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:20181104T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:EST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20181016T212317Z UID:56F16105-F1B6-4D5D-8E1C-CAF942EAB4CA DTSTART;TZID=Canada/Eastern:20181015T170000 DTEND;TZID=Canada/Eastern:20181015T183000 DESCRIPTION:IEEE London Section is inviting you to celebrate IEEE Day 2018\ , a day commemorating the first time IEEE members gathered to share their technical ideas in 1884.\n\nWe are celebrating the 134th birthday of IEEE organization. Come join us and meet London’s active IEEE student branche s and affinity groups\, check out their exciting projects and activities\, and listen to successful IEEE members from academia and industry sharing their experiences.\n\nWe will have the honor to have Murray MacDonald\, IE EE Central Area Chair presenting about the history of IEEE and the members hip services and benefits\n\nFollowed by a panel discussion on "Leveraging Technology for Better Tomorrow" for our event and our invited panelists a re:\n\n- Dr. Maike Luiken\, President of IEEE Canada\n- Dr. Ana Luisa Trej os\, IEEE WIE Vice chair\, London Section\n- Dr. Marlys Koschinsky\, Direc tor of Robarts research institute\n\nThis Event is Free and Open for all s tudents\, young professionals\, and IEEE members.\n\nIt offers a unique op portunity to expand your social and professional network\, and get involve d in your local IEEE section\, while enjoying free food and soft drinks.\n \nThis event is co-hosted by: Women in Engineering\, Student Branch\, Com puter Society\, Young Professionals\, Communication and Broadcast chapter and Power and Energy Society\n\nWhere: HSB 236\, Health Science Building\, Western University\n\nWhen: Monday\, October 15\, 2018\, 17:00 to 18:30\n \nAdmission: Free for all interested students\, professionals & IEEE membe rs\n\nEveryone (Women and Men) is welcome.\n\nAdmission is free.\n\nPizza\ , soft drinks and refreshments will be provided\n\nThis program includes p resentations\, panel discussion and opportunity for socializing.\n\nAlso p rizes will be provided to activity winners during IEEE day program.\n\nMai ke Luiken is the IEEE Canada President-Elect 2016-2017 and will serve as t he IEEE Canada President 2018-2019. She was the past founding director of the Bluewater Technology Access Centre (BTAC) (2013) following eight years as Dean at Lambton College\, first as Dean\, School of Technology\, Appli ed Sciences and Apprenticeship\, Fire School\, Applied Research (2005)\, t hen as Dean of Applied Research and Innovation\, Business Development and Sustainable Development (2007). Prior to her engagement at Lambton College \, she was Vice-President Research Alliances at the National Capital Insti tute of Telecommunications (NCIT) in Ottawa. Maike obtained her Staatsexam en in Mathematics and Physics from the Technical University Carolo-Wilhelm ina in Braunschweig\, Germany (1979) and her Ph.D. in Physics from the Uni versity of Waterloo (1982). She spent a year at the University of Manitoba studying for a Master’s in Electrical Engineering. Maike is currently s erving/has been serving on numerous Boards of Directors and Committees\, i ncluding Nano Ontario\, Canadian Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Association (CHFCA )\, IEEE Canada\, IEEE Canadian Foundation\, Sarnia/Lambton Workforce Deve lopment Board\; Bluewater Sustainability Initiative\, Rotary Club of Sarni a\; Southwestern Ontario Bio-Products Innovation Network (SOBIN)\, Sarnia/ Lambton Chamber of Commerce\, Unmanned Systems Canada\, Ontario Centres of Excellence (OCE) Advanced Manufacturing Sector Advisory Board. She contri butes frequently to the IEEE Canadian Review as Associate Editor and Edito rial Focus Advisor\, Technology. In addition to her academic career and vo lunteer activities Maike owns a technology consulting practice and has bee n engaged in the private sector for 15 years. Maike is a Fellow of the Eng ineering Institute of Canada and a Senior Member of IEEE.\n\nMarlys Koschi nsky is the Scientific & Executive Director of the Robarts Research Instit ute\, a Professor in the Department of Physiology & Pharmacology\, and mem ber of the Senior Leadership team of the Schulich School of Medicine & Den tistry\, University of Western Ontario. Before joining Western\, Dr. Kosch insky served as the Dean of the Faculty of Science and Professor of Chemis try & Biochemistry at the University of Windsor from 2008-2015. Prior to t hat\, she was a Professor of Biochemistry at Queen’s University and held the position of Director of the Queen’s University Cardiac & Circulator y Research Group from 2002-2008.