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  • UK Space Students All Set For Washington

    Earlier in the summer, the IET Satellite TPN were pleased to link up with the British Interplanetary Society, Space Universities Network (SUN) and UKSEDS for the UK heat of the IAF Space Students competition.A total of six under/post graduates competed for the two prizes which were won by Undergraduate - Eleonor Frost - University College London -  Investigating the Feasibility and Design of a Microgravity Surgical Workstation  and Postgraduate - Thomas Cheyney - Northumbria University - In the Interest of All Countries - Ensuring Equitable Access to Space Resources You can read this write-up  courtesy of Stuart Eves from the BIS,  which gives more details about the event and the finalists. We also filmed all the presentations on the day for our IET.tv channel and the presentations are available…

    Deborah-Claire McKenzie
    Deborah-Claire McKenzie

  • 5G - Unleashed - Coming Soon!

    5G has been all over the headlines recently with EE and Three launching their 5G offering to customers. The RF and Microwave TPN will be running it's annual seminar in 2020 covering 5G,  with a mix of talks and live presentations of the technology The event will celebrate the launch of 5G technology and provide a platform to the industry and academia to showcase their innovations. The event will provide an opportunity to both industry and academia to demonstrate the capability of their 5G testbed and trials for vertical applications such as: Transport and energy sectors  ? Telecommunications  ? Medical and Healthcare  ? Urban and Rural Applications and Coverage  ? Agriculture  ?‍? Media and Broadcasting  ? Tourism  ? Industrial IoT  ? Satellite Communications  ? The event will provide a valuable…

    Former Staff Member
    Former Staff Member

  • Volunteering Opportunities In IET Manchester Network

    You're an Engineer or Technician and proud of our profession, what we do and our part in engineering a better world - and boy do we need that right now?   How about putting something back and joining our local committee - as a regular member or just to arrange the odd event, produce videos or whatever floats your boat? We're looking for keen and active people who can help us create awareness of the IET, engineering and technology. We'd welcome all abilities and ages to augment our friendly team. If you would like to get in touch to discuss volunteering in any capacity, please get in touch. Why becoming a volunteer should be one of your goals for 2020.. There are so many benefits to volunteering with the IET , but here are just some to spark your interest:       Make new connections and expand…

    Former Community Member
    Former Community Member

  • Congratulations to Pradesh Boodoosingh

    Mr. Pradesh Boodoosingh a student from UTT, PT. Lisas Campus  won the IET Trinidad and Tobago Local Network, Present Around the World competition held at UWI on Sat May 25, 2019. The topic he presented on was ‘ Programming Artifical Neural Networks to simulate a human ethical consciousness to make decisions’ . Pradesh's  prize was a free all expense paid trip to enter the  next leg of the  competition, the  IET PATW North American Finals in San Diego, USA to compete with  6 other winners of their respective   universities/engineering groups in Canada and the USA. Pradesh was the first runner up in this prestigious competition and received the  highest marks for speaking style, crowd engagement and overall PowerPoint presentation quality with animations and design. The winner however was a Canadian…

    J. Maraj
    J. Maraj

  • 5 Reasons You Should Get Involved With Your Local Network

    1) Expand your network The importance of networking and its influence on your career can often get overlooked, but it has a huge role to play when it comes to professional development and access to the hidden job market. Getting involved in an LN gives you the chance to meet local engineers from all walks of life and stages in their career, and is a great way of expanding your network.   2) Practice new skills in a safe environment LNs give you a great opportunity to practice and develop your soft skills in a safe environment. Use the network as your playground and get your hands dirty in areas such as finance, organisaton and communication, helping you to hone skills you’ll use later in the workplace.   3) Master your people skills People can be funny creatures, and engineers even more so…

    Eoin McGread
    Eoin McGread

  • Committee 2019

    Chair - Ian Buxton Secretary - vacant Treasurer - vacant Members Alex Barrett Caitlin Woods David Baker David Bryant Eleni Kaplani George Williamson Graham Evans John Ames Kevin Foster Kevin Magee Lee Skillern Mark Ward Michael Wharton Trevor Branton Staff contact Local Network Manager - Julie Hudson

    Julie
    Julie

  • RIAT 2019 And Our Surprise Visitor

    The volunteers from the IET Aerospace and Satellite Technical Professional Networks were pleased to be invited by the IET Swindon Local Network to join them on their stand once again, which was one of the largest in the Techno Zone this year.The atrocious weather on the Friday, which led to most of the flying programme being cancelled, worked in our favour by generating lots of visitors to the stand.  We were especially delighted to have a surprise visit by Tim Peake, the astronaut.  Whilst on our stand, Tim was kind enough to try some of our activities including the gliding simulator, meet the volunteers and pose for lots of photos.   I thought this year the variety of activities/literature on the stand was excellent and catered for a wide range of visitors at different stages of their careers…

    Deborah-Claire McKenzie
    Deborah-Claire McKenzie

  • IET Merseyside And Western Cheshire Events Newsletter - September 2019 to January 2020 Is Now Available As An On-line Flip Book

    IET Merseyside and Western Cheshire Events Newsletter - January 2019 to September 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 1.5Mb.   Twice per year, the Merseyside and Western Cheshire Local Network publishes an events newsletter.  The newsletter contains news about free events to attend, articles on past events and contact information for the local network.  The newsletter is available in hard copy, online flip book and pdf file.

