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  • Mobile Prestige Lecture: 5G Opportunities (IET Berkshire Local Network Webinar)

    "We all use 4G now and are getting a liking to how voice and data services should be delivered. With 5G we can expect faster resolutions, better time responses and video real time accuracy" explained Phil Sheppard, Director and Principal Consultant at Clear Technology Consulting Limited at the 'Mobile Prestige Lecture: 5G Opportunities' lecture organised by the IET Berkshire Local Network and hosted by Abhaya Sumanasena.   Phil walked the delegates through what we can expect with 5G deployment speeds, and why the 20Gbps peak speed is still yet to come - in the meantime the initial deployment efficiencies will still be a massive change on how we consume voice and data in our homes and businesses. Global 5G economy is expected to reach $2.2 Trillion and is expected to have a high impact on Agriculture…

  • IET East Midlands - Video Content Available Now!

    Check out the new IET East Midlands youtube channel, here we will share webinars which have been recorded and any other relevant content: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCx0FAsSx8wS5sS7TLDKMdxg To get us started we have been working with the IMechE and RAeS in the area to put together a series called 'Talking Together' with videos focussed on mental health and wellbeing. To kick us off here is a Q&A with Rolls-Royce CTO Paul Stein discussing themes around loneliness in the workplace, dealing with disappointment and uncertainty as a young professional: https://bit.ly/3jIOYgE

    Michelle T
    Michelle T

  • IET Talks 2020/2021 Academic Year

    Due to the Coronavirus pandemic, most of the venues we normally use for lectures are currently closed.  All of our talks in 2020 are online and can be booked via the IET events pages.  For 2021, we are putting together talks which will probably also be online unless there are major changes in rules and conditions for holding events and venues are available.

    David Blake
    David Blake

  • Learn Something In Lockdown

    You will be aware that the IET have taken the decision to cancel or postpone all IET in-person events for the foreseeable future. However, we have a huge range of virtual events available. As part of our ongoing support of CPD whilst we're in lockdown, we would like to highlight a number of our upcoming e-classes with spaces available that may be of interest.   22/07/2020 Managing Change 10:30 12:00 24/07/2020 Leading and Developing Successful Teams 10:30 12:00 04/08/2020 Starting out in Coaching 10:30 12:00 07/08/2020 Managing Change 13:30 15:00 13/14/08/2020 Preparing for Professional Registration 10:30 11:00 17/08/2020 Dealing with Conflict 10:30 12:00 Our e-classes use established theories and concepts delivered by our engaging professional skills trainers, and are great as an introduction…

    Kathryn Bain
    Kathryn Bain

  • John Logie Baird Webinar 2020 - Introduction To Our Speaker Nigel Walley, MD, Decipher

    The IET Media JLB 2020 webinar - The End of the Broadcast is taking place next on 16th July ( register now to join us ) and I wanted to introduce our next speaker Nigel Walley,  MD at Decipher.   Nigel is MD of media consultancy Decipher which specialises in understanding how new consumer technologies affect media and advertising markets. Decipher works with most major broadcasters, TV platforms and trade bodies and have recently published a review of addressable TV advertising for ISBA.

  • John Logie Baird Webinar 2020 - Introduction To Our Speaker Maria Rua Aguete, Omdia

    The IET Media JLB 2020 webinar - The End of the Broadcast is taking place next on 16th July ( register now to join us ) and I wanted to introduce our next speaker Maria Rua Aguete, Technology Fellow and Executive Director, Omdia. Ms. Rua Aguete leads the strategic development and manages the day-to-day operations of the media team, tracking the evolution of global service providers and operators. She created the team while at Screen Digest, now part of Omdia. Their research on service providers leverages long-standing relationships with operators in all 70+ markets covered by IHS Markit, resulting in the most comprehensive source of television and operator market intelligence in the world. She has participated in reports, including the European Cable Yearbook and has led or been a significant…

