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IMechE Local Area MP Engagement Lecture & Debate

Event Title: Plastics - Falling out of love with the wonder material? 6pm to 9pm, Friday 10th May, Portsmouth University Tickets £6 (£2 for U18 school & college pupils)In the IET Solent Local Network we like to bring attention to events organised by other local STEM society's and institutions. To kick of this IMechE event, Dr Jeremy Woods will give a talk about developing a sustainable bio-economy to deliver food, energy, environmental and social development security. He will discuss our historic use of plastics and alternatives for the future, before Mr Tarquin Crouch presents the case for a more sustainable use of plastics through the application of modern technology and engineering. To book and find out more, visit the event Webpage at http://nearyou.imeche.org/near-you/UK/Wessex/Portsmouth…

Ian MacGillivray
Learning at Work Week - 13th to 19th May

This year's theme is: 'Shaping the Future'Although not an IET initiative, the annual Learning at Work Week provides an opportunity to promote work based learning and opportunities to work, so I thought I would write a blog about some of the opportunities available for informal learning as many of our members undertake work based learning rather than the more traditional training courses or lectures (although these do have a places in CPD, they're only 1/6 of the potential activities available). Any number of day to day activities can involve learning, especially if you are doing something for the first time or working closely under the supervision of a line manager or mentor. Examples could include: Talking to suppliers, customers or specialists and working with them to determine their…

Kathryn Bain
New Speaker Announced For The 5th Future Of Medicine – The Role Of Doctors In 2029 - Christian Moroy, Edge Health

Our next speaker highlight for the 5th Future of Medicine - The Role of Doctors in 2029 is Christian Moroy from Edge Health . After finishing advanced degrees in Economics in Canada (McGill University) and the UK (LSE) Christian worked as an economist for NERA Economic Consulting in Berlin and London where he specialised in technical healthcare advisory and delivered both change management and data-driven projects that delivered cost savings and operational improvements to several NHS trusts. He then co-founded Edge health, the first company developing and deploying AI based decision-support software for back-office efficiency into NHS trusts. The products Edge deploys have measurably improved use of theatre utilisation, reliability of bed planning and delivered documented cost savings to hospitals…

Lynsay Callaghan in Robotics
CAWE 2019 - Meet The Speakers!

CAWE 2019 is in just a couple of weeks! This will be 7 th event bringing together engineers and scientists to share the latest technical knowledge about electromagnetic devices, systems and the propagation of electromagnetic fields The programme has now been announced and you can check it out here . We have two invited speakers on the day: Mike Warrington Mike Warrington is professor of Radio Communications Engineering at the University of Leicester. His research interests have centred (and continue to do so) on long range radio propagation, particularly within the HF band. Current focus is on communications with civil aircraft on routes crossing the polar regions and on OTHR systems within the arctic regions. Tony Brown Professor Tony Brown was the Chair in Communication Engineering at…

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South Island Committee 2019

South Island Committee 2019 Joe Conolly, Chair IPRA Allan Clarke, Treasurer Jason Hall, Committee member Robert Cooke, Committee member Alisdair Reid, Committee member, IPRA Sandra Isaacs, Committee member Mark Toira, Committee member Aran Warren, YP Rep Karla Smith, Ex AP Chair

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City of STEM Science Festival, 6 April 2019

The SoCal network volunteers exhibited at the City of STEM science festival on Saturday, April 6, at the Columbia Memorial Space Center in Downey, CA, as one of nearly 100 STEM exhibitors and hands-on activities from dozens of organizations around Southern California. "City of STEM" is LA's largest celebration of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math and takes place for the entire month of April with a series of amazing events and awesome activities throughout Los Angeles County. The community events highlight the ongoing importance that science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) have in the Los Angeles region. Throughout April, City of STEM partners present science-themed happenings in communities around Southern CA, bringing STEM to the people of LA. The kick-off event for the…

David
Speaker Highlight - Dr Murray Ellender MRCGP MRCEM, EConsult Health Ltd. The 5th Future Of Medicine – The Role Of Doctors In 2029

