IEEE Ottawa Section recognized the following Volunteers for their outstanding contributions:

a) Dr. Qiubo Ye:  Outstanding volunteer Award for serving as the Chapter Chair for AP/MTT since 2005
b) Dr. Tony Ponsford: Outstanding Engineer Award for his scientific contributions in the development and 
advancement of High Frequency Surface Wave Radar and Maritime Domain Awareness.
c) Dr. Adrian Chan:  Outstanding Engineering Educator Award for his for his dedication to student success 
and his outstanding contributions to engineering education.

The following industries were recognized at the AGM

a) The Outstanding Information and Communication Technology Company award was presented to Optelian for successfully 
leading the design, and manufacturing of optical transport systems and providing optical performance solutions.

b) The Outstanding Information Technology Company award was presented to Titus for successfully leading in providing 
software solutions for information security, compliance and SharePoint classification.

c) The Outstanding Clean Energy Technology Company award was presented to Redriven Power Inc for successfully leading 
the design and manufacturing of modern and sleek wind power turbines to produce efficient and environmentally 
friendly electricity.

d) The Outstanding Clean Technology Company award was presented to Chinook MHD for successfully leading the creation, d
evelopment and commercialization of new and innovative technologies for aircraft deicing.

e) The 2011 Appreciation Award was given to Larus Technologies for its continuous support of the IEEE Ottawa Section  activities 
and the IEEE Ottawa Robotics Competition.