BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:IEEE vTools.Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20240310T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=2SU;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20241103T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:EST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20241105T030333Z UID:145CBE50-8A95-454F-8055-5E43DBB632BC DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241101T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241101T221500 DESCRIPTION:Join us for an Ottawa first - IEEE SPAC and the IEEE Ottawa AGM and Awards Banquet will be held back to back at the Brookstreet Hotel! Us e this link to purchase either a combined ticket or only tickets to the AG M.\n\nFor tickets to ONLY SPAC\, please use this link: [SPAC only tickets] (https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/436955)\n\n[]SPAC SPAC is the largest\, national networking event happening alongside the IEEE Ottawa Section AGM and Awards Banquet on November 1st\, 2024 at Brookstreet Hotel! If you are a student in any stream of engineering or computer science or an industry professional that’s looking to create meaningful connections with some of Canada’s largest engineering companies\, then SPAC is perfect for you ! SPAC offers students and industry professionals the opportunity to have 1-on-1 professional conversations with professionals from our sponsors lik e Blackberry QNX\, Ciena\, Skyworks\, Nordion\, Nokia\, Solace and notable government departments like CSE\, ISED/CRC\, NRC and the CBSA! Adding to this\, our platinum and gold sponsors will also be running some hands-on w orkshops where they will present valuable advice on the path to success in their respective fields!\n----------------------------------------------- ----------------\n\n[IEEE Ottawa Section Logo]\n\nThe 80th IEEE Ottawa Sec tion Annual General Meeting and Awards Banquet\n\nAGM\nThe AGM is an annua l forum for Members of the IEEE Ottawa Section to attend and learn about t he Section activities over the past year as well as the plan for the upcom ing year. It is also where the IEEE Ottawa Section Nominations and Appoint ments Committee will propose and present to the members the nominees for t he 2025 IEEE Ottawa Officers (Chair\, Vice Chair\, Treasurer and Secretary ).\n\nNote the AGM event is restricted to IEEE Ottawa members only.\n\nAwa rds Banquet\n\nThe Awards Banquet is an annual event that provides an oppo rtunity for recognizing and honouring outstanding local industry\, individ uals from academia and industry\, and IEEE groups from the IEEE Ottawa Sec tion.\n\nThis event offers an opportunity to meet and share ideas with aca demia and industry leaders\, and gain inspiration from our keynote speaker .\n\nThis event sells out every year and attracts 150+ people from academi a\, industry\, and government. In addition to a great agenda\, there will be plenty of time allotted for socializing\, networking and enjoying a nig ht of entertainment.\n\nRegistration: It is open for IEEE members\, guests \, and public (registration is needed - please see below)\n\nDinner:\n\nA three course dinner will be served as part of this banquet. You will be a sked to select your menu option and to indicate any dietary restrictions a s part of your registration.\n\nAppetizer:\n\nFire roasted pepper soup\, h erb oil\, creme fraiche (V\, GF)\n\nMain Course Menu Options (all served w ith seasonal vegetables):\n\n-\n- Pan crisped chicken supreme\, buttermilk whipped potato (GF\, Halal)\n- AAA Canadian strip loin\, Dauphinoise pota to\, red wine demi-glace.\n- Gnocchi : Roast vegetables\, crisp onion\, bl istered cherry tomato\, roasted red pepper sauce\, olive dust. (Vegan\, GF \, Halal)\n\nDessert:\n\nChocolate mousse cake\, layers of white\, milk an d dark chocolate on a brownie base\, chocolate glaze and wafer.\n\nPlease note: Pictures will be taken during the event. By registering to this even t\, you are consenting to the use of your portrait\, picture or photograph taken during this event to be used by IEEE Ottawa in promotional material \, including printed and electronic material as well as the IEEE Ottawa se ction website and social media and SPAC.