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Issue: June 2007                                                           IEEE Canada News Central

News of Interest

Ø      IEEE Canada Board of Directors

-     IEEE Canada President-Elect 2008 - 2009 Candidates

-     IEEE Canada President-Elect 2008 - 2009 Candidates Featured in this Issue

o    Robert L. Anderson

o    Om Malik

o    Hilmi M. Turanli

-     IEEE Canada Awards

-     IEEE Canadian Foundation 2007 Scholarships

-     Canadian Journal of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Spring 2007

Ø      Section Events

-     The Vancouver Chapter Wins the IEEE Power Engineering Society's (PES) "Outstanding Chapter Award 2007"

-     Power System Stability and Control Course

Ø      Conferences

-     The 21st Canadian Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering -  CCECE08

-     Electrical Power Conference 2007 (EPC 2007) - "Renewable and Alternative Energy Resources"

-     The Connections 2007 Annual University of Toronto Electrical and Computer Engineering Research Symposium

-     Upcoming IEEE Conferences in Canada

Ø      Awards & Recognition

-     Sridar Krishnan Awarded Engineers Canada Young Engineer Achievement Award

-     Senior Member Upgrades

-     Newly Elected IEEE Senior Member Featured in this Issue

o    Mohamed Hossam Ahmed

Ø      IEEE News

-     Questions Sought for President-Elect Candidates

-     Inspire Innovation: Engineering In The Classroom!

-     IEEE Spectrum Tech Insiders Webinar: Navigating your Career in Science and Technology

-     Free IEEE Communications Society Online Tutorial

-     Special Offer for Canadian Employers. Post Your Open Position on the IEEE Job Site Free of Charge*!

-     Employers - Post Your Summer Internship Jobs on the IEEE Job Site at No Charge!

Ø      Non-IEEE News

-     Jobs at EngineeringCareers.ca

News of Interest

Ø     IEEE Canada Board of Directors

IEEE Canada President-Elect 2008 - 2009 Candidates

IEEE Canada Board of Directors has nominated the following candidates for the IEEE Canada President-Elect 2008-2009:

-          Rob Anderson

-          Om Malik

-          Hilmi Turanli

This is an election year for IEEE Canada. We encourage you to vote when you receive your ballot from IEEE.

IEEE Canada President-Elect 2008 - 2009 Candidates Featured in this Issue

- Robert L. Anderson (Rob Anderson)

For complete biography and position statement, please click here.

Principal

SIMMARIX Inc.

Calgary, Canada

http://members.shaw.ca/rlaieee

Rob is part owner of a business and management consulting firm in Calgary, SIMMARIX Inc.  Rob is the Director of Market Development where he uses his knowledge of the energy and technology industries to seek out and develop prospective business opportunities. 

 Prior to joining SIMMARIX, Rob worked for ENMAX Corporation, the electric utility for his home city of Calgary, Alberta, Canada.  During his eleven-year career with ENMAX Corporation, Rob held a variety of positions in management, customer service, engineering and contracts management.

Rob Anderson - Position Statement (excerpt)

The biggest challenge facing IEEE is its membership base.  IEEE Canada must continue to explore ways to attract new membership and retain existing members. Members and non-members need to perceive a value in belonging to IEEE.  This can be achieved through the following: carry out a review of the regions current service offerings to its members to ensure they are delivered as efficiently and effectively as they can be, expand IEEE Canada ties with other technical and non technical societies, and perhaps reviewing of existing affiliations to better benefit IEEE.  Finally, the region needs to strengthen it ties with other IEEE entities (sections, chapters and technical societies) by co-sponsoring or developing activities at the local level. 

- Om Malik

For complete biography and position statement, please click here.

NDEE, Delhi Polytechnic, India, 1952;

M.E., University of Roorkee, India, 1962;

Ph.D., University of London, U.K., 1965;

DIC, Imperial College, London, U.K., 1965.
Punjab State Electricity Board, India, Engineer, 1953-61;

University of Windsor, Canada, Assistant Professor, 1966-68;

University of Calgary, Canada, Professor, 1968-97;

Professor Emeritus, 1997 -.

