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  • 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

  • Call For Sponsors - Explore Your Universe @ W5

    Call For Sponsors - Explore Your Universe @ W5 National Space Science Public Engagement Programme 2014-15 W5 has been successfully selected as one of 10 UK wide organisations to participate in Phase 2 of a National Space Science Programme; 'Explore Your Universe: Atoms to Astrophysics'. This groundbreaking initiative provides an exciting opportunity to engage the public in current and relevant research and developments in space science. With the growth of the aerospace industry in Northern Ireland this is an exciting opportunity for W5 to work with local companies, showcasing how essential they are to ongoing developments in this field on a national scale as well as fundamental to our local economy. More information about the programme can be found at the ‘ Explore Your Universe ’ website Please…

    Deborah-Claire McKenzie
    Deborah-Claire McKenzie

  • Call For Sponsors - Explore Your Universe @ W5

    Call For Sponsors - Explore Your Universe @ W5 National Space Science Public Engagement Programme 2014-15 W5 has been successfully selected as one of 10 UK wide organisations to participate in Phase 2 of a National Space Science Programme; 'Explore Your Universe: Atoms to Astrophysics'. This groundbreaking initiative provides an exciting opportunity to engage the public in current and relevant research and developments in space science. With the growth of the aerospace industry in Northern Ireland this is an exciting opportunity for W5 to work with local companies, showcasing how essential they are to ongoing developments in this field on a national scale as well as fundamental to our local economy. More information about the programme can be found at the ‘ Explore Your Universe ’ website Please…

    Deborah-Claire McKenzie
    Deborah-Claire McKenzie

  • B17 Steam Locomotive Trust

    The aim of The Trust is to build a new B17 Sandringham class locomotive for use on the national network, preserved standard gauge railways and exhibition purposes. The Trust will be re-creating this late 1920’s designed and built locomotive using 21 st century design tools and manufacturing techniques, modern materials and safety systems to meet the rigorous requirements of today’s railway. Part of the Trust’s objectives in being awarded charitable status is to share benefits and opportunities arising from the project with the public, specialised institutions, training establishments and schools. One specific objective is to facilitate basic skills training and development of people in formal training such as graduate training schemes and apprenticeships. This will include the adoption of advanced…

    Joanne Longton
    Joanne Longton

  • Electric Motorcycle racing series MotoE - Show and Tell in the Paddock!

    The IET Automotive & Road Transport TPN are pleased to announce that they are supporting the new Electric Motorcycle racing series MotoE http://www.motoeracing.com/ Several members of the IET are providing the technical support for the series and you can see further details on the panel and their interests at: http://www.motoeracing.com/#!iet-technical-panel/c8am The series is running across five race weekends in the UK and Europe and the series finale is coming to Silverstone on 11-12 October 2014 as part of the No Limits event. Rupal Patel the MotoE promoter has offered IET members/friends/family the opportunity of a Show and Tell in the Paddock during the weekend. This will take the form of: · Meet the MotoE teams/riders · Technical briefing from the IET scrutineer(s) · Paddock talk · Q&A…

    Joanne Longton
    Joanne Longton

  • IBC 2014 - Piksel

    It is becoming increasingly popular for people to use their tablets and smart phones as a second screen whilst watching TV. Operators are now working on ways in which they can interact with the consumer using the second screen. We spoke to Miles Weaver, Innovation Programme Strategist, Piksel Inc. about the Second Screen Interactive Suite, 2Si app , a fully customizable modular toolkit that allows you to create, integrate and update second screen experiences for all types of devices. Check out the video below for more information…

    Former Community Member
    Former Community Member

  • IBC 2014 - DivX

    DivX, is leading the way to more seamless consumer video experience by powering the professional creation, protected distribution, and high-quality playback of highly efficient video to multiple devices and platforms; the PC, living room, and mobile environments. While at IBC 2014 we stopped by the DivX stand to talk to Eric Grab, Chief Technology Officer, to ask him about the highlights of his weekend, second screen technology, IP broadcasting and what he thought the future held for the future of media.

