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Upcoming Chapter/Group Meetings Dec 8, 2008 at 1:00 p.m.   Dr. Steven Boggs, IEEE Fellow, presents "Metalized Film Capacitor Technology," organized by our Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation Society Chapter. Click for details. Registration required. Dec 9, 2008at 2:00 p.m.   Prof. John C. Cartledge of Queen's University presents an IEEE Lasers and Electro-Optics Society Distinguished Lecture, "Optical and Electronic Signal Processing for Fiber-Optic Communications," organized by our Circuits & Devices Chapter. Click for details. Dec 10, 2008 at 4:00 p.m.  Prof. Jeff F. Young of the University of British Columbia presents "Photonic Crystal Microcavities in III-V and SOI Membranes: Linear and Nonlinear Responses," organized by our Circuits & Devices Chapter. Click for details. Local Event of Interest:Optical Communications: Innovations (and their Needs) Abound Professor Alan Willner from the University of Southern California and past chair of the IEEE LEOS Society presents the 2008 Boris P. Shoicheff Lecture, "Optical Communications: Innovations (and their Needs) Abound," sponsored by the Institute for Optical Sciences in collaboration with the Royal Canadian Institute. Date/Time: Sunday, December 14, 2008, 3:00 PM Location: J. J. R Macleod Auditorium Medical Sciences Building University of Toronto 1 King's College Circle For information call 416-978-1804. Section News IEEE Toronto Section hosts the 2009 IEEE Toronto International Conference – Science and Technology for Humanity TIC-STH 2009 The TIC-STH conference is an international forum for state-of-the-art research across a broad spectrum of the IEEE science and technology fields of interest. The format of the conference is several parallel Symposia focusing on the advanced scientific and technological problems, especially of the interdisciplinary nature. The conference is scheduled for September 27-29, 2009 at the Toronto Marriott Downtown Eaton Centre. Please vist the conference website http://toronto.ieee.ca/tic-sth2009/ for Call for Papers,Porposals and Important Dates. Marcelo Mota Awarded the 2008 IEEE Larry K. Wilson Transnational Award Marcelo Mota, IEEE Toronto Section Secretary, has been awarded the 2008 IEEE Larry K. Wilson Transnational Award. Marcelo's long and fruitful volunteer work for the IEEE developing and promoting the Institute’s activities internationally in all Regions outside the U.S. (Regions 7, 8, 9 and 10), with a stronger focus in Regions 9 (Latin America) and 7 (Canada), has largely contributed to the Member and Geographic Activities (MGA) Board’s mission of serving the needs of the members of the IEEE by maintaining, enhancing, and supporting the geographical organizational units of the IEEE and met the following MGA Board goals, with a transnational scope in the true spirit of the Larry K. Wilson Transnational Award. The breadth and complexity of Marcelo’s volunteer activities over a period of 20 years and the work he has developed at all levels of the Institute – which has been successfully addressing so many of the MGA’s goals truly demonstrate not only the high quality that Marcelo has always attached to his many roles but also the innovative and prolific approach to quite a diverse portfolio of activities within IEEE. His focus is clearly on providing value to members and building bridges to make the IEEE an invaluable and transnational organization. It is this whole impressive, consistent, unrelenting, reliable, and of outstanding quality work – coupled with his ability to translate needs into priorities that satisfies MGA’s and IEEE members’ most pressing expectations – that makes Marcelo deserve the MGA Dr. Larry K. Wilson Transnational Award for "20 years of extensive, relevant array of volunteer work and significant contributions to the development and promotion of the IEEE activities and services to its members internationally.” Marcelo Mota holds a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from the Federal University of Bahia, Brazil, and a Master degree in Business Administration from the University of Warwick, England, and works at the Greater Toronto Airports Authority (GTAA) as Director, IT Programs. Marcelo is a Senior Member of IEEE. He served as Chair of the Transnational Committee of the IEEE's Educational Activities Board (1997 and 1998) and Member of the IEEE Educational Activities Board, Regional Activities Board, and Publication Activities Board (1997). He was Chair (1994-95) and Vice-Chair (1992-93) of the IEEE's Bahia Section. Marcelo is also a former Associate Editor of the IEEE Globalization Newsletter and former Editor of the IEEE Latin America Newsletter. He is a recipient of the IEEE 2000 Third Millennium Medal for remarkable volunteer services. Currently he is the Secretary of the IEEE Toronto Section. Upcoming Conferences May 12–15, 2009 — Canadian Conference on Climate Change – CCTC 2009 will be held in Hamilton, Ontario. Sep 27–29, 2009 — Toronto International Conference – Science and Technology for Humanity – TIC-STH 2009 will be held in Toronto, Ontario Oct 19–21, 2009 — Product Safety Engineering Society Symposium – PSESS 2009 will be held in Toronto, Ontario. All IEEE Conferences in Canada - please use this link. Upcoming Courses "Professional Practice Examination (PPE) Preparation Tutorial" by Bob Loree — Apr. 4, 2009 Attention April 18, 2008 PPE Exam Candidates. Preparation assistance for the exam is here! Focus – Do Better – Save Time & Money Study and Review - all at your Convenience. Access hundreds of previous exam questions along with answers and analysis 24 hours - 7 days a week - a schedule that fits your schedule. Then come to the tutorial to learn proven strategies on how to write the exam in a way that guarantees passing. The tutorial will take only 3 hours of your Saturday, not a day or two. However, your access to the on-line material starts immediately after your registration is processed. You can start studying those hard to remember law definitions, ethics examples, and review past exams with solutions right away. Then attend the tutorial, taught by PEO Citizenship Award 2004 winner, Bob Loree, B. Eng., B. Ed., P.Eng., to learn proven strategies to write and pass the exam.Click for details. IEEE Communications Society Offers Free Free Webinars/Tutorials 1.) Free online tutorials available... Commercial Wireless Networking (3 hs, 220 slides) joins WiMax: Mobilizing the Internet (2 hrs 7 min; 89 sldes) and Next Generation Cellular Networks (2 hrs 40 min, 93 slides) as complimentary online tutorials. See them now; limited time access. 2.) VIEW a Webinar on the WCET Certification Program to learn more about it! 3.) Watch the commercial on WCET brought to you by IEEE.tv IEEE News Our World: Can We Sustain Its Natural Resources? Click here for the article Toyota and IEEE Partner to Recognize Environmental and Safety Technologies with Innovative Award. Click here for the article Toshiba's Japanese Language Word Processor Dedicated IEEE as Milestone. Click here for the article For more IEEE news from the IEEE Newsroom - Click here. And check out the IEEE Institute Magazine here. 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