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Ø      IEEE Canada Board of Directors

-     Renew Your Membership for 2013
-     Membership Dues in Special Circumstances

 

Ø      IEEE Canadian Foundation

-     Donate by IEEE Membership Renewal
-     IEEE Canadian Foundation Needs Your Support
-     ICF Scholarship Report

 

Ø      Your News

-     Section Events Online

 

Ø      News of Interest

-     IEEE Canada on Facebook!
-     2013 IEEE Life Members Tour to Canada
-     IEEE PES Scholarship Plus Initiative expanded to Canada
-     Play Golf Today and Improve Tomorrow

 

Ø      Your Career

-     Positions available from Engineering Careers!

 

Ø      Our Members in the Spotlight

-     Winners of IEEE Canada Awards 2013
-     Canadian Winners of IEEE Awards 2013
-     John Bandler Honored by a Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal

 

Ø      Your Benefits

-     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

 

Ø      Call for Papers

-     3rd Climate Change Technology Conference (CCTC 2013)
-     Engineering Communication Workshops
-     2013 IEEE Pacific Rim Conference on Communications, Computers and Signal Processing
-     IEEE International Conference on Wireless for Space and Extreme Environments (WiSEE)

 

Ø      Conferences and Workshops

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

 

 







This Issue's Content:

 

 

Ø     IEEE Canada Board of Directors

Renew Your Membership for 2013

You 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 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

Donate by IEEE Membership Renewal

The 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 Support

Is 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 Scholarship Report

IEEE Canadian Foundation held its 2013 Annual General Meeting, at the Delta Airport West, Toronto, on April 10, 2013. The Board supported by the external auditors, recognized 2012 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:

  • $2000 to the IEEE Canada Humanitarian Initiatives Committee 2013 Student Competition initiative (Technology for humanitarian causes)

  • $500 to McGill BioEngineering Symposium (Technology for humanitarian causes)

  • $500 to the IEEE Toronto Section Photonics and Electron Device Society Chapter for the Plasmonics Summer School for students from the local universities

  • $500 to the First Robotics Team of King's Christian Collegiate, Oakville, conditional on their securing an IEEE mentor-volunteer to represent the IEEE

  • $1000 to the McGill IEEE Student Branch for the McGill & École de technologie supérieure (ETC) USA Field Trip

  • $1000 to the DIY Maker Lab for Girls, a gender friendly workshop designed for teenage girls to learn electrical and electronic principles by doing

  • $1000 to the 2013 Student Professional Awareness Conference (SPAC) of the IEEE Carleton University Student Branch in Ottawa

Four 2013 IEEE Canadian Foundation Scholarships in the amount of $5,000 each (total $20,000) were approved for:

  • Callahan Collier of University of Saskatchewan, nominated by Dr. Francis Bui, Student Branch Counselor (SBC)

  • Amir Rahemtulla of University of Alberta, nominated by Dr. Jeremy Sit, SBC

  • Adrian Wong of University of British Columbia, nominated by Dr. Ali Mesbah, SBC; and

  • Mohamed Abdelazez of Carleton University, nominated by Dr. Calvin Plett, SBC

IEEE Canada Women in Engineering Prize for 2013 in the amount of $1000 was awarded to Malika Meghjani of the Montreal Section.

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Ø     Your News

Section Events Online

Please 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://ewh.ieee.org/mu/winnipeg/events/

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/

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Ø     News of Interest

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.

2013 IEEE Life Members Tour to Canada

While Canada may be known for its diverse and breath-taking scenery and warm hospitable people, not many are aware of its major historic pioneering contributions in technical areas of the two founding parents of IEEE, AIEEE and IRE. We are planning a ten day tour for Life Members and their companions that begins with our guests arriving in Toronto, Ontario, on Sunday August 25, and concludes in St. John's capital of Canada's Eastern-most province, Newfoundland and Labrador on Tuesday September 3, 2013.

