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.
Annual General Meeting and Awards Dinner
The Annual General Meeting and Awards Dinner of the IEEE Toronto Section will
be held at the Old Mill Inn, 21 Old Mill Road, Toronto. This is a
opportunity to meet and socialize with your fellow IEEE members. It is
the annual opportunity to discuss your concerns with and make suggestion to the
IEEE volunteers that organize all of our Section's events.
Come and take part of a fine dinner,
meet our award winners and our guest speaker, Brian O'Connell, president
of the IEEE Society on Social Implications of Technology. Brian
is an associate professor in the Department of Computer Science and the
Department of Philosophy at Central Connecticut State University in New
Britain. He teaches courses concerned with the ethical, legal and
social aspects of computing and with the jurisprudence of new
technologies. Tickets are available at a Section-subsidized price
of $70 per person (member and companion) from Dennis Cecic.
Click for details.
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Upcoming Chapter/Group Activities
October 1 at 3 p.m.
Dr. Christi K. Madsen, Distinguished Member of the
Technical Staff of the Bell Laboratories at Lucent Technologies
will present a seminar on "Making A Many-Colored Processing Engine: Signal
Processing with Optical Filters", organized by our Circuits and Devices
Chapter. Click for details.
October 1 at 5 p.m.
Constantine A. Balanis of the Department of Electrical Engineering at
Arizona State University in Tempe, AZ will present an
IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society distinguished lecture on "Smart
Antennas for Wireless Communication Systems and Networks", organized by our
Electromagnetics and Radiation Joint Chapter. Click for details.
October 7 Professor K. J. Ray Liu of the Department of
Electrical and Computer Engineering and Institute of Systems Research
at the University of Maryland in College Park, USA will present
an IEEE Toronto Special Event on "Tracing Traitors: Collusion Resistant
Multimedia Fingerprinting" in conjunction with the University of Toronto
Electrical and Computering Engineering Department
Click for details.
October 8 Professor K. J. Ray Liu of the Department of
Electrical and Computer Engineering and Institute of Systems Research
at the University of Maryland in College Park, USA will present
an IEEE Signal Processing Society Distinguished Lecture
on "Toward Maximum Achievable Diversity in Space, Time, and Frequency",
organized by our Signals and Applications Chapter. Click for details.
October 19 Dr. Roger B. Marks of the National Institute of
Standards and Technology in Boulder, Colorado, USA will present an IEEE
Computer Society Distinguished Lecture on "The IEEE 802.16 Standard for
Broadband Wireless Access", organized by our Computer Chapter.
Click for details.
October 21 The Women in Engineering Affinity Group will hold
a discussion entitled "To Efficiently Improve Communication and Eventual
Well-being" at the Young Thailand Restaurant.
Click for details.
October 21 A tour of Hydro One's Ontario Grid Control Centre
at Barrie, organized by our Power Engineering Chapter. Charter bus
leaves from and returns to the Downsview Subway Passenger Pick-up & Drop-off
area. Click for details.
October 27 Dr. Navid Zargari of Rockwell Automation will
present a seminar on "Medium Voltage Drives in Industrial Applications",
organized by our Industry Applications Chapter.
Click for details.
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Chapter News
The Industry Applications Chapter has an important technical meeting on
October 27. Chairman Vince Scaini invites all those interested in
these kinds of activities to attend this meeting, enjoy a fine
presentation, and participate in the interaction. Please use this
opportunity to chat with Vince, give him your suggestions for future
events or speakers, and let him know if you are interested in helping
with the planning of future events.
Member News
Congratulations to four of our members who has been recently elevated to
Senior Member grade; Alagan Anpalagan, Seyed Ali Nabavi-Niaki,
Lacra Pavel, Aladdin Saleh. If you wish to
apply for Senior Member elevation, or nominate someone else, please use this link.
Student News
The Fall term has started, and now is the time for IEEE student members and
especially those who organize student branches at our universities and colleges
to check out the IEEE Canadian Foundation web site and consider the various
funds (Scholarships and Grants) that are available - details
IEEE News
IEEE Creates "Black Box" Standard for Cars. The new standard,
IEEE 1616 "Motor Vehicle Event Data Recorders," specifies minimal
performance characteristics for onboard tamper- and crash-proof memory
devices for all types and classes of highway and roadway vehicles. This
international protocol will help manufacturers develop what is commonly
called "black boxes" for autos, trucks, buses, ambulances, fire trucks
and other vehicles. It includes a data dictionary of 86 data elements
and covers device survivability - click for more information
The IEEE Annual Elections - did you vote yet? If not, please do so now -
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Thanks For Reading
That's all for now, hope to have you visit again next month ..... Bob Alden,
Editor
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