RFID - Newly Emerging Technology and Research Areas
Speaker: Dr. Qinghan Xiao, IEEE Senior Member, a Defence Scientist, Defence R&D Canada (DRDC), Ottawa, Canada
Date: Thursday, December 9, 2010
Time: Registration and Networking: 03:30 p.m.; Seminar: 04:00 p.m. – 05:00 p.m.
Location: Algonquin College, Room P210, P-Building, 1385 Woodroffe Ave., Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Admission: Free. Registration required. To ensure a seat, please register by e-mail contacting: Gerry Crichlow, Bashir Morshed, or Wahab Almuhtadi
Organized by: IEEE Ottawa Communications Society, Broadcast Technology Society, and Consumer Electronics Society (ComSoc / BTS / CES) Joint Chapter, the Algonquin College Student Branch and Department of Electronics and Electro-Mechanical Studies, Algonquin College.

Networked 3-D Virtual Collaboration in Science and Education: Towards ‘Web 3.0’ (A Modeling Perspective)
Speaker: Prof. Michael Devetsikiotis, ComSoc Distinguished Lecturer, Electrical and Computer Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC
Date: Friday, November 19, 2010
Time: Refreshments, Registration and Networking: 06:30 p.m.; Seminar: 07:00 p.m. – 08:00 p.m.
Location: Algonquin College, School of Advanced Technology, Building-T, Room T129 Nortel Lab, 1385 Woodroffe Ave., Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Parking: at the Parking Lots 8 & 9. Please respect restricted areas. No fee after 5:00 p.m.
Admission: Free. Registration required. To ensure a seat, please register by e-mail contacting: Wahab Almuhtadi, Patrick Couture, or Abdul Al-Azzawi
Organized by: IEEE Ottawa Communications Society, Broadcast Technology Society, and Consumer Electronics Society (ComSoc / BTS / CES) Joint Chapter, IEEE Ottawa Reliability, and the Algonquin College Student Branch.

AC Current Measurements: The Applications, Design, and Calibrations of Rogowski Coils
Speaker: Dr. Branislav Djokic, P. Eng., Institute for National Measurement Standards, NRC, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Date: Thursday, October 21, 2010
Time: Refreshments, Registration and Networking: 06:30 p.m.; Seminar: 07:00 p.m. – 08:00 p.m.
Location: Algonquin College, 1385 Woodroffe Ave., School of Advanced Technology, T-Building, Room T334
Parking: No fee after 5:00 p.m. at the Visitors’ Parking Lots 8 (green) & 9 (red). Please respect restricted areas. Map
Admission: All welcome - Free.
Registration: pre-registration required. To ensure a seat, please register by e-mail contacting: almuhtadi@ieee.org
Organized by: IEEE Ottawa Section, IMS Chapter, PES Chapter, Reliability Chapter, IEEE Ottawa Section, and Algonquin College Student Branch.
Contact: details - Wahab Almuhtadi, Abdul Al-Azzawi, Raed Abdullah, and Patrick Couture.

Sensing and Identification in the Internet of Things Era
Speaker: Prof. Hossam Hassanein, ComSoc Distinguished Lecturer, School of Computing, Queen's University, Kingston, Canada
Date: Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Time: Refreshments, Registration and Networking: 06:30 p.m.; Seminar: 07:00 p.m. – 08:00 p.m.
Location: Algonquin College, School of Advanced Technology, Building-T, Room T129 Nortel Lab, 1385 Woodroffe Ave., Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Parking: at the Parking Lots 8 & 9. Please respect restricted areas. No fee after 5:00 p.m.
Admission: Free. Registration required. To ensure a seat, please register by e-mail contacting: Wahab Almuhtadi, Abdul Al-Azzawi, or Patrick Couture
Organized by: IEEE Ottawa Communications Society, Broadcast Technology Society, and Consumer Electronics Society (ComSoc / BTS / CES) Joint Chapter, IEEE Reliability Ottawa Chapter, Algonquin College Student Branch in conjunction with School of Advanced Technology-Algonquin College.