Our next speaker highlight for the 5th Future of Medicine - The Role of Doctors in 2029 is Dr Murray Ellender from eConsult Health Ltd . Register now to attend eConsult's Chief Executive Dr Murray Ellender qualified from King’s College London in 1999 and trained in Emergency Medicine before starting his career in General Practice 14 years ago. He joined the Hurley Clinic in 2006 and still practices across the Hurley Group, in both general practice and urgent care settings. Our focus is to bring all of NHS general practice into the digital age, offering patients the ability to consult with their own NHS GP online. Murray spends his spare time running around after his four children. Dr Murray Ellender MRCEM, MRCGP, GP and Co-Founder eConsult eConsult Health Limited is a collection of digital…

Lynsay Callaghan in Robotics
Midlands Power Group Student Poster Event 2019

On March 27th we held the annual MPG Student Poster event where students from our local universities present their ongoing project work to a panel of judges. This year the event was hosted by Birmingham University - our sincere thanks go to Pietro Tricoli for organising the event in Student Link of the Gisbert Knapp Building of the Faculty of Electrical, Electronic and Computer Engineering. We had 18 excellent posters presented with both post-grad and under-grad submissions from Aston, Birmingham, Coventry, Staffordshire and Warwick. As in previous years, all the posters and accompanying presentations were of a very high standard which made the judging decisions particularly challenging. In total six prizes were awarded, some sponsored by the IET and others from one corporate sponsors - Wolong…

David Swanson
Travel Awards 2019

Reference from https://conferences.theiet.org/achievement/travel/index.cfm?utm_campaign=travelaward&utm_source=linkedin&utm_medium=social Travel Awards 2019 If you are a member of the IET, we can provide grants to help you present a paper or poster at conferences around the world, or participate in international research visits or projects. Grants are given out six times a year. We award around two grants in each round. How much are the grants worth? We can award grants of up to £500. Who is eligible? The awards are for individuals who: Have been a member for a minimum of one year up to the date of application Are IET members i.e. Student, TMIET, MIET and FIET (associate and lapsed members are not eligible) Reside in any country, as long as the travel is international How do I…

Siong Tang
Visit To Liberty Speciality Steels Aldwarke Melting Shop Rotherham On 11th April 2019

The annual visit to Liberty Speciality Steels this year, was to their Aldwarke Melting Shop based in Rotherham. Steel melting production is now all based on this major site and has gone through some difficult times in recent years with the major upheavals in Tata but then the fortunate acquisition of this plant and its associated site at Stocksbridge NW Sheffield being bought by the business magnate Sanjeep Gupta. Last year Prince Charles was invited to the site to restart 'T' furnace which had been mothballed for quite some years and is now back in full production along with their 'N' furnace. Both units are 'Electric Arc Furnaces' with around 200 MVA capacity split between them Andrew Douglass their Engineering Director gave a short presentation and then a tour of the plant was undertaken…

Alan Chater
Graduate opportunity

Victrex are seeking graduate engineers in Control, Electrical and Mechanical specialismsWe have been asked to share this information with our young members, Please see image attached for further information or https://www.victrex.com/en/company/careers Thanks IET South Yorkshire YP committee

Layla Asquith
Regional IMechE Dinner 22nd March 2019

IET SYLN were once again invited to the IMechE Regional dinner held at the Cutlers Hall in Sheffield Attending on behalf of the IET SYLN were the Immediate Past Chair, Alan Chater and the Young Professionals Chair, Layla Graham Around 170 invited guests enjoyed the evening with Denis Healy their Regional Business Development Manager once again undertaking the Master of Ceremonies role for the evening Key note speakers were Tony Roche the current IMechE President, the Master Cutler Nick Cragg and the Regional Chairman Alan Bratton. The event this year was organised by Elevation Recruitment from the Rotherham based office. Interesting speeches about the engineering professions were delivered by all three speakers followed by a series of individual presentations to new Chartered and Incorporated…

Alan Chater
Get Up To Speed (GUTS) Event 27th MARCH 2019

Another very successful event set up by Work-Wise and supported this year by over 90 exhibitors. Staged at the MAGNA Science & Adventure Centre in Rotherham again provides an excellent venue for this popular event attended by over 3000. Many schools in the SY region and beyond attend, making this a fantastic opportunity for schoolchildren to see first hand what Engineering and Manufacturing opportunities are out there. IET SYLN once again had a double stand and were able to exhibit a number of interesting activities alongside the opportunity to distribute a range of literature about the benefits of membership of the Institution and engineering in general. We also ran once again the IET "Innovation Challenge" which had six schools for the SY region working alongside six companies to create…

