BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:IEEE vTools.Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Canada/Eastern BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20180311T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=2SU;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20171105T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:EST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20180503T000000Z UID:39760362-FC22-4536-92FB-1E782E216064 DTSTART;TZID=Canada/Eastern:20180307T180000 DTEND;TZID=Canada/Eastern:20180307T203000 DESCRIPTION:DESCRIPTION:\n\nIntelligent infrastructure paves the way for sm arter\, more integrated systems that keep economies running and contribute to economic success\, efficiency savings\, and economics of scales. Build ings not only offer space for working and living\, they are also capital i nvestments. Their value can be maintained only if they are operated cost-e ffectively. A constant reliable energy supply is central for economic grow th and stability\, as well as social wellbeing. However today’s grids we re not designed to handle the growing power requirements or the increasing proportion of fluctuating power generated from renewable sources. Transpo rtation of people and goods is a top priority for metropolitan areas. Popu lation growth\, congestion and the growing demand for mobility all place i ncreasing burdens on transport systems with negative impacts for businesse s\, residents and overall quality of life. A Smart City applies state-of-t he-art solutions enabled and improved by holistic Integration for the sake of the people\, of the administration\, of the business as well as of the environment.\n\nThe City of Toronto is currently undertaking initiatives to overcome infrastructural challenges in adopting new smart technologies. Join us to hear from expert speakers providing us with an introduction to smart cities and a great overview on the plans and current projects that the city of Toronto is implementing in order to make our community more ef ficient and one of the top technological cities in North America.\n\nPROGR AM:\n\n6:00 pm-6:30 pm: Opening\n\n6:30 pm-7:00 pm: Introduction to Smart Cities by Lucia Casacia\, Vice President\, Cities and Infrastructure Proje cts\, Siemens Canada & Dr. Tom Murad\, Country Lead - Engineering\, Techno logy & Academic Relations\, Siemens Canada\n\n7:00 pm-7:20 pm: Transportat ion Initiatives and Vision of the City of Toronto by Gregg Loanne\, Manage r of ITS\, City of Toronto\n\n7:20 pm-7:40 pm: Preparing for Automated Veh icles at the City of Toronto by Fahad Khan\, Project Lead\, City of Toront o\n\n7:40 pm-8:00 pm: Focusing on Smart to Move Toronto from Good to Great by Natasha Apollonova\, Associate Vice President\, Policy\, Toronto Board of Trade\n\n8:00 pm-8:10 pm: Open Panel Discussion on Job Opportunities i n Technology Infrastructure and Smart Cities\n\n8:10 pm-8:20 pm: Q&A\n\n8: 20 pm-8:30 pm: Closing\n\nTIME & DATE:\n\nWednesday\, March 7th\, 6:00 pm- 8:30 pm\n\nLOCATION:\n\nRoom 2106\, Sidney Smith Hall\, University of Toro nto\n\n100 St George St\, Toronto\, ON M5S 3G3\n\nLight refreshments will be provided.\n\nThis seminar is organized by IEEE Toronto's Industry Relat ions Committee and the Power & Energy Chapter\, in collaboration with Siem ens Canada IEEE Committee and Ontario Society of Professional Engineers (O SPE) [https://www.ospe.on.ca].\n\nBiographies:\n\nLucia Casacia\n\nAs the Vice President\, Cities and Infrastructure Projects\, Lucia leads Siemens Canada’s strategic focus on cities account management in order to levera ge federal\, provincial and municipal government infrastructure investment in cities across Canada. Lucia brings to Siemens extensive experience in the areas of engineering\, construction management and commissioning of ca pital expansion projects. She is a valued member of Siemens Canada’s lea dership team\, most recently as the head of the Low Voltage & Products bus iness unit in the Energy Management division.\n\nLucia is a graduate of Mc Master University and has a Masters Certi_cate in Strategic Leadership fro m the Schulich School of Business in Toronto. Other areas of certi_cation include Operational Excellence and Lean Manufacturing (5S).