\n\nMurray MacDonald has over 40 years of experience in Design and Engineering Management with several multinational companies. He holds B.Sc. and M.Sc. (EE) degrees from Queen’s Universit y\, is an active senior member of the Institute of Electrical and Electron ic Engineers (IEEE)\, and has recently achieved IEEE Life Member status. M urray has been on the London IEEE Section executive (currently Past Chair) \, has been active with London Section's education outreach (TISP program) \, has assisted with IEEE conference organization\, and is currently on th e Region 7 executive as Central Area Chair.\n\nAna Luisa Trejos is an Assi stant Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering a t Western University and an Associate Scientist at Canadian Surgical Techn ologies and Advanced Robotics\, Lawson Health Research Institute. She has expertise in the design\, development and testing of medical mechatronic s ystems. Her research is focused towards evaluating how novel mechatronic d evices can improve patient care during surgery\, therapy and rehabilitatio n. This includes the development of smart devices for minimally invasive s urgery and the design of wearable devices for the treatment of chronic pai n. Another component of her research entails the development and evaluatio n of systems for surgical training and motor skills assessment.\n\nCo-spon sored by: Mahsa Bataghva\n\nRoom: 236\, Bldg: Health Science Building\, Un iversity of Western Ontario\, London\, Ontario\, Canada LOCATION:Room: 236\, Bldg: Health Science Building\, University of Western Ontario\, London\, Ontario\, Canada ORGANIZER:mbataghv@uwo.ca SEQUENCE:23 SUMMARY:IEEE Day 2018 URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/178123 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p style="font-weight: 400\;"><strong>IEEE Lo ndon Section</strong>&nbsp\;is inviting you to celebrate<strong> IEEE Day 2018</strong>\, a day commemorating the first time IEEE members gathered t o share their technical ideas in 1884.</p>\n<p style="font-weight: 400\;"> We are celebrating the 134<sup>th</sup>&nbsp\;birthday of IEEE organizatio n. Come join us and meet London&rsquo\;s active IEEE student branches and affinity groups\, check out their exciting projects and activities\, and l isten to successful IEEE members from academia and industry sharing their experiences.</p>\n<p style="font-weight: 400\;">&nbsp\;</p>\n<p style="fon t-weight: 400\;">We will have the honor to have&nbsp\;<strong>Murray MacDo nald</strong>\, IEEE&nbsp\;Central Area Chair&nbsp\;presenting about the h istory of IEEE and the membership services and benefits</p>\n<p style="fon t-weight: 400\;">Followed by&nbsp\;a panel discussion on "<strong>Leveragi ng Technology for Better Tomorrow</strong>"&nbsp\;for our event and our in vited panelists are:</p>\n<ul style="font-weight: 400\;">\n<li><strong>Dr. Maike Luiken</strong>\, President of IEEE Canada</li>\n<li><strong>Dr. An a Luisa Trejos</strong>\, IEEE WIE Vice chair\, London Section</li>\n<li>< strong>Dr. Marlys Koschinsky</strong>\, Director of Robarts research insti tute</li>\n</ul>\n<p style="font-weight: 400\;">This<strong> Event is Free and Open </strong>for all students\, young professionals\, and IEEE membe rs.</p>\n<p style="font-weight: 400\;">It offers a unique opportunity to e xpand your social and professional network\, and get involved in your loca l IEEE section\, while enjoying free food and soft drinks.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p style="font-weight: 400\;">This event is co-hosted by:&nbsp\;<strong>&nbsp \;Women in Engineering</strong>\,&nbsp\;<strong>Student Branch\,&nbsp\;Com puter Society\,&nbsp\;</strong><strong>Young Professionals</strong>\,&nbsp \;<strong>Communication and Broadcast chapter&nbsp\;</strong>and<strong>&n bsp\;</strong><strong>Power and Energy Society</strong></p>\n<p style="fon t-weight: 400\;"><strong>Where: </strong>HSB 236\, Health Science Building \, Western University</p>\n<p style="font-weight: 400\;"><strong>When:&nbs p\;</strong>Monday\, October 15\, 2018\, 17:00 to 18:30</p>\n<p style="fon t-weight: 400\;"><strong>Admission:</strong>&nbsp\;Free for all interested students\, professionals &amp\; IEEE members</p>\n<p style="font-weight: 400\;">Everyone (Women and Men) is welcome.</p>\n<p style="font-weight: 40 0\;">Admission is free.