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Interesting article from the Guardian on how the UK and US are exploring the resilience of nuclear infrastructure to a terrorist attack. http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2016/mar/31/uk-us-simulate-cyber-attack-nuclear-plants-test-resilience
For those of you interested in what CC-AP actually does at our meetings, I thought I'd write up a brief summary of our last meeting. If you've got any ideas or input you'd like to make, please comment on this post :) Perhaps unsurprisingly, finance was the first topic for discussion. CC-AP is responsible for giving out funding to the Local Networks (LNs) in our region - we get given a sum of money by the Communities Resourcing Committee, and then have to decide on the best way to divide this up amongst the various groups. It's never easy! But the first stage is sending out some guidance to the treasurers and chairpeople in the region, and that was the topic of our finance discussion this time. We we then did some brainstorming on a CC-AP strategy. This will help give some more direction to…
Dr Paul Robertson of Cambridge University Engineering Departrment will present on the technical merits and drawbacks of propulsion systems for light aircraft. Come along to CUED on Thursday 19 May at 1830 hrs.
This event was created by our IET Ottawa Network in conjunction with Algonquin College From Engineer to Entrepreneur, My Journey Brian Hurley, CEO PurpleForge https://purpleforge.com/ In spite of horrendous weather conditions we were able to experience an excellent three hour presentation given by our guest speaker Mr. Brian Hurley of PurpleForge. David Mann, the local Chair Introduced the speaker and thanked Leanna Verrucci and Sahar Fariqi of Algonquin College for being our hosts for the evening. Leanna gave a brtief overview of the facilities available at the College for entrepreneurial education and thanked the IET for bringing this talk to the College. The speaker then provided an engaging presentation about his journey into building entrepreneurial ventures. He covered: His insights…
Entrepreneurship Lecture 22nd March 2016 Joint IET and Carleton University (TIM Program) event Ms. Andrea Baptiste of Benbria ( http://www.benbria.com/ ) delivered a dynamic and insightful lecture on her entrepreneurial journey which she titled: #StartupLife #BePersistent #FightAnotherDay #Andrea'sAdventures Edwin Morton, the Ottawa LN Co-chair introduced the speaker and gave some background about the event, including the fact that we were offering this event to support the National Engineering Month in Canada. Over 125 people attended this event at Carleton University. The pace of the talk was infectious as the speaker set out her (AHAA!) moments as she worked through her entrepreneurial journey, showing how her engineering background had been key to her ability to adapt, make and manage…
IET Central London Evening Lecture , Savoy Place, 13-Apr-2016 A large and enthusiastic audience were well informed and entertained by Graham Hopkins (Technical & Engineering Director, Group Safety) of Network Rail. Most of Graham's experience comes from his many years with Rolls Royce aeroengines; Manufacturing is a key to him: to create wealth, you can dig it up, grow it or combine the two in Manufacturing. A key learning is that innovation touches everything, not just technology, although that was the focus this evening. Some of the most striking points that I picked up on were: Progress in the rail industry is glacially slow (common to have a 50 year vision) - this should be faster (hence the need for innovation). Think of whole systems and integrate things; for example, don…
The Institute of Measurement & Control, Central North-West Group have a lecture on Cybersecurity and Wireless Instrument Systems on Tuesday 17th May 2016, 18:00 for 18:30. The lecture will be given by Mr Jeff Melrose, Principal Technology Strategist for Cybersecurity at Yokogawa USA . Prior to his assignment with Yokogawa, Mr. Melrose was Principal Security Engineer at Lockheed-Martin and at Raytheon designing secure systems for the US military. In those roles, he led Security Designers creating secure wireless technologies, developing secure networks and cryptographic infrastructures for the most paranoid of customers. Mr. Melrose has over 20 years of experience in OT security. He has an MS in Mathematics from the University of Oklahoma and holds both the Certified Information Systems Security…
Picture the scene… It’s March 2014 and I’m at TV Connect with a colleague. We want to gather some video content for one of our online communities so we’re attending with the intention of interviewing, on camera, some of the exhibitors at the show. All is going well and we have a couple of interviews under our belt, however, my colleague is suddenly taken ill and has to return home… So… I’m left alone and with a video camera…. As my colleague was taking care of the AV side of our partnership (with me as the interviewer) it makes things a bit tricky as I now have to work the AV technology AND conduct the interviews too! I ask her to take the camera tripod back to the office with her as I’ll ‘hand-hold’ the camera instead. I simply don’t have enough hands to carry around the camera, audio…
Dear Healthcare Technology Network members and other readers April’s update highlights two successful recent events that spanned the full spectrum of both academia and industry: the Medtech start up seminar (organised by Anil Vaidya) and the inaugural pizza with industry event at the University of Manchester (the brainchild of Dr Alex Casson). The Building a Medtech Start Up? Evening Seminar for Entrepreneurs event was a small intimate networking event in the format of an evening seminar this event took place at the Academy of Medical Sciences in London on the 16 March 2016. We received great feedback. The evening event attracted 27 delegates and had 4 excellent talks from the speakers, speaking on how to build up a Medtech company. Will Richardson from TTP, spoke about, designing a…
Technical Visit - Innovations in Steel Coating Technology or the Construction Industry Date: 20th April 2016 Time: 6:30 p.m. Buffet from 5:30p.m. Venue: Tata Steel Colours, Shotton Works, Weighbridge Road, Shotton, CH52NH Speakers: Nick Bennett and Steve Smith, TATA Steels About this event This lecture and guided tour is of some of the process line technology at Tata Colors, Shotton Works. From its humble beginnings Shotton Works has evolved over 100 years serving the construction and domestic market in quality coated steel products. The event will focus on the engineering challenges in machinery technology for delivering the next generation of steel strip sustainable corrosion protection. Click Register Now for more information and on-line registration.
The IET depend upon a team of over 4000 volunteers to establish and maintain our place at the forefront of engineering and technology. Working throughout the UK and internationally, our volunteers undertake dozens of roles that support the day to day running of the IET – they make up our boards and committees, contribute both to the governance and general running of IET activities –and without them we would be unable run many of our activities and events. Our volunteers tell us that along with the positive feeling they get from helping others, volunteering can be a great way to widen your professional network and make new contacts as well as developing valuable professional skills or practising skills that you may no longer use in your day to day job roles or experiences. Interested in…
On 14th June 2016, the EPSRC Centre for Innovative Manufacturing in Through-Life Engineering Services at Cranfield University Bedford will be hosting the fourth International Symposium on No Fault Found (NFF). This year the main focus is on Solutions and Success stories. The themes that will be considered are: • The operational impact of NFF • The costs and impact of NFF to organisations • NFF causes and research • NFF resolution and reduction • NFF and safety The existence of No Fault Found (NFF) situations has been shown to have a definite negative impact upon critical operations which often include system safety, dependability, reliability and Through-Life support. At the fourth International NFF Symposium to be held on 14th June at Cranfield University…
Dr Ken Sutherland, TMVS President of Toshiba Medical, will be presenting “State-of-the-art imaging and informatics systems” at the upcoming The Future of Medicine event. The talk will cover the following areas: The state of the art in medical imaging How imaging is changing as a result of changing needs within healthcare provision globally How imaging and data will be combined now and in the future The role that imaging and data aggregation and interpretation will play in precision medicine. Ken currently holds the position of Company President of Toshiba Medical Visualization Systems in Edinburgh with responsibility for a team of over 100 computer scientists, data analysts and clinical experts. This group is responsible for research and development of advanced visualization technology and…
The IET Women's Network is launching it's first ever Coder Dojo ever CoderDojo event in our Stevenage office 30 April, where young people, between 7 and 17, can learn how to code, develop websites, apps, programs, games and explore technology. CoderDojo is a global movement to help to put aspects of engineering and technology on the radar of youngsters. The event is open to both boys and girls with a heavier emphasis on the girls as this is where more encouragement is needed. Event information...
Hopefully 1st of April went by without you being enticed to click that link or hoaxed into falling for that prank. If you were able to catch and stop the joke before it progressed, then its likely that same level of mindfullness needs to be applied every time you get online...seriously!. Some call it game-theory, some say its psychology and others just find it a overwhelming science. Is their such a thing as the Science of Cyber Security ? Being the month of April foolery, a little scientific research was in order to get a better understanding on this subject. I spent some time researching this topic and for this blog entry I will present my findings. The paper describes the progression of security as a commodity item now manifesting itself within technical departments. As the variables that…
Taking place on 22 April 2016 in London the Women’s Engineering Society annual conference focuses this year on Professional Development. Read more...
We are pleased to announce that Professor Tony Young, National Clinical Lead, NHSE is speaking at the next future of medicine - the role of doctors in 2025 event. Professor Young will be speaking on “Where is current health innovation leading?” Tony is a practicing frontline NHS surgeon, Director of Medical Innovation at Anglia Ruskin University, and has founded 4 Med-Tech start-ups. He has also co-founded the £500m Anglia Ruskin MedTech Campus which will become one of the world’s largest health innovation spaces. In 2014 he was appointed as National Clinical Lead for Innovation at NHS England. Here he provides clinical leadership and support in delivering improved health outcomes in England and drives the uptake of proven innovations across the NHS, promotes economic growth through innovation…
The Guardian’s professional networks and Henley Business School are delighted to announce our competition to win a full scholarship, worth up to £17,900, for a new MA in leadership. The winner will receive a fully-funded, part-time place worth up to £17,900 on the new MA course at the world-renowned Henley Business School. Starting in June 2016, this scholarship is designed to offer practical support for aspiring leaders, in employment, looking to develop modern leadership skills. - The Guardian
The Vision & Imaging Network is now looking for engaged professionals within the vision and imaging community to join the network’s Executive Committee. The Executive Committee comprises of a group of volunteers who may or may not be IET members. The Committee steers the network’s activities and content, ensuring that the network is relevant and serves the community. Whether you are working in academia, industry or a young professional at the start of your career we want to hear from you! The Executive Committee is particularly keen to hear from individuals who have current or recent experience of working within industry. Joining the Executive Committee gives you an opportunity to demonstrate your commitment to your profession, network with other established professionals, raise your profile…
'Seeing the Invisible’: Our next talk at Falmer on the subject of electron microscopy always had the promise of being an interesting event. Now it is even more so! For reasons outside our control, the published speaker is now unable to attend. However, Steve Chapman, who has over 40 years experience in electron microscopy, has published several books on the subject and given talks to the Royal Microscopical Society, has agreed to give the talk. It looks like being an entertaining and informative event. Don’t miss it!
Cambridge, Imperial College London and Oxford have been named among the ten best universities in the world to study engineering and technology disciplines. Read more...
G ot your March pay packet? If you’re a woman, a special congratulations is in order. Because with a UK gender pay gap of 20%, it’s essentially the first month of the year you actually get paid for working. - Kirstie Brewer - The Guardian Read more...
Due to unforseen circumstances this event has been postponed. Please check the website for revised date NCC, Bristol & Bath Science Park, Bristol, BS16 7FS We are delighted to invite you to join the APMG for a visit to the National Composites Centre, part of the UK High Value Manufacturing Catapult. The fourth in a series of regional visits, this event will seek to highlight the cutting-edge technology development in advanced manufacturing happening at the National Composites Centre and its potential business applications, particularly for SMEs. A tour of the Tech Centre will be provided, before keynote speeches and a panel discussion that will touch on the country’s progress in addressing current challenges facing the manufacturing sector. Speakers include: Chris White MP , Co-Chair, APMG…
Holidays, annual leave, vacation. Whatever you call it, it’s supposed to be that few days of the year when you down tools and spend some leisure time away from the day job, eat ice-cream, visit museums, and laze around on a hot sandy beach somewhere exotic. However, for some of us, there is no such thing as being ‘off duty’ no matter where we are…Most people come back from their holidays with photos of themselves doing something enjoyable and having lots of fun. Photos of their menu choice in the local restaurant, standing in front of a statue of a local hero, on the beach sleeping, as well as the statutory pictures of the sunburn marks…. But not me… My rather random holiday snaps always need a lot of explanation to my confused friends. I spend a lot of my holiday time in France in a…
