Meeting between IEEE Montréal Conférences Inc. and the IEEE

About the authors
Zoubeir Hajri is currently a Ph.D. student in
the Department of Electrical Engineering at the
University of Sherbrooke. His research work is
the conception and the development of a new
therapeutic method for the treatment of thrombotic diseases and stroke using microwaves and
ultrasounds.
Habib Hamam obtained the B.Eng. and M.Sc.
degrees in information processing from the
Technical University of Munich, Germany 1988
and 1992, and the Ph.D degree in telecommunication from the University of Rennes I and
France Telecom Graduate School, France 1995.
He is currently an associate Professor in the
Department of Electrical Engineering at the
University of Moncton. His research interests
are in optical telecommunications, diffraction,
fiber components, optics of the eye, biomedical engineering and ELearning.
Mounir Boukadoum obtained the Ph.D degree in
electrical engineering from the University of Houston 1983. He is currently a Professor in the
Department of Computer Science at the University
of Quebec in Montreal. His research interests are in
neural networks, digital processing of signal and processors DSP, biomedical engineering and wireless
communications.
Réjean Fontaine obtained the Ph.D degree in electrical engineering from the University of Sherbrooke
1999. He is currently an assistant Professor in the
Department of Electrical Engineering at the University of Sherbrooke. His research interests are in
bionano-robotics, digital processing of signal in medical imagery and biomedical microelectronics.
Meeting between IEEE Montréal Conférences Inc.
and the IEEE Canadian Foundation
At the recent annual meeting of the Montreal Conferences Inc. held on
the 1st Sept. 2004 in Montreal, the following motions were adopted
unanimously.
1.
Motion to disburse the funds of the MCI as follows:
•
150 K$ to be transferred to the IEEE Canadian Foundation
(ICF). This transfer shall form the basis of a Special Fund
called the IEEE MCI Fund of the ICF. The funds to consist of
a cash donation of 50,000$ and a Term Deposit of 100,000$
and its revenues.
•
A donation of 5000$ to be earmarked for the annual Expo Science Awards, for the next 3 years. There are two awards of
500$ each for projects in Electrical Engineering and Computer
Engineering.
•
A transfer of 3000$ to an advocate for defraying the costs of an
accountant and notary for the dissolution of the corporation.
New Co-Editors of IEEE Canadian Review
commencing May 2005
Eric Holdrinet détient un BSc en Informatique de
l’Université de Sherbrooke, 1987 et un MBA en Marketing International de McGill, 1995. Il a travaillé
huit ans comme consultant et oeuvre depuis 1996
pour le Conseil national de recherches Canada à
l’encadrement des entreprises technologiques.
2.
The treasurer will pay for all outstanding items before closure of the
books. The remaining funds will be transferred to IEEE Montreal
Section before closure of the bank account.
Eric a débuté au IEEE en 1988 comme correcteur
d’épreuves pour la Revue canadienne et occupé
divers postes à la Section de Montréal - dont Editeur
- et président en 1994, 1995 et 2000, puis président du Conseil de l’est
du Canada.
3.
Motion to thank all previous Directors and Founders of MCI, in
particular Mr. Len Ruggins and Mr. Flip Lunan.
Ses intétêts autant techniques que littéraires et son expérience de gestion seront mis à contribution.
Terrance J. Malkinson is a graduate of the University of Calgary, B.Sc. 1971, has completed his
Information Technology Professional Certificate in
1999 and his B. Tech. in Applied Information Systems Development in 2001 at the Southern Alberta
Institute of Technology.
He was most recently employed as a Proposal Manager/Business Analyst/Documentation Specialist
with GE Capital Information Technology Solutions
Inc. Employment responsibilities included providing
professional support to the sales and technical functions throughout
North America in the development of information technology proposals
and solutions to meet customer requirements.
Present at the Directors meeting were: (From left to right in
the photo) Adam Skorek, Guy Olivier, Eric Holdrinet, PierreLuc Rigaux, Frank Laveaux, Maurice Huneault, Vijay Sood,
Luc Matteau (ICF). Robert Alden (ICF) was unable to attend
but sent in his proxy vote.
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He is a recipient of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
“Third Millennium Medal,” October 2000. He received a Certificate of
Recognition from GE Capital IT Solutions in 2001. He is an elected
Governor of the IEEE Engineering Management Society and Editor of
their quarterly newsletter Engineering Management.
IEEE Canadian Review - Winter / Hiver 2005