Canadian workshop for R&D on imaging hardwareTo promote collaborations between the various players in the Canadian ecosystem of the R&D in imaging hardware, you are invited to join us for a virtual workshop to take place on Thursday January 15th, 2-4 PM. The format will be 5 minutes (max) presentations from NRC, universities and industries. At the end, we hope to share copies of the slides and email addresses to the <a href="http://participants.Theme:" target="_blank" title="participants.Theme:">participants.Theme: Imaging hardware, with a focus on optics and photonics. Unfortunately, we need to restrict the theme for the workshop, thus we would like to exclude the vast domains of X-Rays, electron, <a href="http://software.If" target="_blank" title="software.If">software.If you wish to contribute a presentation, contact the event <a href="http://host.Please" target="_blank" title="host.Please">host.Please forward this email to any colleagues/contacts potentially interested in attending. Canada has the potential to innovate even more; let’s work together,-----------------------Atelier canadien sur la R&D matériel d'imagerieAfin de favoriser les collaborations entre les différents acteurs de l'écosystème canadien de la R-D en imagerie, nous vous invitons à participer à un atelier virtuel qui se tiendra le jeudi 15 janvier à 14 h. Les présentations, d'une durée maximale de 5 minutes, seront données par des chercheurs du CNRC, des universités et de l'industrie. À la fin de l'atelier, nous partagerons les diapositives et les adresses courriel des <a href="http://participants.Thématique:" target="_blank" title="participants.Thématique:">participants.Thématique: technologies d'imagerie, avec focus optique et photonique. Le thème de l'imagerie étant très vaste, nous devons malheureusement le restreindre pour cet atelier et donc exclure les vastes domaines des rayons X, de la microscopie électronique, des logiciels, <a href="http://etc.Si" target="_blank" title="etc.Si">etc.Si vous souhaitez proposer une présentation, veuillez contacter l'organisateur de l'évé<a href="http://nement.N'hésitez" target="_blank" title="nement.N'hésitez">nement.N'hésitez pas à transmettre ce courriel à vos collègues et contacts potentiellement intéressés. Le Canada a le potentiel d’innover encore davantage; travaillons ensemble vers ce <a href="http://but.Co-sponsored" target="_blank" title="but.Co-sponsored">but.Co-sponsored by: National Research Council, <a href="http://Canada.Virtual:" target="_blank" title="Canada.Virtual:">Canada.Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/531512

This is a joint meeting of Canadian Society of Senior Engineers and IEEE Life Members Affinity <a href="http://Groups.This" target="_blank" title="Groups.This">Groups.This series of presentations has been occurring for more than 20 years and is now being also advertised to the IEEE Northern Canada Section (NCS) Life Members Affinity Group (LMAG) through vTools and other IEEE LMAG's and IEEE members depending upon the topic. At the same time the Canadian Society of Senior Engineers (CSSE) is using their national organization to provide information, the subject and speaker to members across <a href="http://Canada.The" target="_blank" title="Canada.The">Canada.The next meeting will be held on Thursday, January 15, 2026. The meeting will open at 12:30 pm MST (2:30pm Eastern), with the presentation starting at 12:45 (2:45 pm EST). The meeting will be held via the Zoom platform with the actual invitations sent the afternoon of Wednesday, January 14. If you plan to attend and be included on the Zoom invite for this meeting please respond to Tom Madsen, [email protected], before noon on Wednesday, January 14.Please note the meeting originates in Alberta which is in the Mountain Time Zone, so if you are in another province you must account any necessary time <a href="http://shift.Topic:" target="_blank" title="shift.Topic:">shift.Topic: Innovative Solutions to Support Energy <a href="http://Transition.Bert" target="_blank" title="Transition.Bert">Transition.Bert Jones of ATCO EnPower will be speaking on how his part of the ATCO companies is progressing innovative solutions to support energy transition. His talk will include examples such as the design, construction and operation of two Hydrogen refuelling stations for CPKC Hydrogen Powered Locomotives, one in Calgary and one in Edmonton, and the benefits this initiative has provided. He will also touch on how ATCO EnPower is uniquely positioned in the hydrogen value chain and how their role supports its development. This includes the initial stages of a hydrogen hub in the Alberta Industrial Heartland and ammonia generation and transportation infrastructure to transport ammonia to Asian <a href="http://markets.ATCO" target="_blank" title="markets.ATCO">markets.ATCO EnPower is partnered in a Carbon Capture Hub, to ensure the supply of low carbon hydrogen for industrial end-users, and potentially for energy utility providers. They are also exploring the viability of storing hydrogen in their underground salt cavern assets in the Industrial <a href="http://Heartland.Speaker:" target="_blank" title="Heartland.Speaker:">Heartland.Speaker: Bert JonesBio:Bert is a Project Manager at ATCO EnPower, who has worked on various facility Capital Growth Projects over his five years with ATCO. This includes expansion projects at NGL and natural gas storage facilities, and more recently in the development of hydrogen <a href="http://facilities.He" target="_blank" title="facilities.He">facilities.He has a Degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Calgary, and has spent his 25+ year career working on facility projects at various Engineering, Energy and Petrochemical companies. This spans several industries, including upstream and midstream oil & gas, oil sands, power generation, refining and <a href="http://petrochemicals.Virtual:" target="_blank" title="petrochemicals.Virtual:">petrochemicals.Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/531992