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IEEE
Joint Communications Chapter - Vancouver
IEEE
Communications
Society
IEEE
Vehicular
Technology Society
IEEE Antennas and
Propagation Society
Chair: Alon
Newton - Kensington
Computer
Products Group
Vice Chair: Zahra
Ahmadian - Doctoral Candidate UBC
Advisory
Committee:
Dr.
Edmund Ho, Former CEO - Ascalade Communications (SA Committee
Chair)
David
Apps, Principal Engineer - BC Hydro (P&C / Telecom)
Ibrahim
Gedeon, CTO - TELUS Corp
Keith
Martin, COO/CTO - Tantalus Systems
Prof. Dave Michelson - University of
British Columbia
Lee Pucker, CTO -
Spectrum Signal Processing Ltd.
Dr. Chris
Scholefield - President - Inception Software Technology
Cristian Tabacutu - Nokia Products
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Please
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for more information, including a map of the event location. Please
check back about a week before the event
to confirm the date, time, and place.
The Joy of Propagation
Prof.
Rodney Vaughn SFU
BCIT SW3-1750 on Mon. July 7 from
7:00pm - 9:00pm.
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SPECIAL
ANNOUNCEMENTS
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Jun 2008 - I am very pleased to
announce that Ms. Zahra Ahmadian has agreedto succeed Mr. Serhat
Erkucuk as the Joint Communication Vice Chair starting July 2008.
Serhat has done an excellent job and we will miss him. He is leaving
Vancouver to take a leading role in a university overseas. We all wish
him success in his new tenure.
Zahra Ahmadian received her B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering from Ajman
University of Science and Technology (AUST), UAE in 2005 and her
M.A.Sc. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from University of
British Columbia (UBC) in 2007. She is currently a PhD. student in
Communication Theory research group at UBC. She was previously the
chair of AUST IEEE student branch in 2005 and an active member of the
ECE Graduate Student
Association at UBC as the academic executive and treasurer. Her
research interests are coding, concatenated codes, ultra-wideband,
multiple access interference and propagation in multi-path channels.
Please welcome Zahra and I am sure she will be a great addition to our
tight community.
Sep 2007 Some interesting
pictures of historical equipment
owned by Mr. Dan Gelbart which he kindly brought for display during the
presentation. Click for a Link.
If you did not know there is a radio museum here in the lower mainland.
The SPARC museum
Jun 2007
- Alon Newton, Director of Engineering at Wireless 2000, will succeed
Dave Michelson as Chair of the Joint Communications Chapter effective
21 June 2007. Alon has almost twenty years of experience in the
RF/microwave, electro-optics, and consumer electronics industries. His
last role before joining Wireless 2000 was as a Senior Development
Engineer at Scientific Atlanta Canada. Alon earned his Bachelor of
Science degree in Electrical Engineering at the Technion, Haifa, Israel
and is a registered Professional Engineer in British Columbia.
Jun
2007 -
IEEE Vancouver Section thanks Prof. Dave Michelson for serving as Chair
of the Joint Communications Chapter for the past eight years and wishes
him well as he takes a much deserved break. Vancouver Section Chair
Paul Bowler praised Dave for his achievements and contributions to both
the Joint Communications Chapter and to Vancouver Section: “On
behalf of the Vancouver Section I would like to congratulate Dave on
his success and his achievements in the last 8 years. We thank
him for
his many contributions, for the incredible change, and for the
professionalism he has brought to his chapter work. His efforts
have
benefited IEEE members and students alike.”
Aug. 2006 - The IEEE Vehicular
Technology Society has named the Vancouver Joint Communications Chapter
"the best in the world" and will present us with a Best Chapter Award
at IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference (Fall) in Montreal next month.
This is the third time that we've been recognized in this manner by
IEEE. The best recognition, however, is the great response that
we've had to our many presentations and mini-symposium over the past
year. Thanks to all of you for your support.
Mar. 2006 - The IEEE
Communications Society is pleased to announce the appointment
of Prof. David G. Michelson to both the North American Region Board and the Membership Programs Development Board. During the
next year, Prof. Michelson will represent the interests of members
as the Society plans and executes both regional and membership
programs.
