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  • What Is Happening InThe Districts – Western Isles

    Sorry I missed last week, but I have been out and about.  So a little later than expected, I am looking at the Western Isles district. For those that don’t know the layout of the Scotland North Committee, the area is split into districts that each have a representative on the Scotland North Committee.  The Committee pulls together the event plans for the year and submits the budget.  The Scotland North Committee organises events in Aberdeen, Dundee, Inverness, Perth, Thurso, Orkney, Shetland, Stornoway.  These events cover a range of engineering, management and general interest. Bit of background for those on the community page who are not local. The Western Isles is a chain of islands in the Atlantic Ocean off the Northwest coast of Scotland. The Islands are also known as the  Outer Hebrides…

    Lynsay Callaghan
    Lynsay Callaghan

  • Robot Ethics

    The 2017 Robot Ethics event took place on February 23rd at the IET Savoy Place. This year’s event focused on medical/surgical robotics and the ethical implications of their use. What are the degrees of autonomy of a medical robot? Is the company, the programmer, or the operator responsible for the robot’s performance? Can we program empathy on robots to make them feel guilty when they make a mistake? What regulations can governments impose to medical robots so that patient confidentiality, safety, and approved decision-making can be guaranteed? These were the topics addressed by two noted researchers, Prof. Guang-Zhong Yang from the Hamlyn Centre of Imperial College London, and Dr. Catherine Easton from Lancaster University. Prof. Yang, a renowned researcher in medical robotics, indicated where…

  • CPD monitoring

    You may be selected for CPD monitoring The IET's CPD policy for mandatory CPD record monitoring is now live. Over the next few weeks, you may be requested to submit your CPD return for 2016. To help with this transition to the new policy, we have answered a few 'frequently asked questions'. Why have you changed the CPD policy? The IET have changed the policy to meet the Engineering Council’s aspirations. As an IET Member you have already committed to keeping your knowledge and skills up-to-date, the only change is that you may be chosen to have your previous year’s CPD records reviewed. How many hours CPD am I required to undertake per year? Professionally active members: minimum of 30 hours. Retired members who are acting as an IET volunteer: minimum of 30 hours. Semi-retired or partially…

    Alex Barrett
    Alex Barrett

  • The Future Engineers - iFuture17

    Attached please find the Invitation letter of iFuture 17

    Mark TSANG
    Mark TSANG

  • Trainng Workshop For PATW Singapore Nanyang Technological University - Presentation Tips

    “This is one of a very practical and effective manner of picking up presentation skill, on-the-spot practice after sharing by trained coaches in communication. I will join PATW NTU competition together with my friends as we are very keen to beef up our presentation skills before graduation”, said Mr. Tan, an undergraduate in his final year of study at Nanyang Technological University in Sinagpore.  Tips for effective presentation: 1. Content and Organization a. Have a coherent structure b. Keep the content simple c. Give outlines 2. Engagement and Delivery a. Pause before and after important points b. Slow down to emphasize key points c. Get organized and practice well to avoid anxiety 3. Verbal Cues a. Use appropriate language b. Be confident and enthusiastic c. Use cohesive language 4. Non…

    Former Community Member
    Former Community Member

  • Community Manager Update: February 2017

    By now you will know that we had to cancel our February event in Teacher Building, Glasgow due to the adverse weather conditions.   I am really disappointed abut this, as I know we had lots of folks looking forward to attending, but safety must come first.   I was especially looking forward to meeting some of the volunteers from the ACostE committee in Glasgow. We will definitely reschedule the event for sure, and will let everyone know as soon as we can.   Planning continues for our next event on the topic of Agile, so look out for further information over the coming weeks. The exec committee are meeting on Friday in London and one of the Agenda items for discussion will be our future programme of activities - and it's not too late to contribute - if you have any ideas, thoughts or suggestions…

    Joanne Longton
    Joanne Longton

  • Your Journey To Professional Development (CPDs)

