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  • Young Professionals visit Fane Valley Feeds

    With an annual production capacity in excess of 300,000 tonnes Fane Valley Feeds is one of the largest feed manufacturers in Northern Ireland and on the afternoon of the 18 th November 2015 the local IET Young Professionals made a visit to their Bankmore mill in Omagh. Fane Valleys history in Omagh stems from their purchase of the old Scots Feeds mill located in the centre of the town. Our tour guide, ex Production Director William McAusland, picked up the story of how this mill was no longer fit for purpose and Fane Valley made the decision to invest £18 million building what is their current mill. This background proved a perfect recipe for a brilliant tour, as having been responsible for leading the process of designing the mill William gave an excellent insight into its construction. In…

    Eoin McGread
    Eoin McGread

  • Young Professionals Visit Andor Technology

    Andor Technology Ltd (now a part of Oxford Instruments) was setup in 1989 out of Queen's University Belfast and operates at the high-value end of the global scientific digital camera market. Employing over 400 people in 16 offices worldwide, it distributes its products to 10,000 customers in 55 countries. On the afternoon of 11 th November 2015 the IET Young Professionals made a visit to its facility in West Belfast. As a purpose-built 50,000sq. ft premises with state of the art optical, electronic and mechanical workshops, a 3000sq. ft clean room, vacuum and electronic processing facilities Andor formulates an impressive tour. Upon entering the foyer and to the right a glass pane exists, which is quite literally a window into Andor’s operation, there in a brightly lit clean room people in…

    Eoin McGread
    Eoin McGread

  • Joint Institutions Lecture 2016 - High Speed Rail, led by ICE

    This presentation will explore the successful promotion and delivery of high speed rail projects, and lessons learnt for the current HS2 project, which will be Europe's largest construction project. The main speaker will be Colin Stewart, Global Rail Leader at Arup. Colin was Technical Director for the Channel Tunnel Rail Link (HS1), and has been involved in HS2 since its inception in 2009. In addition, he has been involved in numerous High Speed Rail projects worldwide over the past 20 years, including Holland, China, California, Texas, Malaysia, and Sweden. Registration and refreshments from 5.30pm for a 6.15pm start. Join online You can join this event up to 15 minutes before the start time of 6.15pm with the link below: https://ice-org.webex.com/ice-org/onstage/g.php?MTID=eec59674c9479cc5771b023c93d391b70…

    Lynsay Callaghan
    Lynsay Callaghan

  • CHAIN 2016

    Chain event took place on the 13th February 2016.  CHAIN is a new one day conference designed specifically to engage, inform and inspire early career engineers based in Greater Manchester. Speakers from Bloodhound SSC, IMechE, The IET and others gave fascinating lectures on the latest developments in Engineering and Science. The event was very successful with a large number of audience attended. All talks have been recorded and now available to watch. #chain16 @chainmcr CHAIN2016 YouTube Playlist

    Former Community Member
    Former Community Member

  • IET Regional Prestige Lecture, Rose Bowl Theatre, Leeds Beckett University, 16th March 2016

    Please note, the Annual Regional Prestige lecture this year is on the topic of 'Graphene'. Information already exists on the SYLN website which gives more details about the lecture and how to register. If you can attend that would be excellent or if not maybe you could promote the event with your colleagues. The event is free to attend, is sponsored by 'Elevation Recruitment' our Regional sponsor and is preceded by refeshments for all those attending. Hope to see you there

    Alan Chater
    Alan Chater

  • The IET Tribology Tour Visits Northern Ireland

    Rich Baker and Geoff Kermode presented the latest instalment of the IET Tribology Tour in the Innovation Centre of the Northern Ireland Science Park last month. The Tribology Tour  bringing Tribology to life  by showing how Tribology underpins so many essential aspects of our technology and quality of life. It also provides an introduction to the concepts and principles underpinning Tribology and shows how modern techniques can be used to optimise a wide variety of mechanical interfaces, from hard drives to wind turbines and hip joints.   The audience reacted very positively to the interactive challenges posed during the presentation. This led on to an invigorating open discussion on many aspects of Tribology which continued after 9pm! A real highlight was that several audience members formed…

    Eoin McGread
    Eoin McGread

  • Electronics in modern agriculture

    Please join us for next Tuesday's talk (23rd February) on electronics in modern agriculture. Two (2) CPD points for attending and we may even have the certificates available on the night ... Click the link for "Doth the ploughman plough all day to sow?' - Isaiah 28:24" in the event listing below to book your place.

    Andrew Dodd
    Andrew Dodd

  • Do You Have an IET Event/Activity You'd Like to Feature...

    ... in the new Young Professionals' Network videos? Email:  youngprofessionals@theiet.org Find out more...

