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Dear IET Member living in France For those who will be in the Paris area on Thursday 18th December , this is a reminder that the ICE, IET, IMechE and IStrucE institutions are holding their monthly networking/social meeting at: Carr's bar and restaurant, 1 rue Mont Thabor, 75001 Paris (Métro Line 1 Tuileries) . from 19:00. There will be an optional group dinner from about 20:30 Spouses, partners and friends are also welcome.
The Local Network are working on a version of the twice yearly newsletter that is optimised to be viewed on computers, tablet devices and smart phones. This will be in addition to the printed version of the newsletter.
Organisations choose products that promote its companies goals, or at least help achieve it. The generation x product might be suitable for some whilst the generation yx product is better suited to others. Sometimes this means accepting the licensing cost to keep business operations stable. So, even after the cost of creating maintenance contracts, hiring qualified staff and even perhaps department creation, managers still choose to toil in their activities. In these cases, for a certain breed of mangers, the easiest is to disqualify resources regardless of business unrest. Perhaps they are not able enough, or just lacking and as such need to engage in such a way, perhaps they are trying to settle into a new life using someone elses hygeine factors. Though not all managers exhibit those qualities…
2014 has been a good year for the TPN during which they have held the following events: Visit to Railway Technology Centre in Derby which provided an excellent opportunity to view some of the projects they were undertaking Thameslink – achieving Metro Headways on the Mainline – Paul Bates from Network Rail was the guest speaker for this presentation and gave an excellent insight into the project The University of Birmingham hosted a visit to their Research Laboratories back in May. Quiz Night – this event once again proved to be popular and was oversubscribed although the additional team members were squeezed in. The date for the 2015 event has already been finalised – 11 June 2015, once again at Doggetts Coat and Badge. BIM and the Crossrail Smart Railway – Ross Dentten from Crossrail gave…
During 2014, the Aerospace TPN has held a number of excellent events including: Hybrid Electrically Powered Aircraft Seminar up in Derby which saw three speakers give an overview and more detailed technical presentations on this emerging hot topic. Visit to Heathrow Airport MH370 Flight Path and the future of space based aircraft tracking – this was an excellent event in which the TPN trialled a new ‘breakfast’ style format which proved to be popular. Mark Dickinson and David Colley from Inmarsat were the two guest speakers. W inning at Concurrent Engineering in Aerospace – this was the second of the two events held up at Rolls Royce Derby this year and also proved to be popular. The next event a ‘ Threats to our Supply Chain ’ afternoon seminar will be on 4 February 2015 in London. Details…
At the recent Railway Best Papers Competition, Paul Zanelli, Chief Technology Officer, Transport Systems Catapult, highlighted the following ten key challenges in relation to Intelligent Mobility: 1. Improve the traveller experience at transport modal interchanges 2. Minimise the impact of disruption through the use of adjacent transport networks 3. Incentivise the provision of a seamless journey through modal interchanges 4. Provide personalised, contextualised, trusted, information, which improves the traveller experience 5. Develop insight from transport system information to improve the performance of the network 6. Offer end-to-end mobility as a service 7. Integrate quality-of-life and city-economy benefits into transport decisions 8. Enable whole journey accessibility of transport systems…
The IET Satellite Systems & Applications TPN recently joined forces with the Events team to deliver a seminar covering the very latest research and development trends in security and efficiency for satellite communications. The event provided the following content: Showcased new industrial, academic and government research, with a strong emphasis on scientific and technical presentations, and brought the satellite industry together for debate and discussion Examined future challenges of providing secure and efficient satellite communications Promoted active research and development in industry and academia. The conference presentations were filmed for IET.tv and can be viewed below. Secure waveform design for satellite communications Dr Terence E. Dodgson From: IET Satcom Security and Efficiency…
The Satellite Systems & Applications TPN have organised a number of excellent events in the past couple of years and here is a reminder of some resources that you can view. HYLAS 1 - From dream to reality HYLAS 1 was the first broadband satellite from Avanti Communications and uses Ka-band technology to deliver high speed, two-way data services across Europe. It has a unique flexible payload which enables Avanti to change the bandwidth of its eight Ka-band beams whilst in orbit, to maximise satellite efficiency. HYLAS 1 is complemented by a Ku-band broadcast capability and can provide up 2mb satellite broadband to users across Europe. A summary of the presentation slides can be found here . Skylon Alan Bond's presentation covered the need for better space transportation and the SKYLON solution…
The Joint Annual Dinner is being organised this year by our friends the ICE France. The dinner will be held on Friday 23rd January 2015 at ‘Restaurant d’application’ for the Vatel Hotel Management School 122 rue Nollet, 75017 Paris There will be a aperitif from 19h30 and dinner at 20h30 . Please see the attached file for the menu, cost and booking details. There is also a map.
Earlier this year, the Railway TPN decided on a theme of ‘Intelligent Mobility’ for the 2014 competition, which was held in London on 27 November 2014. Following the presentations by the four finalists who were selected from the many abstracts received, there was a keynote presentation by Dr Paul Zanelli, Chief Technical Officer, Transport Systems Catapult. Keynote presentation by Dr Paul Zanelli Dr Paul Zanelli From: Early Career Professionals' Best Paper Competition 2014, 27 November 2014, London 2014-11-27 00:00:00.0 Transport Channel >> go to webcast >> recommend to friend The 2014 competition was won by Martin Halligan, London Underground Martin Halligan - 'Intelligent Mobility Systems Active Railway Management' Martin Halligan From: Early Career Professionals' Best Paper Competition 2014…
Here is the NorCal committee with IET president elect Naomi Climer . It was a real pleasure meeting Naomi and hearing about her thoughts on the future of the IET.
