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January 2007

IEEE OTTAWA NEWSLETTER - January 2007

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 Events
1. Ottawa Chapter- IEEE- AESS and IET-UK Ottawa Branch Presentation,
Jan. 18, 2007

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

C. Non-IEEE News and Events
1. OCRI Partnership Conference Series Program, Jan. 18, 2007

D. Manage Your Subscription
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A. IEEE Events

1. Ottawa Chapter- IEEE- AESS and IET-UK Ottawa Branch Presentation
Topic: Barcodes and RFID Tags
Speaker: John Rivenell, SAGEdata, Ottawa
Date: Thursday January, 18, 2007
Time: 8:00 pm – 9:30 pm, Optional Dinner at 6:30 PM
Location: Courtside A Room, RA Centre, 2451 Riverside Drive, Ottawa
Details: http://members.allstream.net/~max-com/ottawa.AESS.html
Contact: Hugh Reekie, h.reekie@ieee.org
Admission: Open to all.
Social hour in Courtside A 6 pm; Dinner 6.30 pm in the Fieldhouse Restaurant,
Dinner reservations appreciated by 15 January, but walk-in dinners without
reservations are acceptable.
Parking: Park in the East lot of the RA Centre and enter by the corner door.
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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
November 2006 Admission and Advancement Panel meeting:

* Cuhadar Aysegul
* Sylvain Chenard
* Wail Gueaieb
* Sichun Wang

Congratulations for elevating to IEEE Senior member grade!

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

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C. Non-IEEE News and Events

1. OCRI Partnership Conference Series Program
Topic: The Art of Early Stage Investments
Organizer: OCRI
Date: Thursday, January 18, 2007
Time: 7:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Location: National Arts Centre, Le Salon, 53 Elgin Street at
Confederation Square, Ottawa

Cost: $60.00 - OCRI/Partner members (includes IEEE Members)
$85.00 - Others
$30.00 - Full-time students
(plus 6% GST)

Details and Registration:
http://www.ocri.ca/email_broadcasts/011807partnership.html
Event pre-registration closes January 17 at 2:00 p.m.
*online registration must be made by credit card
Partnership Conference Series Program Coordinator & Host:
Dr. Tamas Michel Koplyay
Parking during the day at the NAC is limited.
Visit http://www.nac-cna.com/en/allaboutthenac/publications/parking_map_e.pdf
to view alternative parking in the vicinity of the NAC.
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February 2007

IEEE OTTAWA NEWSLETTER - February 2007

IN THIS ISSUE:

A. IEEE Events

1. IEEE IMS Ottawa Chapter Workshop 2007, February 2, 2007
2. IEEE CIS Ottawa Chapter Technical Talk and AGM, February 5, 2007
3. IEEE SP/OE/GRS Ottawa Chapter Seminar, February 8, 2007
4. IEEE PES Ottawa Chapter and IET-Ottawa Seminar, February 15, 2007
5. Call for Papers for ISSSE 2007, International Symposium on Signals,
Systems and Electronics,Montreal, Canada, July 30-August 2, 2007

B. Non-IEEE News and Events

1. PEO Ottawa Chapter AGM 2007, February 13, 2007
2. Call for Papers for URSI 2007 and EMTS 2007, Ottawa, ON,
July 22-28, 2007

C. Manage Your Subscription
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A. IEEE Events

1. IEEE IMS Ottawa Chapter Noninvasive Blood Pressure Measurements &
Standardization Workshop 2007

Title: One Hundred Years Later: Are We Really Measuring Blood Pressure?
Organized by: IEEE IMS Ottawa Chapter in conjunction with EPMG of INMS/NRC
Speakers from industry, government, research and academic institutions
Date & Time: Friday, February 2, 2007, 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Location: Auditorium, Building M-50, National Research Council,
1200 Montreal Rd., Ottawa
Parking: No fee at the visitors parking
For more details, please go to: http://ottawa.ieee.ca/ims/BPW2007/
For on-line registration please go to:
https://www.beanstream.com/secure/IEEECCECE2006/ims_register.aspContact:
Contact: Miodrag Bolic, mbolic@site.uottawa.ca
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2.IEEE CIS Ottawa Chapter Technical Talk and AGM

Title: Information Technologies Applied to Medicine
Speaker: Monique Frize, Professor, P.Eng., SM IEEE, O.C.
Organized by: IEEE Computational Intelligence Society (CIS) Ottawa Chapter
Date & Time: Monday, February 5, 2007, 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
Location: Room 5084, SITE Building, University of Ottawa
Details: http://ottawa.ieee.ca/ci/
Chapter AGM will be held immediately after the talk.
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3. IEEE SP/OE/GRS Ottawa Chapter Seminar

Title: Forensic Audio Processing - Challenges & Solutions
Speaker: Dr. Jeff Boyczuk
Organizer: IEEE SP/OE/GRS Ottawa Chapter
Date: February 8, 2007
Time: 4:00 PM to 5:30 PM
Location: Room 5084, SITE Building, University of Ottawa, 800 King Edward Ave, Ottawa
Contact: Dr. Miodrag Bolic, mbolic@site.uottawa.ca
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4. IEEE IPES Ottawa Chapter and IET-Ottawa Seminar
Topic: Smart Power Usage Meters

Speaker: Wes Biggs, Triacta, Almonte, Ontario (http://www.triacta.com/index.htm)
Organizer: IEEE PES Ottawa Chapter and IET - Ottawa
Date: Thursday, February 15, 2007
Time: Dinner: 6:30 PM, Seminar: 8:00 PM,
Location: Courtside A Room, RA Centre, 2451 Riverside Drive, Ottawa, ON
Map: http://www.racentre.com/e/about/map.htm
Parking: Free. Please park in East lot and enter by corner door.
Registration is appreciated but not absolutely necessary,
for the dinner please register through Hugh Reekie
Contacts: Hugh Reekie, max-com@allstream.net,
Wahab Almuhtadi, almuhtadi@ieee.org
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5. Call for Papers: ISSSE 2007

International Symposium on Signals, Systems and Electronics
Montreal, Canada, July 30-August 2, 2007.
Organized and sponsored by URSI Commissions C and D;
co-sponsored by IEEE MTT Society
Important Dates:
Two page abstract submission : March 25, 2007
Notification of acceptance : April 22, 2007
Workshops & tutorials proposals : May 27, 2007
Final four-page manuscript submission : June 3, 2007
Details: http://www.issse2007.polymtl.ca/index.html
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B. Non-IEEE News and Events

1. PEO Ottawa Chapter AGM 2007
Organizer: Professional Engineers Ontario - Ottawa Chapter
Keynote Address: Dr. David Jacobson
Date: Tuesday, February 13, 2007
Time: 5:00PM to 8:00PM, (Chair’s reception 5:00 PM Dinner 6:00 PM)
Location: Capone’s Ristorante - 831 Industrial Ave, Ottawa, Ottawa
Details: http://www.ottawa.peo.on.ca/events_upcoming.php
Cost: $25.00
Registration deadline: February 5, 2007
For reservations contact Jeff Waara, P.Eng., Chapter Secretary
Tel.: 613-724-4385, Email: jwaara[atsign]stantec.com
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2. Call for Papers for URSI 2007 and EMTS 2007
1-North American Radio Science Meeting, July 22-26, 2007
2-International Symposium on Electromagnetic Theory, July 26-28, 2007
Organizers: URSI CNC/USNC and URSI/Commission B
Fairmont Chateau Laurier, Ottawa, ON, Canada
PAPER SUBMISSION DEADLINES:
February 15, 2007 (EMTS)
March 2, 2007 (URSI)
Details: http://ursi2007.ee.umanitoba.ca
http://emts2007.ee.umanitoba.ca
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March 2007

IEEE OTTAWA NEWSLETTER - March 2007

IN THIS ISSUE:

A. IEEE Events

1. IEEE-AESS Ottawa Chapter & IET-UK Ottawa Branch Presentation, March 15,07

B. IEEE News

1. New IEEE Senior Members in Ottawa Section

C. Non-IEEE News and Events

1. 2007 AMWA Canada Chapter Conference, April 28–29, 2007
2. Short Course on Antenna Design, Testing and Wireless Propagation
April 30- May 3, 2007

D. Manage Your Subscription
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A. IEEE Events

1. IEEE-AESS Ottawa Chapter & IET-UK Ottawa Branch Presentation
Topic: Something old, something new, something technical - and it's all true!
Speaker: Alan James
Squardon-Leader Alan James Royal Air Force Engineer - some personal
observations
Organizer: IEEE-AESS Ottawa Chapter & IET-UK Ottawa Branch
Date and Time: Thursday, March 15, 2007, 8:00pm -9:30pm
Location = Courtside A Room, RA Centre, 2451 Riverside Drive, Ottawa, ON
Contact = Hugh Reekie h.reekie@ieee.org
URL: http://members.allstream.net/~max-com/ottawa.AESS.html
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B. IEEE News

1. New IEEE Senior Members in the Ottawa Section

The following members were upgraded to Senior Member status at the
January 2007 Admission and Advancement Panel meeting:

* Aidan Foss
* Ashraf Matrawy
* Burt Christian

Congratulations for elevating to IEEE Senior member grade!

