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  • NASA Pioneering Electric Aircraft Developments

    NASA has been dominating the news lately with their recent developments in electric aircraft technology. From the battery powered plane with 10 engines ‘Greased lightning (GL-10) to their LEAPTech project, we are seeing a lot of innovation that could bring us closer to the first commercial electric aircraft. The developments being made in green technology by NASA are expected to help further the commercial aerospace industry and make a $250 billion saving. NASA’s Environmentally Responsible Aviation (ERA) project makes various claims as to how they will make such progression, including: Maturing technology in the next 5-10 years to reduce noise, fuel burn and emissions Determining the potential impact of electric/hybrid aircraft if introduced into the air transportation system Assuming that…

    Former Community Member
    Former Community Member

  • Keeping your skills up to date

    Perhaps you are taking a career break to raise your children, care for an elderly relative or focus on your personal or professional development. Whatever the reason, there are a few ways that you can keep connected with your industry, hone your skills and broaden your experience, so that you are prepared when the time comes to return to work. Read more...

    Former Community Member
    Former Community Member

  • Cyber Security Issues For BIM - FREE IET Publication

    Building Information Modelling (BIM): Addressing the cyber security issues Building Information Modelling (BIM) is going to transform the way that the architecture, construction, engineering and facilities management (FM) industries work together. This insight will look at the risks that are inherent in the adoption of BIM, in particular the need to address cyber security in the implementation of the collaborative processes and systems. Download this free IET publication here: http://www.theiet.org/sectors/built-environment/design/bim-cyber-security.cfm

    Lynsay Callaghan
    Lynsay Callaghan

  • Routes into Rail Video wins first prize at the International CineRail Festival

    The “ Routes into Rail: What I Have Always Wanted ” video won first prize in the corporate films category at the 21st Festival International CinéRail on Thursday 17 December 2015 at the UIC in Paris. The video faced stiff competition from across Europe and the recognition comes after yet another successful year of Routes into Rail activities, which are aimed at encouraging more young people to choose a career in rail.

    Deborah-Claire McKenzie
    Deborah-Claire McKenzie

  • Next IET Bucks event

    Micro-power connections to the grid is our next talk on 19th January at Bucks New Uni . See diary entry on this page for more details.

    Andrew Dodd
    Andrew Dodd

  • Technical Seminar on Future Intelligent Transport System - 'Smarter Mobility for a Smarter Hong Kong’

    Technical Seminar on Future Intelligent Transport System - 'Smarter Mobility for a Smarter Hong Kong’ has been successfully held on 8 December 2015. Please find the presentation here from the Speaker Mr. Andrew Pickford the Director of Infrastructure and Transport Advisory Services, MVA. Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) include telematics and all types of communications in vehicles, between vehicles (e.g. vehicle-to-vehicle), between vehicles and fixed locations (e.g. vehicle-to-infrastructure) and infrastructure-based system. It improves transportation safety and mobility through the integration of advanced communications technologies. In this seminar, Andrew Pickford will introduce the use of intelligent transportation systems (ITS) in Hong Kong, advances in Mobility as a Service (MaaS…

    Dodi Mak
    Dodi Mak

  • CAREER OPPORTUNITIES - PROTON BEAM THERAPY

    As the UK gears up to open two leading-edge proton therapy centres in 2018, Professor Carsten P. Welsch, University of Liverpool’s Department of Physics, based at the Cockcroft Institute says there is a need for more researchers in this exciting field of accelerator science. He says: “Particle-beam therapy is still very much in evolution and more work is needed to design and optimise the treatment facilities and beam delivery systems.” To address this shortage he is coordinating a new European training network Optimization of Medical Accelerators (OMA), which is currently recruiting fellows to work in this exciting field of accelerator science. Click the link learn more about the OMA Project .

    Rob McDonald
    Rob McDonald

  • A Reflection Of Toronto Events

    An overview of Toronto LN activities held from 1st October 2014 to 30th September 2015.

    Former Community Member
    Former Community Member

  • Prestige Lecture - The Diamond Light Source

    PRESTIGE LECTURE. DIAMOND LIGHT SOURCE. Thursday 25 February 2016 at 1830 hrs, Churchill College. Professor Andrew Harrison will present on the Diamond Light Source which is the UK’s synchrotron, harnessing the power of electrons to produce bright light that scientists can use to study anything from fossils to jet engines, materials to viruses, vaccines and chemicals. A joint venture between the Science and Technology Facilities Council and the Welcome Trust, the synchrotron is used by over 7000 researchers. This talk will explain the technology employed within the facility and the science applications that are enabled through the use of the synchrotron. Please sign up using the event link on this page. Joint IET/I Mech E/IoP Event.

