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  • IET Aerospace TPN Reaches For The Sky At The Royal Air Tattoo At RAF Fairford

    Back in July, together with some of the Aerospace Technical Professional Network volunteers I helped out on the IET stand at the RAF Tattoo at Fairford.  The stand which is organised by the Swindon Local Network, has evolved over the years from a 3’x3’ space to the point where this year, it was one of the largest in terms of floor space in the Innovation Zone marquee. In addition to the STEM activities that the Swindon LN had provided, which consisted of some excellent quality hands-on activities that they’d acquired for the weekend, there were a number of IET Education 5-19 items such as ‘Build a Torch’ and new for this year ‘Build a Glider’.  The Aerospace TPN volunteers had fun being competitive in seeing whose glider could go the furthest!  Sadly despite being the daughter of a former Aeronautical…

    Deborah-Claire McKenzie
    Deborah-Claire McKenzie

  • The Election Of Ordinary Members In Session 2022

    As the number of valid nominations is more than the number of vacancies, a poll for the election of Ordinary Members for the Manufacturing and Industrial Engineering Section Committee is scheduled. Biography of each candidate is given as below: Manufacturing and Industrial Engineering Section Committee Candidate Biography: Law Wing Ting, BEng MSc MIET Law Wing Ting is currently an Engineering Manager in the Smart City Division at Hong Kong Productivity Council. She leads a diverse engineering team focusing on autonomous mobile robots and A.I. solutions, including sensor fusion, machine learning, and computer vision. She received her BSc and MSc degrees in Product Engineering with Marketing in The Hong Kong Polytechnic University in 2015 and Systems Engineering & Engineering Management in The…

    Dodi Mak
    Dodi Mak

  • Satellite TPN Achieves Orbit In India!

    Just recently Aravind Kilaru and S. Purushothaman, volunteers on the Satellite Systems & Applications Executive team and Techical Advisory Panel respectively, organised the TPN’s inaugural event in India, with the assistance of the IET Bangalore Local Network and the India office.  The 1 st technical talk on “Satellite Technology - Trends, Developments and Prospects” attracted an audience of 38 members/non-members, consisting of a mix of students, academics and industry aligned to the Satellite sector. The invited speakers introduced the brief history of Indian Space program and the private industry contribution to the Indian space program and the range of products developed under Make in India initiative by Govt of India. One of the invited speakers Shri. S Hiriyanna, Group Head, GEOSAT Programme…

    Deborah-Claire McKenzie
    Deborah-Claire McKenzie

  • My Smartphone Thinks I Drive To The KFC Restaurant Every Morning, Should I Be Concerned?

    There’s no doubt that smartphones have revolutionised the way we work, play, communicate with others etc but sometimes I do wonder if it’s all a bit too much…I have a map app on my phone (nothing new there, so do most smartphone users) and most of the time I find it really useful as it can tell me where I am if I’m a bit lost and, most importantly, where I’ve parked my car!  But sometimes its knowledge of my travel habits concerns me. I recently became aware that my phone also knows quite a lot about me, where I travel to and from, at what time and interestingly on which days. My phone is connected to my car stereo via Bluetooth technology which means I can use the phone completely hands free whilst in the car.  #noexcuses for handling the phone as I can do everything on voice commands “Siri…

  • IET Merseyside and Western Cheshire Events Newsletter - September 2018 to January 2019 is now available as an on-line flip book.

    IET Merseyside and Western Cheshire Events Newsletter - September 2018 to January 2019 is now available as an on-line flip book, please click the link   On-line flip book . The newsletter is also attached to this blog as a pdf file, the file size is 2.2Mb.