Alan Chater
IET Trinidad and Tobago LN assists the University of Trinidad and Tobago (UTT) in achieving Accreditation programmes 2019

It is with great pleasure to report that after the visit and discourses presented by the IET TT LN Executives ( Chairman David Drakes and Treasurer, Anthony Chadee) to the students and faculty members of the University of Trinidad and Tobago (UTT), the IET Panel has recommended that the UTT programmes receive 5-year accreditation status. The programmes presented for accreditation were: · B.A.Sc . Utilities Engineering, Mechanical Option · B.A.Sc . Utilities Engineering, Electrical Option · NETD Electrical/Electronic Engineering · NETD Instrumentation Technician The IET Panel was extremely impressed with the quality of the programmes and hence will be recommending that the accreditation of UTT programmes be backdated by 3 or 5 years. Great job and congratulations

J. Maraj
Rail events happening in London

The IET London Local Network and the IET Conference team are hosting a selection of Railway events in London that you may be interested in attending. 1st May, Teddington - Cutting the Loop to a new Extension. How the Northern Line Extension cut into the existing Northern Line and the future signalling solution for the extension Register to attend 21 May, Hammersmith International Centre- Energy management at the Old Oak Common Railway Depot. An insight into the challenges faced in the design and construction of the first underfloor heated and cooled railway depot. Register to attend 14th June, Call For Abstract Deadline For The IET Railway Young Professionals 'Early Career Call For Papers 2019 Topic - How Engineering and Technology is Improving the safety of the Railway. Submit your…

Lynsay Callaghan
VISIT TO THE UNIVERSITY OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO (UTT)

On March 20 th , The Chairman, David and Treasurer visited the UTT, Point Lisas Campus, at the invitation of Dr. Curtis Boodoo, who, requested that the IET LN assist with the formation of an On Campus Network at the UTT. On this visit, presentations were made to both students and members of the UTT faculty outlining a brief overview of the IET and its many benefits. They spoke in particular about the formation of the On Campus Network, and the office holders required for the formation of the Network. Eng. Anthony spoke about the importance of professional registration, and the benefits it brings to those on whom registered status is conferred. The session was very well attended, and it live streamed to the UTT campuses in Port of Spain (John S. Donaldson Technical Institute) and San Fernando…

J. Maraj
Speaker Highlight - Dr Shane Lowe, Vitrue Health. The 5th Future Of Medicine – The Role Of Doctors In 2029

Our next speaker highlight for the 5th Future of Medicine - The Role of Doctors in 2029 is Dr Shane Lowe from Vitrue Health . Vitrue Health, providing quantitative motor function assessment technology for musculoskeletal healthcare Shane Lowe is the CEO of Vitrue Health . His background is in biomedical electronics and PhD is in predicting degradations in the health of older adults based on activity patterns and motor function capacity. He spent several years developing motion capture devices for Vicon Motion Systems and has worked on multiple medical technologies. His current focus is developing and spreading Vitrue's products across healthcare particularly in Orthopaedic settings Register now to attend.

Lynsay Callaghan in Robotics
Speaker Announcement: Telemetry - 6 June, Manchester, UK

Are you coming to our Telemetry event in June? Read on for details of two of our speakers. Toby Woolfe Toby has experience in creating business value for manufacturers delivering expertise in IBM’s portfolio of industrial solutions focused on highly disruptive business opportunities. Toby is a specialist in the use of analytics technologies in the automotive, metals, and related industries and in helping customers understand technology strategies to advance their use of data. This ranges from projects to manufacture more efficiently, to become customer centric and to connect cars up so new services can be delivered to delight customers. With 12 years at IBM, Toby has acquired industry expertise and experience and has developed assets, strategies and PoC's while working with automotive…

Joanne Longton
IET Singapore Network Main Committee List 2019

Mike Henry, BEng CEng MIET CMgr MCMI Chair, IET Singapore Network Mike Henry is a Project Engineering Manager for Wood in Singapore, concentrating in the oil and gas engineering sector. He has lived and worked in Singapore since 2009, but spent 2 years overseas working on assignment in Vietnam and has recently returned to Singapore. Prior to 2009, Mike worked in the UK for Wood (legacy Foster Wheeler) in Reading, but spent various periods of time overseas on assignments in various locations. He joined the IET as a student in 1997, while studying Electrical and Electronic Engineering at Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh. He holds a BEng (Hons.) degree, is a Chartered Engineer (CEng) through the IET and a Chartered Manager (CMgr) with the Chartered Management Institute (CMI). Mike is an active…

