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  • Technical visit to ABB Malaysia

    Date: 1 st Oct 2015 Venue: ABB Malaysia, Subang Jaya, Malaysia by Ir. Chang Yew Cheong Technical visit to ABB Malaysia was held on the 1 st Oct 2015 (Thursday) and attended by 5 IET members and 6 non-members. This visit was organised by the IET C&A TPN and IET Malaysia Network. All participants arrived at ABB Malaysia Office before 9.30 am and the visit started with the safety briefing and introduction about ABB Malaysia at their meeting room. During the presentation, participants were introduced to ABB operation and business portfolio in Malaysia and were told that the first ABB power generator was installed in Malaysia dated back in 1904 by MFO Oerlikon. After the presentation, Mr. Richard Yeoh, Senior Manager of ABB Malaysia led the team to visit their Low Voltage Motor Control Centre (MCC…

    Julie
    Julie

  • University-Industry Engagement & Professional Registration

    26th September 2015, Melaka by Dr. Kok Swee Leong IET Malaysia Network is taking initiative to serve the members outside Klang Valley better by organizing technical seminar outside Klang Valley. Last month a technical seminar was organized in Penang and on the 26th September 2015, a seminar was being organized in Melaka for the first time on the topic of “University-Industry Engagement” and “Professional Registration”. 1 st Talk on “University-Industry Engagement” The seminar started by Assoc. Professor Dr. Chong Kuan Eng, delivered on the a topic of “University-Industry Engagement”. Dr Chong shared his experiences from the point of view as a person in charge in linking university and industrial partners. Dr. Chong has held management positions in the Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka as…

    Julie
    Julie

  • The Imperial College Oil & Gas Forum - 28 October 2015

    The Imperial College Oil & Gas Forum attracts international delegates from leading universities and institutions pursuing a career in the oil & gas industry. The Forum is also ideal for students and graduates from a wide range of disciplines. In 2014, the inaugural Forum brought together over 250 delegates from 41 institutions and 47 nationalities. The Forum covers a breadth of content and features panel discussions, keynote addresses, a Careers Exhibition, workshops and networking opportunities, and, as the largest event of its kind, provides an unmatched opportunity to discuss recent developments in the oil & gas industry, with a line-up of accomplished speakers and a chance to network with future co-workers and employers. Running throughout the event – the Careers Exhibition offers a unique…

    Joanne Longton
    Joanne Longton

  • IET Members Survey 2015

    The IET Members Survey 2015 is now available to all IET members! We are very keen to ensure that our female members are properly represented and we would be grateful if you could take a few moments to fill this out! Thank you.

    Former Community Member
    Former Community Member

  • IET Scotland School Christmas Lecture 2015 In Scotland North

    The Internet of Everything! Fully booked in Inverness - still spaces left in Dundee. This event is primarly aimed at secondary schools and the audience will be of secondary school age . Teachers can book tickets in blocks for their classes. You are guaranteed to see a presentation with flying objects, Internet-enable lighting, listening TVs, talking dolls, interactive kettles, spy glasses, and many more things … This presentation will showcase the vast range of systems and devices which can connect to the Internet. It aims to totally immerse the audience in the possibility of the Cyber World and how it is changing our lives. Along with this, it will outline a range of emerging technologies which will bring benefits to many areas of our lives including health care and education. With these great…

    Lynsay Callaghan
    Lynsay Callaghan

  • IET Scotland School Christmas Lecture 2015

    The Internet of Everything! Fully booked in Glasgow. This event is primarly aimed at secondary schools and the audience will be of secondary school age . Teachers can book tickets in blocks for their classes. You are guaranteed to see a presentation with flying objects, Internet-enable lighting, listening TVs, talking dolls, interactive kettles, spy glasses, and many more things … This presentation will showcase the vast range of systems and devices which can connect to the Internet. It aims to totally immerse the audience in the possibility of the Cyber World and how it is changing our lives. Along with this, it will outline a range of emerging technologies which will bring benefits to many areas of our lives including health care and education. With these great benefits, though, there are…

    Lynsay Callaghan
    Lynsay Callaghan

  • IET Working Alongside Strathclyde Space Institute & SMeSTech Lab

    Present and Future Robotics In Space Applications Technology & Innovation Centre, 99 George St., Glasgow, United Kingdom. G1 1RD Date: 29th – 30th October 2015 Symposium Chairs Dr. Gianfranco Visentin, Head of Automation and Robotics Section, European Space Agency, and Professor Xiu T Yan, Director of SMeSTech, Strathclyde Space Institute It is an exciting time for robotics. Robotic systems are increasingly being used in dealing with the challenges of space and other extreme environments where it is impossible to have a human presence or where robots can accomplish new tasks that humans cannot. This Space Robotics Symposium, organised by Strathclyde Space Institute and SMeSTech provides a platform for researchers to share innovative research and application findings in this rapidly-evolving…