    As you know, IET has introduced a policy of random reviewing of Professionally Active Registrants’ CPD returns starting from January 2017.     Members will need to undertake a minimum of 30 hours of CPD a year. Useful links about CPD : What counts as CPDs/What should I do: What’s the difference between CPDs and IPDs CPD Resources CPD video CPD poster Join the IET Professional Development online group (most of the links above can be found at their online group):  find out more… For early career engineers – building your career   Working towards and gaining Professional registration qualifications is an example of CPD Attending Lifeskills workshops or events organised by Victoria Network , find out more .. Volunteer at Victoria Network:   Victoria Network is recruiting !     For established engineers…

    Former Community Member
    Former Community Member

  • Transforming Smart Phones Into Medical Appliances (IET Southern California Event).

    Talking about field based technologies last month, I took opportunity to attend an insightful event hosted by IET Southern California where Neven Karlovac of Cellmic LLC spoke about the changes now seen in medical field based technologies, specifically around using smart devices as field based medical apparatus. Cellmic have created a simple smartphone attachable device that uses holographic lenses and computer algorithms to analyse medical samples in the field, whether its pandemics, food sampling, or mobile medical vehicles. The smart medical device is already being used in the field, and provides a very innovative use of transistor count on an IC chip Vs pixel rates of smart phones. The sample is placed on a digital sensor into which, through a pin hole, a LED light is sent. This creates…

    Rimesh Patel
    Rimesh Patel

  • MedPower 2016 - IET Library

    Dear all,   We would like to inform you that papers accepted for the 10th Mediterranean Conference on Power Generation, Transmission, Distribution and Energy Conversion   have now been published within IET Digital Library http://digital-library.theiet.org/content/conferences/cp711 .

    Christos Christou
    Christos Christou

  • Challenges in Tribology 2017

    The IET Tribology Network’s flagship event, Challenges in Tribology, is being held for the second time in March 2017.   This event is set up to share knowledge with people in industry who can apply it to improve competitiveness and sustainability, and to foster valuable dialogue between industry and academia within the UK.   The inaugural 2016 event, celebrating the 50 th anniversary of the Jost Report, brought together 100 people with a passion for Tribology.   This year’s event has been developed to build on that success. Again, the organisers have been successful in attracting an array of leading speakers from the UK and internationally. It will run over two days, each with a defined theme: Thursday 16 th March: Challenges in Transport Friday 17 th March: Materials and coatings for extreme…

    Alex Barrett
    Alex Barrett

  • New LN Committee elected at the AGM on 20 February 2017

    The new Committee Members of the IET Victorian Local Network (LN) were elected at the Annual General Meeting (AGM), held on Monday, 20 February 2017 in Melbourne. The Committee now cosists of the following members:   Chairman : Mr Athanasios (Arthur) Baoustanos Vice-Chairman : Mr Raj Ranasinghe Secretary : Dr Priyantha Karunadasa Treasurer : Ms Michelle Zhao Marketing Officer : Mr Mohamed Awadalla Professional Registration Adviser (PRA): Dr Sashigaran (Sashi) Sivathasan International PRA : Mr Jananthan (Janaa) Ratnasabapathi Young Professionals Section (YPS) Chairman : Mr Evan Barrett Committee Member & Past Chair : Mrs Maria Vukovi Committee Member : Mr Mahinda Wickramasuriya Committee Member : Mr Peter Raven   The Elected Committee includes long standing members as well as new that have originated…

    Former Community Member
    Former Community Member

  • London Midland Labs seeks innovative startups for Transport Experience Accelerator

    London Midland Labs seeks innovative startups for Transport Experience Accelerator Train operator London Midland has recently opened applications into a new initiative aimed at helping emerging startups in the rail and mobility sector through an accelerator program. London Midland Labs , The London Midland-led startup collaboration scheme, aims to partner with innovative startups looking to shake up the customer experience of travel and improve the efficiency of rail travel For startups in the Intelligent Mobility space, this is an unprecedented opportunity to test out their products in a live environment; real data and real customers that you just wouldn’t get access to elsewhere. As one of the UK’s highest performing franchise operators, London Midland serve 75 million journeys per year for…