  • John Logie Baird Webinar 2020 - Introduction To Our Speaker Yvonne Thomas, Strategic Technologist, Digital TV Group

    The IET Media JLB 2020 webinar - The End of the Broadcast is taking place next on 16th July ( register now to join us ) and I wanted to introduce our next speaker Yvonne Thomas, Strategic Technologist, Digital TV Group.   Yvonne Thomas graduated in Television Technologies and Electronic Media Engineering from University of applied Science Wiesbaden (HSRM), Germany, in Oct. 2010. She received a prominent award of the ARD/ZDF Academy for her thesis in September 2011 at the IFA in Berlin. Following these studies she started beginning of 2011 to work at the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) in the Technology & Innovation Department as Project Manager. She was responsible for projects and strategic programs on 3D and Future Television technologies, such as UHDTV or LED studio lighting and highly…

  • Post-Covid Manufacturing And Supply Chain Strategies

    Let us know your thoughts on future Manufacturing and Supply Chain Strategies in light of learning and experience gained through the current global pandemic.The current Covid-19 Pandemic has had a significant impact on Manufacturing and Supply Chains throughout the world, with significant disruption to both supply and demand. Such disruption has not been seen since the Second World War.  Let us know your thoughts on future Manufacturing and Supply Chain Strategies in light of learning and experience gained through this pandemic. You can respond to this post or more detailed questions in:  https:// bit.ly/2ZQPlfR Further information is available in this video:  https:// b it.ly/2Z6jk4m

    Christopher Proudfoot
    Christopher Proudfoot

  • Committee 2020

    Committee 2020 Chairman     Kevin Foster Treasurer     Ian Buxton   Secretary     Rod Willis

    Alex Barrett
    Alex Barrett

  • John Logie Baird Webinar 2020 - Introduction To Our Speaker Chris Wood, CTO,Spicy Mango

    The IET Media JLB 2020 webinar - The End of the Broadcast is taking place next on 16th July ( register now to join us ) and I wanted to introduce our next speaker Chris Wood, CTO, Spicy Mango. Chris is an enterprise video platform architect and evangelist at Spicy Mango, an expert media technology consulting and software delivery organisation. His career began when the worlds of IT and video were yet to merge. He has played a pivotal role in the early adoption of adaptive bit-rate technologies to drive OTT delivery worldwide through senior roles at organisations such as ITV, Inlet Technologies, Cisco Systems and Ericsson .

  • John Logie Baird Webinar 2020 - Introduction To Our Speakers

    The IET Media JLB 2020 webinar - The End of the Broadcast is taking place next on 16th July ( register now to join us ) and I wanted to introduce our panel, starting with the IET Media Chair, Ian Nock Ian Nock has over 25 years' experience in high technology companies and almost 21 years in TV and Video. He leads the consulting company Fairmile West, founded in 2012, in supplying product technology strategy and delivery consultancy and expertise for video services and consumer devices to TV and Video Service companies. This covers services and products that use satellite, cable, IPTV and OTT delivery mechanisms. In addition, Ian supports the development and promotion of the use of UHD Video technologies and services through being the Chair of the Ultra HD Forum Interoperability Group and being…

  • Mid-Year Reviews? What Have You Learned In 2020?

    As we pass the mid-point of the year (July 2nd) you may want to review the year so far and if, like us, you do mid-year reviews as part of a structured career journey or quarterly reviews for a professional development scheme then it's a good time to reflect on what you have learned, and what you may learn throughout the rest of the year.As I am sure many of you have, I've found my knowledge of online learning and communication platforms increase and wider technical skills - from expanding my vocabulary to learn VOIP, Skype, Zoom and VPN to more personal learning by logging in to webinars to learn about resilience and working in remote teams.   I've continued to be both impressed and grateful for the innovation and adaptation that colleagues, volunteers and other members have managed from the…

