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  • CONGRATULATIONS

    Congratulations to two IET members in Trinidad and Tobago!Eng. Gerald Mendes was selected by the University of Trinidad and Tobago (UTT) in his capacity as an IET member and engineer to review the university’s Computer, Network & Telecommunications Engineering programme; on July 19th. 2018. Eng. David Drakes has been selected by the College of Science Technology and Applied Arts of Trinidad and Tobago (COSTATT), in his capacity of IET member and engineer, sit on the institution’s Programme Advisory Committee (PAC) in mathematics, from August of 2018 for a period of one year. Congratulations to both gentlemen on  their outstanding achievements.

    J. Maraj
    J. Maraj

  • IET EngTalk : AI And Human Digitisation: When Seeing Is Not Believing? (IET London Savoy Place)

    Dr Hao Li, Director of Vision and Graphics Lab, Institute for Creative Technologies (ICT) at the University of Southern California (USC) and Dr Sarah Atkinson Senior Lecturer in Digital Cultures, Head of the Department of Culture, Media & Creative Industries, King’s College London gave a futuristic IET EngTalks inspired by Sir Edward Appleton.Dr Li spoke of how it is possible to superimpose human movements into a 3D Avatar with AI enhancements. So for example, his beta research technology lets you take a simple photo on your smart device and from that, you can automatically generate a full 3D rendering - all using everyday technology. He mentioned during Q&A that as the AI software gets device friendly, more and more user devices will take advantage of edge computing to process the AI images…

    Rimesh Patel
    Rimesh Patel

  • IUOC SITE VISIT TO BUTRA HEIDELBERG CEMENT SDN BHD - 17TH SEPTEMBER 2018

    Monday, 17th September 2018, Muara - A total of 23 participants from Universiti Teknologi Brunei (UTB) visited Butra Heidelberg Cement (BHC) Sdn Bhd, Serasa on 17th September 2018.The technical visit was conducted by IET-UTB On Campus (IUOC) with the aim of allowing participants to have a better understanding and to gain in-depth knowledge of the workings of the organization. The visit started off with a safety briefing that offered guidelines for participants in case of an emergency and stressed the importance of personal protective equipment (PPE) in the plant. This was followed by corporate and technical presentations detailing the cement processing steps in the plant. After the presentations, participants’ PPE were checked to ensure that they were compliant to the rules set forth by BHC…

    Former Community Member
    Former Community Member

  • The Reusable Revolution ( IET London Network ).

    14 million individual cups per day, 5 billion cups per year, 130 times more reusable, loss rate of 12 %. Just some of the statistics that were mentioned by Safia Qureshi, Founder and CEO of CupClub during her talk that gave insight into how a simple idea can completely change , or even create new ecosystems, in this case, through the daily use of coffee.With the focus to reduce single-use plastic packaging, the value add approach by CupClub to waste reduction ensures plastic is used with complete efficiency built into their ecosystem. Sure, we have all seen the articles about water being stored in thinner plastic bottles, but does that really have an impact ? can those engineered solutions actually impact CO2 reduction? ..These were some of the topics discussed of how an ecosystem designed…

  • Curtin IET On Campus - Building Services event with AIRAH and Curtin University

    The event held on the 28 th of August 2018 was a successful event for Curtin IET on Campus and AIRAH (The Australian Institute of Refrigeration and Heating). The event held on the 28 th of August 2018 was a successful event for Curtin IET on Campus and AIRAH (The Australian Institute of Refrigeration and Heating). Shruti Hindocha, our facilitator of the event introduced our panel of speakers which were Glen Miller from IBMS, Paul Jackson from AIRAH, Nicoleta Maynard from Curtin University and Steve Bowins from the Bowins group.    Paul Jackson gave the audience insightful information on the HVAC&R industry and the history of AIRAH and then Glen Miller and Nicoleta Maynard shared their work and efforts on the unique operations of the engineering pavilion or also known as the “Living Lab”. The…

  • Do you have an email with alias @theiet.org? Please read on. Thanks

    Ref:  https://www.theiet.org/membership/manage/email-alias/ Why are you closing the email alias service? We started providing this service back in the mid-1990s at a time when most people only had email addresses tied to their work or phone provider and personal email addresses were limited. Spam and phishing has increased over the years to the extent that now nearly 90% of email traffic is spam. Internet domain owners (such as Gmail, Yahoo etc.) and the domains sending emails have implemented stricter checks to detect fraudsters and block spam and phishing emails from entering inboxes. Because of these stricter checks, emails sent via forwarding services such as our email alias fail the spam checks, as the checks see the IET as the sender of the email rather than the original sender, resulting…

    Siong Tang
    Siong Tang

  • 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

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