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News Archive 2004

Dec 2004 The Board of Directors meeting is held on December 7 and;
- awards two IEEE Canadian Foundation Special Grants
      McGill University “Let’s Talk Science McGill: Engineering and Robotics Outreach” project.
      The “Jeux de Genie du Québec 2005” project.
      University of Winnipeg for the Women in Engineering project
- approves the concept of a recurring Special Grant to support the IEEE Canada Student Leadership Workshop (subject to budgetary constraints and satisfactort reports)
- awards a Vehicular Technology Travel Grant to Carleton University
- appoints Ray Findlay to the Audit committee
- approves changes to the foundation bylaws
July 2004 Wallace S. Read (F'IEEE), IEEE Canadian Foundation member and President, Read Management Advisory Services, St. Johns, Newfoundland, Canada, is the 2005 recipient of the IEEE Charles Proteus Steinmetz Award for sustained leadership in organizing IEEE standards activities to be responsive to industry and the global marketplace.
May 2004 Delauriers Photo Isabel Deslauriers receives a special translation award at the IEEE Canada Annual Awards Banquet in Niagara Falls, Ontario on May 3, 2004 in recognition and appreciation of exceptional services and contributions as a volunteer translator for the web translation project which commenced in January 2003 and completed in April 2004. The photo shows Isabel (left) receiving her award from IEEE Canadian Foundation President Bob Alden.
Apr 2004 The Board of Directors meeting is held on April 6, after the Annual Membership meeting and;
- reappoints the current officers for a further one-year term
- awards seven 2004 IEEE Canadian Foundation Scholarships,
      Daniel Chapman, University of Saskatchewan
      Armen Forget, Concordia University.
      Thomas Le, University of Regina
      Litifa Noor, Ryerson University
      Jawad Rashid, University of Alberta
      Nilendran Ratnasabapathy, Carleton University
      Julie Turcotte, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières - génie électrique
- awards two CCECE04 travel grants to Bryan Wan and Hamid Boland of Carleton University
- awards two IEEE Canadian Foundation Special Grants
      Laval University Robocup robot construction and competition initiative
      2004 International Conference for Upcoming Engineers at Ryerson University
Apr 2004 The Annual Membership meeting is held on April 6 and;
- receives the President's annual report with the implementation details resulting from the "Going National" plan - bylaw revisions, expanded committees, increased accountability, and the completion of the translation of the web site into French.
- receives a directed donation from IEEE Canada to establish the "IEEE Canada Vehicular Technologies Awards"
- receives a directed donation from the trustees of the Annual Alberta Exposition and Conference on Power Quality Issues to establish the "IEEE Canada Power Quality Scholarship"
- receives the report of the Grants committee summarizing that in 2003, the IEEE Canadian Foundation
   awarded 7 Scholarships, 6 Learning Centre Upgrade Grants, and 8 Special Grants - totaling $55,950.
- re-elects current directors whose terms are expiring
- elects Celia Desmond as a director for a three-year term (replacing John Mowbray who resigned due to work-related travel)
Feb 2004 Adam Skorek, IEEE Canadian Foundation member, is elected a Fellow of the Engineering Institute of Canada
Jan 2004 Bob Alden, IEEE Canadian Foundation President, is elected a director-at-large of the IEEE Foundation, and appointed as a member of their projects review and audit committees.
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