| IEEE Toronto Section History
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1903-09-30
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Toronto
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History of the IEEE Toronto Section
The IEEE Toronto Section was formed on September 30, 1903 as a section of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers (AIEE). It was the first such section formed outside the United States. This was 18 years after Thomas Edison and Alexander Graham Bell formed the AIEE, 6 years after the formation of the Canadian Society of Civil (non-military) Engineers - to become the Engineering Institute of Canada (EIC) in 1912, and 9 years before the formation of the Institute of Radio Engineers (IRE). The Canadian Section of the IRE was formed in Toronto in 1925. The AIEE and IRE merged in 1963 to create IEEE, and IEEE Canada was created in 1994 with ties to both IEEE and EIC. Before 1912, the formation of IRE, local entities were creatures of the AIEE.
The Toronto Section forms:
Past Chairmen of the Toronto Section
AIEE
Past Chairmen of the Toronto AIEE Section
| Year
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Name
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| 1903-4
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J.L. Kammerer
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| 1904-5
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T.R. Rosebrugh
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| 1905-6
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H.A. Moore
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| 1906-7
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R.G. Black
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| 1907-8
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K.L. Aitken
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| 1908-9
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W.A. Bucke
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| 1909-10
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H.W. Price
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| 1910-11
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E. Richards
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| 1911-12
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A.L. Mudge
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| 1912-13
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F. A. Gaby
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| 1913-14
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D. H. McDougall
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| 1914-15
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W.F. Wright
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| 1916-17
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E.T. Brandon
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| 1917-18
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W.G. Gordon
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| 1918-19
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A.H. Hull
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| 1919-20
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A.B. Cooper
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| 1920-21
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F.R. Ewart
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| 1921-22
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W.P. Dobson
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| 1922-23
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S.E.M. Henderson
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| 1923-24
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C.E. Schwenger
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| 1924-25
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Henry C. Don Carlos
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| 1925-26
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L.B. Chubbuck
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| 1926-27
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M.B. Hastings
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| 1927-28
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C.E. Sission
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| 1928-29
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E.M. Wood
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| 1929-30
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F.F. Ambuhl
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| 1930-31
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D.A. McKenzie
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| 1931-32
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T.W. Eadie
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| 1932-33
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I.M. MacLean
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| 1933-34
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G.D. Floyd
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| 1934-35
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C.A. Price
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| 1935-36
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M.J. McHenry
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| 1936-37
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V.G. Smith
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| 1937-38
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R.E. Jones
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| 1938-39
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W.J. Gilson
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| 1939-40
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D.G. Geiger
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| 1940-41
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J.M. Thompson
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| 1941-42
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O.W. Titus
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| 1942-43
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D.W. Callander
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| 1943-44
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F.C. Barnes
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| 1944-45
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A.W. Murdock
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| 1945-46
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A.H. Frampton
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| 1946-47
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A.R. Zimmer
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| 1947-48
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T.C.D. Churchill
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| 1948-49
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J.F. Moore
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| 1949-50
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J.M. Sommerville
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| 1950-51
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J.T. Thwaites
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| 1951-52
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H.R. Osborne
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| 1952-53
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C.E. MacWilliam
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| 1953-54
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W.R. Harmer
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| 1955-56
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G.F. Tracy
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| 1956-57
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J.T. Fisher
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| 1957-58
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R.J. Brown
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| 1958-59
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J.C. Burkholder/G.F. Tracy
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| 1960-61
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E.A. Ricker
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| 1961-62
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P.E. Smith
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| 1962-63
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H. Hyde
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IRE
Chairmen of the IRE Toronto Section
| Year
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Name
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| 1925-26
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Charles L. Richardson
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| 1926-27
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Doug Hepburn
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| 1927-28-29
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A. M. Patience
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| 1929-30
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V.G. Smith
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| 1930-31
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J.M. Leslie
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| 1931-32
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F.K. Dalton
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| 1932-33
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R.A. Hackbush
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| 1933-34
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W.F. Choat
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| 1934-35
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A.B. Oxley
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| 1935-36
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L.M. Price
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| 1936-37
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B. def. Bayley
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| 1937-38
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Walter Kohl
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| 1938-39
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R.C Poulter
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| 1939-40
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G.J. Irwin
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| 1940-41
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R.H. Klingelhoeffer
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| 1941-42
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H.S. Dawson
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| 1942-43
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T.S. Farley
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| 1943-44
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R.G. Anthes
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| 1944-45
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E.O. Swan
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| 1945-46
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F.H.R. Pounsett
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| 1946-47
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H.S. Dawson
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| 1947-48
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C.A. Norris
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| 1948-49
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C.J. Bridgeland
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| 1949-50
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C.G. Lloyd
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| 1950-51
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T.I. Millen
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| 1951-52
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George Sinclair
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| 1952-53
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George McCurdy
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| 1953-54
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J.R. Bain
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| 1954-55
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E.L. Palin
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| 1955-56
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A.P.H. Barclay
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| 1956-57
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Fred J. Heath
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| 1957-58
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H.W. Jackson
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| 1958-59
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H.F. Shoemaker
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| 1959-60
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R.J.A. Turner
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| 1960-61
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K. Mackenzie
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| 1961-62
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G.T. Quigley
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| 1962-63
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W.H. Anderson
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IEEE
Chairmen of the Toronto IEEE Section
| Year
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Name
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| 1963-64
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G.M. Fraser
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| 1964-65
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P. Biringer
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| 1965-66
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J.L. Gordon
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| 1966-67
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E.N. McNab
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| 1968-69
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J.R. Leslie
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| 1969-70
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I.R. Dutton
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| 1971-72
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W.H. Hopper
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| 1972-73
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Lynn M. Gordon
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| 1974
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S.D.T. Robertson
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| 1975
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Wasyl Janischewskyj
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| 1975-76
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Robert C. Jefferies
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| 1977-78
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A. Venetsanopoulos
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| 1979-80
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Ajit Bapat
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| 1981-82
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Robert Caputo
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| 1983-84
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Tom Bell
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IEEE Toronto Section Officers, 2000-2021
| Year
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Chair
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Vice chair
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Secretary
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Treasurer
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| 2000
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Edward Sargent
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Robert Hanna
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Alan Wallis
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Alan Wallis
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| 2001
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Edward Sargent
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Robert Hanna
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Alan Wallis
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Alan Wallis
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| 2002
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Robert Hanna
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Konstantin Plataniotis
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Pererik Westlind
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Alan Wallis
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| 2003
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Robert Hanna
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Konstantin Plataniotis
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Pererik Westlind
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Alan Wallis
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| 2004
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Konstantin Plataniotis
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Dennis Cecic
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Pererik Westlind
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Alan Wallis
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| 2005
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Konstantin Plataniotis
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Dennis Cecic
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Pererik Westlind
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Alan Wallis
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| 2006
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Alagan Anpalagan
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Alexei Botchkarev
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Marcelo Mota
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Pererik Westlind
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| 2007
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Frank Aloe
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Alexei Botchkarev
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Marcelo Mota
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Pererik Westlind
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| 2008
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Alexei Botchkarev
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Wai-Tung Ng
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Marcelo Mota
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Pererik Westlind
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| 2009
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Alexei Botchkarev
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Wai-Tung Ng
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Marcelo Mota
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Pererik Westlind
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| 2010
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Wai-Tung Ng
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Xavier Fernando
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Marcelo Mota
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Pererik Westlind
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| 2011
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Wai-Tung Ng
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Xavier Fernando
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Marcelo Mota
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Pererik Westlind
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| 2012
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Xavier Fernando
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Emanuel Istrate
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Behnaz Ghoraani
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Pererik Westlind
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| 2013
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Xavier Fernando
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Emanuel Istrate
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Karl Martin
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Pererik Westlind
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| 2014
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Emanuel Istrate
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Karl Martin
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Olivier Trescases
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Naresh Kurada
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| 2015
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Emanuel Istrate
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Karl Martin
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Olivier Trescases
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Naresh Kurada
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| 2016
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Thamir Murad
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Olivier Trescases
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Ali Nabavi-Niaki
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Seyedeh Marjan Alavi
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| 2017
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Thamir Murad
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Olivier Trescases
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Ali Nabavi-Niaki
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Seyedeh Marjan Alavi
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| 2018
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Olivier Trescases
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Ali Nabavi-Niaki
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Maryam Davoudpour
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Seyedeh Marjan Alavi
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| 2019
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Olivier Trescases
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Ali Nabavi-Niaki
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Maryam Davoudpour
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Seyedeh Marjan Alavi
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| 2020
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Ali Nabavi-Niaki
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Maryam Davoudpour
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Dustin Dunwell
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Alireza Siadatan
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| 2021
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Ali Nabavi-Niaki
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Maryam Davoudpour
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Dustin Dunwell
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Alireza Siadatan
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