    Former Community Member
    Former Community Member

  • ITS Successes In Addressing Environmental Issues

    ITS Successes in Addressing Environmental Issues was the theme of the 2015 ITS(UK) Smart Environment Interest Group (SEIG) Conference, jointly sponsored by the Institution of Engineering and Technology’s Automotive and Road Transport Technical Network,  and hosted by the engineering company Arup, in London on 19 November 2015. The SEIG Chair - Professor Margaret Bell CBE, Newcastle University, introduced the Conference and made the point that in the UK there are 50,000 premature deaths annually due to air pollution, much of it from road vehicles, compared to less than 2000 deaths in road traffic accidents. The first paper, “Using Traffic Management Strategies to Minimise NOx Emissions”, by Andrew Hamilton of Siemens, described a project to demonstrate the feasibility of using traffic management…

    Deborah-Claire McKenzie
    Deborah-Claire McKenzie

  • Aerospace Network - Inaugural Annual Symposium “All Electric Aircraft”

    Envisaged as one of the biggest challenges and opportunities for the future of aerospace the inaugural  “All Electric Aircraft Technology” IET Symposium held at Savoy Place in late January 2016 brought together experts from across academia and industry to discuss, debate and analyze the key enabling technologies that will be required to support and drive forward the commercial viability of More Electric Airplane with the aim of ultimately achieving an All Electric Aircraft for both military and commercial passenger/freight use. Fueled by the demand for greater reliability, availability, and power density while aiming to reduce weight, complexity, fuel consumption, operational costs, and environmental impact, the Symposium highlighted the challenges the aerospace sector faces today and those…

    Deborah-Claire McKenzie
    Deborah-Claire McKenzie

  • Joint Institutions NetworkingMeeting

    For those in Paris on Thursday 18th February:  ICE France's Monthly Inter Institution Social event on Thursday 18th February from 19h00 will be held at a NEW VENUE the Paris Madeira on corner of rue de   Caumartin & rue Boudreau (metro line 9 Havre-Caumartin or RER A Auber). Spouses, partners and friends welcome. There will be an optional group dinner from about 20h30.     Chris Polwin will be hosting the evening with William Powles for the ICE French LA and they are looking forward to seeing you there.

    Phil Dunbar
    Phil Dunbar

  • Government to publish gender pay gap league tables

    The government has announced a raft of new measures aimed at closing the gender pay gap including a league table to highlight the worst performing businesses. Read more...

    Former Community Member
    Former Community Member

  • IET Scotland Recognition Event 2016

    IET Scotland hosted its annual recognition event for engineers who have recently achieved Professional Registration. Recipients and their guests attended a networking session and were presented with a certificate of achievement.  This took place in the Wolfson Theatre, Royal Society of Edinburgh in George Street  ( https://www.royalsoced.org.uk/). Speakers were IET Scotland Executive Chair David Richie, who focused on the remit of IET Scotland and Sean McGovern, Managing Director at BAE Systems and Fellow of the IET who spoke on The Value of Professional Registration and the value of engineering to the economy in Scotland. Congratulations to those who have achieved Professional Registration and were not able to make it.  The evening was enjoyed by all and we hope to see more engineers next

    Lynsay Callaghan
    Lynsay Callaghan

  • Technical Aspects of Fracking Presentation Joint local event between IET, IMechE & ICE

    Technical Aspects of Fracking Presentation       On 10 th December 2015 the South Yorkshire local IMechE, ICE & IET had a joint PEI presentation at the AMRC in Rotherham on the “Technical aspects for Fracking”.   Hydraulic fracturing for shale gas is a highly sensitive topic but it was felt a presentation on the Technical involvement would be of considerable interest and move away for the political sensitivities surrounding it.   Andy Sloane who works for Dundas Consultants & Eric Vaughan from Cuadrilla gave an excellent presentation based around the historical background surrounding fracking, some of the issues experienced with the USA programme and the arrangements for UK regulation of the industry, if and when it gets a ‘green light to proceed.   The presentation slides showed how well-heads…

    Alan Chater
    Alan Chater

  • Discover the potential of a successful career in the manufacturing industry

    Join the IET at the 2016 Viscount Nuffield/Mensforth Lecture taking place on 10 March 2016. In this lecture, Rachel Hurst, Group Operations Director at Domino Printing Sciences will discuss how aspiring and talented engineers can create a successful career and/or business in the manufacturing industry using her 20 years of experience in a profitable printing company. She will explain how departments in an enterprise are interdependent, emphasising the importance of why manufacturing engineers need to work with other business domains to improve value chain productivity, innovation and profit.   She will also talk about how training and apprenticeships can develop a broad skill set that will help to understand the bigger picture in an organisation. Book now and join us at the Weston Lecture Theatre…

