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Issue: June 2012                                                        IEEE Canada News Central

 

 

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Ø      IEEE Canada Board of Directors

-     IEEE Canada Board Meeting
-     IEEE Canada Award Winners
-     Renew Your Membership for 2012
-     Membership Dues in Special Circumstances

 

Ø      IEEE Canadian Foundation

-     IEEE Canadian Foundation 2012 Annual General Meeting
-     ICF WIE Prize Winner

 

Ø      Your News

-     Kitchener Waterloo Section posts upcoming events online
-     HamiltonSection posts upcoming events online
-     Kingston Section posts upcoming events online
-     London Section posts upcoming events online
-     New Brunswick Section posts upcoming events online
-     South Alberta Section posts upcoming events online
-     Winnipeg Section posts upcoming events online
-     Northern Canada Section posts upcoming events online
-     North Saskatchewan Section posts upcoming events online
-     Vancouver Section posts upcoming events online
-     Montreal Section posts upcoming events online
-     Ottawa Section posts upcoming events online

 

Ø      News of Interest

-     IEEE TISP Canada Newsletter the "Courier # 2" made easy
-     The run up to IEEE ICC 2012 in Ottawa
-     Ottawa Mayor declares IEEE Week!
-     Ottawa Distinguished Lecture
-     Montreal Distinguished Lecture
-     IEEE Canada on Facebook!
-     Enter the Around the World with $30,000 Contest from The Personal
-     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-Celebrating 50 years!
-     Positions available from Engineering Careers!

 

Ø      Our Members in the Spotlight

-     Condolence: Dr. M. P. Bachynski (IEEE Fellow)

 

Ø      Call for Papers

-     IEEE International Conference on Communications
-     2012 IEEE International Conference on Smart Grid
-     VTC 2012 FALL
-     Fifth IEEE Symposium on Computational Intelligence for Security and Defense Applications
-     The annual IEEE Electrical Power and Energy Conference
-     2012 IEEE Global Humanitarian Technology Conference

 

Ø      Conferences and Workshops

-     Upcoming IEEE Conferences in Canada
-     All IEEE Conferences in Canada

 

 







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Ø     IEEE Canada Board of Directors

IEEE Canada Board Meeting

The IEEE Canada Board Meeting took place on Monday April 29th, 2012 in Montreal. Delegates from across the country gathered for training workshops and strategic planning for the upcoming year.

IEEE Canada Award Winners

The IEEE Canada Awards Dinner was held on Monday April 30th, 2012 in Montreal as part of CCECE 2012 activities. The Dinner started at 6:00pm at the Fairmont Queen Elizabeth Hotel. Five achievement awards as well as 3 service awards were presented at this Dinner. Congratulations to the award winners!

Renew Your Membership for 2012

You can start renewing your membership for 2012. 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 Circumstances

IEEE 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.

-  Minimum Income Provision

-  Retired Provision

-  Unemployed Provision

-  Permanently Disabled

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Ø     IEEE Canadian Foundation

IEEE Canadian Foundation 2012 Annual General Meeting

IEEE Canadian Foundation held its 2012 Annual General Meeting, at the Delta Airport West, Toronto, on April 11, 2012. The Board, supported by the external auditors, recognized 2011 as another good year for philanthropic activities, exemplified by prudent financial management, rigorous review of applications and broadening of development activity.

At the ICF Board of Directors Meeting which followed, the Board approved one-time Special Grants in the amount of: $600 to the Communicate Your Research initiative (in support of a conference organized by students conveying the importance of communicating research and technological innovation to the public, hosted at McGill university), $1,000 to the Solar Energy and Water Diversion initiative (Project GROW, Ghana Rural Opportunities for Women), $1,500 to the University of Waterloo students for Robocup (towards building robots for their team participation in the Robocup Small Size League), and $2,000 to the Glebe Collegiate Robotics initiative (towards building and programming robots and entering three robotics competitions).

Five 2012 IEEE Canadian Foundation Scholarships in the amount of $5,000 each (total $25,000) were approved for William York of University of Alberta, nominated by Dr. Jeremy Sit, Student Branch Counsellor (SBC); Devyn Farr of University of British Columbia Okanagan, nominated by Dr. Jonathan Holzman, SBC; Crystal So of University of Saskatchewan, nominated by Dr. Francis Bui, SBC; Abdulhak Nagy of Carleton University, nominated by Dr. Calvin Plett, SBC; and Apaula Kabir of University of British Columbia, nominated by Dr. Joseph Yan, SBC.

