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  • 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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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.

  • 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
    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…

    Former Community Member
    Former Community Member

  • 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…

    Former Community Member
    Former Community Member

  • 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

    Former Community Member
    Former Community Member

  • 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…

    EngX Editorial
    EngX 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
    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
    Former Community Member

  • Friction, Lubrication And Wear (FLW) Or Tribology As We Know It!

    (FLW) as an acronym is easy to remember, which certainly helped me when I first started looking after the IET’s Tribology Network last year and was getting to grips with what the subject encompassed.   A year has passed and I’ve come to appreciate that there is so much more to Tribology and how it has many applications across a wide range of sectors.  We recently held our two day conference in Birmingham at IET Austin Court where we welcomed a good mix of industry, academia and student delegates to the event.    This year we were pleased to have so many poster submissions, as we managed to double the numbers from the 2018 event and had 19 presenters over the two days.   Day One poster competition was won by Bjoern Kunzelmann from Imperial College London with his poster on ‘Experimental and…

    Deborah-Claire McKenzie
    Deborah-Claire McKenzie

  • New History TPN Newsletter Available To View

    Read our latest Newsletter  for the latest information on the History Network.  In September, we are organising a one-day conference in Dublin on the history of engineering in the island of Ireland, and in November a seminar on Security and Intelligence will be held at the Science Museum, to coincide with their new exhibition, 'Top Secret: from cybers to cybersecurity'.

    Anne Locker
    Anne Locker

  • IoT Community's IoT Day Slam™︎ 2019: Internet Of Things Virtual Conference In Celebration Of IoT Day 2019

    The inaugural IoT Day Slam 2019 - an IoT Slam production and the IoT Community - Internet of Things Community's eighth international IoT conference - which commences on April 9th, 2019 on-line in the "Cloud". The event is delivered virtually via US Eastern Time, and can be accessed from any computer or mobile device. The event will be recorded and made available on-demand for all registrants to view post event The IoT Day Slam 2019 event delivers exclusive, cutting edge IoT content that is catered for CxO's, executive management and business line leaders, as well as technology oriented professionals. The event focus is on the rapidly changing landscape driven by the disruption and innovation that the Internet of Things brings to Industrial, Enterprise and Consumer industry sectors. This Virtual…

    Former Staff Member
    Former Staff Member

  • IoT Community's IoT Day Slam™︎ 2019

    Internet of Things Virtual Conference in celebration of IoT Day 2019 Welcome to the inaugural IoT Day Slam 2019 - an IoT Slam production and the IoT Community - Internet of Things Community's eighth international IoT conference - which commences on April 9th, 2019 on-line in the "Cloud".The event is delivered virtually via US Eastern Time, and can be accessed from any computer or mobile device. The event will be recorded and made available on-demand for all registrants to view post event The IoT Day Slam 2019 event delivers exclusive, cutting edge IoT content that is catered for CxO's, executive management and business line leaders, as well as technology oriented professionals. The event focus is on the rapidly changing landscape driven by the disruption and innovation that the Internet of…

    Joanne Longton
    Joanne Longton

  • Present Around The World 2019

    The Berkshire Local Network PATW competition was held at UTC Reading on 21 st March 2019, but you could be forgiven for thinking that you had come to an Institution of Civil Engineers’ meeting, as three of the four presenters talked about civil engineering related subjects.   The first speaker, Samuel Hyginus, an electrical engineer who works for Peter Brett Associates, spoke about recruitment in the construction industry, and his enthusiasm for the industry was clear, particularly in the question and answers session. The second speaker, Louise Batts, an assistant contract manager at highway maintenance contractor, Ringway, spoke about the refurbishment of the Augustus Close Bridge, a bridge in Brentford, originally designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel, and the issues arising in refurbishing…

    Rob Scarr
    Rob Scarr

  • Speaker Highlight - Jaquie Finn, Cambridge Consultants For The 5th Future Of Medicine – The Role Of Doctors In 2029

    Join us at The 5th Future of Medicine - The Role of Doctors in 2029 and hear Jaquie Finn, Head of Digital Health at Cambridge Consultants speaking.     Jaquie is Head of Digital Health at Cambridge Consultants and leads the initiative to provide strategic guidance and technical solutions for clients transitioning their business model to include a digital element. These digital elements include device connectivity, AI, security, launch strategies, behavioural science and digital service design. Jaquie has previously worked on the design and launch of a compliance & work management IoT service that is in commercial use. Register to attend.

  • Social Meet And Greet This Friday 5th April At The Chanter In Edinburgh

    Join us at The Chanter tomorrow from 6pm for a meet and greet with fellow STEM professionals! The event is being run by the Young Professionals network and it is for anyone to attend, whether you are at the start, middle or end of your career or whether you are an IET member or non-IET member. The idea of the event is help professionals build a network to meet and collaborate with to creatively solve problems, meet the needs of society and shape the future for generations to come. For more information you can find the event webpage here , where you can also find a link to register for the event (this just lets us know how many people to expect).

    Jennifer Short
    Jennifer Short

  • Creating Music In The 21st Century … Via A 'Library’

    A small introduction to the big world of audio engineering, and the sort of engineering, technology, creativity and attention to detail that is required to make the music that you hear (and probably mostly ignore) every day. Tileyard, just north of King’s Cross in London, has become a creative media hub. Tileyard Studios is the UK’s largest professional music community, with more than 70 state-of-the-art studios, and there are many other associated businesses there as well.  Producing music has always been an interesting mix of art and technology. Before digital recording became commonplace, people used to do amazing things with audio recorded onto magnetic tape, manipulated by editing with a knife and all sorts of other physical techniques like turning tape over, making moebius strips, using…

    Former Community Member
    Former Community Member

  • **Event Spoiler** The Cyber Security Journey Lecture - 10th April 2019 !

    How Cyber Security has changed overtime and the challenges that new threat actors are bringing – how do we keep on top of these threats to our businesses, homes and personal data Cyber security is a core function of Capita’s delivery capability. During this event the speakers Professional Services team will provide their insights on how they have been delivering high quality consultancy, testing and vulnerability assessment services to both public and private sector clients for a number of years. They will delve into the end to end risk and vulnerability management journey, and the impacts innovations such as cloud and IoT have had not only on the way security is approached within their engagements but also the ongoing need to remain up to date with the ever growing and capable ways in which…

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