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  • 7 Shades Of OSI Vs 250 Shades Of FTSE

    How important is the 7 layers of OSI (the internet) in today’s tech economy? Are the 7 layers of OSI the new global business standard? What does that mean for the FTSE 250 and its ability to loop into foreign direct investments? What is the impact for Cyber Innovations? Will the FTSE 250 position itself to be a leader in transaction based innovations and consumer based technology? How will the FTSE 250 effect SSE 180, NYSE Composites or even Nikkei 225 tech innovators? …Will it? It seems across the tech landscape, ideas of foreign direct investments of FTSE 100 and their market innovations are starting to feed into the FTSE 250, but is the FTSE 250 able to match the opportunities presented to complement the global critical mass opportunities? Or is it waiting for the unicorn from the FTSE 350…

    Rimesh Patel
    Rimesh Patel

  • OTT Better Than Broadcast

    Back on the 26th February I attended the Streaming Forum Conference that was co-located with BVE at the ExCel in London. I was there not only to attend the conference, but I was also there to present on the experiences of the last 12 months with respect to UHD HDR to the consumer – more on that for another blog post. This conference was focused on the question ‘OTT: better than broadcast’, but the biggest reveal was that the meaning of ‘OTT’ has many different interpretations, so much so that it might even be immaterial to the conversation. When you hear the OTT acronym, you pick up that it is short for ‘Over The Top’ – but what does it mean? Well let us go through some definitions that I heard that day and generally around the media world. ‘OTT means any service that is provided via the open…

    Ian Nock
    Ian Nock

  • IET Solent Retired Members Secretary Wins 2018 Volunteer Medal

    Mr John Harvey is the most recent winner of the IET Volunteer Medal.Emerging  top of a competitive shortlist  late last year, this attainment recognises John’s long-standing support, much of which has been at Solent.  For over a decade now John has done a tremendous job as Secretary of our Retired Members section, which lays on technical visits and a series of monthly talks in the Portsmouth area that attract typically in excess of 100 people - such is their popularity and interest. You will find future events listed as part of our programme.  Congratulations again to John. (We don’t mean to brag, but John’s success follows that of two of our other volunteers -  Gordon Dixon and Joe Dunn, in 2015 .) More detail about the IET awards presented in November can be read  here .

    Ian MacGillivray
    Ian MacGillivray

  • The 2019 IET Scholarships And Bursaries Celebration Ceremony

    Apprentices and students from all over the UK gathered at IET London: Savoy Place for a successful Scholarships and Bursaries Celebration, Workshops and Ceremony in February.The 160 individuals who took part have all been awarded either a Diamond Jubilee Scholarship or an Engineering Horizons Bursary to support them through their studies and launch them into a career in engineering. The day started off with a welcome from IET Awards and Prizes Manager, Linda Deleay, who said: "By winning one of these awards, you have shown yourselves to be passionate about engineering and technology and about pursuing this fantastic profession and promoting it to others." The packed agenda included workshops to learn about the IET, including Professional Development and Career Manager, the Young Professionals…

  • IET Colloquium On Millimetre-wave And Terahertz Engineering & Technology

    It was another successful event hosted jointly by the RF and Microwave, Electromagnetics and Antennas and Propagation TPN’s   Held in Savoy Place, London, on 15 March, delegates heard from speakers from NPL, University of Birmingham, Imperial College London, University of Strathclyde as well as many other institutions about the  millimetre-wave and terahertz regions of the electromagnetic spectrum There was also an international element to the event with Michael Marcus from Virginia tech, speaking. Michael was kind enough to share his presentation, which can be viewed in the files section of the community. For those able to attend, we hope you enjoyed the event! We would love to hear from everyone about what you would like to see at next year’s event and where you would like to see it – this…

    Former Staff Member
    Former Staff Member

  • Engineering Extravaganza Event - 18th March 2019 held at the AMRC in Rotherham

    Another successful 'Engineering Extravaganza' Event held at the AMRC yesterday. Five PEI's delivered activities this time ( IET / IMechE / ICE / IOM3 & IChemE) IET SYLN delivered the Faraday activity called 'Motor Madness' Layla Graham and Alan Chater lead the activity with 4 STEM Ambassadors in support. We once again had an enthusiastic set of schoolchildren attending and managed 5 separate deliveries of the activity throughout the day from the 9 participating schools. A questionnaire was issued to the students at the end of the event via EngineeringUK and it will be interesting to see the results and viewpoints from this at our next Joint PEI/STEM Committee meeting next week.