Participants will be arriving on Sunday August 25, 2013 in Toronto, and spend the first night at the Delta Toronto Airport West. (https://www.deltahotels.com/Hotels/Delta-Toronto-Airport-West) Following breakfast on Monday morning, (Monday August 26, 2013) delegates will travel to Paris, Ontario, home of the "First Distant Speech Transmission in Canada, 1876" milestone. (http://www.ieeeghn.org/wiki/index.php/Milestones:First_Distant_Speech_Transmission_in_Canada,_1876)

Following lunch, the next destination of the tour is St. Catherine's, Ontario, to visit Decew Falls milestone, tour the Tesla monument http://www.teslasociety.com/victoria.htm and enjoy the sights of the World-famous spectacular Niagara Falls for some free time with a possible tour of the Rankine Power Plant at the top of the falls. http://www.niagaragreenbelt.com/listings/58-hydrolectric-stations/695-william-birch-rankine-power-station.html

Delegates travel back to the hotel in Toronto, arriving in time for a dinner hosted by the Toronto Section. On August 27, 2013 morning the tour visits the C. H. Best Institute, at 112 College Street in Toronto, which is home of the "First External Cardiac Pacemaker, 1950" milestone. http://www.ieeeghn.org/wiki/index.php/Milestones:First_External_Cardiac_Pacemaker,_1950

The group will depart Toronto, en-route to Ottawa (Canada's National Capital) with a stop in Peterborough around 1-1:30 for a lunch sponsored by the Peterborough Section at Holiday Inn Waterfront. In Ottawa delegates will be staying at Delta Ottawa City Centre. https://www.deltahotels.com/Hotels/Delta-Ottawa-City-Centre

In the morning of August 28, 2013, delegated will visit the Nepean Shirelys Bay Research Centre, home to milestone "Alouette-ISIS Satellite Program, 1962". http://www.ieeeghn.org/wiki/index.php/Milestones:Alouette-ISIS_Satellite_Program,_1962

On August 29, 2013, delegates travel to Montreal where they will be staying at the down-town Delta Centreville hotel. https://www.deltahotels.com/Hotels/Delta-Centre-Ville . Montreal is home of Hydro Québec, on 75 Boul René Lévesque and learn about the " First 735 kV AC Transmission System, 1965" milestone and its achievements. http://www.ieeeghn.org/wiki/index.php/Milestones:First_735_kV_AC_Transmission_System,_1965

On August 30, 2013 delegates travel to Fredericton, New Brunswick and stay at the Delta Fredericton hotel. https://www.deltahotels.com/Hotels/Delta-Fredericton

IEEE PES Scholarship Plus Initiative expanded to Canada

Over the past two years, the IEEE Power & Energy Society has distributed over US$642,000 in scholarships to 265 students from 109 universities within the United States. In 2013, we are expanding the IEEE PES Scholarship Plus Initiative to include students in Canada. Our goal this year is to distribute more than 400 scholarships to electrical engineering students in the USA and Canada!

The PES Scholarship Plus Initiative™ is a scholarship and career experience program that was created in response to the looming workforce shortfall in the power and energy industry. Our goal is simple: increase the number of well-qualified, entry-level engineers by helping students.

PES Scholarship Details :

We are offering up to US$7,000 and assistance with career experience opportunities to qualifying students! You must be a full-time student working towards a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, a US or Canadian citizen or permanent resident of either country, willing to take power engineering courses and have a GPA of at least 3.0.

Engineering students early in their college careers are encouraged to apply, even if in June 2013 they have not yet declared electrical engineering as their major. In Fall 2013, the individual must be enrolled in an electrical engineering program working toward a bachelor's degree.

Here's how it works :

  • Eligible students should apply online by June 30th, 2013 at http://www.ee-scholarship.org/application

  • Recipients will be selected by PES volunteers with industry and academic backgrounds. In the fall, recipients will be notified of their selection and be provided with information on how to arrange for a career experience with industry-leading companies.

  • The scholarship funds will be distributed to your university/college for deposit and credit against your student account.

Don't delay, click below to start your scholarship application or follow us on Facebook.

