[] Dr Yuhong Liu, 2025 IEEE Chair of Computer Society Geographic Activities Committee, will lead the Spring Sessions of “Careers in Technology” with a discussion of her career preparation and a deep dive into her own keen interests and vast experience in research including trustworthy computing and cyber security of emerging applications, such as Internet-of-things, blockchain, and online social media. She has published over 90 papers in prestigious journals and peer-reviewed conferences. Her papers have been selected as the best paper at the IEEE International Conference on Social Computing 2010. Speaker(s): Yuhong Liu, PhD Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/456307

Happy New Year everyone and welcome to the first LMAG meeting of 2025. According to the Doodle poll distributed the second week of this month the majority selected Wednesdays at 4 pm Eastern Time for our meeting. Continuing the tradition of my predecessors, it will be held during the third week of the month. WebEx Links have already been generated for the next 6 months. Agenda: - Roll Call - Last Meeting November 18 - minutes approval. - Additions to Agenda (New Business)? Coordinator Report: - Still getting up to Speed with Life Member Committee (LMC) and R7 procedures - Am attending the IEEE Operations Committee meeting in Toronto Feb 7 to 9. May learn info to pass on at our next meeting - 2025 Life Members AgeTech Conference will be June 11-13 at Tufts University, Boston (https://lifemembersconference.ieee.org/) - Thursday, 23 January 2025 3:00 - 4:30 PM ET: WEBINAR - Aging and Longevity: IEEE AgeTech Activities Go here (https://enotice.mmsend.com/link.cfm?r=2M-XmZCWrBGSR8iIWm0IMg~~&pe=0jv9lFfrNnakiODFORYCz8iaZ2CCiB1jtdUVDuvP1Tia59Kn17bMPUla1GvjUpqKea5OdG1J01sqpVzJEuSvSQ~~&t=61RfsgLpzgsuRQYiZOennA~~) to register. - From last meeting: “remind the region Sections and LMAGs officers to be preparing for full participation in the nomination process for 2025 LMC awards” - John Harris noted, at last meeting, that the nomination for Canada LMAG award is due next March, and the Regional and Group nominations are due in April. - MGA will distribute a set of Word documents to support the process. I haven’t seen those yet. Open discussions (Updates): - LMC - John - Vancouver - Carl - Southern Alberta - Bill - Northern Canada - Jim - Winnipeg - Elham - London - Murray - Hamilton-K-W - Dwight (preferred email?) - Toronto - Vijay - Peterborough - Sean - Kingston - Doug - Ottawa - Wolfram - Montreal - Anader - Canada Atlantic - Rod If you haven’t already, please send me a quick summary of your report. New Business Next meeting - Wednesday, February 19, 2024, 4 pm EST End Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/462093

​Learn to build with Arduino UNO! A hands-on workshop where you will learn the basics of Arduino, electrical circuit, Arduino coding (Part 1), and integrate different kinds of sensor and motor (Part 2). Whether you are a beginner or an experienced maker, the workshop series is open to anyone interested in learning about Arduino and building interactive projects. No prior experience is necessary, but basic programming and electronics knowledge is helpful. BONUS: This workshop will be a great preparation for Forge McGill - a Hardware Hackathon by The Factory! Part 1: Introduction to Arduino - Location: ENGTR 0600 (Trottier Building Basement) - Time: 6PM - 8PM on January 23rd, 2024 - Topic: - Introduction to the Arduino UNO board, Arduino IDE, and the programming language. - Basics of electronics, circuit, and analog/digital signal processing. - Learn the basics of electronics through hands-on circuit building with a breadboard, resistors, LEDs, and more! Part 2: Sensors and motors - Location: ENGTR 0600 (Trottier Building Basement) - Time: 6PM - 8PM on January 30th, 2024 - Topic: How to use sensors and motors with Arduino to build an interactive circuit. You will learn how to use the following components: - Infrared Reflective (IR) - Ultrasonic - Servo motors Important Information - Each workshop costs $5. Payment and registration via Zeffy link under Registration section below! - There pizza and drinks are provided ! - Please bring your own computer with the (https://www.arduino.cc/en/software) installed. - Please bring your USB adapter that can support USB-A port. The Arduino UNO board uses USB-A to USB-B cable to work with your machine. We look forward to seeing you at the workshop! Room: 0060, Bldg: Trottier Building, 3630 University Street, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H3A0C6

[] Dr. Baek-Young Choi is an internationally leading scholar in the Internet of Things, 5G and beyond, cloud computing, and cybersecurity. Dr. Choi's innovative research has led to numerous Best Paper, Best Poster, and Best Video awards, as well as recognition as conferences’ keynote speaker, Distinguished Lecturer, and Associate Editor-in-Chief of the flagship magazine of the IEEE Society. She has served in many international leadership roles in her technical society, including Chair of IEEE Women in Communications Engineering, Chair of Sister societies, and a technical oversight committee of flagship conferences in IEEE, general chair, and technical program committee chair for multiple international conferences and workshops. Speaker(s): Baek-Young Choi, PhD Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/456310

[] Mr Eamon J Wall, Esq began his career as an Engineer and enjoyed the field so much, he decided to make important contributions by becoming a Patent Attorney, helping many individuals and companies to create significant value with technology innovations. Mr Wall is dedicated to advancing technology for humanity, serving the community in many important projects and programs. Speaker(s): Eamon J Wall, Esq Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/456313