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May 2008
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Two IEEE Canadian Foundation Scholarship certificates are presented by IEEE
Montreal Section chair Anader Benyamin-Seeyar at the section's general
assembly held on May 14. Shown on the left is Eric Breault from the Universite
de Sherbrooke, and on the right is Sean Cloghesy from Concordia University.
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Apr 2008
| The Board of Directors meeting is held on April 3, after
the Annual Membership meeting and;
- re-elects as members Bob Alden, Ray Findlay, Miro Forest, Luc Matteau
and Wally Read for 5-yr terms
- elects a new member Ron Palmer (South Saskatchewan)
for a 5-yr term
- noted that all Sections now have representation on the
foundation membership
- elects Hugh Swain as an emeritus member while noting that Hugh has served
this board and its predecessor for 27 continuous years
- reappoints the current officers for a further one-year term
- appoints members to the operating committees
- aproves the establishment of an investment advisory committee
- aproves the establishment of a Canadian Life Member Fund
- aproves the establishment of an executive committee
- awards eight 2008 IEEE Canadian Foundation Scholarships at $3,500 each,
Robert Cove, Memorial University
Desbiens Guy, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières
Mohammad Haj-Shafiei, University of Toronto
Sean Cloghesy, Concordia University
Taban Rizvi, University of Alberta
Nathan Adolph, University of Calgary
Aminul Islam, Carleton University
Éric Breault, Université de Sherbrooke
- awards four IEEE Canadian Foundation Special Grants
UOIT - “Engineering Week by IEEE” initiative
University of Alberta - Space Elevator Racing Team
IEEE Canada - Student Training Workshop
CCECE'08 - Best Student Paper Awards
- awards the 2008 IEEE Canada Power Quality Scholarship, $1500, to
Audrey Catherine Kertesz of the University of Calgary
- awards the 2008 IEEE Canada Women in Engineering Prize, $1,000, to Visda
Vokhshoori (Toronto Section)
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Apr 2008
| The Annual Membership meeting is held on April 3 and;
- receives the President's annual report describing progress over
the past year and plans for the future
- receives the report of the Grants committee summarizing that in 2007,
the IEEE Canadian Foundation
- awarded 7 Scholarships, 8 Learning Centre Upgrade Grants,
6 Special Grants, 1 Women in Engineering Prize,
1 Power Quality Scholarship, and 2 IEEE Canadian Foundation Québec Science
Fair Prizes - totaling $52,950,370.
- re-elects current directors Bob Alden, Ray Findlay, Sam Iskandar, and
David Whyte, whose 3-yr terms are expiring
- elects one new director, David Gregson for a 3-yr term.
- approved the 2008 operating budget and appointed the auditors for 2008
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Jan 2008
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Janet Bradley, IEEE Canadian Foundation Director, is being awarded the
IEEE Canada Central Canada Merit Award.
David Gregson, IEEE Canadian Foundation Member, is being awarded the
IEEE Canada Western Canada Merit Award.
The value of the IEEE Canada Women in Engineering Prize has been
increased from $750 to $1000 for 2008.
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