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The Lincolnshire Engineers Panel are looking for new people to join them. You can offer as much or as little time as you can - all will be greatly received. if you would like further details please contact Phil Hill for a chat.
We're currently looking for a couple of volunteers to help us out. Hosting daytime lectures in Bromley Are you available one morning a month to host the retired members lectures at Bromley library? This will involve welcoming the speaker and guests, chairing the event (introducing the speaker, housekeeping, regulating the Q&A) and liaising with the venue on the day. You will also need to gather the delegate metrics and feed them back to the committee for reporting to HQ. It will be entirely up to you to become a full member of our committee - you can dedicate as much or as little time as you have available. Please contact Bob Martin-Royle if you are interested or would like a chat.
IET Control Theory & Applications is devoted to control systems in the broadest sense, covering new theoretical results and the applications of new and established control methods. Among the topics of interest are system modelling, identification and simulation, the analysis and design of control systems (including computer-aided design), and practical implementation. The scope encompasses technological, economic, physiological (biomedical) and other systems, including man-machine interfaces. Have a look at the latest content and the most downloaded papers online
Well what a fantastic day and a half we had at Austin Court last week for the Annual Particle Accelerator Network Annual event – 2017 . The event started off on Thursday, 26th in the afternoon with the Technician event. We had a packed room of attentive delegates who heard from Graeme Burt, Dan Faircloth and Nik Templeton covering an Introduction to Accelerators, RF Systems, Electrical Systems and Mechanical Systems. It was interesting to hear of the different applications – most folks will be aware of the use of particle accelerators in the field of medicine, notably, X-rays, and radiotherapy and proton therapy for treatment of cancer. We also learnt that particle accelerators are used amongst other things, in the scanning of cargo to ensure that what is in a shipping container is…
The Manufacturing Technical Professional Network held an event Bringing Manufacturing Technologies to Life on the 12 th October at Warwick Manufacturing Group, University of Warwick. The event was sponsored by WMG, The Lloyds Banking Group and the Institute of Mechanical Engineers and supported by the All Party Manufacturing Group. The focus of the event was to provide an insight to take product from concept to production. Allowing businesses managers to identify current methods for a successful product development and commercialisation. Keynote Speech - The day was opened with a keynote speech from Dr George Dibb, Head of Manufacturing, Design & Innovation, Policy Connect. As Head of Industry, Technology & Innovation at Policy Connect, George oversees and coordinates the work of the All…
You may have noticed that some of our blogs have recently been authored by Jordan Stuart , Professional Development Training Co-ordinator within the Professional Development Courses team. We are expanding our blogging team in order to try and get a variety of topics that you may be interested in and to build up a body of knowledge around Professional Development. With that in mind, I am glad to be able to announce that we will be adding a new team member to the blogging team in the next few weeks - so look out for new blogs from Matylda Socha , CPD Administrator within the team. If you want to get involved, then do let us know in the comments below what topics you would like to see blogs on, or, if you have had an interesting learning experience or moment or would like to contribute as a…
With Halloween coming up, I thought I’d take a look into how people are using IoT in their Halloween celebrations. There are quite a few articles on this subject to help you make the most out of IoT this October, including one from CB online on creating a haunted house and another from IoT Evolution World on spooking up your home. One of the ideas that both discuss is lighting. One of the well-advertised uses for IoT enabled home helpers is the ability to change light colours with just a few words – why not bathe your room in orange , red or dip the lights low ? Another idea I liked was creating a ghost drone – I found a photo of one below. I don’t know who created it, but it is pretty creepy! Why not go a step further, like this person and create a flying witch using a drone? …
The IET journal titles have seen a significant increase in their impact factor rating. The impact factor is a measure of the importance of a journal or its rank. It is calculated by measuring the frequency with which the average article in the journal has been cited in a two-year period compared to the number of articles published in that journal during the same timeframe.The IET journal titles have seen a significant increase in their impact factor rating. The impact factor is a measure of the importance of a journal or its rank. It is calculated by measuring the frequency with which the average article in the journal has been cited in a two-year period compared to the number of articles published in that journal during the same timeframe. The Journal Citation Reports (JCR) are published annually…