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

1.2007 AMWA Canada Chapter Conference

Topic: Regulatory Writing: Solutions for the North American Market
Organizer: Canada Chapter, American Medical Writers Association
Location: Radisson Hotel Kingston Harbourfront, Kingston, Ont.
Date: April 28–29, 2007
Learn the latest on regulatory writing, hear CanReg President Anne Tomalin
and Giller Prize winner Dr. Vincent Lam.
More information and online registration: www.amwa-canada.ca
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2. Short Course on Antenna Design, Testing and Wireless Propagation

Organizer: Electromagnetic Measurement Consultants
Date: April 30 - May 3, 2007
Time: 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM
Location: Campus of the University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
Contact = mcnamara@site.uottawa.ca
URL: http://www.nearfield.com/ShortCourses.htm
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April 2007

IEEE OTTAWA NEWSLETTER - April 2007

IN THIS ISSUE:

A. IEEE Events

1. IEEE Ottawa Computer Society Technical Meeting, April 17, 2007
2. IEEE VTS Ottawa Chapter Seminar, Thursday April, 19, 2007
3. IEEE Ottawa EMS & SSIT seminar, Friday April 27, 2007
4. IEEE VTS Ottawa Chapter & IET Ottawa Branch Seminar, May 2, 2007
5. 41st IEEE International Carnahan Conference on Security Technology
October 8-11, 2007, Ottawa, ON

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

C. Non-IEEE News and Events

1. CapCHI Workshop on Web 2.0, April 13, 2007
2. Short Course on Antenna Design, Testing and Wireless Propagation
April 30- May 3, 2007

D. Manage Your Subscription
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A. IEEE Events

1. Ottawa IEEE Computer Society Technical Meeting
Title: Research in Secure Software
Speaker: George Yee, NRC, Ottawa
Organizer: IEEE Ottawa Computer Society
Date and Time: Tuesday, April 17, 2007, 7:30 PM to 9:00 PM
Location: Minto Centre, Board Room 2014 MC, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON
(Campus Avenue at Library Road) Campus Map: http://www.carleton.ca/cu/campus/
URL: http://ottawa.ieee.ca/cs/
Contact: Dr. George Yee g.m.yee@ieee.org
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2. IEEE VTS Ottawa Chapter Seminar
Title: Getting Light Rail Back on Track in Ottawa,
The status and prospects for light rail in Ottawa
Speaker: David Jeanes, President of Transport 2000 Canada
and Spokesperson for "Friends of the O-train"
Organizer: Hugh Reekie - IEEE VTS Ottawa Chapter
Date and Time: Thursday, April 19, 2007, 6:00PM to 9:30 PM
Exhibition from 6:00 pm, Optional Dinner 6:30pm, Presentation 8:00 pm
Location: RA Centre, Courtside A Room, 2451 Riverside Drive, Ottawa, ON
- use East entrance
Admission: Open to all. Please reserve ( state if dinner is required)
by contacting Hugh Reekie max-com@allstream.net or phone 613-728-5343.
Please provide name and contact information - and identify any guests that
you intend to bring.
URL: http://members.allstream.net/%7Emax-com/ottawa.vts.html
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3. IEEE Ottawa EMS & SSIT seminar
Title: Structure business problem solving and communications
Date and Time: Friday April 27, 2007, 8:00am to 12:00pm
Location: Main auditorium, Building 2 CRC, 3701 Carling Ave., Ottawa, ON
Cost: Free to IEEE members, $10 for non-members
URL: http://ottawa.ieee.ca/ems
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4. IEEE VTS Ottawa Chapter & IET Ottawa Branch Seminar
Title: Electronic Controls for Diesel Engines: Performance,
Emissions and Economy
Organizer: IEEE VTS Ottawa Chapter & IET Ottawa Branch
Date and Time: Wednesday, May 2, 2007, 8:00 PM to 9:30 PM
Location: RA Centre, 2451 Riverside Drive, Ottawa, ON
Contact: Hugh Reekie h.reekie@ieee.org
URL: http://members.allstream.net/%7Emax-com/ottawa.vts.html
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5. 41st IEEE International Carnahan Conference on Security Technology
Date & Time: October 8-11, 2007
Location: 100 Coventry Road, Hampton Inn, Ottawa, ON
URL: http://www.carnahanconference.com/Conferences/2007_Ottawa/2007_ottawa.html
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B. IEEE News

1. New IEEE Senior Members in the Ottawa Section

The following members were upgraded to Senior Member status at the
February 2007 Admission and Advancement Panel meeting:

* Liang Zhang

Congratulations for elevating to IEEE Senior member grade!
IEEE Senior Member Program Page:
http://www.ieee.org/ra/md/smprogram.html
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C. Non-IEEE News and Events

1. CapCHI Workshop
Title: Web 2.0: The Human Web
Date and Time: April 13, 2007, 9:00AM to 5:00 PM, Breakfast at 8 AM
Location: National Arts Centre (Panorama Room), Ottawa, ON, Canada
Organizer: CapCHI (local chapter of ACM SIGCHI)
Contact: g.m.yee@ieee.org
URL: http://www.capchi.org/workshop.html
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2. Short Course on Antenna Design, Testing and Wireless Propagation
Organizer: Electromagnetic Measurement Consultants (Ottawa)
Date: April 30 - May 3, 2007
Time: 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM
Location: Campus of the University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
Contact = mcnamara@site.uottawa.ca
URL: http://www.nearfield.com/ShortCourses.htm
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May 2007 (Issue 1)

IEEE OTTAWA NEWSLETTER - May 2007

IN THIS ISSUE:

A. IEEE Events

1. IEEE VTS Ottawa Chapter & IET Ottawa Branch Seminar, May 2, 2007
2. IEEE 5th Annual Ottawa Robotics Competition, May 6, 2007
3. 41st IEEE International Carnahan Conference on Security Technology
October 8-11, 2007, Ottawa, ON

B. IEEE News
1. New IEEE Fellow Member in the Ottawa Section
2. New IEEE Senior Members in Ottawa Section

D. Manage Your Subscription
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A. IEEE Events

1. IEEE VTS Ottawa Chapter & IET Ottawa Branch Seminar
Title: Electronic Controls for Diesel Engines: Performance,
Emissions and Economy
Organizer: IEEE VTS Ottawa Chapter & IET Ottawa Branch
Date and Time: Wednesday, May 2, 2007, 8:00 PM to 9:30 PM
Location: RA Centre, 2451 Riverside Drive, Ottawa, ON
Contact: Hugh Reekie h.reekie@ieee.org
URL: http://members.allstream.net/%7Emax-com/ottawa.vts.html
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2. IEEE 5th Annual Ottawa Robotics Competition
Organizer: IEEE Ottawa Section - Robotics Committee
Date and Time: Sunday May 6, 2007, 12:00 to 17:00
Location: SITE Building, University of Ottawa, 800 King Edward Ave., Ottawa
Url: http://ottawaroboticscompetition.org
Contact = Rami Abielmona, rabielmo@ieee.org
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3. 41st IEEE International Carnahan Conference on Security Technology
Date & Time: October 8-11, 2007
Location: 100 Coventry Road, Hampton Inn, Ottawa, ON
URL: http://www.carnahanconference.com/Conferences/2007_Ottawa/2007_ottawa.html
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B. IEEE News

1. New IEEE Fellow Member in the Ottawa Section

Dr. Andrew S. Podgorski was elected to the Fellow Grade as a
Research Engineer/Scientist “for contributions to broadband immunity and
compatibility certification”.
Online Biography: http://www.ieee.org/organizations/pubs/newsletters/emcs/winter07/personality.html

Congratulations for elevating to IEEE Fellow member grade!
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2. New IEEE Senior Members in the Ottawa Section

The following members were upgraded to Senior Member status at the
March 2007 Admission and Advancement Panel meeting:

* Rafik Goubran
* Radha Telikepalli

Congratulations for elevating to IEEE Senior member grade!
IEEE Senior Member Program Page:
http://www.ieee.org/ra/md/smprogram.html
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May 2007 (Issue 2)

IEEE Ottawa Newsletter, May 2007, Issue 2

IN THIS ISSUE:

A. IEEE Events
IEEE INNOVATION AND ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT SEMINARS:
1. IEEE-USA Webinar: A Primer on Corporate Innovation, May 22, 2007
2. IEEE-Ottawa EMS/SSIT Seminar: "Engineering Management Today", May 25, 2007

