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  • Sussex Network - A New Type Of Event

    The Sussex Network is, I think, rightly proud of the 16 technical talks that it stages and the dozen STEM events that its volunteers attend each year. The talks are held alternatively between the north and south of our two counties, where we attract between 30 and 100 members and guests to each talk (we do need to improve our marketing). The STEM activities are either fairs, where we have an IET stand amongst the industrial and academic stands, or workshops that we run in schools. This combination of talks and STEM events has been taking place each year for at least as long as I’ve been actively involved in the Network (about seven years), but this year we thought that we would try something different. We start our talks with a 45 minute period where we provide tea/coffee, sandwiches and cake…

    David James
    David James

  • Old Brand Name Give Away Competition

    Toronto LN has entered the competition.We are working with university student group in the annual SAE International Collegiate Design student competition.  https://communities.theiet.org/groups/blogpost/view/250/222/6555   We are also planning on organizing Faraday Lecturer in 2020. The gift box will be cool stuff for us to give away at events! List of Toronto events:  https://communities.theiet.org/communities/events/250   Follow us on Instagram @iet_toronto_ln   Below is updated on 12 October 2019. We won! The box was received just before our AGM and MIET present at the AGM were excited to receive the IET pin. A great evening for everyone present at the AGM!

    Former Community Member
    Former Community Member

  • IET China host joint event with Chinese Society for Electrical Engineering (CSEE)

    IET China hosted a joint Professional Registration Interview event with CSEEOur China office arranged for 35 candidates, recommended by CSEE, to attend Professional Review Interviews in Beijing with the support of 11 experienced interviewers. Colin Sellers, Registration and Standards Manager at the IET, led the volunteer team for three days, with interviews of three panels. Another three days of Route to Registration training and one to one advice sessions for the third batch of CSEE candidates took place during 16 to 18 August. There were 75 candidates who attended the training and are scheduled to be interviewed in early December 2019. Colin explained why events such as these are important: “Firstly, they provide internationally renowned recognition of the competence and commitment of Chinese…

    EngX Editorial
    EngX Editorial

  • IBC Platform Wars Panel Report

    On Friday afternoon, the IET Media Technical Network ran a series of panels on "The End of Broadcast", including one on "Platform Wars -The De-aggregation And Re-aggregation Of Content"I would like to thank Brian Paxton from Kingsmead Security, Chris Ambrozic from TiVo, Colin Phillips from BT and Colin Dixon from nScreenMedia (shown in the picture from left to right) . Thanks also to Justin Lebbon for moderating the panel. It was a lively and informative discussion. While it's clear that we are entering a new phase in the content distribution sector, the outcomes are still far from clear. A video of the event is online. These were my main takeaways - Colin Dixon cited research that consumers reach "max stacking" at 2 to 3 pay TV apps. Chris Ambrozic reported that TiVo see a figure of 7.2 of…

    David Short
    David Short

  • Feeling Inspired And Want To Giving Back To Your Local Engineering Community?

    Here are some of what you can potentially gain through volunteering:opportunity to: learn new skills; organize technical activities that can enhance your career;  network and make new connections; make your résumé stand out to potential employers; count your activity towards CPD; be affiliated with a professional international body

    Former Community Member
    Former Community Member

  • Attendance At 'The Manufacturing Forum' Event - 17th September 2019.

    I was invited by Peter Edwards who's the Chief Executive at the International Trade Forum, to an event they'd organised at the AMRC last week where James Muir the chair of the SCR LEP gave a presentation about the economy in SY and offered his views on how the region needs to attract more inward investment. Productivity in the South Yorkshire region is quite low compared with other more industrial  areas of the UK and does not compare well with other similar sectors in the EU. It was suggested that a recession will follow even with a deal but if  'no deal' then the  SCR would be hit quite hard. There is quite a significant Productivity divide between the North and the South and a gloomy perspective was forecasted. Infrastructure in the North is archaic particularly when compared to the South…

    Alan Chater
    Alan Chater

  • Regional Faraday Challenge and Asia Pacific Community Volunteer Conference 2019

