1. ECE Class Prof Hour – Part II January 2007

2. Class Prof Hour – Part II: Reminders Important dates Things you should know…

3. Class Prof / Class Rep Meetings The first Class Prof – Class Rep Meeting will be held from 4:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. in EIT 3142 on Thursday, January 18 th.

4. Observed Holidays The ECE office will be closed: Good Friday – Friday, April 6 th. No exams will be scheduled on that day.

5. Midterm Examinations Most midterms will start Monday, February 12 th and run until Friday, February 16 th and continue after reading week if necessary. Some courses may not have midterm exams, it is up to the instructor. Midterm exams will be scheduled after 4:30 p.m. to avoid potential conflicts with ECE courses and co-op interviews

6. Reading Week Engineering Students FIRST full Reading Week will run from Monday, February 19 th to Friday, February 23 rd.

7. Class Enrolment Appointments Class enrolment appointments for Spring 2007 begin on Monday, March 19 and end on Saturday, March 31 st. Open enrolment begins on Monday, April 2 nd.

8. Dropping and Adding Courses Students who wish to drop or add electives should speak with Maureen Stafford in ECE 3032, ext. 33331,email at mastafford@uwaterloo.ca mastafford@uwaterloo.ca The last day to add a course is Tuesday, January 16 th. The last day to drop a course, without penalty, is Tuesday, January 23 rd.

9. Voluntary Withdrawal A student may withdraw by submitting a voluntary withdrawal notice no later than the 3 rd week of the term. If the required paperwork is submitted by the deadline, no record of the term will show on your transcript.

10. ECE Department Logo Contest The ECE Department organized a logo contest for all ECE students. And the winner was...

11. Ms. Maran Ma, 3A Electrical Engineering Maran received a $150 Future Shop gift certificate. This logo is currently being used on all ECE Department websites, brochures, etc.

12. Student Achievements Undergraduate News: Amir-Hossien Safavi-Naeini, a third year ECE student, received the Dean’s Undergraduate Award for the Fall 2006 Calendar Term. Graduate News: Andrew Rae, an ECE Ph.D. student, won the 2006 Michel Van Aerde Memorial Scholarship, awarded by the Intelligent Transportation Systems Society of Canada.