Location: Carleton University, Department of Electronics (DoE), Mackenzie Engineering Building, Room ME 4124, 1125 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

Parking: Paid parking.

Registration: Free but required. To ensure a seat, please contact Qingsheng Zeng (qingsheng.zeng@crc.gc.ca)

Organizer: Dr. Qingsheng Zeng

Organizer e-mail: qingsheng.zeng@crc.gc.ca

Organized by: The IEEE Ottawa Antennas and Propagation Society and Microwave Theory & Techniques Society (AP/MTT) Joint Chapter, Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) Chapter, Components, Packaging and Manufacturing Technology (CPMT) Chapter, Communications Society, Broadcast Technology Society, and Consumer Electronics Society (ComSoc/BTS/CES) Joint Chapter, IEEE Ottawa Section (OS), and Department of Electronics at Carleton University (DoE Carleton).

Abstract:

Wireless communications signals have evolved greatly over the past century, from the use of Morse Code to very complicated digital modulation schemes used in wideband CDMA (WCDMA) and 3GPP Long-term evolution (LTE). This progression challenges the design of transmitters to be simultaneously energy efficient, low distortion, and spectrally clean. The increasing peak-to-average power ratio (PAPR) characteristic of these signals is a particular problem. Because it is important to understand why this is happening this presentation begins with a discussion of the physical implications of Shannon’s Capacity Limit combined with the Fourier Transform.

A ‘backwards’ design perspective is then presented, where we begin design from a maximally energy efficient circuit (a switch) and then make it generate the required signals, instead of the conventional approach of beginning with linear circuitry and then finding ways to improve its energy efficiency. This directly leads to the design and implementation of polar-modulation to improve both the energy efficiency of the power amplifier and effective linearity of the transmitter. Design of intentionally compressed circuitry is very different from conventional linear amplifier techniques, and these new design techniques will be discussed.

Location: CRC Auditorium, Bldg 2A, Communications Research Centre Canada, 3701 Carling Ave., Box 11490, Station H, Ottawa, Ontario K2H 8S2, Canada

Parking: Free.

Registration: Free but required. To ensure a seat, please contact Qingsheng Zeng (qingsheng.zeng@crc.gc.ca)

Organizer: Dr. Qingsheng Zeng

Organizer e-mail: qingsheng.zeng@crc.gc.ca

Organized by: The IEEE Ottawa Antennas and Propagation Society and Microwave Theory & Techniques Society (AP/MTT) Joint Chapter, Vehicular Technology (VT) Chapter, Aerospace and Electronic System (AES) Chapter, Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) Chapter, Components, Packaging and Manufacturing Technology (CPMT) Chapter, Communications Society, Broadcast Technology Society, and Consumer Electronics Society (ComSoc/BTS/CES) Joint Chapter, and IEEE Ottawa Section (OS).

Program:

8:30 – 8:35 Opening Speech

8:35 – 8:55 Man-Made Noise Measurements and Electromagnetic Environment, Dr.Qingsheng Zeng, CRC

8:55 – 9:25 Satellite Communications at Frequencies to 100 GHz, Dr. David Rogers, CRC

9:25 – 9:55 Conformal MIMO Effects on Multipath Propagation in Underground Mines, Dr. Mhammad Ghaddar, Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue (UQAT)

9:55 – 10:10 Break, Refreshments and Networking

10:10 – 11:10 Experimental and Theoretical Aspects of Atmospheric Attenuation on Earth-Space Links at Ka- (20/30 GHz) and Q/V- (40/50 GHz) bands, Dr. César Amaya, CRC

11:10 – 12:10 Experiments on Propagation in Geospace in the CASSIOPE Small Satellite Mission, Dr. Gordon James, CRC

12:10 – 13:00 Lunch

13:00 – 14:00 IEEE VTS Distinguished Lecture: Theory, Analysis, Measurements, and Modeling of Temporal and Spatial Variability in the Wideband Characteristics of Urban Mobile Radio Channels, Dr. Robert Bultitude, CRC

14:00 – 14:30 Comparative Evaluation of Macrocellular and In-Building Coverage Performance at 700 and 2500 MHz, Dr. Yvo de Jong, CRC

