Events

Are you interested to learn more on what IEEE Young Professionals Ottawa is all about? We are kicking off the new year with an informal time of chatting and Q&A.

In this event you will meet the new team of executives as well as participate in an informal chat about the volunteering activities and events we organize for young engineers and engineering students!

Learn more about IEEE Young Professionals! See the importance we have in contributing to this wonderfull community!

Feel free to submit any possible question you might have in the registration form!

We are looking forward to see you there!

Register now!

If you are an engineering undergraduate or post-graduate student, or a recent graduate starting out your engineering career, then this seminar might be for you. In it you will learn:

• What is PEO?
• What engineering experience is PEO looking for once I graduate?
• I have international engineering education and experience; how is that evaluated by PEO?
• How is my engineering experience evaluated by PEO?
• How do I prepare my Experience Record?
• What is the PPE?
• What is the EIT Program and the Student Membership Program?

Emphasis of this webinar will be on the P. Eng. licensure process – what PEO is looking for. The webinar will focus on how engineering experience is evaluated and how you can facilitate the process. Learn the dos and don’ts of preparing your licensing application for evaluation.

To participate, you will require: internet connection to view the webinar, and/or phone access to dial into the conference for audio.

We look forward to speaking with you!

This event ir organized by IEEE Ottawa YPAG in partnership with IEEE Ottawa WIE, IEEE Montreal YPAG and Professional Engineers Ontario.

Abstract:

With the onset of the pandemic from early March 2020, nearly everything from shopping groceries to job recruitment is being virtualized. It completely changed the landscape for graduating students to get a job. Not just students even organizations are finding it difficult to recruit the perfect candidate for the position. Are you a recent graduate student looking for a job? Are you in your final term of school and wondering how to get your dream job?

IEEE WIE Ottawa along with IEEE YP Ottawa brings to you Professional Development Series! Join us in a 2-day workshop to get your doubts cleared about Resume building, Creating a LinkedIn profile, and how to apply for jobs online from a professional.

Speaker Biography:

Sherin Nilam is an experienced Career Counselor, helping international students with their career journey by offering Resume editing strategies, Cover letter writing, Interview preparation, LinkedIn profile management, and other career-related advice. Her career tactics have been effective for many students to successfully land their dream jobs in Canada.

Date: Thursday, April 08, 2021.
Time: Webinar: 6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Place: Online. Free registration required at https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/264248

Abstract
High penetration of Distributed Energy Resources (DERs) into the Electrical Power Grid is one of the hottest topics in the Power Industry. The seminar will discuss the following topics: Definitions, Overview of the Electrical Power System, Status of the current development of DERs around the world, Impacts of DER Penetration into the Electrical Grid, Modeling, Technical Requirements, and Applications.



Speaker’s Bio
Hugo Sanchez-Reategui has been a consultant with Alectra Utilities Corporation (Ontario) for
the past 10 years confirming technical requirements to connect Distributed Generation projects into
the Distribution and Sub Transmission System, working with multiple internal stakeholders,
developers, government agencies, other LDCs (Local Distribution Companies), etc. He is a
registered Professional Engineer in the Province of Ontario. 

This is a joint event from the IEEE Ottawa Section Consultants Network (AICN) and IET Ottawa. The even is open to all and there is no charge to attend. Pre-registration is mandatory as spaces are limited.

Synopsis: We are becoming increasingly reliant on the software embedded in safety-critical medical devices, industrial robots, railway signalling systems, (semi-)autonomous cars, aircraft control systems and soft-drink dispensers (sic!). Producing and verifying these systems is a specialised form of software development and this type of development is currently facing rapidly-changing challenges. In this talk, Chris will outline some of these challenges, including the Safety of the Intended Functionality, the relationship between security and safety, and our exposure to intellectual debt. Although these problems are a long way from being solved, Chris will describe one approach that may become our place of refuge from the storm.

Speaker: Chris Hobbs

Software Safety Specialist – Blackberry QNX

Chris Hobbs works for BlackBerry QNX as a programmer and system designer, specializing in the area of Safety-Critical development. His work includes both helping in the safety certification of QNX’s products and working as a consultant with QNX’s customers, helping them develop safe systems. He has over 50 years of programming experience, most recently in C, Python and Ada, and he is the author of several books including Embedded Software Development for Safety-Critical Systems (second edition). In his spare time Chris sings Schubert Lieder and is a keen pilot.