Explore the moments of recognition and corporate excellence at the IEEE Ottawa Section’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) 2023. View the event photos showcasing the IEEE Ottawa Section Awards, a testament to the achievements of industry and organizations, as well as the dedicated contributions of Section members, volunteers, chapters, affinity groups, and student branches.
Please join us in congratulating Dr. Wahab Almuhtadi on his election as 2024/2025 IEEE Canada President-Elect, and Dr. Winnie Ye on her election as the 2024/2025 IEEE Women in Engineering (WIE) Committee Chair.
These remarkable achievements reflect their dedication, leadership and commitment to the IEEE community and the advancement of engineering.
As we extend our heartfelt congratulations to Dr. Winnie Ye and Dr. Almuhtadi, we take pride in having such accomplished individuals in our section.
IEEE Ottawa Section Awards Banquet Highlights
The 79th IEEE Ottawa Section Awards Banquet was held on October 20th in Shaw Centre’s beautiful Trillium Ballroom overlooking the Rideau Canal and several Ottawa landmarks. It was well attended by people from academia, industry, and government with some attendees travelling from Montreal and other parts of Ontario.
Dr. Tom Murad, Ph.D., P.Eng., F.E.C., SMIEEE, incoming President for IEEE Region 7 (Canada) provided an overview of IEEE and of region 7 stressing that IEEE is powered and run almost entirely by volunteers.
Our keynote speaker, Mr. Marc Levesque, President of Communication Research Centre (CRC) Canada, provided an overview of Canada’s connectivity strategy to bring high speed internet to all Canadians, the challenges that brings due to congested wireless spectrum, and how CRC is researching ways to tackle that challenge.
Congratulations to all our award winners!
Outstanding Information & Communications Technology Company Award – CANARIE
Outstanding High Technology Company Award – Edge Signal
Outstanding Clean Technology Company Award – Growcer
Appreciation Award – Ottawa Tourism
Outstanding Engineering Educator Award – Rafik Goubran
Outstanding Volunteer Award – Nima Javanbakht
Outstanding Affinity Group Award – Women in Engineering (WIE)
Outstanding Student Branch Award – Carleton University
Outstanding Committee Award – Ottawa Robotics Committee (ORC)
Outstanding Chapter Award – AP-MTT
We would also like to thank all attendees as well as the staff at the Shaw Centre for their patience as we adapted to delays due to another significant engineering event – the Percy Street Bridge replacement on the 417. The business portion of the AGM will be scheduled at a later date.
Photo credits: Ana Krachkovskaya / Pinpoint Photography
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