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LISTING OF EVENTS
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PAST
EVENTS - JANUARY
2008 - JUNE 2008
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Power Line
Communication Systems
Mr. Sam Shi - CTO Corinex
Communications Corp.
BCIT SW3-1750 on Mon. June 9 from
7:00pm - 9:00pm.
Radio Navigation
Systems (updated references added courtesy of speaker)
Mr. Peter Bennett - Vancouver
Power and Sail Squadron
BCIT SW1-1025 on Wed. May 14 from
7:00pm - 9:00pm.
BCNET Advanced Networks Conference
April 22 & 23, 2008 for more details:
http://www.bc.net/2008-conference/overview.html
As IEEE members you get a special discount! For discount details please
contact: Jeanette.Lum@bc.net before February 29, 2008
Dynamic Data
Management in MANET
Speaker: Prof. Sanjay Madria , 10 April 2008, UBC, 5:30pm, McLeod 418
This is a joint presentation with the Vancouver Computer Chapter.
For more details please Email: pbk@ece.ubc.ca
Antenna Clinic
Bring your own antenna design and let an expert measure its performance
for you. Excellent opportunity for creative engineers to expose their
talent! (upper limit of 3GHz)
Hosted by : Andrey Gleener - Antenna Designer & Derek Pyner - PDE
BCIT SW3-1750 on Tuesday March 18 from
6:30pm - 9:30pm.
For more details please Email: anewton@ieee.org
Third UBC
Workshop on Future Communications Systems
to be held on Fri, 7 Mar 2008 from 0830-1650.
Details: http://bul.ece.ubc.ca/
To register at no charge, please send your name, company, email address
and telephone number to: ubcworkshop@gmail.com on or before Sun, 2 Mar 2008
Patent
Pop Quiz
Presentation
Nick Toth - Nexus Law Group LLP
Mon, 14 Jan 2008 7:00-9:00pm BCIT, Bldg SW3 - room 1750 (SW3 is an extension of
SW1 south end of the main building) |
PAST EVENTS - JANUARY
2006 - DECEMBER 2007
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Integration
of
Wireless Technology in Consumer Electronic Devices
Sean Mercer - Microsoft corporation
Mon, 10 Dec 2007 7:00-9:00pm
BCIT, Bldg SE2, Town
Square D
The IEEE PES is
inviting
you to join them for a
presentation on 22 Nov 2007 Noon-1:00 pm, BC Hydro
Edmonds Auditorium, Skytrain
Room:
Wireless
IP Applications in BC Hydro Telemetry by Mr. Harry Lee P.Eng
Modern
Communication Methods for SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data
Acquisition)
Tom Dunn - Dayton & Knight Ltd.
Mon, 19 Nov
2007 7:00-9:00pm BCIT, Bldg SE2, Town
Square A
Tour of
Ascalade Communications tour organized by the IEEE Vancouver section
Date: Friday, November
9, 2007 Time: 5.00 pm
Meeting Point: Ascalade
Communications, 12051 Riverside Way, Richmond, BC V6W 1K7
History
of Cordless Phones in North America
Bruce Bernard P.Eng - Ascalade Communications Inc
Mon, 15 Oct
2007 7:00-9:00pm BCIT, Bldg SE2, Town
Square D
Tour of
Analytic Systems
Fri October 12, 2007 (5:30pm)
#207 12448 82nd Ave. Surrey Analytic Systems designs and manufacture
reliable and robust power conversion products for the marine, military,
automotive, rail, industrial and alternative power sources and
manufactures using Lean-Manufacturing processes. http://www.ieee.ca/vancouver/psrs/
Contact: Sergio Bertani (spbertani@yahoo.com)
Oliver Heaviside
and the telecom revolution of 1865
Dan Gelbart (SFU honorary doctorate)
Mon, 10 Sep 2007 7:00-9:00pm BCIT, Bldg SE6, Telus
Theatre room 233
10
Gigabit Ethernet for High-performance Real-time Embedded Systems
Rob Kraft - AdvancedIO Systems Inc.
Mon, 20 Aug 2007 7:00-9:00pm BCIT, Bldg SE2, Town
Square D
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Stealth
Technology: The Art of the
Invisible
Prof. Barry Chambers,
Active
Stealth Group, Department of Electronic and Electrical
Engineering,
University of Sheffield, UK
Thu, 21 Jun 2007 -
3:00-4:00 pm - UBC
ECE, MCLD 418
Information
about parking at UBC: www.parking.ubc.ca
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The NEPTUNE Canada
Project
Benoît Pirenne, Assistant
Director, IT
NEPTUNE Canada Project
Mon, 9 Jan 2006 - 7:30-9:00
pm- BCIT,
Bldg SE2, Town Square D |
Tour:
Vancouver Marine Communications and Traffic Services
Monica Schaumann,
MCTS Operations Supervisor
Canadian Coast Guard
Mon,
6 Feb 2006 - 7:30 - 9:00 pm - Vancouver MCTS
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All About
Google!
Brian Edmonds, Google (Mountain View, CA)
Mon, 20 Feb
2006 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm, UBC,
Kaiser
2020/2030
7:30 pm - 9:00
pm, BCIT,
Bldg SE6, TELUS Theatre
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Algorithms for
Loop Make-Up and Crosstalk
Identification for Enhanced Dynamic Spectrum Management
Stefano Galli,
Telcordia Technologies (Red Bank, NJ)
Mon,
27 Feb
2006 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm, UBC,
MCLD 418
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Wireless
Communications for Submarines and
Submersibles
Ray Murphy, International Submarine
Engineering
Mon,
6 Mar 2006
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm BCIT, Bldg SE2, Town
Square D
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UBC-IEEE Workshop on Future Wireless Systems
Fri, 10 Mar
2006 8:30 am - 5:00 pm UBC
ECE, Kaiser 2020/2030
Plenary Speakers:
Victor Leung, Salim Hanna, Andy Molisch
Sessions on:
Wireless Sensor Networks, Radiowave Propagation
Wireless Multimedia, Wireless Implementation
3G/B3G Wireless Access, 3G/B3G Wireless Core Networks
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UBC
Wireless Ventures Competition - Oral Presentations
Thu,
23 Mar 2006 5:00 - 7:00 pm UBC
ECE, Kaiser 2020/2030
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Community-based
Wireless Networks: An Option for Vancouver?
Jonn Martell,
Martell Consulting
Tue, 4 Apr 2006
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm Vancouver Convention &
Exhibition Centre (Canada Place)
The Chair
of IEEE
NOMS 2006
has invited us to hold
our April meeting on the conference site. This presentation will
be open to both members of the local community and NOMS 2006 attendees
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IEEE Seminar on WiMAX Wireless Technology
Dave
Michelson (UBC)
Andrew Tsui (Bell Canada)
Angela Choi (Industry Canada)
Ben Zarlingo (Agilent Technologies)
Angela Ikemoto and Michael Fite (Agilent Technologies)
Fri, 28 Apr
2006 1:00 pm - 4:30 pm
UBC, Electrical and Computer Engineering, MCLD 202
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Evolution of Wireless
Communications and Networking
Jon Mark
University of Wateroo
Tue, 2 May 2006
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
UBC, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Kaiser 2020
Fundamental Limits on Wide Bandwidth
Signal Acquisition
Moe Z. Win
University of Wateroo
Fri, 5 May 2006 2:00 pm -
3:00 pm
UBC, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Kaiser 2020
The Discrete Logarithm Problem in
Cryptography
Ian Blake
University of Wateroo
Fri, 12 May 2006 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
UBC, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Kaiser 2020
A DSP-based Retrodirective Array System for
Duplex Digital Communications at 2.4 GHz
Prof. Zhizhang
(David) Chen
Dalhousie University
Wed, 21 Jun 2006 - 1:30 - 2:30 pm UBC,
MCLD 418
World's Smallest
Linux Computer Does WiFi!
Don Anderson, gumstix
Dave Hylands, Broadcom Canada
Mon, 11 Sep 2006 - 7:30 - 9:00 pm - BCIT, Bldg SE6, Telus Theatre
Tour
of International Submarine Engineering
Host: Ray Murphy,
Marketing Manager
Sat,
14 Oct 2006 - 10:00-11:30
IEEE 802.11 and
802.16 Fixed
Wireless Technology
at
Tranzeo Wireless
David J. Marles, Andrew Marles, Mike Rex,
and Cam Finnigan
Mon,
6 Nov 2006
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm BCIT, Bldg SE2, Town
Square D
UBC Wireless
Ventures Competition
UBC students came up
with ideas
for using the UBC Wireless Network to make
someone's (or some group's) life easier, then convinced the judges that
it is worth doing! For
competition rules and instructions, click here.
Finalist teams gave their oral presentations on
Wed, 22 Nov 2006 - 5:00 - 7:00 pm - UBC,
Kaiser
2020/2030
Wireless
USB - The Next Step in Universal Serial Bus Technology
Kerry Chin, Director
of Engineering
Icron Technologies.
Mon, 4 Dec 2006 7:30 - 9:00 pm, BCIT,
Bldg SE6, TELUS Theatre
Recent Progress in Ultra Wideband (or Whatever
Happened to IEEE 802.15.3a and 4a?)
Joe
Decuir, MCCI (Seattle, WA)
Mon,
5 Feb 2007 - 7:00 - 9:00 pm
Sheraton
Wall Centre Grand Ballroom C
(1088 Burrard Street, Vancouver, BC V6Z 2R9)
Second UBC-IEEE
Workshop on Future
Communications Systems
Fri, 9 Mar
2007 8:30 am - 5:00 pm UBC
ECE, Kaiser 2020/2030
Plenary Speakers:
Victor Leung, Simon Haylin, Siavash Alamouti
Sessions on:
IPTV, Radiowave Propagation
Heterogeneous Wireless Networks, UWB/Co-existence
Cognitive Radio Networks,
Wireless Sensor Networks
Digital Wireless
Technology at Ascalade
Communications
Dr. Edmund Ho, Chairman, President & CEO
Ascalade Communications Inc.
Mon, 2 Apr 2007 - 7:30 - 9:00 pm BCIT, Bldg SE2, Town
Square D
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PAST EVENTS - Sep - Dec 2004
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Sid Lechner, P.Eng., Nav Canada
Wed,
22 Sep 2004 - 7:00-10:00 pm
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Case
Studies in Multilayered Network Systems Design:
Applying Ethernet, SONET,
and ATM
Nathan
Schilperoort, Alcatel Canada
Mon, 4 Oct
2004 - 7:30-9:00 pm - BCIT,
Bldg SW1, Room 1025
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The Joys of
Project Management
Rosemary Prinz, Divining Solutions
Mon,
1 Nov 2004 - 7:30-9:00 pm - BCIT, Bldg
SE6,TELUS
Theatre
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World's Smallest
Linux Computer Does
Wireless!
Don Anderson, Gumstix, Inc.
Mon,
15 Nov 2004 - 7:30-9:00 pm - BCIT,
Bldg SE6, TELUS
Theatre
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Converting
MATLAB Algorithms to FPGA or
ASIC Designs
Michael
Bohm, CTO, AccelChip
Mon,
6 Dec 2004 - 7:30-9:00 pm - BCIT,
Bldg SE6, Room 206
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| PAST EVENTS - Jan - Apr 2005 |
Ka-Band
Satellite Communications:
Evolution of
Earth Station Front Ends
Joe Fikart
Mon,
10 Jan 2005 - 7:30-9:00 pm - BCIT,
Bldg SE1, Room 109
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Developing
Applications Software for Smartphones: Market
Opportunity and Technical Overview
Alan
Swain and Andrew Eastgaard, Orbital Technologies
Mon, 21 Feb 2005 - 7:30-9:00
pm - BCIT, Bldg
SE6, TELUS Theatre
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Dave Michelson, Chair
Fri,
25 Feb
2005 - 12:30-5:30 pm
- MacDonald Dettwiler and Associates
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Tour - Industry Canada's Spectrum
Observation Centre
Mike Sun, Spectrum
Management Office
Wed,
23 Mar
2005 - 9:00-10:00 am
- Pregistration required; space is limited; IEEE members only, please.