    Alan Chater
    Alan Chater

  • IET Committee For 2019

    The IET System Safety Engineering Network Committee organises programme of activities for IET members, engineers and members of the public. All of these events and activities are made possible by the efforts of a dedicated group of volunteers. If you would like to know more about volunteering your time to help with our activities, please get in touch with any of the current volunteers listed below or the Community Manager for the network. James Inge, Chair Brian Penfold, Past Chair Andrew Banks, Executive Team Member Andy German, Executive Team Member Dr Mark Nicholson, Executive Team Member Nirav N Chokshi, , Executive Team Member Dr Nektarios Karanikas, Executive Team Member Eur Ing Paulo Oliveira, Executive Team Member Dr Malcolm Cook, Executive Team Member Dr Fan Ye,  Executive Team Member…

    Lynsay Callaghan
    Lynsay Callaghan

  • The Internet Of Things Is Ready To Go Mainstream

    Now is the time for organisations operating in developed markets to sit up and pay attention to the Internet of Things (IoT), says expert Dr Rishi Mohan Bhatnagar. Read more here  Join Dr Bhatagar and many more at Living in the IoT: realising the socioeconomic benefits of an interconnected world at IET London: Savoy Place, 1-2 May 2019.

    Joanne Longton
    Joanne Longton

  • what's happening at IET Brunei LN

    Friday, 18th January 2019 –A total of 23 students from UTB on Campus visited Labi Coffee Farm, Brunei's only local source for coffee beans. The students were able to tour the 19-hectare farm and demonstrated how the beans are harvested and treated before they are sent to their processing facility. The coffee beans are exported to countries such as Vietnam, China, Japan, and even as far as Canada.   Friday, 25th January 2019 – A total of 14 On Campus students attended a training on how to tackle fear of public speaking (glossophobia) and delivering an effective presentation.   Sunday, 27th January 2019 – YPS Brunei LN organised a social gathering to strengthen bonds between YPS and on campus group. Jevons (YPS Vice Chairperson) and Tay (Chair YPS) both gave some motivational talk and tips on…

    Siong Tang
    Siong Tang

  • IET Present Around The World Brunei Local Heat 2019

    Sunday, 17th March 2019, Bandar Seri Begawan - A total of 8 participants competed in Present Around The World (PATW) 2019 Brunei Local Heat, organized by The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) Brunei Local Network last Sunday in Universiti Teknologi Brunei (UTB).IET PATW Brunei Local Heat is an annual competition conducted by IET Brunei Local Network which provide a platform for youths between the age of 18 to 30 years old to present any Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) topic. The presentation should be given in a 10 minutes duration followed by 5 minutes Question and Answer session from the judges and audiences. This year, all participants presented their respective topic in front of the audiences and the panel of judges which consisted of Major Wan Farhan…

    Former Community Member
    Former Community Member

  • Gloucestershire Committee 2019

    Dave Allen Chair David.Allen@ietvolunteer.org   Phillip Harris Secretary Phillip.Harris@ietvolunteer.org   Steve Thomas Treasurer Stephen.Thomas@ietvolunteer.org   Nicole Saunders Schools Liaison Officer David Pearson Committee member Jon Ambrose Publicity Officer Kermit Sibindi Webmaster Robert Gregory Publicity Officer Tom Smith Webmaster Julie Hudson IET Local Network Manager

    Former Staff Member
    Former Staff Member

  • We Know Some Of You Like Your Hi-Fi !

    Booking is now open for a thrilling Hi Fi and audio engineering evening double bill, from world-class nearby companies Origin Live and Naim Audio . Thursday 23rd May, Whiteley, 7pm. Register for a place now via the event page .  From Valves & Vinyl to WiFi & Silicon - the engineering behind how we listen to music While we put in place the final event details, we wanted to inform our Online Community about this exciting event in May. Speakers from world renowned, regional audio companies will share some insights about the engineering and technology behind how we listen to music. Both modern and classic technologies will be covered, from those allowing us to enjoy modern streaming services like Spotify, Tidal and Apple Music to vinyl replay, which is enjoying a resurgence. There is also the prospect…