B. Non-IEEE Events
1. NRC Colloquium Series, May 24, 2007

C. Manage Your Subscription
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A. IEEE INNOVATION AND ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT SEMINARS:

1. IEEE-USA Webinar: A Primer on Corporate Innovation
Fundamental skills for stimulating values-driven innovation
Date and Time: Tuesday May 22, 2007, 2-3 P.M. EDT
Webinar sponsored by IEEE-USA
Visit http://www.ieeeusa.org/careers/Webinars/innovation_webinar.asp

2. IEEE-Ottawa EMS/SSIT Seminar: "Engineering Management Today"
Organizers: IEEE Ottawa EMS and SSIT Joint Chapters
Date and Time: Friday May 25, 2007, 8:30 a.m-11:55 a.m.
Location: Communication Research Center, 3701 Carling Avenue, Ottawa, ON
Main Auditorium, Building 2, Ottawa.
This half-day seminar is divided into three presentations:
1-Dr Dan Necsulescu will discuss the trends in Engineering Management.
2-Graduate Students will share their recent experience in Engineering Management.
3-Dr. Hanan Anis will give a presentation on Innovation Management.
SPACE IS LIMITED, PLEASE RSVP at: http://ottawa.ieee.ca/ems
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B. Non-IEEE Events

1. NRC Colloquium Series
Title: Human Factors of Security Systems
Speaker: Dr. Andrew Patrick
Organizer: NRC Institute for Information Technology
Date and Time: Thursday, May 24, 2007, 10:30 a.m. to 12:00
Location: National Research Council, Building M-50, Auditorium,
1200 Montreal Road, Ottawa, ON
Contact: Andrew.Patrick@nrc-cnrc.gc.ca
URL: http://iit-iti.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/colloq/0708/07-05-24_e.html
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June 2007

IEEE OTTAWA NEWSLETTER - June 2007

IN THIS ISSUE:

A. IEEE Events

1. IEEE Ottawa Section I&M/PES/RS Chapters Joint Seminar, July 03, 2007
2. 2nd International Conference on Access Networks, August 22-24, 2007
3. 41st IEEE International Carnahan Conference on Security Technology,
October 8-11, 2007
4. IEEE Canada Electrical Power Conference (EPC) 2007, October 25-26, 2007

B. IEEE News
1. 2007 IEEE Canada Awards

C. Non-IEEE News and Events

1. OCRI/HEC Montreal Conference: Les grands défis des biotechnologies,
June 7, 2007, Montreal

D. Manage Your Subscription
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A. IEEE Events

1. IEEE Ottawa Section I&M/PES/RS Chapters Joint Seminar

Organized by: IEEE Ottawa I&M/PES/RS Chapters and Educational Activities
and EPMG of INMS/NRC
Date and Time: Tuesday, July 03, 2007, 10:00 AM - 11:30 PM
Location: National Research Council, Auditorium, Building M-50,
1200 Montreal Rd., Ottawa, ON

Title 1: The Role of JEMIC in Japan’s Electrical Power Industry
Speaker 1: Mr. Usa Kakinuma, Vice President, JEMIC
Title 2: Calibration of Active/Reactive Power/Energy Meters at JEMIC
Speaker 2: Dr. Kunihiko Takahashi, Director, Technical Research Laboratory
Japan Electric Meters Inspection Corporation (JEMIC), Tokyo, Japan
Details: http://ottawa.ieee.ca/ims/
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2. 2nd International Conference on Access Networks

Date & Time: August 22-24, 2007
Location: Ottawa Marriott Hotel, 100 Kent St., Ottawa
The aim of the annual International Conference on Access Networks
(AccessNets) is to provide a forum that brings together scientists
and researchers from academia as well as managers and engineers from
the industry and government organizations to meet and exchange ideas
and recent work on all aspects of access networks and how they integrate
with their in-home counterparts.
Details: http://www.accessnets.org/2007/index.htm
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3. 41st IEEE International Carnahan Conference on Security Technology

Date & Time: October 8-11, 2007
Location: 100 Coventry Road, Hampton Inn, Ottawa
This international conference is directed towards the research, development,
and user
aspects of electronic security technology, including principles of operation,
applications,
and user experiences. It is a forum for the exchange of ideas and dissemination
of information
regarding new and existing technology, as well as the impact of
security-related technology
on society. Participation in the Carnahan Conference also provides a basis for
long-range
support and assistance to authorities and agencies in the use of technology for

security, safety, law enforcement, and emergency response purposes.
Details:
http://www.carnahanconference.com/Conferences/2007_Ottawa/2007_ottawa.html
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4. IEEE Canada Electrical Power Conference (EPC) 2007

Sponsored by: IEEE Canada, IEEE Ottawa Section and IEEE Montreal Section
Organized by: IEEE Ottawa and Montreal Sections
Date & Time: Thursday-Friday, October 25-26, 2007, 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Location: Holiday Inn, 99 Viger Ave., Montreal
Registration and Details: http://www.ieee.ca/epc07/

The IEEE Ottawa Section is proud to announce that its previous six
annual Electrical Power Symposia have grown into an IEEE Canada
Electrical Power Conference (EPC) 2007, which will focus this year
on "Renewable and Alternative Energy Resources". The EPC 2007 is a
forum in which the latest information and ideas related to this topic,
which has been receiving a lot of attention in the recent years worldwide,
will be exchanged among the experts, professionals from the engineering
and business communities, and general public.
Join us at the IEEE EPC 2007 on Oct. 25-26 in Montreal as an
author/presenter, exhibitor, or attendee!
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B. IEEE News

1. 2007 IEEE Canada Rewards
Professor Nicolas D. Georganas recieved the first IEEE Canada Computer Medal
for his outstanding contributions to multimedia computing, communications
and collaborative applications.
Professor Georganas, OC, OOnt, FIEEE, FRSC, FCAE, FEIC is Associate
Vice-President, Research (External) and Distinguished University Professor
at the University of Ottawa.

IEEE Canada Awards presented at the IEEE Canada Awards Banquet held in
conjunction with the annual conference in Vancouver, April 2007.
URL: http://www.ewh.ieee.org/reg/7/awards/2007.php
http://www.discover.uottawa.ca/people/Nicolas_Georganas/

Congratulations for receiving the first IEEE Canada Computer Medal!
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C. Non-IEEE News and Events

1. OCRI/HEC Montreal Conference: Les grands défis des biotechnologies
Date and Time: June 7, 2007, 07:30 AM to 12:00 PM
Location: Salle BDC, 3000 chemin de la Côté-Sainte-Catherine, Montreal, QC

Organized by the Humanism, Management and Globalization Centre at
HEC Montréal, directed by Proffessor Alain Chanlat, in partnership with the
Canadian Advanced Technology Alliance (CATA) and the
Ottawa Centre for Research and Innovation (OCRI).
Event Contact: jzappia@ocri.ca
Details and Registration:
http://onlineservices.ocri.ca/source/Meetings/cMeetingFunctionDetail.cfm?section=unknown&product_major=HEC0607&functionstartdisplayrow=1
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July 2007

IEEE OTTAWA NEWSLETTER - July 2007

IN THIS ISSUE:

A. IEEE Events

1. IEEE-AESS Ottawa Chapter & IET Ottawa Branch Seminar, July 25, 200
2. 2nd International Conference on Access Networks, August 22-24, 2007
3. 41st IEEE International Carnahan Conference on Security Technology,
October 8-11, 2007
4. IEEE Canada Electrical Power Conference (EPC) 2007, October 25-26, 2007

B. IEEE News

1. IEEE Mentoring Connection™ Seeks New Members

C. Non-IEEE News and Events

1. URSI 2007 and EMTS 2007, July 22-28, 2007, Ottawa, ON
2. ACM OOPSLA 2007, October 21-25, 2007, Montreal, QC

D. Manage Your Subscription
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A. IEEE Events

1. IEEE-AESS Ottawa Chapter & IET Ottawa Branch Seminar
Title: SuperDARN - an HR Radar to Investigate Northen Polar Skies
Speaker: Professor George Sofko, University of Saskatchewan
Date and Time: Wednesday July 25, 2007, 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm
Location: Crowsnest, Naval Officers Mess,78 Lisgar St. Ottawa, ON
Contact: Hugh Reekie, h.reekie@ieee.org
URL: http://members.allstream.net/~max-com/ottawa.AESS.html
Description: SuperDARN is an International Radar Network of 11
specialist HF Radars used for Studying the Earth's Upper Atmosphere,
Ionosphere, and Connection into Space. see http://superdarn.jhuapl.edu/index.html