Apply Now http://www.ee-scholarship.org/application

Visit Us on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/ieeepes.scholarship.plus

If you have any questions, please contact Dan Toland, IEEE PES Scholarship Plus Initiative (pes-scholarship-info@ieee.org)

Play Golf Today and Improve Tomorrow

IEEE PES Scholarship Plus Initiative Golf Outing
Sunday, 21 July 2013
Furry Creek Golf Course, Furry Creek, BC, Canada

Registrations are now being taken for the IEEE PES Scholarship Plus Initiative Program Golf Outing scheduled for July 21, 2013 at Furry Creek Golf Course in Furry Creek, British Columbia, Canada. The golf outing is being sponsored by the IEEE Power & Energy Society and is being held prior to the 2013 IEEE PES General Meeting. If you participate in this golf outing, you will enjoy a great day of camaraderie and friendly competition between golfing friends and colleagues who will tee it up all for the benefit of the IEEE PES Scholarship Plus Initiative and the Next Generation of Power and Energy Engineers. This golf outing will benefit the expansion of the IEEE PES Scholarship Plus Initiative Program to Canada.

Furry Creek is not a course that one merely plays - it is an enriching adventure to be savored. Considered one of the most beautifully landscaped playgrounds in British Columbia, Furry Creek delivers an unforgettable experience with its breathtaking beauty, dramatic play and first-class facilities. As BC's most scenic golf course, Furry Creek perfectly captures the most spectacular qualities of this part of the country. This par 72, 18-hole golf course designed by Robert Muir Graves and built in 1993 offers panoramic ocean views and encounters with abundant wildlife, and is just 35 minutes north of Vancouver, along the scenic Sea to Sky Highway to Whistler.

The cost to participate in the golf outing is US$175 per person. Sponsorship opportunities are also available. There are a limited number of seats available for this golf outing that will offer all competitors the opportunity to win individual and team prizes. Early registration is encouraged as tee times will be sold on a first-come, first-served basis.

The day's outing begins at 9:00 a.m. with a shotgun start followed by awards presentations. Visit the registration page and make your reservation.

The IEEE PES Scholarship Plus Initiative provides multi-year scholarships to qualifying U.S. and Canadian electrical engineering undergraduate students. Scholars receive up to three years (US$7,000) of funding interspersed with up to two years of valuable, hands-on career experience. The program, made possible by donations to the IEEE Power & Energy Society Scholarship Fund of the IEEE Foundation, is in its 3rd year. Since its inception, the program has supported a total of 265 scholars attending 109 universities, including Ivy League colleges, flagship state universities and prestigious engineering colleges across the US. The 2013 program goal is to distribute more than 400 scholarships in the US & Canada.

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Ø     Your Career

Positions available from Engineering Careers!

For more information: look up a job under the following link and input the corresponding Job ID.

E.g. For job id: 1180117 www.engineeringcareers.ca

Job ID Job Title Posting Date Job Location
1180117 Communications Specialists 07-Dec-11 CAN-ON-MISSISSAUGA
1180281 Director Communications and Marketing 08-Dec-11 CAN-ON-OTTAWA
1180137 Supervisor Communications 07-Dec-11 CAN-ON-GUELPH
1179984 Manager Online Engagement 06-Dec-11 CAN-ON-OTTAWA
1179982 Director Customer Insight and Analytics 06-Dec-11 CAN-ON-TORONTO
1180189 Marketing Specialist; One year contract; St John office, New Brunswick 07-Dec-11 CAN-NB-SAINT JOHN
1180287 Senior Marketing Officer / Agent principal de marketing 08-Dec-11 CAN-ON-OTTAWA
1180427 Canada Integrated Marketing Manager 09-Dec-11 CAN-ON-TORONTO

 

 

 

 

 

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Ø     Our Members in the Spotlight

Winners of IEEE Canada Awards 2013

A round of applause to the award winners! More information will be posted as it becomes available.

