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Page en Français This Issue's Content: News - IEEE Canada Board of Directors - Your News - News of Interest - Our Members in the Spotlight - Call for Papers - Conferences Upcoming Events - New Brunswick - Montreal - Ottawa - Toronto - Winnipeg - Calgary - Other Submission Information
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Issue: October 2009 IEEE Canada News Central
Ø IEEE Canada Board of Directors - Renew Your Membership for 2010- Membership Dues in Special Circumstances
- Vancouver Section investigates Linux server performance optimization- South Alberta Section posts upcoming events online- Ottawa Section celebrates recent advancements in photonics- London Section on selling solar electricity- Montreal Section examines topics on digital TV- Toronto Section seminar on image and video processing
- Free E-book Titles and Access to Archived Webinars to All IEEE Members- TISP (Teacher-In-Service-Program) Ottawa News- New IEEE Senior Members in the Ottawa Section- New scholarships for female Canadian engineering grad & undergraduates- IEEE Career services- New Home and Auto Group Insurance Program
Ø Our Members in the Spotlight - 2009 IEEE Canada J.J. Archambault Eastern Canada Merit Award: John Grefford- 2009 IEEE Canada M.B. Broughton Central Canada Merit Award: David Whyte
- IEEE Electrical Power and Energy Conference (2009 IEEE EPEC)- IEEE IAS Electrical Safety, Technical and Mega Projects Workshop
- Upcoming IEEE Conferences in Canada- All IEEE Conferences in Canada
Ø IEEE Canada Board of Directors Renew Your Membership for 2010Membership renewal notice for 2010 will be arriving shortly. Watch for it. 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 CircumstancesIEEE 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. Vancouver Section investigates Linux server performance optimizationFriday Oct 16, 2009, 3 pm, 2332 Main Mall, UBC, Vancouver, BC Talk abstract: The Linux operating system has gained significant popularity in the past several years as a platform for a diverse set of client and server computing machines. This talk describes the various methodologies used to improve the performance of the Linux kernel on high-end enterprise server machines. Described are methodologies for measuring, analyzing, and improving the performance and scalability of the Linux kernel, focusing on platform-independent issues. A diverse set of workloads are described, including web serving, database, and file serving. In addition, various components of the Linux kernel (e.g., disk IO subsystem) are examined. Several well-known benchmarks are used to quantify Linux performance for these workloads and system components. The results show significant improvements in the Linux kernel for enterprise servers with 2 to 16 computing units. Speaker biography: Sandra K. Johnson is a Senior Technical Staff Member at IBM. Her previous assignments include working as the Chief Technology Officer, Global Small and Medium Business for IBM Systems and Technology Group, the Linux Performance Architect, and managing the Linux Performance, WebSphere Database Development, and Java Server Performance teams within IBM development and research organizations. She has conducted research in a number of computer related areas and was part of the design team that developed the prototype for the IBM Scalable Parallel Processor (SP2), the base machine for "Deep Blue", IBM's world famous chess machine. South Alberta Section posts upcoming events onlinePlease refer to the following link for the latest activities hosted by the South Alberta Section: http://sas.ieee.ca/events.html Ottawa Section celebrates recent advancements in photonicsFriday, October 30, 2009, 12:30pm - 4:30pm, M-50 Auditorium, NRC Main Campus, Ottawa An IEEE-PS/OPRA/OPIN-OPC/NRC event. A Symposium on the above topic will be held on Details program and details will be posted on the IEEE Ottawa Section website London Section on selling solar electricityThursday Oct 7, 2009, 5:30 - 7:30 pm, N105 Lambton College, Sarnia, ON The Green Energy Act, 2009 (GEA) was introduced to the Ontario Legislature on February 23, 2009. It includes a proposal for a new renewable energy program known as a Feed-in Tariff (FIT) Program designed to further encourage the development of renewable energy supply. Part of the FIT program will allow homeowners to sell solar electricity (for systems < 10 kW) for approximately $0.80 kWh. The speakers (Ed and Sharon Nicols) will be walking us through exactly what steps need to be followed to takeadvantage of this program and what costs you will encounter along the way. By the end of the session you will know what paperwork needs to be filled out, who to contact for each step, what costs are involved at each step, pricing on various solar systems and what sort of payback period can be expected. For details: http://london.ieee.ca/2009-10-07_Selling_Solar-Sarnia/2009_10_7_sem4_nicol.pdf Montreal Section examines topics on digital TVWednesday October 21st, 2009, 8:30am to 4:00pm, Concordia University, SGW Campus, EV 260, QC Various topics on digital TV will be reviewed: DTV Basics (advanced), DTV Monitoring and ATSC Mobile DTV. For details: http://ewh.ieee.org/r7/montreal/index.php?q=node/75 Toronto Section seminar on on image and video processingTuesday, October 27, 2009, 