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Dave Michelson, Chair
Fri,
29 Apr 2005
- 12:30-5:30 pm - TELUS Auditorium,
3777 Kingsway, Burnaby, BC
PRE-REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED FOR THIS EVENT
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| PAST EVENTS - May - Aug 2005 |
IEEE
Vancouver Section - Annual General Meeting
Mon, 9 May 2005 -
6:00 - 9:00 pm - Hilton Hotel, Metrotown
PRE-REGISTRATION IS
REQUIRED FOR THIS EVENT
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Linear Power
Amplifiers for Handset Applications
Prof. Bumman Kim
Director of the Microwave Application Research Center
Pohang University of Science and Technology
Fri,
24 Jun 2005 - 3:15-4:15 pm - Unity
Wireless Systems, 7438
Fraser Park Drive, Burnaby, BC V5J 5B9
PRE-REGISTRATION IS
REQUIRED FOR THIS EVENT
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IEEE802.16e (Mobile WiMAX): Technical Overview and Market
Opportunity
Dr. Titus Lo
Vice-President -
Engineering and Operations, Walbell Technologies, Bellevue, WA
Mon,
25 Jul 2005 - 7:30-9:00 pm - UBC, MacLeod 228
Information about parking at UBC: www.parking.ubc.ca
PRE-REGISTRATION IS
REQUIRED FOR THIS EVENT
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Satellite
Communications: Bridging the Digital Divide
Organized by
International Space University
Sponsored
by Telesat Canada and IEEE ComSoc - Vancouver Chapter
Tue,
26 Jul 2005 - 08:45-12:15 - UBC Forestry
Sciences Centre - Rm 1221
Information
about parking at UBC: www.parking.ubc.ca
PRE-REGISTRATION
IS
REQUIRED FOR THIS EVENT |
| PAST EVENTS - Sep - Dec 2005 |
Collaboration,
Competition and Cognitive Radio Transmission in Wireless
Networks:
From Theory to Implementation
Vahid
Tarokh
Harvard University
Fri,
16 Sep 2005 -3:00-4:00
pm- UBC ECE, Kaiser 2030
Information
about parking at UBC: www.parking.ubc.ca
PRE-REGISTRATION IS
RECOMMENDED FOR THIS EVENT
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The
Challenges of Converging Networks: Transportation and
Communications
David
Atnikov
Novax
Industries
Mon,
3 Oct
2005 - 7:30-9:00 pm - BCIT,
Bldg SE2, Town Square D
Information about parking at BCIT: www.bcit.ca/parking
PRE-REGISTRATION
IS RECOMMENDED
FOR THIS EVENT
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New Methods of
Space-Time Coding and Beamforming
Hamid
Jafarkani
University of California, Irvine
Fri,
4 Nov 2005 - 11:00 am - noon UBC ECE, MCLD 418
Information
about parking at UBC: www.parking.ubc.ca
PRE-REGISTRATION
IS
RECOMMENDED FOR THIS EVENT
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Medical Monitoring
Using UWB Technology
Alon
Newton
Wireless 2000
Mon,
7 Nov
2005 - 7:30-9:00 pm -
BCIT,
Bldg SE2, Town Square D
Information about
parking at BCIT: www.bcit.ca/parking
Pizza and refreshments @ 7:00 pm!
PRE-REGISTRATION
IS
RECOMMENDED FOR THIS EVENT
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PricewaterhouseCoopers
- Technology Forecast
Trends in
Semiconductors, Broadband, Wireless, and IP
That
Could Impact Conventional Business Planning
David
Jacobson
PricewaterhouseCoopers, Toronto
Thu,
10 Nov 2005 - 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm UBC ECE, KAIS 2030
PRE-REGISTRATION
IS
RECOMMENDED FOR THIS EVENT
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Software
Defined Radio
Lee Pucker
Spectrum
Signal Processing
Mon,
5 Dec
2005 - 7:30-9:00 pm -
BCIT,
Bldg SE2, Town Square D
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