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  • Power Quality Monitoring - a recommended talk

    David Bradley presented an excellent talk to Bucks LN and the local CIBSE branch in September.  The title was “Power Quality Monitoring”.  It was a lively, enthusiastic and well-informed talk on the causes of harmonics, and other perturbations, either received from or injected onto public power supplies.  David explained that monitoring systems can be quickly and inexpensively installed.  He emphasised that the information gathered may be used not only reduce harmonics & noise but also to save money.   Amongst other aspects of the topic, he looked at the problems being encountered from the extensive use of switched mode supplies.  These problems include loads increasingly being leading, rather than lagging, and the impact of skin effects on the sizing of neutral conductors.  David’s talk was…

    Andrew Dodd
    Andrew Dodd

  • UWA Students Shine In #PATW18!

    We are beyond thrilled to be the first local network (LN) in the world to kick-start the 2017/18 series of IET flagship event, Present Around The World ! The competition is organised by our capable Leadership Program candidates (Mitch, Nathan, Justin, Allison, Min, and Ella) led by their mentor, Allaine Lopez. The event was a successful one, attended by students from all four universities in Western Australia, industry reps and of course our 6 highly capable presenters. We have also lived streamed all six presentations through our Facebook page . This year, The University of Western Australia (UWA) students shone brightly in the competition. Brooke Krajancich (right) took home the grand prize of CHAMPION for PATW Western Australia Final AND People's Choice Award. Brooke is a current 4th year…

    Former Community Member
    Former Community Member

  • Speaker Highlight - Keynote for the Early Career Professionals Best Railway Paper 2017

    Join us at the  Early Career Professionals Best Railway Paper 2017   on 16th November 2017 and hear from industry expert Stephen who will be aiming his talk at YPs specifically and speaking on:  Crossrail 2 Crossrail 2 will be the next major rail project in London, providing new capacity and connectivity in the 2030s.  This event will consider: How is it similar to Crossrail 1 (the Elizabeth line)? How is it different? What could we learn from Crossrail 1 and other recent projects? What is it like being an engineer on a project in the early stages of development? Speaker Biography Stephen Dapré CEng MIET MIRSE is a Signalling Design Group Manager in Network Rail’s Infrastructure Design Group. He is currently leading a multidiscipline team (with a mix of NR and consultants) designing the “On…

    Lynsay Callaghan
    Lynsay Callaghan

  • London Digital Security Centre Takes (LDSC) Over Chelsea FC.

    As part of Digital Leaders Cyber Resilience Week the London Digital Security Centre in partnership with The London Fraud Forum hosted a conference at Chelsea FC in London discussing how businesses in the digital age can adapt to secure their platforms. The sessions were extremely interactive and allowed discussion of trending themes in cyber security to be explored. Leaders and Chiefs talked about how lack of ownership of risks can lead to embarrassing situations during times of compromise. It was also discussed that almost 50% of all crimes reported in the UK are now digital crimes as most people are living their lives online. More importantly, 80% of all reported crimes were preventable ! Phishing exploits was the common threat vector reported by organisations which is why it was recommended…

    Rimesh Patel
    Rimesh Patel

  • ARM - an introduction to its Business Model and IP creation process Event Review

    The following is a review of the "ARM - an introduction to its Business Model and IP creation process" Event held on Thursday 5th October 2017 at UTC Reading The speaker was   Jon Black Principal Engineer Jon presented an excellent lecture on the history of Arm from the early days of the Acorn Archimides through to the large range of devices sold in the present day.   The figures presented showed just what ARM have achieved over its 25 year life.   In 2016 17 billion devices were shipped worldwide, ranging from ultra small low powered devices for the IoT (Internet of Things) market through to large scale clusters of processors used for server type applications.   In their 25 year history, 100 billion devices have been shipped by their many business partners. Jon explained ARM’s business model…

    Andrew Stickland
    Andrew Stickland

  • The Challenge for Power

    Whilst travelling home after having a very enjoyable evening at the IET President's address and dinner I began to consider the the change that is coming within the energy sector as we generate and consume power.  The Power and Electricity Sector is facing a paradigm shift in its mode of operation and revenue generation models.   The costing and billing within the sector is based upon two sub components, namely generation and distribution.  As the drivers of sustainability, the decline of fossil fuel based generation, the increased use of renewables, the continuing evolution of the SMART Grid, and the impending exponential expansion in electric cars and continued demand for electricifation of the railways, continue we will see transformational change within the organisation and structure of…

    Louis Redding
    Louis Redding

  • Careers Fair at WoodFarm High, Glasgow - volunteer help required

    Calling any West Coast of Scotland IET members interested in helping to set up and manage a stand at Woodfarm High School, (between Giffnock and Thornliebank) on 26th October 18:00 to 20:00.  Find out more here and get in touch with the organiser.

