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Veena Rawat OC is an electrical engineer who specializes in telecommunications. In 2014 she was awarded the Officer of the Order of Canada (OC) by the Governor General of Canada, one of Canada's highest civilian awards, for her life time achievements and contributions at the national and international levels to wireless communications.

Between 2011-2013, Rawat was Vice President and Ambassador to the International Telecommunications Union, with Blackberry, Advanced Technology Division, Canada.

Until 2011, she was the President of the Communications Research Centre (CRC), an agency of Industry Canada that carries out research and development in communications technologies. For over 40 years, CRC has made significant contributions to the information and communications technology sector in Canada and abroad. The CRC’s research encompasses the four main platforms for information delivery: terrestrial wireless, satellite, fibre optics and broadcasting.

In 2010 Rawat was a candidate for the position of Director, Radiocommunication Bureau, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).

Personal

Rawat emigrated to Canada from India in 1968. She is married with two children, and speaks English, French, Hindi and Spanish.

Education

In 1973, Rawat was the first woman to graduate with a PhD in electrical engineering from Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario, Canada.

In 1967 she graduated from Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, India, with M. Tech in Electronics.

Career

Since Jan 2013, Rawat has been providing advisory services in the capacity of an internationally acclaimed wireless communications expert to various global telecommunications companies and organizations.

Between 2011-2013, Rawat was Vice President and Ambassador to the International Telecommunications Union, with Blackberry, Advanced Technology Division, Canada. She was responsible for representing Blackberry at the ITU and various national and international fora at executive level in matters related to RF Spectrum planning, allocation, harmonization and coordination for wireless technologies and services.

During 2004-2011, Rawat was President of the Communications Research Centre, Canada's centre of excellence for telecommunications R&D, with 400 staff and an annual budget of over $50 million. She was responsible for Canada’s participation in bilateral and multilateral information and communications technologies (ICT) research partnerships with many countries around the world. Rawat was the first woman to chair a World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-03), for which she was awarded an ITU gold medal. She was a manager of programs related to spectrum management, engineering and regulations development (terrestrial/space services). As well, Rawat was a leader of delegations and negotiations at ITU-R, Inter-American Telecommunication Commission (CITEL), and other bilateral and regional meetings. Rawat was chair of the ITU-R SG-4 for Satellite Services and chair of numerous working groups and technical committees at ITU-R and WRCs. An internationally recognized expert in spectrum management and ICT technologies and trends, Rawat has been a keynote and invited speaker at over 100 domestic and international conferences and events since 1995.

Honours and awards

• Officer of the Order of Canada, awarded by the Governor General of Canada, in June 2014.
• 2011 Public Service Award of Excellence, Government of Canada (awarded to only a couple of people every year)
• IEEE Communications Society Award for Public Service in the Field of Telecommunications, 2012
• Canada’s Leading Woman High Tech Entrepreneur/Sara Kirke Award for Woman Entrepreneurship, Canadian Advanced Technology Alliance, 2008
• Canada’s Most Powerful Women, Top 100, Canada’s Executive Women’s Network, 2005
• Leadership in Government Award, Wireless Communications Association International(USA), 2005
• Professional Woman of the Year Award, Indo-Canada Chamber of Commerce, 2005
• Canadian Woman of the Year in Communications, Canadian Women in Communications, 2004
• Radio Advisory Board of Canada Award of Excellence, Radio Advisory Board of Canada, 2004
• Honorary Fellowship, Broadcast Engineering Society, India, 2004.
• International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Gold Medal, World Radiocommunication Conference 2003 (WRC-03) Chairmanship, 2003
• Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal, 2003
• Excellence in Leadership Award, Industry Canada, 2003
• Officer of the Order of Canada, 2014.

References

1. ^ "Dr. Veena Rawat, President, Communications Research Centre". Retrieved 2010-01-15.
2. . The Ottawa Citizen, Business Section, Feb. 17, 2006, pg. E.3.
3. Veena Rawat (http://veenarawat.ca), Candidate for the position of Director, Radiocommunication Bureau, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
4. ^ "Brochure, Dr. Veena Rawat" (PDF). Retrieved 2010-01-15.
5. "Queen's University, Faculty of Applied Science, Profile: Dr. Veena Rawat". Retrieved 2010-01-15.
6. Award for Public Service in the Field of Telecommunications Winner Biographies, http://www.comsoc.org/about/memberprograms/comsoc-awards/telecom/bios
7. CATA Alliance, The Best of the Best – CEOs Win Prestigious CATA Innovation Awards, http://www.medisolve.ca/cata.html.
8. ^ "Online Journal of Space Communication, an International Electronic Journal" (PDF). Retrieved 2010-01-15. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
9. Globe and Mail, Nov 24, 2005, pg. B.7, A new generation of powerful women by Omar El Akkad.
10. National Post, June 25, 2005, pg. WP.10, ICCC's spicy bash by Amoryn Engel.
11. The Ottawa Citizen, Business Section, Feb 19, 2004. pg. C.3, caption to photo of Veena Rawat.
12. Radio Advisory Board of Canada, Industry Achievement Award, 2004: Dr. Veena Rawat, President of the Communications Research Centre. http://www.rabc-cccr.ca/about.cfm?p=iaa
13. "Order of Canada Appointments". June 30, 2014. Retrieved July 1, 2014.

External links

• WRC–03 delivers a blueprint for the current and future needs of the global radiocommunication sector
• Two of Canada's brightest win prestigious Sara Kirke Awards for women entrepreneurs in high-tech
• University of Waterloo, Speaker Biographies
• Canadian Women in Communications, Woman of the Year
• Veena Rawat: Trailblazer, engineer and internationally acclaimed spectrum ambassador (includes an article from Wireless Telecom, Vol. 21, No. 4, Fourth Quarter, 20)
• Clement supports UN bid, Embassy magazine, March 17, 2010
• The women who make TV a hit, Ottawa Citizen, April 4, 2010
• Clement supports UN bid, Embassy magazine, March 17, 2010
• Heart & Stroke Foundation, The Heart Truth, Dr. Veena Rawat
• Indian-born Canadian expert to contest International Telecommunication Union position, The Buzz, March 25, 2010
• Dr. Rawat of Industry Canada to Run for Senior ITU Position, "Wireless Communications Association International, Industry and Associations Updates from the WCAI", June 21, 2010
• Who is Dr. Rawat?, Reboot.FCC.Gov, The official blog of the Federal Communications Commission (U.S.A.)
• Veena Rawat: Empowering Women, Reboot.FCC.Gov, The official blog of the Federal Communications Commission (U.S.A.)

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• Canadian women scientists
• Living people
• Queen's University alumni
• Canadian electrical engineers
• Women in engineering
• Officers of the Order of Canada