The IET Caribbean Communities membership meeting attracted both existing members and interested parties, who were keen to understand what the institution had to offer them. The Chairman Anthony Chadee opened the meeting and introduced the me as the Master of Ceremonies for the event. After formally announcing the members of the exective of the Local Network, namely the Chairman, Vice Chairman - David Drakes, Treasurer - Sean Ocho, who was unfortunately unable to attend due to a severe illness, IPRA - Gerald Mendes, PATW Co-ordinator - Ahmad Mohammed and the YP Co-ordinator - Colin Chase as well as the past Chairman - Deoraj Beephan, I provided the audience with a critical, but lengthy overview of the IET, our LN, accomplishments and plans for the future as highlighted in the presentation .…
What is the future of learning? FIRST® LEGO® League teams will find the answers. In the 2014 FLL WORLD CLASS%u2120 Challenge, over 265,000 children from 80 countries will redesign how we gather knowledge and skills in the 21st century. Teams will teach adults about the ways that kids need and want to learn. Get ready for a whole new class – FLL WORLD CLASS! - See more at: http://www.firstlegoleague.org/#sthash.khvAiPtg.dpuf The good news is that with the help of the Enterprise Software giant SAP and the Nigeria Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) and CODERINA Technology and Educational Foundation (the Operational partner of the program in Nigeria) Nigerian kids would be part of this international program for the first time in its 15 years of existence. FIRST® LEGO® League (FLL…
The four locations to host the first driverless car testing have been named. Greenwich will host the Gateway Scheme, Bristol the Venturer Consortium and and Milton Keynes and Coventry will co-host the UK Autodrive programme. Further information on these projects can be found here. What's your thoughts on these schemes, would you feel happy to travel in one of these cars once the schemes are fully launched?
The IET Healthcare Technologies Network is keen to encourage and support the work and research of academics and newly qualified professionals in healthcare, medical and biomedical engineering arenas. The network presents annual prizes through a number of awards. The Healthcare Technologies Student And Early Career Awards 2021 are now closed. IET William James Award The award is presented to encourage, support and recognise outstanding work of PhD students demonstrating a high level of commitment and advanced understanding of Biomedical Engineering. IET Dennis Hill Award The Dennis Hill prize is awarded annually to the student on an MEng or MSc programme who has, during the past year, submitted the best final year project dissertation in the general field of Biomedical Engineering and cognate…
Details of our previous IET Healthcare Technologies award winners can be found below. William James Award 2019 winner Dana Al Sulaiman, Imperial College London Presentation: Engineering hydro-based sensing platforms for the detection of circulating cell-free nucleic acid biomarkers Dr Dana Al Sulaiman completed her MEng degree in Biomedical Engineering from Imperial College London in 2015. She finished top of her class and was awarded the ‘Centenary Prize’ and ‘Governor’s MEng Prize’ for demonstrating all-round excellence. She was then granted the prestigious President’s PhD Scholarship to support her further studies. During her PhD in the Ladame lab (Department of Bioengineering), Dana was involved in several multidisciplinary projects while acting as an avid teaching assistant and lab demonstrator…
TOPIC 1: ACHIEVING GIGHER EFFICIENCY WITH COOLING TOWER SOLUTION ( Download Presentation Slide ) TOPIC 2: FUNCTIONAL SAFETY - PERFORMING A RISK ASSESSMENT IS NOT ROCKET SCIENCE TOPIC 3: FUNDAMENTAL OF POWER QUALITY ( Download Presentation Slide )
TOPIC 1: ELECTRICAL PROTECTION & SAFETY ( Download presentation slide ) TOPIC 2: ELECTRICAL SAFETY & PROTECTION - CASE STUDY WITH WATER HEATER ( Download presentation slide )
5th Prestige Lecture and Annual Dinner Photo can be download from: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/njzrr3g8ea01eyj/AABZBpgE3Ky5yPV3Zr1VgH4Sa
TOPIC 1: CABLE SIZING FOR SAFE POWER SYSTEM BASED ON IEC STANDARD ( Download Presentation Slide ) TOPIC 2: THE ROLES OF STANDARDS IN LV ELECTRICAL INSTALLATION DESIGN & IMPLEMENTATION IN MALAYSIA ( Download Presentation Slide )
Could you design and build a throwing chair for a disabled athlete? Or adapt a wheelchair to carry a fishing rod? Could you make a machine to turn the pages of a newspaper for someone with no arms? The ingenious inventors and engineers at the charity Remap do all this and more. Interested in joining in? Right now we are looking for more volunteer engineers to design and make equipment for people with disabilities, where no off-the-shelf product exists. See our website here or contact David Martin Tel: 07921 854071.
November Newsletter
We would like to establish a forum where local technical & professional interest groups can share ideas and information, and would welcome suggestions and contacts to help achieve this. Suggestions?
5th November saw a gathering of more than 120 people in Manchester for a seminar on Robotics: Current Trends and Future Horizons. The event was a collaboration between the IET Robotics & Mechatronics TPN and the Control Systems Centre at the University of Manchester. Attendees heard from a number of speakers covering such diverse subjects as: application of robotics in advanced manufacturing; trends in factory-of-the-future concepts; latest developments in service and field robotics application of robotics in nuclear decommissioning Legged Robotics: Humanoids, Quadrupeds and Exoskeletons How would you feel working alongside a robot? Currently robots are separated from human operators for safety purposes but there is much effort to develop systems that can safely work alongside of people as…