- Based Management of Optical Networks for Next Generation Disaster Recovery Networking Solutions with WDM Systems
- Cloud Computing and Security
Speaker: Mr. Andrew MacKay, Chief Technology Officer of Superna, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Date: Wednesday, October 6, 2010
Time: Refreshments, Registration and Networking: 06:30 p.m.; Seminar: 07:00 p.m. – 08:00 p.m.
Location: Algonquin College, P-Building, Room P-215, 1385 Woodroffe Ave., Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Parking: at the Parking Lots 8 & 9. Please respect restricted areas. No fee after 5:00 p.m.
Admission: Free. Registration required. To ensure a seat, please register by e-mail contacting: Wahab Almuhtadi.
Organized by: IEEE Ottawa Communications Society, Broadcast Technology Society, and Consumer Electronics Society (ComSoc / BTS / CES) Joint Chapter, IEEE Reliability Ottawa Chapter, Algonquin College Student Branch in conjunction with School of Advanced Technology-Algonquin College.
Contact: details - Wahab Almuhtadi, Abdul Al-Azzawi, and Patrick Couture.

Intelligent Buildings in an Intelligent Grid – the Next Great Network Build-Out
Speaker: Mr. Wes Biggs, President and Chief Executive Officer, Triacta Power Technologies, Inc.
Date: Thursday, September 30, 2010
Time: Refreshments, Registration and Networking: 06:30 p.m.; Seminar: 07:00 p.m. – 08:00 p.m.
Location: Algonquin College, 1385 Woodroffe Ave., School of Advanced Technology, T-Building, Room T334
Parking: No fee after 5:00 p.m. at the Visitors’ Parking Lots 8 (green) & 9 (red). Please respect restricted areas. Map
Admission: All welcome - Free.
Registration: pre-registration required. To ensure a seat, please register by e-mail contacting: almuhtadi@ieee.org
Organized by: IEEE Ottawa Power and Energy Society Chapter, ComSoc/BTS/CES Joint Chapter, Reliability Chapter, IEEE Ottawa Section, and Algonquin College Student Branch.
Contact: details - Wahab Almuhtadi, Branislav Djokic, Raed Abdullah, Abdul Al-Azzawi, and Patrick Couture.

Renewable and Sustainable Energy
Speaker: Alan Rotz, IEEE Power and Energy Society (PES) President
Date: Thursday, September 16, 2010
Time: Refreshments, Registration and Networking: 09:45 a.m.; Seminar: 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Location: National Research Council, 1200 Montreal Road, Ottawa, Building M-50, Auditorium.
Parking: No fee. Please respect restricted areas.
Admission: Free for both events.
Registration: Pre-registration required. To ensure a seat, please register by e-mail contacting: branislav@ieee.org
Organized by: IEEE Ottawa PES and Reliability Chapters, Educational Activities, and EPMG of INMS/NRC.
Contact: details - Wahab Almuhtadi, Branislav Djokic, Raed Abdullah, Abdul Al-Azzawi, and Patrick Couture.
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Achieving Software Reliability: A Look at Security Testing
Date: September 16, 2010
Speaker: Dr. George Yee
Organized by: IEEE Reliability Society, Power Electronics Society, and Algonquin College Student Branch.
Contact: details - Wahab Almuhtadi, Raed Abdullah, and Patrick Couture.

Mobile Agents for Autonomous Wireless Ad Hoc Networks
Speaker: Dr. Victor C.M. Leung, ComSoc Distinguished Lecturer, Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of British Columbia
Date: Thursday, June 17, 2010
Time: Refreshments, Registration and Networking: 06:30 p.m.; Seminar: 07:00 p.m. – 08:00 p.m.
Location: Algonquin College, School of Advanced Technology, Building-T, Room T129, 1385 Woodroffe Ave., Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Parking: at the Parking Lots 8 & 9. Please respect restricted areas. No fee after 5:00 p.m.
Admission: Free. Registration required. To ensure a seat, please register by e-mail contacting: Wahab Almuhtadi, or Patrick Couture
Organized by: IEEE Ottawa Power and Energy Society Chapter, ComSoc/BTS/CES Joint Chapter, IEEE Ottawa Section, and Algonquin College Student Branch.

