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Page en Français This Issue's Content: News - IEEE Canada Board of Directors - Your News - News of Interest - Our Members in the Spotlight - Call for Papers - Conferences Upcoming Events - New Brunswick - Montreal - Ottawa - Toronto - Winnipeg - Calgary - Other Submission Information
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Issue: November 2013 IEEE Canada News Central
Ø IEEE Canada Board of Directors - Call for nominations for all IEEE Canada Awards- Renew Your Membership for 2013- Membership Dues in Special Circumstances
- Donate by IEEE Membership Renewal- IEEE Canadian Foundation Needs Your Support- ICF Submission
- Section Events Online
- IEEE Canada on Facebook!- London Section and PES Chapter supported conference - Grid Resilience Through Energy Storage in Southwest Ontario
- Positions available from Engineering Careers!
Ø Our Members in the Spotlight - Mr. Svein Fikke receives the Masoud Farzaneh Award
- The Personal - Home and Auto Group Insurer for IEEE members- Your Life is On Your Computer. Back it Up- MBNA Credit card for Members of IEEE- Canada- Canada Professional Liability Insurance- IEEE Member Group Insurance Program- New Professional Liability eTool for IEEE Members-ProLiabilitySmart
- CCECE 2014
- Upcoming IEEE Conferences in Canada- All IEEE Conferences in Canada
Ø IEEE Canada Board of Directors Call for nominations for all IEEE Canada AwardsTo all IEEE Canada Section Chairs: This is the first call for nominations for all IEEE Canada Awards. Details of all awards may be found at: http://www.ieee.ca/awards/2013.php Deadline for all nominations is 25 November, 2013 Nominations can be filled out online at: http://www.ieee.ca/awards/nominate.htm Also note the deadline for EIC awards is 15 November 2013. Please see the nomination process for EIC at: http://www.eic-ici.ca/honours_awards.html or see the nomination form Thank you Renew Your Membership for 2013You can start renewing your membership for 2013. Remember, IEEE membership can connect you with professionals who can open doors to many opportunities. There are also many online resources available to members (e.g. online books and publications). Use your IEEE Web Account and password to renew online at http://www.ieee.org/web/membership/renew/index.html Membership Dues in Special CircumstancesIEEE realizes that economic circumstances may impact some members' ability to pay the full amount of IEEE membership dues. For this reason, the following special circumstance categories have been established. Special circumstances are not available to Student members. Only one category may be claimed in any year. Donate by IEEE Membership RenewalThe IEEE Canadian Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the IEEE in Canada, is happy to accept your contributions when you renew your IEEE membership in the fall each year. Just select the IEEE Canadian Foundation as your choice when you complete your annual IEEE membership renewal form (paper or web version). Please note that this method enables you to make a contribution to the IEEE Canadian Foundation General Fund only. To make a contribution to one or more of our other funds, please consider donating online or donating by mail. If you are a Canadian IEEE Life Member and wish to participate in our Canadian Life Member Fund "Thank You" program, please view this web page. IEEE Canadian Foundation Needs Your SupportIs somebody close to your heart graduating this year from a Canadian University or College engineering or science? In recognition of their success, consider a donation to the IEEE Canadian Foundation (ICF) to support the vital role IEEE has in the professional development of so many students. Get an early start on your 2013 donations - your donation to ICF, a Canadian registered charity, is tax deductible. ICF SubmissionThe IEEE Canadian Foundation (ICF) awards scholarships, McNaughton Learning Resource Centre grants, special grants, and endowed grants, scholarships and prizes. These scholarships and grants assist young engineers and engineering students in Canada to develop practical skills. The ICF grants helped establish and upgrade IEEE McNaughton Learning Resource Centres in 33 Canadian Universities and Colleges across Canada. The McNaughton centres enhance the learning experience of engineering students. Nov. 15, 2013 is the upcoming application deadline for the following ICF grants:
IEEE McNaughton Learning Resource Centre Grants, IEEE Canadian Foundation Special Grants, and IEEE Canada Vehicular Technologies Travel Grant More details about the grants and the submission requirements can be found at: Section Events OnlinePlease refer to the following link for the latest activities hosted by the Kitchener Waterloo Section: http://www.ieeekw.com/activities.php Please refer to the following link for the latest activities hosted by the Hamilton Section: http://ewh.ieee.org/r7/hamilton/currentevents.htm Please refer to the following link for the latest activities hosted by the Kingston Section: http://sites.ieee.org/kingston/ Please refer to the following link for the latest activities hosted by the London Section: http://london.ieee.ca/ Please refer to the following link for the latest activities hosted by the New Brunswick Section: http://nb.ieee.ca/ Please refer to the following link for the latest activities hosted by the South Alberta Section: http://sites.ieee.org/southern-alberta/ Please refer to the following link for the latest activities hosted by the Winnipeg Section: http://winnipeg.ieee.ca/calendar Please refer to the following link for the latest activities hosted by the Northern Canada Section: http://northerncanada.ieee.ca/ Please refer to the following link for the latest activities hosted by the Northern Saskatchewan Section: http://northsask.ieee.ca/ Please refer to the following link for the latest activities hosted by the Vancouver Section: http://www.ieeecontact.org Please find the IEEE Montreal Section Newsletter (Issue 6, January 2012): http://www.ewh.ieee.org/r7/montreal/files/IEEE_Montreal_Newsletter_Jan_2012.pdf The IEEE Montreal Section ExCom would like to thank to all contributors and editors. The previous issues (# 5, Nov. 2011) can be accessed through: http://www.ewh.ieee.org/r7/montreal/files/IEEE_Montreal_Newsletter_Oct_2011.pdf http://ewh.ieee.org/r7/montreal/index.php Please refer to the following link for the latest activities hosted by the Ottawa Section: http://www.ieeeottawa.ca/ Please refer to the following link for the latest activities hosted by the Toronto Section: http://toronto.ieee.ca/ IEEE Canada on Facebook!By request a new IEEE Canada Facebook page has been created. Please join the group and get involved with discussions taking place. London Section and PES Chapter supported conference - Grid Resilience Through Energy Storage in Southwest OntarioNovember 20th, 2013 in Sarnia, Ontario Learn about new storage technologies, the impact they will have on the electrical system and market, how effective they can be in preventing power outages, and what they can do for your industry. Registration is now open: Positions available from Engineering Careers!For more information: look up a job under the following link www.engineeringcareers.ca/.
Ø Our Members in the Spotlight Mr. Svein Fikke receives the Masoud Farzaneh AwardThe third edition of the Masoud Farzaneh Award was held during the International Workshop on Atmospheric Icing of Structures (IWAIS), on September 9, 2013, at St-John's, Newfoundland. This prize, which was established in 2012 by Université du Québec in Chicoutimi (UQAC) in honour of Professor Masoud Farzaneh, a world renowned researcher in the field of power transmission in cold climate regions, is granted to an individual for outstanding contributions to the fields of power transmission and distribution, and high voltage engineering. This year, the prize was awarded to Mr. Svein Fikke, who distinguished himself in the study and mitigation of the impact of weather conditions on overhead power transmission lines. After obtaining his Masters in meteorology at University of Oslo in 1971, he worked for the Norwegian Electricity Research Institute (SINTEF) and mainly for the Norwegian Power Grid Company (STATNETT) in that field. Among his most remarkable contributions are a multidimensional model for the analysis of the transition phases between water and ice in the atmosphere and his elucidation and analysis of the origin and influence of pollution of power lines at high altitude. Since his retirement in 2002, Mr. Fikke acts as consultant for utilities around the world. He has been involved with the Study Committee B2 of CIGRÉ since the late 1980's and has been heading working groups on meteorological aspects related to overhead power lines. He has also been contributing to ISO, IEC, CENELEC and CEN within the same field. He is member of the Norwegian National Committee of CENELEC and IEC TC11.
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CCECE 2014Date: May 5-8, 2014 The 2014 Canadian Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering will be held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada from May 5th to 8th, 2014 at the Ryerson University. CCECE 2014 provides a forum for electrical and computer engineering research and development from Canada and around the world. Original Full Length Papers due December 20, 2013 via on-line submission at http://www.ccece2014.org/
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From left to right: Prof. Masoud Farzaneh, Mr. Svein Fikke and Dr. Eric Pilote, Dean of professoral and departmental affairs at UQAC. Credit for the picture goes to J. Sabata.
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