\n\nSpeaker(s): Sir Terry Matthews \, \n\nAgenda: \nNovember 1st\, 2024\nBrookstreet Hotel\, 552 Legget Dr\, Kanata\, ON K2K 2W2\n\nSPAC\n\n12:00 PM - 12:15 PM: CONFERENCE CHECK-IN\n\ n12:20 PM -12:35 PM: WELCOMING REMARKS\n\n12:35 PM -12:45 PM: PLATINUM SPO NSOR SPEAKER\n\n12:50 PM - 4:30 PM: NETWORKING + WORKSHOPS\n\n3:00 PM - 3: 15 PM: RAFFLE\n\n4:35 PM - 5:00 PM: CLOSING REMARKS\n\nAGM\n\n5:15 PM : RE GISTRATION AND NETWORKING/RECEPTION\n\n5:45 PM - 6:15 PM: AGM Business (IE EE Ottawa members only)\n\nAWARDS BANQUET\n\n6:25 PM - 6:40 PM OPENING (W ELCOME MESSAGES FROM IEEE OTTAWA SECTION CHAIR. IEEE CANADA PRESIDENT)\n\n 6:40 PM - 7:00 PM CORPORATE AWARDS\n\n7:00 PM - 7:45 PM KEYNOTE SPEAKER: SIR TERRY MATTHEWS\, FOUNDER & CHAIRMAN OF WESLEY CLOVER INTERNATIONAL\n\n 7:45 PM - 8:20 PM DINNER\n\n8:20 PM - 8:40 PM INDIVIDUAL AWARDS\n\n8:40 PM - 8:50 PM ENTERTAINMENT\n\n8:50 PM - 9:10 PM GROUP AWARDS\n\n9:10 PM - 9 :15 PM ENTERTAINMENT\n\n9:15 PM - 9:25 PM OTHER AWARDS\n\n9:25 PM - 9:30 PM: POST-AGM SOCIAL AND NETWORKING\n\n10:15 PM: CLOSING REMARKS\n\nBrookst reet Hotel\, 525 Legget Drive\, Ottawa\, Ontario\, Canada\, K2K2W2 LOCATION:Brookstreet Hotel\, 525 Legget Drive\, Ottawa\, Ontario\, Canada\, K2K2W2 ORGANIZER:whopkins@ieee.org SEQUENCE:175 SUMMARY:IEEE SPAC\, IEEE Ottawa Section 80TH AGM\, and Awards Banquet URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/435598 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p>Join us for an Ottawa first - IEEE SPAC an d the IEEE Ottawa AGM and Awards Banquet will be held back to back at the Brookstreet Hotel!&nbsp\; Use this link to purchase either a combined tick et or only tickets to the AGM.&nbsp\; &nbsp\;</p>\n<p>For tickets to ONLY SPAC\, please use this link: <a href="https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/436 955">SPAC only tickets</a></p>\n<p><img style="display: block\; margin-lef t: auto\; margin-right: auto\;" src="https://events.vtools.ieee.org/vtools _ui/media/display/9f75d4d4-5db2-4a59-ab91-f025b70824a5" alt="" width="300" height="150"><strong>SPAC&nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &n bsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbs p\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\ ; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &n bsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbs p\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\ ; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &n bsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbs p\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\ ; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; </strong>SPAC is the largest\, national networking event happening alongside the IEEE Ottawa Section AGM and Award s Banquet on November 1st\, 2024 at Brookstreet Hotel! If you are a studen t in any stream of engineering or computer science or an industry professi onal that&rsquo\;s looking to create meaningful connections with some of C anada&rsquo\;s largest engineering companies\, then SPAC is perfect for yo u! SPAC offers students and industry professionals the opportunity to have 1-on-1 professional conversations with professionals from our sponsors li ke Blackberry QNX\,&nbsp\; Ciena\, Skyworks\, Nordion\, Nokia\, Solace and notable government departments like CSE\, ISED/CRC\, NRC and the CBSA! Ad ding to this\, our platinum and gold sponsors will also be running some ha nds-on workshops where they will present valuable advice on the path to su ccess in their respective fields!