Factual Summary of Past Service to the IEEE: M’1966-SM’1969-F’1987-LF’2000

COMMITTEES/BOARDS

RAB Student Activities Committee, Member, 1978-80; Fellows Committee, Member, 1998-2001; Member Conduct Committee Hearing Panel, Member, 2000-02, 2004-06; Life Members Committee, Member, 2002-07; Chair, 2004-05.

AWARDS

Centennial Medal, 1984; Millennium Medal, 2000; Region 7; General AGL McNaughton Medal, 2001; WCC Merit Award, 1986; Power Engineering Society Recognized as Significant Reviewer, 2006. 

Om Malik - POSITION STATEMENT (excerpt)

As Region Director, my primary goals will be to:

- run programs in the most efficient and cost effective way so as to deliver quality

  and value.

- facilitate efforts at all levels in the Region to encourage growth in membership.

- encourage closer relationship between Sections, Chapters and their student

  branches for increased retention of graduating student members.

- become more responsive to the needs of the our diverse membership.

- improve existing services and introduce new programs which will benefit our

  members.

- emphasize the needs of our unique situation as one country Region.

- Hilmi M. Turanli

For complete biography and position statement, please click here.

Hilmi received his B. Sc. and M. Sc. degrees in Electrical Engineering from the Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey in 1976 and 1980. He earned his Ph. D. degree from the University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1984.

In 1986, Dr. Turanli started working for Manitoba Hydro as a Computer Applications Engineer, and later as an HVDC Planning Engineer for a number of years. His current industry position is Interconnections and Grid Supply Studies Engineer at Manitoba Hydro, which is a large power utility in Canada exporting power to other provinces and the mid-west United States. Hilmi has over 20 years of industry background including engineering and capital project planning experience. His extensive experience in teaching at universities and consulting to industry have given him the opportunity to solve some of the complex challenges of modern business.

In 1999, he was appointed as an Adjunct Professor at the Department of  Electrical & Computer Engineering, University of Manitoba. His research interests involve the digital simulation of power electronics circuits, HVDC transmission, and power system planning.

Dr. Turanli is a Professional Engineer registered in the Province of Manitoba. He has been actively involved with the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of the Province of Manitoba (APEGM).

COMMITTEES/BOARDS: RAB (Regional Activities Board), 2006-07; RAB Vice Chair – Member Activities, 2006-07; RAB Enterprise Engineering Project AdHoc Committee, 2006; RAB FinCom (Finance Committee), 2006-07; RAB ARC (Awards Recognitions Committee), 2006-07; RAB MDC (Membership Development Committee), 2006-07; Tellers Committee, 2007 (withdrawn for

election), RAB FinCom, Corresponding Member, 1999-2003.

AWARDS: Section Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Growth of the IEEE Winnipeg Section, 2000; Fellow, Engineering Institute of Canada, 2001; Edward F. Glass Merit Award, IEEE Canada, 2006.

Hilmi M. Turanli - POSITION STATEMENT (excerpt)

My objectives include:

• Exposing a broader range of IEEE resources including technical, professional and

   soft skills to our Sections and Members.

• Getting more members active in Chapters, Sections and the Region.

• Exploring other avenues, such as advertising, job sites, on line courses and IEEE

  TV to serve our members better.

• Developing increased recognition of Section leaders and volunteers.

