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  • 20+ Years Volunteering For The IET Brunei Network!!!!

    Three members who were in the 1st committee 21 years ago are still volunteering for the IET now:  1997 Chairman (Mr Lim Sam Lee now IPRA), Secretary (Mr Simon Leong, now Immediate Past Chairman, Faraday Challenge) and Assistant Secretary (Dr Tang Shi Siong now committee member and CC-AP member). 1997 Brunei Committee with Winnie Lee CM - AP, Simon and Dr Siong wearing Batik - traditional formal wear at an important occasion What attracts them to volunteer for IET over 20 years?  According to Mr Lim, the first Chairman for IET Brunei:   “Looking at how the IET Brunei developed over the years is like watching my children growing up, it’s an accomplishment… It is also the passion that drives me to volunteer for over 20 years..." IET Brunei Committee in 1997   Dr Siong: “I enjoy being with other…

    Former Community Member
    Former Community Member

  • 2018 Americas Regional PATW Winner Announced

    Communities Committee Americas (CCA) is delighted to announce Mohamed Abdelazez as this year’s Americas PATW regional final winner, with Stephanie Bonvicini taking the runner-up prize. Competitors travelled to Ottawa, ON, from across the region for the final which was organised by the IET’s Ottawa Local Network. Described as the “closest PATW final to judge in recent years”, the competition brought together six finalists from Vancouver, Calgary, Ottawa, Toronto, and Trinidad & Tobago; as well as the IET’s first ever PATW online competition winner, Nabeel Mehdi who is based in America.   Winner Mohamed, a PhD student and a Vanier Scholar in the department of Systems and Computer Engineering at Carleton University, Ottawa, delivered his winning presentation on The Future of Person Identification…

    Former Staff Member
    Former Staff Member

  • Volunteering Opportunity For Communities Committee Americas (CC-A) Finance Lead

    Would you like to gain experience of managing a budget of $80,000 across the Americas region? Are you firm but fair? Could you lead a team of senior engineers reviewing funding requests in a timely manner, and make decisions on how the IET’s funding in the region is distributed? Communities Committee Americas (CC-A) Finance Lead Would you like to gain experience of managing a budget of $80,000 across the Americas region? Are you firm but fair? Could you lead a team of senior engineers reviewing funding requests in a timely manner, and make decisions on how the IET’s funding in the region is distributed? CC-A is responsible for the delivery of all IET activities throughout North, Central, and South America, the Caribbean, and Greenland. We have 3200 members in six established networks and a…

    Former Community Member
    Former Community Member

  • Volunteering Opportunity For Communities Committee Americas (CC-A) Finance Lead

    Would you like to gain experience of managing a budget of $80,000 across the Americas region? Are you firm but fair? Could you lead a team of senior engineers reviewing funding requests in a timely manner, and make decisions on how the IET’s funding in the region is distributed? Communities Committee Americas (CC-A) Finance Lead Would you like to gain experience of managing a budget of $80,000 across the Americas region? Are you firm but fair? Could you lead a team of senior engineers reviewing funding requests in a timely manner, and make decisions on how the IET’s funding in the region is distributed? CC-A is responsible for the delivery of all IET activities throughout North, Central, and South America, the Caribbean, and Greenland. We have 3200 members in six established networks and a…

    Former Community Member
    Former Community Member

  • Volunteering Opportunity For Communities Committee Americas (CC-A) Finance Lead

    Would you like to gain experience of managing a budget of $80,000 across the Americas region? Are you firm but fair? Could you lead a team of senior engineers reviewing funding requests in a timely manner, and make decisions on how the IET’s funding in the region is distributed? Communities Committee Americas (CC-A) Finance Lead Would you like to gain experience of managing a budget of $80,000 across the Americas region? Are you firm but fair? Could you lead a team of senior engineers reviewing funding requests in a timely manner, and make decisions on how the IET’s funding in the region is distributed? CC-A is responsible for the delivery of all IET activities throughout North, Central, and South America, the Caribbean, and Greenland. We have 3200 members in six established networks and a…

    Former Community Member
    Former Community Member

  • Volunteering Opportunity For Communities Committee Americas (CC-A) Finance Lead

    Would you like to gain experience of managing a budget of $80,000 across the Americas region? Are you firm but fair? Could you lead a team of senior engineers reviewing funding requests in a timely manner, and make decisions on how the IET’s funding in the region is distributed? Communities Committee Americas (CC-A) Finance Lead Would you like to gain experience of managing a budget of $80,000 across the Americas region? Are you firm but fair? Could you lead a team of senior engineers reviewing funding requests in a timely manner, and make decisions on how the IET’s funding in the region is distributed? CC-A is responsible for the delivery of all IET activities throughout North, Central, and South America, the Caribbean, and Greenland. We have 3200 members in six established networks and a…

