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  • Wikimedia Edit-a-thon Event

    To celebrate Ada Lovelace Day this month the IET is working with Wikimedia to run an edit-a-thon for our members. We are offering you the opportunity for a training and networking day, co-sponsored by Wikimedia UK. This is part of a worldwide celebration of Ada Lovelace Day, a focus point for activities around women in STEM careers, named after the first computer programmer. You will learn how to edit Wikipedia, and will work together to create and improve articles about female engineers as women are under-represented on Wikipedia, both as participants and as subjects of biographies. You will have the chance to network with engineers from other companies, to discuss initiatives that support women in their careers. We will be inviting trade press to document these positive steps. The outcomes…

    Former Community Member
    Former Community Member

  • IBC 2014 - Women In The Broadcast Industry

    There is an ongoing campaign to highlight the need of attracting more women into the traditionally male-dominated fields of engineering and broadcasting. We talk to some industry professionals to get their views on the subject.

    Former Community Member
    Former Community Member

  • IBC 2014 - SeeQVault

    One of the great things about IBC is finding out about new up and coming technology before everyone else! We met up with Victor Matsuda, Chief Communications Officer and Dean E. Short, Esq, Corporate Secretary and Treasurer of NSM Initiatives LLC, a group made up of some of the leaders in consumer technology – Panasonic, Samsung, Sony and Toshiba. They’re working on SeeQVault a product that will allow consumers to move content seamlessly across devices without domain or account bound restrictions, enjoy content anywhere, anytime with or without an internet connection and much more, watch the video below for more details…

    Former Community Member
    Former Community Member

  • IBC 2014 - Second Screen

    With the growing popularity of tablets and smart phones, people are increasingly using them whilst watching TV. The second screen is becoming more popular, with operators working on ways in which they can interact with the consumer using the second screen. At IBC I wanted to talk to providers of second screen technology to find out what second screen means to them, what they are trying to address with their app and what are the consumer trends? Miles Weaver, Innovation Programme Strategist, Piksel Piksel's 2Si second screen interactive suite provides a fully customizable modular toolkit that lets you create, integrate and update second screen experiences for all types of devices. Colas Overkott, CEO, Visiware Visiware is an innovative interactive studio based in Paris, New-York and Denver,…

  • Americas Community Volunteer Conference

    Hi all, The Americas Community Volunteer Conference will be held in San Francsico in November. At this meeting, groups from all over the Amercias will discuss plans for the IET in the region and ideas for improving things such as communciton, interaction with other groups etc. If you have any ideas or points of view, please pass them along! Allan

    Allan Casey
    Allan Casey

  • IBC 2014 - IP and the Broadcast chain

    What better place to find out about the future of IP and the broadcast chain than at IBC, we spoke to some providers of IPTV to find out answers to these questions: • What are the challenges of broadcasting over IP compared to traditional broadcasting? • What are the benefits of broadcasting over IP to the general public? • What’s wrong with the system as it is? • What are the drivers for moving over to broadcasting using IP? • What does the future hold? How do you think we will be consuming media in five years’ time? To find out what they said click on the videos below where we spoke to: Phil Laven, Chairman DVB Project, Digital Video Broadcasting (DVB) The Digital Video Broadcasting Project is an industry-led consortium of over 200 broadcasters, manufacturers, network operators, software…

    Former Community Member
    Former Community Member

  • Resilience And Cyber Security Of Technology In The Built Environment

    This briefing is essential reading for those involved in the specification, design, procurement and operation of buildings where there is a convergence of corporate IT and building systems, including industrial control systems (ICS). The technical briefing examines the different sources of threats across the building lifecycle from initial concept through to decommissioning. It considers potential threat agents that could cause or contribute to a cyber security incident and identifies some of the measures that may be appropriate to reduce the risks. Economic and environmental pressures have encouraged the convergence of technical infrastructure and computer-based systems. Cyber security and resilience incidents are becoming increasingly common as these converged systems are being connected…

  • An Interview with Leon Daniels from the Bus Innovation: How Green Can Buses Be event

    On 17 th September 2014, Central London held an event about the innovative green technology being implemented in the new Routemaster buses. The speaker, Leon Daniels, has been working in the bus industry for over 40 years. He is currently the Managing Director of Surface Transport and has involvements in the transport elements of the Olympic Games. We caught up with Leon at the event. Can you tell me a little bit about yourself? I’m Leon Daniels, Managing Director of Surface Transport at Transport for London. It’s a job I have been doing for 3 and half years. In my past I have worked for the government, shipping, publishing and I fell into transport by accident. As soon as I got into transport I realised that I loved it; during the course of my time I ran sight-seeing buses here in London,…

