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Dr. Veena Rawat

Veena Rawat is an electrical engineer who specializes in telecommunications. 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.

Career

Rawat is 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 is 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 is a manager of programs related to spectrum management, engineering and regulations development (terrestrial/space services). As well, Rawat is a leader of delegations and negotiations at ITU-R, Inter-American Telecommunication Commission (CITEL), and other bilateral and regional meetings. Currently, Rawat is 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

  • 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

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

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