Upcoming Chapter/Group Meetings

Mar 6, 2008 at 6:00 p.m.  Celia Desmond, President of World Class – Telecommunications presents a seminar on "Project Management – Completing Projects with Success," organized by the GOLD Affinity Group. Click for details. Mar 10, 2008 at 3:00 p.m.  Dr. Stephen Se, Senior Engineer, MDA Space Missions presents, "Photo-realistic 3D Model Reconstruction," organized by our Signals and Computational Intelligence Joint Chapter. Click for details. Mar 19, 2008 (revised date) at 3:00 p.m.  Christos G. Christodoulou presents an Antennas and Propagation Society Distinguished Lecture, "Reconfigurable Multifunctional Antennas," organized by our Electromagnetics and Radiation Joint Chapter. Click for details. Mar 27, 2008 (revised date) at 6:30 p.m.  "Engineering Forum for Nuclear Technology in Ontario – Joint IEEE Toronto/Association of Polish Engineers in Canada Conference," organized by our Engineering & Human Environment Chapter. Click for details. Mar 27, 2008 at 6:00 p.m.  James A. Whatley, Senior Protection Specialist, Hydro One Networks, presents "Recent Applications and Developments in Digital Protective Relaying," organized by our Power Engineering Chapter. Click for details. REGISTRATION REQUIRED. Apr 3, 2008 at 6:00 p.m.  Benjamin Mak, Associate – Ridout & Maybee LLP presents a seminar on "What is my invention? Performing Your Own Preliminary Patentability Searches," organized by the GOLD Affinity Group. Click for details. REGISTRATION REQUIRED. May 14, 2008 at 6:00 p.m.  Walter Banks, President, Byte Craft Limited presents, "Linguistic Variables: Clear Thinking with Fuzzy Logic," organized by our Signals and Computational Intelligence Joint Chapter. Click for details. REGISTRATION REQUIRED.

Upcoming Courses

Local IEEE Educational Programs

"Project Management - Meeting those Pesky Requirements" by Celia Desmond — March 29 & 30, 2008 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 20, 2008 April 26, 2008 8:00AM – 5:00PM One Day USB Hands-On in Linux USB has emerged as the de-facto standard interface for PC connectivity. Unfortunately for developers, the USB programming model is relatively complex, compared to these traditional interfaces. The objective of this 1-day class is to de-mystify the USB, and kick-start your USB Device development in Linux by reviewing the important aspects of the USB, as well as getting some hands-on experience in implementing generic data exchange between a Microchip PIC18 USB MCU and a Linux user-space program. Click for details. REGISTRATION REQUIRED & ONLINE PAYMENT OPTIONS. Registration deadline: April 16, 2008.

Upcoming Conferences

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IT360° Conference & Expo 2008

Conference Dates: April 7 – 9, 2008
Trade Show Dates: April 8 – 9, 2008
Location: Metro Toronto Convention Centre, North Bldg.
Website: www.it360.ca

IEEE members receive a 25% discount and a FREE trade show pass! Use code A101 when registering for the Conference before April 6th. If you would like to visit the trade show only, please use Code: TS1 for free admission.

IT360° is an interactive experience for IT professionals and business executives. Faced with the challenge of shrinking budgets and limited time to test or evaluate, IT360° provides a conference of 80+ educational sessions and an informative exposition where professionals can compare applications and solutions while learning first-hand from leading companies and their experts in this immersive arena.

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