YOU'RE INVITED! Join the IEEE Queen's Branch in welcoming Dr. Jawad Siddiqui from the IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society to speak with students about new work in antennas for the space domain, as well as the opportunities available to students through the IEEE. All students are welcome! The talk will explore the evolving role of antenna technologies in modern space applications, with a particular focus on CubeSats and rocket platforms. It will discuss key challenges such as size constraints, thermal management, deployment mechanisms, and radiation effects, as well as emerging trends in adaptive, reconfigurable, and additive-manufactured antennas designed for the space environment. The presentation will also highlight opportunities for students and professionals to engage with the IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society (AP-S), including the benefits of membership and participation in its SIGHT (Special Interest Group on Humanitarian Technology) initiatives that apply antenna and propagation technologies for societal impact. The speaker will welcome questions from the audience. The seminar will end with an interactive discussion with the speaker about opportunities for students in the IEEE. These include best practices for achieving funding awards through the IEEE, with a focus on the AP-S. Co-sponsored by: Abedal Rahman Shehabi Speaker(s): Dr. Siddiqui Room: 314, Bldg: Walter Light Hall, 19 Union St, Kingston, Ontario, Canada

This event would take place during finals period and would allow us to create a cozy environment to help students during this stressful time through multiple holiday themed stations hot chocolate or gingerbread decorating stations. These events foster community, mentorship, creativity and a sense of belonging, helping new students feel supported and engaged from day one. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Join us for the IEEE Victoria Section Annual General Meeting (AGM) 2025! This meeting provides an opportunity to reflect on the section’s activities over the past year, share future plans, and connect with fellow IEEE members in our local community. Your participation and feedback are valuable as we continue to grow and strengthen our section. Please RSVP by November 17, 2025, to help us plan accordingly. ***CANCELED*** Room: ECS 660, Bldg: Engineering and Computer Science Building (ECS), 3800 Finnerty Road, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, V8P 5C2

Abstract This leadership address challenges Royal Military College cadets to consider the legacy they are joining and the responsibility they are preparing to shoulder as commissioned officers. Opening with a reflective moment anchored in the College’s history, cadets are invited to see themselves within a larger continuum of service and to consider the impact they will make as leaders of Canada’s sons and daughters. Drawing on the speaker’s own Military Collage experience, the talk describes how life at the College — teamwork, enduring relationships across cohorts, the discipline of prioritization, and the sharpening of roles and responsibilities — prepares cadets for the realities of unit leadership. The session also draws from Burt’s Bullets, a widely read LinkedIn collection of lessons learned in leadership — insights gained through experience, reading, observing, teachings, and stories from the field that proved effective in practice. Building from these lessons, the presentation explores four essential ways young officers must “show up” in their first unit: Show Up Grounded – Lead with humility, respect, and presence. Show Up Authentic – Build trust through character, consistency, and honesty. Show Up Accountable – Earn respect through daily responsibility and integrity. Show Up Curious – Cultivate the mindset that accelerates learning and builds credibility. Blending lived experience with practical guidance, the session equips cadets with clear, memorable principles to help them navigate the transition from student to officer and closes with a call to embrace their commission with purpose, courage, and lasting impact. Bio COLONEL (ret) GREGORY D. BURT, OMM, MSM, CD (Integral Master CoachTM, MPA, MA, BAdmin, CRM) Colonel (ret’d) Gregory Burt, originally from Corner Brook, Newfoundland, joined the Canadian Forces in 1980 and received his commission from the Collège Militaire Royal de Saint-Jean in 1985. Over a 35-year military career, he served in a broad range of operational, regimental, staff, and strategic leadership roles across Canada and internationally. His early career included platoon command and duty officer responsibilities in Cyprus with 2 R22eR, followed by service in Lahr, Germany with 1 R22eR as platoon commander and reconnaissance platoon commander. He later joined the Canadian Airborne Regiment, deploying to Somalia as Second-in-Command of 1 Commando, and subsequently served as Regimental Adjutant and Officer Commanding Combat Support Company. He returned to 2 R22eR as a company commander on operations in the former Yugoslavia then upon his return over the following two years commanded a rifle company and Combat Service Support Company. He commanded the Land Force Quebec Area Training Centre from 2001 to 2004 and, in 2009, deployed to Afghanistan as the Commanding Officer of the Operational Mentor and Liaison Team. His staff appointments included roles at the R22eR Battle School, British 3 (UK) Division Headquarters in Bosnia and the UK, Director Land Strategic Concepts in Kingston, and multiple senior positions at National Defence Headquarters. Promoted to Colonel in 2006, he became Director Defence Strategy Management, later Chief of Staff of Land Force Québec Area / Joint Task Force (East), and concurrently served as Director of Infantry for the Canadian Army. He also held senior intelligence and strategic planning roles before becoming the first Commander of the Canadian Forces Intelligence Group in 2013, leading its creation and establishment until his retirement in 2015. Since leaving the military, Colonel Burt has worked as a consultant specializing in leadership of complex operations, strategy formulation, strategic planning, risk and change management, organizational design, and capability development. He has supported global defence capacity-building programs, intelligence coordination initiatives, and future C2 concept development for Defence Research and Development Canada. He became an Integral Master Coach™ in 2023, transitioning into executive and professional development coaching. His coaching philosophy integrates four decades of leadership and strategic experience to help clients navigate complexity, take ownership of their professional growth, and lead with clarity, confidence, and impact. Colonel Burt holds degrees from CMR, King’s College London, and the École nationale d’administration publique, and is certified as both a Risk Manager and Integral Professional Coach. His leadership has been recognized through the Order of Military Merit (OMM) and the Meritorious Service Medal (MSM). Bldg: RMC Cadet Mess, Kingston, Ontario, Canada

How do we recognise that we're working with a complex system, and what guidance can be provided for someone starting such a development from scratch (unlikely) or having to rework an existing complex system (more likely)? I'm currently working with an engineer in the UK, looking at how cars and trucks with vehicle-to-vehicle and vehicle-to-infrastructure communications are going to affect the smart motorways they have in the UK, and we're learning a lot. Speaker(s): Chris Hobbs, Agenda: Weblink will be open 10min. prior to the start. The event will start on time. There will be a Q&A opportunity: type the question into chat during the presentation, and it will be addressed either during or after the presentation (may also allow spoken questions depending on the time or number of questions posed). Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/513300

2nd Annual ECESS × UBC IEEE Career Fair Date: November 26, 2025 Location: University of British Columbia Campus (TBD) After the huge success of last year’s inaugural event, we’re thrilled to bring back the 2nd Annual ECESS × UBC IEEE Career Fair, co-hosted by the UBC Electrical and Computer Engineering Student Society (ECESS) and the UBC IEEE Student Branch. This flagship recruiting event connects UBC’s top electrical, computer, and software engineering students with leading companies across technology, energy, and engineering sectors. Last year’s fair welcomed 1000+ students and 20 industry partners. This year, expect an even bigger turnout, new exhibitors, and more opportunities to network, explore internships and learn about the latest innovations in industry. For Students: - Meet recruiters and engineers from top tech companies - Explore internship, co-op, and new-grad opportunities For Companies: If your organization is interested in recruiting, sponsoring, or partnering, please contact us at [email protected] for more details! Highlights from Last Year: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Technical Seminar by IEEE Solid-State Circuits Society Distinguished Lecturer, Dr. Tony Chan Carusone, with the following abstract: In the rapidly evolving landscape of artificial intelligence, chiplets are emerging as a transformative technology, paving the way for the next generation of AI systems. Chiplets permit the integration of more processing power within a single package, and allow for new connectivity solutions so that thousands of AI accelerators can work as a cohesive unit. Optical connectivity, facilitated by chiplets, offers high-speed data transmission with lower power consumption, crucial for handling the massive data loads in AI applications. The emerging chiplet ecosystem, underwritten by high-performance die-to-die interfaces, is throwing open the doors of innovation and facilitating the next wave of AI scaling. Speaker(s): Tony Chan Carusone, Room: 3038, Bldg: Macleod Building, 2356 Main Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, V6T 1Z4

Precision agriculture (PA) combines technologies and practices that assure the optimization of the operations associated with agricultural production through specific farm management. Regarding the technologies used, distributed smart sensing systems characterized by fixed and mobile nodes (initiated on remote sensing and Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV)) are employed to turn the farming operations into data, and to optimize the future operation based on data driven models that can be part of digital twins applied in precision agriculture. Edge and cloud computing platforms that are capable to run AI/ML algorithms may contribute to helping human decisions. The presentation is focusing on digital transformation of agriculture in the context of heavily uncertainty associated with climate change. The IoT ecosystem technologies for precision agriculture will be discussed including multimodal sensing and artificial intelligence. In-situ and remote sensing are considered special attention being granted to the soil characteristics monitoring (moisture and macronutrients concentration). The agriculture UAV imagery and satellite imagery solutions as well as the relation between the data coming from the in-situ distributed smart sensors and acquired images using multispectral and thermographic camera and imagery techniques will be part of the presentation, including elements of virtualization in the case of digital twins implementation. AI multiple sources data driven models for an increased crops quality through the optimization of farming operations as examples of data driven models for smart irrigation and nutrients will be discussed. Speaker(s): Dr. Octavian Postolache Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/516805

Dear IEEE Kitchener-Waterloo Section Members : On behalf of the IEEE Kitchener-Waterloo Section, we are pleased to welcome you to the 2025 IEEE Kitchener-Waterloo Section Annual General Meeting (AGM) and Dinner event. This year’s AGM is a great opportunity to get together with friends and celebrate the achievements of the Kitchener-Waterloo Section, made possible by its dedicated volunteers and members. Date: Wednesday, November 26th, 2025 Time: Start at 5:30 pm (ET) Venue: (https://maps.app.goo.gl/sVSLCGoEUW2zKF1f7) University of Guelph 50 Stone Rd E Guelph, ON, N1G 2W1 Building: Engineering Atrium Parking: P8: Visitors Parking (Free after 5 PM) https://maps.app.goo.gl/HQzfRMt1unghgSUdA Agenda: 5:30 pm - Reception and Networking 6:00 pm - AGM Overview and Opening 6:05 pm - Address by IEEE Canada representative 6:15 pm - Talk by Key Speaker 6:45 pm - Dinner 7:45 pm - AGM Business 8:15 pm - Awards and Closing Remarks The number of seats is very limited. Please register to secure your spot. Please also be advised of the following: Fee: - $10 for IEEE student members - $25 for IEEE members. - Fee for one guest for IEEE ExeCom members is $10 Dress code is elegant casual—online registration deadline: 11:59 p.m., November 23, 2025. We look forward to seeing you at the AGM. Best Regards, IEEE Kitchener-Waterloo Section (https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ieeekw.com%2F&data=05%7C02%7Cazaman%40wlu.ca%7Cb64adab6cba846e63bd808de1a2cf4c4%7Cb45a5125b29846bc8b89ea5a7343fde8%7C1%7C0%7C638976977576193882%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=VG%2B0Vty5cezfEaLC%2FZLEEpDBWSiAHD4RWF2kODmIW7s%3D&reserved=0) Co-sponsored by: IEEE KW Section Agenda: Agenda: 5:30 pm - Reception and Networking 6:00 pm - AGM Overview and Opening 6:05 pm - Address by IEEE Canada representative 6:15 pm - Talk by Key Speaker 6:45 pm - Dinner 7:45 pm - AGM Business 8:15 pm - Awards and Closing Remarks Bldg: Engineering Atrium, Albert A. Thornbrough Building – Adams and Linda Atrium, University of Guelph, 50 Stone Rd E, Guelph, Ontario, Canada, N1G 2W1

The event/AGM will take place on the posted date; however, this notice has been cancelled to make a change in the registration process. Thanks so much for your understanding. Annual General Meeting for the Kitchener-Waterloo Section - 2025 ***CANCELED*** Agenda: TBA Bldg: Engineering Atrium, University of Guelph, 50 Stone Rd E , Guelph, Ontario, Canada, N1G 2W1