My Smartphone Thinks I Drive To The KFC Restaurant Every Morning, Should I Be Concerned?

There’s no doubt that smartphones have revolutionised the way we work, play, communicate with others etc but sometimes I do wonder if it’s all a bit too much…I have a map app on my phone (nothing new there, so do most smartphone users) and most of the time I find it really useful as it can tell me where I am if I’m a bit lost and, most importantly, where I’ve parked my car!  But sometimes its knowledge of my travel habits concerns me. I recently became aware that my phone also knows quite a lot about me, where I travel to and from, at what time and interestingly on which days. My phone is connected to my car stereo via Bluetooth technology which means I can use the phone completely hands free whilst in the car.  #noexcuses for handling the phone as I can do everything on voice commands “Siri…

IET Merseyside and Western Cheshire Events Newsletter - September 2018 to January 2019 is now available as an on-line flip book.

IET Merseyside and Western Cheshire Events Newsletter - September 2018 to January 2019 is now available as an on-line flip book, please click the link   On-line flip book . The newsletter is also attached to this blog as a pdf file, the file size is 2.2Mb.

PBOC ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2018 - 16TH AUGUST 2018

Thursday, 16th August 2018, Lumut - IET Politeknik Brunei On Campus (IET-PBOC) held an Annual General Meeting in Lumut Campus. Presented in the meeting and the On Campus progress and growth in terms of student membership, which had increased to 15% for the past 1 year term.Within the attendees, the meeting was honoured to be within the presence of PBOC advisors, Dr. Tang Shi Siong, Pg. Mohd. Aziz Pg. Hj. Hassan, and Nadzuan Bin Narawi. At the end of the meeting, the election of new PBOC committees was completed. The committees were comprised of Chairperson, Vice Chairperson, Secretary, Assistant Secretary, Treasurer, Public Relation/Media Officer and Assistant Public Relation/Media Officer.

Enter Your Photo Contest Today!

Submitting your entry couldn't be easier: 1. Visit the website at  www.theiet.org/photo-competition 2. Download the entry form 3. Send the completed and signed entry form and your photo(s) to  Photography@theiet.org .

Upcoming Events In Safety & Cyber Security In 2018

We have a series of Safety and Cyber related events planned for the remaining quarter of 2018 covering safety critical systems and human factors, system safety and cyber security, software tools in the development of safety systems and cyber security in transport.Download the flyer to find out about all these events in one place or follow the links below: Operating beyond the edge: Safety critical systems and human factors, 29th October, Barrow. SSCS2018,30th - 31st October, London Software Tools in the Development of Safety Systems, 20th November, Birmingham Cyber Security in Transport, 6th December, Birmingham We have sponsorship options available for all of the above events, so if you are interested, please get in touch with Lynsay Callaghan, IET Community Manager (lcallaghan@theiet.org…

Formula North 2018- Post Event Report

Dear Sponsor, Formula North 2018 took place at Barrie Molson Centre, Barrie, Ontario for the seventh consecutive year from May 31st to June 3rd 2018. The event was supported by dedicated volunteers, staff and sponsors who invested their energies into facilitating teams from across North America, and the world, for this four day event featuring both electric and combustion vehicles. Our farthest travelled participants came from South Asia, respectively the teams Technoaviators from Chandigarh Group of Colleges in India and the NED Racers from the NED University of Engineering and Technology in Pakistan. Each year a growing interest is expressed in Formula North through a steady increase in the number of registering teams. Owing to an increase in our infrastructural capacity we opened our electric…

Salient Features - Password Policy

Passing Bletchley, I thought how password techniques have progressed over the years.   I recently had opportunity to review salient features applicable to a password policy - This blog post will review some of the features : 1) Enforce the use of unique accounts: A unique user ID should be mandatory to gain access to a network resource. Shared or generic user accounts should not be used. 2) Enforce the use of complex passwords: Password should be alphanumeric, include upper and lower case letter and some special characters. 3) Enforce Minimum Password Lengths:  A minimum of at least 8 characters should be used. 4) Enforce Password Changes: Password changes should occur every 90 days. 5) Disallow Reusing Passwords: One time use will ensure a lower chance of compromise. Password history policy…

2018-19 Toronto LN Committee

Committee Members and Executives for the 2018/19 Chair: Jenny Yu Treasurer: Anni Feng (left Toronto in May 2019) Secretary: Timothy So Committee Members: Richard Inglis Lolo Adigwe Rong Yang George Chelvanayagam (IPRA) Jim McConnach (Advisor) Preetam Singh (Advisor) As the Chair of the LN, I am to create networking opportunity for like-minded or similar people to share and promote common interests in technology; and to encourage younger members to get involved.