    Ian MacGillivray
    Ian MacGillivray

  • Solent Committee Sets Priorities For Fresh Activity

    Rebuilding our support for early career 'young professionals', strengthening our university links, learning from other networks and possibly supporting a future Hack Pompey event.   The local network committee met in February - one of typically around 3 meetings per year. Having reviewed how well we are delivering against our plans, much of the rest of the meeting was devoted to considering priorities for possible additional activity going forward.  Collectively, this was determined to be (in order of priority): Rebuilding a team focused on supporting early career 'young professionals'. Engaging with IET bursars and scholars at local universities and on accredited apprenticeship schemes (as part of strengthening higher education links). Learning from other IET local networks Possibly supporting…

    Ian MacGillivray
    Ian MacGillivray

  • IET Northumbria 2019 Final Year Students' Projects Competition

    The results of the IET Northumbria 2019 local universities' final year students' projects competitionThe local universities’ final year engineering projects competition took place on the 13th of March in the impressive new Building Sciences block of Newcastle University. The annual event which is sponsored by IET Northumbria drew a wide variety of entries from Northumbria, Newcastle, Sunderland and Durham universities. The projects detailed in the posters section of the event ranged from ‘Device Detection Using Machine Learning Techniques’ to ‘Metal oxide characterisation for high temperature transistors’.  In the presentations event the topics included ‘Development of a Signature Analyser Test System’ and an ‘An analysis of helicopter propulsion through Biomimicry’ All of the entries were…

    Emmanuel Omotosho
    Emmanuel Omotosho

  • Magnets, Brains And Currents.. Oh My ! (IET Central London Network Event)

    Professor Daniel Bulte Associate Professor in Engineering Science at the University of Oxford spoke at the "Modern Mesmerism: The history and future of medical magnetism in the brain" event held at the IET Savoy Place organised by the IET Central London Network. He gave a very entertaining talk on how Franz Mesmer was able to use magnetic energies and animal-magnetism to promote wellbeing in the Victorian age. From the talk, it sounded like the approach was genuinely ground breaking, in that, it probably created the first franchise model in the Victorian age where his theories even warranted a Royal commission which created one of the first ever peer review processes for clinical trials. The scientists that reviewed his theories included Benjamin Franklin. Charles Dickins and Mozart were fans…

    Rimesh Patel
    Rimesh Patel

  • Modern Mesmerism: The History And Future Of Medical Magnetism In The Brain (IET London Network March 2019)

    "The average proton does not know the difference when inside a submarine or human brain" is where his intrigue started explained Professor Daniel Bulte Associate Professor in Engineering Science at the University of Oxford at the "Modern Mesmerism: The history and future of medical magnetism in the brain" event held at the IET Savoy Place organised by the IET Central London Network – March 2019. Professor Bulte gave an engaging and entertaining account of how mesmerism prompted the creation of modern MRI scanners used in hospitals today. Professor explained how Franz Mesmer himself was fascinated with magnets and energy fields which led him to eventually franchise the Mesmeric Procedure where folk in the Victorian area, would want to gather and receive mesmeric treatments!! The appeal of mesmerism…

    Rimesh Patel
    Rimesh Patel

  • UKSEDS Space 2019 Lifts Off At Edinburgh!

    I recently attended the UKSEDS Space Conference up in Edinburgh on 2 March 2019.  It’s the first conference I’ve ever been to and I had a great time meeting all the other exhibitors, together with lots of amazing students. There was a lot of interest in the sponsored stand that the IET Satellite Systems & Applications Network organised and I was pleased that some of our wonderful volunteers were able to help out over the two days of the conference. I also managed to spend some time having a go in the simulator docking the Soyuz spacecraft to the International Space Station.  I was surprised that even with my slightly numb fingers I managed it first time and have the certificate to prove it.  That will be a great memento of an excellent conference.  I was just so disappointed to have to leave…

    Deborah-Claire McKenzie
    Deborah-Claire McKenzie

  • Putting The Finishing Touches To Our 2019 Tribology Conference

    I’m looking forward to our New Challenges in Tribology Conference coming up on 27-28 March 2019 in Birmingham.  We’ve a great programme of speakers over the two days and have just finished finalising our programme.   You can see further details here and how to register if you’ve not yet secured your place. Two of our speakers who’ve recently been confirmed are Professor Anne Neville, Director of the newly formed Institute of Functional Surfaces (iFS) which comprises 80 researchers. The Institute has a funding portfolio that spans many agencies and industrial sectors including medical, oil and gas & automotive.  Anne was also elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh in 2005 and FREng 2010.  She was awarded the Donald Julius Groen Prize for Tribology in 2012, the 2014 STLE Wilbert…

    Deborah-Claire McKenzie
    Deborah-Claire McKenzie

  • “The Internet Of Things Is Ready To Go Mainstream”

