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72nd Annual IEEE Ottawa Section AGM 2016
Thanks to everyone for joining us at our 72nd Annual General Meeting on October 14th. A couple of pictures from our AGM are below and the rest can be found on our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/ieeeottawasection/
IEEE Ottawa Lunch and Learn - Dr. Robert Laganiere - Smart Surveillance Systems: Trends and Recent Research
Brought to you by the IEEE Ottawa Computer Society in collaboration with March Networks and Kanata North BIA, we are pleased to announce the launch of the IEEE Ottawa Lunch and Learn Series.
IEEE Ottawa Lunch and Learn is an initiative to bridge the gap between Industry, Academia, and Government, by bringing speakers from various sectors to the heart of the Kanata Tech Hub to provide technical talks in their respective areas of expertise. This event shall serve as a place to connect, communicate, and collaborate, as well enhance and promote Ottawa tech, research, and community.
Upcoming Talk: "Smart Surveillance Systems: Trends and Recent Research" by Dr. Robert Laganiere, Professor at the University of Ottawa.
DATE: Thursday November 17, 2016 TIME: Refreshments, Lunch, and Networking: 11:30 a.m.; Seminar: 12:00 p.m. - 01:30 p.m. PLACE: TBD (Check back for updates) PARKING: Free parking available. ADMISSION: Open to all, free of charge. Registration is required by e-mail. Space is limited. REGISTRATION CONTACT: Dr. Eric Karmouch - ekarmouch@marchnetworks.com
Note: The event shall begin at 11:30 am with a brief IEEE Computer Society AGM.
Speaker:
Bob Boyd, the IEEE Photonics Society Distinguished Lecturer, M. Parker Givens Professor of Optics and Professor of Physics, the University of Rochester and Professor of
Physics and Canada Excellence Research Chair in Quantum Nonlinear Optics at the University of Ottawa.
Date: Wednesday, November 9th Fundamentals and Applications of the Orbital Angular Momentum of Light Time: 3:30pm - 4:00 pm Registration, Networking and Refreshment;
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm Seminar Location: University of Ottawa, Building / Room TBD Registration:hugo.begin@uottawa.ca
The 2017 International Joint Conference on Neural Networks (IJCNN 2017) will be held in Anchorage, Alaska, USA, May 14–19, 2017.
The conference is organized jointly by the International Neural Network Society and the IEEE Computational Intelligence Society, and is the premiere international meeting for researchers and other professionals in neural networks and related areas. It will feature invited plenary talks by world-renowned speakers in the areas of neural network theory and applications, computational neuroscience, robotics, and distributed intelligence.
In addition to regular technical sessions with oral and poster presentations, the conference program will include special sessions, competitions, tutorials and workshops on topics of current interest.
Important Dates
Special session proposals: September 15, 2016
Competition proposals: September 15, 2016
Panel proposals: September 15, 2016
Workshop & tutorial proposals: October 15, 2016
Paper submission: November 15, 2016
Decision notification: January 20, 2017
Camera ready paper due: February 20, 2017
For more information please visit http://www.ijcnn.org/
ORC 2017 - Join Us, Follow Us!
The 15th IEEE Ottawa Robotics Competition will be taking place on May 27th, 2017 at Longfields-Davidson Heights Secondary School, and we want YOU to be a part of it!
Are you still interested in helping ORC expose STEM fields to students? Email us at orcinfo@ieeeottawa.ca as soon as possible!
Learn more about printable, flexible electronics through CPEIA white papers
As part of our valued partnership with the IEEE, the CPEIA is sharing these five white papers with IEEE members to raise awareness of printable and flexible electronics a variety of market verticals.
Community outreach and education is a core component of the CPEIA mandate, and an area with great potential for collaboration between the CPEIA and IEEE.
The papers are:
Printable Electronics – Canada’s Opportunity
Printable and Flexible Electronics Enabled Intelligent Buildings: New Functions, Improved Performance and Optimized Control
Printable and Flexible Electronics Applications in the Connected Home
Driving New Levels of Consumer Engagement through Intelligent Packaging
The Future is Smart: The Internet of Things
To learn more and see how you can get access, Read Here...