Pyrolysis Oil: Heat, Electricity, Green Transportation Fuel, and Chemicals too
Speaker: Randal R. Goodfellow, Senior Vice President Corporate Relations, Ensyn Technologies Inc.
Date: Thursday, May 13, 2010
Time: Refreshments, Registration and Networking: 06:30 p.m.; Seminar: 07:00 p.m. – 08:00 p.m.
Location: Algonquin College, 1385 Woodroffe Ave., School of Advanced Technology, T-Building, Room T129
Parking: No fee after 5:00 p.m. at the Visitors’ Parking Lots 8 (green) & 9 (red). Please respect restricted areas. Map
Admission: All welcome - Free.
Registration: pre-registration required. To ensure a seat, please register by e-mail contacting: almuhtadi@ieee.org
Organized by: IEEE PES Ottawa Chapter, Reliability Chapter, IEEE Ottawa Section, and Algonquin College Student Branch.
Contact: details - Wahab Almuhtadi, Raed Abdullah, and Patrick Couture.

Multigigabit Wireless Multimedia Communications: Future and Core Technologies
Speaker: Prof. Dr. Vijay K. Bhargava, FRSC, FIEEE, University of British Columbia, Candidate for IEEE Communications Society President-Elect
Date: May 12, 2010
Time: Refreshments, Registration and Networking: 06:30 p.m.; Seminar: 07:00 p.m. – 08:00 p.m.
Location: Algonquin College, School of Advanced Technology, Building-T, Room T129, 1385 Woodroffe Ave., Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Parking: at the Parking Lots 8 & 9. Please respect restricted areas. No fee after 5:00 p.m.
Admission: Free. Registration required. To ensure a seat, please register by e-mail contacting: Wahab Almuhtadi, or Balakumar Balasingam, Raed Abdullah, Patrick Couture
Organized by: IEEE Ottawa Power and Energy Society Chapter, ComSoc/BTS/CES Joint Chapter, IEEE Signal Processing, Oceanic Engineering, and Geoscience and Remote Sensing (SP, OE, & GRS) Joint Chapter, IEEE Ottawa Section, and Algonquin College Student Branch.

IEEE Student Professional Awareness Conference SPAC 2010
Organized by: IEEE Carleton Student Branch, IEEE UOttawa Student Branch, and IEEE Algonquin Student Branch
Title: IEEE Connects! 2010
Speaker: David Ritonja, Peter Kuciak, and Celia Desmond
Date & Time: Thursday March 4, 2010, 6:00 pm - 10:30 pm
Location: Fenn Lounge, Residence Commons, Carleton University, 1125 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, ON, Canada K1S5B6
Parking: Free
Admission: Early Bird Tickets Special!: IEEE Members*:$10 ,Non-members:$15
Regular Tickets (March 4th + Door) New Prices!: IEEE Members*:$15 Non-members:$20
Regular Tickets: IEEE Members*:$20 Non-members:$25
Registration: by dropping by the IEEE Carleton Student Branch or IEEE UOttawa Student Branch
Details: http://ieee.engsoc.org/spac/index.php
Contact: mhaggag@ieee.carleton.ca, davidi.gonzalez.r@gmail.com, or Patrick Couture, Abdul Al-Azzawi, or Wahab Almuhtadi
Abstract: IEEE Connects! is Student Professional Awareness Conference (SPAC) is a formal dinner event that aims to bridge the gap between students and their career goals. SPAC offers students and employers a unique opportunity to network with each other in a professional environment along with professionals and academics representing the field of Engineering. The theme for the night is “Prepare to meet your Future”. There will be 3 speakers at this event, followed by an hour of networking opportunities for the sponsors and students.