_____________________________________________________________________

2. 2nd International Conference on Access Networks

3. 41st IEEE International Carnahan Conference on Security Technology

Date & Time: October 8-11, 2007
Location: 100 Coventry Road, Hampton Inn, Ottawa
This international conference is directed towards the research, development,
and user aspects of electronic security technology, including principles of
operation, applications, and user experiences. It is a forum for the exchange
of ideas and dissemination of information regarding new and existing technology,
as well as the impact of security-related technology on society. Participation
in the Carnahan Conference also provides a basis for long-range support and
assistance to authorities and agencies in the use of technology for security,
safety, law enforcement, and emergency response purposes.
Details: http://www.carnahanconference.com/Conferences/2007_Ottawa/2007_ottawa.html
_____________________________________________________________________

4. IEEE Canada Electrical Power Conference (EPC) 2007

The IEEE Ottawa Section is proud to announce that its previous six
annual Electrical Power Symposium have grown into an IEEE Canada
Electrical Power Conference (EPC) 2007, which will focus this year
on "Renewable and Alternative Energy Resources". The EPC 2007 is a
forum in which the latest information and ideas related to this topic,
which has been receiving a lot of attention in the recent years worldwide,
will be exchanged among the experts, professionals from the engineering
and business communities, and general public.
Join us at the IEEE EPC 2007 on Oct. 25-26 in Montreal as an
author/presenter, exhibitor, or attendee!
_____________________________________________________________________

B. IEEE News

1. IEEE Mentoring Connection™ Seeks New Members

The IEEE Mentoring Connection is seeking additional “online” mentors
to help guide younger professionals in career planning and professional
development.

IEEE is offering its members the opportunity to participate in an
online program which will facilitate the matching of IEEE members for
the purpose of establishing a mentoring partnership. By volunteering
as a mentor, individuals use their career and life experiences to help
other IEEE members in their professional development. As a mentee,
you lead your partnership by selecting your mentoring partner from
among those who have volunteered to serve in this capacity. We ask
that you review the time and effort commitment to the program to
ensure a successful mentoring partnership.

IEEE has partnered with The Training Connection, a vendor that has
developed a web-based mentoring program to facilitate the matching process.
Participation in the program is voluntary and open to all IEEE members
above the grade of Student Member.
More information:
http://www.ieee.org/web/membership/benefits/
http://www.ieee.org/web/aboutus/briefs.html#mentoring%20members
_____________________________________________________________________

C. Non-IEEE News and Events

Ottawa will be hosting two international conferences on Electromagnetics
and Antennas this summer.
1.1 URSI 2007, July 22-26, 2007
URSI 2007 is the North American Radio Science Meeting (NARSM) of the
commissions A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, J and K.

1.2 EMTS 2007, July 26-28, 2007
EMTS 2007 is the International Symposium on Electromagnetic Theory,
URSI commission B.

Organizers: Jointly by the Canadian and U.S. URSI national committees
CNC and USNC.
Location: The two conferences will be held back-to-back at the
Fairmont Chateau Laurier downtown Ottawa, ON.
Contact: Jasmin Roy, URSI-EMTS 2007, Publicity, Chair
URL: http://ursi2007.ee.umanitoba.ca and
http://emts2007.ee.umanitoba.ca.

If you are interested to volunteer some time to help us with
running the conferences from July 22-28, please contact Jasmin Roy,
jasmin.roy@crc.ca
_____________________________________________________________________

2. OOPSLA 2007, October 21-25, 2007, Montreal, QC
OOPSLA (Object-Oriented Programming, Systems, Languages & Applications)
is an annual ACM conference.
Location: Montreal, QC - details will be available later.
Co-located Events:
* Dynamic Languages Symposium
* International Symposium on Memory Management
* WikiSym
* Library-Centric Software Design Symposium
* APL2007
* Mini PLoP
* CompFrame 2007

URL: http://www.oopsla.org/oopsla2007/

_____________________________________________________________________

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August 2007

IEEE OTTAWA NEWSLETTER - August 2007

IN THIS ISSUE:

A. IEEE Events

1. 2nd International Conference on Access Networks, August 22-24, 2007
2. IEEE Communications and Broadcast Technology Society Seminar, August 30, 2007
3. 41st IEEE International Carnahan Conference on Security Technology,
October 8-11, 2007
4. IEEE FPGA WORKSHOP 2007, October 16-17 2007, Ottawa, ON
5. IEEE Canada Electrical Power Conference (EPC) 2007, October 25-26, 2007
6. 21st Annual IEEE Canadian Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering
May 4 to 7, 2008, Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada

B. IEEE News

1. IEEE Mentoring Connection™ Seeks New Members

C. Non-IEEE News and Events

1. Short Course on Antenna Design, Testing and Wireless Propagation,
October 1-4, 2007, Montreal, QC
2. ACM OOPSLA 2007, October 21-25, 2007, Montreal, QC

D. Manage Your Subscription
_____________________________________________________________________

A. IEEE Events

1. 2nd International Conference on Access Networks
Date & Time: August 22-24, 2007
Location: Ottawa Marriott Hotel, 100 Kent St., Ottawa

The aim of the annual International Conference on Access Networks
(AccessNets) is to provide a forum that brings together scientists
and researchers from academia as well as managers and engineers from
the industry and government organizations to meet and exchange ideas
and recent work on all aspects of access networks and how they integrate
with their in-home counterparts.
Details: http://www.accessnets.org/2007/index.htm
_____________________________________________________________________

2. IEEE Communications and Broadcast Technology Society Seminar, August 30, 2007
Title: Cooperative and Opportunistic Communication
Speaker: Behnaam Aazhang, J.S. Abercrombie Professor and Chair,
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Rice University,
Houston, Texas
Organizer: IEEE Communications and Broadcast Technology Society Ottawa Chapter
Date and Time: 30 August 2007, 1:30 PM
Location: Flextronics Canada Design Services,
9th Floor, 535 Legget Drive, Kanata, ON K2K 3B8
Admission: Free
Contact: Burt Christian (b.christian@ieee.org)
Abstract:
Over the last few years, our research group at Rice has focused on
emerging systems and network level techniques to increase spectral and
power efficiency of communication systems, and extend coverage of
wireless networks. The cooperative and opportunistic communication
paradigm pools distributed resources of different nodes, such that nodes
act like a collaborative system instead of greedy adversarial
participants. In this talk, I will first present the cooperative and
opportunistic communication methodology and discuss its merits and
challenges. The approach will be information theoretic and will consider
coding, channel state information, feedback, scheduling, and medium
access. I will then present our research contributions in opportunistic
wireless network protocols and cooperative coding. I will conclude with
our development plans to demonstrate the feasibility of cooperation in
the context of a scalable experimental wireless system for mobile
broadband Internet.
_____________________________________________________________________

3. 41st IEEE International Carnahan Conference on Security Technology
Date & Time: October 8-11, 2007
Location: 100 Coventry Road, Hampton Inn, Ottawa, ON
Register Today!
Enjoy the benefits of early registration prior to August 15, 2007

This international conference is directed towards the research, development,
and user aspects of electronic security technology, including principles of
operation, applications, and user experiences. It is a forum for the exchange
of ideas and dissemination of information regarding new and existing technology,
as well as the impact of security-related technology on society. Participation
in the Carnahan Conference also provides a basis for long-range support and
assistance to authorities and agencies in the use of technology for security,
safety, law enforcement, and emergency response purposes.
Details: http://www.carnahanconference.com/Conferences/2007_Ottawa/2007_ottawa.html
_____________________________________________________________________

4. IEEE FPGA WORKSHOP 2007: Accelerating Computationally Intensive Applications

Organizers: IEEE Ottawa Section, the IEEE Ottawa chapter of the Engineering
Management Society, and the IEEE Ottawa Section Educational
Activities, in conjunction with CMC Microsystem’s CWSOC 2007.
Confirmed Speakers:
* Denzel Doyle, Chair of Doyletech
* Dr. Justin Tripp, Los Alamos National Labs, New Mexico
* Prof. Paul Chow, Toronto University, Ontario
* Prof. Russell Tessier, University of Massachusetts-Amherst

Preliminary Program:
1- "FPGA design flows & programming competition kick-off"
Date and Time: Tuesday, October 16, 2007, 4:30Pm - 9:15 pm
Location: Carleton University, Mckenzie Building, Bell Auditorium.
Parking Pay-parking at lot P2. Please respect restricted areas.

2- "Innovation implementation: challenges and rewards"
Date and Time: Wednesday, October 17, 2007, Noon-4:00 pm
Location: Crown Plaza Hotel, Ottawa, ON TBD.
Parking Pay-parking

Contact: Alfredo Herrera, alfredo.herrera@ieee.org
URL: http://ottawa.ieee.ca/ems/fpgaworkshop
Description:
Using Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) chips as processing engines
is a growing and fertile application field; FPGAs perform particularly
well when used to accelerate computationally intensive applications.
We will examine the business and technology elements of its ecosystem
as an entrepreneur would, incorporating demonstrations and presentations
to increase understanding and knowledge of FPGAs and encourage growth and
development in the field.

