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  • Comparing Construction Products: Dispelling The Myths

    In this third article about product data for manufacturers in the construction industry we look at the myths around product comparison and ask – why not compare? Product comparison is an essential part of the specification process, yet construction manufacturers can seem reluctant for their products to be compared with those of their competitors’. Why is that? In this third article about product data for manufacturers in the construction industry we look at the myths around product comparison and ask – why not compare? Myth 1: Specifiers don’t want to Compare Products There is some truth in the first myth, because specifiers are creatures of habit, they are busy, and time is tight. The last NBS Specification survey (2017) stated that 60% of respondents were reusing specifications from previous…

    ManufacturersPLG Team
    ManufacturersPLG Team

  • Welcome To IET@150

    It’s not every year an organisation reaches such a momentous milestone, so we’re pulling out all the stops to make this an anniversary year to remember...We officially turn 150 years old on 17 May 2021, but our celebrations start from today – 1 October 2020, as Professor Danielle George starts her presidential year – and run through to late 2021. Read all about it We want you all to take part and enjoy this year, starting with tuning in to Danielle’s Presidential Address next Thursday, 8 October at 1pm BST. Details can be found on the event website ( theiet.org/presidents-address ), and it will be available on-demand too! Keep visiting our dedicated IET@150 website where we’ll be sharing the latest news and updates so you can keep track of what’s coming up and how to get involved. We’ll also…

    EngX Editorial
    EngX Editorial

  • How The 5G Technology Will Enhance Our Future Life? (IET West Yorkshire Local Network Webinar)

    "Quality of coverage" will be the defining moment for 5G explained Professor Raed Abd-Alhameed during the 'How the 5G technology will enhance our future life?' IET West Yorkshire Local Network Webinar. This 5G webinar was not to be missed, all the speakers are currently not only researching 5G developments, but at the same time, defining how 5G services (and beyond) are going to be deployed for everyday use. The speakers are specialist researchers from the H2020 Project “Secure Network Coding for Reduced Energy Next Generation Mobile Small Cells” from University of Bradford and their own respective researching affiliations. The webinar demonstrated how niche collaboration in the field of 5G technology and beyond is now at the point where it is possible to create information resources for multi…

  • Call 2: Standards And Product Data Must Be Connected #ManufacturersPLG

    Watch the video of the call about the second article in our series on manufacturers' product data, recorded on 25 September 2020This video is a recording of a call to discuss the second article in the series discussing a Plain Language Guide to Product Data for Construction Product Manufacturers. You can read the article and subscribe to further updates here:  Standards and Product Data Must Be Connected Join the conversation on the blog, on the calls (registration link in each blog post) or via LinkedIn and Twitter using the hashtag #Manufacturers PLG.

    ManufacturersPLG Team
    ManufacturersPLG Team

  • Innovation Management Technical Network: Update

    Our aim is to provide support and guide innovators and the funders of innovation (public and private) to overcome the challenges associated with managing innovation. The activities are relevant to entrepreneurs, businesses, investors, academics, funding bodies, and Government.We have been working to reshape our planned event series and adapt presentations and speakers to suit virtual delivery.  We understand the importance of networking, and we will continue to review opportunities to do so safely. The webinar has lots of opportunities for engagement with polls and Q&A. We continue to focus this series on the following aims: • To enable innovators better understand the UK funding landscape for securing investment • To enable innovators better understand what ‘good’ looks like in relation to…

    AndreaL
    AndreaL

  • Events From Other Local Networks And Professional Institutions

    The IET Sussex Network organise a programme of events each year, all of which can be found under the Events tab on our web site. Our neighbouring Networks also organise events, as do other Professional Engineering Institutions (PEI) in our area. Just as most of our events are open to non-members, so many of the other PEI events are also open, although registration is usually required. You may be interested in some of the events held by other IET Networks and other PEIs, so here is a list of places you can go to find out what is going on in or near our patch. A link to the latest programme 'booklet' for the IET Sussex Network can be found here. Local Networks and Professional Engineering Institutions Events Programmes British Computer Society, Hampshire Branch https://www.bcs…

    David James
    David James

  • Quantum Joins The Family Of IET Engineering Disciplines!