    Former Community Member
    Former Community Member

  • Volunteering Opportunity For Communities Committee Americas (CC-A) Finance Lead

    Would you like to gain experience of managing a budget of $80,000 across the Americas region? Are you firm but fair? Could you lead a team of senior engineers reviewing funding requests in a timely manner, and make decisions on how the IET’s funding in the region is distributed? Communities Committee Americas (CC-A) Finance Lead Would you like to gain experience of managing a budget of $80,000 across the Americas region? Are you firm but fair? Could you lead a team of senior engineers reviewing funding requests in a timely manner, and make decisions on how the IET’s funding in the region is distributed? CC-A is responsible for the delivery of all IET activities throughout North, Central, and South America, the Caribbean, and Greenland. We have 3200 members in six established networks and a…

    Former Community Member
    Former Community Member

  • Volunteering Opportunity For Communities Committee Americas (CC-A) Finance Lead And CCA/LN Meeting Minutes

    Would you like to gain experience of managing a budget of $80,000 across the Americas region? Are you firm but fair? Could you lead a team of senior engineers reviewing funding requests in a timely manner, and make decisions on how the IET’s funding in the region is distributed? Communities Committee Americas (CC-A) Finance Lead Would you like to gain experience of managing a budget of $80,000 across the Americas region? Are you firm but fair? Could you lead a team of senior engineers reviewing funding requests in a timely manner, and make decisions on how the IET’s funding in the region is distributed? CC-A is responsible for the delivery of all IET activities throughout North, Central, and South America, the Caribbean, and Greenland. We have 3200 members in six established networks and a…

    Former Community Member
    Former Community Member

  • Volunteering Opportunity For Communities Committee Americas (CC-A) Finance Lead

    Would you like to gain experience of managing a budget of $80,000 across the Americas region? Are you firm but fair? Could you lead a team of senior engineers reviewing funding requests in a timely manner, and make decisions on how the IET’s funding in the region is distributed? Communities Committee Americas (CC-A) Finance Lead Would you like to gain experience of managing a budget of $80,000 across the Americas region? Are you firm but fair? Could you lead a team of senior engineers reviewing funding requests in a timely manner, and make decisions on how the IET’s funding in the region is distributed? CC-A is responsible for the delivery of all IET activities throughout North, Central, and South America, the Caribbean, and Greenland. We have 3200 members in six established networks and a…

    Former Community Member
    Former Community Member

  • Automotive Electrification. The Application of Motorsport engineering to create the electric cars of the future”

    Information about our talk on Wednesday 3 October 2018. The talk is called “Automotive Electrification. The Application of motorsport engineering to create the electric cars of the future” and will be given by Paul McNamara, Technical Director – Williams Advanced Engineering. The talk takes place at 1400 on Wednesday 3 October at Napier University (Craiglockhart Campus) in Edinburgh. The talk will be of interest to anyone who is a fan of Motorsport or considering a career in automotive engineering. Please find below a link to the event in the IET calendar. This provides more information about the talk and the speaker and those interested can register to attend. The event is free to attend but registering helps us to estimate the numbers for tea and coffee. https://www.theiet.org/events/local…

    Samuel Gaw (Jim)
    Samuel Gaw (Jim)

  • IET International Competitions & Awards (Americas)

    The IET has a number of competitions and awards that are available to international members, local networks, volunteers, young professionals, and others in the Americas region.  The following is a brief summary with links to additional information. International IET Competitions & Awards DIY Faraday Challenge Days – see www.ietfaraday.org/secondary/diy-challenge    DIY Faraday Challenge Days The DIY Faraday Challenge Days allow  teachers and technicians to run their very own  Faraday Challenge Day. Each set of electronic resources takes you through the day with an introductory presentation, handouts, video clips and printable Faraday currency for students to use to buy or hire resources. Why not invite STEM Ambassadors to give you a hand on the day and bring real-life engineering experience…

    David
    David

  • Local Networks And Online Communities (Americas)

    The Americas region has approximately 3200 members in six established networks and a growing list of online communities across North America, Central and South America, the Caribbean, and Greenland.  For a map of where our members are located - click here for link . Please contact the CC-A with any updates, errors or omissions. Canada Online Community Link Social Media Links Canadian Prairies Group of Chartered Engineers (CPGCE ) , a multi-disciplinary group of members of British Engineering Institutions who live and/or work in Alberta, Saskatchewan or the Northwest Territories. Serves members of Institution ICE, IMechE, IET, IStructE, CIBSE http://www.cpgce.org/  (Twitter #CPGCE ) Canadian Professional Engineers , serves members of Institution ICE, IMechE, IET, IStructE, CIBSE located in British…