IEEE Canada Awards

IEEE Canada Awards were presented at the IEEE Canada Awards Banquet held in conjunction with the annual conference in Vancouver, April 2007 - complete brochure
- Achievement Awards
   McNaughton Gold Medal - Dr. Raymond D. Findlay - details
   Fessenden (Telecommunications) Medal - Dr. Vijay Bhargava - details
   Power Medal - Dr. Herman W. Dommel - details * new in 2007
   Computer Medal - Dr. Nicolas D. Georganas - details * new in 2007
   Outstanding Engineer Award - Dr. Barna Szabados - details
   Outstanding Engineering Educator Award - Dr. David V. Plant - details
- Service Awards
   W.S. Read Outstanding Service Award - Celia Desmond - details
   Eastern Canada Merit Award - Dominic Rivard - details
   Central Canada Merit Award - Vilayil I. John - details
   Western Canada Merit Award - Denard Lynch - details
- Other Awards
  IEEE Richard Harold Kaufmann Award - Dr. Md Azizur Rahman - details

IEEE Canadian Foundation 2007 Scholarships

IEEE Canadian Foundation 2007 Scholarships were presented at the IEEE Canada Board Meeting in Vancouver, April 2007, accepted by Section representatives for local presentations - details

Matthew Appleby, Memorial University
Amin Behdad, University of Toronto
Mark Chapuis, Concordia University
Farhad Khan, Carleton University
Paul Klassen, University of Manitoba
Kevin Mach, University of Alberta
Guillaume Simard, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières

Canadian Journal of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Spring 2007

Spring 2007 issue of the Canadian Journal of Electrical and Computer Engineering has been published. Please click here for the abstracts in English and French.

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Ø     Section Events

The chapter has been actively promoting power engineering to students and junior engineers as part of its activities. These activities include arranging tours of power engineering companies for undergraduate students, advocating new power engineering courses at local universities and promoting closer relationships between the Vancouver chapter of the PES and the student chapters of the IEEE. This strategy has paid off, in that the majority of the 23 new members who joined PES in 2006 were GOLD members. Between this and the active mentoring being performed by PES members, we believe that we are making a difference and proactively working to bring more engineers into the power field.  

Meliha B.Selak, IEEE Vancouver Section, PES Chapter Chair will receive the award at the PES General Meeting in Tampa, Florida.

The Next Generation of PES (BC Hydro, P&C Planning Engineers). From left: Gloria Jang, Victor Batinovic, PES Chapter Chair Meliha Selak ,Scott McKenzie, Bryan Bell, Darren Radom

Bob Hanna, President IEEE Canada, on behalf of IEEE Canada congratulated Meliha B.Selak on the achievement: “This is great and is a reflection on your excellent volunteer work and dedication to your profession and IEEE”.

http://ewh.ieee.org/reg/7/vancouver/powereng/

Power System Stability and Control Course

The IEEE PES/IAS Southern Alberta Section is proud to present Power System Stability and Control Course with Dr. Prabha Kundur at the University of Calgary August 21-24, 2007. This course will provide a comprehensive overview of power system stability and control problems including:

*           Basic concepts;

*           Physical aspects of the phenomena;

*           Methods of analysis;

*           Examples of incidents of system instability;

*           Challenges to the secure operation of present-day power systems;

*           Comprehensive approach to enhancing system security

Dr. Kundur has a long record of service and leadership in the IEEE. He has chaired numerous committees and working groups of the IEEE Power Engineering Society, and was elected a Fellow of the IEEE in 1985. He is the immediate past-chairman of the IEEE Power System Dynamic Performance Committee, and is currently the PES Vice-President for Education/Industry Relations. He is the recipient of several IEEE awards, including the Nikola Tesla Award in 1997 and the Charles Concordia Power System Engineering Award in 2005.

Course Fee:

IEEE Member - $1,590 (includes GST)

Non-IEEE Member - $2,120 (includes GST)

To register, please mail a cheque (payable to: IEEE Southern Alberta

Section)  to the following address:

IEEE PSSC Course

C/O Shamir S. Ladhani

ENMAX Power Corporation

141 - 50 Avenue SE. Calgary, Alberta. T2G-4S7

Please include your IEEE Membership number, e-mail address, and daytime

phone number.

