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==Background==


<p>[http://vancouver.ieee.ca/ Link to Section Homepage] </p>
The Vancouver Section was established on August 22, 1911. The Section encompasses the geographical area of the province of British Columbia, except for Vancouver Island, which is part of the [[IEEE Victoria Section History|IEEE Victoria Section]]. The Section currently has around 2200 active members, including 325 students at BCIT, SFU, and UBC. It is the fourth largest Section in Canada.&nbsp;


== Background  ==
The Section operates on a fiscal year that runs from May - April of each year. The Annual General Meeting and election of new officers are held on the second Monday of each May. Meetings and social events are generally held from September - April.


<p>The Vancouver Section was established on August 22, 1911. The Section encompasses the geographical area of the province of Britsh Columbia, except for Vancouver Island, which is part of the [[IEEE_Victoria_Section_History|IEEE Victoria Section]]. The Section currently has around 2200 active members, including 325 students at BCIT, SFU, and UBC. It is the fourth largest Section in Canada.&nbsp;</p>
If you are reading this and are disappointed in the level of content for such an ancient section, then please (please) add to it&nbsp;!


<p>The Section operates on a fiscal year that runs from May - April of each year. The Annual General Meeting and election of new officers are held on the second Monday of each May. Meetings and social events are generally held from September - April.</p>
==History Articles==


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*[[Media:Early Recollections.pdf|Early Recollections of the Power Industry in BC, by A. T. Goward, 1941]]


== History Articles ==
*[[Media:A History of the Vancouver Section.pdf|A History of the Vancouver Section, by Lorne R. Kersey, 1984]]


[[Media:Early Recollections.pdf|Early Recollections of the Power Industry in BC, by A. T. Goward, 1941]]
*[[Media:Vancouver Section History.pdf|A Look Back at IEEE Vancouver Section History, by Chris Scholefield, 2011]]


[[Media:A History of the Vancouver Section.pdf|A History of the Vancouver Section, by Lorne R. Kersey, 1984]]
==Subsections==


[[Media:Vancouver Section History.pdf|A Look Back at IEEE Vancouver Section History, by Chris Scholefield, 2011]]
On February 13, 2010 an Okanagan Subsection (http://www.okanagan.ieee.ca) was established as a subsection of the Vancouver IEEE Section.


== Chapters &amp; Affinity Groups  ==
On February 13, 2010 a BC Northern Subsection was established as a subsection of the Vancouver IEEE Section.


<p>In March 2010, a [[IEEE Women in Engineering|Women in Engineering (WiE)]] Affinity group was established.</p>
==Chapters &amp; Affinity Groups==


<p>[[Media:IEEE_Geographic_Unit_Organizing_Document_-_Vancouver.pdf|IEEE Geographic Unit Organizing Document - Vancouver]] </p>
In March 2010, an [[IEEE Women in Engineering|Women in Engineering (WiE)]] Affinity group was established.


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In October 2012, a Consultants Network Affinity group was established.


== Organizations ==
==Historical Milestones==


Please follow the link to create or edit an organization page, or edit this page to add a new organization.
There are four dedications of IEEE Historical Milestones in the Vancouver Section.


[[Cellula Robotics]]
*[[Milestones:First_Television_Broadcast_in_Western_Canada,_1953|First Television Broadcast in Western Canada, 1953]]
*[[Milestones:The_Trans-Canada_Microwave_System,_1958|Trans-Canada Microwave System, introduced 1958]]
*[[Milestones:First_Radio_Astronomical_Observations_Using_Very_Long_Baseline_Interferometry,_1967|First Radio Astronomical Observations Using Very Long Baseline Interferometry, 1967]]
*[[Milestones:First_500_MeV_Proton_Beam_from_the_TRIUMF_Cyclotron,_1974|First 500 MeV Proton Beam from the TRIUMF Cyclotron, 1974]]
*[[Milestones:First_Digitally_Processed_Image_from_a_Spaceborne_Synthetic_Aperture_Radar,_1978|First Digitally Processed Image from a Spaceborne Synthetic Aperture Radar, 1978]]