Message from 2018 Stan Thurger Award Recipient at Sheridan College

“I am honoured to have been awarded the Stan Thurger award for the 2017 -2018 academic year at Sheridan College. Thanks to your generous support, I feel that I am one step closer to achieve my goal to become a top notch Mechanical Designer and to someday inspire students the way your award has inspired me. This award is meaningful not only financially, but emotionally as well, as it has strengthened my belief in myself. Thank you for helping Sheridan College students like me achieve their dreams.” - Gabriel Gomes Dettogni, Mechanical Engineering Technology – Design and Drafting

Attention For Those Under The Age Of 30 On 1st October 2018

Volunteering Opportunity For Communities Committee Americas (CC-A) Finance Lead.  Email  iet.toronto@theiet.org to show your interest and details will be provided. Respond fast before the position is filled.  CC-A supports all IET activities throughout North, Central, and South America, the Caribbean, and Greenland.

Program For The 12th UKACC International Conference On Control And IET Industry Special Session On Autonomous Transport

The provisional program for the 12th UKACC International Conference on Control, 5-7th September, Sheffield, is now out. The C&A network is hosting an industry special session on Friday 7th with a planned theme of Control Challenges in an Increasingly Autonomous Transport Sector. For more information... Program: https://controls.papercept.net/conferences/conferences/UKACC18/program/ Registration and other information: https://control2018.group.shef.ac.uk/

IET Tasmania Network - Is Hobart's Future Transport On Track?

160 people packed into Town Hall on 2 August evening for IET Tasmania Networks Q&A debate on Hobart’s future and its transport systems. Professor Peter Newman said, “New technology such as Trackless-Trams would be ideal for working with Hobart's rail line. You need to make a start and capitalise on elections which this time looks like a wonderful opportunity as you have the unprecedented support for Hobart Light Rail from the Prime Minister. Given the existence of the Northern Suburbs rail line it’s a very logical place to start a long overdue upgrading of Hobart’s public transport and to build much needed housing at the same time”. Tasmanian Minister for State Growth and Treasurer Peter Gutwein suggested the City Deal is the launch pad for capital for such rail projects and we need three levels…

Mechanical Engineering Behind RF Cavities Workshop Speaker Update

As promised, here is another speaker update for our event in September   Philip Wise from ISIS – STFC will present on Design and manufacture of a 20MeV accelerating cavity for ISIS  Abstract : This presentation will show the design stages along with manufacturing processes and techniques employed to reproduce a Tank IV for the ISIS linac. Several aspects will be covered, including, the sectional resonant vessel, its physical shape with inclusion of removable access ports, material choices, drift tubes, attachment and alignment of peripheral components, vacuum and electrical seals. Some test results will be given - these highlight the wider infrastructure necessary to enable full power proving along with several jigs and fixtures designed and built to facilitate such testing. Bio : Philip is…

IUOC MEMBERSHIP DRIVE 2018 - 11TH AUGUST 2018

Saturday, 11th August 2018, Bandar Seri Begawan. IET-UTB On Campus (IUOC) Membership Drive is an event to introduce IET to the students of UTB.The talk was given by Lieutenant Colonel (U) Schufin bin Haji Brahim - chairperson of IET Brunei’s Main Committee, and Dalvina Chin - IUOC Chairperson. The purpose of this talk is to encourage more students from UTB to join as a student member of IET. Some of the topics talked about were how and why IET will benefit them in the present as well as in their future in their chosen professional fields.

IET-PBOC MEMBERSHIP DRIVE 2018 - 26TH JULY 2018

Thursday, 26th July 2018, Lumut. A membership drive organized by the IET Politeknik Brunei On Campus (IET-PBOC) at School of Science and Engineering (SSE), Politeknik Brunei. The event is organised for the new batch of students who recently enrolled into Politeknik Brunei. The talk was given by the Vice-Chairman of IET-PBOC, Mohammad Hazim Bin Haji Zamri, and the advisor, Nadzuan Bin Narawi. The Lecture Theater was packed with more than 120 students listening attentively to how the IET can help students in their future Engineering path. Other than that, the speakers also encouraged the new generation of students to contribute to the Nation as well as working together to engineer a better world. This event aimed to give aspiring young engineers the opportunity to broadly develop their knowledge…

Jersey Committee 2018

Darren Sowney - Chairman David Powell - Secretary Richard Sutton - Treasurer Leigh Turpin - Committee member Joe Seabrook - Committee member Sam Boléat - Committee member Andrew Morvan - Committee member Dave malpas - Committee member Darreth Morison - Committee member Mafalda Santos - Committee member Angela Brant - Committee member Angela Benavent - Committee member Bridget Glasson - Committee member Dani McIntosh - Committee member Agnieszka Cichy - Committee member Jose Miguel Perestrelo Martins - Committee member Robin Amy - Committee member