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m., Eric Palin Hall, Room EPH 216, Ryerson University Some video processing and computer vision methods consist of several (weak) sub-algorithms whose individual decisions are integrated to reach a (strong) final decision. We present a framework for active fusion of sub-algorithm decisions based on the well-known least-mean-square (LMS) adaptive filtering algorithm. The weights corresponding to individual sub-algorithms are updated on-line using the proposed adaptive method in the training (learning) stage. The error function of the adaptive training process is defined as the difference between the weighted sum of decision values and the decision of an oracle (operator). Individual decision results are updated by making orthogonal projections onto hyperplanes defined according to the decision of the operator for the next stage. The proposed decision fusion method can be used in semi-automated video surveillance applications. A video based wildfire detection system will be presented as an example. For details: http://toronto.ieee.ca/events/oct2709a.htm Free E-book Titles and Access to Archived Webinars to All IEEE MembersIn response to Section Congress recommendation, the IEEE is offering e-books and webinars free to all IEEE members. Check out the free e-books and archived webinars at: http://www.ieeeusa.org/careers/gpa/ TISP (Teacher-In-Service-Program) Ottawa NewsThe TISP Ottawa Committee is official. Please check the information given on the webpage above. The TISP Ottawa committee is currently looking for volunteers to help with the workshops to the educators. If you are interested to help out and support our pre-engineering education efforts, please send email to Jennifer Ng, TISP Ottawa Champion jng@ieee.org For more information: http://ieee.org/go/ottawa-tisp New IEEE Senior Members in the Ottawa SectionFollowing members were elevated in September 2009 meeting. Congratulations! Joslin, Chris New scholarships for female Canadian engineering grad and undergraduatesThe Canadian Engineering Memorial Foundation, in collaboration with other organizations are providing scholarship to female engineering students at both undergraduate and graduates levels at $10,000 and $5000 respectively. For further details on selection criteria, please refer to www.cemf.ca For more information: http://ieee.org/go/ottawa-tisp IEEE Career servicesLooking for a new job? Check out the following site! New Home and Auto Group Insurance ProgramThe IEEE Financial Advantage Program is pleased to announce that The Personal Insurance Company is now a provider of home and auto group insurance to IEEE Canada members. One of Canada's largest group insurers, The Personal insures members and employees of over 550 organizations and has over 650,000 policies in force across the country. The advantages of this voluntary benefit include preferred rates not available to the general public, exceptional service, and personalized protection. IEEE Canada members*, their spouses and dependants** are eligible for this new program. To find out how much you can save, get a quote from The Personal by phone or on their Web site.
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Ø Our Members in the Spotlight 2009 IEEE Canada J.J. Archambault Eastern Canada Merit Award: John Grefford
John was IEEE EMS Ottawa Chapter Chair from 2001 to 2004 and was involved actively within the IEEE Ottawa Section as Chair in 2002 and 2003 where he developed a number of projects to support IEEE Ottawa Section to fulfill IEEE's educational and scientific goals. He served on the IEEE EMS Board of Governor from 2004 to 2007. He was also active in the Government Liaison Program of Professional Engineers of Ontario (PEO) and has organised joint IEEE?PEO seminars. John is a Senior Member of IEEE, a registered Professional Engineer in Ontario, a Project Management Professional and a Fellow of the Engineering Institute of Canada. In 2008 John was Region 7 representative to IEEE IB&SC committee. In that capacity he identified and planned for individual benefit for value add of membership. John developed goals and selection criteria for supplier's selection to meet specific insurance needs and coordinated the acceptance and introduction of an encompassing Home and Auto Insurance program with The Personal insurance company to benefit IEEE Canada members. 2009 IEEE Canada M.B. Broughton Central Canada Merit Award: David Whyte
His IEEE involvement began as a Student Member while at the University of Toronto. Later he became involved with the Toronto Section, holding various positions, including Communications Society Chapter Chair, and Section Chair. David then became involved with the IEEE Canadian Foundation, where he has managed the awards activities, as Grants Chair and Vice?President, as well as supporting the overall growth and maturing of the Foundation. Over the years, David has been involved in the organization of IEEE and other industry conferences, workshops and seminars. He has been recognized by the CRTC for his contribution to Interconnection issues in Canada. Internationally, David has participated in IEEE 802 Local and Wide Area Network standards development, and other telecommunications standards organizations. David also serves as 2008?9 President of the Canadian Telecommunications Consultants Association.
