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Dec 2016 The ICF Board held a 2 hour teleconference on December 14 to:
  • Focus on current priorities and review action items
  • Approve Special Grants
    • Conestoga College Skills Canada Electronics Competition
    • Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières Automated Submarine Competition
    • Memorial University Robotic Sailboat 2017 Competition
    • Carleton University Student Hackathon
    • University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT) Future WIE High School Competition
    • University of New Brunswick High School Robotics Competition
    • Calgary High School APEX STEM Robotics Competition
    • Concordia University UAV Drone Competition
    • University of Toronto Hackathon
    • University of Victoria Rocket Engineering Competition
    • University of Calgary Student Design Competition
  • Approve a new McNaughton Learning Resource Centre at Lakehead University (the 40th to be approved)
  • Approve McNaughton Learning Resource Centre Grants
    • Concordia University
    • UBC Okanagan
    • Lakehead University
    • University of Manitoba
    • University of Ottawa
    • Carleton University
  • Awards one Vehicular Technology Travel Grant
  • The Board also received the Treasurer's reports and discussed activity by all directors.
Sep 2016 The ICF Board held a 1.5-hour teleconference on September 14 to:
  • Approve Special Grants
    • Robotics Competition at Selkirk College, Castlegar, BC
    • Virtual History of Assistive Technologies Project and Exhibit IEEE Ottawa Section
  • Approve the Raymond D. Findlay Scholarship as a new program
  • The Board also received the Treasurer's reports and discussed activity by all directors.
Apr 2016 The Annual Membership meeting is held on April 13 and;
  • ICF AGM attendance: 8 in person + 7 by teleconference + nil Proxies
  • receives the President's annual report
  • elects new Directors for 3 years term
    • Keith Brown
    • Wayne Wagner
  • re-elects Directors for 3 years term
    • Wahab Alhmutadi
    • Mo El-Hawary
    • Dave Kemp
    • Scott Lowell
    • Denard Lynch
    • Luc Matteau
    • David Whyte
  • receives the report of the Grants committee summarizing that in 2015, the IEEE Canadian Foundation awarded Scholarships, Learning Centre Upgrade Grants, Special Grants, Women in Engineering Prize, Vehicular Technology Travel Grant, Power Quality Scholarship, IEEE Canadian Foundation Québec Science Fair Prizes, funded IEEE Canada medals and other philanthropic disbursements - totaling $65,200
  • receives the audited financial statement and investment report for 2015
  • approves the 2016 operating budget and appoints the auditors for 2016
The Board of Directors meeting is held on April 13, after the Annual Membership meeting and;
  • reappoints the current officers for a further one-year term
  • elects members to the operating committees
  • receives the treasurer 2016 preliminary budget
  • awards five IEEE Canadian Foundation Scholarships
  • awards six IEEE Canadian Foundation Special Grants;
  • awards two Endowed Awards:
    • Women in Engineering Prize
    • IEEE Canada Power Quality
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