    Former Community Member
    Former Community Member

  • Career Manager: A How To Guide

    Over the last few months we've posted a number of how to guides about different aspects of Career Manager. This post draws these together in one post and also provides a link to other support materials. How To Submit An Intent To Register In Career Manager For those just starting out on their journey to professional registration, submitting an intent to register allows us to support you as you work toward professional registration and provide you with up to date information about the process. How To Build A Professional Registration Application In Career Manager For members who have achieved a number of years' experience and are ready to apply for professional registration, Career Manager provides an online application which covers all of the aspects of the paper application in one place and…

    Kathryn Bain
    Kathryn Bain

  • How can a mentor help your professional development?

    A mentor is someone who can provide support, guidance and act as a sounding board as you develop in your career. A mentor provides a different perspective on your work and experience. The IET also provide a mentoring service for members who are seeking support with their professional development for those who have identified a specific career goal. Mentoring through the IET mentoring service mainly focusses on those working toward professional registration as we are aware that many members aspire to professional registration in order to show the knowledge and skills they have already gained in their career and potentially improve their career prospects in the future. What can a mentor do to support you toward professional registration? A mentor can provide support with your overall development…

    Kathryn Bain
    Kathryn Bain

  • Cambridge Local Network 2014/15 programme card

    Another season of exciting speakers and topics is upon us. The 2014/15 programme card should be winging its way to you by post, but in case you prefer an electronic version, a PDF is included in the files section.

    Timothy Wilkinson
    Timothy Wilkinson

  • Voyager is not lonely in space!

    Former International Space Station Commander Chris Hadfield reassures a worried five-year-old boy that the Voyager spacecraft isn't lonely and afraid . (NPR)

    Allan Casey
    Allan Casey

  • Inspiring The Next Generation - Presented By Engineer, CEO And Founder Of GoldieBlox

    We are delighted with how last night's event turned out and we are very excited to be able to share the video with you, once it is available. This open - interview style event with a live audience, provided some great insight into the importance of construction toys for girls, in terms of enhancing their spacial awareness, as well as the importance of getting girls into engineering. Link to the video...

    Former Community Member
    Former Community Member

  • South Wales Committee Officers

    Wales South East Local Network Officers Chair –  David Murphy Secretary –  Jeremy Creasey Treasurer –  Robert Watson Wales South West Local Network Officers Chair – Susan Jones Secretary – Chris Jobling Treasurer –  Nick Marsh Wales South East Young Professionals Section Officers Chair –  Rhys Phillips Secretary –  Jess Jones Treasurer – Sam Braithwaite Wales South West Young Professionals Section Officers Chair –  Ian Howells Secretary –  Brijnath Geerjanan Treasurer –  Yi He South Wales Electronics & Communications Specialist Section Officers Chair –  Paul Davies Secretary –  Hugh Woodward Treasurer –  Nick Marsh South Wales Manufacturing & Management Specialist Section Officers Chair –  Kevin Chilton Secretary –  Andrew Thomas Treasurer –  Andrew Thomas South Wales Power Specialist Section…

    Former Community Member
    Former Community Member

  • Volker takes UK Power Electronics to Canada

    Volker Pickert has returned from a trip to Canada where he made a presentation at McMaster University on the UK Power Electronics Vision and activities. His presentation has been posted in "Files" on this site.

    Bill Drury
    Bill Drury

  • Raspberry Pi Workshop - your help is needed!

