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The IET Members Survey 2015 is now available to all IET members! We are very keen to ensure that our female members are properly represented and we would be grateful if you could take a few moments to fill this out! Thank you.
The Internet of Everything! Fully booked in Inverness - still spaces left in Dundee. This event is primarly aimed at secondary schools and the audience will be of secondary school age . Teachers can book tickets in blocks for their classes. You are guaranteed to see a presentation with flying objects, Internet-enable lighting, listening TVs, talking dolls, interactive kettles, spy glasses, and many more things … This presentation will showcase the vast range of systems and devices which can connect to the Internet. It aims to totally immerse the audience in the possibility of the Cyber World and how it is changing our lives. Along with this, it will outline a range of emerging technologies which will bring benefits to many areas of our lives including health care and education. With these great…
The Internet of Everything! Fully booked in Glasgow. This event is primarly aimed at secondary schools and the audience will be of secondary school age . Teachers can book tickets in blocks for their classes. You are guaranteed to see a presentation with flying objects, Internet-enable lighting, listening TVs, talking dolls, interactive kettles, spy glasses, and many more things … This presentation will showcase the vast range of systems and devices which can connect to the Internet. It aims to totally immerse the audience in the possibility of the Cyber World and how it is changing our lives. Along with this, it will outline a range of emerging technologies which will bring benefits to many areas of our lives including health care and education. With these great benefits, though, there are…
Present and Future Robotics In Space Applications Technology & Innovation Centre, 99 George St., Glasgow, United Kingdom. G1 1RD Date: 29th – 30th October 2015 Symposium Chairs Dr. Gianfranco Visentin, Head of Automation and Robotics Section, European Space Agency, and Professor Xiu T Yan, Director of SMeSTech, Strathclyde Space Institute It is an exciting time for robotics. Robotic systems are increasingly being used in dealing with the challenges of space and other extreme environments where it is impossible to have a human presence or where robots can accomplish new tasks that humans cannot. This Space Robotics Symposium, organised by Strathclyde Space Institute and SMeSTech provides a platform for researchers to share innovative research and application findings in this rapidly-evolving…
As Chairman of the Retired Members Section Committee, I’d like to firstly remind you that the Manchester Network of the IET has a Retired Members Section and secondly to ask whether you would be able and willing to assist us to continue our activities in the future. The Retired Members Section in Manchester has been in existence since the 1993-4 season and organises lecture meetings and technical visits on topics and to companies and other organisations that are of interest to Electrical Engineers (and since the formation of the IET) of interest to those who would be members of the IET. Attendance at any of these events is not restricted to those who are retired or over a ‘certain age’, although the subject matter is aimed more at those in that category. Also, it is possible to hold meetings…
Toronto LN event held on 15 Oct 2015 in Hamilton.
Toronto LN event held on 14 Oct 2015.
On the 15th October 2015, a group of ten IET members and non members visited the Llangollen Railway. The purpose of the visit was to see the engine sheds and whilst there we saw the maintenance work being carried out on "Foxcote Manor" and amongst many other things the project to restore the last remaining "Patriot class" locomotive which will be named "The Unknown Warrior". The project has been endorsed by the Royal British Legion as the new National Memorial Engine which will play a part in the events in 2018 to remember the end of the First World War.
Another one in our ocassional series of podcasts: Professor Tony Belpaeme shares how research is working towards robots that are social and can provide support in healthcare, therapeutic settings and education Professor Belpaeme's full presentation is available to view Don't forget our Noel Sharkey podcasts are still available Who would you like to see us record future podcasts with? Use the comments box below to let us know!
Toronto Chair, Nigel Schofield and Treasure & Webmaster, Jenny Yu presented the Stan Thurger Award 2015 at the Sheridan College.Recipient this year is Chia-Wei Huang, in the Mechanical Engineering Technology Design & Drafting program. This annual award started when a lump sum payment was made in 2005.the funds were endowed and the interest is awarded annually. The award is not open to the public and are for Sheridan students only.
The increasing digitisation of our national infrastructure offers many benefits to organisations and their customers. However, some fear that the systems used to control physical functions of this infrastructure, often now referred to as operational technology, could have the potential for a serious cyber-incident. The massive damage caused by a sophisticated cyber attack on a German steel mill last year illustrates the potential threat. The Financial Times recently picked up on the report published by Chatham House on Cyber Security at Civil Nuclear Facilities Understanding the Risks , which considers the major cyber threats to civil nuclear facilities. This report comes hot on the heels of a review being undertaken by The Department for Energy and Climate Change into cyber risk in the civil…
A Technical visit to ABB Malaysia took place on 1st Oct 2015 (Thursday) and attended by 5 IET members and 6 non-members. The visit was organised by IET C&A TPN and IET Malaysia Network. All participants arrived at ABB Malaysia Office before 9.30 am and the visit commenced with the safety briefing and introduction about ABB Malaysia at their meeting room. During the presentation, participants learnt about ABB operation and business portfolio in Malaysia and were told that the first ABB power generator installed in Malaysia was in 1904 by MFO Oerlikon. After the presentation, Mr. Richard Yeoh, Senior Manager from ABB Malaysia took the team to visit their Low Voltage Motor Control Centre (MCC) fabrication plant at the back of their office. At the fabrication plant, Richard explained their various…
There was a warm welcome for our members at Centrilogic last Wednesday (14th). Paul Reeve was our host for a tour of Centrilogic's modern data centre in Bracknell. Paul explained how they keep energy consumption low and how waste heat is minimised. The visit was enjoyed and valued by the attendees.
Dr Ronjon Nag gave a very enlightening talk about of the smart phone through its recent history covering the evolution of the hardware (phone size, form factor, battery), the software (features such as voice and hand writing recognition) as well as the development of the infrastructure which included the development of the app store (which was not an Apple invention!). He also touched on the future of mobile technologies and the directions which industry is exploring. One of the most interesting aspects of the talk was that Dr Nag covered why he become and engineer in the first and what drew him to the field. Like a lot of engineers, the world of science fiction was his inspiration and in particular, the idea of the Star Trek communicator. At University he made his first forays into speech…
Sending a message is now done in a split second, the faster in-tune a business to the market place the quicker they can take the lead – spearhead even, typically known as first mover advantage. Consumers can also build their life around this fast information transfer, though are limited by the constraints of equipment and technologies. The ability for cable companies to provide fibre level internet speeds to homes sets the consumers expectations to be very high, when these are phased into the corporate world, we find that the license costs and technology setup costs are too high to have the latest and greatest. Sure, pure internet based companies pride themselves on this platform, for example Hutchinson Three has always focused on an IP based network thus their offers to consumers will remain…
On Monday, 5th October (a very wet night indeed), over 100 people got together in Bristol to hear Mike Aldred, from Dyson, talk about the challenges in bringing a consumer grade robot to market. It was a fascinating insight into the project and brought home the need for companies to have clear objectives, a robust test plan, (quote from Mike: "Test, test and test"! ), and the ability to adapt in the face of challenges and failures.The Dyson 360 Eye robot vacuum cleaner has been in the making for 10 years and Mike showed a really interesting timeline which included, as a comparison, developments in mobile phones. For the Dyson 360 Eye to be ready, it had to satisfy a function first (in this case, it had to be a great vacuum cleaner); from the average user’s point of view, the robotics aspect…
The Young Entrepreneurs Competition allows an individual or a group of individuals to present a business plan for an imaginary start-up company to an audience and a group of judges. The aim is for contestants to demonstrate their entrepreneurship skills as well as their knowledge of the product or service that they’re putting forward. Contestants aren’t necessarily judged on the innovativeness of their idea but rather on the quality of their business plan, market research and power point presentation. This year’s event took place at IET venue in Austin Court, Birmingham on the 22nd of July and had a good turnout. The competition provided an excellent opportunity for like-minded professionals to socialise, network and share ideas. You can read more in the attached report.
For those of you that missed it... Link to the video
The IET Scotland South East Committee for 2015-16 elected in May 2015 comprises the following office bearers. Please address questions to the secretary Robert D'Arcy . To contact others on the committee, if there is a link, click to be taken to their MyCommunity page, then "Select add as contact". This will have to be approved by the person before you can re-visit and select "Send Message" to contact them. CHAIRMAN Dr C. Marsh CEng, FIET, SIEEE, MInstP, MIACR, FWES SENIOR VICE-CHAIRMAN S Girdley BEng(Hons), MSc, MBA, CEng, MIET, MCMI JUNIOR VICE-CHAIRMAN [vacant ] HONORARY SECRETARY R. M. D'Arcy IEng, MIET, Tech IOSH ( MyCommunity ) HONORARY TREASURER B. Clarke BEng (Hons), CEng, MIET, IGEM ORDINARY MEMBERS: B. Anderson MSc, CEng, MIET Dr. J. Dempsey BSc, PhD, CEng, MIET F. Ku-Mesu R. Mbireaye…
For those who use voice recognition software, Dragon NaturallySpeaking what version should you use with Windows 10. The answer is you have to use the version 14 just released. Special offer, electronic download only, it will overwrite and destroy current installation. To place a full play to backup first. Special deal, sorry I do not know if it is available in non-English languages yet. http://shop.nuance.co.uk/store/nuanceeu/en_GB/pd/productID.324133800/pgm.95940300/offerID.45187376801/Currency.GBP?utm_source=bh&utm_medium=emea-email&utm_campaign=GB-ecom-dgn-launch_ohter-201508&utm_content=dpi. Brian Reynolds
This year the IET Gloucestershire Network will be supporting the Stroud Pop-Up Festival of Manufacturing and Engineering - FESTOMANE. If you feel that you're able to offer around 2 - 3 hours of your time during the day to help man the stand, your help would be greatly valued! The format is very similar to that of the Cheltenham Science Festival, albeit the stand is outside, and we expect a good crowd (weather permitting) as the Farmers’ Market will be on at the same time. For further details of the event, please see the website: Stroud FESTOMANE Date: Saturday 10th October, 9:30 am - 3 pm Venue: Stroud Subscription Rooms Volunteer: For more information or to volunteer, please contact Will Foster willfoster@theiet.org Thank you!
The new President of the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) calls for quotas to boost number of women in engineering. Naomi Climer, who has become the IET’s first female President in its 144-year history, has been an engineer for almost three decades, during which time the proportion of female engineers in the UK has remained at less than one in 10, the lowest level in Europe. Naomi believes the lack of gender diversity in engineering means that the time is now right to encourage employers to ensure they employ more female engineers. Read more...
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To serve web pages, a web-server needs work with multiple requests i.e. connections. To make the process faster, techniques such as caching and lowering image resolutions can be adopted - however this still stretches the actual reason for which HTTP was created. SPDY was created and now coming into mainstream use to help reform the original HTTP to be more suited to todays actual use of the protocol. Thus HTTP/2 now contains the ability to compress requests and headers saving on bandwidth, enables multiple multiplxed requests and push scripts/files from the web server before they are actually requested within an existing connection and uses TLS as the encryption mechanism. This is really good news for existing TCP/IP based systems - the internet is getting a little faster and secure now. With…