    Lynsay Callaghan
    Lynsay Callaghan

  • Call for Volunteers for the IET Manchester Network - Retired Members Section

    As Chairman of the Retired Members Section Committee, I’d like to firstly remind you that the Manchester Network of the IET has a Retired Members Section and secondly to ask whether you would be able and willing to assist us to continue our activities in the future. The Retired Members Section in Manchester has been in existence since the 1993-4 season and organises lecture meetings and technical visits on topics and to companies and other organisations that are of interest to Electrical Engineers (and since the formation of the IET) of interest to those who would be members of the IET. Attendance at any of these events is not restricted to those who are retired or over a ‘certain age’, although the subject matter is aimed more at those in that category. Also, it is possible to hold meetings…

    Deborah-Claire McKenzie
    Deborah-Claire McKenzie

  • Transformer Manufacturing Porcess

    Toronto LN event held on 15 Oct 2015 in Hamilton.

    Former Community Member
    Former Community Member

  • Transformer Design And Design Parameters

    Toronto LN event held on 14 Oct 2015.

    Former Community Member
    Former Community Member

  • Visit to Llangollen Railway

    On the 15th October 2015, a group of ten IET members and non members visited the Llangollen Railway. The purpose of the visit was to see the engine sheds and whilst there we saw the maintenance work being carried out on "Foxcote Manor" and amongst many other things the project to restore the last remaining "Patriot class" locomotive which will be named "The Unknown Warrior". The project has been endorsed by the Royal British Legion as the new National Memorial Engine which will play a part in the events in 2018 to remember the end of the First World War.

    David S Crawford
    David S Crawford

  • Podcast By Professor Tony Belpaeme

    Another one in our ocassional series of podcasts: Professor Tony Belpaeme shares how research is working towards robots that are social and can provide support in healthcare, therapeutic settings and education Professor Belpaeme's full presentation is available to view Don't forget our Noel Sharkey podcasts are still available Who would you like to see us record future podcasts with? Use the comments box below to let us know!

    Joanne Longton
    Joanne Longton

  • Award Presentation

    Toronto Chair, Nigel Schofield and Treasure & Webmaster, Jenny Yu presented the Stan Thurger Award 2015 at the Sheridan College.Recipient this year is Chia-Wei Huang, in the Mechanical Engineering Technology Design & Drafting program. This annual award started when a lump sum payment was made in 2005.the funds were endowed and the interest is awarded annually. The award is not open to the public and are for Sheridan students only.

    Former Community Member
    Former Community Member

  • The Realities Of Nuclear Cyber Security

    The increasing digitisation of our national infrastructure offers many benefits to organisations and their customers. However, some fear that the systems used to control physical functions of this infrastructure, often now referred to as operational technology, could have the potential for a serious cyber-incident. The massive damage caused by a sophisticated cyber attack on a German steel mill last year illustrates the potential threat. The Financial Times recently picked up on the report published by Chatham House on Cyber Security at Civil Nuclear Facilities Understanding the Risks , which considers the major cyber threats to civil nuclear facilities. This report comes hot on the heels of a review being undertaken by The Department for Energy and Climate Change into cyber risk in the civil…

    Former Community Member
    Former Community Member

  • Technical Visit to ABB Malaysia

    A Technical visit to ABB Malaysia took place on 1st Oct 2015 (Thursday) and attended by 5 IET members and 6 non-members. The visit was organised by IET C&A TPN and IET Malaysia Network. All participants arrived at ABB Malaysia Office before 9.30 am and the visit commenced with the safety briefing and introduction about ABB Malaysia at their meeting room. During the presentation, participants learnt about ABB operation and business portfolio in Malaysia and were told that the first ABB power generator installed in Malaysia was in 1904 by MFO Oerlikon. After the presentation, Mr. Richard Yeoh, Senior Manager from ABB Malaysia took the team to visit their Low Voltage Motor Control Centre (MCC) fabrication plant at the back of their office. At the fabrication plant, Richard explained their various…

    Joanne Longton
    Joanne Longton

  • Visit to Centrilogic in Bracknell

    There was a warm welcome for our members at Centrilogic last Wednesday (14th). Paul Reeve was our host for a tour of Centrilogic's modern data centre in Bracknell. Paul explained how they keep energy consumption low and how waste heat is minimised. The visit was enjoyed and valued by the attendees.

    Andrew Dodd
    Andrew Dodd

  • Highlights From The IET NorCal Seminar On October 10th.

    Dr Ronjon Nag gave a very enlightening talk about of the smart phone through its recent history covering the evolution of the hardware (phone size, form factor, battery), the software (features such as voice and hand writing recognition) as well as the development of the infrastructure which included the development of the app store (which was not an Apple invention!). He also touched on the future of mobile technologies and the directions which industry is exploring. One of the most interesting aspects of the talk was that Dr Nag covered why he become and engineer in the first and what drew him to the field. Like a lot of engineers, the world of science fiction was his inspiration and in particular, the idea of the Star Trek communicator. At University he made his first forays into speech…

    Allan Casey
    Allan Casey

  • Low Pass Filters, Mutliplexers, Satellites, 5G & Beyond.