IEEE Canada Women in Engineering Prize for 2012 in the amount of $1000 was awarded to Zahra Ahmadian of the Vancouver Section.

2012 Power Quality Scholarship for Michael Nare of the University of Calgary was awarded, in the amount of $1500.

ICF WIE Prize Winner

The IEEE Canada annually awards Women In Engineering (WIE) Prize to a nominee who has demonstrated substantial success in her professional work and volunteer service to IEEE. The prize recognizes the excellence in young women engineer professionals. The IEEE Canada WIE Prize for 2012 in the amount of $1000 was awarded to Zahra Ahmadian of the Vancouver Section.

Zahra is a Ph.D. student and a Research Assistant at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC. She in an advanced stage in her Ph.D. studies, working with her supervisor, Dr. Lutz Lampe, on ultra-wideband systems that enable high data rate communications for short-range wireless applications. More specifically, she is designing digital filters for facilitating broadcast communication in a network with a broadcast center and several complexity limited nodes.

As an IEEE volunteer, Zahra has demonstrated her commitment by chairing Women in Engineering Affinity Group of the IEEE Vancouver Section since 2009. She organized a number of seminars and professional workshops for WIE, some with over 100 people in attendance. She connected with other local groups supporting women, expanded the horizons of WIE, and attracted new members. Zahra gathered outstanding support from local universities and local community of female engineers. She is working with elementary and secondary schools on raising awareness among students, in particular girls, of engineering as a profession, and enticing them to consider engineering as their career choice. Since this year, she has also been chairing IEEE Canada WIE Committee. Zahra says that through these activities, she developed leadership, planning, communication and public speaking skills that have been valuable in her academic research.

http://www.ece.ubc.ca/news/201205/more-accolades-zahra-ahmadian

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Ø     Your News

Kitchener Waterloo Section posts upcoming events online

Please refer to the following link for the latest activities hosted by the Kitchener Waterloo Section: http://www.ieeekw.com/activities.php

HamiltonSection posts upcoming events online

Please refer to the following link for the latest activities hosted by the Hamilton Section: http://ewh.ieee.org/r7/hamilton/currentevents.htm

Kingston Section posts upcoming events online

Please refer to the following link for the latest activities hosted by the Kingston Section: http://ewh.ieee.org/reg/7/www_kingston/

London Section posts upcoming events online

Please refer to the following link for the latest activities hosted by the London Section: http://london.ieee.ca/

New Brunswick Section posts upcoming events online

Please refer to the following link for the latest activities hosted by the New Brunswick Section: http://nb.ieee.ca/

South Alberta Section posts upcoming events online

Please refer to the following link for the latest activities hosted by the South Alberta Section: http://sas.ieee.ca/events.html

Winnipeg Section posts upcoming events online

Please refer to the following link for the latest activities hosted by the Winnipeg Section: http://ewh.ieee.org/mu/winnipeg/events/

Northern Canada Section posts upcoming events online

Please refer to the following link for the latest activities hosted by the Northern Canada Section: http://northerncanada.ieee.ca/

Northern Saskatchewan Section posts upcoming events online

Please refer to the following link for the latest activities hosted by the Northern Saskatchewan Section: http://northsask.ieee.ca/

Vancouver Section posts upcoming events online

Please refer to the following link for the latest activities hosted by the Vancouver Section: http://www.ieeecontact.org

Montreal Section posts upcoming events online

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

Ottawa Section posts upcoming events online

Please refer to the following link for the latest activities hosted by the Ottawa Section: http://www.ieeeottawa.ca/

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Ø     News of Interest

IEEE TISP Canada Newsletter the "Courier # 2" is made easier

The second edition of the Courier has lots of news about great work that are being done within Region 7, including classroom presentations in British Columbia and Ontario, Math Kangaroo spreading from Alberta to rest of Canada, support for high altitude balloon flights in Manitoba, Science fairs in Ontario, and exciting new lesson plans and more...

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/43715268/TISP/TISP_Canada_Courier_2.pdf

The run up to IEEE ICC 2012 in Ottawa

Canada's beautiful capital city of Ottawa has proclaimed June 10 - 15, 2012 as IEEE Week to coincide with the IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC 2012), which will be held on the same dates at the newly, opened, $170 million Ottawa Convention Centre. Themed "CONNECT - COMMUNICATE - COLLABORATE," IEEE ICC 2012 is expected to host thousands of industry professionals, scientists, academics and government officials, who will attend nearly 1,500 presentations highlighting the entire range of communications technologies, while touring Canada's beautiful capital city and participating in wide-ranging local festivities.