    Rob McDonald
    Rob McDonald

  • Nominate IET Local Network Committee By 30 September 2019

    Call for nominations for the LN Chair, Treasurer, Honorary Secretary roles and Ordinary Committee members. Nomination or self-nomination accepted. Cut-off Date is 30 September, 2019. Please email information to  iet.toronto@theiet.org

    Former Community Member
    Former Community Member

  • 5G Toronto Summit

    Worked with IEEE group for events .

    Former Community Member
    Former Community Member

  • IET Malaysia Award Nominations

    email : malaysia@theiet.org faceook  : https://www.facebook.com/TheIETMalaysia/ Kindly apply for IET Awards: IET Young Engineer Award  IET Women Engineer Achievement Award IET Achievement Award (Industry)  IET Achievement Award (Academic) The IET Malaysia Network Award Recipients will be announced on, Event   : IET Malaysia Network Prestige Lecture & Annual Dinner 2019 Hotel: Renaissance Hotel KL Date: 28 SEP 2019

    Wai Yie Leong
    Wai Yie Leong

  • Who's Watching Who - The 2019 John Logie Baird Lecture - Now you can watch it too...

    Who's Watching Who… Each year the IET produces the John Logie Baird Lecture focused on a key area of the media industry, and this year it was focused on data. Data has become the currency of the modern Internet age, encompassing our offline life, online life and entertainment experiences for analysis, targeting, recommendation, addressability, usage analysis, and operational support.   The Multimedia Communications Technical Network brought together the key protagonists for this evening with a very spirited discussion about data in TV and Media with a little spill over into the broader perspective:   Barry Flynn, Senior Lecturer, University of Westminster London Introduction - https://tv.theiet.org/?videoid=13348   Jamie West, Deputy Managing Director, Sky Media UK The broadcaster and advertising…

    Ian Nock
    Ian Nock

  • Inspiring children at the Engineering Open House day 2019!

    For the fifth year in a row, Engineering Open House Day saw children and their parents go behind the scenes of well-known engineering and technology brands, as 64 companies got involved with 53 events taking place up and down the country.Companies such as Amazon, The National Theatre, Ofcom, Royal Mail and BBC Birmingham opened their doors to showcase the huge variety of engineering and technology roles within. The events demonstrated the plethora of science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) careers available. The successful events follow new IET research, which shows nearly a quarter (24%) of parents say their children have expressed an interest in engineering as a future career. However, almost a third (31%) of parents felt they would struggle to describe what an engineer actually…

    EngX Editorial
    EngX Editorial

  • Volunteering Opportunity For Communities Committee Americas (CC-A) and CCA/LN Meeting Minutes

    CC-A is responsible for the delivery of all IET activities throughout North, Central, and South America, the Caribbean, and Greenland.  Through volunteering, you will be able to: learn new skills; gain more awareness of SET topics; network and make new connections; count your activity towards CPD; be affiliated with a professional international body; make your résumé stand out to potential employers. LN teleconference meeting with the CCA committee attached (2018 -19)

    Former Community Member
    Former Community Member

  • Visit to INEOS Grangemouth

    Reminder - Visit to INEOS Grangemouth - 4 September 2019Our next event is a visit to INEOS Grangemouth on Wednesday 4 September at 1400. The visit will comprise a multi-speaker presentation on the site's products and processes and the engineering challenges and solutions from the mechanical, electrical and C&I perspectives. Please note this is a room based visit. It will not be possible to tour around the plant. The link to the IET calendar event is:  https://events.theiet.org/visit-to-ineos-grangemouth/

    Samuel Gaw (Jim)
    Samuel Gaw (Jim)

  • IET Engineering & Technology Photographer Of The Year 2019

    There’s still time to enter the IET’s photography competition!The IET’s annual photography competition for 2019 launched earlier this year in a bid to challenge public misconceptions of engineering and technology and dispel its traditional image of hard hats and dirty overalls. The competition, which closes on 30 August, is open to any photograph of an engineering-related subject that captures the dynamic, creative and progressive face of engineering and engineers today. Participants split into two age groups: under 16 and 17 and over, can enter up to five photos to the following five categories:  Design & Production  Digital  Environment & Energy  Structures  Transport The judging panel for this year includes Gadget Show host Georgie Barrat, Nigel Atherton, Editor of Amateur Photographer magazine…

    EngX Editorial
    EngX Editorial

  • Joint PEI Visit To The Factory 2050 - Advanced Manufacturing Site - Sheffield Business Park.