[[International Submarine Engineering]]
==Historical Artifacts==


== Historical Artifacts ==
*[[Media:VancouverProclamation-2011-10-21.pdf|A Proclamation of the City of Vancouver, 2011]]
*[[Media:IEEE van centennial booklet FINAL.pdf|IEEE Vancouver Section Centennial Booklet, 2011]]
*[[Media:Presidents.pdf|List of past Presidents]]
*[[Media:Van Officers.pdf|List of Officers]]
*[[Media:Chapters.pdf|List of Chapter Chairs]]
*[[Media:Affinity Groups.pdf|List of Affinity Group Chairs]]
*[[Media:Van Committees.pdf|List of Committee Chairs]]
*[[Thurb Cushing Scholarship]]


[[Media:VancouverProclamation-2011-10-21.pdf|A Proclamation of the City of Vancouver, 2011]]<br />
==Oral History==
[[Media:IEEE van centennial booklet FINAL.pdf|IEEE Vancouver Section Centennial Booklet, 2011]]<br />
These are a collection of interviews of leaders who have influenced technology in Vancouver.
[[Media:VancouverOfficers.pdf|List of Officers and volunteers]]
 
*[[Peter Briscoe|Peter Briscoe]]<br />
*[[Oral-History:Dan Gelbart|Dan Gelbart]]<br />
*[[Oral-History:Victor Jones|Victor Jones]]<br />
*[[Oral-History:John MacDonald|John MacDonald]]<br />
*[[Oral-History:Bill Rogers|Bill Rogers]]<br />
*[[Oral-History:Norman Toms|Norman Toms]]<br />
 
==Organizations==
 
Please follow the link to create or edit an organization page, or edit this page to add a new organization.
 
*[[Cellula Robotics]]
 
*[[International Submarine Engineering]]
 
== Section officers ==
 
{| width="600" class="wikitable sortable" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="1"
|+ align="top" style="caption-side: top"|'''Vancouver Section Officers'''
|-
!Year
!Chair
!Vice chair
!Secretary
!Treasurer
|-
|2001-2002
|Charles Henville
|Gruja Blagojevic
|Jose Marti
|Stephen Cheung
|-
|2002-2003
|Gruja Blagojevic
|Stephen Cheung
|Dejan Lenasi
|Jose Marti
|-
|2003-2004
|Stephen Cheung
|Jose Marti
|Rasvan Mihai
|Dejan Lenasi
|-
|2004-2005
|Jose Marti
|Dejan Lenasi
|Paul Bowler
|Rasvan Mihai
|-
|2005-2006
|Dejan Lenasi
|Rasvan Mihai
|Eugen Trandafir
|Paul Bowler
|-
|2006-2007
|Rasvan Mihai
|Paul Bowler
|Robert Michael Leitch
|Eugen Trandafir
|-
|2007-2008
|Paul Bowler
|Eugen Trandafir
|Mazana Armstrong
|Robert Michael Leitch
|-
|2008-2009
|Eugen Trandafir
|Robert Michael Leitch
|Kouros Goodarzi
|Mazana Armstrong
|-
|2009-2010
|David Michelson
|Mazana Armstrong
|Alon Newton
|Kouros Goodarzi
|-
|2011
|Mazana Armstrong
|Kouros Goodarzi
|Steven Mcclain
|Alon Newton
|-
|2012
|Kouros Goodarzi
|Alon Newton
|Balbir Gill
|Steven Mcclain
|-
|2013
|Alon Newton
|Steven Mcclain
|Lee Vishloff
|Balbir Gill
|-
|2014
|Steven Mcclain
|Balbir Gill
|Ophir Kendler
|Lee Vishloff
|-
|2015
|Balbir Gill
|Lee Vishloff
|Venkataramakrishnan Vinnakota
|Ophir Kendler
|-
|2016
|Lee Vishloff
|Venkataramakrishnan Vinnakota
|Guillaume Boisset
|Steven Mcclain
|-
|2017
|Venkataramakrishnan Vinnakota
|Guillaume Boisset
|Nimesh Shah
|Steven Mcclain
|-
|2018
|Guillaume Boisset
|Balbir Gill
|Steven Mcclain
|Nimesh Shah
|-
|2019
|Balbir Gill
|Michael Paraskake
|Matthew Wilder
|Steven Mcclain
|-
|2020
|Michael Paraskake
|Steven Mcclain
|Jacqueline Nichols
|Matthew Wilder
|-
|2021
|Steven Mcclain
|Matthew Wilder
|Morteza Molaei
|Jacqueline Nichols
|}
 
==Archival documents==
 
*[[Media:Region 7 - Vancouver section.pdf|A selection of early scanned documents]]
*[[Media:IEEE Geographic Unit Organizing Document - Vancouver.pdf|IEEE Geographic Unit Organizing Document - Vancouver]]
*[http://vancouver.ieee.ca/newsletter/ Newsletters (2011-2017)]
*[[Media:IEEE van centennial booklet.pdf|Vancouver Centennial Booklet]]
 
==Further Reading==
 
[http://vancouver.ieee.ca/ Link to Section Homepage]  


[[Category:Sections|Vancouver]]
[[Category:Sections|Vancouver]]

Latest revision as of 23:12, 6 June 2023

IEEE Vancouver Section History
Established date 1911/08/22
IEEE Region 7
IEEE Council
Geographic region Vancouver
Region area
Principal cities
Home page
List of Subsections in this Section
  1. IEEE Northern British Columbia Subsection History
  2. IEEE Okanagan Subsection History

Background

The Vancouver Section was established on August 22, 1911. The Section encompasses the geographical area of the province of British Columbia, except for Vancouver Island, which is part of the IEEE Victoria Section. The Section currently has around 2200 active members, including 325 students at BCIT, SFU, and UBC. It is the fourth largest Section in Canada. 

The Section operates on a fiscal year that runs from May - April of each year. The Annual General Meeting and election of new officers are held on the second Monday of each May. Meetings and social events are generally held from September - April.

If you are reading this and are disappointed in the level of content for such an ancient section, then please (please) add to it !

History Articles

Subsections

On February 13, 2010 an Okanagan Subsection (http://www.okanagan.ieee.ca) was established as a subsection of the Vancouver IEEE Section.

On February 13, 2010 a BC Northern Subsection was established as a subsection of the Vancouver IEEE Section.

Chapters & Affinity Groups

In March 2010, an Women in Engineering (WiE) Affinity group was established.

In October 2012, a Consultants Network Affinity group was established.

Historical Milestones

There are four dedications of IEEE Historical Milestones in the Vancouver Section.

Historical Artifacts

Oral History

These are a collection of interviews of leaders who have influenced technology in Vancouver.

Organizations

Please follow the link to create or edit an organization page, or edit this page to add a new organization.

Section officers

Vancouver Section Officers
Year Chair Vice chair Secretary Treasurer
2001-2002 Charles Henville Gruja Blagojevic Jose Marti Stephen Cheung
2002-2003 Gruja Blagojevic Stephen Cheung Dejan Lenasi Jose Marti
2003-2004 Stephen Cheung Jose Marti Rasvan Mihai Dejan Lenasi
2004-2005 Jose Marti Dejan Lenasi Paul Bowler Rasvan Mihai
2005-2006 Dejan Lenasi Rasvan Mihai Eugen Trandafir Paul Bowler
2006-2007 Rasvan Mihai Paul Bowler Robert Michael Leitch Eugen Trandafir
2007-2008 Paul Bowler Eugen Trandafir Mazana Armstrong Robert Michael Leitch
2008-2009 Eugen Trandafir Robert Michael Leitch Kouros Goodarzi Mazana Armstrong
2009-2010 David Michelson Mazana Armstrong Alon Newton Kouros Goodarzi
2011 Mazana Armstrong Kouros Goodarzi Steven Mcclain Alon Newton
2012 Kouros Goodarzi Alon Newton Balbir Gill Steven Mcclain
2013 Alon Newton Steven Mcclain Lee Vishloff Balbir Gill
2014 Steven Mcclain Balbir Gill Ophir Kendler Lee Vishloff
2015 Balbir Gill Lee Vishloff Venkataramakrishnan Vinnakota Ophir Kendler
2016 Lee Vishloff Venkataramakrishnan Vinnakota Guillaume Boisset Steven Mcclain
2017 Venkataramakrishnan Vinnakota Guillaume Boisset Nimesh Shah Steven Mcclain
2018 Guillaume Boisset Balbir Gill Steven Mcclain Nimesh Shah
2019 Balbir Gill Michael Paraskake Matthew Wilder Steven Mcclain
2020 Michael Paraskake Steven Mcclain Jacqueline Nichols Matthew Wilder
2021 Steven Mcclain Matthew Wilder Morteza Molaei Jacqueline Nichols

Archival documents

Further Reading

Link to Section Homepage

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