Summer Social Event August 20th – Save the date! The Vancouver section is eager to create opportunities for members to reconnect with one another in person. In that spirit, planning is underway for a “summer social” to be held at Burnaby Central Park on August 20, 2022. The event will run from 11 AM to… Read more →

VANCOUVER SECTION SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS – 2022 The IEEE Vancouver Section congratulates the outstanding IEEE Student members who are this year’s recipients of the Vancouver Section Scholarship awards. At the recent Vancouver Section Annual General Meeting on March 30th, Vancouver Section Chair Matthew Wilder, on behalf of the Section Scholarship Committee, announced the scholarship winners for… Read more →

News IEEE Vancouver Section Annual General Meeting Report The IEEE Vancouver Section Annual General Meeting was held on March 30. IEEE Canada President Rob Anderson provided a keynote speech to attendees, sharing IEEE Canada’s priorities for our region as we come out of the pandemic. Section Chair Matthew Wilder announced the winners of various Section… Read more →

VANCOUVER SECTION AGM 2022 The IEEE Vancouver Section Annual General Meeting was held on March 30, 2022 via virtual meeting facilities. 31 members and friends of the Vancouver Section were in attendance as Section Chair Matthew Wilder began the meeting with an acknowledgement of the meeting being held on First Nations unceded land. Mr. Rob… Read more →

  VANCOUVER SECTION and SUBSECTION OFFICERS 2022 The Vancouver Section announces its Section and Subsection Officers for 2022:    Section Chair:           Matthew Wilder    Section Vice Chair:   Jacqueline Nichols    Section Treasurer:   Mandeep Pannu    Section Secretary:   Osama Ansari    Northern BC Subsection Chair:            Fan Jiang    Northern BC Subsection Vice-Chair:    Liang Chen    Okanagan Subsection Chair:                Youry Khmelevsky The Section nominated candidates were declared elected by acclamation. All… Read more →

VANCOUVER SECTION AFFINITY GROUP and CHAPTER OFFICERS 2022 The Vancouver Section announces its Affinity Group and Chapter Officers for 2022: Affinity Group Officers for 2022:    Consultant Networks:      (Vacant)    Life Members:                  S. Carl Zanon    Women in Engineering:   Remya Sreenath    Young Professionals:       Fares Alsaafani Technical Society Chapter and Joint Chapter Officers for 2022:    Electron Devices:                                         Michael Adachi    Engineering in Medicine &… Read more →

  IEEE Vancouver congratulates Dr. Mukesh Nagpal, P.Eng. on his recent elevation to the grade of IEEE Fellow. Dr. Mukesh Nagpal, P.Eng. Principal Engineer/Manager, Protection and Control Planning Group, BC Hydro Dr. Mukesh Nagpal is a Senior Member and Distinguished Lecturer of IEEE Power and Energy Society (PES), Adjunct Professor at University of British Columbia,… Read more →

Introduction of new John S. MacDonald Scholarship 2022 marks the introduction of a fourth award to the IEEE Vancouver Section scholarships.  The new scholarship is named in honour of the late Dr. John S. MacDonald. This brings the total award prizes available this year to $6,000. Invitation for 2022 Student Scholarship Applications The Vancouver Section… Read more →

Vancouver Section AGM 2022 SAVE THE DATE! March 30, 2022 18:00 – 21:30 Location: ONLINE   The Annual General Meeting (AGM) is held annually by the Vancouver Section to conduct certain formal business of the Section after the year end. In addition to conducting the official business of the Section, the AGM provides an opportunity… Read more →