Awards Recipient Citation EN Citation FR
Achievement:
A.G.L. McNaughton Deen, Jamal For Pioneering contributions to modeling of semiconductor devices Pour contributions d'avant-garde à la modélisation des dispositifs à semi-conducteurs
C. C. Gotlieb El Saddik, Abdulmotaleb For outstanding contributions to multimedia applications, computing & communications Pour contributions remarquables aux applications, traitement et communications multimédia
R.A. Fessenden Chen, ZhiZhang For contributions to electromagnetic modeling and communication devices & systems Pour contributions à la modélisation électromagnétique et aux dispositifs et systèmes de communication
Power Xu, Wilsun For contributions to the field of power quality and power system harmonics Pour contributions au domaine de la qualité de l'onde et des harmoniques de systèmes électriques
Outstanding Engineer Rangayyan, Raj For Pioneering contributions in Biomedical Engineering Pour contributions d'avant-garde au génie biomédical
J. M. Ham Outstanding Engineering Educator Rusch, Leslie For excellence in graduate supervision Pour excellence en supervision d'étudiants diplômés
R. H. Tanner Industry Leadership Maynard, James For sustained leadership in the commercialization of wireless technology Pour leadership soutenu dans la commercialisation des technologies sans fils
Service:
W.S. Read Outstanding Service Almuhtadi, Wahab For his clear vision, leadership and exemplary service to the Region 7 and IEEE Pour sa clairvoyance, leadership, et service exemplaire à la Région 7 et à l'IEEE
E.F. Glass Western Canada Merit Sherman, Mooney For Exceptional Service to IEEE and Humanity Pour service exceptionnel à l'IEEE et l'humanité
M.B. Broughton Central Canada Merit Hepburn, David For inspired leadership and dedication to IEEE Pour leadership inspiré et dévouement à l'IEEE
J.J. Archambault Eastern Canada Merit Thorburn, Paul For outstanding and longtime contributions to section and regional activities Pour contributions remarquables et de longue durée aux activités de section et régionales

Canadian Winners of IEEE Awards 2013

IEEE DAVID SARNOFF AWARD

Sponsor: SRI International Sarnoff
SAJEEV JOHN

University of Toronto
Canada
“For the conception and development of light-trapping crystals and for leadership in elucidating their properties and applications in photonics.”

IEEE CHARLES PROTEUS STEINMETZ AWARD

Sponsor: IEEE Standards Association
MOHINDAR S. SACHDEV

University of Saskatchewan
Saskatoon, Canada
“For contributions to and leadership in the development of guides, recommended practices, and standards for power system protection.”

IEEE MEDAL IN POWER ENGINEERING

Sponsors: IEEE Industry Applications Society, IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, IEEE Power Electronics Society, and IEEE Power & Energy Society
HERMANN W. DOMMEL

University of British Columbia
Vancouver, B.C., Canada
“For pioneering contributions to the methods of analyzing electromagnetic transients and optimal power flow in electric power systems.”

John Bandler Honored by a Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal

John W. Bandler, Professor Emeritus, McMaster University, and President of Bandler Corporation, will be honored by the 2013 Microwave Career Award of the IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques Society. The award will be conferred in Seattle, Washington, on June 5, 2013, during the IEEE International Microwave Symposium, at the Society's annual Awards Banquet. The citation will read In recognition of a career of meritorious achievement and outstanding technical contribution in the field of microwave theory and techniques.

This is John's second major award from this Society. In 2004, he received the IEEE MTT-S Microwave Application Award For application of optimization technology, design with tolerances and yield-driven design to microwave devices, circuits and systems.

Based on John's work, yield-driven design, design with tolerances, electromagnetic optimization, and electromagnetic optimization with tolerances-academic fantasies prior to the 1980's-are now taken for granted by high-frequency and microwave engineers.

More recently, John furthered space mapping, a concept he pioneered 20 years ago, a concept that explains through common sense the mysterious "feel" that engineers have traditionally claimed as special. Space mapping has been adopted across the entire spectrum of engineering by researchers and industry designers into their design portfolios. It makes possible the optimal, high-fidelity design of engineering devices and systems at a cost of only a few high-fidelity simulations.

In 2012, John was honored both by the IEEE Canada A.G.L. McNaughton Gold Medal For pioneering contributions to optimization technology and microwave CAD and by a Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal.