    Quantum technologies will have cross-cutting impacts on current engineering sectors varying from satellites to computing platforms.    Last week, the Technical and Professional Community Networks Committee approved the formation of a Quantum Engineering Technical Network (QETN).  Read on to find out more...As Quantum technologies will have cross-cutting impacts on current engineering sectors varying from satellites to computing platforms; the QETN seeks to achieve three primary objectives, closely aligned to the wider TN strategy: •    The bringing together of engineers working in quantum technologies to share knowledge and practice experience concerning the development of skills, products and applications and their underpinning technologies.  •    The development and evolution of the Quantum…

  • New Research shows children and parent’s lack of understanding of Green Jobs

    As the final part of this year’s  Engineer a Better World campaign , we conducted new research into children’s and parent’s understanding of green jobs and have launched a new video content series to help explain what they are and what they entail. The research found that over two-thirds of children (68%) aged 5 – 13, hope to follow a career that helps the environment, but a lack of understanding about these jobs could stop them from getting there. Seven in 10 (71%) kids feel this knowledge gap is the biggest barrier to their dream career, and a third (33%) of parents cannot give an example of a sustainability-related profession to guide their children. The Government recently announced a £40million investment to unlock thousands of ‘green jobs’. However, without an understanding of eco-friendly…

    EngX Editorial
    EngX Editorial

  • Call 1: Why Is Product Data Important To Manufacturers? #ManufacturersPLG

    Watch the video of the call about the first article in our series on manufacturers' product data, recorded on 11 September 2020This video is a recording of a call to discuss the first article in the series discussing a Plain Language Guide to Product Data for Construction Product Manufacturers. You can read the article and subscribe to further updates here:   Why Is Product Data Important to Manufacturers?  Join the conversation on the blog, on the calls (registration link in each blog post) or via LinkedIn and Twitter using the hashtag #Manufacturers PLG.

    ManufacturersPLG Team
    ManufacturersPLG Team

  • Drum Roll Please! And The Winner Of The 2020 Poster Prize Is......

    Earlier this month we held our Particle Accelerator Enginering Annual Event by Zoom.  Obviously it was quite different from our normal day and half conference, and this year had a particular sadness as the physical event was due to be hosted by our colleagues in CERN.   Read on to find out what our 2020 Poster Prize winner had to say, and for a link to the Presentations if you missed the event.Back to this year's Zoom event. If you missed the event, you can see some of the presentations in our 2020 event folder   As part of the event we had some fantastic poster presentations from students and early career colleagues.  The prize up for grabs this year was £100 and it gives me great pleasure to announce that our winner was Laurence Wroe .  Here's what Laurence had to say afterwards. I have just…

    Joanne Longton
    Joanne Longton

  • Upcoming Events From The University Of Huddersfield IET On Campus Group

    Hi Everyone, I hope you are all keeping well. Here's a summary of the upcoming events from the University of Huddersfield IET On Campus group. The first event is on 8th October, see the flyer and table below for more details.   Date Title Summary of event Registration 8th October 2020 From Huddersfield, Through the Ash Cloud and onto Electric Vehicles - The Common Language of Engineering and its Application Across Sectors. With Andy Walker BSc (Hons) MSc CEng FIET - Jaguar Land Rover Andrew is going to deliver an exciting talk about his engineering career and anyone who is interested in Andrew's work is welcome to join us. The event will be hosted through zoom and will open at 6:00pm for a 6:30pm start.  IET events page https://events.theiet.org/events/jaguar-land-rover/ More info and Registration…

    Oliver Clarke
    Oliver Clarke

  • E&T Win Big At 2020 Tabbie Awards

    Congratulations to our E&T Team for winning gold, silver, and bronze awards as well as getting several honourable mentions at this year’s TABPI Awards. The 2020 Tabbie Awards, presented by TABPI (Trade, Association, and Business Publications International), took place on 20 August. These awards recognise the very best B2B publications worldwide. Our E&T colleagues had a big list of wins: 2020 Technical Article GOLD 2020 How-to Articles SILVER 2020 Department BRONZE Honourable Mentions: 2020 Regular Comms 2020 Special Section 2020 Front Cover, Digital Imagery 2020 Front Cover Special Issues Amanda Weaver (Head of Practitioner Publishing at the IET) said: “It was fantastic to see E&T cited for `clever writing on a very important topic’ and `an insightful and extremely interesting’ how-to article…