___________________________________________________________________

5. IEEE Canada Electrical Power Conference (EPC) 2007

6. 21st Annual IEEE Canadian Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering
May 4 to 7, 2008, Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada

CCECE is a flagship conference for researchers, students, and practising engineers
in the area of Electrical and Computer Engineering from Canada and around the
world to meet annually for 3 to 4 days in a Canadian city to present the latest
technological advancements and discoveries, to network and exchange ideas,
to strengthen existing partnerships and foster new collaborations.

CCECE 2008 will feature 8 mini-symposia covering all areas of Electrical and
Computer Engineering, tutorial sessions in leading topics, plenary talks from
senior executives in industry and academia, around 90 technical sessions,
special sessions in hot topics, social programs, IEEE Canada Awards and Banquet
night, best student paper awards luncheon, and industrial exhibitions.

You can participate in CCECE 2008 in many ways: by submitting your original
research results as a full length technical paper, by submitting tutorial
proposals, by organizing a special session, and by attending the plenary talks,
tutorials,panel discussions and nearly 90 technical sessions planned for
May 4 to May 7, 2008.

Information on submission of technical papers, tutorial proposals, special
sessions proposals are in the weblinks of the main conference
website www.ccece08.org

The deadline to receive papers and tutorial proposals are December 7, 2007.
_____________________________________________________________________

B. IEEE News

1. IEEE Mentoring Connection™ Seeks New Members

The IEEE Mentoring Connection is seeking additional “online” mentors
to help guide younger professionals in career planning and professional
development.

C. Non-IEEE News and Events

1. Short Course on Antenna Design, Testing and Wireless Propagation
Organizer: Electromagnetic Measurement Consultants
Date: 1 – 4 October 2007
Time: 9:15 AM to 5:00 PM
Location: International Institute for Telecommunications (IIT), Montréal,
QC, Canada
Contact = mcnamara@site.uottawa.ca
URL: http://www.nearfield.com/ShortCourses.htm
_____________________________________________________________________

URL: http://www.oopsla.org/oopsla2007/

_____________________________________________________________________

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September 2007

IEEE OTTAWA NEWSLETTER - September 2007

IN THIS ISSUE:

A. IEEE Events

1. IEEE LEOS 30th Anniversary Feature Symposium on Recent Advancements in Photonics
September 14, 2007, Ottawa
2. 41st IEEE International Carnahan Conference on Security Technology, ICCST 2007
October 8-11, 2007, Ottawa
3. The 2007 International Workshop on RObotic and Sensors Environments (ROSE 2007)
October 12-13, 2007, Ottawa
4. The 6th IEEE International Workshop on Haptic Audio Visual Environments and Games,
HAVE2007, October 12-14, 2007, Ottawa
5. IEEE FPGA WORKSHOP 2007, October 16-17 2007, Ottawa, ON
6. IEEE Canada Electrical Power Conference (EPC) 2007, October 25-26, 2007
7. 21st Annual IEEE Canadian Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering
May 4 to 7, 2008, Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada

B. IEEE News

1. IEEE Canada Election for IEEE Canada President Elect 2008 -2009
2. IEEE Mentoring Connection™ Seeks New Members

C. Non-IEEE News and Events

1. High-Speed Design Courses by Dr. Howard Johnson in Ottawa, September 17-20, 2007
2. Short Course on Antenna Design, Testing and Wireless Propagation,
October 1-4, 2007, Montreal, QC
3. ACM OOPSLA 2007, October 21-25, 2007, Montreal, QC

D. Manage Your Subscription
_____________________________________________________________________

A. IEEE Events

1. IEEE LEOS 30th Anniversary Feature Symposium on Recent Advancements in Photonics
Date and Time: Friday, September 14, 2007, 8:30 AM -noon
Location: M-50, NRC Main Campus, Montreal Road, Ottawa
Feature Speaker – LEOS Distinguished lecturer, Dr Colin J. McKinstrie, Bell Laboratories
Registration will be open up soon.
Contact: kexing.liu@ieee.org
________________________________________________________________

2. 41st IEEE International Carnahan Conference on Security Technology, ICCST
Date & Time: October 8-11, 2007
Location: Hampton Inn, 100 Coventry Road, Ottawa, ON
Register Today!

This international conference is directed towards the research, development,
and user aspects of electronic security technology, including principles of
operation, applications, and user experiences. It is a forum for the exchange
of ideas and dissemination of information regarding new and existing technology,
as well as the impact of security-related technology on society. Participation
in the Carnahan Conference also provides a basis for long-range support and
assistance to authorities and agencies in the use of technology for security,
safety, law enforcement, and emergency response purposes.
Details: http://www.carnahanconference.com/Conferences/2007_Ottawa/2007_ottawa.html
_____________________________________________________________________

3. The 2007 International Workshop on RObotic and Sensors Environments (ROSE 2007)
Organizer: IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement Society
Date: October 12-13, 2007
Location: SITE, University Of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada
URL: http://www.site.uottawa.ca/ROSE2007
_____________________________________________________________________

4. The 6th IEEE International Workshop on Haptic Audio Visual Environments and Games (HAVE2007)
Date: October 12-14, 2007
Location: SITE, University Of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada
URL: http://www.discover.uottawa.ca/HAVE2007/
_____________________________________________________________________

5. IEEE FPGA WORKSHOP 2007: Accelerating Computationally Intensive Applications

2- "Innovation implementation: challenges and rewards"
Date and Time: Wednesday, October 17, 2007, Noon-4:00 pm
Location: Crown Plaza Hotel, Ottawa, ON TBD.
Parking Pay-parking

Contact: Alfredo Herrera, alfredo.herrera@ieee.org
URL: http://ottawa.ieee.ca/ems/fpgaworkshop
Description:
Using Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) chips as processing engines
is a growing and fertile application field; FPGAs perform particularly
well when used to accelerate computationally intensive applications.
We will examine the business and technology elements of its ecosystem
as an entrepreneur would, incorporating demonstrations and presentations
to increase understanding and knowledge of FPGAs and encourage growth and
development in the field.
___________________________________________________________________

6. IEEE Canada Electrical Power Conference (EPC) 2007

7. 21st Annual IEEE Canadian Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering
May 4 to 7, 2008, Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada

You can participate in CCECE 2008 in many ways: by submitting your original
research results as a full length technical paper, by submitting tutorial
proposals, by organizing a special session, and by attending the plenary talks,
tutorials, panel discussions and nearly 90 technical sessions planned for
May 4 to May 7, 2008.

B. IEEE News

1. IEEE Canada Election for IEEE Canada President Elect 2008 -2009
IEEE Canada Members will soon be receiving ballots for the upcoming fall
election for IEEE Canada President Elect 2008 -2009.

The IEEE Ottawa Section encourages it member to vote for one of the following
three candidates for the position of IEEE Canada President Elect 2008 – 2009:

Robert L. Anderson About the Candidate ; http://members.shaw.ca/rlaieee
O.(Om) P. Malik About the Candidate ; No personal website
Hilmi M. Turanli About the Candidate ; www.mts.net/~joanald/

For more information about all 2007 IEEE Annual Election Candidates, please visit:
http://www.ieee.org/web/aboutus/corporate/election/2007candidates.html
_____________________________________________________________________

2. IEEE Mentoring Connection™ Seeks New Members

The IEEE Mentoring Connection is seeking additional “online” mentors
to help guide younger professionals in career planning and professional
development.

C. Non-IEEE News and Events

1. High-Speed Design Courses by Dr. Howard Johnson in Ottawa

1.1- High-Speed Digital Design – September 17-18
1.2- Advanced High-Speed Signal Propagation – September 19-20

Location: Brookstreet Hotel, 525 Legget Drive, Ottawa, Ontario K2K 2W2
Details and Registration: http://www.sigcon.com/seminars/Ottawa.htm

IEEE members get a 10% discount off the regular $1195 tuition!
Use the Promo Code: IEEE97 and enter your IEEE Membership number on your
registration form.