Also in 2012, a special session at the IEEE International Microwave Symposium in Montreal paid tribute to him on the occasion of his 70th birthday for more than forty-five years of pioneering contributions to the field of microwave theory and techniques. At the same conference he delivered a rump session on "Human aspects of communication and persuasion," available on the internet through IEEE.tv.

John is a Life Fellow of the IEEE, a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, a Fellow of the Institution of Engineering and Technology, a Fellow of the Engineering Institute of Canada, a Member of the Association of Professional Engineers of the Province of Ontario (Canada) and a Member of the MIT Electromagnetics Academy. He received the Automatic Radio Frequency Techniques Group (ARFTG) Automated Measurements Career Award in 1994.

John has published more than 480 technical papers from 1965 to 2013. He founded the software company Optimization Systems Associates Inc. in 1983, and sold it to Hewlett-Packard Company in 1997.

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Ø     Your Benefits

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Ø     Call for Papers

3rd Climate Change Technology Conference (CCTC 2013)

Date: May 27-29, 2013
Location: Montreal, Quebec

The 3rd Climate Change Technology Conference (CCTC 2013) is a Canadian and international forum for the exchange of ideas for dealing with climate change. It is also an opportunity to keep abreast of emerging techniques and technologies for the mitigation of, and adaptation to, the impacts of climate change. The Engineering Institute of Canada (EIC) and ten of its member societies are organizing CCTC 2013, which will be held on the campus of Concordia University in Montreal.

The very success of our species has led to a situation in which this planet's finite resources must be considered in all future planning. This conference is dedicated to the study and exposition of the status and prospects of engineering in support of a bright future for humanity in the midst of a rapidly changing and uncertain environment, both physical and sociological due to climate change.

http://www.cctc2013.ca/CallPapers/CallPapers.html

Engineering Communication Workshops

Date: July 15, 2013
Location: University of British Columbia, BC

Registration is now open for the IEEE Professional Communication Society’s Engineering Communication Workshops which are being offered as part of the society’s annual conference at the University of British Columbia (UBC) in Vancouver, B.C. on July 15.

First is a 3-hour workshop, hosted by Dr. Hazel Sales, that is geared toward helping practicing engineers adopt new strategies and approaches to writing effectively in the workplace. Attendees will receive handouts to use during the workshop, as well as a list of helpful web sites, books, and other resources they can use for later reference. Second, engineers might also be interested in attending a shorter workshop facilitated by Dr. Traci Nathans-Kelly and Christine Nicometo, M.S., on giving engineering presentations.

To register, go to https://www.ce.ucf.edu/WConnect/CourseStatus.awp?~~13FCNT0100

For more information about the conference, visit http://pcs.ieee.org/ipcc2013/ and for additional questions, contact Sandy Bartell, the Conference Chair, at sandy.bartell@boeing.com.

2013 IEEE Pacific Rim Conference on Communications, Computers and Signal Processing

Date: August 27-29, 2013
Location: University of Victoria, Victoria, B.C., Canada

http://www.ece.uvic.ca/~pacrim/pacrim13

IEEE International Conference on Wireless for Space and Extreme Environments (WiSEE)

Date: November 7-9, 2013
Location: Baltimore, Maryland

This IEEE conference will bring together investigators from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the Canadian Space Agency (CSA), the European Space Agency (ESA), and other space agencies, along with industry and academic researchers, in an effort to understand and solve the emerging problems facing wireless sensing and communication in space and related extreme environments.

http://sites.ieee.org/wisee/

 

 

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Ø     Conferences

All IEEE Conferences in Canada


Find information about these and all IEEE Conferences in Canada here.

Upcoming Events


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

Canadian Atlantic

Hamilton

Kingston

Kitchener-Waterloo

London

Montreal

Newfoundland and Labrador

New Brunswick

Northern Canada

Ottawa

Southern Alberta

Toronto

Vancouver

Winnipeg

 

 

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 IEEE Canada Newsletter – May 2013                Bulletin de IEEE Canada – Mai 2013

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