North Saskatchewan Section

CANARIE DAIR, Cybera, TRTech, Innovation Place, SpringBoard West and the IEEE North Saskatchewan Section Computer Chapter are pleased to announce a Cloud Computing Lunch & Learn presentation in both Saskatoon and Regina.
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This tutorial will provide introduction to synchrophasor networks, and briefly discuss the different elements in the synchrophasor networks including Phasor Measurement Units (PMU), Phasor Data Concentrators (PDC), and communication requirements.
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The tutorial will cover generator protection, and two presentations on line protection responses during major system disturbances within the BC Hydro system.
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Melanie Cey will be talking about reducing mean time to discovery using live graphs in your production environment. She will also touch on the topics of work-life balance as well as gaining and retaining respect as a female in the IT industry.
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A seminar and workshop are being offered on Friday, December 16 by TRLabs and PushPort, discussing HTML5 Hybrid Applications.
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CANARIE DAIR, SRnet, and TRLabs are pleased to announce a Lunch & Learn presentation "Free Cloud Resources Available for Developers" in both Saskatoon and Regina.
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Annual Reception & General Meeting on Friday, November 25, 2011 at the Hilton Garden Inn in Saskatoon. Come and enjoy a social evening with fellow members and friends, and see an interesting presentation on the City of Saskatoon South Bridge project by Jayden Schmiess of Stantec.
RSVP is requested by November 22.
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Prof. Om Malik, President of IEEE Canada, will be with us on Friday, November 25 to present a seminar about "smart grid." A general picture of smart grid with historical and global perspective will be provided, with the view that it is a normal progression of improvements in power systems towards the ever present goal of making the power system smarter.
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The PES/IA Joint Chapter has organized a tutorial by Prof. Anil Kulkarni from the Indian Institute of Technology in Bombay, India on Wide Area Measurement Systems.
RSVP is required by Thursday, October 27.
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The NSS GOLD Committee has organized a tour of the Canadian Light Source Synchrotron facility at Innovation Place.
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October 6, 2011
Senior Member Grade Elevation

The event will provide an opportunity to complete a Senior Member Upgrade application with the support of local Senior Members and Fellows who have previously completed this process.
RSVP is required on or before Oct. 3.
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July 12, 2011
GOLD Welcome to Industry BBQ

This event promotes interaction between recent graduates of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and members of industry in and around Saskatoon.

April 27, 2011
Mapping Floods with Ushahidi

In his talk Dale will explore the potential uses of crisis mapping in our province, whether to monitor flooding, report cycling incidents or mapping potholes in Saskatoon.

IEEE Canada Exemplary Small Section Award

We are pleased to announce that the North Saskatchewan Section has been selected as IEEE Canada's Exemplary Small Section of 2012! Thanks to IEEE members and everyone else in the North Saskatchewan Section who have supported us this past year, and participated in Section events. For more information on IEEE Canada awards, please visit the IEEE Canada website.

IEEE NSS Academic Awards

We want to congratulate the following students, who were selected to receive the IEEE NSS Academic Award for outstanding academic performance: Wyatt Berlinic (3rd yr Computer Engineering) and William Topping (4th yr Electrical Engineering).

The November 2011 issue of Current Source is now available on the NSS website. Click here to download the current issue, or review past issues.

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IEEE Book Prizes

Congratulations to this year's IEEE Book Prize winners, Chad Holst (3rd Yr) and Ariq Chowdhury (4th Yr).

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