Ottawa offers the perfect venue for celebrating IEEE ComSoc's 60th anniversary and exploring the newest advances in communications technology research. The City's history of innovation and accomplishment will certainly provide the ideal motivation for inspiring the development and implementation of the next wave of global interactive applications that will cross every demographic, time zone and geographic boundary.

According to Invest Ottawa, a not-for-profit organization with the mandate to facilitate the economic development of the region, Ottawa's knowledge-based sectors employ over 75,000 people within 1,922 companies and also boasts the highest level of research and development spending per capita in the country. In addition, Ottawa is one of North America's fastest growing economies as well as one of the world's most progressive centres of innovation.

Held with the support of Invest Ottawa, Ottawa Tourism, Invest Ottawa and IEEE Ottawa Section, IEEE ICC 2012 will commence on Sunday, June 10, IEEE ICC 2012 will open with a special workshop titled "Telecommunications: From Research to Standards." Over the next five days, the conference will then feature a full agenda of keynotes, panel discussions and technical symposia offered by leading industry experts representing nearly every field of communications.

Key to this year's event are also the 18 Industry Forums featuring topics related to "Social Networks: Impact on Quality of Life," "India's eGovernance," "Cloud Communications Security & Networking," "End-to-end Ethernet Management," "Heterogeneous (HeNet) Network Deployment," "Multi-screen IPTV," "Future Home Gateway Services," "True Green Data Centers" and "Enabling Your Cloud."

Ottawa Mayor Declares IEEE Week!

The Ottawa Mayor, Mr. Jim Watson, has declared June 10-15 2012 as IEEE Week. The announcement is available at:

http://ieee-icc.org/2012/visit_51_1094417776.pdf

Ottawa Distinguished Lecture

Speaker Professor Wen-Yan Yin, Qiu Shi Distinguished Professor,
Centre for Optical and Electromagnetic Research,
Zhejiang University, China
Date/Time Friday June 15, 2012 / 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM
Location FIDUS SYSTEMS Inc., 900 Morrison Drive, Suite 203, Ottawa, Ontario, K2H 8K7
Parking Free
Registration Free and Required, please email to qingsheng.zeng@crc.gc.ca or Syed.Bokhari@fidus.ca
Organizer Dr. Qingsheng Zeng and Dr. Syed Bokhari
Organizer e-mail qingsheng.zeng@crc.gc.ca, Syed.Bokhari@fidus.ca
Organized by (chapters, branch...) IEEE Ottawa AP/MTT Joint Chapter and IEEE Ottawa EMC Chapter

Topic 1: Multiphysics Method for High-Power Electromagnetics

Abstract 1: We are now facing considerably concerns on intentional and non ]intentional electromagnetic interferences (IEMI & EMI) issues related to various communication platforms, which can cause serious degradation in reliability of devices, circuits and systems. In this seminar, multiphysics based time ]domain finite element method will be introduced and implemented for fast capturing transient electro ]thermo ]mechanical responses of various on ]chip interconnects, devices and circuits under the impact of an (I)EMI signal, such as double ]exponential high ]power EMP and electrostatic discharge(ESD), etc.

Topic 2: Multiphysics Method for Nanoelectronics

Abstract 2: More recently, significant progress has been achieved in the development of carbon nanotube (CNT)- and graphene-based interconnects and field effect transistors (CNTFET&GFET). In order to thoroughly understand signal transmission characteristics of single-, double-, multi-walled carbon nanotube (SWCNT & DWCNT& MWCNT) and few-layer graphene transmission lines together with input-output responses of both CENTFET and GFET, we have to take quantum effects into account appropriately.

In this talk, multiphysics solutions to various SWCNT, DWCNT, MWCNT, few-layer graphene nanoribbon transmission lines and active devices will be presented, and both frequency- and temperature- dependent quantum effects will be treated in detail. Also, CNT- and graphene-based shielding structures for EMC applications with be addressed and discussed.

Montreal Distinguished Lecture

Speaker Dr. Fabrizio Granelli Distinguished Lecturer for 2012 Engineering and Computer Science (DISI) of the University of Trento (Italy)
Date/Time Friday June 08th, 2012.
Friday June 08th, 2012.
Place Concordia University, 1515 Ste. Catherine West, Room EV003.309
Admission Free. Registration required.
Dr. Anader Benyamin-Seeyar at anader.benyamin@ieee.org
More Info: http://ewh.ieee.org/r7/montrea

Abstract
The Smart Grid represents a clear step forward in improving power generation, distribution, consumption. Indeed, the Smart Grid acts on information about the behavior of all participants (suppliers and consumers) in order to improvet he efficiency, importance, reliability, economics, and sustainability of electricity services.