    David Blake
    David Blake

  • Maths Inspiration

    On 7 December 2015, nearly 500, Year 11, 12 and 13 students attended a Maths Inspiration Event sponsored by the IET, I Mech E and ICE. For two hours, in the West Road Cambridge Concert Hall, the students participated in maths puzzles, listened to maths and physics talks and learnt how to produce animated films using maths and computers. The speakers were excellent and had the students fully engaged. Hugh Hunt from the Cambridge University Engineering Department gave a fascinating expose of angular motion and gyroscopes getting students onto the stage to take part in experiments and demonstrations. Matt Parker of Queen Mary College London with help from specially commissioned films of Aleksandr Orlov the Meerkat from Compare the Market adverts, showed how maths is used in animation. Before and…

    David Blake
    David Blake

  • Engineered in Your Imagination - Christmas Lecture

    This year’s lecture was delivered by Professor Danielle George from Manchester University. The Lecture was titled “Engineered in Your Imagination” and was a development of her 2014 Royal Institution Lecture which she delivered on BBC4 over three nights in December 2014. Danielle delivered her lecture to enthralled audiences in the Great Hall in Manchester University’s Sackville St building, and also at Loreto Sixth Form College, Her exciting demonstrations involved glassless Light bulbs immersed in Liquid Nitrogen, 3D video images utilising Raspberry Pi computers showing leaping audience volunteers suspended in the air, and audience volunteers undertaking Visual Reality Big Dipper rides whilst carrying trays of Champagne glasses . All of these demonstrations were used by Danielle to encourage…

    Deborah-Claire McKenzie
    Deborah-Claire McKenzie

  • Please vote in the SGM

    I know it's a busy time of year for everyone, but this is just a reminder to please vote in the upcoming SGM. In case there's any confusion, the last SGM was to acertain if the membership wanted to progress with the new governance structure, or come up with a different new one. This was brought about my a number of members who felt that G4F was not the right way to go, but that a change still needed to be made. The outcome of that SGM was made to continue down the G4F track. And we are now at the second SGM, where the membership needs to vote on whether or not to implement G4F. The resolutions you will be voting on are changes to the by-laws and regulations of the IET. Please make the time to vote, it is important that the outcome reflects what the membership actually wants. If you have any…

    Karla Smith
    Karla Smith

  • Please Vote! (IET SGM On G4F)

    I know it's a busy time of year for everyone, but this is just a reminder to please vote in the upcoming SGM. In case there's any confusion, the last SGM was to acertain if the membership wanted to progress with the new governance structure, or come up with a different new one. This was brought about my a number of members who felt that G4F was not the right way to go, but that a change still needed to be made. The outcome of that SGM was made to continue down the G4F track. And we are now at the second SGM, where the membership needs to vote on whether or not to implement G4F. The resolutions you will be voting on are changes to the by-laws and regulations of the IET. Please make the time to vote, it is important that the outcome reflects what the membership actually wants. If you have any…

    Karla Smith
    Karla Smith

  • How To Recognise And Record Professional Development Opportunities

    It is easy to recognise training courses and seminars that you have attended as learning opportunities, and course outlines often come with predetermined learning outcomes or objectives which can help you to shape your reflection on the training and how it has affected your practice. It is informal or unplanned learning that is often harder to define and recognise, but often this can be the most useful type of development and can contribute valuable hours of CPD to your professional development records as well as supporting any applications for professional registration. Recognising Learning Opportunities Ad hoc or workplace learning makes up a large percentage of how you will demonstrate that you have reached or are maintaining the competences for professional registration. Whether it is what…

    Kathryn Bain
    Kathryn Bain

  • Tech Bite – Satellite Systems For Future Cities

    Following on from the TPN’s Satellite Space Systems for Cities of the Future seminar in September , we have put together a Tech Bite from the event which you can find on this webpage along with some other excellent content that we captured at the event. Community members help in promoting this Tech Bite to colleagues/contacts and posting to any social media accounts is much appreciated.

