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An I Mech E event to be held at the Millbrook Proving Ground near Bedford. For full details and to book tickets please go to: http://nearyou.imeche.org/near-you/UK/Eastern/Beds---Cambs-Area/event-detail?id=11246
Emeritus Professor Chris Lowe, Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology http://www.ceb.cam.ac.uk/directory/chris-lowe will give a talk at CUED on 8 December at 1830 hrs will give a talk on Recent Advances in Sensor Technologies for Mobile Healthcare. To book your seat at the event please go to: http://nearyou.imeche.org/near-you/UK/Eastern/biomedical-engineering-association-cambridge-centre/Event-Detail?id=11279
The SERMS committee is always keen to hear about any proposals from members for future talks and/or visits. Please give any suggestions (with contact details if known) as comments to this blog. Regards Walter Thomson
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…
Digital Technology networking event: Into Film Teachers, Professionals and STEM Ambassadors welcomed Dundee Science Centre - STEM Programmes Team , Thursday, 29 October 2015 from 16:30 to 18:30 (GMT) Teachers from Art, Design, Technology, Computing and more are encouraged to attend! This is suitable for both Primary and Secondary levels. Book Now to attend this free event . The creative industries are one of the UK’s great strengths. British films, video games, animation and television are enjoyed by audiences around the world. The Government’s tax relief opportunities for film, high end drama, computing gaming, amongst other sectors, means that many international productions and companies find the UK an extremely attractive place to do business. The Harry Potter franchise put the UK’s visual…
WE NEED YOUR HELP Volunteers for Scotland South East YP Network The Scotland South East YP network organise a varied programme of activities and are keen to welcome new committee members. The YPs organises lectures, meetings and technical visits on topics and to companies and other organisations that are of interest. We are currently considering ways to broaden the attraction of our events so if you have an event idea, want to expand you CV or link up with other professionals, please get in touch. Due to people stepping down from the committee the committee needs new members to join them to plan and arrange our programme for the coming years. The Committee meets on the first Tuesday of the month, at 6.30pm, at the Beehive Inn, 18 to Lothian,, 20 Grassmarket, Edinburgh EH1 2JU. This will help…
Registration is at. https://smart-home-breakthrough.eventbrite.co.uk and the cost of attendance at the conference is £80 VAT
Please find the autumn 2015 newsletter below with details of upcoming events and news from around the region: http://online.fliphtml5.com/npft/gswr/#p=1
Cyber Security Today we live in a society where criminals face less risk by stealing millions of pounds using a banking Trojan than by committing an armed bank robbery, and where corporate networks can be rapidly disabled by unseen remote assailants. IET resources: Cyber security awareness and skills Cyber security of intelligent buildings Cyber security information Getting involved The IET has published a number of IT-related factfiles on topics which have relevance to cyber security
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…
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…
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…
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.
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…
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…
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…
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…
Toronto LN event held on 15 Oct 2015 in Hamilton.
Toronto LN event held on 14 Oct 2015.
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.
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!
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.
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…
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…