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Ø     Conferences

http://www.ieee.ca/ccece08/

Electrical Power Conference 2007 (EPC 2007) - "Renewable and Alternative Energy Resources"

This conference will take place on Oct. 25 – 26 in Montreal, Quebec. The conference is organized and sponsored by IEEE Canada, IEEE Montreal Section and IEEE Ottawa Section. Call for papers has been issued. Topics of interest to the conference include the following:

Wind Solar Ethanol Hydrogen Bio-thermal Small Hydro Fuel Cells Wave & Tidal Power

Energy Storage Smart Networks Smart Networks Reliability Smart Networks Protection Energy Efficiency Energy Conservation Technology Trends Clean & Renewable Energy Markets

General Conference Chair is Dr. Vijay Sood P.Eng., FIEEE, FEIC.

For more information please visit: http://www.ieee.ca/epc07.

The Connections 2007 Annual University of Toronto Electrical and Computer Engineering Research Symposium

 June 15, 2007

University of Toronto

Toronto, Ontario

The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Toronto is hosting a research symposium on June 15, 2007.

The symposium will include multiple sessions consisting of short presentations by ECE graduate students outlining the research topics pursued at the Department, accompanied by poster sessions with ample opportunities for informal interaction between participants.

The objectives of this event are to promote interaction between our graduate students and faculty and members of industry, to learn about current research, to encourage cross-discipline research and to identify future directions and collaboration opportunities.

In addition to these objectives, the Connections 2007 edition of the conference will create a channel for students to submit their resumes to sponsor companies and encourage greater visibility of sponsor companies at the conference.

Preliminary program is available here.

The Symposium is sponsored in-part by the IEEE Toronto Section.

Upcoming IEEE Conferences in Canada

 All IEEE Conferences in Canada - please use this link.

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Ø     Awards & Recognition

Sridar Krishnan Awarded Engineers Canada Young Engineer Achievement Award

As reported in The Globe and Mail special report of Engineers Canada / Ingenieurs Canada, on Friday, May 25, 2007: "This year, the Young Engineer Achievement Award will be presented to Sridhar Krishnan, P.Eng., Ph.D. At just 35 years of age. Mr. Krishnan is chair of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Ryerson University. Responsible for the delivery of five degree programs, he has made substantial contributions to the establishment of a successful graduate program and co-ordinated the first-ever accreditation of the B.Eng. program in computer engineering at Ryerson."

Senior Member Upgrades

The following members were upgraded to Senior Member status at the April 2007 IEEE Admission and Advancement Panel meeting.

Congratulations!

New Brunswick Section	Fatah	Chetouane
Toronto Section	Roger	Berube
Toronto Section	Daniel	Fischer
Toronto Section	Les	Hajagos
Toronto Section	David	Murray
Toronto Section	Visda	Vokhshoori
Victoria Section	Hongchuan	Yang

Newly Elected IEEE Senior Member Featured in this Issue

Mohamed Hossam Ahmed

Newfoundland-Labrador Section

Assistant Professor
B.Sc., M.Sc. (Ain-Shams), PhD (Carleton), P.Eng
Mohamed received his B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees in electronics and communications engineering from Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt in 1990 and 1994 respectively. He obtained his PhD degree in electrical engineering in 2001 from Carleton University, Ottawa.

From 1991 to 1996, he worked as a teaching assistant in the Department of Electronics and Communications, Minia University, Minia, Egypt. From 1996 until 2000, he was a teaching assistant and research assistant and from 2001 to 2003 a senior research associate at the Department of Systems and Computer Engineering, Carleton University. In April 2003, he joined the Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science, Memorial University of Newfoundland as assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering.

Mohamed won the Ontario Graduate Scholarship for Science and Technology in 1997 and the Ontario Graduate Scholarship in 1998, 1999, and 2000. His research interests include wireless access techniques, resource management in wireless networks, smart antennas, 3G and 4G wireless systems, wireless Internet and multimedia services, and fixed wireless networks.