IEEE Electrical Power and Energy Conference (2009 IEEE CEPEC)Date: October 22 - 23, 2009 Website: http://www.epec09.com/
IEEE IAS Electrical Safety, Technical and Mega Projects WorkshopMarch 29-31, 2010 The IEEE IAS ESTMP Workshop provides a forum for exchanging and advancing industry knowledge in the areas of electrical safety, engineering design, system reliability and the implementation and execution of Mega Projects. The Workshop focus will be to share innovative concepts, successes as well as lessons learned in the areas of: 1) advancing state of the art knowledge and best practices, 2) stimulating innovation in creating the next generation of technology and 3) design and implementation of Mega Projects.
CMC Annual Symposium 2009Oct 13-14, 2009, Crowne Plaze Hotel, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada This is the 2nd edition of the graduate research conference focusing on microsystems, microelectronics, and nanoelectronics research. In addition to the opportunity to learn about research achievements and challenges in the area of manufacturing, design, implementation, and test of integrated microsystems and micro/nano-electronics devices, circuits, and systems, the purpose of this conference is to:
The conference is being organized in conjunction with the CMC Microsystems Annual Symposium and co-sponsored by the IEEE Circuits and Systems Society. Papers will be accepted for either oral or poster presentation. All accepted papers will be published on IEEE Xplore. For more information: http://www3.cmc.ca/symposium_2009/MNRC.aspx IEEE Electrical Power and Energy Conference (2009 IEEE CEPEC)Date: October 22 - 23, 2009 Website: http://www.epec09.com/
23rd Canadian Conference on Electrical and Computer EngineeringDate: May 2- 5, 2010
This is the 2nd edition of the graduate research conference focusing on microsystems, microelectronics, and nanoelectronics research. In addition to the opportunity to learn about research achievements and challenges in the area of manufacturing, design, implementation, and test of integrated microsystems and micro/nano-electronics devices, circuits, and systems, the purpose of this conference is to: CCECE provides researchers, students, and practicing professionals in the area of Electrical and Computer Engineering with a Canadian venue in which they can present the latest technological advancements and discoveries. It is also a valuable opportunity to network, exchange ideas, strengthen existing partnerships and foster new collaborations. CCECE 2010 will feature 7 mini-symposia with papers presented from a broad range of areas in Electrical and Computer Engineering. There will be tutorial sessions in leading topics, plenary talks from senior executives in industry and academia, special sessions in hot topics, social programs, the IEEE Canada Awards and Banquet night, best student paper awards luncheon, and industrial exhibitions. For more information: http://www.ieee.ca/ccece10/index_en.php All IEEE Conferences in Canada
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John Grefford (SMIEEE) has been program support officer at Defence Construction Canada since 2007. Prior employment includes; 10 years as principal engineer for CRO Engineering Ltd. providing engineering services to both public and private organizations, 10 years as a project manager managing large?scale projects with National Defence, 3 years managing research projects at a Defence Research Establishment Valcartier, 5 years Assistant Professor at Royal Military College, 2 years as a Technology Manager at National Bank of Canada and 2 years as Investment Advisor at National Bank Financial. John has a B.Eng. in Chemical Engineering from RMC in Kingston, Ontario, a B.Sc. and M.Sc. Electrical Engineering from the U.S. Naval Post Graduate School Monterey, CA. and an MBA from Laval University.
David Whyte (SMIEEE) P. Eng. is Managing Principal of DAMAR Consulting, a Toronto based telecommunications consultancy. David holds a Bachelor of Applied Science from the University of Toronto, followed by business studies also at the University of Toronto. Before entering the independent consulting field, David was Senior Manager Internet Technology and Services AT&T Canada (Allstream). Prior to that, he progressed through management and technical positions related to architecture development, technology selection and network planning for voice and data networks and services.