    Lynsay Callaghan
    Lynsay Callaghan

  • Should I really just have clicked on that? Royal Holloway Event

    It’s happened to the best of us. An email pops into our inbox; we have a momentary lapse in judgement and click on the link in a dubious email. What follows is moments of panic and frantically clicking on the X button to close down the browser. You might run an antivirus scan, but the worry remains - should I really just have clicked on that? To answer this common question, Royal Holloway University are holding a Stevenson Science Lecture about cyber security and the technical and psychological reasons behind why people click on links in unfamiliar emails. The lecture, given by researchers from Royal Holloway's Information Security Group and Psychology Department, is taking place on 15 March 2017 at Savoy Place, London and looks sure to be a fascinating event.   Find out more and register

    Former Staff Member
    Former Staff Member

  • S21 - Stuttgart's New Main Station - Advance Notice Of A Technical Visit

    Please keep the date free for a technical visit to Stuttgart's new main station on 23rd. September 2017. The  Stuttgart 21  project , consisting of a new high-speed rail link between Stuttgart and Ulm and a brand new  main station in Stuttgart , is one of the largest, most expensive and controversial building projects in Germany. It has already been the subject of a state referendum and will undoubtedly cost far more than originally planned. However, leaving politics aside, the major engineering challenges presented by moving the new main station underground and building new rail tunnels under the busy state capital of Baden-Württemberg are of interest to engineers from all technical areas. The IET Germany network has organised a group tour of the building site and the logistic centre on Saturday…

    Howard Gray
    Howard Gray

  • Choose A Date To Visit GF Piping Systems

    The IET Switzerland and IET Germany Networks would like to organise a joint technical visit to  GF Piping Systems  in Schaffhausen in April or May 2017. Schaffhausen  is in Switzerland, but very close to the German border, and is famous for the  Rhine Waterfalls . GF Piping Systems traces its roots back to 1802 when Johann Conrad Fischer established a copper smelting plant in Schaffhausen. The company is now a leading supplier of piping systems for the safe and reliable transport of liquids and gases. If you would like to join us please indicate your date and time preferences by filling out our  Doodle poll  as soon as possible.  As soon as the final date and program have been decided we will inform you by e-mail and on the  local network website .       Click Here For P oll     Please keep…

    Howard Gray
    Howard Gray

  • Weirdest IoT Devices

    The Internet of Things is set to create billions of internet connected devices over the next few years. Most of the devices created will solve a multitude of problems but does everything need to be internet connected/smart? Here is my list of some of the weirdest IoT devices so far:   Smart Hairbrush L'Oréal showcased this smart brush at CES17 and it detects frizziness, dryness, split ends and breakage as well as analysing brushing patterns. Feel like an unnecessary foray into the beauty market - surely most people can use their eyes and sense of touch to detect if their hair is dry/has split ends?! Mousetrap This mousetrap from Rentokil , traps the mouse and releases carbon dioxide when it detects a mouse inside. The device then sends a signal back to the base station to alert the user that…

    Former Staff Member
    Former Staff Member

  • Get Up To Speed With Electrification In Motorsports

    A few weeks ago, together with many automotive specialists from industry and academia, I found myself in the excellent surroundings of Coventry Museum of Transport . The occasion was the ARTS TPN’s inaugural seminar on ‘Electrification in Motorsports’, where a range of excellent speakers gave an overview on the topic and covered various aspects of electrification across the motorsport sector, from electric motorcycles, drag bikes through to Formula E and FI cars.   Our first speaker was Angus Lyon, Director at Rockfort Engineering who set the scene with an ‘Overview of Electrification in Motorsports’.  Angus’ talk covered the history of electrification in motorsports from the late 19 th century electric land speed racing through to the latest racing series, including a mention of the first…

    Deborah-Claire McKenzie
    Deborah-Claire McKenzie

  • PEO And IET Student Papers Competition In Kingston

    All are ivited to attend the student papers competition in Kingston on March 22nd .