Abstract 1: We are now facing considerably concerns on intentional and non ]intentional electromagnetic interferences (IEMI & EMI) issues related to various communication platforms, which can cause serious degradation in reliability of devices, circuits and systems. In this seminar, multiphysics based time ]domain finite element method will be introduced and implemented for fast capturing transient electro ]thermo ]mechanical responses of various on ]chip interconnects, devices and circuits under the impact of an (I)EMI signal, such as double ]exponential high ]power EMP and electrostatic discharge(ESD), etc.

In this scenario, communications gain a central point as a key enabling technology in supporting the "intelligence" of the system. Nevertheless, the area of communications and associated knowledge can even play a greater role, in supporting grid.

The seminar aims at providing an overview of the concept and architecture of the Smart Grid, focusing on the contributions of the communications community in terms of communications methodologies. Sample scenarios will be presented to illustrate the relevance of communications in the power grid.

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.

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Your Life is On Your Computer. Back it Up

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MBNA Credit card for Members of IEEE- Canada

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Plus you can enjoy the benefits of:

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Canada Professional Liability Insurance

Thanks to recent insurance carrier negotiations, IEEE members residing in Canada (except Quebec) now have access to a comprehensive and competitive alternative for their professional liability coverage. The new plan provides coverage for technology-related services and is ideal for Canadian members who are self-employed, moonlight, or work for a firm. For more information, visit: www.ieeeinsurance.com/canadapl or call Erin Flett at 1-416-865-3353.

This coverage is available to residents of Canada through R&Q Risk Services Canada Limited. Scott Saddington, Chief Executive Officer of R&Q Risk Services Canada Limited, acts as an agent with respect to residents of Canada.

IEEE has selected Certain Lloyd’s Underwriters for this insurance program. Alternative insurance products may be available in the insurance market place. R&Q Risk Services Canada Limited is providing this single insurer option on behalf of IEEE.

IEEE Member Group Insurance Program-Celebrating 50 years!

The IEEE Member Group Insurance Program has been delivering exceptional protection at affordable rates since 1962. To celebrate the 50-year anniversary, a newly enhanced group insurance program website is now available to IEEE members.

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Job ID Job Title Posting Date Job Location
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Ø     Our Members in the Spotlight

Condolence: Dr. M. P. Bachynski (IEEE Fellow)

It is with the heaviest of hearts that we announce the passing of Dr. Morrel Paul Bachynski, founder of MPB Technologies and MPB Communications, Inc in March 2012.

Dr. Bachynski was born in the summer of 1930 on a farm outside of Bienfait, Saskatchewan. He completed part of his high school education by correspondence courses, and won the prize for the highest scholastic standing among the University of Saskatchewan graduating class of 1952, as well as scholarships for his Ph.D. work at McGill University which brought him to Montreal.

By the age of 34, Dr. Bachynski held one of the top research positions in Canada, the director and later vice-president of RCA Victor Research Laboratories in Montreal, Quebec.

MPB opened its doors in January 1977 in the old RCA Research and Development lab in Ste. Anne-de-Bellevue (now occupied by MDA) after RCA had decided to close its Canadian operations.

MPB Technologies achieved national and international recognition for its involvement in lasers and electro-optics, fusion research, millimeterwave radiometry and radar, space shuttle experiments, and international optical fiber telecommunications systems, and visible fiber lasers. Dr. Bachynski has authored more than 90 publications in recognized scientific journals. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, the highest academic accolade available to scientists and scholars in Canada, of the American Physical Society, of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, of the Canadian Academy of Engineering, of the Canadian Aeronautics and Space Institute and an Associate Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.He has also been the recipient of numerous honours and awards.

He started the Bachynski Family Foundation in 2009 to fund advanced optical equipment for the Montreal medical community. He was able to realize the first donation of this Foundation before his death of a next generation DNA sequencer for the Quebec Genome Centre and the McGIll Faculty of Medicine.

Dr. B., as he was affectionately known, played tennis twice a week up to last year, and remained active with his Companies, family, and foundation until the end.

Dr. B., as he was affectionately known, played tennis twice a week up to last year, and remained active with his Companies, family, and foundation until the end. He died at home early the morning of March 21, 2012, surrounded by his family, at the age of 81. He is survived by his wife Slava, and his daughters Caroline and Jane, their spouses, and three grandchildren.