    Deborah-Claire McKenzie
    Deborah-Claire McKenzie

  • The IET Scotland Christmas Lecture 2015 Has Come To An End

    4 venues, 5 lectures and 1200 happy attendees later, the IET Scotland Christmas Lecture 2015 has come to an end. See some of the highlights here.

    Lynsay Callaghan
    Lynsay Callaghan

  • The IET Scotland Christmas Lecture 2015 Has Come To An End

    4 venues, 5 lectures and 1200 happy attendees later, the IET Scotland Christmas Lecture 2015 has come to an end. See some of the highlights here.

    Lynsay Callaghan
    Lynsay Callaghan

  • IET Scotland Christmas Lecture 2015 - 5 lectures, 4 venues, 1200 happy attendees

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    Lynsay Callaghan
    Lynsay Callaghan

  • Report on the 10th IET International Conference on Advances in Power System Control, Operation and Management (APSCOM 2015)

    APSCOM 2015 with the theme of “Powering Our Society towards Sustainable Future- Challenges, Needs, Solutions and Opportunities of Modern Power System” was organized by Power & Energy Section (PES), and was successfully held from 8 to 12 November 2015 at Hyatt Regency Hotel, Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong. The objective of the conference was to provide a forum for engineers from the utilities, industries, academics, and interested parties to discuss and share their views on issues on state-of-the-art technology. It was our great honour that Mr. K.S. Wong, JP, Secretary for the Environment delivered an opening address to kick off the International Conference. The Conference was attended by over 180 delegates and guests. Renowned experts including Prof. Saifur Rahman from Virginia Polytechnic Institute…

    Dodi Mak
    Dodi Mak

  • Enabling Innovation - Transforming The Role Of The Engineer In Society

    Event held on 21st January 2016 from 6:30 pm. Presntation starts at 7 pm and lasts for about an hour. See attached flyer for details.

    Former Community Member
    Former Community Member

  • A Straight Road For The ARTS TPN In 2015

    Although very busy this year in their professional lives, the ARTS volunteers found time to get involved in the following activities: Mike Knowles hosted an afternoon seminar in February at the University of Sunderland to discuss Telematics Research. John Walker organised a debate on Peak Car Usage which was co-located at Traffex 2015 and facilitated by the ITS UK. We also took the opportunity to film a number of demonstrations and short videos throughout the day, with input from exhibitors on a number of pertinent questions relating to the future of transport, some of which were controversial i.e. Is the government deterring car Ownership? Cars of the Future - how is the car marketing changing? Are driverless cars the future? What is the future of Public Transport? You can view the demos and…

    Deborah-Claire McKenzie
    Deborah-Claire McKenzie

  • Winter 2015 newsletter now available

    Get the latest newsletter from the History TPN, including news of recent and upcoming events and articles on Oliver Heaviside and Thomas Parker. https://communities.theiet.org/communities/files/214/10156#.VnE2J0qyOko

    Anne Locker
    Anne Locker

  • NASA Space Shuttle Program - IET Manchester Lecture Dec 2015

    IET Manchester invited NASA engineer Dr Ravi Margasahayam to deliver two talks on the 10th December 2015. Both are now available to watch online. " NASA Space Shuttle Program" was aimed at members of the IET and members of public, and " Reaching New Heights: A career in STEM" was aimed at college students. This event was organised jointly by IET Manchester Power Technical Group and Young Professionals Network. Thank you once again for those who attended, our committee members, Dr Ravi Margasahayam and NASA.

    Former Community Member
    Former Community Member

  • Another Successful Year For The Railway Network In 2015

    During 2015 Jon Hemsley Network Chairman found time to record this video promoting the Network Volunteers from the Railway Network helped to organise this excellent series of events: Richard Flint organised a visit to the Chiltern Railways Depot at Aylesbury. Clive Kessell produced this blog and images from the event. In March, Roger Short and Andy Heath gave an evening seminar on Railway Signalling Research – how the past made the present up in Derby which attracted an excellent audience. In May the Network teamed up with the other Transport Networks for an evening seminar organised by Peter Sheppard on Sacred Cows - Revisiting Fundamental Safety Principles In June the YP Group organised their annual Railway Quiz night with Peter Sheppard once again taking control of the questions in a uniform…

    Deborah-Claire McKenzie
    Deborah-Claire McKenzie

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