My Experiences Outside Of Work Make Me A Better Engineer

From climbing Everest to advising engineers on Chartership, IET Fellow Dr Lok Kee Siu has taken on challenges which use and develop his professional skills. On weekdays, Lok Kee is a senior executive of an independent rail consulting firm based in Hong Kong. He and his team provide consultations on different types of railways from light rail transits to mainline railways and freights in the Asia Pacific Region.  Out of the office Lok Kee’s weekends are quite different. As an “avid alpinist” he has explored various regions, amongst them the Himalayas, the European Alps, and most recently the summit of Everest from the Nepal south-east side.  He admits his strengths have come to the fore during his mountaineering trips.  “Climbing a big mountain like Everest demands a whole host of activities…

IET Cambridge Network 2018 To 2019 Events

The IET Cambridge events for the 2018 to 2019 season are now posted on this website.  We have tried to organise a wide range of talks so there is something to interest most people.  Many of the talks are technology based but to start the season there is an introduction to electromagnetics by the IET's network on electromagnetics.  The subject is relevant to many aspects of engineering but often not explained well in the academic world.  If you want a refresher or learn about electromagnetics, then book a place to attend the talk on 25 October 2018. David Blake The IET Cambridge events for the 2018 to 2019 season are now posted on this website.  We have tried to organise a wide range of talks so there is something to interest most people.  Many of the talks are technology based but to start…

It’s Prize-Giving Time

The last few weeks has seen university graduation ceremonies across the country, often accompanied by departmental prize-giving. The Sussex Network has presented IET awards at the University of Chichester, the University of Sussex and, most recently, the University of Brighton. I was privileged to present awards at the School of Computing, Engineering and Mathematics at Brighton. There were two IET awards to graduates and two Sussex Network awards, one to a first-year student and one to a second-year student. It was wonderful to speak with the graduates and their families and to recognise their hard work and achievements. At the end of my presenting stint I had the opportunity to say a few words to the assembled students and their supporters and I think that the message I tried to give is one…

Bitcoin, Blockchain and the Crypto Revolution

The recent IET Berkshire event, Bitcoin, Blockchain and the Crypto Revolution, is now available to view on IET.tv . So if you were unable to make it on the night, please watch it now!

Smart Meters – A Washout?

A recent report has indicated that the rollout of smart meters in the UK has proved to be a big disappointment with limited impact and rising costs.In the UK the energy companies themselves are in charge of installing the so-called smart meters, leading to meters being installed needlessly and at cost to the consumer. The energy minister who put the scheme in place has even admitted to getting rid of his , because like many other families in the UK, he just didn’t use it. Compounding issues, is the fact that some struggle to get a decent mobile signal and therefore can only display the energy in the kwh, not a monetary number which would be more useful to most consumers; a so- called dumb-mode   So what can be done to save the scheme, which is far behind its target of getting smart meters in…

Norwich Engineering Society Events

We are a forum where we exchange ideas and experiences for anyone,  be they engineers or not , having an interest in engineering. We aim to promote widespread discussion and debate through a programme of talks and visits related to advances and achievements in engineering in the world today.  If you are at all interested in Engineering, then the Norwich Engineering Society is for you!  5 August 2018 Visit "Flying day" From 10.00am at the Little Snoring Airfield   by McAulley Personnell, McAulley Flying Club  Summary: Another opportunity to Fly in a Light Aircraft over North Norfolk Coast Sunday 5th August 2018 The McAully Flying Group have again agreed to us to having a Flying Day at Little Snoring this year. Arrangements will be as last year with flights normally lasting half an hour. Depending…

IET-PBOC MEMBERSHIP DRIVE 2018 - 26TH JULY 2018

Thursday, 26th July 2018, Lumut. A membership drive organized by the IET Politeknik Brunei On Campus (IET-PBOC) at School of Science and Engineering (SSE), Politeknik Brunei.The event is organised for the new batch of students who recently enrolled into Politeknik Brunei. The talk was given by the Vice-Chairman of IET-PBOC, Mohammad Hazim Bin Haji Zamri, and the advisor, Nadzuan Bin Narawi. The Lecture Theater was packed with more than 120 students listening attentively to how the IET can help students in their future Engineering path. Other than that, the speakers also encouraged the new generation of students to contribute to the Nation as well as working together to engineer a better world. This event aimed to give aspiring young engineers the opportunity to broadly develop their knowledge…

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