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ROS Workshop 2015

Over twenty people participated in a ROS Workshop over 16 th and 17 th April at University of Strathclyde. The workshop was organised by the Robotics & Mechatronics TPN exec group and is the second in what hopefully will become a regular feature in the programme of activities. The workshop attracted a group of mixed ability and experience – and rather impressively some folks travelled from London and Bath to attend! Some participants had never touched programming or Linux before, and were looking for only a general introduction, and some were experienced in both and wanted to know ROS in a hurry, and in that respect got more out of the second day than the first. Everyone in the group ended up being able to compile their own C program to publish and subscribe topics, and modify the program so…

Joanne Longton
The IET Women's Network Newsletters

Take a look back at some of our newsletter from 2014 February 2014 March 2014 April 2014 May 2014 June 2014 July 2014 August 2014 September 2014 October 2014 November 2014 December 2014

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IET Germany LN: "Present Around the World" in Munich, 26.03.2015

IET Germany LN: "Present Around the World" in Munich, 26.03.2015 The chairman of the IET German Local Network (LN), Alistair Gill, opened the Munich round of "Present Around The World" not just with a speech, but also with a plank of wood. On it were the words: "You don't get what you deserve. You get what you negotiate", which emphasised the importance of presenting effectively, certainly in the engineering world. This heat of the PATW competition was organised by the IET's Germany LN and was held at the Aviation Electronics Europe trade fair in Munich, to an audience consisting of LN volunteers, exhibitors, visiting engineers and other industry guests. Two contestants participated, both from Achaffenburg, both presentations having a common theme: Renewable Energy. Leon Keller presented first…

Howard Gray
Rolls-Royce receives record £6bn engine order

Rolls-Royce has received its largest order to date, worth £6.1bn ($9.2bn), to supply engines for 50 Emirates A380 planes. It will be the first time the engineering giant has made engines for the Gulf carrier's super-jumbo fleet. The news boosted Rolls-Royce's share price after a year of profit warnings. Emirates said the deal gave further support to trade ties between the UK and the United Arab Emirates and would have a "significant economic impact". Announcing the deal in London, Emirates president Sir Tim Clark said: "Today's announcement is significant not only because it cements the partnership between Emirates and Rolls-Royce, but also because of the significant economic impact that this will have on aviation manufacturing in the UK and Europe." Rolls Royce currently employs 24,500 people…

Deborah-Claire McKenzie
Inmarsat-5 F2 successfully deployed into geostationary orbit

Inmarsat-5 F2 (I-5 F2), the second Global Xpress (GX) satellite, has successfully completed its orbital deployment stages on schedule. The satellite’s two thermal radiator panels have been successfully deployed and the payload has been switched on marking the beginning of payload testing which will take place from Inmarsat’s GX gateway site in Nemea, Greece. The testing, expected to take three weeks, marks the final phase in the mission for I-5 F2. “These were the final deployments to be performed, signalling the last significant mission risk for the I-5 F2 spacecraft,” said Michele Franci, CTO, Inmarsat. “Once fully tested, the satellite will be moved into its final orbital location where it will become ready for commercial service. We’re very happy with how the mission has progressed and…

Deborah-Claire McKenzie
Our Visit To The Etzelwerk Hydro Power Plant

We had a great visit to the Etzelwerk Hydro power plant (Altendorf / Einsiedeln) Check out the visitor report to hear how it went... Jeff IET CH Chair

Jeff Hunter
IET Leadership Seminar - Date Change

The IET Leadership Seminar that was scheduled for 6th May 2015 will now be held on 7th July 2015 at Sci-Tech Daresbury.