</p>\n<p style="font-weight: 400\;">Pizza\, soft dr inks and refreshments will be provided</p>\n<p style="font-weight: 400\;"> This program includes presentations\, panel discussion and opportunity for socializing.</p>\n<p style="font-weight: 400\;">Also prizes will be provi ded to activity winners during IEEE day program.</p>\n<p style="font-weigh t: 400\;">&nbsp\;</p>\n<p style="font-weight: 400\;"><strong>Maike Luiken< /strong>&nbsp\;is the IEEE Canada President-Elect 2016-2017 and will serve as the IEEE Canada President 2018-2019. She was the past founding directo r of the Bluewater Technology Access Centre (BTAC) (2013) following eight years as Dean at Lambton College\, first as Dean\, School of Technology\, Applied Sciences and Apprenticeship\, Fire School\, Applied Research (2005 )\, then as Dean of Applied Research and Innovation\, Business Development and Sustainable Development (2007). Prior to her engagement at Lambton Co llege\, she was Vice-President Research Alliances at the National Capital Institute of Telecommunications (NCIT) in Ottawa.&nbsp\;Maike obtained her Staatsexamen in Mathematics and Physics from the Technical University Car olo-Wilhelmina in Braunschweig\, Germany (1979) and her Ph.D. in Physics f rom the University of Waterloo (1982). She spent a year at the University of Manitoba studying for a Master&rsquo\;s in Electrical Engineering.&nbsp \;Maike is currently serving/has been serving on numerous Boards of Direct ors and Committees\, including Nano Ontario\, Canadian Hydrogen and Fuel C ell Association (CHFCA)\, IEEE Canada\, IEEE Canadian Foundation\, Sarnia/ Lambton Workforce Development Board\; Bluewater Sustainability Initiative\ , Rotary Club of Sarnia\; Southwestern Ontario Bio-Products Innovation Net work (SOBIN)\, Sarnia/Lambton Chamber of Commerce\, Unmanned Systems Canad a\, Ontario Centres of Excellence (OCE) Advanced Manufacturing Sector Advi sory Board.&nbsp\;She contributes frequently to the IEEE Canadian Review a s Associate Editor and Editorial Focus Advisor\, Technology.&nbsp\;In addi tion to her academic career and volunteer activities Maike owns a technolo gy consulting practice and has been engaged in the private sector for 15 y ears. Maike is a Fellow of the Engineering Institute of Canada and a Senio r Member of IEEE.</p>\n<p style="font-weight: 400\;"><strong>Marlys Koschi nsky</strong> is the Scientific &amp\; Executive Director of the Robarts R esearch Institute\, a Professor in the Department of Physiology &amp\; Pha rmacology\, and member of the Senior Leadership team of the Schulich Schoo l of Medicine &amp\; Dentistry\, University of Western Ontario. Before joi ning Western\, Dr. Koschinsky served as the Dean of the Faculty of Science and Professor of Chemistry &amp\; Biochemistry at the University of Winds or from 2008-2015. Prior to that\, she was a Professor of Biochemistry at Queen&rsquo\;s University and held the position of Director of the Queen&r squo\;s University Cardiac &amp\; Circulatory Research Group from 2002-200 8.</p>\n<p style="font-weight: 400\;"><strong>Murray MacDonald</strong>&nb sp\;has over 40 years of experience in Design and Engineering Management w ith several multinational companies.&nbsp\;&nbsp\;He holds B.Sc. and M.Sc. (EE) degrees from Queen&rsquo\;s University\, is an active senior member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE)\, and has r ecently achieved IEEE Life Member status.&nbsp\;&nbsp\;Murray has been on the London IEEE Section executive (currently Past Chair)\, has been active with London Section's education outreach (TISP program)\, has assisted wi th IEEE conference organization\, and is currently on the Region 7 executi ve as Central Area Chair.</p>\n<p style="font-weight: 400\;"><strong>Ana L uisa Trejos</strong> is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electr ical and Computer Engineering at Western University and an Associate Scien tist at Canadian Surgical Technologies and Advanced Robotics\, Lawson Heal th Research Institute. She has expertise in the design\, development and t esting of medical mechatronic systems. Her research is focused towards eva luating how novel mechatronic devices can improve patient care during surg ery\, therapy and rehabilitation. This includes the development of smart d evices for minimally invasive surgery and the design of wearable devices f or the treatment of chronic pain. Another component of her research entail s the development and evaluation of systems for surgical training and moto r skills assessment.</p> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR