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100 Years of Women in Transport

The Women's Engineering Society (WES) is involved in the 100 Years of Women in Transport initiative, and as part of this they are involved in organising a speed mentoring evening, and wondered whether any of our members would be willing to take part in this event (as mentors). The event will be in London sometime in the next few months, so if you would like to be involved, then please contact Jasmine Kerry at JasmineKerry@tfl.gov.uk to let her know, and she will take it from there. It will be an evening event, and mentors need not be from the transport industry. Thank you, Jo

Former Community Member
Election Time Question Time

With a General Election looming this Question Time style debate invites a panel of representatives from the main political parties to discuss the key issues affecting engineering and construction in the East of England. Panel: Chloe Smith – Conservative Jessica Asato – Labour Adrian Holmes – Green Party Glen Tingle - UKIP More details will be posted here as they are confirmed. Please indicate if you will attend by booking via the 'Book Online' button at the bottom of this page. If you have not used MyICE before, or you are not an ICE member, you will need to register but it's quick and straightforward to do. You do not need to be a member to book or register. Date 8 APRIL 2015 Time 18:00 - 20:00 Event Type Debate Best Western Brook Hotel 2 Barnard Road Bowthorpe Norwich NR5 9JB

Alex Barrett
Visit To Chiltern Railways

The Railway Network recently organised a visit to Chiltern Railways depot at Aylesbury. A full review of the visit courtesy of Clive Kessell, of the Railway Network volunteers can be found here . Attached are some images taken during the visit courtesy of Clive. The Network would like to extend their thanks to Richard Flint, the Fleet Technical Manager, for giving up his time to explain the depot operation and for conducting the technical visit so enthusiastically.

Deborah-Claire McKenzie in CEng
Get Involved With Your Local Young Professionals Section

The IET Mersey & Western Cheshire Network are looking for Young Professionals (YPs) to join their Young Professionals Section committee to arrange talks, technical visits and social events aimed at young professionals. Benefits of Volunteering: Make new contacts at all levels of seniority Improve your social and relationship skills Gain essential career experience i.e. leadership, publicity (including social media), event organisation, budget/finance management In order to have a thriving YP section, we welcome all students from relevant academic institutions and YP's working or training in industry. Naturally, full support is given to the YPS Committee, and of course all reasonable expenses are covered. If you are interested, or have any questions, please email Deborah-Claire McKenzie , the…

Deborah-Claire McKenzie
The Next IET And I Mech E Cambridge Network Presentation

» Scanning Electron Microscopes (SEM) - A Nanometre Scale Perspective . Joint IET and I Mech E presentation on 23 April 2015 - 18:30-20:00 at CUED. SEM has been in use in various applications including aircraft engine failure analysis, medical, mining, electron beam nanolithography and semiconductor integrated circuit inspection. Dr Annie Loo from Zeiss Cambridge, will give a talk on the design, development and use of SEM.

David Blake in Aerospace
Technical Events

Two technical events are to be held in the Cambridge area on Tuesday 24 March and Thursday 14 May. Both are free to attend. On 24 March the event will be at the Moller Centre and cover LEDs, RF and wireless design - www.motiv8us.co.uk On 14 May there will be a device developers conference at the Belfrey, Cambourne - www.device-developer-conference.co.uk

David Blake
Events Of Interest To You - Types & When

What types of events are you interested in? e.g. technical seminars, networking wiith other institutions, technical visits or conference? Which day of the week and what time you prefer events to take place? Weekday evening or weekend day? Which day of the week do you prefer? We listen and try to organize events of interest to members. Have your say and participate!

Former Community Member
Your Opinion On The Home Page Of The Toronto Website

We have mofidied the Home page to make useful information more readily accessible. What do you thin of it? Suggestions are more than welcome.

Former Community Member
Porsche Museum Visit Rescheduled

Thank you all for participating in our Doodle poll. Based on the results we have now rescheduled the visit to the Porsche Museum in Stuttgart. The new details are: Saturday 9th. May 2015, tour starts at 12:30 Full details available here or in the main IET events calendar.

Howard Gray
IET North Yorkshire Network

The Network organises a programme of engineering activities in the North Yorkshire area. All of these events and activities are made possible by the efforts of a dedicated group of volunteers. If you would like to know more about our committees, or would like to be a volunteer for us, please get in touch with the Network Chairman or Secretary. Faye Banks – Chairman and SLO Patrick Mason – Past Chairman Carwyn Jones – Vice Chairman Cedric Wood - Publicity Daniel Rozday – Secretary Mick Nadin – Committee member and Yorkshire & Humber Region Chairman Paul Elsome - Committee Member Paul Smith - Treasurer Prashant Chakravarty - Committee member Richard Ollerenshaw – Committee Member Stirling Kimkeran - Higher Education Liaison Iain Ross - Committee Member Paul Broadberry - Committee member…

Deborah-Claire McKenzie
2015 Committee members

Richard Tregaskes Chairman Julian Harvey Secretary Bruno Vieri Treasurer Peter Lo Member David McQuiggan Member Kevin Murray Member Russell Burnham Member

Phoebe Houssein
IET Volunteer Opportunities In Auckland Region

1. Project X This is an exciting new initiative which introduces hardware assembly and programming to intermediate school students. If you would like to get more involved, then this could be the perfect opportunity because we are looking for Local volunteers in various roles. Attached please find a file for further information about Project X including the roles and responsibilities for volunteers 2. Auckland Network Committee We are currently looking to grow the IET Auckland Network committee in order to increase the tempo of events being held in 2015. We understand that it’s difficult to volunteer around a busy schedule, but any involvement really can make a difference! There are several events that you can help organise throughout the year, so don’t miss this opportunity and contact me today…

Former Community Member
Would you like to be more involved with the local IET Community?

Would you like to meet up with fellow-engineers from other organisations ? Do you want to expand your own skills while contributing something to your profession ? Are you interested in attracting the next generation of engineers? Do you want to volunteer to contribute to your local IET community ? The Humber Local Network is seeking to expand its committee. All IET members, from the youngest to the oldest, from all grades, are welcome. If you would like to learn more, do contact us at Phil Rubini , Chairman or Andy Horne , Secretary. We would be very happy to meet informally to introduce ourselves and the role of a Volunteer for the IET. We look forward to hearing from you Phil Rubini and Andy Horne, Humber Network Committee

Deborah-Claire McKenzie
Supporting Event - Integrate 2015 Facility Management Conference

Organized by: International Facility Management Association Hong Kong Chapter Date: 7 May 2015 Time: 9:00-18:00 Venue: Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre, Wanchai Enquiry: Ms Bernice Cheng Tel: 2512 0111 Email: integrate@ifma.org.hk Website: www.ifma.org.hk/integrate2015 First held in 1993, IFMA’s annual conferences are of proven success and highly appraised in the region. *integrate| 2015 will feature a number of local and international speakers, education sessions, pre-conference activities, and facility tours. The conference also provides full access to HOFEX, the region’s leading food and hospitality tradeshow. To round of a memorable day, post conference cocktail and IFMA’s 23rd Anniversary Annual Dinner will be held in the Hong Kong Jockey Club.

Dodi Mak
Supporting Event - Hong Kong Electronics Symposium 2015 (HKES2015)

Date, time & venue 2015-04-17;0900 - 18:00;Charles K. Kao Auditorium, 1/F, Lakeside 2,Hong Kong Science Park, Pak Shek Kok,Sha Tin, Hong Kong Event Organizer: The Hong Kong Institution of Engineers, Electronics Division Program Highlight "Sustainable IoT Development for Smart Cities" The internet of things (IoT) started in the 1980’s as a concept for inventory management and control, and to date has evolved to become the next wave of mobile computing and communications. According to Gartner, Inc., the population in the world of “internet of things” will be 4.9 Billion in 2015 growing to 25 Billion in 2020 with a spending on services at about US$69.5 Billion in 2015 to US$1.9 Trillion in 2020. A more optimistic report from McKenzie Global Institute suggests this value is at a maximum of US$6…

Dodi Mak
Supporting Event - Build a Secure Cyberspace 2015 Seminar: "Protect Your Web and Mobile Device"

(17 April 2015 at Lecture Theatre, Hong Kong Space Museum) This seminar is co-organised by the Hong Kong Computer Emergency Response Team Coordination Centre, the Office of the Government Chief Information Officer and Hong Kong Police Force. At this seminar, information security experts will share their experiences as well as explore ways to manage the risks. (This seminar will be conducted in Cantonese) More Details Link to the ( https://www.hkcert.org/my_url/en/event/15041701 )

Dodi Mak
Supporting Event - Annual Safety Conference 2015

Organized by: Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (Hong Kong) Date: 24 th April 2015 Time: 14:00 -17:50 Venue: The Salisbury - YMCA of Hong Kong, 41 Salisbury Road, Tsimshatsui, Kowloon Enquiry: Raymond MAN on 9025 6767 Email: mailbox@ioshhongkong.com Website:www.ioshhongkong.com Occupational health is defined as the promotion and maintenance of the highest degree of physical, mental and social well-being of workers in all occupations by preventing departures from health, controlling risks and the adaptation of work to people, and people to their jobs. Studies and researches on occupational health reflect that the repercussions of occupational illnesses pose severe after-effect, threatening the daily life of the victims and increasing burden of the public health care system. However…

Dodi Mak
Thursday 19 March

Running Out Of Energy? Richard McMahon of the Cambridge University Engineering Department will talk about the future of the UK's Electricity Supply. What is driving the shift to electricity, how will the extra power be generated and what will be the environmental side effects? With news in the media of power outages on the horizon, this most timely of talks will be held at CUED starting at 1830 hrs.

David Blake
Twitter Postings

The IET at Cambridge now has a Twitter presence IET Cambridge@cambsec. Any changes to the IET Cambridge programme or new events will be posted via Twitter as well as on this website. Please follow @cambsec if you use Twitter. Many thanks, David Blake

David Blake
Join The Apprentices And Technicians Community Page

Do you have any questions about apprenticeships, technical specialisms or your IET membership? If so, then please join the Apprentices and Technicians community page and start a conversation in their forums.

Former Community Member
Toronto hsitoric news

Formula North 2015 This is the third year Toronto LN is sponsoring the event. Anyone interested in participating, please email iet.toronto@theiet.org more... Are you interested in the topic of Patent? If so, then attend a free session "Patents 101: Hot Topics for Patenting Your Invention". more... Meeting with IET Past-President, Barry Brooks Speech title: “(IET) Members who make a Difference” Barry will speak to IET members, guests and visitors at the Toronto Local Network event, highlighting some IET achievements in his term as President. He will explain planned improvements to IET Governance, and ask for members’ ideas on how to strengthen the IET in Canada. T his is an opportunity for members to express their opinions on how to improve the value and future role of the IET both in the UK…

Phoebe Houssein
New Professional Development Courses Brochure

The new professional development courses brochure is available now to download now ! Our professional skills training courses focus on the non-technical aspects of your work. All our courses have been designed with engineering and technology professionals in mind, with the aim of helping individuals and organisations reach and stay at the leading edge. Courses within the brochure have been mapped to the Engineering Council’s UK-SPEC, so if you're working toward professional registration you can develop the competences as well as undertaking CPD . If you think there are courses that you would be interested in other than what’s covered in our current portfolio we welcome your recommendations. Please email us at pdcourses@theiet.org or leave your suggestions below.

Kathryn Bain
Formula North 2015

This is the third year Toronto LN is sponsoring the event. Anyone interested in participating, please email iet.toronto@theiet.org more...

Phoebe Houssein
IET Past-President, Barry Brooks Talk “Members Who Make A Difference”

Barry will speak to IET members, guests and visitors at the Toronto Local Network event, highlighting some IET achievements in his term as President. He will explain planned improvements to IET Governance, and ask for members’ ideas on how to strengthen the IET in Canada. This is an opportunity for members to express their opinions on how to improve the value and future role of the IET both in the UK and in North America. More information is available here .

Phoebe Houssein

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