</p>\n<hr>\n<p><img style="text-align: ce nter\; margin: 0px auto\; display: block\;" src="https://www.ieeeottawa.ca /wp-content/themes/ieeeos/images/header_os_new.png" alt="IEEE Ottawa Secti on Logo" width="897" height="109"></p>\n<p style="text-align: center\;">&n bsp\;</p>\n<p style="text-align: center\;"><strong><span style="font-size: 18pt\; color: rgb(52\, 73\, 94)\;">The 80th IEEE Ottawa Section Annual Ge neral Meeting and Awards Banquet</span></strong></p>\n<p><span style="font -size: 18pt\;"><strong>AGM&nbsp\;</strong></span><br>The AGM is an annual forum for Members of the IEEE Ottawa Section to attend and learn about the Section activities over the past year as well as the plan for the upcomin g year. It is also where the IEEE Ottawa Section Nominations and Appointme nts Committee will propose and present to the members the nominees for the 2025 IEEE Ottawa Officers (Chair\, Vice Chair\, Treasurer and Secretary). </p>\n<p>Note the AGM event is restricted to IEEE Ottawa members only.</p> \n<p><span style="font-size: 18pt\;"><strong>Awards&nbsp\;</strong><strong >Banquet</strong></span></p>\n<p>The Awards Banquet is an annual event tha t provides an opportunity for recognizing and honouring outstanding local industry\, individuals from academia and industry\, and IEEE groups from t he IEEE Ottawa Section.</p>\n<p>This event offers an opportunity to meet a nd share ideas with academia and industry leaders\, and gain inspiration f rom our keynote speaker.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>This event sells out every year an d attracts 150+ people from academia\, industry\, and government. In addit ion to a great agenda\, there will be plenty of time allotted for socializ ing\, networking and enjoying a night of entertainment.</p>\n<p><u><strong >Registration:</strong></u>&nbsp\;It is open for IEEE members\, guests\, a nd public (<u>registration is needed - please see below)</u></p>\n<p><u><s trong>Dinner:</strong></u></p>\n<p><span style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\;">A three course dinner will be served as part of this banquet.&nbsp\; </span >&nbsp\;You will be asked to select your menu option and to indicate any d ietary restrictions as part of your registration.</p>\n<p style="padding-l eft: 40px\;"><strong><span style="color: rgb(52\, 73\, 94)\;"><em>Appetize r</em></span></strong>:</p>\n<p style="padding-left: 80px\;"><strong>Fire roasted pepper soup\, </strong>herb oil\, creme fraiche (V\, GF)</p>\n<p s tyle="padding-left: 40px\;"><em><strong><span style="color: rgb(52\, 73\, 94)\;">Main Course Menu Options </span></strong>(all served with seasonal vegetables):</em></p>\n<ul>\n<li style="list-style-type: none\;">\n<ul>\n< li><strong>Pan crisped chicken supreme\,&nbsp\;</strong>buttermilk whipped potato (GF\, Halal)</li>\n<li><strong>AAA Canadian strip loin\, </strong> Dauphinoise potato\, red wine demi-glace.</li>\n<li><strong>Gnocchi</stron g> : Roast vegetables\, crisp onion\, blistered cherry tomato\, roasted re d pepper sauce\, olive dust. (Vegan\, GF\, Halal)</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n</ul >\n<p style="padding-left: 40px\;"><strong><span style="color: rgb(52\, 73 \, 94)\;"><em>Dessert</em></span></strong>:</p>\n<p style="padding-left: 8 0px\;"><strong>Chocolate mousse cake</strong>\, layers of white\, milk and dark chocolate on a brownie base\, chocolate glaze and wafer.</p>\n<p><st rong>Please note:&nbsp\;</strong>Pictures will be taken during the event.& nbsp\; By registering to this event\, you are consenting to the use of you r portrait\, picture or photograph taken during this event to be used by I EEE Ottawa in promotional material\, including printed and electronic mate rial as well as the IEEE Ottawa section website and social media and SPAC. </p>\n<p>&nbsp\;</p><br /><br />Agenda: <br /><p>November 1st\, 2024<br>Br ookstreet Hotel\, 552 Legget Dr\, Kanata\, ON K2K 2W2</p>\n<p><span style= "color: rgb(35\, 111\, 161)\;"><strong>SPAC</strong></span></p>\n<p><stron g>12:00 PM - 12:15 PM:</strong> CONFERENCE CHECK-IN&nbsp\;</p>\n<p><strong >12:20 PM -12:35 PM:</strong>&nbsp\;WELCOMING REMARKS&nbsp\;</p>\n<p><stro ng>12:35 PM -12:45 PM: </strong>PLATINUM SPONSOR SPEAKER</p>\n<p><strong>1 2:50 PM - 4:30 PM:</strong> NETWORKING + WORKSHOPS</p>\n<p><strong>&nbsp\; 3:00 PM - 3:15 PM:</strong> RAFFLE</p>\n<p><strong>4:35 PM - 5:00 PM:</str ong> CLOSING REMARKS</p>\n<p><span style="color: rgb(35\, 111\, 161)\;"><s trong>AGM</strong></span></p>\n<p><strong>5:15 PM :</strong> REGISTRATION AND NETWORKING/RECEPTION</p>\n<p><strong>5:45 PM - 6:15 PM:</strong> AGM B usiness (IEEE Ottawa