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Upcoming Chapter/Group Meetings Mar 17, 2009at 11:00 a.m.   Prof. Kei May Lau of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology presents an IEEE Electron Devices Society Distinguished Lecture, "Hetero-epitaxy of III-V Compounds on Silicon Substrates by MOCVD for Device Applications," organized by our Circuits and Devices Joint Chapter. Click for details. Mar 26, 2009at 6:00 p.m.   Lawrence Mandel, Jen Hawkins, Aron Wallaker and Jeffrey Liu, of IBM Canada present, "Introduction to Ajax Technologies," organized by our Computer Chapter. Click for details. April 3, 2009, 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m   Simon Haykin Distinguished University Professor,Cognitive Systems Laboratory Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering,McMaster University presents "Cognitive Radio: Research Challenges" organized by our Signals & Computational Intelligence Joint Chapter. This presentation is available via webinar also.Registration Required for Webinar Click for details. . Section News Tips to keep your heart healthy: Brought to you by IEEE Toronto Section Milestone Team Color is everything. The more colorful the vegetable, the more heart-protective antioxidants contained within. Steaming is better than using the microwave for preserving nutrients. However, over-steaming or boiling will remove many of these heart healthy elements. You can have your chocolate and eat it too! That is, if it's dark. Pure dark chocolate contains a very high amount of catechins (a heart healthy antioxidant). Enjoy it with black grapes and wash it down with a beverage containing natural cocoa powder or tea, additional excellent sources of these heart healthy compounds. Have a hearty laugh. Very few things in life are better than a good laugh and it turns out that laughing heartily is good for the heart. One recent study even demonstrated that laughing during mealtime reduces the surge in blood sugar levels. May you enjoy the lighter side of life with family and friends this holiday season. The Section will celebrate the invention of extra cardiac pacemaker and its significant contribution to the improvement of many lives by mounting a plaque in honor of its founders and in the location that it was first successfully tested, Room 64 of the Banting Institute at the University of Toronto in September in conjunction with Toronto International Conference - Science and Technology for Humanity. IEEE Toronto Section's Survey As part of the IEEE Toronto Section's desire to better respond to members' needs and wishes, we are conducting a survey. The survey is organized into 3 broad categories namely membership, member needs and how you rate IEEE to your needs.In total, there are 20 questions that require responses.The Survey is designed to preserve anonymity without reference to member identity and the results of the survey will be used by the IEEE only. The survey is designed and delivered securely (over a SSL session) using the services provided by Surveymonkey (www.surveymonkey.com). I kindly request your cooperation to take this survery by clicking here. ************************************************************ 2009 IEEE Toronto International Conference – Science and Technology for Humanity (TIC-STH 2009) http://www.TIC-STH2009.org Toronto, Ontario, Canada September 27 - 29,2009 ************************************************************ Conference is focusing on advanced interdisciplinary problems across a broad spectrum of the IEEE fields of interest. The scope is NOT limited to the traditional IEEE areas – electrical, electronic, computing, engineering Call for Papers ENCS’2009-International Symposium on Engineered & Natural Complex Systems: Modeling, Simulation & Analysis Click for Details Benefits of Attending Prestigious International IEEE Conference,Full-Paper Peer Review,Publication in the IEEE Xplore – Most Respected,Scientific Full-Text Database,Attend the Conference On-Site in Toronto or Participate On-Line,Low Registration Fee- $299 with High-Value Tutorials Included,Opportunity to Publish Lengthier Papers – Up to 6(six) Pages With No Extra Fee,.... Upcoming Conferences 8-10 July 2009, The Second IEEE Symposium on Computational Intelligence for Security and Defense Applications (IEEE CISDA 2009) http://ieee-cisda.org/ Ottawa, Canada Important Dates Tutorial/Special Session Proposals submission: February 15, 2009 Full Paper Submission: March 15, 2009 Notification of Acceptance/rejection: April 15, 2009 Submission of Camera-Ready Submission: May 15, 2009 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 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 IEEE and Eta Kappa Nu Honor Society Sign Merger Agreement 24 February -- IEEE signed a merger agreement with the honor society ETA Kappa Nu (HKN), a nonprofit, public-service organization comprising nearly 200 university chapters, 14 February 2009. The merger, which will go into effect by mid-2009 pending final approval, will make HKN the official honor society of IEEE, recognizing scholarship and academic excellence and identifying student leaders, young professionals and eminent scholars in the IEEE’s technical fields of interest Click here for 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 , our membership chair.   Please click this link to find out the advantages, the requirements, and an explanation of the process including key links to apply online. 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