    EngX Editorial
    EngX Editorial

  • Congratulations To Pradesh Boodoosingh

    UTT Student, Mr. Pradesh Boodoosingh recognised by IET UK for outstanding engineering talent! Mr. Pradesh Boodoosingh, imminent graduate of the Bachelor of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.) in Utilities Engineering - Mechanical Option at The University of Trinidad and Tobago (UTT), has been recognised for his hard work by the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) UK and has been awarded the IET Prize 2020.  This prize is awarded every year to outstanding students who are doing or have completed an IET accredited university course.  Prize winners are nominated by their universities based on having shown distinction in their course leading to the award of a first degree.  Mr. Boodoosingh joined the B.A.Sc. in Utilities Engineering - Mechanical Option programme as a full-time student in 2017…

    J. Maraj
    J. Maraj

  • Message from the IET’s President -

    Published: Mon 14 Sep 2020 IET President Dr Peter Bonfield OBE FREng BSc MSc PhD CEng FIET, reflects on his Presidential term as he hands over to Danielle George MBE FIET FCGI. It’s been an extraordinary year to be President of our great Institution. In spite of the many challenges posed by the pandemic, I’ve been inspired by our amazing members and partners who have adapted and have really come together as a community to help with national and international efforts to make the world a safer place. I’d like to thank our members and partners who have given their support and knowledge to help find solutions to the challenges we face. What we have all seen too, is just how critical the technology and engineering we collectively enable, is to support the world when challenged as it has been. I…

    J. Maraj
    J. Maraj

  • Standards And Construction Product Data Must Be Connected

    Our second article in this series is about standards, and why they are important to solving the challenge of the product data journey.  Check the invitation to participate in the online discussion too! In this second article about product data for manufacturers in the construction industry we look at standards: what they are, why they must be connected to construction product data in a governed way, and how this could be achieved. What are Standards?  The minimum common specifications, methods and procedures which should be used for construction products are defined by Standards. Standards create a level playing field for all; a benchmark that all companies can adhere to in terms of performance, product testing and processes. Some standards provide a best practice process - such as the International…

    ManufacturersPLG Team
    ManufacturersPLG Team

  • Listen To An Exciting New Series Of Podcasts With Key Parliamentarians

    Our Public Affairs activities aim to position the IET as the go-to place for Parliamentarians for independent, impartial engineering and technology expertise. Like many of activities, the ongoing pandemic has made this difficult and has forced us to operate in different ways.In order to achieve our goals, we have a stakeholder map of key individuals that we want to engage with. These include Government Ministers, Chief Scientific Advisors (many of which are IET Fellows and past Presidents), as well as Shadow Ministers and key backbench MPs and Peers. In a normal world, we would engage with them often through face-to-face meetings or events.  Clearly, that currently isn’t possible, so we’ve been looking at other ways to engage with them and position the IET as the home of independent, impartial…

    EngX Editorial
    EngX Editorial

  • Innovation Awards Ceremony

    The awards ceremony for the IET's Innovation Awards will be taking place at 4pm GMT on Thursday 19 November.  If you wish to attend the virtual event, please make a booking at https://eandtinnovationawards.theiet.org/free-virtual-ceremony/?utm_source=adestra&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=eandtinnovationawards&utm_term=website

    David Blake
    David Blake

  • IET Malaysia Supporting Innovate Malaysia Design Conference (IMDC) 2020 To Promote STEM And Green Technology

    As a continuous effort in promoting STEM education in Malaysia, IET Malaysia is proudly supporting IET Green Technology Award for the up coming Innovate Malaysia Design Conference (IMDC) 2020. Innovate Malaysia Design Competition is the largest design competition in Malaysia, opened to all third year or final year degree engineering, computer science, IT, and science/mathematics students. The goal of the competition is to promote innovative culture in engineering design work, tackle real-world problems with practical engineering solutions, and churn out brightest talents for product development, further research, and commercialisation. Technology companies, including Dassault Systémes SOLIDWORKS, Google, Intel, Keysight, MathWorks, Microsoft, SAS, and SilTerra, work together to co-organise…

