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  • Community Manager October Update

    So, September has been and gone, and as October brings the start of the 2016-17 session, I thought I would take a little time to reflect on our recent activities and highlight some of our successess. We have had some absolutely amazing events this year and I'm very proud to have been involved with each of them, working with our fantastic volunteers and staff colleagues.   We have collaborated with UKRAS Network, Imperial Hackspace, KTN to name but a few.  Our speakers have come from far and wide and so have our delegates.   If you visit our blog pages  you will see a number of reports on our past events, including two hackathons, a robot start up day, our IET/TAROS public lecture, and our International Robotics Day held in Savoy Place in July.   We also participated in a joint event with our…

  • IET PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT NEWS: Book Early To Avoid Disappointment (and Save Money)...

    We know that many of our members are time poor and that your diaries book up quickly with work, family or other commitments taking up your time.  With this in mind, all of our dates for professional development training for 2017  are available online allowing you plenty of time to view the courses that may be of interest and book in early.   As an added bonus, we also offer an early bird booking discount if you book more than two months before and this is in addition to the savings you already receive if you are a member of the IET. For more about our courses, or to view the upcoming dates, please visit:  www.theiet.org/pd-courses

    Kathryn Bain
    Kathryn Bain

  • Google Home starts battle with Amazon for living rooms

    One week after Amazon launched Echo in the UK, the search company is also pitching for a smart home future with its own voice recognition device - The Guardian Read more...

    Former Community Member
    Former Community Member

  • Baby robot is ideal pet for childless Japanese

    Toyota has ventured into the world of robotic pets with a tiny, yellow-eyed doll that cheeps anxiously at drivers who brake too suddenly and pesters sleepy ones to take a rest. - The Times Learn more...

  • Satellite Systems & Applications - Community Manager's Perspective

    Welcome to the 2016-17 session which commences with the Network’s event in support of World Space Week.  We’ve two excellent speakers in Vanessa Lawrence and Ralph Cordey presenting on Remote Sensing satellite Systems for Global Sustainability  on 10 October 2016 in London.  There’s still time to register for this event.   The Network have also just finished judging the Game Changing Satellite Applications poster competition.  Congratulations to the winner Paul Iliffe, who receives a free place to attend the Reinventing Space Conference later this month, courtesy of the conference organisers.   Following on from the excellent event on the Rosetta Spacecraft  which we organised earlier in the summer with the Aerospace and Robotics & Mechatronics Networks, we managed to persuade the speakers…

    Deborah-Claire McKenzie
    Deborah-Claire McKenzie

  • Aerospace - Community Manager's Perspective

    I'd like to welcome all Aerospace community members to the start of the 2016-17 session which continues under the leadership of David Lindley, Executive Team Chairman and Lee Murton, Young Professionals Group Chairman. I’m looking forward to the first two events of the session Addressing Ageing Aircraft Sustainment Issues - The Use of New Technology and Techniques seminar in London on 26 October 2016.  The TPN have organised some excellent speakers covering the latest technologies and new challenges in this field, so this should be a great event.  Following on there is the Winning Concurrent Product Development evening seminar up at Rolls Royce in Derby.   Following on from the excellent event we had on the Rosetta Spacecraft earlier in the summer, we managed to persuade the speakers to share…

    Deborah-Claire McKenzie
    Deborah-Claire McKenzie

  • Advances in Process Automation and Control 2017 - Call for Papers

    IET Control and Automation TPN is supporting the IChemE Advances 2017 conference. IET Members will be offered a reduced rate. 2-14 June 2017, Birmingham, UK New challenges, new technologies, new solutions Call for papers now open The discipline of process control and automation has seen many changes over the years, with the advent of new technologies, industrial practices and legislation. Today we recognise those changes as all being components of the industrial internet of things (IIoT). Whilst much attention and energy is being paid to the underpinning technologies, the more interesting and challenging question is how the process industries will change and what the role of automation will become. Many commentators talk about being on the verge of a fourth industrial revolution – a change…

    Joanne Longton
    Joanne Longton

  • 19th Annual General Meeting (AGM) Of The Institution Of Engineering And Technology (IET) Brunei Darussalam Network