About Dr. Howard Johnson
Dr. Johnson has over thirty years of practical design experience in the field of
High-Speed Digital Design. He has served as a key technological contributor for
many leading high-tech companies, is a frequent guest lecturer and fellow at
Oxford University, and the featured Signal Integrity columnist for EDN Magazine.
His two books- "High-Speed Digital Design" and “High-Speed Signal Propagation”—are
considered the definitive texts on high-speed design. His High-Speed Design
seminars reach over 1,000 engineers annually. Dr. Johnson holds a doctorate in
Electrical Engineering from Rice University. He has been a member of IEEE for
over 25 years.
_____________________________________________________________________

2. Short Course on Antenna Design, Testing and Wireless Propagation
Organizer: Electromagnetic Measurement Consultants
Date: 1 – 4 October 2007
Time: 9:15 AM to 5:00 PM
Location: International Institute for Telecommunications (IIT), Montréal,
QC, Canada
Contact = mcnamara@site.uottawa.ca
URL: http://www.nearfield.com/ShortCourses.htm
_____________________________________________________________________

3. OOPSLA 2007, October 21-25, 2007, Montreal, QC
OOPSLA (Object-Oriented Programming, Systems, Languages & Applications)
is an annual ACM conference.
Location: Montreal, QC - details will be available later.
Co-located Events:
* Dynamic Languages Symposium
* International Symposium on Memory Management
* WikiSym
* Library-Centric Software Design Symposium
* APL2007
* Mini PLoP
* CompFrame 2007

URL: http://www.oopsla.org/oopsla2007/

_____________________________________________________________________

D. Manage Your Newsletter Subscription:

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October 2007

IEEE OTTAWA NEWSLETTER - October 2007

IN THIS ISSUE:

A. IEEE Events

1. 41st IEEE International Carnahan Conference on Security Technology, ICCST 2007
October 8-11, 2007, Ottawa
2. The 2007 International Workshop on RObotic and Sensors Environments (ROSE 2007)
October 12-13, 2007, Ottawa
3. The 6th IEEE IJanuary 9, 2010Games,
HAVE2007, October 12-14, 2007, Ottawa
4. IEEE FPGA WORKSHOP 2007, October 16-17 2007, Ottawa, ON
5. Ottawa IEEE Computer Society Technical Meeting, October 17, 2007
6. IEEE Ottawa AP/MTT Seminar, October 22, 2007
7. IEEE Ottawa Computer Society Technical Meeting, October 22, 2007
8. IEEE Canada Electrical Power Conference (EPC) 2007, October 25-26, 2007
9. 21st Annual IEEE Canadian Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering
May 4 to 7, 2008, Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada

B. IEEE News

1. IEEE Canada Election for IEEE Canada President Elect 2008 -2009
2. Ottawa Section Life Member Affinity Group was officially inaugurated.
3. Free IEEE Communications Society Conference tutorials!
4. IEEE Mentoring Connection™ Seeks New Members

C. Non-IEEE News and Events

1. CMC Microsystem's Canadian Workshop on System-on-Chip (CWSOC), October 17,2007
2. ACM OOPSLA 2007, October 21-25, 2007, Montreal, QC

D. Manage Your Subscription
_____________________________________________________________________

A. IEEE Events

________________________________________________________________

1. 41st IEEE International Carnahan Conference on Security Technology, ICCST
Date & Time: October 8-11, 2007
Location: Hampton Inn, 100 Coventry Road, Ottawa, ON
Details: http://www.carnahanconference.com/Conferences/2007_Ottawa/2007_ottawa.html
_____________________________________________________________________

2. The 2007 International Workshop on RObotic and Sensors Environments (ROSE 2007)
Organizer: IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement Society
Date: October 12-13, 2007
Location: SITE, University Of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada
URL: http://www.site.uottawa.ca/ROSE2007
_____________________________________________________________________

3. HAVE 2007, The 6th IEEE International Workshop on Haptic Audio Visual
Environments and their Applications
Date: October 12-14, 2007
Location: SITE, University Of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada
URL: http://www.discover.uottawa.ca/HAVE2007/
_____________________________________________________________________

4. IEEE FPGA WORKSHOP 2007: Accelerating Computationally Intensive Applications

2- "Innovation implementation: challenges and rewards"
Date and Time: Wednesday, October 17, 2007, Noon-4:00 pm
Location: Crown Plaza Hotel, Ottawa, ON TBD.
Parking Pay-parking

Contact: Alfredo Herrera, alfredo.herrera@ieee.org
URL: http://ottawa.ieee.ca/ems/fpgaworkshop
Description:
Using Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) chips as processing engines
is a growing and fertile application field; FPGAs perform particularly
well when used to accelerate computationally intensive applications.
We will examine the business and technology elements of its ecosystem
as an entrepreneur would, incorporating demonstrations and presentations
to increase understanding and knowledge of FPGAs and encourage growth and
development in the field.
___________________________________________________________________

5. Ottawa IEEE Computer Society Technical Meeting
Title: Protecting Privacy by Spying on Users
Organizer: Ottawa IEEE Computer Society
Speaker: Andrew Patrick, Senior Scientist, Information Security Group
Institute for Information Technology, National Research Council Canada
Date and Time: October 17, 2007, 7:30 PM to 8:30 PM
Location: National Research Council, Institute for Information Technology,
Building M-50, Room 115, 1200 Montreal Road, Ottawa, ON
Parking: Free
Contact: george.yee@nrc.ca
URL: http://ottawa.ieee.ca/cs/
___________________________________________________________________

6. IEEE Ottawa AP/MTT Seminar
Organizer: IEEE Ottawa AP/MTT and EDS/CAS/SSCS and Department of Electronics,
Carleton University
Titles:
1. Minimizing Power Amplifier Memory Effects
2. Advances in Millimeter-wave Linearization
Speaker: Dr. Allen Katz, professor of Electrical Engineering at the College of New Jersey
Date and Time: October 22, 2007, 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Location: Room 4124 Mackenzie Engineering Building (ME), Department of
Electronics, Carleton University, 1125 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, ON
Contact: qiubo.ye@crc.ca
_____________________________________________________________________

7. IEEE Ottawa Computer Society Technical Meeting
Organizer: IEEE Ottawa Computer Society
Title: Business Value Driven Engineering and Management of Web Services and
their Compositions
Speaker: Dr. Vladimir Tosic from NICTA, Australia
Date and Time: October 22, 2007, 7:30 PM to 8:30 PM
Location = Carleton University, Minto Centre, Board Room 2014 MC
(Campus Avenue at Library Road) Campus Map: http://www.carleton.ca/cu/campus/
URL: http://ottawa.ieee.ca/cs/
Contact: g.m.yee@ieee.org
_____________________________________________________________________

7. IEEE Canada Electrical Power Conference (EPC) 2007

8. 21st Annual IEEE Canadian Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering
May 4 to 7, 2008, Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada

You can participate in CCECE 2008 in many ways: by submitting your original
research results as a full length technical paper, by submitting tutorial
proposals, by organizing a special session, and by attending the plenary talks,
tutorials, panel discussions and nearly 90 technical sessions planned for
May 4 to May 7, 2008.

B. IEEE News

1. IEEE Canada Election for IEEE Canada President Elect 2008 -2009
IEEE Canada Members will soon be receiving ballots for the upcoming fall
election for IEEE Canada President Elect 2008 -2009.

The IEEE Ottawa Section encourages it member to vote for one of the following
three candidates for the position of IEEE Canada President Elect 2008 – 2009:

Robert L. Anderson About the Candidate ; http://members.shaw.ca/rlaieee
O.(Om) P. Malik About the Candidate ; No personal website
Hilmi M. Turanli About the Candidate ; www.mts.net/~joanald/

2.Ottawa Section Life Member Affinity Group was officially inaugurated on Oct. 4, 2007

at a very successful founding meeting at the NRC sponsored by the IEEE Ottawa Section.
A big thanks goes to Ron Potts, Dr. Hussein Mouftah, Dr. Branislav Djokic and all
who participated in the meeting.
The meeting was opened by Dr. Husein Mouftah and welcomed by the Section Chair
Dr. Wahab Almuhtadi and followed by election then concluded by Ron Potts with his
very interesting presentation on Ontario Hydro Tunnel Project. David Coll was
elected Chair and John Wilson Vice Chair for the Ottawa Section Life Member
Affinity Group . There were 18 Ottawa life members as well as the Section Chair
and Past Chair attending. Dr. Hussein Mouftah was the Organizing Chair.
_____________________________________________________________________

3. Free IEEE Communications Society Conference tutorials!
IEEE Communications Society's Enhanced Conference Tutorial Program presents a
collection of recent tutorials given at Communications Society sponsored conferences
-- INFOCOM, IEEE GLOBECOM, ICC, IM, NOMS, WCNC and ENTNET, SECON, PIMRC, CCNC, MILCOM.
Each tutorial reviews currents communications topics in network management and
computer and wireless communications. Available tutorials, which are 2.5 to 5 hours
in length contains the original visuals and voice-over by the presenter.

