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  • Sir Isaac Newton Lecture 2016

    The annual Sir Isaac Newton Lecture , aimed at 14 to 18-year-old students from schools and colleges across Lincolnshire, was held on Wednesday 19th October 2016 in Whittle Hall at RAF College Cranwell, Lincolnshire. Around 400 students were captivated by Abbie Hutty of Airbus Defence and Space, in her presentation about the European Space Agency EXOMars Roving vehicle project.  Entitled “a Martian survival story” Abbie discussed the history of man’s fascination with the Martian world, leading to her personal interest in this field stemming from the failed Beagle II mission in 2003.  Abbie continued to describe the challenges presented by simply getting equipment to Mars, the environmental conditions for any scientific mission to the red planet would have to endure, what the intended objectives…

    Joanne Longton
    Joanne Longton

  • Electromagnetic modelling and simulations for RF and Microwave Applications seminar

    A quick reminder that next week the Electromagnetic modelling and simulations for RF and Microwave Applications seminar is taking place in Nottingham. The keynote speakers at the event are: Alexandros Feresidis, University of Birmingham, UK Professor Dave Thomas, University of Nottingham, UK This event is free and there are still a few places left, so if you’re interested please register here

    Former Staff Member
    Former Staff Member

  • Present Around The World: Well done to all of our entrants and our winner- Brendan Digney!

    Well done to all of the entrants in the Present Around the World competition held on Thursday past. Congratulations to all of the entrants on their excellent presentations and especially to Brendan Digney  who won. Best of luck in the next round Brendan! Photos:  https://www.facebook.com/pg/IETNIr/photos/?ref=page_internal

    Brian Moorhead
    Brian Moorhead

  • Joint Institutions Annual Dinner Feb.2017

    The Joint Institutions Annual Dinner will be held on Friday 10th February 2017 at  Les salons de l’hôtel des Arts et Métiers, 9 bis, avenue d’Iéna - 75116 Paris  Please see the attached invitation and reply file. Cost is 55€ per person Please confirm reservations by Sunday 22nd January 2017

    Phil Dunbar
    Phil Dunbar

  • NorCal's 2016 PATW winner wins in London!

    Congratulations to Sean Lubner who won the 2016 IET PATW contest in London! Well done Sean! You can read all about it here .

    Allan Casey
    Allan Casey

  • How Can We Effectively Utilise Virtual And Augmented Reality In Healthcare?

    I’ve been catching up on the fantastic videos which were filmed at the IET Engineering Festival last month and Maneesh Juneja’s talk ‘ How can we effectively utilise virtual and augmented reality in healthcare?’ particularly grabbed my attention. I was familiar with a few applications of virtual reality in healthcare but it was fascinating to hear Maneesh, a Digital Health Futurist, give an overview of its many applications. From virtual robotic surgery to human simulation software to assisted living to pain control, virtual reality allows healthcare professionals to learn new skills as well as refresh existing ones in a safe environment without any risk of danger to the patients. What I found most interesting is that virtual reality equipment is now becoming so much more accessible. The term…

    Gemma Hadley
    Gemma Hadley

  • IET Achievement Awards

    On Wednesday 16 Novermber, the IET held Achievement and Innovation Award ceremonies at The Brewery in London.  As well as the Faraday Medal, this year given to Andy Harter of VNC based in Cambridge, prizes were awarded for Technician and Apprentice of the Year.  If you, or one of your colleagues wish to be considered for any of the IET awards, go to www.theiet.org/awards   where you will find details of the 2017 awards, prizes, scholarshiups and bursaries.

    David Blake
    David Blake

  • Computer Vision for Animal Biometrics CfP

    IET Computer Vision Special Issue Call for Papers Computer Vision for Animal Biometrics   IET Computer Vision is inviting submissions for a Special Issue on computer vision for animal biometrics. This special issue seeks to bring together and organize a collection of recently developed approaches in this domain. Our guest editors are looking for original research and review articles in areas including (but not limited to): Detection and recognition of animals Automated visual species classification Visual population count and census applications Individual animal identification Submission deadline : 31 Jan 2017 Publication deadline : December 2017 Important Dates: Submission deadline

    Former Staff Member
    Former Staff Member

  • Let me introduce myself

    My name is Natalia D’Lima and I am the new Community Manager for the RF and Microwaves TPN. I am new to the IET, based in the Stevenage office. I’ll let you know now that I’m not an engineer; I have come from a project management background, most recently at a market research agency in Hertfordshire. Over the past few weeks, I have been immersing myself in the IET; as a large company with lots of different strands, there is a lot to learn! As Community Manager, I will also looking after the Humber and North , West and South Yorkshire local networks, the Antennas and Propagation and Electromagnetics technical networks and a couple of newer ones as well: Cyber Security and Internet of Things. Everyone I have met so far has been so welcoming and I am looking forward to meeting all the volunteers…

    Former Staff Member
    Former Staff Member

  • Americas Win The Global PATW 2016

    Congratulation to Sean Lubner . Americas wins the global PATW held in UK two times in a row! Hooray. Keep it!  Photo

    Former Community Member
    Former Community Member

  • Globalising Tier 2 Roles ; Or Not.

    Most modern day cyber roles are globalised. However, if you function in a Tier 2 division and try to globalise its processes then you are likely to fail. Similarly, localising those Tier 2 cyber roles will also introduce a ceiling. Instead, it is recommended to ‘enterprise’ the processes of a Tier 2 function. This introduces accountability, ownership without the need to intentionally introduce compromise. For example, you might be an out of towner and not able to grasp the regional enterprise required within a role so try to accommodate that by introducing selective note taking during one to ones or disregarding meeting minutes as the feedback reflects real-time actualities instead of matching any incorrect perceptions being held. As you are an out of towner you only work in the location and…

  • IET OnCampus CIIT Abbottabad Volunteer Committee (2016 To 2017)

    Assistant Professor Dr.Jawad Saleem On Campus Facilitator  (Supporting University Faculty Member) Mr.M uhammad Kashif Sattar President     0312 051 0085 M r.Haris Ahmad Secretary     0345 596 2368 M r.Bilal Sultan Treasurer M r.Saad Shafqat Chaudhry Social Media and Online PR Manager Ms.Rikki-Louise Davies IET OnCampus Student Coodinator (IET Staff at UK)

    Nouman Abid Chuhan
    Nouman Abid Chuhan

  • MEDPOWER 2016

    The   Mediterranean Conference on Power Generation, Transmission, Distribution and Energy Conversion   belongs to a series of Conferences that have established a major energy platform in the region. The Conference hosted at the capital city of Serbia, focused on topics related to the Electric Power Industry and aimed to address the significant technological changes in all areas of the electric energy including business, products, equipment and methods.   Medpower 2016 was co-organised by the IET Cyprus, Hellas and Israel Networks in cooperation with the University of Belgrade and was hosted from 6-9 November 2016 at Metropol Palace Hotel an indelible landmark in the city of Belgrade.   The 10th MedPower 2016 Conference was successful in providing power engineers and technicians, academicians…

    Christos Christou
    Christos Christou

  • LAPC 2016

    This week I attended my first Antennas event – LAPC 16, in Loughborough. The organisers did a great job with putting on the conference; t he event was well attended and everyone agreed that it was another successful year. On a personal note, it was a great chance for me to listen to the speakers and meet many of the network’s committee members.   On the day…   There was a lot on offer; the photos show some of the sponsors that were there, as well as a couple of the posters that were presented. I’ll confess I was excited to see a 3D printer from Symeta in action! The TPN’s very own chair, Rob Lewis, gave the last but successful talk of Day 1 on ‘Compact, Wideband Antennas for Industrial Applications’; in particular looking at recent collaborations with Liverpool University and hosts Loughborough…

    Former Staff Member
    Former Staff Member

  • SBB Zurich Main Station Tour (Tour 1 - Technical)

    The votes are in, and we've decided to meet Monday, 19th December. The Tour 1 will last for approx 2 hours - for those interested, we can go on and have a "bite" afterwards, somewhere local... To Secure your place, please sign-up: https://localevents.theiet.org/5427fe We shall meet (just before 17:00) in the SBB "Ausstellungsraum". It's a little hidden, but easy to find if you know the way.  My advice: From the Main Hall, simply walk down Platform Platform 18, until you reach Sector C. Take the moving escalator down to "Passage Silhquai", turn 180 Degrees and Voila ! If you have any issues to sign-up, then please just let me know... Depending upon interest, we can go for a meal or take a Glühwein or similar afterwards... Jeff

    Jeff Hunter
    Jeff Hunter

  • Scoping Event Round Up

    On the 28th September 2016, we held our inaugural event at Savoy Place, the IET's London HQ. Around 40 members and non-members alike joined us for an evening of networking and contributing their ideas and experience to shaping the newly formed Technical and Professional Network (TPN). The event was kicked off with a short introduction by Philip Derbyshire (IBM) on the general remit of TPNs, the work done so far in setting up the IoT TPN and the outputs we were hoping to gain from the evening. This was followed by two talks from Alex Casson (University of Manchester) and Jon Ratcliffe (O2) on the work they do within the Healthcare Technology TPN and Multimedia Communications TPN respectively. Appetite whetted the audience was invited to join one of four facilitated discussions on the following…

    Philip John Derbyshire
    Philip John Derbyshire

  • Could Tiny Microbubbles Filled With Drugs Help In The Fight Against Cancer?

    The treatment of cancer hasn’t really changed over the past 50 years. We’ve seen improvements in surgical procedures as well as radiation therapy and the types of drugs used but generally cancer is still treated by surgery, radiation and drugs. If we fast forward 50 years, will we see any significant changes in these methods?   At the Engineering Festival back in October 2016 Professor Eleanor Stride gave a fascinating insight into science of microbubbles and how they are transforming ultrasound imaging and drug delivery.   It was interesting to learn the challenges in transporting drugs around the body and that only a tiny amount of chemotherapy drugs actually make it to a tumour with the rest of the drug affecting healthy tissue and subsequently causing the uncomfortable side effects that…

    Former Community Member
    Former Community Member

  • Assistance For Treasurer

    We are looking for someone to volunteer a little of their time to provide assistance to the Sussex Local Network Treasurer, perhaps with a view to taking over the role in the future if necessary.   The Sussex LN Treasurer does not handle any cash (we don’t have our own bank account) but ensures that various payment are made by the IET from their ‘bank’.   The Treasurer’s responsibilities are mainly as follows: Set Sussex LN budget for the year (September to July). Arrange with the IET for the funding of any special events that we decide to hold. Approve supplier invoices and ensure that they are paid by the IET. Approve expense claims from members and speakers and ensure that they are paid by the IET. Monitor and report on donated facilities and services. Record and report on capital assets…

    David James
    David James

  • The Jaguar I-Pace

    Today I am feeling proud to be part of a team that defines the next generation of automotive engineering.  What is even more satisifying is that it shows that UK engineering continues to be at the frontier of technical advancement.   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NzJ10QIpNrs

    Louis Redding
    Louis Redding

  • AD plant tour & upcoming events

    All was going well at our AD plant tour until someone hit the emergency stop! No harm done and a very interesting night for all attendees. https://twitter.com/IETNI/status/796084244581875713   Upcoming events!  Remember these events are FREE and add to your CPD (We usually even provide refreshments!). Use the links below for more info and to register as spaces are often limited: 16th Nov:  BT Tour  -  https://goo.gl/451h0x   (Very limited spaces left!!) 17 th  Nov:  Present around the world competition  -  https://goo.gl/wMxgJ7   23rd Nov:  Lifeskills-Art of being assertive -  https://goo.gl/8Wwhbo   (Very limited spaces left!!) 7 th  December:  Registration Workshop for Fellows  -  https://goo.gl/V1t5Hr 16th Jan:  Lifeskills- Project Management -  https://goo.gl/BV44yo Sync our full calendar…

    Brian Moorhead
    Brian Moorhead

  • Lynsay's Weekly Digest - Functional Safety. 6th November – 13th November

    Renesas Electronics and ESCRYPT Collaborate on State-of-the-Art Combined Hardware/Software Solution With High-Level Security for Protecting Automotive ECUs The new solution reduces development time and integrates security functions in safety-critical automotive ECU applications Analog Devices – Accelerometer/gyro combo helps reliability and accuracy of automotive safety systems Driven by Analog Devices' commitment to functional safety, the device also features comprehensive electromechanical fail-safe routines... A Look at New Open Standards to Improve Reliability and Redundancy of Automotive Ethernet   Failure detection is important for functional safety. 802.1CB adds frame replication and elimination. For example, network nodes might be connected in

    Lynsay Callaghan
    Lynsay Callaghan

  • Lynsay's Weekly Digest - Functional Safety

    I am trying to pull together interesting items (well, interesting for me) that I find when I am working on the IET Functional Safety TPN and going to start a Weekly Digest of Interesting things I find as I am working on all things Functional Safety . Feel free to add anything that you find that interests you and look out for my first one.

    Lynsay Callaghan
    Lynsay Callaghan

  • Usefull Communities "How to Videos"

    What are IET Communities https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPMMnYjky3E IET Communities overview https://tv.theiet.org/?videoid=7340 Communities Resources https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3WCHscBnFA Marketing Toolkit – how to create https://tv.theiet.org/?videoid=9182 Ordering Materials https://tv.theiet.org/?videoid=9183 Adestra for Volunteers https://tv.theiet.org/?videoid=5666 IET OnCampus https://tv.theiet.org/?videoid=6708 Event Calendar webform https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPuq8OM6xYk Engineering Communities - https://tv.theiet.org/?videoid=8285

    Christos Christou
    Christos Christou

  • Scotland South West Young Professional - Chair Welcome for 2016-17

    The IET Scotland South West Young Professionals (IET SW YP) represents all the students and young professionals of the IET of live, study and work in the South West of Scotland. Our committee are a mix of student and graduate members who meet regularly and organise a wide variety of interesting and professional activities, which allow young members to develop their careers, make contacts, and have fun! The committee organise a wide range of activities ranging from technical visits, presentations, workshops and professional development events, to social events and networking opportunities. Our committee are represented by a diverse range of students and graduate members who meet on a semi-regular basis. We organise a number of events thought the year - from networking events with other institutions…

    Lynsay Callaghan
    Lynsay Callaghan

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