    Lynsay Callaghan
    Lynsay Callaghan

  • IET Singapore Network - Columbus Evening

    Columbus Evening, an evening of exploration, and finding new insight was held on 22 Sep 17 to mark the end of 16/17 session and at the same time to celebrate a new beginning from 1 Oct. this evening was a special one as we have our Singapore Network Incoming Chair Mr Jolyon Caplin leading the session to set the direction and the charter for the way ahead. The attendees were a mix of new, old and ex members. On top of the usual core team members, we have Alan Li, our PATW Singapore winner and also our newly appointed Young Professional - Scientific Outreach. We are also honored to have Mike Henry our past YPS chair who just recently came back to Singapore from an overseas stint in Vietnam.  It's was quite a discovery journey where we rediscovered our peers through a round of introduction where…

    Former Community Member
    Former Community Member

  • Humans Of The IET YP - Dave Kelly

    Last week we met  I sraa , the incumbent IET YP co-chairperson. This week I'd like to introduce part two of the chairship:   Dave Kelly . Dave studied Business (specifically management) and Mechanical Engineering, joining the IET for the opportunities and development available. Why did you join the Committee? For the opportunities, and to develop myself. Dogs or cats (or Ducks? Naked mole rats?)? Dogs, and any other animal except cats. What is your guilty pleasure? Taking down KFC buckets solo What is the nerdiest thing you do?  Eating Nerds I see what you did there If you were a sandwich, what would you be? Continental, fully loaded from the Re Store What are your aspirations? Be better What would people be surprised to find out about you? I'm a black belt and former karate champion What are…

    Former Community Member
    Former Community Member

  • Competition Opportunity For UK Residents Aged 11-19

    The Big Bang UK Young Scientists & Engineers Competition  aims to recognise and reward young people's achievements in all areas of science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) and provide them with the opportunity to build their skills and confidence in project-based work. The Big Bang Competition is the UK’s premier science, technology, engineering and maths competition. It is open to all UK residents aged 11-19 years old in full-time secondary education or training. Find out more here.

    Lynsay Callaghan
    Lynsay Callaghan

  • Competition Opportunity For UK Residents Aged 11-19

    The Big Bang UK Young Scientists & Engineers Competition  aims to recognise and reward young people's achievements in all areas of science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) and provide them with the opportunity to build their skills and confidence in project-based work. The Big Bang Competition is the UK’s premier science, technology, engineering and maths competition. It is open to all UK residents aged 11-19 years old in full-time secondary education or training. Find out more here.

    Lynsay Callaghan
    Lynsay Callaghan

  • Competition Opportunity For UK Residents Aged 11-19

    The Big Bang UK Young Scientists & Engineers Competition  aims to recognise and reward young people's achievements in all areas of science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) and provide them with the opportunity to build their skills and confidence in project-based work. The Big Bang Competition is the UK’s premier science, technology, engineering and maths competition. It is open to all UK residents aged 11-19 years old in full-time secondary education or training. Find out more here.

    Lynsay Callaghan
    Lynsay Callaghan

  • Have Your Say - The IET Member Survey Is Now Open!

    The 2017 Member survey is now live and we would like to invite all IET members to take part and have their say. This important survey provides the opportunity to share your views and provide feedback. The survey should take around 10 minutes to complete and will be close on Sunday 29 October 2017 at 23:59 (UK time). You can take part in the survey  here . If you could also encourage other IET members to take part we would greatly appreciate it.

    Lynsay Callaghan
    Lynsay Callaghan

  • Have Your Say - The IET Member Survey Is Now Open!

    The 2017 Member survey is now live and we would like to invite all IET members to take part and have their say. This important survey provides the opportunity to share your views and provide feedback. The survey should take around 10 minutes to complete and will be close on Sunday 29 October 2017 at 23:59 (UK time). You can take part in the survey  here . If you could also encourage other IET members to take part we would greatly appreciate it.

    Lynsay Callaghan
    Lynsay Callaghan

  • Have Your Say - The IET Member Survey Is Now Open!

    The 2017 Member survey is now live and we would like to invite all IET members to take part and have their say. This important survey provides the opportunity to share your views and provide feedback. The survey should take around 10 minutes to complete and will be close on Sunday 29 October 2017 at 23:59 (UK time). You can take part in the survey  here . If you could also encourage other IET members to take part we would greatly appreciate it.

    Lynsay Callaghan
    Lynsay Callaghan

  • Have Your Say - The IET Member Survey Is Now Open!

