e-Newsletter: January 2025

News

IEEE CCECE 2025 – Call for Papers

The IEEE Canadian Conference on Electrical & Computer Engineering (CCECE) 2025 invites submissions of papers and proposals on a variety of topics, including communications, machine learning, robotics, and clean transportation, among others. For a full list of topics and important dates, please click the “read more” link below.

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Call for Volunteers – Vancouver Section committee positions

To Vancouver Section members, the Section is entertaining applications for committee positions for service in 2025. The standing committees are as follows:

  • Advertising and Publicity
  • Awards and Recognition
  • Communications
  • Conference Support
  • Educational Activities
  • Membership Development
  • Professional Activities
  • Student Activities

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IEEE Thompson Okanagan Section is Created

On November 23, 2024, the IEEE MGA Board of Directors approved the transformation of the Okanagan Subsection into the IEEE Thompson Okanagan Section to serve members in British Columbia. The new section will host technical events, organize tours, and support local engineering activities. The section is currently seeking enthusiastic volunteers to help with these initiatives and to contribute to the growth of the local engineering community. Interested individuals are encouraged to join and take part in shaping the future of the IEEE Thompson Okanagan Section.

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IEEE CCECE 2025 coming to Vancouver May 26-29

The IEEE Canadian Conference on Electrical & Computer Engineering and Industry Summit will be held in Vancouver from 26-29 May, 2025. The conference is the flagship conference of IEEE Canada. The theme for the 2025 conference will be: “By Land, Sea and Air”.

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 Upcoming Events

Modeling Data and High Power Over Free-Space Optic Channels

Ahmad Atieh of Optiwave

Organizer:
Joint Communications Chapter


Tuesday 21 January 2025, 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM, Online.

The presentation will discuss transmitting modulated data with high power light over free-space optic (FSO) channels, affected by various weather conditions and scintillation strengths. It will feature the use of a Multi-junction Photonic Power Converter for detection, simulation results from OptiSystem software, and the impact of new scintillation models on data transmission.

Ahmad Atieh had received his Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering from University of Ottawa Canada in 1997. His current research interests are in the fields of optical fiber communication systems including optical fiber characterization, optical amplifiers, nonlinear fiber optics, and optical communication transmission systems. As well as in Free-space optical communication systems.

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EDIA for Research: Empowering Communities

Joint Sponsors:
Okanagan College,
Okanagan Section


Friday 24 January 2025, 09:00 AM to 12:00 PM, 1000 K. L. O. Rd, Kelowna, BC V1Y 4X8.

Research workshop

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Editor:

Yangxin Ma

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