    David
    David

  • Communities Committee Americas (CC-A)

    The Communities Committee Americas is a group of IET volunteer members that aid and support other IET volunteer communities, Local Networks (LN), Technical & Professional Networks (TPN), OnCampus Groups (OCG), and Young Professionals (YP) within the Americas region.  The CC-A is responsible for the delivery of all IET member activities throughout North America, Central and South America, the Caribbean, and Greenland.  Follow us on Twitter @IET_CCA . Communities Committee Americas (CC-A) Purpose - the CC-A's purpose is to:  To support communities activities in the Americas region; to facilitate effective communication between communities in the region and the sharing of best practice on community matters. The Communities Committee Americas supports all IET communities in the region, whether…

    David
    David

  • [IETSS] YMP 2019 Mentor Recruitment

    Organised by: Students Section (Hong Kong), the Institution of Engineering and Technology Hong Kong (IETHK) Programme duration: Oct 2018 to Jun 2019 Fee: Free-of-Charge Please fill in the form below if you are interested to become a mentor in Youth Mentoring Programme 2019 by 29 Sep 2018 (Saturday) . YMP 2019 Requirements Mentors are invited to attend the Opening Ceremony on 27 Oct 2018 , the Closing Ceremony on 1 Jun 2019 , and a minimum of 3 networking sessions during Nov 2018 to May 2019.   Dear Sir/Madam, IET Youth Mentoring Programme (YMP) 2019 - Mentor Recruitment On behalf of the Students Section (Hong Kong) of the Institution of Engineering and Technology Hong Kong (IET Hong Kong), I am writing to invite you to be one of our mentors in the upcoming IET Youth Mentoring Programme. We…

    Dodi Mak
    Dodi Mak

  • IET YPS Malaysia Network AGM 2018

    NOTICE of Annual General Meeting (AGM) The Young Professionals Section (YPS), The IET Malaysia Network Dear IET members, young professionals and student members. Good day. The Young Professionals Section (YPS), IET Malaysia Network will be organizing our AGM 2018/19 on 22.09.2018 (Saturday), at Sheraton Imperial KL Hotel beginning from 3.00pm onwards. We would like to invite you to attend our AGM, and would welcome you to volunteer your service to the Institution. All the positions of the YPS Board are open for contention for election, i.e.: Chairman, Vice-chairman, Hon. Treasurer, Hon. Secretary, Assistant Hon. Secretary, and 12 ordinary committee members. Feel free to request the nomination form from IET Malaysia office @ my.yps.sect@gmail.com . If you are interested to become a volunteer…

    Dr John Tan
    Dr John Tan

  • IET International Competitions & Awards (Americas)

    The IET has a number of competitions and awards that are available to international members, local networks, volunteers, young professionals, and others in Southern California.  The following is a brief summary with links to additional information for applications and nominations. International IET Competitions & Awards DIY Faraday Challenge Days – see www.ietfaraday.org/secondary/diy-challenge    DIY Faraday Challenge Days The DIY Faraday Challenge Days allow  teachers and technicians to run their very own  Faraday Challenge Day. Each set of electronic resources takes you through the day with an introductory presentation, handouts, video clips and printable Faraday currency for students to use to buy or hire resources. Why not invite STEM Ambassadors to give you a hand on the day and bring…

    David
    David

  • IET BRUNEI DIY FARADAY CHALLENGE NATIONAL FINAL - 2ND SEPTEMBER 2018

    Sunday, 2nd September 2018, Bandar Seri Begawan - The IET Brunei Young Professional Section (YPS) and Oil & Gas Discovery Centre (OGDC) Brunei have conducted IET Do-It-Yourself Faraday Challenge National Final 2018 for Schools’ students in Year 9. In this Final round, there are 6 teams of students representatives come from 6 schools i.e. St John’s School, Chung Hua Middle School (KB), Chung Hwa Middle School (BSB), St George’s School, Sekolah Menengah Awang Semaun and Sekolah Menengah Sultan Jamalul Alam. The aim of the activity is to give students the opportunity to research, design and make prototype solutions to genuinely tough engineering problems. This is in-line with the IET Brunei vision and mission in promoting the general advancement of science, engineering and technology and to facilitate…

    Former Community Member
    Former Community Member

  • A Sussex Railway Pioneer

    During August we had the delight (and exhaustion) of having our Daughter and two Grandchildren from California stay with us for three weeks. During their stay they rode on quite a number of trains, from the South Downs Light Railway to the Eurostar to Rotterdam to visit their cousin. Included in that list was the Volk’s Electric Railway (VER) that runs along Brighton seafront from the Palace Pier to the Marina, a distance of about one and a half kilometres. The Volk’s Electric Railway is claimed to be the oldest electric railway in the world. It is certainly still transporting people (with a high percentage of children) along the seafront, between the promenade and the beach. I did notice that a suitable shingle bank screens the day-trippers on the train from the naturists beach!   Magnus Volk…