    On the 29th July 2019 the local Joint PEI Committee successfully arranged a visit to the IMG Boeing Factory 2050 site based on the Sheffield Business Park which is located on the outskirts of Rotherham.This is a very high tech, leading edge, Manufacturing Research facility which explores many new Manufacturing Techniques using Robotics, AI, AR & VR. They have a strong presence in the Aerospace and Automotive industries but also a surprising link with the construction industry with new build housing with companies such as Laing O'Rourke. Following a general introduction by Alan Chater, representing the Joint PEI committee, a presentation was undertaken by Ryan Diver from F2050 about the development of the AMRC from its origins overviewing its development over the last 10 to 15 years. The new…

    Alan Chater
    Alan Chater

  • Project Controls Expo Awards 2019

    Now in its 2nd edition, the Project Controls Expo Awards sponsored by Oracle, looks to give recognition to individuals, projects, programmes and organisations for the successful delivery in the application of project controls.In 2018 over 300 global professionals from different industry sectors, came together to celebrate innovation and excellence in project controls. This year we are introducing two new categories, delivering in total six awards to the nominated winners. The awards’ process will open for entries at the end of March until Tuesday, 30th July (23:59 BST) and will culminate with a celebratory drinks reception, networking dinner and announcement of the winners, on Tuesday 12th November 2019 at the Emirates Arsenal Stadium in London. Apply now

    Joanne Longton
    Joanne Longton

  • University Of Kent School Of Engineering And Digital Arts Graduate Reception And Prize Giving 2019

    Chris Read BSc CEng MIET, from IET Kent, presented Camilla Felici with the IET Prize at the Univerity of Kent School of Engineering and Digital Arts Graduate Reception and Prize Giving, held on 18th July 2019.  This is a National Prize awarded for Distinction by a Final Year Student on an IET Accredited Course.  The prize is two years free IET membership and is open to all undergraduates on IET accredited courses.

    Brian Dury
    Brian Dury

  • Final Countdown to the IET’s Engineering Open House Day!

    If you’re looking for an educational and fun day out for young people with inquisitive minds during the summer holidays, then this year’s Engineering Open House Day could be for you.We’re counting down to the IET Engineering Open House Day (Friday 26 July), which will see a range of events and interactive workshops take place across the UK. Now in its fifth year, Engineering Open House Day aims to showcase engineering and technology as a positive career choice. The IET is teaming up with well-known organisations and venues to welcome young people and their parents to experience the engineering and technology at the heart of these brands firsthand. The IET’s very own IET London: Savoy Place is one of the many venues taking part with a range of interactive exhibits on show from the likes of Kids…

    EngX Editorial
    EngX Editorial

  • IET NorCal and Girl Scouts work together to support STEM program.

    For their annual Girl Scout Camporee, IET NorCal provided the Crestablanca service unit of Girl Scouts NorCal with Microbits designed by the MicroBit foundation as part of the STEM program. The Scouts has a great time learning and playing with the computers as seen in the photos. Feel free to comment here or on our twitter feed!

    Allan Casey
    Allan Casey

  • Science Festival

    The IET Cambridge Network will have a stand at the Cambridge Science Festival over the weekend of 14 and 15 March 2020.  If you are able to help out by being on the stand for a couple of hours or even the full two days, then please email cambsec@gmx.com.  A good experience and expect lots of questions from students and the public.

    David Blake
    David Blake

  • Who's Watching Who? (IET JLB Lecture)

    "Data enabled products with 2 way interactions enables better consumer recommendations" was just one of the discussion points the panel speakers reviewed. Peter Docherty (CTO, ThinkAnalytics),  Simon Parnall (Principal Advisor Broadcast Technology, Ofcom), Barry Flynn (Senior Lecturer, University of Westminster London), Jamie West (Deputy Managing Director, Sky Media UK) and Phil Haggar (Digital broadcast and streaming consultant) talked about how the evolution of managed networks to non-managed networks is now creating immense opportunity (and value) for quality content consumption models. Simple examples were given such as how adverts are only delivered when the target audience is 'online' and not on pre allocated viewing slots. Smart tracking (with consent), can give a completely personalised…

    Rimesh Patel
    Rimesh Patel

  • Thank You IET Toronto Local Network! -- from Stan Thurger Award recipient

    A thank you note from the 2019 Stan Thurger Award recipient, Vincent Hasbun.  "......This award helps me to keep my morale up in school. There were times during my past 3 semesters of school where I felt stressed and discouraged. I am glad that my effort during the past 3 semesters was recognized, and I learned to never give up.My career goals are not completely defined yet. I am interested in working in the energy sector, I know there will be a lot of change in that area in the future. Thank you again for donating the award, it means a lot to me.”

    Former Community Member
    Former Community Member

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