Rob McDonald
Manufacturing Quality Event Held On 14 April 2015

It was a good event and nice to see IET non-Committee member attended the event. An opportunity to meet with members from other professional institutions, such as BCS. The ISO Quality Management System standard under revision being discussed is about calculated risk

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IET Open Meeting In Munich March 2015

The IET Germany LN held an open meeting on March 29th in Munich. The picture shows Mr. Udo Behrendt from the company eos, who kindly gave a talk at the open meeting entitled "Building 3D Models for industrial use - the challenges". LN committee chairman Alistair Gill is shown thanking Mr. Behrendt Mr. Udo Behrendt (Photo courtesy of Alec Clelland)

Howard Gray
Chartered Security Model

Memorandum: Abstract of Mba; Routes to Security Chartership. [Patel, Rimesh (2013)]. Attached Blog Diagram. Explanation: 4 Hexagons represent any Technology facet such as Storage, Networks, Servers, Devices, Security platform skills. 3 Pentagons represent vendor, client and internal project interactions enhancing pre-fix security experiences. Star represents chosen seniority in IT vendor facet achieved with pre-fix security experience, to create for example, Security-Storage, Security-Network, Security-Servers, Security-Devices and Security-Cyber Chartered Engineer. Figure represents the Charter Security Model. Patel, Rimesh (2013). Strategic Management (2013). Thesis – Management of Cyber Security, University of Wales. Immediate benefits: This would naturally complement any companies internal…

Rimesh Patel
17th International Congress Of Metrology - Paris Sept 21-24

Industry meets Science! This is a three-day conference to discover state-of-the-art technologies in measurement, explore industrial challenges and uncover the latest innovations for increased performance through a varied programme and round tables sessions, an exhibition showcasing solutions and technical site visits. The conference aims to explore the most recent developments in measurement techniques and their application for industry; and realize the added value of measurement as a quality assurance function for products and processes. The themes of the conference are: • Control of measurement, analysis and testing processes • Physical and chemical measurements • Regulation, legal metrology, international recognition • New metrology and new sectors Key themes emerging are - Energy and environment…

Joanne Longton
Conference on Key Technologies for All Electric Aircraft

As incoming Chairman of the IET Aerospace Network, I’d like to update you on one of the key activities that the Network is currently developing for our 2015-16 event programme. We’re looking at the Key Enabling Technologies that will support and drive the commercial viability of all More-Electric-Airplane with the aim of ultimately achieving an All Electric Aircraft (AEA) for military and commercial passenger/freight use. In order for the Network to further assess and support the development of More-Electric-Airplanes, we will be inviting aviation experts from all areas of the industry to submit papers in support of the 1 St IET Aerospace Network International Conference on All Electric Aircraft. We are planning to hold the event at our prestigious Savoy Place building in late January 2016…

Deborah-Claire McKenzie
Big Data Week Discount For IET Members

Big Data Week is returning to Belfast from the 20-26th April 2015. The Main Conference will be taking place on Thursday 23rd April hosted by Analytics Engines and featuring speakers from: HP, Amazon Web Services, Skyscanner, Royal Mail and more! Did you know that IET members wishing to attend can avail of a huge 40% discount on tickets? Just go to www.bdwbelfast.com/tickets and use the discount code " IET2015 " to avail of this

Caron Malone
Agrihammer inventor named Young Engineer of the Year

Colum McNally - An 18-year old inventor from Northern Ireland succeeded in this year’s National Science and Engineering Competition with his log-splitting fence-building machine. http://eandt.theiet.org/news/2015/mar/agri-hammer.cfm

Richard Furey
Meet Dr Michael Taylor: a healthcare case study

In a recent case study IET Fellow Dr Michael Taylor highlights the value of the IET Healthcare TPN and how members can benefit from the community’s personal and professional support. Although he’s not an active volunteer, he’s built a strong relationship with the network and in turn has gained a lot of support and encouragement for his own work. This resulted in the “ Mobile Computing and the E-Trike ” event that took place in December 2014. To find out more about Michael’s experience of working with the TPN, download the full case study here . Propose your own event You don’t have to be an existing volunteer to propose an event. If you are inspired by this case study and are a member of the IET with a great idea for an event, you can apply for funding by completing our online event proposal…