 

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Ø     Call for Papers

IEEE International Conference on Communications

Date: June 10-15, 2012
Location: Ottawa, Canada

NEW:
i. Amanda Lang will host the "Dialogue with Industry Leaders" session on Tuesday evening.
ii. Sir Terry Matthews will be the keynote address at the Wednesday evening banquet.
iii. Special showing for IEEE of the award winning Mosaika Sound and Light Show on Parliament Hill -- there is a new ending!
iv. Organised tours of Ottawa and activities in the area: trip to Upper Canada Village, white water river rafting, biking tours, canoeing and kayaking, etc.

ICC 2012 Conference Preview Webinars are available online. To view them at your convenience, please visit our Media Center:http://www.ieee-icc.org/2012/media.html

ICC2012 will be a PAPERLESS+ conference, the first of its kind for IEEE. All conference participants with full conference participation (Full, three-day and one-day category) will receive a complimentary BlackBerry Playbook.

To register please follow http://ieee-icc.org/2012/registration.html

The advanced program for the ICC 2012 is now available online. http://ieee-icc.org/downloads/ICC2012_AP.pdf

Featured keynote and plenary speakers:
Eros Spadotto (EVP, TELUS)
Ian Akyildiz (Georgia Tech)
Matt Bross (CTO & Vice Chairman, Huawei)
H. Vincent Poor (Princeton)
Lucy Hood (ED, CTM)
Mike Hill (VP, IBM)
P. R. Kumar (Texas A&M University)
Marcus Weldon (CTO, Alcatel-Lucent)
Victor Bahl (Microsoft)
Raj Jain (Washington University)
Sir, Terry Matthews (Wesley Clover)

The conference will offer 17 technical symposia, 16 industry forums, 10 keynote and plenary presentations plus one Banquet keynote, 27 peer reviewed technical workshops and one special interest Humanitarian Initiatives workshop, and 12 tutorials.

For exhibition information please visit: http://www.ieee-icc.org/cfe.html

For patronage information, please visit: http://www.ieee-icc.org/2012/patrons.html

2012 IEEE International Conference on Smart Grid

Date: August 27-29, 2012
Location: OUIT, Oshawa, ON

The Smart Grids are electricity networks that promise to enhance the operational efficiency of nationwide power supply via distributed generation with bi-directional electricity flow. This objective is achieved by allowing intelligent monitoring and control of different components within the distribution and transmission lines as well as other systems from utilities on one side to the end user on the other side, while maintain the power quality, security, reliability and safety with minimum environmental impacts. Governments around the world are investing heavily in this technology to ensure optimum energy use and supply, enable better planning for outage responses and recovery, and facilitate the integration of heterogeneous technologies around the grid, such as renewable energy systems, electrical vehicle networks, and smart homes. Smart Grids present enormous engineering challenges in the design and integration of electrical grid with communication and network technologies, along with substantial questions around required security and privacy of different components within the grid. The SGE'12 conference aims to provide an opportunity to discuss various engineering challenges of smart grid design and operation, by focusing on advanced methods and practices for designing different components and their integration within the grid, and to provide a forum for researchers from academia and professionals from industry, as well as government regulators, to tackle these challenges and to discuss and exchange knowledge and best practices about design and implementation of Smart Grid.

Important Deadlines
Abstract Submission: 25-Jan-2012
First Notification: 10-Feb-2012
Full Paper Submission: 1-Mar-2012
Acceptance Notice: 30-Apr-2012
Camera-Ready Due: 1-Jun-2012
Conference dates: 27-29 August, 2012

http://ewh.ieee.org/conf/sge/2012/

CALL FOR PAPERS - VTC 2012 FALL

Date: September 3 to 6, 2012
Location: Québec City, QC, Canada

The IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC) is the flagship conference sponsored by the IEEE Vehicular Technology Society since 1950, and is held twice a year since 1999. The objectives of the conference are to bring together researchers and practitioners in the fields of wireless, mobile, and vehicular technology. It constitutes an established and dynamic forum for the exchange of information on the latest developments in the above-mentioned fields from both fundamental and practical standpoints. As such, the conference is characterized by healthy and global representations from both industry and academia.