    The Institution of Engineering and Technology, Brunei Darussalam Network held its 19th Annual General Meeting (AGM) last Saturday, 1 st November 2016 at Radisson Hotel in Bandar Seri Begawan. The AGM received the Chairman’s Report for the Session 2015/2016 and the audited account for the Session 2015/2016 from the Honorary Treasurer.  In the AGM, the Office Bearers, Management Committee Members and Auditors for the term 2016/2017 were elected. The new management committee is comprised of professionals from both the government and private institutions.  Simon Leong Kian Ann from KR Kamarulzaman & Associates has been elected as the Honorary Chairman for the new management committee.  Also elected was Lt. Col (U) Schufin bin Hj Brahim from the Ministry of Defence as Honorary Vice Chairman, Haji…

    Siong Tang
    Siong Tang

  • Fake bone from 3D printer will heal fractures

    A new kind of 3D-printed material that spurs bone to regenerate could help skull defects and fractures to heal in weeks, scientists have said. Read more...

  • Community Manager October Message - New Chairman 2016

    It's that time of the year again, the start of a new session, but before introducing you to our new Chairman for 2016-17, I'd like to take a brief moment to look back at our flagship event that took place in March.  I've already blogged about it so the details have been shared, but as it was such a fantastic event, and happened largely as a result of our past Chairman, Ronaldo,  and our incoming Chairman Ian, (more of whom below), it is worth looking back.   The event, Advanced Manufacturing And Functional Materials , was attended by over 60 people.  We heard from a variety of fascinating speakers, including, Paul Wiper, Keith Robson, Takahiro Hiramatsu, Jing Yang and Chaoying Wan.  Not forgetting, of course, Chairman for the day, the very active local MP, Chris White.  As many will know, Chris…

    Joanne Longton
    Joanne Longton

  • Naomi Climer Outgoing IET President - Radio 4 Broadcasting House

    Naomi Climer, outgoing IETPresident was on yesterday talking about historic and future engineers Read more...

    Former Community Member
    Former Community Member

  • Lecture: Third Amendment to BS7671 Requirements for Electrical Installations

    On 28th October 2016, the Wales North Local Netwrk hosted a lecture at Coleg Cambria, "Third Ammendment to BS7671 Requirements for Electrical Installations". The event was in two parts, around forty students in the afternoon and ten members in the evening. Our speakers were Mark Coles and Linden Smith from the IET and in the evening the event ended with a lively Q&A session. Many thanks to Mark and Linden for providing us with a most enjoyable day.

    David S Crawford
    David S Crawford

  • Annual Coleg Menai Awards Ceremony

    Once again, the Wales North Local Network was pleased to award the annual prize for "Engineering Excellence" to a student at Coleg Menai. This year, our winner was Nia Povey Jones who was nominated for her achievements in "Heavy Vehicle Maintenance and Repair". We wish Nia all the best in her future endeavors, the event took place at "The Celtic Royal Hotel" in Caernarfon on the 13th September and was attended by around forty students, their families and college staff.

    David S Crawford
    David S Crawford

  • Responding To The Kill Chain; Kill The Chain.

    1.Expensive and Laborious – A common two word association before security/cyber audits. 2.Cyber Ready – A common two word association after a compromise.  It is likely reading Cyber Ready evoked a sense of confidence, stability and a calm alertness (just like the hit you’re meant to get after drinking matcha green tea  ... apparently). To be Cyber Ready you need to know what responses will be required to protect your core network. SIEM solutions have immensely clarified how data will be normalised and correlated to create a matcha-like alert across different components of your network Without a SIEM solution you are dependant on your Security Roadmap spread sheet – you know.. the one that has your organisational RAID logged against it for each product deployed – so you know what compensatory…

  • Model Satellites and Historical Machines In Perfect Working Order

    Model Satellites and Historical Machines In Perfect Working Order In IET Germany’s first event after the summer break a group of interested members, family and friends was able to enjoy two fascinating technical tours in my adopted home town of Backnang. With its timber-framed houses and landmark medieval tower Backnang might give the impression that it slept through the industrial revolution. But for engineers interested in the history of technology it is worth taking a closer look: an impressive museum, the Technikforum , shows how four industries have made their mark on the town and, even today, roadside signs proudly proclaim Backnang to be a centre of satellite technology. Nothing illustrates this better than the DeSK Showroom , set up in Backnang by a lobby group of companies from the…

    Howard Gray
    Howard Gray

  • Community Manager's Viewpoint: Welcome To The 2016-17 Session.