    David James
    David James

  • Congratulations To IET Brunei Network 20th Anniversary

    20th Anniversary Dinner was held on 18 August, it was a big success with over 168 guests attended, including the following guests:1) Guest of Honour: Minister of Development: Yang Berhormat Dato Seri Paduka Awang Haji Suhaimi bin Haji Gafar, 2) Deputy Minister of Development Architect: Haji Marzuke bin Haji Mohsin,  3) Legislative Council member and President of Institution of Surveyors, Engineering and Architects (PUJA) Brunei: Yang Berhormat Siti Rozaimeriyanty binti Dato Seri Laila Jasa Haji Abdul Rahman;  4) Permanent Secretaries and Deputy Permanent Secretaries at the Ministry of Development and many others such as Head of OGDC and Honorable Chairman of IMechE. 5) Members and those who volunteered for the IET Brunei in different years for the past 20 years. Schufin, IET Brunei Chairman…

    Former Community Member
    Former Community Member

  • Payment Links (For Extra Ticket And Additional Paper) - APSCOM 2018

    The 11th IET International Conference On Advances In Power System Control, Operation And Management Description  Theme of Conference - Future Grid: The Reality, Challenges, and Opportunities Date 11 – 15 November 2018 Venue  Hong Kong - Hyatt Regency, 18 Hanoi Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong More info - (extra cocktail ticket) - (extra banquet ticket) - (present up to 4 paper) - (present up to 5 paper) - (present up to 6 paper)

    Dodi Mak
    Dodi Mak

  • AWAKE achieves first ever acceleration of electrons in a proton-driven plasma wave

    Lancaster researchers have contributed to a major break-through at CERN. In a paper published in the journal Nature, the AWAKE collaboration at CERN reports the first ever successful acceleration of electrons using a wave generated by protons zipping through a plasma.  The acceleration obtained over a given distance is already several times higher than that of conventional technologies currently available for particle accelerators.  First proposed in the 1970s, the use of plasma waves, or ‘wakefields’, has the potential to drastically reduce the size of accelerators in the next several decades.  AWAKE, which stands for “Advanced WAKEfield Experiment”, is a proof-of-principle compact accelerator project for accelerating electrons to very high energies over short distances. Accelerating particles…

    Joanne Longton
    Joanne Longton

  • MotoE Racing And IET ARTS TPN Rocking It At Donington Park

    Or should that be rocketing  it?  Certainly seemed that way standing on the pit wall watching the electric bikes in action ten days ago, as the 4th series of MotoE Racing got underway at Donington Park. This is the electric motorcycle racing championship that the ARTS TPN support. Competing over the two days were new teams  Duffy Motorsport   and Electric Superbike Twente We also welcomed University of Nottingham  back after a year’s absence, with a world class electric motorcycle and a new motor.  The Nova team from Delft University  Duffy Motorsport are a small private team and its excellent that they’ve been able to join the series, as Ryan Duffy has had an ambition to set up his own team for a number of years.  The team’s inaugural race was at the TTZero this year, before they joined up…

    Deborah-Claire McKenzie
    Deborah-Claire McKenzie

  • Registration Payment Links - The 11th IET International Conference On Advances In Power System Control, Operation And Management

    Description Theme of Conference - Future Grid: The Reality, Challenges, and Opportunities Date 11 – 15 November 2018 Venue Hong Kong - Hyatt Regency, 18 Hanoi Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong More info Payment Links for APSCOM 2018: -  Registration fees for member - Registration fees for member with Hong Kong Visit  - Registration fees for non-member   - Registration fees for non-member with Hong Kong Visit   - Registration fees for student   - Registration fees for student with Hong Kong Visit

    Dodi Mak
    Dodi Mak

  • STEMxConsulting: An Intro for Beginners

    In Week 2 of Semester 2, UWA IET On Campus held its very first event in collaboration with UWA Consulting Society, 180 Degree Consulting WA and Ernst & Young. The event was developed to answer one question: “Have you ever wondered where else a STEM degree can take you?” In Week 2 of Semester 2, UWA IET On Campus held its very first event in collaboration with UWA Consulting Society, 180 Degree Consulting WA and Ernst & Young. The event was developed to answer one question: “Have you ever wondered where else a STEM degree can take you?” Often many STEM students choose a career path that is aligned with their specific degree. As an engineering student myself, I used to think that engineering is the only way to go. However, STEM students tend to disregard the career possibilities in other sectors…

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