The Electronic Newsletter of the IEEE Toronto Section
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The Electronic Newsletter of the IEEE Toronto Section - the latest news
about upcoming events and the people that make them happen - Section and
Chapter meetings, workshops, conferences, and other events of interest
occuring in Toronto and surounding areas. Posted every month.
Now formatted for portrait-orientation printing.
Upcoming Chapter/Group Meetings
Mar 28, 2007 at 5:00 p.m.
Dr. Novica A. Losic of Honeywell Aerospace presents a seminar on "Active vs. Passive Means of Power Quality Improvement In Aerospace Application," organized by our Signals & Computational Intelligence Joint Chapter (AESS).Click for details..Registration required.
Apr 12, 2007 at 6:45 p.m.
Mark Salerno of Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, and Michael Dunbar of Zerofootprint Energy present a seminar on "Net Zero Energy Healthy Housing" co-sponsored by PEO Toronto Dufferin Chapter and our Women in Engineering Affinity Group Click for details.Registration required.
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IT360°
Conference & Expo 2007
Conference Dates: April 30 – May 2, 2007
Trade show Dates: May 1-2, 2007
Location:
Metro Toronto Convention Centre, North Bldg.
Website: www.it360.ca
IEEE members will receive a 25% discount. Details to be posted.
IT360° is the leading Canadian conference and exposition that provides Information Technology professionals with a unique all encompassing IT experience. IT360° focuses on the four key industry pillars: Network, Linux/ Open Source, Security and Storage. These pillars are our “worlds”: NetworkWorld, LinuxWorld (including Smalltalk Solutions), SecurityITWorld and DataStorageWorld. IT360° addresses the critical issues facing the industry while providing realistic strategies to enable the implementation of the best and most cost efficient solutions.
IT360˚ is dedicated to all aspects of the Network, including: Open Solutions & Linux, Security, Storage, Virtualization, Voice & Data, Wireless & Mobility, ITIL & Compliance, Enterprise Applications, IP Services, Enterprise Networks, Network Attached Devices, and Emerging Technologies.
IT360°
Conference and Expo is an ITWorld Expo event produced by ITWorld Canada the trusted name in Information Technology Resource Media.
Local IEEE Educational Programs
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"Project Management - Meeting those Pesky Requirements" by Celia Desmond — April 3 & 4, 2007
. 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 here for details.Registration deadline: March 23, 2007
"Better Firmware… Faster!" by Jack Ganssle — April 20, 2007
This one day seminar will teach you new ways to build higher quality products in half the time. Spend the day with Jack Ganssle, well-known author of the most popular books on embedded systems, technical editor and columnist for Embedded Systems Programming, and designer of over 100 embedded products. This seminar is the only non-vendor training event that shows you practical solutions that you can implement immediately.
Click for details. Registration deadline: April 13, 2007
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Upcoming Conferences
Jun 25... 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. No further information at present.
All IEEE Conferences in Canada - please use this link.
Section News
IEEE Toronto Section Call for Nominations for Office (PDF)
Deadline: September 15, 2007
IEEE News
IEEE Fellow First Woman to Win Prestigious Turing Award in Computing
26 February – Frances E. Allen, an IEEE Fellow and IBM Fellow Emerita, was presented with the Turing Award from The Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) on 21 February. She was honored for her work which led to innovations “that fundamentally improved the performance of computer programs in solving problems and accelerated the use of high performance computing.” Allen is the first woman to receive the award in its 40-year history.
... more.
For more IEEE news from the IEEE Newsroom - Click here.
And check out the IEEE Institute Magazine here.
Membership
Future Senior Members of the IEEE Toronto Section
Have you been
in professional practice for at least ten years and have shown significant
performance over a period of at least five of those years? You should
be an IEEE Senior Member. Need help in obtaining your three
references? We will help you - just contact Dimitri
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Please click this link to find out the advantages, the requirements,
and an explanation of the process including key links to apply online.
Volunteers Invited
Volunteering a few hours a month is a very rewarding experience - we have a
great group of about 45 volunteers who contribute to the smooth running of
our Section - by distributing the workload over many Section members, the
individual load is kept small. If you are interested, please contact our
Section Chair Alagan Anpalagan at this
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Thank you for reading - Naresh Kurada (Editor).
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