Ottawa Life Member Affinity Group presents: Ottawa L5, the first integrated Connected & Autonomous Vehicle (CAV) test environment in North America.
The Ottawa L5 private test track is a 1,866 acre, fenced and gated private facility with 16 kilometres of paved roads. The largest secure test facility for CAVs in Canada, the Ottawa L5 private test track creates an ideal proving ground for the safe and productive pre-commercial development, testing, validation and demonstration of CAV technologies. The Ottawa L5 testing facilities are equipped with GPS (RTK), dedicated short range communications (DSRC), Wi-Fi, 4G/LTE and 5G telecommunications and networking infrastructure, making it the first integrated CAV test environment of its kind in North America. Find more information at: https://www.investottawa.ca/ottawal5
Tour will last about an hour involving a walk around the site and a group discussion of various technical aspects of the L5 facility. An additional treat is the possibility of an autonomous shuttle ride at the site for some attendees.
Please register in advance with wolfram.lunscher@ieee.org by Friday October 11. Priority will be given to Life members. All members and family are welcome. There is an online liability waiver to be signed. The link will be provided to registrants.
Presented by the Ottawa Section:
The IEEE engineering milestone “First Search and Rescue Using Satellite Technology, 1982” dedication ceremony held on 9th Sept 2019
The dedication ceremony to commemorate the "*First Search and Rescue Using Satellite Location Technology, 1982* was successfully held at the Canada Space and Aviation Museum in Ottawa on 9th September 2019. Bronze plaques, both in English and French, were unveiled by the chief guest Dr. Robert Thirsk and IEEE President José M. F. Moura in the presence of IEEE Canada President Dr. Maike Luiken. The event was attended by more than 50 guests including representatives from National Search and Rescue Secretariat, Canadian Armed Forces, National Research Council, and Dept. of
National Defense.
The citation on the plaque is as following:
*** First Search and Rescue Using Satellite Location Technology, 1982
On 9 September 1982 an aircraft crashed in the mountains of British Columbia. A Canadian ground station in Ottawa located the aircraft using the Cospas-Sarsat satellite system. Search and rescue teams were dispatched and all on board were rescued. Since the first incident, many tens of thousands of lives have been saved around the world using this technology. ***
Presented by the Ottawa Section Women in Engineering Affinity Group:
Registration fees 120$ early bird before or 150$ after October 10th
Registration fee can be paid either Cash, or bank draft check addressed to:
University of Ottawa/ ANCWT
Please send an email to ANCWT.info@gmail.com to schedule your appointment time with us.
Yours sincerely,
ANCWT team
Presented by the Ottawa Section Awards and Recognitions Committee:
Call for Nominations for the IEEE Ottawa Section Annual Awards 2019
IEEE Ottawa Section presents every year at its Annual General Meeting (AGM) the Year IEEE Ottawa Section Awards as recognition for its members, volunteers, chapters, affinity groups and student branches as well as recognition and appreciation for the industry and organizations. Please take this opportunity to accomplish something good and of great value to our profession and engineering community by submitting your nominations to a colleague, group, company or organization for recognition by an award from our section.
The deadline for submitting nominations for the following Awards is September 30th, 2019:
The IEEE Ottawa Section is seeking an IEEE member to volunteer as Chair of the Joint Chapter of the Technical Management Council, Professional Communications Society, and Society on Social Implications of Technology (TEMS, PCS, & SSIT). Chapter Chairs are an important part of the grassroots of IEEE leadership and this is a great opportunity to contribute to the profession and society and at the same time develop networking and management skills.
The Chapter Chair's responsibilities include:
Plan for several technical meetings in advance - these can be on any topic related to TEMS, PCS or SSIT. The meeting can include workshops or similar events.
Determine goals for the year
Delegate assignments to Chapter Committee Officers
Participate in monthly ExCom meetings as voting members
If you are interested, please email winnie.ye@ieee.org for more details.
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