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Name
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LISA LAZARECK
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Country
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Canada
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Job Title
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Ph.D Student
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Organization
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University
of Oxford
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Location
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Oxford,
United Kingdom
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Work Description
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Study
sleep apnoea and investigate
breathing-disordered sleep quantification
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Personal Interests
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Traveling,
volunteering, theatre, art, reading,
dancing, food and music
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IEEE Volunteer Position/s 2007
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GOLD Rep,
Engineering in Medicine and Biology
Society (EMBS)
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Past Volunteer Positions
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Student Representative, EMBS
(2004-2005)
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How did IEEE find you?
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My undergraduate university (University of
Manitoba, Canada) has a very
active IEEE Student Chapter and I joined as
a student.
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Describe something that you did as a
volunteer that you are proud of:
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At the 28th Annual International Conference
of the EMBS held in New York City,
NY, USA in September 2006, I organized the
first ever EMBS-GOLD Networking
Reception. The Reception was a success, with
over 75 attendees, and will be hosted again
at the next EMBS Conference in
Lyon, France in August 2007.
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How has IEEE nurtured you as a person?
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The IEEE endeavors to support both the
student and the young
professional. I feel that, as my needs have
changed over the years, IEEE has
been an ever-changing resource for me to
utilize.
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How has IEEE prepared you for your workplace?
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The IEEE has helped me develop my soft
skills - such as leadership, team
building and communication. I feel
that my confidence in organizing
events and public speaking have greatly
improved since I began
volunteering for the organization.
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What wouldn't be possible for you, if
you hadn't volunteered
for IEEE?
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If I hadn't volunteered for the IEEE, I
would not have been asked to
audition for a role as host of a television
programme for the Discovery
Channel! The programme's researchers found
me through my volunteer work with
the IEEE-EMBS, and I eventually won the role
on the tv special!
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What do you find unique about IEEE?
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IEEE is a truly global network and is most
highly respected for its
professionalism. I also find that IEEE
volunteers have a high level of
commitment to the organization and its
societies.
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Why did you continue volunteering?
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With every year of continued volunteering, I
learn something new - whether it
be a new development within IEEE or a
program that IEEE already provides
which may be of some use. I also
happen to really enjoy working
with the researchers, professionals, and
leaders of the engineering
communities around the world, and
maintaining these networks over
the years.
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Does volunteering help you to achieve
your aspirations?
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Volunteering helps me keep in touch with the
biomedical and electrical
engineering field and community, which is of
the utmost importance to me.
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