From Leadership Program candidate to Vice Chairperson Words: Tynan Schweitzer Finishing up the 2016 Leadership Programme I felt myself done with the IET. I had gotten what I wanted out of it and was ready to return to my ways of avoiding responsibility. Then the AGM committee position flyer was sent around and I saw that I could become a Leadership Programme mentor for 2017. I thought I could have fun, show up on the day and leave it to the coordinators to do the heavy lifting. After the first meeting of the mentors, I knew I couldn't sit on the bench; I had to make this the best Leadership Programme yet! The task was daunting. Not only did we plan to grow by 50%, but also up the projects from one to four and include an extra workshop. The mentors had plenty of support from the Young Professionals…
The National Ignition Facility is the largest and most energetic laser facility ever built. NIF is the size of a sports stadium—three football fields could fit inside. NIF is also the most precise and reproducible laser as well as the world’s largest optical instrument. The giant laser has nearly 40,000 optics that precisely guide, reflect, amplify, and focus 192 laser beams onto a fusion target about the size of a pencil eraser. NIF became operational in March 2009. Tour Details: The tour is limited is 20 people. Foreign nationals who wish to attend must register for the event before 12/1/2017 in order to allow for time to process site access. Visitors will be required to provide valid identification as necessary in order to visit the Lab. Agenda: 13:00: Arrive at the West Gate Badge Office…
On the 26th October 2017 we finally held the 'Northern Powerhouse' debate at the prestigous venue, Cutlers Hall located in the centre of Sheffield Our joint local PEI committee, comprising IET, IMechE and ICE finally delivered a debate which had been conceived by the author back in November 2015 and worked on by a joint forcussed team over the past two years. The concept was to create a debate on this widely discussed topic where we could embrace attendess into a debate and run the proceedings based on the BBC's Question Time programme. The joint committee set about targetting a chairman and several panellists from varied & knowledgeable backgrounds who we felt could offer different views on a set of questions posed by members of the audience. A list of potential panellists were developed…
You are invited to attend the 10th Public Seminar on " PROJECT MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN THE CARIBBEAN" at 9.00 a.m. on Saturday December 9th, 2017 at Room 101, Faculty of Engineering Building Block 1, UWI, St. Augustine, Trinidad. RSVP: E-mail to KitFai.Pun@sta.uwi.edu or Call 662-2002 ext-82068, 82069 You can register at this link: http://localevents.theiet.org/edc48e
Join the Radar, Sonar and Navigation TPN Executive Team Are you working or studying in Radar, Sonar and/or Navigation? Are you passionate about supporting the community? Do you have 3-4 days per year that you can volunteer to attend committee meetings and organise activities? We’d love to hear from you! The IET RS&N Network is seeking professional engineers working in this field to join our Executive Team. We’re trying to make the Executive Committee representative of as wide a cross-section of the community as we can, so whatever your role in the industry, we’d love to hear from you. What is the role of the Network? The role of the Network is to provide a platform that enables the exchange of knowledge and information amongst the community through a variety of networking opportunities.…
Focusing on the theme of field based technologies; I took opportunity to attend a discussion on the future challenges of space exploration by The Royal Television Society, IET and Akamai who together hosted the discussion with Tim Peak. The discussion was led by Tim Davie from the BBC. Tim Peake gave a fascinating account of his time in space. Delivering the cosmic classroom was just one memorable achievement for him, he talked about life in the space station, exercising regime and what might be in store for the future of space travel. This was a thrilling event and a great opportunity to hear him talk about his journey into space. He discussed how the current space stations may be well suited for commercial adaptation and by 2025 commercial travel will be one step closer. When asked, Tim…
Columbus Evening, an evening of exploration, and finding new insight was held on 22 Sep 17 to mark the end of 16/17 session and at the same time to celebrate a new beginning from 1 Oct. this evening was a special one as we have our Singapore Network Incoming Chair Mr Jolyon Caplin leading the session to set the direction and the charter for the way ahead. The attendees were a mix of new, old and ex members. On top of the usual core team members, we have Alan Li , our PATW Singapore winner and also our newly appointed Young Professional - Scientific Outreach. We are also honored to have Mike Henry our past YPS chair who just recently came back to Singapore from an overseas stint in Vietnam. It's was quite a discovery journey where we rediscovered our peers through a round of introduction where…
