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Return Canadian undeliverables to: IEEE Canada, Box 63005, University Plaza Postal Outlet, Shoppers Drug Mart #742, 102 Plaza Drive, Dundas, ON L9H 4H0 2 IEEE Canadian Review — Spring / Printemps 2008 Editorial / Éditorial Eric Holdrinet SMIEEE, Rédacteur en chef / Managing Editor e numéro spécial de la Revue inclut le livret complet des his special issue of the Review includes the full booklet of Prix de l’IEEE Canada qui seront présentés début-mai à la IEEE Canada Awards to be presented early May 2008 in Conférence canadienne de génie électrique et informatique à Niagara Falls, Ontario at the Canadian Conference on C Niagara Falls, Ontario. Cela suit la présentation plus tôt dans T Electrical and Computer Engineering. This follows the pre- l’année des Prix de l’Institut canadien des ingénieurs, duquel sentation earlier in the year of Awards from the Engineering le IEEE Canada est une composante majeure (www.eic-ici.ca). Institute of Canada, of which the IEEE Canada is a major component (see www.eic-ici.ca). En parcourant la liste des lauréats, vous noterez qu’une forte proportion des prix sont décernés à des membres ne provenant Browsing the list of laureates, you may notice that a good pro- pas de la recherche universitaire – incluant le prix le plus pres- portion of awards are presented to members from outside uni- tigieux du IEEE Canada, la Médaille d’or McNaughton, con- versity research – including the highest IEEE Canada award, férée à Dr. Colin Franklin pour ses travaux innovants dans le the McNaughton Gold Medal, to Dr. Colin Franklin for pio- programme du satellite Alouette. Encore récemment, on faisait neering work in the Alouette satellite program. Not so long ago, remarquer que le processus des récompenses proférait un it was remarked that the awards process provided an inherent avantage inhérent aux membres du domaine académique qui advantage to members from academia who could devote a larg- pouvait consacrer une plus grande portion de leur temps à la er portion of their career to pure discovery. The IEEE and its recherche pure. Le IEEE et sa composante canadienne ont pris Canadian component have taken note and recognize more than bonne note et reconnaissent davantage l’importance du travail ever the importance of ground-breaking work happening in pionnier effectué dans des contextes d’entreprise et gouverne- industry and government settings. A new category called mentaux. Une nouvelle catégorie nommée « Ingénieur d’application / “Application Engineer / Practitioner” was even introduced a few years Praticien » a même été introduite il y a quelques années dans le pro- ago to the IEEE Fellows program. Look under www.ieee.org/fellows, gramme des Fellows IEEE. Consultez www.ieee.org/fellows, et pro- and consider nominating a particularly deserving colleague. posez la candidature d’un(e) collègue particulièrement méritant(e). Two feature articles in this publication present industry applications of Deux articles principaux dans ce numéro présentent des applications particular interest to Canadians: Active Infrared Thermography with industrielles d’intérêt particulier pour les membres canadiens : Active Applications looks at a cross-section (appropriately) of such techniques, Infrared Thermography with Applications examine un éventail de tech- in a Canadian context: bits and pieces of CF18 aircraft, paid for with our niques thermographiques dans un contexte canadien : des pièces taxes. Careful and cost effective – and therefore more frequent – inspec- d’avion CF18, payées avec vos taxes. Des inspections attentives et effi- tions will help keep these planes aloft and our pilots safe. caces – et donc possiblement plus fréquentes – aideront à garder ces avions en opération et nos pilotes en sécurité. A Medium Voltage AC Drive for Oil Sands Applications, written