    John Vines
    John Vines

  • IET Women in STEM Series - Second installment on 06 March

    Second in the series of IET Women in STEM talks at UTC Reading is Nadia Farhan, HR Manager at Cisco. Nadia was a Project Manager at Cisco, supporting numerous programmes of work across IT work streams, before becoming an Apprentice Manager, managing and working with apprentices, last October. Cisco, an invaluable industry partner of UTC Reading, is an American multinational technology conglomerate that develops, manufactures and sells networking hardware, telecommunications equipment and other high-technology services and products. Nadia shall be talking about her career to date. This event is aimed at young people, parents and anyone interested in technology careers.   Date: 6 th March Time: 4.15pm For further information and to sign up please visit the following link: http :// meetu.ps/c…

    Dooshiant Dyall
    Dooshiant Dyall

  • Born on this day: Heinrich Hertz

    Heinrich Hertz was a German physicist who first conclusively proved the existence of the electromagnetic waves as theorized by James Clerk Maxwell. He proved this theory by creating instruments to transmit and receive radio pulses using experimental procedures that ruled out all other known wireless phenomena. He made this discovery at 22 years old. Hertz’s work forms part of the foundation that modern communication systems are built upon. In 1886 he saw an electrical spark, which led him down a path that would lead to him being the first person to transmit and received controlled radio waves. He started thinking more deeply about sparks and their effects in electrical currents. You can read more about how he discovered radio waves in this well written post from famouscientists.org. Ironically…

    Former Staff Member
    Former Staff Member

  • University of Sheffield Lecture - 21st February 2017

    Last nights lecture by Professor Alejandro Frangi looked at the facinating field of Biomedical Engineering working with their CISTIB team based at the University on ground breaking technology in the world of medicine. The link below gives a greater insight to the 5 pillars which the CISTIB work with. Although a highly technical lecture, Professor Frangi described how medical data can be gathered from patient information into a discreet hub to systematically improve medical procedures in this area of medical science. The lecture brought out the importance of multidisciplinary engineering working with medical practicitioners to move forward improvement to social well being. http://www.cistib.org/ Alan Chater CEng FIET SYLN.

    Alan Chater
    Alan Chater

  • School Presentation at PASCAL Primary School and PASCAL English School

    Our annual presentation at the  PASCAL Primary School and PASCAL English School took place today. The turnout was exceptional with 54 students participating in the presentation. Alkis Spyrou and Athos Maimaris delivered the presentation that raised numerous questions and a lively discussion from the young students. The presentation revolved around Engineering, The IET and Renewable Energy Sources.

    Alkis Spyrou
    Alkis Spyrou

  • Bahrain IET LN PATW 2017, 25th Of February 2017.

    Bahrain IET LN PATW 2017,  25 th of February 2017. Bahrain IET Local Network is organizing the PATW2017 next Saturday,  25 th of February 2017 by 11 am till 1:00 pm.  The event will be conducted at the Ahlui University auditorium, in Manama, for the first time.  This is to encourage the young from different sectors and engineering academic and industrial backgrounds.  IET PATW has been conducted in Bahrain by Bahrain LN for the last three years, in consequence.  For this year heat, preparations have been done so far to achieve this annual event, a judgment team has been selected,  prints have been prepared,  and contestants have been notified about the competition legal procedures. Looking forward to see this year 2017 event results.  Meanwhile, Bahrain Local Network is wishing all the best…

    Prof. Ebrahim Mattar
    Prof. Ebrahim Mattar

  • Meet The Tutor - Introduction To Content Protection

    Graham Turner has worked in the pay and digital television field since the late 1980s.  His initial involvement was at BSB where he headed the company’s conditional access activities.  In 1991 he and a colleague founded Farncombe Technology, a consultancy and software house specialising in pay and digital television and telephony security. In 1993 Graham and two of his colleagues were commissioned by the European Commission to write the chapter on Conditional Access and Subscriber Management in the Green Paper used to initiate the DVB Project.  At Farncombe Graham also undertook the security audit of a number of conditional access systems as well as leading the development team that created a subscriber authorisation system which managed a million satellite pay TV subscribers for several years…

    Former Community Member
    Former Community Member

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