This months free tutorials:

1-NEW Software Radio Implementation for MIMO/OFDM High-Speed Wireless LAN/MAN
with Space-Time Coding and BLAST Technologies
Weidong Xiang, University of Michigan, Dearborn
2-Looking Ahead: Technology Evolution and the Biz of Telecommunications
Roberto Saracco
3-Trends in Communications - An Environment Overview
Celia Desmond
You can also view the entire list of available tutorials (free tutorials as well
as those available for purchase) at: http://www.comsoc.org/tutorials/
_____________________________________________________________________

4. IEEE Mentoring Connection™ Seeks New Members

The IEEE Mentoring Connection is seeking additional “online” mentors
to help guide younger professionals in career planning and professional
development.

C. Non-IEEE News and Events

1. CMC Microsystem's Canadian Workshop on System-on-Chip (CWSOC)
A Collocated Event with the IEEE FPGA Workshop 2007
Organizer: CMC Microsystems
Date and time: October 17, 2007, 8:00 AM to 1:00 PM
Location: Crowne Plaza Hotel, 101 rue Lyon Street, Ottawa, ON K1R 5T9
Phone: 1.613.237.3600
URL: http://www.cmc.ca/cwsoc_2007/
Contact: pollitt-smith@cmc.ca
Description: We are pleased to invite you to CMC Microsystems' Canadian Workshop
on Systems-on-Chip. This event is collocated with the IEEE-Ottawa FPGA Workshop.
Applications of interest for the CWSOC include telecommunications, biomedical
and health care, and aerospace.
The program will include invited talks by industrial and academic experts. We
invite university, government and industry researchers, particularly graduate students,
to participate.

_____________________________________________________________________

URL: http://www.oopsla.org/oopsla2007/

_____________________________________________________________________

D. Manage Your Newsletter Subscription:

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November 2007

IEEE OTTAWA NEWSLETTER - November 2007

Editor: Yousof Pakzad, P.Eng., SMIEEE, 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/
_____________________________________________________________________

IN THIS ISSUE:

A. IEEE Events

1. IEEE CIS - Ottawa chapter Distinguished Lecture, November 9, 2007
2. Ottawa/Montreal DEIS joint chapter seminar, November 20, 2007
3. Ottawa IEEE Computer Society Technical Meeting, November 21, 2007
4. IEEE Ottawa Annual General Meeting 2007, November 28, 2007
5. IEEE Ottawa VTS Seminar, December 4, 2007
6. 21st Annual IEEE Canadian Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering
May 4 to 7, 2008, Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada

B. IEEE News

1. Ottawa Section New Life Member Affinity Group
2. Free IEEE Communications Society Conference Tutorials!

C. Non-IEEE News and Events

1. VHDL Professional Workshop by Training City, November 19-23, 2007
2. OCRI Masterclass: Creating Customer Centric Websites, November 28-29, 2007

D. Manage Your Subscription
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A. IEEE Events

1. IEEE CIS - Ottawa chapter Distinguished Lecture, November 09, 2007
Title: Data Mining, Neural Networks and Rule Extraction
Speaker: Jacek M. Zurada, IEEE Fellow, Distinguished University Scholar
University of Louisville, Computational Intelligence Laboratory
http://ci.louisville.edu/zurada/
Organizer: IEEE CIS - Ottawa Chapter
Date and Time: Friday November 09, 2007, 10:30 AM -12:00
Location: Building M-50, NRC Auditorium, 1200 Montreal Road, Ottawa, ON
Contact: Nizar Sakr, nsakr@ieee.org
Admission Fee: None
URL: http://ottawa.ieee.ca/ci/index.html
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2. Ottawa/Montreal DEIS joint chapter seminar, November 20, 2007
Title: Self-Organized Quantum Dots: Epitaxial Growth, Properties and Device Applications
Speaker: Dr. Zetian MI of McGill University
Date and Time: November 20, 2007 at 10:00 am
Location: École de Technologie Supérieure, A-1150 Main Building,
1100 Notre-Dame West, Montreal, QC
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3. Ottawa IEEE Computer Society Technical Meeting, November 21, 2007
Organizer: Ottawa IEEE Computer Society
Title of Talk: Enforcing Data Retention Time in E-Commerce Data Mining
Speaker: Juan Pablo Yepez, Dept. of Systems and Computer Engineering,
Carleton University
Date and Time: November 21, 2007, 7:30 PM to 9:00 PM
Location: Carleton University, Mackenzie Building, Room ME 4359
Campus Map: http://www.carleton.ca/cu/campus/
This meeting is open to all at no charge.
RSVP: g.m.yee@ieee.org
URL: http://ottawa.ieee.ca/cs
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4. IEEE Ottawa Section Annual General Meeting, November 28, 2007
AGM 2007 Program (tentative):
05:45 PM: Registration and Networking (Cash bar will be available)
06:30 PM: Annual General Meeting
07:15 PM: Dinner & Keynote Address
08:30 PM: IEEE Ottawa Section Awards
09:30 PM: Closing Remarks

Keynote Speaker: Mr. Paul Bush, Vice President, Broadcasting & Corporate
Development, TELESAT
Title: The Evolution and Trends of Satellite Communications

IEEE Ottawa Election 2007:
List of officers proposed by the IEEE Ottawa Section Nominations 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: Alfredo Herrera, alfredo.herrera@ieee.org

Other nominations supported by a petition of at least 10 IEEE Ottawa full
members are welcome too, and should be sent to the Nominations Committee
Chair Branislav Djokic <branislav@ieee.org> by Nov. 9, 2007.

The Invitation Letter to the IEEE Ottawa Section AGM 2007, IEEE Ottawa
Section AGM Newsletter 2007 and AGM dinner details are attached.
Also, these documents are available on the Section website at:
http://ottawa.ieee.ca/news/annual07.html
Dinner Details: http://www.eidosglobal.com/ieeeagm/register.aspx

Date & Time: Wednesday, November 28, 2007, 5:45 PM-9:30 PM
Location: Conference Centre, Hampton Inn, 100 Coventry Road, Ottawa, ON
Parking: Free of charge at the underground parking lot
Registration: All IEEE members in the Ottawa area are invited to attend the
AGM.
Registration: Please register by Wednesday November 21, 2007 at:
https://www.beanstream.com/secure/IEEECCECE2006/agm_payment.asp
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5. IEEE Ottawa VTS Seminar, December 4, 2007
Title: What happened to electric cars? An evening to review EV developments & status
Speaker: Darryl McMahon of the Electric Vehicle Council of Ottawa
Organizer: IEEE Vehicular Technology Society Ottawa Chapter & others
Date and Time: Tuesday December 4, 2007, 6:45 PM - 9:45 PM
Location: RA Centre, 2451 Riverside Drive, East entrance, Courtside B Room
Detail and Pre-Register at: http://members.allstream.net/~max-com/ottawa.vts.html
Contact: Hugh Reekie h.reekie@ieee.org
Description: With an information table from 6pm and a chance to look at EVs
from 5.30pm, the EV-ening's presentations are from 6:45 - 9:45 pm, and will
include talks on past, present and future technical developments in Electric
cars. Light meal and refreshments will be served.
_____________________________________________________________________

6. 21st Annual IEEE Canadian Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering
May 4 to 7, 2008, Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada

You can participate in CCECE 2008 in many ways: by submitting your original
research results as a full length technical paper, by submitting tutorial
proposals, by organizing a special session, and by attending the plenary talks,
tutorials, panel discussions and nearly 90 technical sessions planned for
May 4 to May 7, 2008.

B. IEEE News

1. Ottawa Section Life Member Affinity Group was officially inaugurated on
October 4, 2007. David Coll was elected Chair and John Wilson Vice Chair.
Life Members are especially invited to attend the AGM to re-new old quaintances.
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2. Free IEEE Communications Society Conference tutorials!

You can view the entire list of available tutorials (free tutorials as well
as those available for purchase) at: http://www.comsoc.org/tutorials/
_____________________________________________________________________

C. Non-IEEE News and Events

1. VHDL Professional Workshop by Training City
Date and Time: November 19-23, 2007
Location: Training City Office in Kanata, ON
Training City offers IEEE members a 10% discount through their
IEEE Educational Partnership http://www.trainingcity.com/IEEE_Partnership.htm
Contact: John Downing, P.Eng, John@TrainingCity.com
URL: http://www.trainingcity.com/course_outline_detail.asp?CourseID=3100
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2. OCRI Mastrerclass: Creating Customer Centric Websites
Presented by Gerry McGovern, world-renowned web content and usability
expert
Date: Wednesday, November 28 - Thursday, November 29, 2007
Time: 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m
Location: Library and Archives Canada Auditorium, 395 Wellington St. Ottawa, ON
More information and Registration at:
http://www.ocri.ca/events/ocripartnered.asp and
http://www.neoinsight.com/workshops/mcgovern-overview.html
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December 2007

IEEE OTTAWA NEWSLETTER - December 2007

IN THIS ISSUE:

A. IEEE Events

1. IEEE Ottawa VTS Seminar, December 4, 2007
2. IEEE Ottawa Section Joint Chapter of RCS,AESS,PES,RS,IMS, Seminar
December 5, 2007
3. IEEE Ottawa Signal Processing Society Seminar, December 7th, 2007
4. IEEE AES, CS and IET Ottawa Seminar, December 11, 2007
5. 21st Annual IEEE Canadian Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering
May 4 to 7, 2008, Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada

B. IEEE News

1. New IEEE Ottawa Executives in 2008
2. IEEE Ottawa Section AGM 2007 Report
3. New IEEE Fellow in Ottawa
4. Introducing The Ottawa Consultants Network
5. IEEE Foundation Announces 2008 Application Deadlines
6. Newly Redesigned IEEE Job Site!