VTC 2012 Fall will be held in Quebec City from September 3 to 6, 2012. The conference venue is the Quebec City Convention Center. Located in the heart of Québec City, the Convention Centre is a modern, state-of-the-art facility offering impeccable amenities, a warm atmosphere, a delectable dining experience, and a whole lot more. In 2003, it was ranked among the 3 best convention centres in the world by the prestigious International Association of Congress Centres. Abundant accommodations are available for various budgets within walking distance of the convention center, as well as the highest concentration of restaurants in North America. Furthermore, many of the historical landmarks and attractions of Quebec City, declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1985, are also within walking distance.

The technical program committee invites the submission of original, unpublished technical papers, tutorials and workshops in the areas of, but not limited to:

1. Ad-Hoc, Mesh and Sensor Networks
2. Antennas and Propagation
3. Cognitive Radio and Spectrum Sensing
4. Cooperative Communications, Distributed MIMO and Relaying
5. MIMO and Space-Time-Frequency Processing
6. Mobile Satellite and Positioning Systems
7. Signal Processing for Wireless Communications
8. Transmission Techniques
9. Transportation, Vehicular Electronics and Telematics
10. Wireless Applications and Services
11. Wireless Multiple Access Techniques 12. Wireless Networks

Prospective authors are invited to submit a 5-page full paper through the conference website.

Furthermore, the program will feature a Recent Results track to showcase results recently obtained in industry or academia (extended abstract submission allowed in this track).

Conference Information of VTC2012-Fall:
Date: September 3-6, 2012
Place: Québec City, Canada
URL: http://www.ieeevtc.org/vtc2012fall/
Paper submission: through the conference website or at the following URL: http://vtc2012fall.trackchair.com

Important Dates:
Full paper (5 pages) submission due: 19 January 2012
Notification of acceptance: 14 April 2012
Camera-ready paper due: 11 June 2012

General Chairs

Sébastien Roy, Université Laval, Canada
André Morin, Lyrtech Inc., Canada

Technical Program Chairs

Jean-Yves Chouinard, Université Laval, Canada
Fabrice Labeau, McGill University, Canada
Alex Stéphenne, Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., Canada

Fifth IEEE Symposium on Computational Intelligence for Security and Defense Applications

Date: 11-13 July 2012
Location: Ottawa, Canada

We would like to invite you to submit Full Regular or Special Session papers to the Fifth IEEE Symposium on Computational Intelligence for Security and Defense Applications (IEEE CISDA 2012) with the theme of "Creating Intelligent Surveillance".

Sponsored by the IEEE Computational Intelligence Society (CIS) Technically Co-Sponsored by the IEEE Ottawa Section, the IEEE Computer Society Ottawa Chapter and the IEEE CIS Ottawa Chapter.

Important Deadlines
Special Session/Tutorial Proposals Submission: February 20, 2012
Full Regular or Special Session Paper Submission: March 19, 2012
Notification of Acceptance/Rejection: April 16, 2012
Submission of Camera-Ready Submission: May 14, 2011

http://ieee-cisda.org/

The annual IEEE Electrical Power and Energy Conference

Date: October 10-12, 2012
Location: London, Ontario, Canada

The annual Electrical Power and Energy Conference (EPEC 2012) will take place in London, Ontario, Canada from October 10 to 12, 2012.

London is located in the heart of Southwestern Ontario midway between Toronto and Detroit.

The conference is an opportunity for electric power and energy systems experts from industry, academia, and other interested organizations to discuss the latest developments in the field. This may include debate on the potential impact of these developments including discussions on regulatory and policy aspects. EPEC 2012 is hosted by the Sections of the Central Area of IEEE Canada and IEEE Canada (IEEE Region 7): London Section, Kitchener/Waterloo Section, Hamilton Section, Toronto Section, Peterborough Section, and Kingston Section.

EPEC 2012 proceedings are included in EI Compendex, IEEE Xplore and ISI Proceedings.

Website: www.ieee.ca/epec12

2012 IEEE Global Humanitarian Technology Conference

Date: October 21-24, 2012
Location: Seattle, Washington, USA

GHTC is sponsored by R6 and the Seattle Section, with Engineering for Change (E4C). The call for proposal is located at http://www.ieeeghtc.org/2012.html

Deadline for paper submissions is April 20, 2012.

This 2nd annual conference provides the perfect venue for anyone involved in humanitarian projects to join their peers in Seattle. The audience for this conference will include technologists, representatives from NGOs, governments, academe, funders and industry. This will provide an opportunity to share your work, meet others involved in humanitarian technology, create new projects and meet with funders.

 

 

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Upcoming Events


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Canadian Atlantic

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London

Montreal

Newfoundland and Labrador

New Brunswick

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Ottawa

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Toronto

Vancouver

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