    Now is the time for organisations operating in developed markets to sit up and pay attention to the Internet of Things (IoT), says expert Dr Rishi Mohan Bhatnagar.Dr Bhatnagar is President of IoT solutions company Aeris Communications and also chairs the Institution of Engineering and Technology’s specialist panel, which organises an annual IoT Congress in India. Having seen the evolution of connected technology in India, Dr Bhatnagar insists that in 2019, “IoT is business as usual and will be the driver of significant competitive advantage.” In the past few years, it’s been emerging markets such as India that have invested heavily in IoT, but Dr Bhatnagar thinks that times are changing. He considers where IoT is in the ‘hype cycle’, the life cycle that a technology goes through from initial…

  • Announcement Of Speakers for our Forthcoming Event: Importance Of Control And Automation In Industrial 4.0.

    I'm delighted to announce below, the speakers for our April event in Malaysia Dr. Tan Chee Pin (Edwin) is an Associate Professor at the School of Engineering, Monash University Malaysia. His research interest lies mainly in the use of observers to estimate states and faults in dynamic systems. He has published widely in the top Control theory journals such as Automatica, IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, International Journal of Robust and Nonlinear Control, and IEEE Transactions on Cybernetics. He is also a member of the Conference Editorial Board of the IEEE Control Systems Society. At Monash University, he heads the Mechatronics Engineering program, which is heavily involved in technologies of the 4th Industrial Revolution, both in teaching and research. Under his leadership, the Mechatronics…

    Joanne Longton
    Joanne Longton

  • IET Present Around The World (PATW) Competition 2019

    The   IET   Cyprus   Network   hosts its annual global   competition   for Young Professionals and Students within engineering to develop and showcase their presentation skills.   All you have to do is give a 10-minute presentation on an engineering or technology related subject, followed by a short question and answer session.   The participants should be between 18 – 30 years of age to enter and is open to both IET members and non-members.   There are prizes for the winners and the runner ups and certificates for all participants.   To enter you will need to write a short abstract (maximum 1 side of A4 page) describing the proposed subject of your paper; your talk can be about anything related to the field of technology or engineering. All these must be in the English language.    More information…

    Alkis Spyrou
    Alkis Spyrou

  • Technical Visit To Kingston Beverage & Creamery Sdn. Bhd.

    Saturday, 9 th March 2019, Bandar Seri Begawan – The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) Brunei Local Network has recently organized a technical visit to Kingston Beverage & Creamery Sdn. Bhd. The objectives of the visit are to learn on the function of the company, the services provided and products produced, the technology being used in running the businesses and to learn about the manufacturing activities etc. A total of 19 IET Members joined the technical visit. The group was first being given a video presentation, which explained on the technology and equipments that are being used on the production line of the company. Kingston Beverage & Creamery Sdn. Bhd.’s main product is ice cream. The video presentation also shows the procedure and steps in producing various types and…

    Aminuddin Yussof
    Aminuddin Yussof

  • Book A Place At The IET Scotland Dinner May 2019

    On Thursday 2nd May 2019 the IET Scotland Dinner will be held at the Radison Blu Hotel in Glasgow. Reception drinks will be held from 6:30pm and the dinner will begin at 7pm. The theme of the dinner this year is Women in Engineering to celebrate the 100th Birthday of the Women's Engineering Society (WES). The event will be hosted by the IET Scotland Chair, Dr Carol Marsh and the speaker will be Dr Nina Baker, Engineering Historian. Book a place at the IET Scotland Dinner  today to ensure your team/ organisation join us at this prestigious event.

    Jennifer Short
    Jennifer Short

  • Digitalisation Of The Energy System - Impacts Of Digital Solutions On Traditional Networks Operation

    This is a reminder of the following upcoming IET Northumbria event. Event Digitalisation of the Energy System - Impacts on traditional networks operation. Talk Focus What is Digitalisation and what are the technologies that support the transition into a more digitalized system? Speaker Dale Geach (The Technology and Innovation Manager for the Siemens Digital Grid Systems business in the UK) Date Monday 25th March, 2019 Time 18:15 (Tea/coffee/biscuits from 17:30) Venue Room ELA002 Ellison Building, University of Northumbria Ellison Place, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 8ST Registration https://localevents.theiet.org/78808c Additional Information Please note that registration is free and all are welcome. On-line registration in advance would be appreciated.   Highlights The 3D’s of the energy system…

    Emmanuel Omotosho
    Emmanuel Omotosho

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