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IET Energy Section Presents: “Technical Tour to ABB Digital Solutions Centre”

Date: Friday 26 th April 2019 Time: 1:30pm 5:00 pm (Registration at ABB Lobby at 1.30pm) Venue: ABB Digital Solutions Centre 2 Ayer Rajah Crescent Singapore 139935 Website: https://www.straitstimes.com/business/going-digital-with-abbs-innovation-centre MRT Station: One North MRT Station (about 700 metres walking distance to ABB) The Institution of Engineering and Technology (Singapore Network) and IEEE Power and Energy Society (Singapore Chapter) is jointly organising a technical tour to ABB Digital Solutions Centre on 26 th April 2019. Newly set up in October 2018, the Digital Solutions Centre is ABB’s latest development in Singapore. It showcases ABB’s concept of an open integrated industrial digital platform with applications, data analytics and connected services across customers’ fleet…

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YP#SG: Present Around the World Presentation Workshop

Date: Monday 6th May 2019 Time: 6.30 pm – 9.30 pm Venue: SPGG, 1010 Dover Road, Gate 4 Aster Room, Level 3 Nearest MRT Dover Free for All member and Non Member Synopsis Excited about the upcoming PATW Singapore Final Want to scope out the competition? Maybe, just maybe pick up a few hints and tricks to help you present more effectively? If you answered yes to any of these questions then the IET Singapore Network invites you to join in this evening workshop where our speakers will share with you their skills and experiences in holding presentations and quite possibly entertain you in the process. Our special guest speakers for this evening are: Morgan Bonici – IET LifeSkills Trainer Zhang Zhiyi – Singapore PATW Champion 2018 Tan Eng Hwa – IET Singapore Network YP Chair

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IET Engineering & Technology Photographer Of The Year 2019

We're now launching the IET's annual photography competition for 2019 in a bid to challenge the stereotypical image of hard hats and dirty overalls often associated with engineering and instead showcase modern engineering.Open to any photograph of an engineering-related subject that captures the creative, exciting and modern face of engineering and engineers today, the competition is split into two age groups – under 16 and 17 and over – with five categories to enter. Design & Production Digital Environment & Energy Structures Transport Judges include Gadget Show host Georgie Barrat, Editor of Amateur Photographer magazine Nigel Atherton, E&T magazine Picture Editor Gillian Abbott and Vice-Chair of the IET Young Professionals Communities Committee (YPCC). The judges will look at every entry…

IET Editorial
2019 Bio-Buddy Event, Held At University Of Ottawa

The IET Local Network sponsored, and helped judge the first Bio-Buddy design competition which was held as part of the University of Ottawa Design DayOn a sunny but cool Friday morning three teams of undergraduates from Ottawa University presented their Design Reports and Entries for the first Bio-Buddy event. Each team signed up to design and prototype a semi realistic infant child mannequin, under the age of 12 months, that is intended to improve CPR training by providing a more realistic experience for CPR training courses attendees. The competition was framed by a detailed specification and a set of evaluation criteria. Each team prepared a Design Report that was circulated to the judges in advance and was one of the elements that was being evaluated. The next step was for the teams to…

Graeme Allan
IET-PBOC Charity Event 2019

Friday, 5th April 2019, Kuala Belait - IET Politeknik Brunei On Campus (IET-PBOC) organised a charity event for special needs students at Pusat Ehsan Al-Ameerah Al-Hajjah Maryam, Kuala Belait.The event is conducted to give opportunity for volunteers, consisted of students from Politeknik Brunei and Universiti Teknologi Brunei, to contribute to the society. Simultaneously, the volunteers were given first hand experience to interact with special needs students and formed friendship bonds with them. The charity event began with the welcoming speech by Pusat Ehsan staffs followed by activities to enhance the creativity of Pusat Ehsan students such as Cupcake Decoration, Hand Painting and Indoor Gardening. At the end of the activity, gifts are presented by IET-PBOC to Pusat Ehsan students.

Former Community Member

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