    Kathryn Bain
    Kathryn Bain

  • Control & Automation Doctoral Dissertation Prize 2020

    Submissions are now open for our Control & Automation Doctoral Dissertation Prize 2020 The award is open to all relevant students who were awarded their PhD in the general area of Control and Automation, at a UK university, between 1st October 2018 and 30 September 2020 and nominations are now open.  This year, for the second time, we are using an online platform for submissions and are extending the closing date to 30th October 2020 . Judging In awarding the prize, the judging panel will take into account both the dissertation and the statements of the referees and the nominee. The award will be made based on the quality of the dissertation only, and will not be made based on any other contributions made by the nominee outside of the dissertation. Decisions will be regarded as final and no…

  • New History Of Technology Newsletter Available Online

    The latest newsletter from the History of Technology TPN is now available to download. This summer's newsletter is packed with content, from news of TPN events to articles on Samuel Insull and the IEEE Milestones programme. Find out more about the Network and how you can get involved.

    Anne Locker
    Anne Locker

  • 200 Years of Electromagnetism event now online

    The Institute of Physics event  on 16 September 2020 to commemorate the 200th anniversary of Hans-Christian Oersted's seminal paper on electromagnetism will now be held as a webinar. In July 1820, Hans Christian Oersted (1777-1851) of the University of Copenhagen published a four-page text “Experiments on the effect of the electric conflict on the magnetic needle”.  He had discovered that a wire carrying an electric current generated by a Voltaic pile affected the orientation of a nearby compass needle and in particular that the effect circulated outside the wire in the plane perpendicular to it.  Within months, André-Marie Ampère (1775-1836) had extended Oersted’s work by experiment and mathematics.  Ampère published his magnum opus on electrodynamics in 1826/1827, establishing himself, according…

    Anne Locker
    Anne Locker

  • Virtually Everything

    When everything is virtual, what remains in reality? When the world moves into crisis mode facing conflicts be they wars, revolutions, coups or invasions, facing environmental concerns like climate change and over-population, facing wide-scale problems impacting health, like pollution, or a pandemic, then things can change very rapidly – even those immutable, entrenched parts of our lives where the usual official response has always been: “There’s no way that could ever happen!’. With the Covid-19 timeline playing out on a schedule of months or years, rather than the weeks Governments around the world would prefer, it seems increasingly likely that more and more conferences, exhibitions and tradeshows will be forced to move ‘on-line’ in order to survive.  Some interactions are easy to translate…

    Former Community Member
    Former Community Member

  • Review assessment of students to ensure SEND students are not disadvantaged

    Protection from disabilities need to started early age We all know the effects deadly virus about at the moment. Those in the Nero diverse spectrum are quite well aware of the disadvantages of life,  the early gets addressed the better, more strategies are in place. STEM science technology engineering mathematics seems to attract people with these abilities This only applies the UK but please could you complete    https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/316677

    Brian Reynolds
    Brian Reynolds

  • International Women In Engineering Day: 23rd June 2020 University Of Bradford Event

    To celebrate International Women in Engineering Day, University of Bradford's Faculty of Engineering and Informatics in association with the University Gender Staff Forum and the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Team are hosting a virtual event, which is taking place on  Tuesday 23 rd  June from 2pm-3.30pm .  There will be a number of female speakers to share stories about working in the engineering industry.  Dr Elaine Brown is opening the event, Professor Udy Archibong will be chairing the session and there will be a Q&A session at the end.  The panel members are: Dr Mai Elshehaly ( Lecturer in Computer Science, at the University of Bradford ) Sarah Haslam ( Chief Program Engineer at Ford and University Alumni ) Sohila Jalilian ( Senior Official Control Auditor at Food Standard Agency and…

    Oliver Clarke
    Oliver Clarke

  • SEGi College Subang Jaya IET OnCampus (SCSJIET)

