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Dec 2004
| The Board of Directors meeting is held on December 7 and;
- awards two IEEE Canadian Foundation Special Grants
McGill University “Let’s Talk Science McGill: Engineering and Robotics Outreach” project.
The “Jeux de Genie du Québec 2005” project.
University of Winnipeg for the Women in Engineering project
- approves the concept of a recurring Special Grant to support the IEEE
Canada Student Leadership Workshop (subject to budgetary constraints and
satisfactort reports)
- awards a Vehicular Technology Travel Grant to Carleton University
- appoints Ray Findlay to the Audit committee
- approves changes to the foundation bylaws
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July 2004
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Wallace S. Read (F'IEEE), IEEE Canadian Foundation member and President, Read
Management Advisory Services, St. Johns, Newfoundland, Canada, is the 2005
recipient of the IEEE Charles Proteus Steinmetz Award for sustained
leadership in organizing IEEE standards activities to be responsive to
industry and the global marketplace.
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May 2004
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 Isabel Deslauriers receives a special translation award at
the IEEE Canada Annual Awards Banquet in Niagara Falls, Ontario on May 3, 2004
in recognition and appreciation of
exceptional services and contributions as a volunteer translator for the web
translation project which commenced in January 2003 and completed in April
2004.
The photo shows Isabel (left) receiving her award from IEEE Canadian Foundation
President Bob Alden.
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Apr 2004
| The Board of Directors meeting is held on April 6, after
the Annual Membership meeting and;
- reappoints the current officers for a further one-year term
- awards seven 2004 IEEE Canadian Foundation Scholarships,
Daniel Chapman, University of Saskatchewan
Armen Forget, Concordia University.
Thomas Le, University of Regina
Litifa Noor, Ryerson University
Jawad Rashid, University of Alberta
Nilendran Ratnasabapathy, Carleton University
Julie Turcotte, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières
- génie électrique
- awards two CCECE04 travel grants to Bryan Wan and Hamid Boland of Carleton University
- awards two IEEE Canadian Foundation Special Grants
Laval University Robocup robot construction and competition initiative
2004 International Conference for Upcoming Engineers at Ryerson University
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Apr 2004
| The Annual Membership meeting is held on April 6 and;
- receives the President's annual report with the implementation
details resulting from the "Going National" plan - bylaw revisions, expanded
committees, increased accountability, and the completion of the translation
of the web site into French.
- receives a directed donation from IEEE Canada to establish the "IEEE
Canada Vehicular Technologies Awards"
- receives a directed donation from the trustees of the Annual Alberta
Exposition and Conference on Power Quality Issues to establish the "IEEE
Canada Power Quality Scholarship"
- receives the report of the Grants committee summarizing that in 2003,
the IEEE Canadian Foundation
awarded 7 Scholarships, 6 Learning Centre Upgrade Grants,
and 8 Special Grants - totaling $55,950.
- re-elects current directors whose terms are expiring
- elects Celia Desmond as a director for a three-year term (replacing
John Mowbray who resigned due to work-related travel)
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Feb 2004
| Adam Skorek, IEEE Canadian Foundation member, is
elected a Fellow of the Engineering Institute of Canada
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Jan 2004
| Bob Alden, IEEE Canadian Foundation President, is
elected a director-at-large of the IEEE Foundation, and appointed as a
member of their projects review and audit committees.
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