The 2004 Canadian Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering   May 2 - 5, 2004, Niagara Falls, Ontario.   A record setting 537 papers in 58 lecture presentation sessions plus 3 workshops!   This is the one conference you and your family should attend.   The photo shows just how great a view of the falls the conference hotel commands.   Plan your spring holiday in a great holiday locale around your conference travel, attend the technical sessions that interest you while your family enjoy the many attractions within walking distance - the Falls, the Casino and so much more.   Niagara-on-the-Lake is minutes away by car or taxi.     Stay an extra day or two so you too can take in more of the Niagara area attractions - browse the conference web site for lots of ideas, specific information and links. Student members - check out our subsidy program.

Dr. George V. Eleftheriades, Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Toronto and chair of our Electromagnetics & Radiation Chapter has just been awarded the prestigous NSERC Steacie Fellowship.   These fellowships are awarded to outstanding Canadian university scientists or engineers, who have earned their doctorate within the last twelve years, and whose research has already earned them an international reputation.   The award includes increased research funding from NSERC and payments to the university to allow the Steacie Fellow to pursue research full-time.   Dr. Eleftheriades' web site contains a quote from the Greek philosopher Plato, which, roughly paraphrased, says that great ideas come from hard work and are born "as light that is kindled by a leaping spark." Put that in a Canadian context more than two millennia later, and Dr. Eleftheriades indeed had a Platonic moment—in a way that amazingly extends the laws of physics and could potentially revolutionize fields from nanotechnology to medical imaging. The spark? He was flipping steak on the BBQ.   To find out what that spark ignited, click here. [3-page PDF]