The Electronic Newsletter of the IEEE Toronto Section - the latest news
about upcoming events and the people that make them happen - Section and
Chapter meetings, workshops, conferences, and other events of interest
occuring in Toronto and surounding areas. Posted every month.
Upcoming Chapter/Group Activities
November 1 at 11 a.m.
Dr. Hikmet Sari, Professor and Chair of the Telecommunications Department at
the Ecole Supérieure d'Electricité (Supélec), near Paris, France
will present an IEEE Communications Society Distinguished Lecture entitled
"Broadband Wireless Access at Frequencies Below 11 GHz ", organized by our
Communications Chapter. Click for details.
November 2 at 5 p.m. Dr. Vijay Bhargava, Professor and
Head of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the
University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C. will present
an IEEE Communications Society Distinguished Lecture entitled
"From Marconi to Wireless Internet: A Tutorial".
The presentation will be suitable, not only for information theory
researchers, but also for a general audience. Click for details.
November 4 at 4 p.m. Professor Sir John Pendry of
Imperial College, London in the U.K. will present a seminar on
"The Perfect Lens: Resolution Beyond the Limits of Wavelength ",
organized by our Electromagnetics and Radiation Joint Chapter. Click
for details.
November 10 at 7:00 p.m. Dr. Lukasz Brzozowski, Research
Associate in the Department of Medical Biophysics at the Sunnybrook and Women's
Research Institute in Toronto will present a seminar on "Nanotechnology in
Optical Switching and in Multimodal Medical Imaging", organized by our
Computer Chapter. Click for details.
November 12 at 7 p.m. Professor Lionel E. Davis of the
Deptartment of Electrical Engineering & Electronics at the University of
Manchester Institute of Science and Technology in the U.K. will present an
IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques Society Distinguished Lecture on
"Modern Circulators and Isolators for Wireless and Automotive Applications",
organized by our Electromagnetics and Radiation Joint Chapter.
Click for details.
November 16 at 1 p.m. Dr. M. Meyyappan,Director of the
Center for Nanotechnology at the NASA Ames Research Center at Moffett Field
in California will present an IEEE Lasers and Electro-Optics Society
Distinguished Lecture entitled "Recent Developments in Nanotechnology: An
Overview" organized by our Circuits and Devices Chapter.
Click for details.
November 16 at 3 p.m. Dr. Reza Dizaji of Raytheon Canada
Limited in Waterloo, Ontario will present a seminar on "HFSWR, A Radar
Technology to See Beyond Horizon Signal Processing Challenges", organized by
our Signals and Applications Chapter.
Click for details.
November 22 at 6:30 p.m. Dr. Luc Girard, Senior Technical
Services Advisor with Petro Canada Lubricants will present a seminar on "A
Slippery Topic: New Insulating Oil Technology for Transformers and Switchgear",
organized by our Dielectrics & Electrical Insulation Chapter - which is a
joint chapter of members in Toronto, London, Kitchener-Waterloo, and
Peterborough Sections. Click for details.
November 25 at 6:30 p.m. Our Women in Engineering
Affinity Group will hold a "Wen-do - a Women's Self Defense Workshop".
Click for details.
Upcoming Conferences
APPrO 2004 16th Annual Canadian Power Conference & Trade Show
The face of the Ontario electrical power generation industry is about to
change dramatically. This change will affect IEEE members, their
jobs and their careers. Affected members should attend the APPrO 2004
(formerly IPPSO) 16th Annual Canadian Power Conference & Trade Show,
November 24 & 25 in Toronto to get answers to their questions and
network with industry colleagues.
New speaker announcements and content is being added daily to the APPrO
2004 Web site. To register and learn more about the conference program,
the simultaneous Green Power conference as well as Trade Show
exhibitors, please visit the official APPrO 2004 conference web site.
If you need more information or require
personal assistance, please contact: Andrew Thompson, Sales & Marketing
Manager, APPrO 2004, 416-322-6549, ext 222 or andrew.thompson@appro.org
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Section News
IAS Chapter - Industry Applications Chair Chair Vince Scaini
reports that his October 27 seminar on "Medium Voltage Drives in Industrial
Applications" by Dr. Navid Zargari of Rockwell Automation was a great sucess
with a good portion of the meeting being taken up with questions and answers
on the topic. At the end, Vince presented Dr. Zarfari with a token of
appreciation (photo at left). Vince
is also pleased to welcome two new volunteers to his chapter committee -
Dr. Dewei (David) Xu (Ryerson University, Assistant Professor) to the post of
Vice Chair and Mr. Ehsan Behboudi (Irving Paper, Engineer) as Secretary of
the Toronto Section IAS Chapter. The next meeting is being planned
for the end of November - please watch our Section web site for details.
PES Chapter - The IEEE Toronto Section presents an award to the Network Operating
Division (NOD), Hydro One in recognition and appreciation of valued support to
the Section in the past years at the Power Engineering Chapter tour of the
Ontario Grid Control Centre at Barrie on October 21, 2004. Mr.
Paul Tremblay, Director of NOD (left) received the plaque presented by Dr.
Wallas Khella, a Member at Large of the Section (photo at right).
Women In Engineering - The IEEE Toronto WIE Affinity Group
October meeting was a roundtable dicussion on the topic of communication,
"To Efficiently Improve Communication and Eventual Well Being". Nine people
attended this meeting. The meeting was held at the "Young Thailand'
restaurant, 81 Church Street. Nancy Vanitchanant, WIE Secretary/Treasurer
moderated the discussion.
To achieve good communication is to decide on the intended outcome.
There are different ways to get the point across. Studies show 75% of
what we communicate is non-verbal. We can enhance this by utilizing all
methods/tools, e.g. listen intently, document, take notes, use emails,
etc.. Mastering this art requires practice, patience; it is a life long
process.
Nancy asked us to put ourselves in the shoes of the following
individuals and describe what we'd do in each case - she then went over
some suggestion on how to say "No".
- A lazy teammate asks for your assistance and takes all the credits
- A pushy boss tests your capability and willingness by overworking you
- A slick team member tries your managerial skills by being incorporative or using charms
We learned a lot through the exchange of ideas and experiences.
The ambient of the restaurant was great, the service was fast and efficient.
The food was delicious. We all commeded Jin on her choice! She ordered
number 13 from the menu! We thank all the members who attended -
and hope to see you at our future meetings!
Links - have you visited our "links" page on our web site -
you may find some interesting web sites to browse - our neibouring Sections
and a variety of professional engineering sites. Learn about RedR
Canada, Engineers Without Borders, and the story of the Iron Ring - once
a secret - now on the web!
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IEEE News
- IEEE starts cellular phone battery standard - standard to take systems
approach to make Lithium-Ion battery cells and packs in mobile phones more
reliable - click for more information
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