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IEEE Seminar on Electronic Manufacturing and Product Development

Aminul Islam, Chair, IEEE PES/IAS Joint Chapter, Canadian Atlantic

In April 10th, the Canadian Atlantic PES/IAS Joint Chapter held a seminar at Halifax Central Library on electronic manufacturing and product development methods. Adam Chaffey, P.Phys. from LED Roadway Lighting Ltd (LRL). was invited as the guest speaker. Adam is a highly trained professional who is an active participant on the ANSI C136 Committee on Roadway and Area Lighting Equipment, and the ANSI C137 Committee on Lighting Systems. He shared his R&D experience at LRL where he has been involved in the development of industry leading LED luminaires for street and roadway lighting applications since 2008.

The presentation was focused on the product development cycle, challenges and practical issues in the lighting industry. High performance LED technology and electronics manufacturing have combined to revolutionize the lighting industry. Where once a lamp and a luminaire could be assembled in "anyone's garage", modern lighting manufacturing requires the experience and processes of high-yield electronics assembly and manufacturing. An industry where new technologies, modes of thinking, and products need to be created to fulfill the promise of the light emitting diode as the platform for the lighting of today and tomorrow. Adam also talked briefly about the electronic manufacturing process in general and commonly used tools and machines.

This event was co-sponsored by the IEEE Power & Energy/Industry Applications Society Joint Chapter and IEEE Women in Engineering of Canadian Atlantic Section.

Volunteers Needed for IEEE Canada Humanitarian Initiatives Committe

Join our committee! The IEEE Canada Humanitarian Initiatives Committee (HIC). We are looking for new members to join in providing IEEE members in Canada the means to participate in Humanitarian Initiatives. Our focus is in increasing the proficiency of sections in taking-on humanitarian initiatives through the active participation of their members. This can be done by supporting their participation in global efforts (e.g SIGHT, GHTC, ISV) or local activities and projects.

To volunteer, contact Alfredo Herrera alfredo.herrera@ieee.org. We will be hosting information sessions over the web to all showing interest.

Upcoming Activities and Conferences

West

2017 26th International Conference on Computer Communication and Networks (ICCCN)
31 Jul - 03 Aug 2017
Vancouver, BC
http://icccn.org/icccn17

2017 IEEE Petroleum and Chemical Industry Technical Conference (PCIC 2017)
17 Sep - 20 Sep 2017
Calgary, AB,
http://ieeepcic.com/

2017 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS)
24 Sep - 28 Sep 2017
Vancouver, BC
www.iros2017.org

2017 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man and Cybernetics (SMC)
01 Oct - 04 Oct 2017
Banff, AB
www.smc2017.org

2017 Electrical Power and Energy Conference (EPEC)
22 October - 24 October 2017
Saskatoon, SK
http://epec2017.ieee.ca/

Centre

2017 International Humanitarian Technology Conference (IHTC)
20 July - 22 July 2017
Toronto, ON
http://www.ihtc2017.ieee.ca/

2017 IEEE 86th Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC-Fall)
24 Sep - 27 Sep 2017
Toronto, ON
www.ieeevtc.org/vtc2017fall/

East

2017 IEEE Global Conference on Signal and Information Processing (GlobalSIP)
14 Nov - 16 Nov 2017
Montreal, QC
http://2017.ieeeglobalsip.org/

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