14:30 – 14:45 Break, Refreshments and Networking

14:45 – 15:45 Improve RF System Throughput by Using the Latest Processor, FPGA and Bus Technologies, Mr. Tejinder Gill, National Instruments (NI) in Ottawa

15:45 – 16:45 Tight Synchronization in Multi-Frequency RF Record and Playback: Validation and Test Results, Mr. Iurie Ilie, Averna Technologies, Ottawa

16:45 – 16:50 Closing Speech

Date/Time: Wednesday April 17, 2013, 6:00 PM  to 8:00 PM
Location: FIDUS SYSTEMS Inc.,35 Fitzgerald Road, Suite 400, Ottawa, ON,K2H 1E6
 Parking: Free 
 Registration: Free, and is on a first to reply basis.

             Preference given to IEEE EMC/MTT/AP society members. 

             Seating is limited. E-mail Reservation is required.

             Pizza and soft drinks will be served.
 Organizer: Syed Bokhari
 Organizer e-mail: bokhari@ieee.org
 Organized by: IEEE Ottawa EMC, MTT-AP

Abstract

 This talk discusses the efficiency of reverberation chambers to perform emissions and

immunity tests. The statistically isotropic, randomly polarized, and uniform

electromagnetic environment present inside a well stirred reverberation chamber enables

a robust, all aspect angle test. The controllable uncertainty of a reverberation chamber

test method provides the test engineer options to design a test depending on whether the

test is a simple product qualification test or a mission critical system test.

 Biography

———

Dr. Vignesh Rajamani received his Ph. D. degree in Electrical Engineering with emphasis on

Statistical Electromagnetics at Oklahoma State University in 2010. He obtained his M.S.

degree in electrical engineering with emphasis on computational Electromagnetics from

Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, in 2004 and B.E. degree in Electronics and

Communication engineering from the University of Madras, Chennai, India, in 2002.

From 2003-2010, he worked as a Research Assistant at the REFTAS Lab, Oklahoma State

University. His research focuses on statistical electromagnetics, antenna engineering,

RFID, reverberation chamber operations, validation, and optimization techniques. He was

also involved in building the reverberation chamber at Oklahoma State University and

his current research focuses estimating probability of failure of electronic systems

due to electromagnetic interference and compatibility.

He is an active member of IEEE EMC Society and involved with several technical committees

and educational activities through EMC Society and Oklahoma State University. He is a

member of Eta Kappa Nu, Phi Kappa Phi and Golden Key and a Senior member of IEEE. He is

also one of the distinguished lecturers for the IEEE EMC Society for term 2013-2014.

Dr. Vignesh Rajamani is the instructor of record for the Design of Engineering Systems

Electrical and Computer Engineering Capstone Design course and Introduction to Electrical

Science – Sophomore level electric circuits class at Oklahoma State University

2) As members maintain their IEEE membership over their years, IEEE must reward them for their loyalty. Rewards ought to be tangible and useful and can be done simply and inexpensively. Create Global Fidelity Programs including:
(a) Continue membership Recognition 5-10-15-20 years of membership
(b) Bonus for specific Benefits (e.g., reduced fee, IEEE merchandise, etc).

3) IEEE membership (including e-Membership) should include a Society membership as part of the basic membership fee.

4) Increased support to students in technical activities with grants to attend conferences and organization of technical competitions.

5) To encourage interest in pre-university students in engineering careers, IEEE to publish a subscription periodical (paper or electronic) targeted to high school students that highlights engineering activities of interest to those students. The periodical should also have articles promoting the benefits of an engineering career and what the students can do in college to get involved with IEEE.

The competition is open to undergraduate and graduate students enrolled in a Canadian College or university. Authors should clearly indicate that
the papers are for the HIC Workshop. Papers will be reviewed and feedback will be provided to the authors. For more information please contact, The
Student Activities Committee Chair, Dr. Sawsan Abdul-Majid Email:smajid@site.uottawa.ca OR The IEEE-Canada HIC Chair, Dr. Ferial
El-Hawary Email : F.El-Hawary@ieee.org

This conference is technically and financially co-sponsored by the Section and AESS Society. The Ottawa AESS chapter is also playing a vital role in the conference. Kindly register and support the conference. The registration site is now open: http://ieeeradarcon13.org/registration/

Medical instrumentation and measurement form the first link in the chain connecting engineering to medicine. The evolving role of biomedical engineering in health care has been reflected by the constant increase in the interest in MeMeA, which started as a workshop and became a symposium in 2011. The importance of measurement in medical applications is growing continuously as increasingly sophisticated techniques become available for general, unsupervised use.
Papers are currently being reviewed with the symposium program coming out in mid-February. Participants will be invited to register soon after that.