    Rob McDonald
    Rob McDonald

  • PBOC ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2018 - 16TH AUGUST 2018

    Thursday, 16th August 2018, Lumut - IET Politeknik Brunei On Campus (IET-PBOC) held an Annual General Meeting in Lumut Campus. Presented in the meeting and the On Campus progress and growth in terms of student membership, which had increased to 15% for the past 1 year term.Within the attendees, the meeting was honoured to be within the presence of PBOC advisors, Dr. Tang Shi Siong, Pg. Mohd. Aziz Pg. Hj. Hassan, and Nadzuan Bin Narawi. At the end of the meeting, the election of new PBOC committees was completed. The committees were comprised of Chairperson, Vice Chairperson, Secretary, Assistant Secretary, Treasurer, Public Relation/Media Officer and Assistant Public Relation/Media Officer.

    Former Community Member
    Former Community Member

  • Enter Your Photo Contest Today!

    Submitting your entry couldn't be easier: 1. Visit the website at  www.theiet.org/photo-competition 2. Download the entry form 3. Send the completed and signed entry form and your photo(s) to  Photography@theiet.org .

    Former Community Member
    Former Community Member

  • Upcoming Events In Safety & Cyber Security In 2018

    We have a series of Safety and Cyber related events planned for the remaining quarter of 2018 covering safety critical systems and human factors, system safety and cyber security, software tools in the development of safety systems and cyber security in transport.Download the flyer to find out about all these events in one place or follow the links below: Operating beyond the edge: Safety critical systems and human factors, 29th October, Barrow. SSCS2018,30th - 31st October, London Software Tools in the Development of Safety Systems, 20th November, Birmingham Cyber Security in Transport, 6th December, Birmingham We have sponsorship options available for all of the above events, so if you are interested, please get in touch with Lynsay Callaghan, IET Community Manager (lcallaghan@theiet.org…

    Lynsay Callaghan
    Lynsay Callaghan

  • Formula North 2018- Post Event Report

    Dear Sponsor, Formula North 2018 took place at Barrie Molson Centre, Barrie, Ontario for the seventh consecutive year from May 31st to June 3rd 2018. The event was supported by dedicated volunteers, staff and sponsors who invested their energies into facilitating teams from across North America, and the world, for this four day event featuring both electric and combustion vehicles. Our farthest travelled participants came from South Asia, respectively the teams Technoaviators from Chandigarh Group of Colleges in India and the NED Racers from the NED University of Engineering and Technology in Pakistan. Each year a growing interest is expressed in Formula North through a steady increase in the number of registering teams. Owing to an increase in our infrastructural capacity we opened our electric…

    Former Community Member
    Former Community Member

  • Salient Features - Password Policy

    Passing Bletchley, I thought how password techniques have progressed over the years.   I recently had opportunity to review salient features applicable to a password policy - This blog post will review some of the features : 1) Enforce the use of unique accounts: A unique user ID should be mandatory to gain access to a network resource. Shared or generic user accounts should not be used. 2) Enforce the use of complex passwords: Password should be alphanumeric, include upper and lower case letter and some special characters. 3) Enforce Minimum Password Lengths:  A minimum of at least 8 characters should be used. 4) Enforce Password Changes: Password changes should occur every 90 days. 5) Disallow Reusing Passwords: One time use will ensure a lower chance of compromise. Password history policy…

    Rimesh Patel
    Rimesh Patel

  • 2018-19 Toronto LN Committee

    Committee Members and Executives for the 2018/19 Chair: Jenny Yu Treasurer: Anni Feng (left Toronto in May 2019) Secretary: Timothy So Committee Members: Richard Inglis Lolo Adigwe Rong Yang George Chelvanayagam (IPRA) Jim McConnach (Advisor) Preetam Singh (Advisor) As the Chair of the LN, I am to create networking opportunity for like-minded or similar people to share and promote common interests in technology; and to encourage younger members to get involved.

    Former Community Member
    Former Community Member

  • Message from 2018 Stan Thurger Award Recipient at Sheridan College

    “I am honoured to have been awarded the Stan Thurger award for the 2017 -2018 academic year at Sheridan College. Thanks to your generous support, I feel that I am one step closer to achieve my goal to become a top notch Mechanical Designer and to someday inspire students the way your award has inspired me. This award is meaningful not only financially, but emotionally as well, as it has strengthened my belief in myself. Thank you for helping Sheridan College students like me achieve their dreams.” - Gabriel Gomes Dettogni, Mechanical Engineering Technology – Design and Drafting

    Former Community Member
    Former Community Member

  • Attention For Those Under The Age Of 30 On 1st October 2018

    Volunteering Opportunity For Communities Committee Americas (CC-A) Finance Lead.  Email  iet.toronto@theiet.org to show your interest and details will be provided. Respond fast before the position is filled.  CC-A supports all IET activities throughout North, Central, and South America, the Caribbean, and Greenland.

    Former Community Member
    Former Community Member

  • Program For The 12th UKACC International Conference On Control And IET Industry Special Session On Autonomous Transport

    The provisional program for the 12th UKACC International Conference on Control, 5-7th September, Sheffield, is now out. The C&A network is hosting an industry special session on Friday 7th with a planned theme of Control Challenges in an Increasingly Autonomous Transport Sector. For more information... Program: https://controls.papercept.net/conferences/conferences/UKACC18/program/ Registration and other information: https://control2018.group.shef.ac.uk/

    James Taylor
    James Taylor

  • IET Tasmania Network - Is Hobart's Future Transport On Track?

    160 people packed into Town Hall on 2 August evening for IET Tasmania Networks Q&A debate on Hobart’s future and its transport systems. Professor Peter Newman said, “New technology such as Trackless-Trams would be ideal for working with Hobart's rail line. You need to make a start and capitalise on elections which this time looks like a wonderful opportunity as you have the unprecedented support for Hobart Light Rail from the Prime Minister. Given the existence of the Northern Suburbs rail line it’s a very logical place to start a long overdue upgrading of Hobart’s public transport and to build much needed housing at the same time”. Tasmanian Minister for State Growth and Treasurer Peter Gutwein suggested the City Deal is the launch pad for capital for such rail projects and we need three levels…

    Former Community Member
    Former Community Member

  • Mechanical Engineering Behind RF Cavities Workshop Speaker Update

    As promised, here is another speaker update for our event in September   Philip Wise from ISIS – STFC will present on Design and manufacture of a 20MeV accelerating cavity for ISIS  Abstract : This presentation will show the design stages along with manufacturing processes and techniques employed to reproduce a Tank IV for the ISIS linac. Several aspects will be covered, including, the sectional resonant vessel, its physical shape with inclusion of removable access ports, material choices, drift tubes, attachment and alignment of peripheral components, vacuum and electrical seals. Some test results will be given - these highlight the wider infrastructure necessary to enable full power proving along with several jigs and fixtures designed and built to facilitate such testing. Bio : Philip is…

    Joanne Longton
    Joanne Longton

  • IUOC MEMBERSHIP DRIVE 2018 - 11TH AUGUST 2018

    Saturday, 11th August 2018, Bandar Seri Begawan. IET-UTB On Campus (IUOC) Membership Drive is an event to introduce IET to the students of UTB.The talk was given by Lieutenant Colonel (U) Schufin bin Haji Brahim - chairperson of IET Brunei’s Main Committee, and Dalvina Chin - IUOC Chairperson. The purpose of this talk is to encourage more students from UTB to join as a student member of IET. Some of the topics talked about were how and why IET will benefit them in the present as well as in their future in their chosen professional fields.

    Former Community Member
    Former Community Member

  • IET-PBOC MEMBERSHIP DRIVE 2018 - 26TH JULY 2018

    Thursday, 26th July 2018, Lumut. A membership drive organized by the IET Politeknik Brunei On Campus (IET-PBOC) at School of Science and Engineering (SSE), Politeknik Brunei. The event is organised for the new batch of students who recently enrolled into Politeknik Brunei. The talk was given by the Vice-Chairman of IET-PBOC, Mohammad Hazim Bin Haji Zamri, and the advisor, Nadzuan Bin Narawi. The Lecture Theater was packed with more than 120 students listening attentively to how the IET can help students in their future Engineering path. Other than that, the speakers also encouraged the new generation of students to contribute to the Nation as well as working together to engineer a better world. This event aimed to give aspiring young engineers the opportunity to broadly develop their knowledge…

    Siong Tang
    Siong Tang

  • Jersey Committee 2018

    Darren Sowney - Chairman David Powell - Secretary Richard Sutton - Treasurer Leigh Turpin - Committee member Joe Seabrook - Committee member Sam Boléat - Committee member Andrew Morvan - Committee member Dave malpas - Committee member Darreth Morison - Committee member Mafalda Santos - Committee member Angela Brant - Committee member Angela Benavent - Committee member Bridget Glasson - Committee member Dani McIntosh - Committee member Agnieszka Cichy - Committee member Jose Miguel Perestrelo Martins - Committee member Robin Amy - Committee member

    Julie
    Julie

  • My Experiences Outside Of Work Make Me A Better Engineer

    From climbing Everest to advising engineers on Chartership, IET Fellow Dr Lok Kee Siu has taken on challenges which use and develop his professional skills. On weekdays, Lok Kee is a senior executive of an independent rail consulting firm based in Hong Kong. He and his team provide consultations on different types of railways from light rail transits to mainline railways and freights in the Asia Pacific Region.  Out of the office Lok Kee’s weekends are quite different. As an “avid alpinist” he has explored various regions, amongst them the Himalayas, the European Alps, and most recently the summit of Everest from the Nepal south-east side.  He admits his strengths have come to the fore during his mountaineering trips.  “Climbing a big mountain like Everest demands a whole host of activities…

    Former Community Member
    Former Community Member

  • IET Cambridge Network 2018 To 2019 Events

    The IET Cambridge events for the 2018 to 2019 season are now posted on this website.  We have tried to organise a wide range of talks so there is something to interest most people.  Many of the talks are technology based but to start the season there is an introduction to electromagnetics by the IET's network on electromagnetics.  The subject is relevant to many aspects of engineering but often not explained well in the academic world.  If you want a refresher or learn about electromagnetics, then book a place to attend the talk on 25 October 2018. David Blake The IET Cambridge events for the 2018 to 2019 season are now posted on this website.  We have tried to organise a wide range of talks so there is something to interest most people.  Many of the talks are technology based but to start…

    David Blake
    David Blake

  • It’s Prize-Giving Time

    The last few weeks has seen university graduation ceremonies across the country, often accompanied by departmental prize-giving. The Sussex Network has presented IET awards at the University of Chichester, the University of Sussex and, most recently, the University of Brighton. I was privileged to present awards at the School of Computing, Engineering and Mathematics at Brighton. There were two IET awards to graduates and two Sussex Network awards, one to a first-year student and one to a second-year student. It was wonderful to speak with the graduates and their families and to recognise their hard work and achievements. At the end of my presenting stint I had the opportunity to say a few words to the assembled students and their supporters and I think that the message I tried to give is one…

    David James
    David James

  • Bitcoin, Blockchain and the Crypto Revolution

    The recent IET Berkshire event, Bitcoin, Blockchain and the Crypto Revolution, is now available to view on IET.tv . So if you were unable to make it on the night, please watch it now!

    Julie
    Julie

  • Smart Meters – A Washout?

    A recent report has indicated that the rollout of smart meters in the UK has proved to be a big disappointment with limited impact and rising costs.In the UK the energy companies themselves are in charge of installing the so-called smart meters, leading to meters being installed needlessly and at cost to the consumer. The energy minister who put the scheme in place has even admitted to getting rid of his , because like many other families in the UK, he just didn’t use it. Compounding issues, is the fact that some struggle to get a decent mobile signal and therefore can only display the energy in the kwh, not a monetary number which would be more useful to most consumers; a so- called dumb-mode   So what can be done to save the scheme, which is far behind its target of getting smart meters in…

    Former Staff Member
    Former Staff Member

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