    Alison Siu
    Alison Siu

  • Join Us For The Members Annual Information Event - 16th September

    Our Members Annual Information Event will be taking place virtually on Wednesday, 16 September from 2pm until 3.30pm (BST). To register to attend, please complete the  online registration  form and you will receive the link to the online broadcast. Our Members Annual Information Event is an opportunity to hear from CES Nigel Fine about our achievements of 2019, as well as looking forward to our future plans with a presentation from President, Peter Bonfield. A Q&A session will be held at the end of the event. Members are welcome to submit questions in advance to  communications@theiet.org . We hope to see you there! Please note: this event is only open to members of the IET.

    EngX Editorial
    EngX Editorial

  • Meet Our Sports Of The Future Winner!

    Our Sports of the Future competition ran in April and May as part of our Engineer a Better World campaign. We encouraged children to use their imagination to create a new sport or invention to make existing sport even better!We had plenty of innovative and clever ideas from robots you can play football with, to a gun that fires chicken nuggets at athletes to keep them sustained. Some entries were even inspired by social distancing restrictions, including the ‘Squennis Ball’ that automatically returns to you, allowing you to play tennis without a partner, and social distancing trainers that light up if you’re within two metres of someone else. Our 13-year-old winner, Charlotte Geary, came up with an innovative way to make skaters go faster and do more tricks without ever having to take their…

    EngX Editorial
    EngX Editorial

  • 2020 programme

    Because of the Covid virus we have had to cancel all our events for the remainder of 2020. We hope to resume sometime in 2021. Jim Gaw SESAME committee

    Samuel Gaw (Jim)
    Samuel Gaw (Jim)

  • Novel Soft Robotics Approaches Addressing The Challenges In Nuclear Decommissioning

    Join us for an upcoming webinar organised by the Control & Automation Technical NetworkThe United Kingdom is forecast to accumulate 4.9 million tonnes of radioactive waste by 2025 and the ongoing nuclear decommissioning project is expected to span over the next 120 years. Owing to the hazardous nature of this activity, robot-assisted decommissioning is an attractive solution but poses tremendous challenges such as nuclear radiation and operation in confined and unstructured environments.  Join us for a free webinar, presented by Professor Kaspar Althoefer.  In this talk, Prof Althoefer will discuss some of the innovative approaches for sensor delivery and robotic manipulation based on soft and bioinspired robots being explored at the Centre for Advanced Robotics @ Queen Mary. The talk will…

    Joanne Longton
    Joanne Longton

  • Why Is Product Data Important To Manufacturers?

    We kick off our series of articles about manufacturers product data with an article about what product data is and why it is important - check the invitation to participate in the online discussion too! In this first of a series of articles about product data for manufacturers in the construction industry we look at the importance of secure, validated and interoperable structured product information and why it is the key to bringing the construction industry into a safer future.   What type of data are we talking about? When we talk about product data for manufacturers, we’re talking about the wide range of information generated about their products. For example: Manufacturing Data – the information that is required to make the product, such as bills of materials (the ingredients), the manufacturing…

    ManufacturersPLG Team
    ManufacturersPLG Team

  • University Of Leeds - Creating Resilient Sustainable Micro-grids - 4th September: Free

    The University of Leeds has organised a free to (virtually) attend workshop. The UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) funded Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) project CRESUM-HYRES is organising a virtual workshop to showcase parts of the project’s work, the Universities partners, and prominent researchers in the area to increase access to affordable, reliable, sustainable, and modern energy for all. The CRESUM-HYRES virtual workshop includes three sessions focused on:     1. Towards Resilience, flexibility, and Sustainability in Remote Microgrids 2. Planning of Sustainable Microgrids 3. Operation of Sustainable Microgrids    The first session will be concluded by a panel discussion involving the three keynote speakers with substantial experience of leading research projects on modern microgrids…

    Oliver Clarke
    Oliver Clarke

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