To find out more and to get a flavour of the activities we participate in,  please visit this website, http://sites.ieee.org/r7-hic/design/ or even better, see you at Site on February 21st.

The following are the detailed guidelines to the contest:

The contestant must be an undergraduate or graduate student attending Ottawa region universities or colleges.
The qualified institutions are

- University of Ottawa
- Carleton University
- Université du Québec en Outaouais. (UQO)
- Algonquin College
- La Cité Collégiale
- CEGEP Heritage College

The contestant must be the first author and the presenter of a paper (either oral or poster presentation) at the Photonics North 2013. To enter the contest, simply email your name and the title of the paper to be considered for the awards to Ottawa Chapter chair: kexing.liu@ieee.org, one entry per student. There will be 2 cash awards. The winners will be announced in September 2013 and awards will be given out at an IEEE  Ottawa Photonics Chapter Seminar following the announcement. We would
like to encourage the student research activities in Photonics and the participation of the Photonics North Conference. We thank all participants and wish them good luck. If you have any question please feel free to contact the Ottawa Chapter: kexing.liu@ieee.org

Time: 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

http://www.ieeeottawa.ca/tmpcsit/

Overview:
Reductionism, when used in project management, allows for most complex projects to be tackled
as sequences of tasks and milestones subject to prioritization and concurrency. Beyond a level
of complexity, a “systems thinking” approach is more suitable. Please join us for this
presentation by Dr. Stephen Bobyn on different aspects of Complex Project Management, including:
* What is Project Complexity?
* Project Management Approaches – Linked to Project Complexity
* Systems Thinking Approach – The 4 Levels of Thinking
* Importance of Context, Environment
* Systems Thinking Approach – Boundaries Considerations
* Complex Projects – Complexity Symptoms
* Complex Projects – Organizational Impacts
* Complex Projects – PM Capabilities

Presenter:

Stephen M. Bobyn, Deputy Project Manager, (Support)/Canadian Surface Combatant Project, National Defence (Ottawa, ON).

Knowledge and skills you will gain:
Learn about different aspects of complex project management, learn to differentiate complex projects from traditional projects, learn about the System Thinking approach in a project management context.

Objectives:
To provide IEEE members of the joint chapter (TMC/SSIT/PCS) a technical activity in the field of their interest; to re-initiate the joint chapter’s activities; and to present to the members the slate of volunteers seeking the position of vice-chairs for the joint chapter:
* candidate for SSIT Vice Chair (2013): Barbara Waruszynski
* candidate for TMC Vice Chair (2013): Wahib Thabet

Agenda:
6:30pm social/networking (30 min)
7:00pm welcome by joint TMC/SSIT/PCS chapter chair (10 min)
7:10pm Complex project management: a systems thinking approach (50 min)
8:00pm presentation of vice chair candidates and election
8:10pm Q&A

Event Location: Control Tower room, Royal Canadian Air Force Officer’s Mess:
158 Gloucester St., Ottawa

http://www.cg.cfpsa.ca/cg-pc/Ottawa/EN/Messes/RCAFOfficersMess/Pages/DirectionsParking.aspx

Session Cost: Free to IEEE members, $5 Student and Engineers-in-Transition members, $10 non IEEE members.

Registration: Room size is limited and registration is on a first come basis, to reserve send an e-mail to Alfredo Herrera alfredo.herrera@ieee.org (TMC/SSIT/PCS chapter chair) with a copy to Bhagvat Joshi bjoshi@ieee.org (AICN chapter chair) . Your payment (if applicable) will be accepted at the door, so please arrive early. Exact change would be appreciated.

Contact: alfredo.herrera@ieee.org and bjoshi@ieee.org