RELATED LINKS:

- To check on the status of Senior Member applications:

    http://www.ieee.org/ra/md/smappstatus.html

- For the Nominate a Senior Member Initiative: http://www.ieee.org/nsmi

- To check how your Region, Section or Society is doing on Senior Member

   elevations and nominations: http://www.ieee.org/ra/md/smstats.html

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Ø     IEEE News

Questions Sought for President-Elect Candidates

If you have a question about an IEEE issue that you would like to ask the IEEE President-Elect candidates, send it to <mailto:corp-election@ieee.org>. Answers by Marc Apter, Pedro Ray, and John Vig to selected questions will be broadcast on the IEEE Election Web site at http://bmsmail3.ieee.org:80/u/6047/41367725 during the voting period, which runs from 1st September through 1st November

Inspire Innovation: Engineering In The Classroom!

A FREE workshop jointly organized by ASCE, ASME and IEEE Tuesday, June

12, 8 a.m. till noon, at the Fairmont Royal York Hotel, Tudor 8/Main Mezzanine, Fairmont Royal York Hotel.  

Come and discover how you can enhance your efforts to bring exciting engineering education to your local schools and pre-university educators. Participants will use fun, kid-tested engineering activities from the ASCE, ASME and IEEE. This workshop will feature inquiry based learning, incorporating national mathematics, technology and science standards and address issues of gender and diversity in engineering education.

Participants will have the opportunity to explore complimentary resources, gain insight into outreach programs that will help you organize public outreach events and train other volunteer engineers. Complimentary resources will be provided and will include instructional booklets, lesson plans, videos, CDs and DVDs, a self-tutorial PowerPoint training presentation, and much more. Participants will also learn to identify and work with educational partners including schools, PBS stations, museums and youth groups.

For more info, check out the flyer at:

http://www.asmeconferences.org/sam07/InspireInnovation.pdf

To register:

http://www.ieee.org/web/education/preuniversity/Volunteer_Workshop_at_ASME_Summer_Mtg.html

ASME Conferences site: http://www.asmeconferences.org/sam07/

IEEE Spectrum Tech Insiders Webinar: Navigating your Career in Science and Technology
Tuesday, 12 June 2007  
2:00 PM ET / 11:00 AM PT / 18:00 GMT (Duration: 1 hour)

Do you want to broaden your horizons or pursue a more meaningful career path, or are you looking to sharpen your skills to keep current in a fast-paced business world? Either way, faculty members from ePoly, the online school of Polytechnic University, will discuss the inside career track for high tech specialists interested in pursuing professions in cybersecurity, electrical engineering, networking, bioinformatics, and other technical areas.

Founded in 1854, Polytechnic is the second oldest private engineering school in the United States. Among their graduates and faculty are Nobel laureates, notable inventors, world class scientists, and successful entrepreneurs. ePoly delivers the quality of traditional graduate programs without the boundaries and limitations of a conventional classroom.

Live Q&A will follow the presentation.

Sign up for this Webinar now!

Free IEEE Communications Society Online Tutorial

Each month, IEEE Communications provides a selection of FREE tutorials. IEEE Communications Society's Enhanced Conference Tutorial Program presents a collection of recent tutorials given at Communications Society-sponsored conferences. Each tutorial reviews current communications topics in network management and computer & wireless communications. This month's featured tutorial is "Broadband Wireless Access: The Next Wireless Revolution". Click here to learn

Special Offer for Canadian Employers Post Your Open Position on the IEEE Job Site Free of Charge*!

The IEEE Job Site connects you with senior-level managers, top engineers and technology experts in every sector - the leaders shaping innovation and business. Make job offers to these top-notch candidates before your competitors know about them - free of charge*!