    Joanne Longton
    Joanne Longton

  • The IET Yorkshire Regional Prestige Lecture for 2016 - Graphine - Unexpected Science in a Pencil Line

    This years Yorkshire region prestige lecture is about the world's first 2-D material, graphene. Graphene has been heralded by many as this century’s wonder-material. It has already begun to revolutionise the electronics industry, with uses in optical electronics, energy storage and PV cells. Current research is investigating uses such as a biomedical filters in medicine or for use in composite materials. This is a free public lecture which is staged annually to inform the general public and interested professionals of developments that are likely to affect them in the future. Also attending will be Naomi Climer, President of the IET. Light refreshments will be served from 6:30pm with the lecture starting at 7:00pm Date: Wednesday March 16th Venue: The Rose Bowl, Leeds Beckett University, LS1…

    Oliver Clarke
    Oliver Clarke

  • Committee 2015-16

    Chairman Ian Buxton Deputy Chairman   Hon Treasurer Mick Mehler Hon Secretary   IET Connect Rep Dorrie Giles Schools Liaison Graham Evans Community Relationship Manager Julie Hudson Committee Member John Ames Committee Member Trevor Branton Committee Member Alex Barrett Committee Member David Bryant Committee Member Eleni Kaplani Committee Member George Williamson Committee Member

    Alex Barrett
    Alex Barrett

  • Call For Papers: Green Computing And Telecommunications Systems

    The IET Multimedia Communications Network would like to draw your attention to this Call for Papers: With an ever-growing demand for ubiquitous communications, mobile network operators are increasingly a key contributor to the emission of greenhouse gas. Papers considered particularly relevant to this call are those that address the following topics: • Green parallel and distributing computing • Green high-performance computing • Green grid computing and cloud computing • Green ubiquitous computing, peer-to-peer and cluster computing • Green wireless security strategies and designs • Green wireless and multimedia telecommunications systems • Green scheduling and/or resource allocation • Green cellular systems, 3G/4G/5G and beyond • Green principles, algorithms, and test-bed for telecommunications…

    Former Community Member
    Former Community Member

  • Next Event - Lifeskills workshop on Communication

    Polish-up your Communication Skills at our Workshop in Slough on Wednesday 10th February; pre-booking essential

    Andrew Dodd
    Andrew Dodd

  • 2015-2016 Committee List

    Chairman John Savage Hon Secretary Paul Tomlinson Hon Treasurer Richard Kerslake-Smith Younger Professionals Chairman [vacant] District Convenor - Blandford and North Dorset [vacant] Younger Professionals Secretary [vacant] District Convenor - Bournemouth and East Dorset Tim Orman Schools Liaison Officer Mr Kevin Roberts Schools Liaison Officer [2] Andrew Reid District Convenor - Salisbury and South Wiltshire Anna Gilbert Technical Visits Manager Geoff Williams District Convenor - Weymouth and West Dorset Andrew Criswick Newsletter Editor John Close Internet Liaison Manager and Webmaster Tim Heywood IET Connect (Benevolent Fund) 020 7344 5498 or ietconnect@theiet.org TBA: Roger Swabe has now stood down. Professional Registration Advisor Find a Professional Registration Advisor Mentoring & Membership…

    Former Staff Member
    Former Staff Member

  • CPGCE Winter 2015-16 Newsletter

    Read about the activities of the Canadian Prairies Group of Chartered Engineers (CPGCE) Local Network over the period September 2015 to January 2016 and technical presentation events planned for February to June 2016.

    David Dean
    David Dean

  • Sensor City - Future Engineering

    The Merseyside and Western Cheshire Local Network have exciting event about developing Sensor City in Liverpool on Wednesday 17th February 2016.  For more information and regisration, please click the link Sensor City .

    Rob McDonald
    Rob McDonald

  • Present Around the World (PATW) - IET Hellas Network

    Present Around The World is the Institution of Engineering and Technology's global competition for Young Professionals and Students within engineering to develop and showcase presentation skills. The IET Hellas Network will be holding a Present Around the World (PATW) competition on Monday 23rd May 2016 at 12:00 at Piraeus University of Applied Sciences, (TEI Piraeus), Conference Centre, 250 Thivon and Petrou Ralli, Aigaleo 12244 Greece. For a map of the venue, please see attached

    Former Community Member
    Former Community Member

  • Enabling Innovation - Transforming The Role Of The Engineer In Society

    Presentation file is attached. The event topic is a popular one and feedback was encouraging. We plan to have Part II by organizing a discussion session with the same speaker as facilitator, on the topic of inovation. Any particular topic about innovation you want to discuss? Please suggest by posting comment below.

    Former Community Member
    Former Community Member

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