, Carleton University

Title 1: Electromagnetics is Fun?
Date and Time: Friday November 17, 2006 10.45 AM – 12 Noon
Title 2: The Life of James Clerk Maxwell
Date and Time: Friday, November 17, 2006, 2.00 PM - 3:30 PM
Location: Room 5050MC, Carleton University,1125 Colonel By Drive,
Ottawa, ON (http://www.carleton.ca/cu/campus/ –
Building: MC on the map, near the parking lot 2)
Refreshments will be served.
RSVP: DR. Ram Achar, achar@doe.carleton.ca by November 16th.
(since the seats are limited and the talks are expected to draw
large number of audience).
_____________________________________________________________________
2. IEEE Ottawa Women In Engineering Affinity Group Presentation

Topic: Technological Futures – An entrepreneur’s Paradise
Speaker: Preeti Raman (Chair, WiE Ottawa)
Date: Tuesday, Nov, 21, 2006
Time: 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
Location: Room 1B, Ottawa Public Library, Ben Franklin Place, Centrepointe
Admission: Free for all
_____________________________________________________________________
3. IEEE Computer Society Distinguished Visitor Colloquium

Title: Architectural Techniques for Interoperability and Coexistence
Speaker: Bob Gezelter
Organizer: Ottawa IEEE Computer Society in collaboration with NRC-IIT
Date and Time: November 29, 2006, 3:00 PM to 5:30 PM
Location: NRC Institute for Information Technology
Room 379, Building M-50, 1200 Montreal Road, Ottawa, ON
Details: http://ottawa.ieee.ca/cs/next.html
Contact: Dr. George Yee george.yee@nrc.ca
Admission: Free but for security reasons, you need to register your
name and affiliation by emailing: george.yee@nrc.ca
___________________________________________________________________

B. IEEE News

1. IEEE Ottawa Section Annual General Meeting, 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,

AWARDS:
-------
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
- 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:
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- 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:
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- Algonquin College
- TELUS
- Alcatel Canada
and
- Hydro Ottawa for their continuous and valuable support of
the IEEE Ottawa Electrical Power Symposium

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.
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C. Non-IEEE News and Events

1. Ottawa Software Quality Association (OSQA) Seminar
Title: How successful are Information Systems projects ?
Speaker: DR. Khaled El Emam
Affiliation: University of Ottawa and TrialStat Corporation
Date: November, 24 2005
Time: 6:30 pm Networking; 7 pm to 9 pm Presentation
Location: National Research Council, Institute for Information Technology,
building M-50, 1200 Montreal Road, Ottawa, ON
Admission: Free for OSQA members
$10.00 for non-members - pay on arrival
Details: http://www.osqa.org/events.asp?yr=2005&mth=10&no=1
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