    OnCampus Address: SEGi College Subang Jaya, Persiaran Kewajipan, USJ 1, 47600 UEP Subang Jaya, Selangor   1. Background SEGi College Subang Jaya IET OnCampus was established on 11 th March 2020 . It was formed by a group of students from SEGi College Subang Jaya Engineering Club (SCSJEC) who joined the IET. SEGi College Subang Jaya is a college with various courses being offered such as psychology, early childhood education, IT, engineering and many more. SEGi College Subang Jaya does collaboration with other universities to provide degree programmes. Courses in SEGi College Subang Jaya has 3 semesters a year and the semester breaks depends on the course that is being done. Subang Jaya is a town situated between Petaling Jaya and Shah Alam. It consists of residential areas, shopping malls,…

    Chin Hong Wong
    Chin Hong Wong

  • E&T 2020 Innovation Awards

    Applications for the 2020 E&T Innovation Awards are now open at https://www.ietinnovationawards.org/    If you or your company would like to enter for an award, please do so by 3 July.  There is no charge for entering the Innovation Awards.

    David Blake
    David Blake

  • Award Ceremony: IET West Yorkshire Local Network Prizes For Student Excellence 4th March 2020, Keighley College

    Back in March before the Coronavirus pandemic Jeffrey Utley MBE presented a 2019 IET Local Network Prize for Student Excellence to Darren Brame who is studying at Keighley College. The prize was presented to Darren in the tool room of Teconnex in Keighley in the presence of his colleagues and senior management. Teconnex also presented Darren with a new tool chest in recognition of his achievement. Congratualtions to Darren on this fantastic achievement! Universities or colleges without an accredited programme can nominate a student for the Local Network Prize for having achieved excellence on their course. The prize winner receives £250.

    Oliver Clarke
    Oliver Clarke

  • Ottawa LN Tech Talk – Tidal Energy : Ready For The Next Step

    The Ottawa Local Network were pleased to present an online Tech Talk from Mr Pieter Goubert of Nova Innovation Ltd, a UK based company who are one of the leaders in tidal energy. Mr Goubert gave a lively and interesting talk on the history and key challenges of tidal energy solutions, as well as an overview of Nova Innovations experience from installing several tidal energy solutions mainly around the Shetland Isles in Scotland.  These installations include a system integrated with energy storage to provide ‘firm power’ to the grid.  Tidal energy is particularly suited to pairing with energy storage due to the predictability of the tides.  Nova Innovation have worked hard to develop innovative solutions to improve performance, efficiency and Operations & Maintenance costs which Mr Goubert outlined…

    Graeme Allan
    Graeme Allan

  • Simple Cyber Security (IET Hereford And Worcester Webinar)

    'Cyber Security is not as complex as it sounds' explained Dr Emma Philpott MBE, CEO of The IASME Consortium Ltd during the IET Webinar 'Simple Cyber Security', organised by the IET Hereford and Worcester Committee. In less than an hour, Emma was able to talk through some grounding insights on how to stay safe online. It boils down to the 5 areas below;   Firewall Controls, Secure Configuration, Malware Protection, Patching (Software/OS) and Access Controls. Working with industry leaders, their provided observations have been that by keeping the 5 areas above in check, a staggering 70% of attacks are fully stopped and 30% are further partially stopped. She spoke about how your 'everyday' personal data is an attractive bounty for the digital bad actors out there, your website credentials can…

  • Why HS2 Will Fail, Fail And Succeed

    I recently attended a webinar on turning around mega projects hosted by the Association of Project Management (APM), which made me think about why HS2 will have some serious issues.This obviously made me think of the upcoming challenges of HS2 and also the delays encountered by Crossrail. The webinar is now on YouTube and can be viewed here:   ; What do I mean by, Fail, Fail & Succeed. Well any project is in a balance defined by that well known concept of the project triangle: the Cost, the Timescale & the Scope. what I mean is that the project is bound to be over budget, (it has already been revised up, and will be again and again), it will also be late to planned timescales, which will slip multiple times during it's life-cycle. however, ultimately the scope will be delivered. there may be…

    Dave Perton
    Dave Perton

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