members only)</p>\n<p><span style="color: rgb(35\, 11 1\, 161)\;"><strong>AWARDS BANQUET</strong></span></p>\n<p class="MsoNorma l" style="margin-bottom: 0in\; line-height: normal\; background: white\;"> <span style="font-size: 12pt\; font-family: Arial\, sans-serif\; color: rg b(52\, 73\, 94)\;"><strong>6:25 PM - 6:40 PM</strong>&nbsp\;<span style="m so-tab-count: 1\;"> </span>OPENING (WELCOME MESSAGES FROM IEEE OTTAWA SECT ION CHAIR. IEEE CANADA PRESIDENT)</span></p>\n<p class="MsoNormal" style=" margin-bottom: 0in\; line-height: normal\; background: white\;"><span styl e="font-size: 12pt\; font-family: Arial\, sans-serif\; color: rgb(52\, 73\ , 94)\;"><strong>6:40 PM - 7:00 PM</strong><span style="mso-tab-count: 1\; ">&nbsp\; </span>CORPORATE AWARDS</span></p>\n<p class="MsoNormal" style=" margin-bottom: 0in\; line-height: normal\; background: white\;"><span styl e="font-size: 12pt\; font-family: Arial\, sans-serif\; color: rgb(52\, 73\ , 94)\;"><strong>7:00 PM - 7:45 PM</strong><span style="mso-tab-count: 1\; "><strong>&nbsp\;</strong> </span><strong>KEYNOTE SPEAKER</strong>: SIR&nb sp\;TERRY MATTHEWS\, FOUNDER &amp\; CHAIRMAN OF WESLEY CLOVER INTERNATIONA L&nbsp\;</span></p>\n<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in\; line -height: normal\; background: white\;"><span style="font-size: 12pt\; font -family: Arial\, sans-serif\; color: rgb(52\, 73\, 94)\;"><strong>7:45 PM - 8:20 PM</strong><span style="mso-tab-count: 1\;">&nbsp\; </span>DINNER</ span></p>\n<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in\; line-height: n ormal\; background: white\;"><span style="font-size: 12pt\; font-family: A rial\, sans-serif\; color: rgb(52\, 73\, 94)\;"><strong>8:20 PM - 8:40 PM< /strong><span style="mso-tab-count: 1\;">&nbsp\; </span>INDIVIDUAL AWARDS< /span></p>\n<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in\; line-height: normal\; background: white\;"><span style="font-size: 12pt\; font-family: Arial\, sans-serif\; color: rgb(52\, 73\, 94)\;"><strong>8:40 PM - 8:50 PM </strong><span style="mso-tab-count: 1\;"><strong>&nbsp\;</strong> </span> ENTERTAINMENT</span></p>\n<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in\; line-height: normal\; background: white\;"><span style="font-size: 12pt\; font-family: Arial\, sans-serif\; color: rgb(52\, 73\, 94)\;"><strong>8:5 0 PM - 9:10 PM</strong><span style="mso-tab-count: 1\;">&nbsp\; </span>GRO UP AWARDS</span></p>\n<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in\; lin e-height: normal\; background: white\;"><span style="font-size: 12pt\; fon t-family: Arial\, sans-serif\; color: rgb(52\, 73\, 94)\;"><strong>9:10 PM - 9:15 PM</strong><span style="mso-tab-count: 1\;">&nbsp\; </span>ENTERTA INMENT</span></p>\n<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in\; line-h eight: normal\; background: white\;"><span style="font-size: 12pt\; font-f amily: Arial\, sans-serif\; color: rgb(52\, 73\, 94)\;"><strong>9:15 PM - 9:25 PM</strong>&nbsp\;<span style="mso-tab-count: 1\;"> </span>OTHER AWAR DS</span></p>\n<p><span style="color: rgb(52\, 73\, 94)\;"><strong><span s tyle="font-size: 12pt\; font-family: Arial\, sans-serif\;">9:25 PM - </spa n>9:30 PM:</strong> POST-AGM SOCIAL AND NETWORKING</span></p>\n<p><span st yle="color: rgb(52\, 73\, 94)\;"><strong>10:15 PM:</strong> CLOSING REMARK S</span></p>\n<p style="background-attachment: scroll\; background-clip: b order-box\; background-color: transparent\; background-image: none\; backg round-origin: padding-box\; background-position-x: 0%\; background-positio n-y: 0%\; background-repeat: repeat\; background-size: auto\; box-sizing: border-box\; color: #616161\; font-family: &amp\;quot\; formata&amp\;quot\ ;\,&amp\;quot\;verdana&amp\;quot\;\,sans-serif\; font-size: 14px\; font-st yle: normal\; font-variant: normal\; font-weight: 400\; letter-spacing: no rmal\; orphans: 2\; text-align: left\; text-decoration: none\; text-indent : 0px\; text-transform: none\; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px\; white-spac e: normal\; word-spacing: 0px\; margin: 0px 0px 10px 0px\;">&nbsp\;</p> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR