There's more to success than just passing your courses. There are a lot of skills to be learned outside of the classroom that greatly contribute to your future. And the earlier you start learning them, the earlier you can reach your goals. Carleton's WISE, IEEE WIE, and Career Services have joined forces to give you the career building essentials and help you stand out. Whether you are actively looking for a job or not, this is an event you don't want to miss. The event is free for Carleton's women in sciences and engineering and will include a light dinner and dessert. You will hear from experts on networking, importance of making a great first impression, dressing for success, confidence building, and negotiation skills, as well as have the opportunity to speak to mentors f! rom academia and industry, to meet other students in your field, and to practice your skills. The dress code is business casual. Please register through the myCareer website. For more information please visit: http://cuwise-events.blogspot.com/2010/02/wise-steps-to-success-what-every-woman.html . If you have any questions please don't hesitate to contact WISE at wise@carleton.ca .

Date: March 2, 2010
Time: 5:45-8:00pm
Location: Porter Hall, Carleton University Centre (beside Mike's Place)

IEEE Student Professional Awareness Conference (SPAC) is a formal dinner event that aims to bridge the gap between students and their career goals. SPAC offers students and employers a unique opportunity to network with each other in a professional environment along with professionals and academics representing the field of Engineering. Click here for more info about the event.

Date: 4th March, 2010
Time: 6pm-10pm
Location: Fenn Lounge, Residence Commons, Carleton University

A promising-fun upcoming event is the WIE Afternoon Bowling to take place on Sunday, January 31st, 2010 3:30 – 6 pm at the RA center 2451 Riverside Drive just under the Bronson Bridge. There will be unlimited bowling for only $7! Now thats a bargain. Confirmation of attendance is required by emailing wie@ieee.carleton.ca.

Date: Sunday, January 31st, 2010
Time: 3:30 – 6 pm
Location: RA Center, 2451 Riverside Drive

The foremost challenge in health care is to adequately monitor the response to medication. This workshop is set to address this challenge by focusing on the "hard problem" of quantifying the response to treatment, in view of the recent advances in measurement, computation, and communication at the interface between life, health, and medical sciences. As the topic is of universal interest, the workshop will be a cross-disciplinary, open forum that allows participants with various backgrounds to explore the issues from different perspectives. Honorary Chair: Alessandro Ferrero, President, IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement Society General Chair: Rafik Goubran, Professor and Dean, Faculty of Engineering and Design, Carleton University For more information please visit SMART

Date: November 12-13, 2009
Time: 8:00am-4:00pm
Location: School of Information Technology and Engineering (SITE), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada

We are delighted to launch a Book Club co-organized by the three societies mentioned above. This is going to be the second Book Club meeting focused on the theme, Personal Growth. Two speakers will present books they have selected that symbolize personal development. This will be followed by an informal discussion of each book. For more info, please visit the Book Club Please RSVP as soon as possible at wie@ieee.carleton.ca or at WILcarleton@gmail.com, since there are a limited number of seats available.

Date: November 26, 2009
Time: 6 pm - 8 pm
Location: The Tea Party cafe, 1-119 York St.

Dr. Monique Frize is a professor at the Department of Computer and Systems Engineering, Carleton University, and the School of Information Technology and Engineering, University of Ottawa. The Bold and the Brave investigates how women have strived throughout history to gain access to education and careers in science and engineering. Author Monique Frize, herself an engineer for over 40 years, introduces the reader to key concepts and debates that contextualize the obstacles women have faced and continue to face in the fields of science and engineering. She focuses on the history of women's education in mathematics and science through the ages, from antiquity to the Enlightenment. While opportunities for women were often purposely limited, she reveals how many women found ways to explore science outside of formal education. For more info please visit: The Bold & The Brave Please RSVP to rsvp.booklaunch@listserv.ieee.org to reserve your seat and indicate whether you are a WIE or WISE member.

Date: 1st December 2009
Time: 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Location: University of Ottawa Colonel By Hall, Room 707 161 Louis-Pasteur

Please come out and join fellow graduate biomed students and an Associate Professor of our program, Dr. Yuu Ono! "Pints with Profs" is an event hosted by CU@EMBS a number of times per term. We invite profs involved in biomed engineering to Mike's Place and you are invited to come out for a friendly chat. You can socialize with fellow biomed students, bring along any questions you have about research, professorship, or just find out what the profs enjoy doing in their spare time. Mike's Place serves Indian food and both alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages.

Date: Monday, 2nd November 2009
Time: 7:30pm-8:30pm
Location: Mike's Place, 2nd floor UC

The lecture is an introduction to the Eclipse IDE and a demonstration on how to use it. The Eclipse IDE is used for virtually any programming language and in any environment and hugely used in industry and it has a lot of functionality. We will briefly cover a few of these cool features/functionality which demonstrates the power of Eclipse. Additionally, there will be a discussion on the new "Lecture on Demand" series after the presentation.

Date: Friday, 30th October 2009
Time: 6pm onwards
Location: Minto Boardroom, MC2014

For the presenter it is often the fear of being the center of attention, of making a mistake, of stepping out of our comfort zone. For the audience it is the the expectation of wasted time, of yet another set of poorly arranged thoughts and ideas presented in a sleep-inducing monotone. Yet presentations are an important part of technical life. Knowledge is powerful only when it gets into the hands of the people who need it. Whether the audience is made up of clients, peers,or decision makers, technical professionals need to be able to present their information in a clear and understandable way. Presentations are effective tools for information exchange when they are engaging for the audience and exciting for the presenter. In this presentation I will pass on tips and strategies for: * Matching your message to the audience's interests and needs * Increasing audience understanding and retention of your information * Dealing with the stress that comes with the prospect of making a presentation * Improving your on-stage confidence and delivery Preparing and listening to presentations are time - consuming activities - with a few simple strategies this time can be an investment, not a waste. About the Speaker: Brad Wallace is the founder of Luminance Communications, a firm devoted to improving the ability of technical professionals to effectively communicate their knowledge and ideas. Whether the audience is made up of technical peers, clients, partners,managers, senior decision makers, or the lay public and media, the same base set of skills can be used to improve the effectiveness of your presentation. Brad does not simply teach these skills, he has used them for more than 20 years and continues to use them to this day. He obtained his Ph.D. in Astrophysics from the University of Calgary before moving on to work for the National Research Council and the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (at the Sub-Millimeter Array in Hawaii). His current "day job" is at Defense Research and Development Canada, where has a variety of technical and administrative responsibilities related to space. Free Parking!!!

Date: Monday Oct 26, 2009
Time: 6:30pm-8:30pm
Location: Room 334, T building (on the third floor)

"The History of IEEE Member Contributions to Science and Engineering in the Ottawa Area," Presented by Life Fellow Dr. David Coll , Professor Emeritus, Carleton University, at the Canadian Museum of Science and Technology Pre-registration required (snacks and beverages served) NO fee; free parking :)

Date: Wednesday, November 04 2009
Time: 7pm-9pm
Location: Canadian Museum of Science & Technology

IEEE Ottawa Section 65th Annual General Meeting - Business, A report on the happening and our performance in 2009 followed by elections of your 2010 serving Executive Officer Team. IEEE Ottawa Section 65th Annual General Meeting & IEEE 125th Anniversary Banquet "A Celebration of Fellowship and Accomplishment" Seated dinner with reflection and recognition of accomplishments and whilst being entertained by Eddie May Murder Mystery - an interactive musical & mystery comedy combining the themes of "The Apprentice" and "Survivor." For more info please visit: IEEE Ottawa Section Heavily subsidized fees (same fees as in 2008) & free parking :)

Date: Friday, 20th November 2009
Time: 6pm-10pm
Location: Conference Centers, Hampton Inn, 100 Coventry Rd., Ottawa, ON

Go ENG Girl is a day for female students in grades 7-10 to learn about engineering so we would particularly encourage your female members to represent your club. The goal of Go ENG Girl is to encourage more females to consider engineering as a possible career choice and to demonstrate that the profession welcomes females. The showcase will be held in Minto lobby and is intended to demonstrate the interesting research and extra-curricular activities from Carleton engineering. Please refer to the following website for more details and contact info: Go ENG Girl

Date: Saturday, October 17th 2009
Time: 12:30pm -1:30pm
Location: Minto Lobby, Minto Building

A fantastic event for new students and old here on campus! Come out for the night as we listen to the development industries best and brightest including: * Introduction to Eclipse Mylyn by Wayne Beaton * Eclipse CDT and developing for Android by Doug Schaefer * Introduction to Eclipse e4 by Boris Bokowski Throughout the event free food will be provided and a raffle for prizes will be held as well! See you there!

Date: Thursday, October 8, 2009
Time: 18:00 - 21:00
Location: Lamoureux 121 - uOttawa Campus

The Humanitarian Technology Challenge (HTC) is a three year partnership between the IEEE and the United Nations Foundation. It is the first time that a major humanitarian organization and a major technology association have formed an up-front, collaborative relationship, to: Bring a more systematic approach to applying technology to solve world problems; Identify three challenges and drive solutions that are implementable and sustainable; Formulate solutions through a combination of workshops and the use of online collaboration tool(s). Join us to learn more about it and to join in the effort: IEEE HTC

Date: Tuesday October 13, 2009 (free admission)
Time: 17:30 - 19:30
Location: U. of Ottawa, Lamoureux bld. Room #219

Multiple teams of three programmers (or self-proclaimed) each will be competing in this intense competition! The competition will last 24 hours. Non-stop. If you still think you are tough enough for this challenge, sign up at the IEEE office (ME4238) as soon as you can! What could you win? * Fame: Competing in the world's most Xtreme programming contest is a big deal-winning means you get unlimited bragging rights. * Fortune: Grand prize is a trip to the IEEE conference of your choice, anywhere in the world. Other prizes include cool gear and prizes from our sponsors. Only IEEE student members can compete (we will be required to submit the membership numbers of the participants when we register). If you know a great programmer who is not yet a member, have them join IEEE today at www.ieee.org/join So hurry up and join already :) For more info, please refer to the following web pages: IEEE Xtreme information IEEE Xtreme main page For a list of sample problems, please visit the following link: IEEE Xtreme 2006 Sample Problems

Date: 24 October 2009
Time: 00:00:00 UTC
Location: The World!!! (Carleton U participants --> Carleton U)

On October 3-4, students from engineering and computer science societies from Carleton University and the University of Ottawa are organizing the third round of Battle Royale LAN party involving various games. The competition will last a full 24-hours. The goal of the LAN party is to bring together anyone who is passionate and/or interested in gaming. This year the number of participants is estimated to be around 100 and 120. A full 24 hour event! PIZZA!!! BAWLS!!! Cool games and prizes!!! Don't miss your chance buy your tickets now! Tickets are available at the following locations: CCSS --> HP 4135 IEEE office --> ME 4238 Online Purchase (Note: Online purchase includes an additional fee of $1.50) Please refer to the web link below for more information regarding this event: Battle Royale

Date: 3-4 October
Time: 1pm onwards
Location: Porter Hall, Carleton University

Welcome back to school everyone! We are kicking off the new term with our first Book Club Session on Career Management, a joint event between IEEE WIE, WISE and WIL. Courtesy of WIE Ottawa, the first 20 people will receive a $5 coupon for consumables on site! Please RSVP as soon as possible since there is limited seating of 30 people.

Date: 25th September, 2009
Time: 6pm – 8pm
Location: The Tea Party, 1-119 York St. ( click here )

On April 26th, the old and new executives will get together for a day of learning. New executives will receive training with respect to their chosen roles. pizza and pop will be provided.

Date: April 26th, 2009
Time: 11am
Location: ME 4226

On April 3rd, several 3rd year students will have the chance to compete and show off their FPGA programming skills at the Carleton University FPGA Programming Competition. The task is to modify the Tug of War project. There are no rules or limits on how you can change it. Winner receives cash prizes. Pizza and pop will be provided. Must currently attend ELEC3500 to be eligible.

Date: April 3rd, 2009
Time: 5:30pm
Location: ME 4124

On March 31st, the IEEE Carleton Chapter will host its VAP. Many thanks to all of the volunteers who had put in much of their time and effort and made many of our events not only possible but also a success. Pizza and pop is provided, we will be showing Get Smart during the party.

Date: March 31st, 2009
Time: 6 pm
Location: MC 2014

On March 27th, IEEE Carleton Chapter will host its AGM. Topic of discussion include: lessons learned, the aspirations for next year, Elom's end of year finance report. We will also decide time and location of this year's team building exercise is. Pizza and pop will be provide.

Date: March 27th, 2009
Time: 6pm
Location: MC 2014

Are you doing your 4th year project in Electronics or Systems next year?

Also by winning 1st prize, you will be representing Carleton University IEEE Student Branch at the Eastern Ontario Papers Competition. This time the local winners of IEEE papers competition will be heading to Kingston for main competition. Prizes: TBA Presentation requirements: 15 minute presentation, 5 minute Q&A Presentation material available: We will provide a data projector and laptop computer with power point. If you will need something else for your presentation, let me know. Judges: The judges will be from Electrical and Computer Systems Department. If you have any questions feel free to e-mail: Jieyi Rong: jrong@connect.carleton.ca or Professor Calvin Plett cp@doe.carleton.ca

Date: Tuesday Mar 24th 2009
Time: 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Location: TBD

Codejam is a first year programming contest aimed to promote the field of Computing and Information Processing technology. This is an excellent opportunity to put your skills to a test and show the world your potential. Come join us in this daylong Battle of the Brains on March 28th, 2009!! Why participate? * Excellent opportunity to put your skills to a test * Win attractive prizes * The three winners receive FREE one year membership to IEEE Computer Society * All participants receive a highly subsidized IEEE membership price * Have fun while jamming with codes with your fellow programmers, the builders of tomorrow's software industry Eligibility requirement: Students from any Engineering or Non-engineering program enrolled in Carleton or UOttawa and currently in First Year are eligible to participate. Your student number will be checked prior to the contest to verify your First Year status. Please bring your student id on the contest day. Programming Language: C/C++ or Java Programming background required: Very basic programming skills required. The contest is designed to reflect the content of the most basic programming course ECOR 1606. Students taking any other programming course will be quite comfortable with it. Contest: Participation is individual. Participants will be required to solve one or more programming problems in computer. There will be access to C/C++ and Java library references. Lunch: Free lunch will be provided to all contestants on the contest day at around 1pm. Pop will be served throughout the day. Registration: Sign up is online but participants are required to come to the IEEE Office as soon as possible after signing up to pick up a Ticket. A participation deposit of $5 (in cash) will be charged at the time of ticket pick up. The deposit will be returned on the contest day. Please keep your ticket safe as that will be considered as a proof of payment for the participation deposit. Download poster.

Date: Saturday, 28 March, 2009
Time: Contest: 10 am - 4 pm | Prize Distribution 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Location: ME 4390

On January 24th-25th, students from engineering and computer science societies from Carleton University and the University of Ottawa are organizing the second annual Battle Royale LAN party involving various computer games and gaming consoles. The competition will last a full 24-hours. The goal of the LAN party is to bring together all the future engineers and computer scientists across the city to share their gaming passion in a relaxed environment. This event will give great opportunities for companies to meet their potential employees or even potential customers. In the previous year, there was a snow storm in Ottawa making travel very difficult. Nonetheless 80 participants braved the weather and showed up to the 24-hour event. The event was labeled as a success by many of the participants that are anticipating coming back to this year’s event. This year, the number of participants estimated to play is between 100 and 125. There were many prizes given away for winners of different competitions during the event. Please refer to the web link below for more information and pictures of this event: www.battleroyale.ca. A full 24 hour event! foods are provided!! Cool games and prizes!!! Don't miss your chance buy your tickets now! Tickets are available at Leo's, IEEE office, CSES office and online! Online purchase includes an additional fee of 1.50$. Please refer to BattlerRoyalefor more details.

Date: January 24-25th 2009
Time: Saturday 12:00pm-Sun 11:00am
Location: Portal Hall, Carleton University

IEEE Connects! is a formal dinner event that aims to bridge the gap between students and their career goals. Students and employers will have the opportunity to network with each other in a friendly environment along with professionals and academics representing the field of Engineering. Successful professionals from the field of engineering will share their experiences to illustrate how a student can prudently plan their career in the present day context and embark into his most desired professional career. Early Bird Tickets: M: $10 Non-M: $15 Regular: M: 20 Non-M: $25 For more information, please visit http://www.ieeeconnects.com/

Date: February 27th 2009 (Date may change)
Time: Friday 6:00 pm
Location: Sheraton Hotel, 50 Albert Street, Ottawa, ON K1P 5G2 (Directions)

Have you got an innovative business idea that you'd like to pursue? Are you a budding entrepreneur that needs a little boost to get your idea off the ground? NOW is the time to put your plan into motion and win some serious CASH to help fund your business venture! You're invited to apply to compete in the annual Nicol Entrepreneurial Awards Competition. What is the Nicol Entrepreneurial Awards Competition? The competition is designed to generate interest in entrepreneurship on the part of Carleton students, develop in students skills that will assist them as entrepreneurs, and raise the profile of entrepreneurship at Carleton and in the wider community. Who is eligible? Any team from Carleton University is eligible to enter the competition. Teams can consist of anywhere from 1-3 students, the majority of whom must be full-time undergraduates at Carleton University. Check out the official competition website for complete details on the composition of teams. How to enter Teams must prepare and submit a plan for a proposed new business of which they are to be the primary creators and in which they will be actively involved in key management positions, or a plan for the expansion of an existing business they are currently operating. The team must also submit a 2 page opportunity outline together with the names, student status and email addresses of the team members. The deadline for the entries is Friday, January 14 at 4:00PM. Entry is a declaration by a team of its intent to submit a full business plan later. Enter via email to nicol@sprott.carleton.ca. Please check out the event website for complete criteria on what needs to be addressed in this outline - http://sprott.carleton.ca/nicol_competition/index.html. Selected Entries Top opportunity entries will be selected by a panel of judges. Judges will be looking for potential both in the opportunities and in the teams. Selected teams will then be invited to develop a full business plan for the competition. Business plan prizes There will be prizes for the top three business plans: $5,000 for 1st place, $2,000 for 2nd place and $1,000 for 3rd place. The prize money for winning teams will be shared equally among the team members. The top team will then be invited to the national competition to be held here in Ottawa on March 23/24, 2009. The Schedule * Deadline for entry into the competition - Wednesday, January 14, 4:00PM * Announcement of teams invited to submit full business plans - Monday, January 19 * Deadline for full business plan submissions - Tuesday, February 24, 4:00PM * Notification of three teams to participate in Competition final - Friday, February 27 * Carleton Nicol Competition finals, top three teams - Tuesday, March 3, 8:30-11:00AM * National Nicol Competition - Mar 23/24, Chateau Laurier Hotel, Ottawa

Date: Thursday, January 8th 2009
Time: 5pm-7pm
Location: Room 2017 Dunton Tower

IEEE Carleton is offering free Pizza, POP and movie to appreciate the support of all volunteers and members. There will be Door prizes. Everyone is invited, bring friends

And a movie of your choice!

WHAT IS THE DESIGN COMPITITION???

WHO CAN PARTICIPATE???

THE RULES:

Have you been working hard with IEEE? Wondering what WIE stands for? Do you want to meet other IEEE WIE members or IEEE interested volunteers? This is a chance to meet the other IEEE members or volunteers and share your experience in engineering as a female or your interest in getting to know the girls in IEEE and promoting IEEE among female students. It is an opportunity for me as a chair to tailor events to suit your interests. Jennifer will talk for about 45 min about her experience in IEEE WIE, including events, activities she attended or organized and how did she feel about them, and about how can males get involved. We will have some pizza and pop after wards, and some time to talk.

Date: November 19th 2008
Time: Wednesday 6pm-8pm
Location: Minto Board Room

This workshop offers success strategies for practicing usability engineering in organizations developing software products and services for the public or for internal users.

It provides effective organizational skills that can be put to immediate use by interaction designers, computer scientists, web designers, software engineers, graphic designers, information architects, usability engineers, industrial designers, and other professionals involved in pursuing the goal of optimal user experiences for end users.

Such professionals working in government agencies, non-profit organizations, vendor companies, as well as in the commercial sector, will find this course of relevance to their goal of successfully introducing and integrating usability engineering methods and practices into their development organizations.

The workshop first outlines how to make the business case for usability engineering in general - and specific usability project plans in particular - by adapting general cost-justification techniques to estimate expected return on investment (ROI) for usability initiatives. This technique can be used to solicit funding. Cost-justification is discussed across a wide variety of contexts, including both commercial and internal traditional business applications, public web sites, intranets, and web-based applications.

osbootcamp5 - relational database management systems – MAY 20

Content:

This evening event is dedicated to relational database management systems.

Come and hear industry experts present talks on relational database management systems and database driven applications.

Food will be provided courtesy of the Talent First Network.
Door prizes are provided by Ingres corporation and will be raffled off at the end of the day.

Venue:

Room# 2000 Minto Centre
Carleton University Campus, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Register at “myCareer”, accessible through Carleton Central.

Registration:

Free - $0
Non-Carleton students, please contact Andrew Ross (osbootcamp@gmail.com)

Please visit: http://osbootcamp.org for more event details, to join the osbootcamp mailing list, and to join the #osbootcamp IRC channel.


Date: Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Time: 4:00pm - 7:00pm
Location: 2000 Minto Centre (Bell Theatre)

Previous executives (2007-2008) and new executives (2008-2009) are invited to attend the IEEE Team Building Weekend at Mont Tremblant. This event will allow executives, both previous and current, to share their experiences with the team. Also, it will give the team an opportunity to plan the upcoming year.

Date: May 9,2008 - May11, 2008
Time: All day event
Location: Mont Tremblant

This is a casual dinner event with the previous years executives being the guests of honor. This event is being held to thank the previous executives for their valuable contribution and to recognize their achievements by presenting them with certificates and mementos.

All previous and current executives are invited for this event.


Date: Friday, May 2, 2008
Time: 6:00 pm
Location: Persian Cuisine Express Restaurant
340 Laurier Avenue West
Ottawa, Ontario - K1A 0P8

WHAT IS THE DESIGN COMPITITION???
Based on Tug-of-War Lab of ELEC 3500 (formerly 97.350).
Judging criteria is based on the completion of the project as well as significant work above and beyond the required specifications...be creative!!!
Winners will be selected by a panel of judges and presented with prizes sponsored by IEEE Carleton.

WHO CAN PARTICIPATE???
Any student currently enrolled in ELEC 3500 or already taken the course in Fall 2007.

WHY???
Improve your digital design skills
Become more experienced with Verilog
Have fun!! It’s a game!!
Win cash prizes:
$150: 1st prize
$100: 2nd prize
$ 50: 3rd prize
Note: Only a maximum of 2 people per team is permissible!!!

Date: Friday, April 4, 2008
Time: 5:30PM
Location: 4195ME

IEEE Eastern Ontario Student Papers Competition
When: Monday, March 31st, 2008
Location:Room AP132
Time: 6:00PM
Prizes: prize - $600 in total
Presentation requirements: 15 minute presentation, 5 minute Q&A Presentation material available: We will provide a data projector and laptop computer with power point. If you will need something else for your presentation, let me know.
Judges: *Judged by three to five judges from industry
Judging guidelines and rules: Form
If you have any questions feel free to e-mail:
Jieyi Rong: jrong@connect.carleton.ca or Professor Calvin Plett cp@doe.carleton.ca

Date: Monday, March 31, 2008
Time: 6:00PM
Location: AP132

IEEE Student Papers Competition

General Information: Where: MINTO CENTRE BOARDROOM, 2014 MC

When: Friday, March 28th , 2008; 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm

Prizes: 1st prize - $150.00; 2nd prize - $100.00; 3rd prize - $ 50.00

Also by winning 1st prize, you will be representing Carleton University IEEE Student Branch at the Eastern Ontario Papers Competition.
Friday, March 31st, 2008; 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm. Room AP132

Prizes: TBA

Presentation requirements: 15 minute presentation, 5 minute Q&A Presentation material available: We will provide a data projector and laptop computer with power point. If you will need something else for your presentation, let me know.
Judges: The judges will be from Electrical and Computer Systems Department.

If you have any questions feel free to e-mail:
Jieyi Rong: jrong@connect.carleton.ca or Professor Calvin Plett cp@doe.carleton.ca
REGISTRATION FORM: Form
RULES & GUIDELINES: Form

Date: Friday, March 28, 2008
Time: 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Location: Minto Centre Boardroom, 2014 MC

is a first year programming contest aimed to promote the field of Computing and Information Processing technology. This is an excellent opportunity to put your skills to a test and show the world your potential.

Come join us in this daylong Battle of the Brains on March 22th, 2008!!

Why participate?

• Excellent opportunity to put your skills to a test
• Win attractive prizes
• The three winners receive FREE one year membership to IEEE Computer Society
• All participants receive a highly subsidized IEEE membership price
• Have fun while jamming with codes with your fellow programmers, the builders of tomorrow's software industry

Download poster.

IEEE Carleton U and U Ottawa Student Branch along with Carleton Computer Science Society is bringing you Battle Royale. In the 24 hours long event you will be playing latest computer and console games with participants from Carleton University and University of Ottawa. Besides there will be foods, t-shirts, gifts and a lot of prizes! For more information please visit: http://www.battleroyale.ca

Date: March 7-8, 2008
Time: 12 pm- 11 pm
Location: Porter Hall

Information session will be held and will outline the necessary requirements for the competition.
Pop and pizza will be provided at the information session.
More details about the event can be found here.

Date: February 13, 2008
Time: 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Location: Southam Hall 406

Volunteer Training Session Free Pizza and pop Location: ME4332
Date: Monday, January 21, 2008
Time: 5:45PM to 7:00PM

For any questions regard to the training session, please contact Jieyi (sweetrongrong@gmail.com).

Date: January 21, 2008
Time: 5:45PM-7:00PM
Location: 4332 ME

Students' Technology Awareness Conference - STAC 2008
STAC 2008 is an information session, and networking featuring speakers who will introduce you to the new and innovative aspects of modern technology and their effects on your career choice. Whichever stream you may be in ... STAC will have something interesting for you! Each speaker will illustrate the cutting edge technologies emerging from their respective streams, and the effects they will have on the industry, education and in our life.
Refreshments will be provided during networking.

First Speaker: Vijay Narasimhan - IEEE Ottawa Section
Second Speaker: Professor Jim Wight - Carleton University
Third Speaker: TBA
For more information, please follow the link: http://ieee.engsoc.org/stac/

Tickets
Members: FREE
Non-members: $3

Tickets are available in IEEE Office at ME 4238
Please contact Mo (maislam@ieee.carleton.ca) if you have any questions.

Date: February 7, 2008
Time: 6:30PM - 9:30PM
Location: 447 Tory Building

Alcatel tour Please sign up in IEEE office. The cost is $3 for non-member and $2 for member The tour is on January 25th, 2008 from 10 am to 12 pm. From Carleton University we will leave at 9 am. The tour is for maximum of 20 students. If you have any question, please contact Mo (maislam@ieee.carleton.ca).

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FPGA Programming Competition and Workshop Prize: $5000 The deadline for the proposal for FPGA programming contest is on January 25th, 2008. Information about the workshop is available at: http://ottawa.ieee.ca/ems/fpgaworkshop

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Wes Nicol Information Session

The application deadline has been extended until Jan. 18th, 2008


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Wes Nicol Information Session

Mahshad Koohgoli

CEO of Protecode Inc

Successful Entrepreneur

First prize: $6000

Second prize: $3000

Third prize: $1000

FPGA Programming Competition and Workshop
There is an FPGA Programming Competition and workshop at Carleton University on Oct. 16 in Bell Theater, and at Crowne Plaza Hotel on Oct. 17. For more information about the event please follow the links below. Information about the workshop is available at: http://ottawa.ieee.ca/ems/fpgaworkshop Information about the programming competition is available at: http://www.innovatecanada.ca
The hosts for this event are the IEEE Ottawa Section, IEEE Ottawa Chapter of the Engineering Management Society, IEEE Ottawa Section Educational Activities, and CMC Microsystem's CWSOC.

Date: October 16, and 17, 2007
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Location: Carleton University and Crowne Plaza

Date: April 3rd, 2007
Time: 6:00 pm
Location: 210 Tory Building

The competition is open to Carleton University Students, who are currently enrolled in ELEC 4706. The work will be judged on the technical content of the project and presentations (including project demonstration) given to an audience of the speaker's peers. 1st prize=$150 2nd prize=$100 3rd prize=$50

Date: Wednesday, April 4, 2007
Time: 5:30PM
Location: 4135ME

WHAT IS THE DESIGN COMPITITION??? • Based on Tug-of-War Lab of ELEC 3500 (formerly 97.350). • Judging criteria is based on the completion of the project as well as significant work above and beyond the required specifications...be creative!!! • Winners will be selected by a panel of judges and presented with prizes sponsored by IEEE Carleton. WHO CAN PARTICIPATE??? • Any student currently enrolled in ELEC 3500 or already taken the course in Fall 2006 WHY??? • Improve your digital design skills • Become more experienced with Verilog • Have fun!! It’s a game!! • Win cash prizes: o $150 – 1st prize o $100 – 2nd prize o $ 50 – 3rd prize HOW??? Application forms available at the IEEE office at 4238 ME Just drop by the office, sign up and submit the forms …and you’re ready to rock ‘n roll!!! Note: Only a maximum of 2 people per team is permissible!!! WHEN AND WHERE TO PRACTICE/TEST??? 3 FPGA boards are located in 4174 ME. Participants will be provided with access keys and computer accounts (Labs will be open 24/7)…so make sure to practice those ‘extra’ special skills, to make an ‘extra’ special impression on the judges!!! REQUIREMENTS • A 2 page, double spaced, bulleted form summary highlighting design principles, extra features, and implementation of design to show the full understanding of concepts. • A printout of all the waveforms. Deadline for submitting applications: Monday, March 26, 2007. The competition date have been postponed to Wednesday, April 4, 2007

Date: Wednesday, April 4, 2007
Time: 4:30PM
Location: 4174ME

Once again we thank all our dedicated volunteers without whose help it would not be possible to run the IEEE office. All volunteers are invited to this appreciation party. There will be free pop and pizza so don't miss out.

Date: March 21, 2007
Time: 5:30
Location: Room 236, Paterson Hall

WHAT is the IEEE Student Paper Competition:
The competition is open to Carleton University Students, who have not completed the final academic year of their undergraduate program. The work will be judged on a presentation, with conventional visual aids given to an audience of the speaker's peers. Topics concerning Electrical/Computer/Software Engineering and Computer Science are allowed.

Date: March 20th 2007
Time: 6:00 p.m.
Location:

4th Year project information session will be held on March 19th 2007 in Bell theatre (MC 2000) at 4:00 PM.

Date: 2007-03-19
Time: 4:00 PM
Location: MC 2000

All new and returning volunteers are invited to this Volunteer Training Session to know more about our activities and learn how to run the IEEE office smoothly. Free Pizza and Pop will be served, so don't miss out.

If you have been a dedicated volunteer and want to contribute more, you are most welcome to run for a position in our executive elections to be held soon. Attend this information session to know more about it.

Date: January 18, 2007
Time: 6:00 PM
Location: 409 SA

VOLUNTEER APPRECIATION PARTY !! FREE POP ... PIZZA ... & MOVIE !!

The Volunteer Appreciation Party is going to be held on Tuesday, November 20, 2007!! There will be a free movie, and free pop and pizza ! So if you have been a volunteer this semester don't miss out ... we are going to have a lot of fun !! Apreciation Certificates will also be handed out to all volunteers on the same day !!

Date: Nov. 16, 2006
Time: 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
Location: 3380 ME

is a first year programming contest aimed to promote the field of Computing and Information Processing technology. This is an excellent opportunity to put your skills to a test and show the world your potential.

Come join us in this daylong Battle of the Brains on March 24th, 2007!!

Why participate?

• Excellent opportunity to put your skills to a test
• Win attractive prizes from Microsoft
• The three winners receive FREE one year membership to IEEE Computer Society
• All participants receive a highly subsidized IEEE membership price
• Have fun while jamming with codes with your fellow programmers, the builders of tomorrow's software industry

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The IEEE Carleton Student Branch is very proud to announce an evening with Dr. Marc Garneau. Dr. Garneau is not only the Chancellor of Carleton University but the first Canadian to fly on a NASA mission to space. For more details about his extensive and impressive list of accomplishments, please check out his bio. Dr. Garneau will be our keynote speaker for this event and will be speaking on "The Future for Canada in Space". All are welcome to attend this FREE event. Discounted membership will be provided to all students attending this event, so register NOW! As seating is limited we ask that you register online. Sign up here  Light refreshments will be provided.

Date: Thursday 2006-10-19
Time: 6:00 PM
Location: Senate Room- 6th floor of Robertson Hall

FREE LINUX TUTORIALS

• Did you know that LINUX/UNIX is one of the first choices of industry leaders for server platforms?
• Want to learn how to use Linux?
• Been using Linux for some time and want to learn more about servers and system administration?
• Taking an Operating Systems course or your Fourth Year project and want a little help in Linux?

Based on your Linux experience you can choose to take either the

• Basic tutorials (CANCELLED due to poor attendance) or
• Advanced tutorials (CANCELLED due to poor attendance) .

Duration: Starts Week of September 25, 2006 until End of November.
Registration: Drop In, but send an email to Farhad Khan (fkhan@computer.org) with your Name and Connect Email to be added to the mailing list.

For any further information please contact:

Farhad Khan at fkhan@computer.org

The elevator challenge programming contest is a challenge to develop the most efficient elevator dispatching algorithm for education and entertainment. Alone or in groups, contestants use the supplied development kit to develop a Controller object to manage the elevators of simulated buildings. Along the way participants exercise their object-oriented Java programming skills.

Details about the contest can be foud here.

If anyone is interested, please contact Farhad Khan at: fkhan@computer.org. Some key deadlines are given below:

• Beta release of Elevator Challenge Development Kit (ECDK) on 1 July 2006.
• Release 1.0 of Elevator Challenge Development Kit (ECDK) on 1 September 2006 with final content rules.
• Maintenance releases of the ECDK as required until 1 December 2006.
• Contest submissions accepted up to 22 December 2006.
• Results posted and winners announced on 8 January 2007.

Tuesday, March 14th - Meet and greet with Ottawa's high-tech community. TVC participants keen on learning how to pitch an idea are encouraged to attend the next meeting of the Venture Creations' Group. Even if you are not so keen (on pitching an idea) but just want to know what's going on in local high-tech, visit: http://www.theottawanetwork.com/vcg.html. Tuesday, March 21st - The Venture Creations Group "Pitchfest". One of the most entrepreneurial events in the city, the VCG "Pitchfest" is all about pitching a great tech idea. Prizes for the top pitches and all TVC'ers are welcomed to attend. http://www.theottawanetwork.com/vcg.html.

Date: March 14, 2006 and March 21, 2006
Time: 6:45 pm
Location: St Anthony's Soccer Club (upstairs, SE corner) 523 St. Anthony

VOLUNTEER APPRECIATION PARTY !! FREE POP ... PIZZA ... & MOVIE !!

The Volunteer Appreciation Party is going to be held this thursday!! There will be a free movie, and free pop and pizza ! So if you have been a volunteer this semester don't miss out ... we are going to have a lot of fun !!
Apreciation Certificates will also be handed out to all volunteers on the same day !!

A formal dinner event that aims to bridge the gap between students and the industry. Students and employers will have the opportunity to network with each other in a friendly environment along with professionals and academics representing the field of Engineering. The theme for the night is From Backpack to Briefcase. There will be 3 speakers at this event, followed by an hour of networking opportunities for the sponsors and students. The 1st speaker is a recent graduate who will describe the transition process from an academic to a career lifestyle. The 2nd speaker is an industry professional who will educate the attendees about the importance of networking and will talk about how to network in different event settings. The 3rd and final speaker for the night is a successful and experienced individual from the high-tech industry who will talk about personal experiences of working their way up the corporate ladder.

Visit   IEEE Connects website for details.

Tickets are sold out !!

IEEE has organised an information session for the Wesley Nicol Business Plan Competetion. This information session will provide prospective candidates with insights of the rules and regulations and will also give them a head start. The Wesley Nicol Business plan competition gives away $10000 prize money every year.
Important Deadlines for the Nicol Competition are:

• Deadline for entry into the competition
  • Friday, November 18, 5:00PM
  • Email to nicol@sprott.carleton.ca
• Announcement of teams invited to submit full business plans
• Friday, November 25
• start of allocation of mentors
• Deadline for full business plan submissions
• Monday, March 6, 5:00PM
• Room 710 Dunton Tower
• Carleton Nicol Competition finals, top three teams
• Thursday, March 16, 8:30-11:00AM
• KPMG room, 701 Dunton Tower
• National Nicol Competition
• Thursday, March 23
• Chateau Laurier Hotel, Ottawa

The IEEE organized information session for the Nicol Competition will feature Peter Eddison as the keynote speaker. He was one of the the distinguished judges for the 2005 National Nicol Award. Peter Eddison is currently President and CEO of AutoSkill International Inc., a position he has held since September 2001. AutoSkill is an Ottawa-based developer of reading and mathematics software for the K-12 market, and with products installed in well over 4000 schools in North America , is a recognized innovator in the literacy field. Peter is also a founding partner of Reid Eddison Inc., a consulting firm that provides business mentoring to the senior management teams of early-stage and high-growth technology companies. Prior to forming Reid Eddison, Peter was co-founder of Fulcrum Technologies, where as VP Marketing he helped it grow from start-up to a public company with $60 million in sales. He had earlier been a member of the founding management teams of several other Ottawa area technology companies, including Nabu Manufacturing Corporation and Mobius Software Limited. A graduate in Economics and a Tricolour Award winner from Queen's University, Peter is a member of the Board of Advisors of The Queen's University MBA for Science and Technology, and was a founding member of ZoneFive, the technology-marketing forum of the Ottawa Center for Research and Innovation. For more information : http://sprott.carleton.ca/nicol_competition/

IEEE has organised a tour to Nortel Networks to allow students view their design labs and some recent products.
The following will be covered in the tour:

• Opportunity to see state of the art technology in the making
• Tour of IPTV Facility
• Tour of CDMA Networking Test Environment
• MCS 5100 demo showing IM/Voice/Video conferencing and web collaboration functionality

To wrap up a successful year for IEEE Carleton, a volunteer appreciation party is to be held. As always we are expecting a lot of fun and excitement! So if you have been a dedicated volunteer throughout the term, don't miss out! Certificates will be given to all committed volunteers! Free pop and pizza will be served too.

Date: March 31, 2005
Time: TBA
Location: TBA

Participants are invited to compete for prizes presenting their 4th year projects to judges comprising of students and professors of SCE and DOE.

For more information contact: maimuna@ieee.org

Date: March 23, 2005
Time: TBA
Location: Minto Board Room

Three participants competed for 1st, 2nd and 3rd prize when presenting their 4th year projects to some students and judges. The students all gave excellent talks. The judges asked hard questions, especially since two of them had been previous participants and winners of the same competition.

The 1st place winner did his talk on his Low Noise Amplifier circuit, designed in CMOS. He went on to win first place in the next level of competition against RMC, and Queen's. Congratulations Peter Popplewell!

Date: March 13th, 2002
Time: 6pm - 8pm
Location: Minto Center Board Room