    Former Community Member
    Former Community Member

  • Important Documents Of IET Hong Kong

    Hong Kong Handbook Hong Kong Election Procedure Hong Kong Constitution The IET Royal Charter and Bye-laws The IET Rules of Conduct

    Dodi Mak
    Dodi Mak

  • First Lego League in Scotland

    Building on the success of the Regional Event held in Edinburgh in January, there are three events being held on 29 th November at Dynamic Earth in Edinburgh, on 2 nd December at the Glasgow Science Centre and on 10 th December at Aberdeen’s Satrosphere. Ten teams of young people will be competing at each of these events to see which team goes forward to the National Final, with the possibility of going on to the World Final in America at which in 2013 and this year, a team from Britain was the overall winner. The 30 teams competing in Scotland have been very encouraged by being able to have dedicated coaches and assistant engineer mentors providing support as they hone their skills ready to meet the challenges on the day. Laura Meikle of Lambda Jam, the FIRST ® LEGO ® League (FLL) organiser…

    Former Community Member
    Former Community Member

  • Chairman's Message 2014

    I am honoured to serve the Robotics and Mechatronics TNP as the Chairman in 2014. This is an exciting time for robotics in particular and for mechatronics in general. This is represented by the establishment of Public-Private Partnership in Robotics by European Commission and organisations representing European industry and European research in 2012 to provide more funding to boost the research, innovation and applications of robotics in Europe. It is expected to received €700M in funding from the Commission for 2014 – 2020 and €2100 million from European industry to form the largest civilian-funded robotics innovation programme in the world. The UK government has also identify the Robotics and Autonomous Systems as one of the eight great technologies. Robotics has been around for over 20 years…

    Joanne Longton
    Joanne Longton

  • IET Scotland Committee Members For The 2014-15 Session

    The IET Scotland Committee Members for the 2014-2015 session are as follows - Honorary Chairman: Professor Jim McDonald Executive Chairman: David Ritchie MSc BSc CEng FIET Senior Vice Chairman: Derek Little MSc PhD CEng FIET Junior Vice Chairman: Vacancy Past Executive Chairman: Paul R McKenna CEng MIET Honorary Secretary: Ryan M Tumilty MEng PhD CEng MIET Honorary Treasurer: Ryan M Tumilty MEng PhD CEng MIET Knowledge Management Board - IET Scotland North: Michael Cotterell CEng FIET Eur Ing Michael Gaskill MEng (Hons) MTech CEng MIET IET Scotland South East: Benjamin Clarke BEng (Hons) CEng MIGEM MIET IET Scotland South West: T McLean BSc CMILT MIET IET Scotland EC&I: Erik McEachern IET Scotland Manufacturing: Derek Little MSc PhD CEng FIET IET Scotland Power: C Cresswell MEng PhD MIET IET…

  • About IET Birmingham Network

    Introduction IET Birmingham is located in Austin Court , the IET's conference centre in Birmingham. In the Birmingham area, the IET provides a range of lectures and meetings covering electrical, electronic and manufacturing engineering; provides information and assistance on career development, and a Continuing Professional Development programme; encourages young people to join the profession through visits to local schools and colleges by the Schools Education and Liaison Service and public lectures; provides a programme of events especially for and organised by the Young professionals. Birmingham Network events can be seen clicking on the Events link. Do you have an idea for an event? Do you know a good speaker? Let us know what you want. If you have a clear idea for an event which the IET…

    Joanne Longton
    Joanne Longton

  • Chairman's Welcome 2012-13

    Welcome to the 2012-2013 session of activities which myself and the Birmingham Network hope you will find both interesting and informative. On behalf of the committee and membership at large, I would like to take this opportunity to express my sincerest thanks to Mr Robert Diprose , our departing Chairman, for his invaluable contribution to leading the committee over the past two years. He ensured the smooth delivery of an extremely interesting and varied programme over the 2010-2012 calendars. Fortunately for us, Robert’s involvement with the network has not ceased and he will be continuing to support the committee locally, with event preparation and delivery, and regionally in his capacity as incoming Chair of the West Midlands Area Forum. We wish him every success in his new role. I would…

    Joanne Longton
    Joanne Longton

  • Munich Underground Visit

    Munich Underground Visit Just before the end of the Bavarian school holidays we organised a visit to the Munich sewers. We expected that there would be lots of parents anxious to see their kids out of the way for an hour or two. Instead of children, eight adults turned up who, with a guide from the Munich City Drainage Department ( Münchner Stadtentwässerung ), descended into the depths. The previous night it had rained so heavily that the water in the Munich sewer was too high to receive visitors. Fortunately, the guide had an alternative in mind. In Schwabing we descended into the " Jägerkanal ", built by British engineers in the 19th century under the direction of Max von Pettenkofer . The original bricks were still in good condition, apart from the odd bit of repaired bomb damage. By the…