\n\nDr. Tom Mur ad\n\nTom is a respected leader\, thinker\, and distinguished speaker on t he topics of Engineering\, Technology and Technical talents development an d education and a member of PEO Engineering Order of Honour. Tom joined Si emens Canada in 2010\, he is the founder of the Siemens Canada Engineering and Technology Academy "SCETA"\, that he established and directed since O ctober 2014. He is also serving as a member of various advisory Boards of Directors in the Industry and Academia. Tom has about 40 years of Professi onal Engineering and Technical Operations Executive Management including A cademic and R&D work in Electrical power\, Industrial Controls and Automat ion. Dr. Murad holds a Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical & Electronics)\ , and a Doctorate (Ph.D.) in Power Electronics and Industrial Controls fro m Loughborough University of Technology in the UK\, with a Leadership Prog ram Certificate from Schulich Business School\, York University in Ontario \, Canada. Dr. Murad is a Fellow of Engineers Canada\, a licensed (P.Eng.) member of The Professional Engineering Ontario (PEO)\; APEGA in Alberta\, and NAPEG in the North Western Territories. He is a Senior Member of IEEE \, and is member of Board of Directors – IEEE Canada\, past chair of Exe cutive Committee – IEEE Toronto Section\, member of Board of Directors – Canadian-German Centre for Innovation and Research\, member of the PEO Licensing “Engineering Experience Review” – ERC Committee since 200 2\, member of OSPE’s Hamilton – Halton Engineering week Committee\, an d he is serving on various Advisory Boards in the Industry and the Academi a.\n\nGregg Loane\n\nGregg is currently the Manager – ITS Capital Delive ry for the City of Toronto. He has over 25 years of ITS experience\, split evenly between the public and private sectors\, with a focus on connectin g client / user needs with appropriate transportation technology solutions \, as well as education in the field of ITS. His current responsibilities include deploying ITS for a variety of municipal applications (e.g. signal control\, incident management\, traveller information\, etc.)\, and for p roviding technical representation on Toronto's Autonomous Vehicle Preparat ion and Unattended Aerial Vehicle Working Groups. In the private sector\, he led large-scale ATIS deployments (e.g. the Los Angeles and Florida 511 systems). These experiences built his strengths in project management\, pr oject finance\, and personnel management\, and have provided insight into a wide range of ITS-related user needs.\n\nRoom: 2106\, Bldg: Sidney Smith Hall\, 100 St George St.\, Toronto\, Ontario\, Canada\, M5S 3G3 LOCATION:Room: 2106\, Bldg: Sidney Smith Hall\, 100 St George St.\, Toronto \, Ontario\, Canada\, M5S 3G3 ORGANIZER:omid.alizadeh@ieee.org SEQUENCE:14 SUMMARY:Symposium on Smart Cities and Transportation URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/168324 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p><strong><u>DESCRIPTION:</u></strong></p>\n <p>Intelligent infrastructure paves the way for smarter\, more integrated systems that keep economies running and contribute to economic success\, e fficiency savings\, and economics of scales. Buildings not only offer spac e for working and living\, they are also capital investments. Their value can be maintained only if they are operated cost-effectively. A constant r eliable energy supply is central for economic growth and stability\, as we ll as social wellbeing. However today&rsquo\;s grids were not designed to handle the growing power requirements or the increasing proportion of fluc tuating power generated from renewable sources. Transportation of people a nd goods is a top priority for metropolitan areas. Population growth\, con gestion and the growing demand for mobility all place increasing burdens o n transport systems with negative impacts for businesses\, residents and o verall quality of life. A Smart City applies state-of-the-art solutions en abled and improved by holistic Integration for the sake of the people\, of the administration\, of the business as well as of the environment.</p>\n <p>The City of Toronto is currently undertaking initiatives to overcome in frastructural challenges in adopting new smart technologies. Join us to he ar from expert speakers providing us with an introduction to smart cities and a great overview on the plans and current projects that the city of To ronto is implementing in order to make our community more efficient and on e of the top technological cities in North America.</p>\n<p>&nbsp\;</p>\n< p><strong><u>PROGRAM</u></strong>:</p>\n<p>6:00 pm-6:30 pm: <strong>Openin g</strong></p>\n<p>6:30 pm-7:00 pm: <strong>Introduction to</strong> <stro ng>Smart Cities </strong>by Lucia Casacia\, Vice President\, Cities and In frastructure Projects\, Siemens Canada &amp\; Dr. Tom Murad\, Country Lead - Engineering\, Technology &amp\; Academic Relations\, Siemens Canada</p> \n<p>7:00 pm-7:20 pm: <strong>Transportation Initiatives and Vision of the City of Toronto</strong> by Gregg Loanne\, Manager of ITS\, City of Toron to</p>\n<p>7:20 pm-7:40 pm: <strong>Preparing for Automated Vehicles at th e City of Toronto</strong> by Fahad Khan\, Project Lead\, City of Toronto< /p>\n<p>7:40 pm-8:00 pm: <strong>Focusing on Smart