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NED Alumni Association Canada (NEDAC) came into existence by electing its first Board Members on September 10, 2006. NEDAC Bye-Laws were approved on February, 2007. NED Alumni Association Canada (NEDAC) is a not-for-profit organization and its purpose is to create and nurture a lifelong relationship between the NED University of Engineering and Technology, Karachi, Pakistan and its alumni residing in Canada. It is a clearly defined, members motivated and financed, non-political, social and welfare organization of graduates of NED Engineering College/NED University of Engineering and Technology, Karachi and is managed by an elected Board of Directors. NEDAC strives to accomplish this purpose through a program of on-going communication and recognition, providing valuable information and knowledge transfer to its members through a variety of events and services, and by encouraging a commitment to support and participate in its alma mater. The objectives of NEDAC are:

• To enhance the image of NED University of Engineering and Technology in Canada
• To promote interaction and closer contact among its members to achieve collective benefits for NEDians residing in Canada
• To organize events such as symposiums, technical seminars, training courses, and other informative events for members
• To co-operate and interact with other independent NED Alumni Associations around the world with similar goals and objectives.

Latest Engineering News From around the World

Navy to begin tests on electromagnetic railgun prototype launcher - Mon, 06 Feb 2012
The Office of Naval Research (ONR)'s Electromagnetic (EM) Railgun program will take an important step forward in the coming weeks when the first industry railgun prototype launcher is tested at a facility in Dahlgren, Va., officials said Feb. 6.

PML's Pernstich develops open-source software to automate test equipment - Mon, 06 Feb 2012
A free, easily customizable software program for automating test equipment via GPIB or RS232 bus may sound too good to be true, especially for smaller companies, graduate students, and hobbyists or for day-to-day laboratory work. But that's exactly what Kurt Pernstich of the PML's Semiconductor and Dimensional Metrology Division has created.

Playing RFID tag with sheets of paper - Mon, 06 Feb 2012
Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tags are an essential component of modern shopping, logistics, warehouse, and stock control for toll roads, casino chips and much more. They provide a simple way to track the item to which the tag is attached. Now, researchers in France have developed a way to deposit a thin aluminum RFID tag on to paper that not only reduces the amount of metal needed for the tag, and so the cost, but could open up RFID tagging to many more systems, even allowing a single printed sheet or flyer to be tagged.

ASU, Berkeley researchers find cost to park is more than we think - Fri, 03 Feb 2012
(PhysOrg.com) -- There’s no such thing as a free lunch, according to the old adage. And there’s no such thing as free parking, either.

A new system of stereo cameras detects pedestrians from within the car - Wed, 01 Feb 2012
A team of German researchers, with the help of a lecturer at the University of Alcalá (UAH, Spain), has developed a system that locates pedestrians in front of the vehicle using artificial vision. Soon to be integrated into the top-of-the-range Mercedes vehicles, the device includes two cameras and a unit that process information supplied in real time by all image points.

Evaluating storm impacts in real time - Wed, 04 Jan 2012
Integrated civil engineering design software and hydrology & hydraulic modeling tools improve efficiency and project quality.

New Year's resolution: Control your medical insurance costs - Wed, 04 Jan 2012
Medical premiums are on the rise. According to the Kaiser Family Foundation and the Health Research & Educational Trust survey of 2,088 employers nationwide, released in September 2012, premiums for family coverage increased an average of 9 percent to $15,703

Victory at C level - Wed, 04 Jan 2012
Years ago, a civil-engineering firm CEO complained that some clients balked at his $135 hourly rate, even though he had 34 years of experience as the lead design professional on projects whose replacement value exceeded $3 billion. "My son works

Attention to performance metrics can enhance business value - Wed, 04 Jan 2012
For those involved with firm financial management, you expect to regularly review the balance sheet and income statement and maybe a cash flow statement. While these documents provide vital information necessary to make good business decisions, they may not go

Face your firm's issues head on - Wed, 04 Jan 2012
It is always better to be upfront about major issues rather than waiting to disclose them

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