    Howard Gray
    Howard Gray

  • Visit to Barcelona Super Computing Centre

    A visit is planned to Barcelona Super Computing Centre on Thursday, 23rd October 2014 The visit will commence at at 17:30 and last for about an hour. Please register online Barcelona Super Computing Centre Nexus I - Campus Nord UPC C/ Jordi Girona 2, 2a. (map) 08034 Barcelona - Spain Anyone who has an interest in the architecture of supercomputers or is curious about how they are used for a variety of topics including investigating life and earth sciences will find the visit fascinating. More information about the Centre

    Joanne Longton
    Joanne Longton

  • The IET Story

    Come take a look at The IET Story Engineering makes the world go round! An overview of the IET, representing engineering and the IET from a 21st century perspective. Showcasing how the IET inspires, informs and influences the global engineering community, supporting technology innovation to meet the needs of society.

    Dodi Mak
    Dodi Mak

  • Related Links

    Engineering Institutions & Related Organisations: The Hong Kong Institution of Engineers (HKIE) The Institution of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, Hong Kong Section (IEEE HK). The Macau Institution of Engineers Hong Kong Trade Development Council The Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Hong Kong Branch (IMechE–HK)

    Dodi Mak
    Dodi Mak

  • Winner - Control PhD Award 2014

    Dr. Sandira Gayadeen was awarded a DPhil degree by the University of Oxford in 2014. She is currently a postdoctoral research assistant with the Control Group at Oxford. Her research focuses on the design and analysis of controllers to achieve optimal performance of particle accelerators. Her work is in collaboration with Diamond Light Source, the UK’s national synchrotron facility.

    Joanne Longton
    Joanne Longton

  • IET Communities Content: 10 Of The Best

    Now that the 2013/14 IET Communities session has ended I have collated some of the best content that our Communities have created over the last year. Here is my top 10 but please feel free to add any others in the comments below:   So, in no particular order:   Young Professionals Engineering Challenge London Network (YP Section) In August the London Young Professionals held an Engineering Challenge to build a tall tower out of dried spaghetti to emulate the Shard skyscraper in London. One of the judges was former Young Woman Engineer of the Year Award winner Roma Agrawal who provided the delegates with some interesting facts around the building of the Shard. You can also take a look at some of the photos from the event via this Storify post .   Taros 2014 Robotics and Mechatronics Network…

    Former Community Member
    Former Community Member

  • Visit to Marshall’s Humber Car Collection

    On a damp Tuesday evening some 22 IET members and guests were given access to Allan Marshall’s collection of Humber cars. The evening started with a talk by Allan informing us how the collection started and information about the history of Humber cars and each car in his collection. His talk was witty and informative and left you thinking that Allan could have entertained us all night, if not longer! We then had open access to his collection, no barriers or roped off areas. In fact Allan encourages visitors to sit in and play, just a shame he doesn’t allow you take them on the road for a drive. All night Allan wondered amongst us telling stories and answering questions. On top of his Humber car collection Allan has an enormous collection of Airfix model planes, di-cast car models and articles…

    Deborah-Claire McKenzie
    Deborah-Claire McKenzie

  • IBC 2014 - Vislink

    The Vislink Group is a global technology business specialising in the collection and delivery of high quality video and associated data from the field to the point of usage. Vislink provides solutions to the broadcast market for the collection of live news, sport and entertainment events and to the surveillance market including defence, law enforcement and public safety customers. In this video I talk to Ayes Amewudah, International Sales and Marketing Director; Bryan Schell, Technical Demonstration Specialist and Ali Zarkesh, Product Development Director and they tell me about what they are showcasing at IBC this year.

  • ArcelorMittal Learning Week

    (CEO Robert Bellisle addresses the participants and opens the event) The LN was specially invited to exhibit the IET's suite of products and services to the members of the ArcelorMittal family, during their learning week, on Friday 26th September. The IET was prominently displayed and well positioned within the hall and were the only professional engineering and technology body present, which added a key focal point on its importance in the industry. The event was attended by over 75 persons who visited various booths, including the University of Trindiad and Tobago, the University of the West Indies, Automation Technology College, Metal Industries Company, Arthur Lok Jack Gaduate School of Business, to name a few. (Cross section of attendees and exhibitors) The IET booth attracted engineers…

    Jason Robert Rameshwar
    Jason Robert Rameshwar

  • Date Fixed for Rosetta Landing Attempt

    The European Space Agency (Esa) have announced Wednesday, 12 November 2014 as the date for the historic comet landing attempt. The Rosetta Satellite which is currently orbiting Comet 67P will drop a robot from a height of 20km. All being well, the lander will free-fall and make contact with the comet's surface at approximately 15.35 GMT. For further information on this article on the BBC website click here.

    Deborah-Claire McKenzie
    Deborah-Claire McKenzie

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