to Move Toronto from Go od to Great</strong> by Natasha Apollonova\, Associate Vice President\, Po licy\, Toronto Board of Trade</p>\n<p>8:00 pm-8:10 pm: <strong>Open Panel Discussion on Job Opportunities in Technology Infrastructure and Smart Cit ies</strong></p>\n<p>8:10 pm-8:20 pm: <strong>Q&amp\;A</strong></p>\n<p>8: 20 pm-8:30 pm: <strong>Closing</strong></p>\n<p>&nbsp\;</p>\n<p><strong><u >TIME &amp\; DATE</u></strong>:</p>\n<p>Wednesday\, March 7th\, 6:00 pm-8: 30 pm</p>\n<p>&nbsp\;</p>\n<p><strong><u>LOCATION</u></strong>:</p>\n<p>Ro om 2106\,&nbsp\;Sidney Smith Hall\, University of Toronto</p>\n<p>100 St G eorge St\, Toronto\, ON M5S 3G3</p>\n<p>&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>Light refreshments will be provided.</p>\n<p>This seminar is organized by&nbsp\;IEEE Toronto 's Industry Relations Committee and the Power &amp\; Energy Chapter\, in c ollaboration with&nbsp\;Siemens Canada IEEE Committee and Ontario Society of Professional Engineers (OSPE) [https://www.ospe.on.ca].</p>\n<p>&nbsp\; </p>\n<p><strong><u>Biographies:</u></strong></p>\n<p>&nbsp\;</p>\n<p><str ong>Lucia Casacia </strong></p>\n<p>As the Vice President\, Cities and Inf rastructure Projects\, Lucia leads Siemens Canada&rsquo\;s strategic focus on cities account management in order to leverage federal\, provincial an d municipal government infrastructure investment in cities across Canada. Lucia brings to Siemens extensive experience in the areas of engineering\, construction management and commissioning of capital expansion projects. She is a valued member of Siemens Canada&rsquo\;s leadership team\, most r ecently as the head of the Low Voltage &amp\; Products business unit in th e Energy Management division.</p>\n<p>Lucia is a graduate of McMaster Univ ersity and has a Masters Certi_cate in Strategic Leadership from the Schul ich School of Business in Toronto. Other areas of certi_cation include Ope rational Excellence and Lean Manufacturing (5S).</p>\n<p>&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>< strong>Dr. Tom Murad</strong></p>\n<p>Tom is a respected leader\, thinker\ , and distinguished speaker on the topics of Engineering\, Technology and Technical talents development and education and a&nbsp\;member of PEO Engi neering Order of Honour.&nbsp\;Tom joined Siemens Canada in 2010\, he is t he founder of the Siemens Canada Engineering and Technology Academy "SCETA "\, that he established and directed since October 2014. He is also servin g as a member of various advisory Boards of Directors in the Industry and Academia. Tom has about 40 years of Professional Engineering and Technical Operations Executive Management including Academic and R&amp\;D work in E lectrical power\, Industrial Controls and Automation. Dr. Murad holds a Ba chelor of Engineering (Electrical &amp\; Electronics)\, and a Doctorate (P h.D.) in Power Electronics and Industrial Controls from Loughborough Unive rsity of Technology in the UK\, with a Leadership Program Certificate from Schulich Business School\, York University in Ontario\, Canada. Dr. Murad is a Fellow of Engineers Canada\, a licensed (P.Eng.) member of The Profe ssional Engineering Ontario (PEO)\; APEGA in Alberta\, and NAPEG in the No rth Western Territories. He is a Senior Member of IEEE\, and is member of Board of Directors &ndash\; IEEE Canada\, past chair of Executive Committe e &ndash\; IEEE Toronto Section\, member of Board of Directors &ndash\; Ca nadian-German Centre for Innovation and Research\, member of the PEO Licen sing &ldquo\;Engineering Experience Review&rdquo\; &ndash\; ERC Committee since 2002\, member of OSPE&rsquo\;s Hamilton &ndash\; Halton Engineering week Committee\, and he is serving on various Advisory Boards in the Indus try and the Academia.</p>\n<p>&nbsp\;</p>\n<p><strong>Gregg Loane</strong> </p>\n<p>Gregg is currently the Manager &ndash\; ITS Capital Delivery for the City of Toronto. He has over 25 years of ITS experience\, split evenly between the public and private sectors\, with a focus on connecting clien t / user needs with appropriate transportation technology solutions\, as w ell as education in the field of ITS. His current responsibilities include deploying ITS for a variety of municipal applications (e.g. signal contro l\, incident management\, traveller information\, etc.)\, and for providin g technical representation on Toronto's Autonomous Vehicle Preparation and Unattended Aerial Vehicle Working Groups. In the private sector\, he led large-scale ATIS deployments (e.g. the Los Angeles and Florida 511 systems ). These experiences built his strengths in project management\, project f inance\, and personnel management\, and have provided insight into a wide range of ITS-related user needs.</p> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR