Thompson Okanagan Section
| Executive Officers: | |
|---|---|
|
Chair |
Youry Khmelevsky (youry [at] ieee.org) |
|
Secretary |
Ghazanfar Latif (glatif [at] tru.ca); Mohamad Khajezade (MKhajezade [at] okanagan.bc.ca) |
|
Treasurer |
Chaoping Guo (chaoping.guo [at] ieee.org) |
|
Secretary/Treasurer |
Ajitesh Parihar (ajiteshparihar [at] live.com |
| Section Student Activities Chair (SSAC)* *Graduate Student Member Grade or above |
MKhajezade [at] okanagan.bc.ca |
| Section Student Representative (SSR)*
*an active Student Member or Graduate Student Member in a Student Branch of the Section |
Vacant |
Technical Chapters (https://www.ieee.org/communities/societies/index.html):
04 April 2025: IEEE Thompson Okanagan Section Microwave Theory and Technology Society Chapter — Chair: Vishal Balasubramanian (TOK Microwave Theory and Technology Society Chapter, MTT17)
03 April 2025: IEEE Thompson Okanagan Section Systems Council Chapter — Chair: Youry Khmelevsky, Secretary: Chaoping Guo, Vice Chair: Ghazanfar Latif (Welcome_Letter_Systems Council_Chapters Thompson Okanagan.docx, Thompson Okanagan Section Chapter, SYS45)
Notes:
- MEMIA034 — IEEE Industry Applications Society (21 members)
- MEMC016 — IEEE Computer Society (13 members)
- MEMCIS011 — IEEE Computational Intelligence Society (11 members)
- MEMGRS029 — IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society (2 members)
- MEMSMC028 — IEEE Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Society (3 members)
- MEME025 — IEEE Education Society (7 members)
- MEMCOM019 — IEEE Communications Society (13 members)
- MEMSPS001 — IEEE Micro Electro Mechanical Systems Technical Community (3 members)
- MEMAP003 — IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society Membership (10 members)
- MEMCAS004 — IEEE Circuits and Systems Society Membership (4 members)
- MEMCT008 — IEEE Consumer Technology Society (CTSoc, 3 members)
- MEMIT012 — IEEE Information Theory Society (ITSoc, 4 members)
- MEMED015 — 2 members
- MEMEMB018 — IEEE Engineering in Medicine & Biology Society (EMBS, 6 members)
- MEMCS023 — IEEE Electromagnetic Compatibility Society (7 members)
- MEMDEI032 — IEEE Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation Society (DEIS, 3 members)
Affinity Groups:
05/11/2025: Women in Engineering (organizing) — Dr. Nisha Puthiyedth, Chair (nputhiyedth[at]tru.ca); Dr. Zeinab Teimoori, Vice Chair (zteimoori[at]tru.ca) — Congratulations!!! (http://www.okanagan.ieee.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Thompson-Okanagan-Section-Affinity-GroupWIE.pdf)
07/25/2025: Consultant Networks. (2025-05-07TOKConsultantsNetworkAffGroup.pdf)
03/30/2025: Joint Life Members with V. Section — S. Carl Zanon, Chair (Thompson Okanagan Section Affinity Group, LM-1)
2025-05-06: IEEE Thompson Okanagan Section Young Professionals (YP) Affinity Group — Ghazanfar Latif (Thompson Okanagan Section Affinity Group, YP (confirmation letter)
Student Branches:
STB60099029 – Thompson Rivers University Student Branch
| Executive Officers | |
|---|---|
|
Chair |
Position Vacant Recent Past Officers: Kenji Lopez, Gavin Edwards |
| Other | |
|
Counsellor |
Position Vacant Recent Past Officers: Joseph Brown |
|
Secretary |
Fazil Padaniya |
|
Treasurer |
Rostyslav Popryshko |
|
Vice Chair |
Position Vacant |
|
Webmaster |
Aidan Chan |
STB05251 – University of British Columbia – Okanagan Student Branch
| Executive Officers | |
|---|---|
|
Chair |
Vacant:
Past: Charlotte Ford (charlotte.ford [at] ieee.org) and Tomi Shittu |
| Other | |
|
Counsellor |
Jonathan Holzman |
|
Secretary |
Christina Yee |
|
Treasurer |
Vacant:
Past: Christina Yee, Richard Lessan |
|
Vice Chair |
Position Vacant |
|
Webmaster |
Position Vacant |
STB18661 – Okanagan College Student Branch
| Executive Officers | |
|---|---|
|
Chair |
James Midtdal
Past: Kristina Cormier (kristina.cormier [at] myokanagan.bc.ca) |
| Other | |
|
Counsellor |
Chaoping Guo (CGuo [at] okanagan.bc.ca) and Youry Khmelevsky (youry [at] ieee.org) |
|
Secretary |
James Midtdal, Carolyn Elliott |
|
Treasurer |
Kristina Cormier |
|
Vice Chair |
JPosition Vacant Recent Past Officers: James Midtdal, Brandon Hay, Ajitesh Parihar |
|
Webmaster |
Carolyn Elliott |
Committees (#1 – Critical, #2 – secondary, #3 – lowest priority):
| Advertising & Publicity (1) | Vacant | |
| Archivist (3) | Vacant | |
| Awards (1) | Motasem, Jaspreet | |
| Communications Officer (1) | Vacant | |
| Conferences (1) | Matthew Fritter & Youry Khmelevsky |
MFritter [at] okanagan.bc.ca |
| Educational Activities (2) | Vacant | |
| History (3) | Vacant | |
| Humanitarian Initiatives (2) | Vacant | |
| IEEE Industry (ICF) Liaison (1) | Youry Khmelevsky | youry [at] ieee.org |
| Membership (1) | Vacant | |
| Multimedia Team (1) | Vacant | |
| Newsletter Editor (1) | Vacant | |
| Nominations and Appointments (1) | Vacant | |
| Professional Activities (1) | Vacant | |
| STEM (2) | Vacant | |
| Webmaster (1) | Ajitesh Parihar | |
| IEEE Western Region Student Representative (2) | Kristina Cormier | kristina.cormier [at] myokanagan.bc.ca |
| Section Liaison of the IEEE Canadian Foundation (1) | Youry Khmelevsky | youry [at] ieee.org |