    The 2017 Member survey is now live and we would like to invite all IET members to take part and have their say. This important survey provides the opportunity to share your views and provide feedback. The survey should take around 10 minutes to complete and will be close on Sunday 29 October 2017 at 23:59 (UK time). You can take part in the survey  here . If you could also encourage other IET members to take part we would greatly appreciate it.

    Lynsay Callaghan
    Lynsay Callaghan

  • Have Your Say - The IET Member Survey Is Now Open!

    The 2017 Member survey is now live and we would like to invite all IET members to take part and have their say. This important survey provides the opportunity to share your views and provide feedback. The survey should take around 10 minutes to complete and will be close on Sunday 29 October 2017 at 23:59 (UK time). You can take part in the survey  here . If you could also encourage other IET members to take part we would greatly appreciate it.

    Lynsay Callaghan
    Lynsay Callaghan

  • Have Your Say - The IET Member Survey Is Now Open!

    The 2017 Member survey is now live and we would like to invite all IET members to take part and have their say. This important survey provides the opportunity to share your views and provide feedback. The survey should take around 10 minutes to complete and will be close on Sunday 29 October 2017 at 23:59 (UK time). You can take part in the survey  here . If you could also encourage other IET members to take part we would greatly appreciate it.

    Lynsay Callaghan
    Lynsay Callaghan

  • Have Your Say - The IET Member Survey Is Now Open!

    The 2017 Member survey is now live and we would like to invite all IET members to take part and have their say. This important survey provides the opportunity to share your views and provide feedback. The survey should take around 10 minutes to complete and will be close on Sunday 29 October 2017 at 23:59 (UK time). You can take part in the survey  here . If you could also encourage other IET members to take part we would greatly appreciate it.

    Gemma Hadley
    Gemma Hadley

  • Have Your Say - The IET Member Survey Is Now Open!

    The 2017 Member survey is now live and we would like to invite all IET members to take part and have their say. This important survey provides the opportunity to share your views and provide feedback. The survey should take around 10 minutes to complete and will be close on Sunday 29 October 2017 at 23:59 (UK time). You can take part in the survey  here . If you could also encourage other IET members to take part we would greatly appreciate it.

    Gemma Hadley
    Gemma Hadley

  • Have Your Say - The IET Member Survey Is Now Open!

    The 2017 Member survey is now live and we would like to invite all IET members to take part and have their say. This important survey provides the opportunity to share your views and provide feedback. The survey should take around 10 minutes to complete and will be close on Sunday 29 October 2017 at 23:59 (UK time). You can take part in the survey here . If you could also encourage other IET members to take part we would greatly appreciate it.

    Gemma Hadley
    Gemma Hadley

  • AP Communities Volunteer Conference - Faraday Challenge

    At the recent Asia Pacific Communities Volunteer Conference we were lucky enough to have a presentation on the Faraday Challenge in Brunei, given by Huijin Onn.  The work the Brunei Local Network has been doing with this is truly impressive.  Even better, the ever-amazing Leon Ha videoed the presentation so I'm able to share it here with you.  I've also attached the slide set if you'd prefer to look through that . If you didn't join us in Auckland, I encourage you to take a look, and maybe get some inspiration!

  • BLUE WHALE – A DEADLY THREAT TO TEENAGERS

    Due to easier access and lack of awareness among the parents, the internet is becoming lot more dangerous place than we can imagine. Each day, we get introduced to new threats online. The latest one is called the "Blue Whale Challenge%u201F which led to hundreds of suicides all around the world. This "game%u201F is designed by a Russian university-expelled psychologist with a motive to "clean up the world".  In this App, there are two types of people: curators/administrators, and players. Players – those who want to play the game are given each task each day. It starts from less-weird things like waking up 4:20 in the morning to self-harm like cutting a wrist and scratching your legs to draw whale on it. To keep the interest of the players in the game, curators ask them to listen to the music…

    Nouman Abid Chuhan
    Nouman Abid Chuhan

  • What's In Your Wardrobe???

    Wow, you may say - that's a very personal question. To be honest I'm not interested in how many pairs of underwear you have, or which dress is your favourite... What I am interested in is whether you have any wearable technology in your wardrobe. You may be asking what is wearable technology? According to Wikipedia it's "smart electronic devices (electronic device with microcontrollers) that can be worn on the body as implants or accessories". So everyday examples are items like FitBits, Apple Watches and SnapChat Spectacles.  The market for wearable tech only seems to be getting bigger. According to an article in Forbes last year : 1. The wearables market exceeded $2 billion in 2015, will hit almost 3 billion this year and over 4 billion in 2017. 2. Just under 50 million wearable devices were…

    Former Community Member
    Former Community Member

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