    Sending a message is now done in a split second, the faster in-tune a business to the market place the quicker they can take the lead – spearhead even, typically known as first mover advantage. Consumers can also build their life around this fast information transfer, though are limited by the constraints of equipment and technologies. The ability for cable companies to provide fibre level internet speeds to homes sets the consumers expectations to be very high, when these are phased into the corporate world, we find that the license costs and technology setup costs are too high to have the latest and greatest. Sure, pure internet based companies pride themselves on this platform, for example Hutchinson Three has always focused on an IP based network thus their offers to consumers will remain…

    Rimesh Patel
    Rimesh Patel

  • Dyson 360 Eye Robot Vacuum Cleaner

    On Monday, 5th October (a very wet night indeed), over 100 people got together in Bristol to hear Mike Aldred, from Dyson, talk about the challenges in bringing a consumer grade robot to market. It was a fascinating insight into the project and brought home the need for companies to have clear objectives, a robust test plan, (quote from Mike: "Test, test and test"! ), and the ability to adapt in the face of challenges and failures.The Dyson 360 Eye robot vacuum cleaner has been in the making for 10 years and Mike showed a really interesting timeline which included, as a comparison, developments in mobile phones. For the Dyson 360 Eye to be ready, it had to satisfy a function first (in this case, it had to be a great vacuum cleaner); from the average user’s point of view, the robotics aspect…

    Joanne Longton
    Joanne Longton

  • Annual Young Entrepreneurs Competition

    The Young Entrepreneurs Competition allows an individual or a group of individuals to present a business plan for an imaginary start-up company to an audience and a group of judges. The aim is for contestants to demonstrate their entrepreneurship skills as well as their knowledge of the product or service that they’re putting forward. Contestants aren’t necessarily judged on the innovativeness of their idea but rather on the quality of their business plan, market research and power point presentation. This year’s event took place at IET venue in Austin Court, Birmingham on the 22nd of July and had a good turnout. The competition provided an excellent opportunity for like-minded professionals to socialise, network and share ideas. You can read more in the attached report.

    Joanne Longton
    Joanne Longton

  • Naomi Climer’s interview on the Today programme (06.10.15)

    For those of you that missed it... Link to the video

    Former Community Member
    Former Community Member

  • IET Scotland South East Committee For 2015-16

    The IET Scotland South East Committee for 2015-16 elected in May 2015 comprises the following office bearers. Please address questions to the secretary Robert D'Arcy . To contact others on the committee, if there is a link, click to be taken to their MyCommunity page, then "Select add as contact". This will have to be approved by the person before you can re-visit and select "Send Message" to contact them. CHAIRMAN Dr C. Marsh CEng, FIET, SIEEE, MInstP, MIACR, FWES SENIOR VICE-CHAIRMAN S Girdley BEng(Hons), MSc, MBA, CEng, MIET, MCMI JUNIOR VICE-CHAIRMAN [vacant ] HONORARY SECRETARY R. M. D'Arcy IEng, MIET, Tech IOSH ( MyCommunity ) HONORARY TREASURER B. Clarke BEng (Hons), CEng, MIET, IGEM ORDINARY MEMBERS: B. Anderson MSc, CEng, MIET Dr. J. Dempsey BSc, PhD, CEng, MIET F. Ku-Mesu R. Mbireaye…

    David E Ferguson
    David E Ferguson

  • Microsoft Windows 10 for PCs

    For those who use voice recognition software, Dragon NaturallySpeaking what version should you use with Windows 10. The answer is you have to use the version 14 just released. Special offer, electronic download only, it will overwrite and destroy current installation. To place a full play to backup first. Special deal, sorry I do not know if it is available in non-English languages yet. http://shop.nuance.co.uk/store/nuanceeu/en_GB/pd/productID.324133800/pgm.95940300/offerID.45187376801/Currency.GBP?utm_source=bh&utm_medium=emea-email&utm_campaign=GB-ecom-dgn-launch_ohter-201508&utm_content=dpi. Brian Reynolds

    Brian Reynolds
    Brian Reynolds

  • Request for volunteers for IET stand at FESTOMANE

    This year the IET Gloucestershire Network will be supporting the Stroud Pop-Up Festival of Manufacturing and Engineering - FESTOMANE. If you feel that you're able to offer around 2 - 3 hours of your time during the day to help man the stand, your help would be greatly valued! The format is very similar to that of the Cheltenham Science Festival, albeit the stand is outside, and we expect a good crowd (weather permitting) as the Farmers’ Market will be on at the same time. For further details of the event, please see the website: Stroud FESTOMANE Date: Saturday 10th October, 9:30 am - 3 pm Venue: Stroud Subscription Rooms Volunteer: For more information or to volunteer, please contact Will Foster willfoster@theiet.org Thank you!

    Former Community Member
    Former Community Member

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