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Seminar Announcement
These events are organized by various sub-sets of the IEEE Toronto Section.
The contact person listed below is the volunteer who has arranged this event.
Please use the e-mail link provided if you have any questions, suggestions,
or concerns.
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Engineers Without E-Waste
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| Speaker
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Toby A. A. Heaps
Editor and Publisher
Corporate Knights Magazine
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Wednesday, April 28, 2004 7:00 p.m.
(light refreshments will be provided at 6:30)
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| Location
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University of Toronto, Galbraith Building, Room 244
35 St. George Street, Toronto
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| Organizer
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Engineering & Human Environment Chapter
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| Contact
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Ed Lovrek,
E-mail:
No need to confirm attendance - everyone welcome
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| Abstract
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Our fancy gizmos are inflicting significant harm on the environment. A
UN University study says making the average PC requires 10 times the
weight of the product in chemicals and fossil fuels. Many of the
chemicals are toxic, while the use of fossil fuels help contribute to
global warming. The cadmium from one mobile phone battery is enough to
pollute 600,000 litres of water. How big of a problem is E-Waste? How
are the rules changing and what can Engineers do to smooth the way?
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| Biography
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Toby Heaps is editor-in-chief and publisher of Corporate Knights
Magazine. He is a graduate of McGill University (Economics and
International Development) and a well-traveled journalist and
correspondent. He worked for Conflict Resolution Catalysts in Bosnia,
for numerous international publications and social organizations. He is
a contributor for the Toronto Star, Globe and Mail and Investors Digest.
Previously, he was the managing editor of Mutual Fund Review magazine
and Planning for Profits magazine. He was the founding editor of the
McGill International Review.
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