    So, as Septemember draws to a close, I am starting to look ahead to the new session.   The first thing to do is to introduce you all to our new Chairman who will take over the reins from Stewart Taylor officially on 1st October.   I would like to take the opportunity to thank Stewart for his sterling work in leading the TPN exec team over the last three years and wish him all the best for the future.   I must also mention our first event of the new session - Big Data Analytics for Smart Power Networks which we are organising in conjunction with Brunel University London .  This will be on 8th November, so do check back over the following weeks for further updates.  Welcome to our new Chairman: Simon Hart Simon works at Yasa Motors Ltd and has been involved in the IET for 23 years!  He is a former…

    Joanne Longton
    Joanne Longton

  • 2016/17 Committee

    Here is the Bristol Network committee for the 2016/17 season:   Chair: Jeremy Boyd   Vice Chair: Junichi Sugiura CEng FIET 2nd Vice Chair: Dr Pritesh Narayan MIET Honorary Secretary: Junichi Sugiura Pelin Zahidler CEng FIET   Honorary Treasurer: Eur Ing Dr Russell Haines CEng FIET Young Professionals’ Chair: Chris Waters MIET Professional Registration Advisor: John Garrett CEng FIET Fellow (FIET) Representative: Eur Ing Dr Russell Haines CEng FIET IEng Representative: Prajjwal Baral IEng MIET Schools & Colleges Liaison: Michael Richardson CEng MIET Academic Liaison (UoB): Prof. Mark Beach CEng MIET Court Liaison (UoB) Eur Ing Dr Russell Haines CEng FIET Academic Liaison (UWE): Dr Pritesh Narayan MIET Industrial Liaison: Dr Qasim Al’Akayshee CEng MIET Retired Professional Engineers Club: Michael…

    James Inge
    James Inge

  • Wearable Technology, Hybrid Aircraft And The Human Brain Project

    In this blogpost we focus on three areas that IET Local Networks have been discussing - Wearable technology, hybrid aircraft and brain modeling – and find out from the experts what impact these will have on our everyday lives now and in the future... Architecture of wearable technology IET Dorset and South Wiltshire Network   Wearable technology is the next step in communication and data sharing, providing us with the ability to take and analyse simple measurements that give us access to more detailed information about ourselves and our environment.   As everyone moves towards a greater digital presence, the traditional tools of keyboards and smartphones are no longer enough to communicate the complex data people want to share. From simple video and pictures to body monitoring and location…

    Former Community Member
    Former Community Member

  • ICub Robot Is Learning To Walk, Talk, And Grow

    According to Dr. Katrin Solveig Lohan, a human-robot interaction (HRI) expert at Heriot Watt University in Scotland, the future of robots depends on their ability to learn from humans, acquiring skills in the way babies do.  More details in this article in PCMag Australia. Whilst I'm on the subject, we do have a lot of ICub resources in our files area so why not have a look.

    Joanne Longton
    Joanne Longton

  • Naomi Climer Blog Post September 2016

    As this is my last blog before the end of my IET Presidency, I thought I’d reflect on my highlights for the year and on what makes me proud of the IET and the profession.    Read more...

    Former Community Member
    Former Community Member

  • Facebook ordered to stop cashing in with personal data

    Regulators have banned Facebook from collecting data on WhatsApp users in Germany in a landmark ruling against the social media giant’s mass harvesting of personal information to drive advertising revenues. Read more...

    Former Community Member
    Former Community Member

  • Tech is transforming teaching and learning

    At the turn of the 21st century, workplaces were being transformed by technology. On financial trading floors, for example, swarms of loud and animated traders in colourful jackets had been replaced by machines quietly processing trades. Intermittently, commentators speculated that education, too, would be revolutionised. - Raconteur.net Read more...

    Former Community Member
    Former Community Member

  • Musk plans Mars trip for cost of a house

    Elon Musk has showcased his first detailed vision for sending humans to Mars, unveiling his design for a “Battlestar Galactica-style” fleet of spacecraft to carry interplanetary pioneers for less than $200,000 a ticket. - The Times Read more...

    Former Community Member
    Former Community Member

  • Young Space Professionals Needed - Can You Help?

    One of the IET's Education Partners, Fun Kids Radio who do the Techno Mum children’s radio series for us are developing a new series with a grant from the European Space Agency about the Aurora robotic exploration of Mars.  They are looking for young enthusiastic young space professionals to help them develop this series.   A summary of the project is attached to this blog and if you are interested in helping please contact Gregory Watson at Fun Kids Radio.

    Deborah-Claire McKenzie
    Deborah-Claire McKenzie

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