Former Community Member
The IET Young Woman Engineer of the Year Awards - **Headline Sponsorship Package**

Read more about becoming a headline sponsor ''The IET is working with industry, government and academia to engage and influence young women with the purpose of promoting careers in science, engineering and technology. Sponsorship of this award allows your company the opportunity to address the shortage of female engineers, show support in diversity recruitment and gender equality, and actively recruit female engineers.'' Read more about becoming a headline sponsor

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The IET Young Woman Engineer of the Year Awards - **Headline Sponsorship Package**

Read more about becoming a headline sponsor ''The IET is working with industry, government and academia to engage and influence young women with the purpose of promoting careers in science, engineering and technology. Sponsorship of this award allows your company the opportunity to address the shortage of female engineers, show support in diversity recruitment and gender equality, and actively recruit female engineers.'' Read more about becoming a headline sponsor

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ICE France Spring Lecture : Building Project Management

For those who have not received the details direct from our ICE friends. Dear ICE members and friends in, or who visit, Paris, I would also like to remind you that our Spring Lecture will be held downstairs at Carr's on Thursday 16th April 2015. William Powles has kindly agreed to present a lecture on Building Project Management , drawing on his 29 years experience working in the French building sector. Full details are included in the attached flyer . There are still places available so place reservations to me please at the email address above. We will do our best to accommodate those who don't reserve, but obviously priority will be given to reservations. William's lecture will start at 19h00 so that this month the Institutions' (ICE, IET, IMechE, IStructE) joint social evening will precede…

Phil Dunbar
Videos to Inspire You

Take a look at some of the webinars that we have recorded. They cover things like unconscious bias in the workplace, stereotype threat, the art of ethical persuasion and more. Videos to Inspire You

Former Community Member
Inspiring the Future - Campaign

Inspiring the Future launched the national Inspiring Women Campaign at an event hosted by Miriam González Durántez, Partner, Dechert and wife of Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg with girls from 11 state secondary schools in London talking about careers with 10 high profile women - including Mumsnet founder Carrie Longton, broadcaster Fiona Bruce and EasyJet CEO Carolyn McCall. The Inspiring Women Campaign will see 15,000 women from a wide range of occupations going into state schools over the next year, talking to 250,000 young women. For more information...

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Posters to Download and Print

Take a look at our posters depicting women's contrbution to engineering during WW1 and careers into engineering to influence, children, parents and teachers! You can download, print, use as a screen saver in addition to sharing on social media! ' 'You and Engineering'' - Routes to your engineering career ''Celebrating Women Engineers'' - How women contributed to engineering during WW1 If you would like a professional printed copy, please e-mail womensnetwork@theiet.org with the poster you want, name and address for it to be sent to.

Former Community Member
Webinar With Marie Adeyemi - Integrated Design

Marie Adeyemi talks about Integrated Design in this webinar. View the webinar.. .

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Growing membership in Kazakhstan

New IET communities are at the forefront of work to grow membership throughout the world, especially in areas where there is no staff support on the ground. The rapid growth of an IET student community at Kazakhstan’s Nazarbayev University shows what can be done where little activity existed previously. Founded in February 2014, the student community is thriving and has achieved much in its first 12 months. Established by the university’s Assistant Professor of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Dr Yau Hee Kho, along with a group of proactive engineering students, it’s already held 15 events and has close to 200 members. As a long-term IET member, Dr Kho felt that the students had a lot to gain from involvement in the organisation, such as gaining professional registration, and so took…

Former Community Member
Learning a whole new way of thinking to design and build the world around us – Naomi Mitchison, 2014 IET Young Woman Engineer of the Year

Naomi Mitchison is a Senior Hardware Engineer at Selex ES, specialising in laser warning systems for military aircraft. She grew up in Italy and moved to Edinburgh for university, graduating with an MEng in Electronic and Electrical Engineering in 2009. Her first role was with Thales in its cyber security department. Following this she returned to Edinburgh and joined Selex ES. Read more...

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