    G'Day all In less than 2 weeks, the 1st Regional Faraday Challenge and 5th Asia Pacific Community Volunteer Conference (AP CVC) will be held in Brunei from the 5th and 6th October 2019.  The Asia Pacific Community Volunteer Conference is organised by the Communities Committee – Asia Pacific (CC-AP). CC-AP oversees the Local Networks in the Asia-Pacific region, namely Australia, Brunei, Hong Kong, Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore, and Taipei.   The AP CVC 2019 conference theme is  “Building a Better Region for Tomorrow”.  Volunteers attending the conference will be expected to gain information about CRC (Communities Resourcing Committee) strategy, CC-AP strategy, Technical and Professional Networks (TPN)  strategy, Finance matters, Publishing, Plus4Events as well as talks deliver by some…

    Siong Tang
    Siong Tang

  • IET Membership Talk - Route To Professional Registration

    Saturday, 21st September 2019 - The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) Brunei Local Network (LN) recently conducted an IET Membership Talk entitled Route to Professional Registration at i-Lotus in Kampong Rimba, Brunei. The talk was attended by a total of 58 individuals with technical background from the government as well as from private sectors.   Mr. Lim Sam Lee, the International Professional Registration Advisor (IPRA) for IET Brunei LN, gave a presentation on the benefit of joining the professional organization and the route to apply for IET Chartered Engineer (CEng). There was also a demonstration on how and where to register as an IET member on the IET website.   By registering as a member of this professional organization, one will then be listed on the Engineering Council…

    Aminuddin Yussof
    Aminuddin Yussof

  • University Of Sheffield's - IForge 'Unimaker' Symposium & Workshop Event - 12th &13th September 2019.

    As a sponsor of the UoS iForge, a practical 'Maker-space' for students studying at the University, the IET SYLN were invited to attend as an exhibitor to their first Symposium & Workshop event on the 12th &13th September 2019. The event was held in their prestigious Diamond Building (where the iForge is located) using a selection of lecture theaters in this building covering a variety of presentations & workshops. The exhibitors, who are also co-sponsors, were located in a large open space area on the first floor & had stands to demonstrate and showcase their respective products and services. Exhibitors were also invited to sit in on any choice of the lectures offering the opportunity to hear about how the iForge idea came about and also from guest speaker Professor Craig Forest who's the founder…

    Alan Chater
    Alan Chater

  • IET TT LN LOCAL ELECTIONS 2019-2022

    Nominations for IET Trinidad and Tobago Local Network 2019-2022 The following offices on the Trinidad and Tobago IET Local Network Board will be elected for the 2019- 2022 term at the next Annual General Meeting (AGM). The AGM will be held at WASA SPORTS AND CULTURAL CLUB, FARM ROAD, ST. JOSEPH, Trinidad at 10 AM on 16 th Nov 2019.   The following Offices are vacant: 1.Chairman 2.Vice-Chairman   3.Secretary 4.Treasurer 5. Executive Member - Present Around the World (PATW Co-ordinator) 6. Executive Member - IET On Campus Group Lead/Young Professional Section Lead (YPS) 7. Executive Member 8. Executive Member      P . ro p o s als f or o ffices: A member can only be proposed for one office. The member being proposed must be a member in good standing and must sign the nomination form agreeing…

    J. Maraj
    J. Maraj

  • Secon Cyber’s Three-Step Guide To Reaching Cyber Security Maturity (IET Central London Network).

    "Time to take the blame away from the users" explained Andrew Gogarty, Chief Security Evangelist of Secon Cyber during the IET Central London Network lecture hosted at IET Savoy Place - a statement that everyone in the audience was able to relate to. So, is it really that the users who are to blame? Well, yes …to a point. We need to start with what makes a User! A company can be the user of a system to automate activities, an employee can use company systems to perform their duties, or a consumer can interact, as a user, with a system for a service. Cyber security solutions can be reactive or preventative, they should be able to enforce minimum salient features of security best practice controls to administer organisation policies, yet some value based brands are still finding themselves unable…

    Rimesh Patel
    Rimesh Patel

  • Employers Together Forum - Liberty Steels Aldwarke Office Rotherham -10th September 2019

    I attended the subject event by formal invitation on the 10th September at Liberty Steel in Rotherham The event has been set up by Work-Wise annually for the past few years, inviting employers and guest speakers to cover topics of interest. This time the guest  presenters were Mick Hood Director of HR at Liberty Speciality Steels and Lt Col Andrew Black 4th Infantry Brigade -Head of Engagement for the Army in the NE region. Mick Hood covered the current profile of how Liberty Speciality Steel has now been segmented into the divisions across their business (which can all be found online for more details) Lt Col Black gave an enlightening presentation about the Army and its ongoing initiative on their Community and School Outreach and should anyone be interested in this, I can send a  pdf of…

    Alan Chater
    Alan Chater

  • Isle Of Man STEM Fest - 1st and 2nd October 2019

    The Isle of Man is holding a STEM Fest on the 1st and 2nd October 2019.   Please see the attached flyer giving details of the event.   If you are able to support this event, please contact Steve Ascroft for further details at: Stephen.ascroft@ietvolunteer.org.

    Rob McDonald
    Rob McDonald

  • IET Kent Committee 2019/20

    The IET Kent Network organises a programme of activities in and around Kent for all engineers and members of the public. All of these activities are made possible by the efforts of a dedicated group of volunteers. If you would like to know more about our committee, or would like to volunteer to help us, please get in touch with any of the volunteers listed below: Guy Bertrand Chairman Vacancy Vice Chairman   Vacancy Secretary   Denis Hooker Treasurer / Programme Events Co-ordinator   Bob Martin-Royle  Retired Members   Vacancy University of Greenwich   Nathan Gomes University of Kent   John Ennew  Safety In Action, PATW   Philip Moffit Schools Liaison Officer   Richard Blair IET On Campus - University of Greenwich Vacancy IET On Campus - University of Kent   Vacancy  Professional Registration…

    Brian Dury
    Brian Dury

  • CONGRATULATIONS TO ENG. DAVID DRAKES

    We are pleased to advise that Eng. David Drakes has been successful in attaining the status of  Fellowship of the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET).  Eng. David is now entitled to use the letters FIET after his  name. Congratulations to David and we look forward to hearing of more great news from him in the future.

    J. Maraj
    J. Maraj

  • QinetiQ Apprenticeship Graduation

    QinetiQ apprenticeship graduation 2019 awards the IET student excellence PRIZE to Joe Badham! Congratulations Joe.

    Anna Gilbert
    Anna Gilbert

  • IET Media Expands At IBC 2019

    The network formerly called The IET Multimedia Communications Technical Professional Network has now in 2019, renamed itself as the IET Media Technical Network, or IET Media for short. Under the leadership of Ian Nock and David Short, IET Media is also strengthening its Executive Committee. “The rename reflects that we have moved into an era where media in all its forms is business as usual. We plan to focus more on events that promote networking among the community. The IET Media presentations in the Future Trends Theatre at IBC is a big step in changing the visibility of IET members in the industry, said Ian Nock, Executive Chairman, IET Media. “The strengthened Executive will be working on this in the coming two years, creating more events that cover the broad challenges that today's media…

    Ian Nock
    Ian Nock

  • Platform Wars - The De-aggregation And Re-aggregation Of Content

    We are pleased to announce our panel on “Platform Wars - The De-aggregation and Re-aggregation of content” on Friday 13th September at 16:00 on the IABM stage in the Future Zone (near Hall 8)We will be hearing from - •    Colin Dixon, nScreenMedia •    Brian Paxton, Kingsmead Security •    Colin Phillips, BT TV •    Chris Ambrozic, TiVo •    Moderated by Justin Lebbon. We will hear from the experts on Friday, but in the meantime, here are my thoughts on the subject. In the beginning it was simple. A “TV Channel” was a certain chunk of radio spectrum and terrestrial technology only allowed a handful of “Channels” in each territory. Aggregation was done by the channel schedulers. The idea of TV Channels survived through cable, satellite and digital switch-over. It took a turn for a worse with…

    David Short
    David Short

  • IoT In Healthcare - New Event!

    The IoT TPN has launched a new event around the Internet of Things in the Healthcare sector! An aging population is a global challenge and the number of chronic diseases is on the rise. While technology such as IoT cannot prevent the population from ageing or eradicate chronic diseases, it can help to mitigate the situation and improve the quality of life. IoT technology allows for real-time monitoring of patients either through implantable or wearable devices. Vital medical information such as heartbeat, glucose level and aspiration can be sent to medical centres for feedback and analysis. This would enable accurate, fast turnaround data-driven insights to fuel better decision making The challenges in doing this, however, are immense. Data security, privacy, accuracy and, integration of different…

    Former Staff Member
    Former Staff Member

  • IET At IBC - The End Of Broadcast? - IBC Future Trends Theatre, IBC, Friday 13th September 2pm Onwards

    Open to all visitors to IBC, the IABM Future Trends Theatre host a packed programme of presentations that explore up-and-coming technology and business trends and how they will segue from today’s environment.   They are designed to give attendees an understanding of how new technologies can enable business plans now, rather than being dismissed as way-out ideas and possible hype waiting to find practical use cases. These run daily throughout the show. The Theatre sits within the Future Zone, which brings together the very latest ideas, innovations and concept technologies from international industry and academia, and showcases them in a single specially curated area on the IBC show floor. The IET Media Network will be running panels in the Future Trends Theatre from 14:00 CET on Friday 13th…

    Ian Nock
    Ian Nock

  • Electrified Vehicles - The Challenges And Opportunities Of The Supply Chain

    The next talk in the series of events organised by SE Scotland Afternoon Meetings and Events team (SESAME) will be on the subject of "Electrified vehicles - The challenges and opportunities of the supply chain" and will be given by Philippa Oldham of the Advanced Propulsion Centre. The talk takes place on Wednesday 2 October at 1400 at Napier University Craiglockhart Campus. You can see the event in the IET calendar here  https://events.theiet.org/electrified-vehicles-the-challenges-and-opportunities-of-the-supply-chain/ The poster for the event is here (you need to be logged in to the IET sites)  https://communities.theiet.org/communities/files/292/17613 You can find out more about Philippa and the APC here  https://www.apcuk.co.uk/person/philippa-oldham/ This will be a very interesting talk…

    Samuel Gaw (Jim)
    Samuel Gaw (Jim)

  • Electrified Vehicles - The Challenges And Opportunities Of The Supply Chain

    The next talk in the series of events organised by SE Scotland Afternoon Meetings and Events team (SESAME) will be on the subject of "Electrified vehicles - The challenges and opportunities of the supply chain" and will be given by Philippa Oldham of the Advanced Propulsion Centre. The talk takes place on Wednesday 2 October at 1400 at Napier University Craiglockhart Campus. You can see the event in the IET calendar here  https://events.theiet.org/electrified-vehicles-the-challenges-and-opportunities-of-the-supply-chain/ The poster for the event is here (you need to be logged in to the IET sites)  https://communities.theiet.org/communities/files/292/17613 You can find out more about Philippa and the APC here  https://www.apcuk.co.uk/person/philippa-oldham/ This will be a very interesting talk…

    Samuel Gaw (Jim)
    Samuel Gaw (Jim)

  • £200m ‘state-of-the-art’ train manufacturing facility could be built in Yorkshire

    Taken from E&T magazine online Siemens is seeking approval for a £200m “state-of-the-art” train manufacturing facility which could be constructed on a site in Goole, East Yorkshire. The German engineering firm said it will create up to 700 jobs and a further 250 during the construction period. The announcement comes as the UK manufacturing sector struggles under the weight of Brexit uncertainty. An outline planning application has been submitted and the facility will manufacture and commission state-of-the-art trains for the expanding UK market. Siemens is also bidding  to build trains  for the UK’s upcoming HS2 high-speed rail service against competing firms such as Hitachi Rail, Bombardier Transportation and Alstom Transport. The winner is set to be announced later this year. The application…

    Former Community Member
    Former Community Member

  • WannaCry Does Not WannaDie !

    WannaCry (the Microsoft Windows system vulnerability) made its debut in 2017, notably effecting major NHS services. It’s now 2019 and these styles of vulnerability remain active (Ransonware). What is the reason? Why are lessons not being learned from main stream industry failures? Are we still not enforcing patch cycles? Using badly coded websites? Blocking the wrong ports? Incorrectly using Indicators of Compromise? … it could be all these reasons. If you are still mystified on how to deal with Ransomware, then a good starting point would be to attend the IET's Central London September 2019 event, where a Use Case on how the WannaCry outbreak was stopped using technology innovation and industry best practices. Free registration : Click  here .

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