2020 IEEE Newfoundland and Labrador Section Annual General Meeting

Published: Jan 30, 2020 by IEEE Newfoundland and Labrador Section

IEEE Newfoundland and Labrador Section Annual General Meeting will be held on February 5, 2020, at 7pm in the board room of the Engineering Building of Memorial University (EN4002). Christopher Whitt who is the SC2020 Program Chair, R7 Secretary and OES AdCom member will attend on behalf of IEEE Canada. The evening will start with a presentation from Dr. Meisam Amani on the topic of Remote Sensing for Newfoundland and Labrador: Speaker Bio: Dr. Meisam Amani is a Senior Remote Sensing Scientist at a global consulting company, Wood. His research focuses on remote sensing applications in environmental science. He has over ten years of experience in processing, analyzing, and understanding satellite data for various applications. Since September 2015, the date that he started his PhD at the Electrical Engineering Department of MUN, he has worked on different remote sensing projects in NL and has tried to advance remote sensing technology in this province. Dr. Amani’s presentation starts with introduction of remote sensing and mainly discusses the remote sensing projects that he has been involved thus far in the province of NL.

After the technical presentation we will hold a business meeting to update the membership of the activities held throughout 2015. This is a great time to ask questions and make suggestions.

We will end the night with some refreshments. This is a good opportunity to network and discuss further questions or concerns you might have with the Section executive.

Event Details (Save to Google Calendar)

Date and Time: Wednesday, February 05, 2020, 7:00 PM

Location: Main Engineering Boardroom (EN-4002), Engineering Building, Memorial University

Applications to the IEEE NL Term 6 Scholarship are now open

Active IEEE student members can compete for a one-time $1000 scholarship. Deadline is Oct. 10, 2022.

The Awards committee of the NL Section has released the call for applications to the Term 6 Scholarship for IEEE Student Members. For more information, click here to read the call for applications.

NL Student Teams Receive Grants from IEEE Canadian Foundation for Autonomous Vehicles Competitions

The teams received grants to participate in autonomous underwater and aerial vehicles

In their April AGM and Board meetings, the IEEE Canadian Foundation approved the awarding of three Special Grants, two of them to NL student groups aiming to participate in international competitions for Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs).

IEEE Canadian Foundation Extends Deadlines for Scholarships

IEEE NL Undergraduate and Graduate Student members are eligible to three of the scholarships with extended deadlines

In their April AGM and Board meetings, the IEEE Canadian Foundation extended the deadlines of four different scholarships, as reported in IEEE Canada’s April Newsletter. Of the four scholarships, IEEE NL Undergraduate and Graduate student members are eligible to three: the IEEE Canadian Foundation Dr. Raymond D. Findlay Scholarship, the Nick Cercone Graduate Scholarship in Computer Science, and the Gargantini-Strybosch Scholarship. More information on the scholarships can be found below:

IEEE Canada Congratulates Dr. Octavia Dobre for Interim Dean Appointment

Dr. Octavia Dobre was appointed as Interim Dean of Engineering and Applied Science, effective May 2, 2022, until April 28, 2023.

In their April Newsletter, IEEE Canada congratulated Dr. Octavia Dobre for her appointment as Interim Dean of Engineering and Applied Science. “Big congratulations to Dr. Octavia Dobre for being appointed Interim Dean of Memorial’s Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science,” wrote IEEE Canada. According to Memorial University’s Gazette, Dr. Dobre “has been appointed interim dean of the Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science, effective May 2, 2022, until April 28, 2023,” replacing Dr. Greg Naterer, who has been appointed vice-president, academic and research, at the University of Prince Edward Island. As announced by Dr. Naterer, Dr. Dobre is the first female Dean of Engineering at Memorial Univeristy.

Congratulations and best wishes to Dr. Octavia Dobre, Interim Dean of @MUN_Engineering, @MemorialU 's first female Dean of Engineering, and a distinguished researcher (wireless communications), teacher, and leader - to all women and young girls, dream big, the sky is the limit! pic.twitter.com/KDGAAeUjqS
— Greg Naterer (@GregNaterer) March 19, 2022