    The IET H&W network are holding a Raspberry Pi workshop at the 2014 Next Generation Innovators event which is being held at the Three Counties Showground on Thursday October 2 nd 2014 under the leadership of Paddy Fawcett. We will also have a table stand for advertising the IET together with some appropriate material for giving out to the students attending to show them what engineering is all about. We are looking for volunteers who would be interested in helping at the workshop your participation would be much appreciated. The event will start at 10.00am with the schools registering from 9.30am, so people would be needed from 9.00am onwards. The event will finish at around 4.00pm. Final details would be sent out nearer the time. Even if you can only make part of the day that will be most…

    Joanne Longton
    Joanne Longton

  • Enabling BIM and the Crossrail Smart Railway

    Earlier this month, along with 60 other people, I attended a fascinating and insightful presentation by Ross Dentten, Asset Information & Configuration Manager for Crossrail in London. Ross’ presentation on ‘Enabling BIM and the Crossrail Smart Railway’ gave an overview of the Crossrail programme, current progress and also covered Asset Management. The original specification has now been extended to cover Twyford and Reading and altogether encompasses 40 stations in this £14.8bn project. Rail transport capacity will be increased by 10% in London and will carry around 200m passengers when complete. Within the overall project there are 10 new stations being built, along with 30km of tunnelling and 14,000 people, including over 300 apprentices have been involved in the construction. Crossrail…

    Deborah-Claire McKenzie
    Deborah-Claire McKenzie

  • Latest newsletter now available

    Get the latest news from the IET History Network. Our plans for 2014-15 include a weekend meeting in Newcastle on the history of power engineering, commemorations of the First World War via the IET Archives and a joint event with the Bristol Network on TSR2. There’s also an update on the opening of the new Archives Centre in Savoy Hill House, a report on the grave of Oliver Heaviside, notes on the history of the World Wide Web and a chance to get involved in highlighting the preservation of historical artefacts.

    Anne Locker
    Anne Locker

  • ARTS TPN Best Endeavour Award at the TT Zero Races 2014

    The ARTS Network decided to award two prizes for Best Endeavour to teams competing in the TT Zero races this year. Kingston University in the UK won one of the awards and we plan to have a blog about that presentation in due course. The other prize was awarded to Team Buckeye Current at Ohio State University. Pete James, Chairman of the TPN took time out from a conference visit in the States to head over to Ohio University to present the award and also took the opportunity to brief the students and staff on his work in Electric Vehicles. Here is a statement from the team: "Buckeye Current feel honoured to receive the ARTS TPN Best Endeavour award from the prestigious Institution of Engineering and Technology (the IET). The award was given to the team for their ability to overcome adversity…

    Deborah-Claire McKenzie
    Deborah-Claire McKenzie

  • Show And Tell Opportunity At No Limits Races - Silverstone

    The IET Automotive & Road Transport TPN are pleased to announce that they are supporting the new Electric Motorcycle racing series MotoE Several members of the IET are providing the technical support for the series and you can see further details here on the panel and their interests . The series is running across five race weekends in the UK and Europe and the series finale is coming to Silverstone on 11-12 October 2014 as part of the No Limits event. Rupal Patel the MotoE promoter has offered IET members/friends/family the opportunity of a Show and Tell in the Paddock during the weekend. This will take the form of: · Meet the MotoE teams/riders · Technical briefing from the IET scrutineer(s) · Paddock talk · Q&A session with teams/scrutineers Please note that anyone participating in this…

    Deborah-Claire McKenzie
    Deborah-Claire McKenzie

  • Pilot UWIAATT - IET TT LN Mentorship Programme

    The University of the West Indies Alumni Association Trinidad and Tobago chapter (UWIAATT) extended an invitation to the Trinidad and Tobago Local Network (IET TT LN) to develop a pilot mentorship partnership programme. This was initiated due to the high demand of engineering students entering the mentorship programme and wanting to be partnered with an engineer. This pilot programme started with the pairing of two second year Electrcial & Computer Engineering students with myself and based upon the interactions and feedback wtih the students, we will be able to fine tune our approach to mentoring young engineers and strengthen the relationship with the Alumni association. (LR: Jason R. Rameshwar, Chenniece Harper, Keith Gellineau, Reaiah Harris, Peter Poon-Chong) The opening ceremony on Friday…

    Jason Robert Rameshwar
    Jason Robert Rameshwar

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