C. Non-IEEE News and Events

1. SIP and IPv6 professional courses by Training City, December 10-21, 2007

D. Manage Your Subscription
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A. IEEE Events
_____________________________________________________________________

1. IEEE Ottawa VTS Seminar, December 4, 2007
Title: What happened to electric cars? An evening to review EV developments & status
Speaker: Darryl McMahon of the Electric Vehicle Council of Ottawa
Organizer: IEEE Vehicular Technology Society Ottawa Chapter & others
Date and Time: Tuesday December 4, 2007, 6:45 PM - 9:45 PM
Location: RA Centre, 2451 Riverside Drive, East entrance, Courtside B Room
Detail and Pre-Register at: http://members.allstream.net/~max-com/ottawa.vts.html
Contact: Hugh Reekie h.reekie@ieee.org
Description: With an information table from 6pm and a chance to look at EVs
from 5.30pm, the EV-ening's presentations are from 6:45 - 9:45 pm, and will
include talks on past, present and future technical developments in Electric
cars. Light meal and refreshments will be served.
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2. IEEE Ottawa Section Joint Chapter of RCS, AESS, PES, RS, IMS Seminar
Title: New Developments in Cooperative Control with Application to
Formation Flying
Speaker: Dr. Amir Aghdam, Concordia University, Montreal
Date and Time: Wednesday, December 05, 2007, 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Location: University of Ottawa, School of Information Technology and Engineering
SITE), 800 King Edward Ave., 5th Floor, Board Room 5084.
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3. IEEE Ottawa Signal Processing Society Seminar, December 7th, 2007
Title: High-Resolution Multi-Target UWB Ranging based on Phase-Only Correlator
Speaker: Professor Yong Liang Guan from the Nanyang Technological University
(NTU), Singapore
Date and Time: December 7th, 2007, 11:30 a.m -13:00 p.m
Location: Room 5084, School of Information Technology and Engineering (SITE),
University of Ottawa, 800 King Edward, Ottawa, Ontario
Admission is Free, pizzas will be served
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4. IEEE-AES & Computer Societies, Ottawa Chapters & IET Ottawa Seminar
Title: What's up at Google? - a talk by Neil Fraser
Organizer: Jointly by IEEE-AES & Computer Societies, Ottawa Chapters and
IET Ottawa Branch
Date and Time: Tuesday 11 December 2007, 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm
Location: RA Centre, 2451 Riverside Drive Ottawa, Courtside A Room
URL: http://members.allstream.net/~max-com/ottawa.AESS.html
Contact: Hugh Reekie, h.reekie@ieee.org
Description: An informal presentation by one of Google's software
wizards, who learned his skills in Ottawa - at Lisgar Collegiate & Carleton
University. He has worked for Web Design/Service companies in Ottawa &
Scotland. He now works at Google World HQ, Mountain View, California.
_____________________________________________________________________

5. 21st Annual IEEE Canadian Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering
May 4 to 7, 2008, Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada

You can participate in CCECE 2008 in many ways: by submitting your original
research results as a full length technical paper, by submitting tutorial
proposals, by organizing a special session, and by attending the plenary talks,
tutorials, panel discussions and nearly 90 technical sessions planned for
May 4 to May 7, 2008.

B. IEEE News

1. New IEEE Ottawa Executives in 2008

Election for the new IEEE Ottawa officers in 2008 was held during the AGM
2007 on November 28, 2007. The following members were elected as the IEEE
Ottawa officers in 2008:

* Chair: Dr. Wahab Almuhtadi, almuhtadi@ieee.org
* Vice-Chair: Raed Abdullah, raedabdullah@ieee.org
* Treasurer: Dr. Sreeraman Rajan, sreeraman@ieee.org
* Secretary: Alfredo Herrera, alfredo.herrera@ieee.org

Congratulations to the new elected officers and our thanks to the
outgoing executive: Kexing Liu.
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2. IEEE Ottawa Section AGM 2007 Report

The IEEE Ottawa Section 2007 Annual General Meeting was held at Hampton Inn
Conference Centre on November 28, 2007. Dr. Wahab Almuhtadi, chair of the
IEEE-Ottawa Section started the meeting by a report on the activities and
achievements in 2007.

The keynote speaker of AGM 2006 was Mr. Paul Bush, Vice President, Broadcasting
and Corporate Development, TELESAT. The topic of the speech was: The Evolution
and Trends of Satellite Communications.

Dr. Sreeraman Rajan, treasurer of the IEEE-Ottawa section reported the
latest balance sheet for the fiscal year 2007. He has also presented
the budget for 2008. The budget was adopted at the AGM.
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3. New IEEE Fellow from Ottawa

Professor Ivan Stojmenovic from School of Information Technology and
Engineering, University of Ottawa has recently been elected as IEEE Fellow
by the IEEE Board of Directors for his contributions to data communication
algorithms and protocols for wireless sensor and ad hoc networks.

Congratulations on this great technical achievement!
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4. Introducing The Ottawa Consultants Network

The Ottawa Consultants Network is an affinity group of IEEE Ottawa and
provides members with the opportunity to learn and network with other
consultants. Special presentations allow members to share experiences,
develop new skills or techniques, or hunt down leads on potential contract work.

The new Ottawa AICN (Alliance of IEEE Consultants' Networks) web site and
database will be launched in 2008. New registration is required.
Please email your name and IEEE Number, to gmida@ieee.org.
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5. IEEE Foundation Announces 2008 Application Deadlines

The IEEE Foundation, Incorporated, the philanthropic arm of the IEEE, is
committed to improving the technological literacy of society from childhood
through adulthood. One way the IEEE Foundation seeks to achieve this goal
is by awarding grants to new and innovative projects. During 2008,
unsolicited applications will be accepted in three cycles from IEEE units
and other organizations working in areas of relevance and importance to the
IEEE and its membership. Projects should achieve one or more of the
following objectives:

· Improve primary and secondary science, technology, and math learning
· Encourage pre-university students to consider engineering as a career
path
· Increase the public’s understanding of the role of engineers and
technology in society
· Preserve the history of IEEE associated technologies
· Tap the technological expertise of IEEE members
· Demonstrate ability to be replicated

Application deadlines:
|----------------+-------------------|
| Deadline | |
| | IEEE Foundation |
| | Meeting Date |
|----------------+-------------------|
| | |
| 4 Jan 2008 | Mar 2008 |
|----------------+-------------------|
| | |
| 18 Apr 2008 | Jun 2008 |
|----------------+-------------------|
| | |
| 5 Sep 2008 | Nov 2008 |
|----------------+-------------------|

Before submitting the online application, please review “How to Apply for a
Grant” (http://www.ieee.org/organizations/foundation/grants.html). All
applications will be considered for funding by both the IEEE Foundation
Board of Directors and the IEEE Life Members Committee. Questions should be
directed to the IEEE Foundation Administrator at +1 732 981 3435 or
foundation-office@ieee.org.
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6. Newly Redesigned IEEE Job Site!

Come visit the Newly Redesigned IEEE Job Site!
Features you're sure to visit time and time again:
- Read the latest news from The Wall Street Journal's CareerJournal.com.
- Take our poll on this month's hot topic.
Check it out at: http://www.ieee.org/jobs

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C. Non-IEEE News and Events

1. SIP and IPv6 professional courses by Training City, December 10-21, 2007
Training City offers IEEE members a 25% tuition discount for the following
courses:
Course 2018: SIP for Programmers: Hands ON, Dec 10 - 11, 2007, Ottawa, ON
Course 801: IPv6 Hands ON Course: Dec 17 -21, 2007, Ottawa, ON
Contact: John Downing, P.Eng, John@TrainingCity.com
URL: http://www.trainingcity.com/course_outline_detail.asp?CourseID=801
http://www.trainingcity.com/course_outline_detail.asp?CourseID=2018

This discount is 15% more than the 10% discount offered through their IEEE
Educational Partnership agreement: http://www.trainingcity.com/IEEE_Partnership.htm
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