The IEEE Job Site:

·         Focuses on a potential audience of more than 2,000,000 engineers, tech professionals and senior-level managers worldwide

·         Delivers your postings instantly to registered IEEE members

·         Pre-qualifies candidates electronically within minutes

·          Prescreens job seekers with an interactive profile feature to identify the most
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·          Provides resumes matched to your needs quickly and cost-effectively

Join the hiring managers at more than 3,000 leading corporations - in fields ranging from ASIC design to aerospace and defense system development - that use the IEEE Job Site - http://www.spectrum.ieee.org/jobsite/jump/r7promo.html

If you have any questions, e-mail at employerjobsite@ieee.org.
*One free post per company referred by an IEEE Member

Employers - Post Your Summer Internship Jobs on the IEEE Job Site at No Charge!   

Hiring interns is the best way to attract new talent within your organization, while exposing them to the practical and valuable experience they will need when they graduate and join the industry workforce.  In addition, hiring interns also helps your company cost-effectively meet their short-term need for extra assistance in today's tight labor market.   

When you post your Summer Internship jobs on the IEEE Job Site, not only will it be free, but your job posting will also be promoted to IEEE Members via:                                                                                                                                                  

·     The IEEE Job Site Career Center                                     

·     IEEE Canadian Sections' Web Sites                                    

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·     IEEE Latin America Sections' Web Sites                              

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To post your Summer Internship jobs on the IEEE Job Site at NO CHARGE,    

simply click here.  Then select Internship as your Job Type* in Screen 2 Post A Job) and enter Promo Code JSINT7 at the Checkout Screen.  But don't delay - This offer is only available from 3 April 2007 - 30 June 2007.       

If you have any questions, please contact us at employerjobsite@ieee.org.                                                                                                                                                       

"Job Type - Internship" must be selected in order to qualify for this special promotion.

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Ø     Non-IEEE News

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Upcoming Events

Upcoming Events – Edmonton

Upcoming Events – Montréal

 
International Symposium on Signals, Systems, and Electronics  

(ISSSE 2007)

July 30 - August 2, 2007

Montréal, Québec, Canada

http://www.issse2007.polymtl.ca/index.html

 
ICIAR 2007: International Conference on Image Analysis and Recognition - (non-IEEE event)

August 22-24, 2007

Montréal, Québec, Canada

http://www.iciar.uwaterloo.ca/iciar07/

Electrical Power Conference 2007 (EPC 2007) - "Renewable and Alternative

Energy Resources"

October 25 – 26, 2007

Montreal, Quebec

www.ieee.ca/epc07

2007 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics

IEEE/SMC'2007

October 7-10, 2007

Montreal, Quebec                            

http://www.smc2007.org

The 2007 LARGE ENGINEERING SYSTEMS CONFERENCE ON ELECTRIC POWER ENGINEERING (LESCOPE'2007)

October 11-12, 2007

Montreal, Quebec

http://lescope.engineering.dal.ca/

Upcoming Events – Fredericton, New Brunswick

2008 International Symposium on Technology and Society (ISTAS 08)
The Annual Conference of the IEEE Society on Social Implications of Technology
June 26 - 28, 2008

Fredericton, New Brunswick
http://istas08.ca

 
The Inaugural International Conference on Distributed Event-Based Systems (DEBS 2007)

20 to 22 June in Toronto, ON

http://www.debs.msrg.utoronto.ca/cfp.shtml

 
The 21st Canadian Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering - CCECE08

May 4 - 7, 2008,
Niagara Falls, Ontario

http://www.ieee.ca/ccece08/

Upcoming Events – Vancouver

2007 IEEE Pacific Rim Conference on Communications, Computers, and Signal Processing

August 22-24, 2007

Victoria, British Columbia, Canada                  

http://www.ece.uvic.ca/pacrim/pacrim07

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Many IEEE Canada sections maintain their own listings of upcoming events:

Canadian Atlantic Kitchener-Waterloo London Montreal Newfoundland and Labrador New Brunswick

Northern Canada Ottawa Southern Alberta Toronto Vancouver Winnipeg

For more IEEE conferences, visit IEEE Conference Search at http://www.ieee.org/conferencesearch/.

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 IEEE Canada Newsletter – June 2007                  Bulletin de IEEE Canada – Juin 2007

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