Summary of Scheduled Meetings - Current Month and Beyond
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June 11, 2007 at 4:00 p.m. Prof. Sergio Cova presents a Lasers and Electro-Optics Society Distinguished Lecture, "Photon Counting Microdetectors and their Applications," organized by our Circuits and Devices Chapter, and co-sponsored by the Institute for Optical Sciences at the University of Toronto.   Click for details.

June 11, 2007 at 6:00 p.m. Dr. Graham Wright presents "2007 Imaging Series - Part III: MRI for Cardiac Applications," co-organized by our Engineering in Medicine Chapter and the Western GTA Convergence Centre   Click for details.

June 14, 2007 at 6:00 p.m. Gary Ferrari of the Firan Technology Group, FTG Circuits presents "Printed Circuit Board Design Trends, Embedded Passives," organized by our Instrumentation and Measurement Chapter.   Click for details. Registration required.

June 14, 2007 at 6:30 p.m. Michael B. Flint of the Project Mangement Institute, Southern Ontario Chapter and MBF Consulting Services Inc. presents "If This Was Easy, Someone Else Would Be Doing It – Project Management for Engineers," organized by our Engineering & Human Environment Chapter.   Click for details. Registration required.

June 23, 2007 at 3:00 p.m.  "Networking Get-together " organized by our Women in Engineering Affinity Group.   Click for details. Registration required.

July 13, 2007 at 3 p.m.   Professor Kohzo Hakuta of the University of Electro-Communications, Chofu, Tokyo, presents a seminar entitled "Manipulating Single Atoms and Single Photons Using Optical Nanofibers", organized by our Circuits & Devices Chapter.   Click for details.

July 20, 2007 at 6:30 p.m. Bjarne Stroustrup, original designer and implementer of C++, presents "C++0x Support for Generic Programming," organized by our Computer Chapter.   Click for details.

Sept 21, 2007 at 7:00 p.m. An IEEE Toronto Section and Professional Engineers of Ontario special event, "Nikola Tesla: The Genius Who Invented the 20th Century."   Click for details. Registration required.

Local IEEE Educational Programs

A series of three 2-hour workshops by Image, Communication and Quality Specialist, Ayla Tezcan

"Your Color Vitamins: Personal Colors and Effects on People" — June 27, 2007
Registration deadline: June 22, 2007

"Etiquette in Networking: Netiquette" — September 20, 2007
Registration deadline: September 14, 2007

"Project Management - Meeting those Pesky Requirements" by Celia Desmond — November 5 & 6, 2007 revised date
This two day seminar is for those who manage or work on projects, but have little or no formal training in the field. The course touches on key process areas described in the Project Management Institute's "Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge", including Project Integration, Scope Management, Cost Management, Time Management, Risk Management, Procurement Management, Quality Management, Communications Management, Human Resources. Techniques addressing the key areas of scope definition and management, risk assessment, managing the people aspects, schedule preparation, and budget management will be introduced.
Click for details. Registration deadline: October 29, 2007.

Summary of Local IEEE Conferences

June 15, 2007   The Connections 2007 annual University of Toronto Electrical and Computer Engineering research symposium will be held June 15, 2007 at the University of Toronto. See website for further details.

June 25–29, 2007   The 27th IEEE International Conference on Distributed Computing Systems - ICDCS 2007 will be held June 25–29, 2007 in Toronto at the Westin Harbor Castle hotel. See website for further details.

All IEEE Conferences in Canada - please use this link.

IEEE Milestone - First External Pacemaker   The IEEE Toronto Life Members affinity group has successfully nominated the "Hopps First External Pacemaker" as an IEEE Milestone.