We have a new RF and Microwave TPN event confirmed – Active and Passive 2018 Following on from the successful event held in May 2017, this event will represent a taste of the latest breakthroughs and developments in the area of RF and Microwave technology. This is a call for contributions event so if you or anyone you know of are working on research in these areas, please submit! More detail can be found on event page here The speakers we already have confirmed for the day are: Wenlong He, University of Strathclyde Jaspal Bharj, ECSAT Registration is OPEN , so make sure to book your place! Details: Date: 30 th April 2018 Location: Savoy Place, London, UK
Further notes on this presentation By 2013, physical security technology manufacturers brought direct IP connectivity to many edge devices. Ethernet connectivity is ubiquitous, cost effective and has a broad uptake. Nowhere has this been more apparent than in the replacement of analog camera systems with digital alternatives over the past decade. Mr. Lagimodiere has adapted this model to detention grade locks and proposed the idea of eliminating PLC’s by embedding the control electronics into the locks themselves thereby creating a “smart lock”. Mr. Lagimodiere approached the world’s largest producer of detention grade locks - Southern Folger based in San Antonio, Texas with the concept. And so began a 4 year R&D effort to produce the world’s most resilient PoE detention grade smart lock
This years Yorkshire and Humber region prestige lecture will take a look at the exciting new world of virtual reality. Annabeth Robinson, Senior Lecturer on MA Creative Practice Leeds Arts University will be giving this years lecture at The Rose Bowl at 7pm on 8th November. Refreshments available from 6:15pm Since the launch of the Occulus Rift virtual reality headset in 2014, there has been a reinvirgoration of interest in virtual reality. Leading the way is the world of video games, film making and social media, pushing the boundaries of immersive storytelling and creative workflows. Virtual reality games like Minecraft and VR Apps such as Tilt Brush and Google Blocks are giving new opportunities to develop creativity and making skills. Is this the Meccano of the future? This event a free…
It looks as if we have some very keen and enthused teachers for this project. Feedback thus far has been excellent, and attached is a better photograph and a letter from Steven Evraire which mentions a number of essential metrics for the project.
It turns out I was well received as Digital Marketing Officer so I'm still here. There were a few other mixups in the WA IET YP Committee with only Israa remaining of the old guard as Chairperson. I would like to get a head start on the new committee and introduce our new Secretary: Ian Manton . Ian is an alumnus of the 2017 Leadership Programme where he was part of the CanStruction project , MC'd PATW , and featured loudly in the IET x Robogals Quiz Night. He was Merchandise Officer in the 2017 Committee, and, in addition to his secretary role, is Social Events and Welfare Coordinator in the 2018 Committee Ian is a mechatronics student who joined the IET following a few friends from uni and hearing good things from them. He also heckled the host of the 2016 PATW with bad puns. Let's get to…
We have a new TPN event confirmed – Novel RF Materials and Manufacturing Techniques for Antennas This is a brand new two day event held in Birmingham. During the two days you will hear from research into the design of novel materials, such as metamaterials, with an emphasis on fabrication limitations and on the development of novel manufacturing techniques, such as 3D printing. Some of the speakers we have confirmed for the day are: Prof Shuang Zhang, University of Birmingham Prof Yiannis Vardaxoglou, Loughborough University Dr. Patrick Bradley, Dublin City University Registration is now OPEN ! Spcaes are limited so make sure to get your tickets quickly Date: 7-8 th February 2018 Location: Austin Court, Birmingham, UK
...Come along to this wonderful event about Nanotechnology for the IT Industry, on Monday 13th November, 2017... Agenda : 16:00 Presentation of nanotechnology for the IT industry ( Dr. Roland Germann). - The presentation 'Nanotechnology for the IT industry' will review how much nanotechnology is already used today in Si CMOS chips and how far this technology can lead us. An outlook will be given for alternative computing systems, namely Quantum Computers and Neuromorphic Systems. 16:30 Tour of the Binnig Rohrer Nanotechnology Center BRNC – ( Dr. Roland Germann ). During the lab tour we will have a look at the Binnig Rohrer Nanotechnology Center (BRNC) , our state-of-the-art technology infrastructure to perform leading edge research for the IT industry, partly in collaboration with our…
As we approached the end of last year we realised we had some funds remaining in our LN educational support budgets. With gracious permission from HQ we blended the budget items together and contacted three local teachers to provide a modest set of BBC micro:bits to each school. This week we provided an introduction and training to three teachers who were running STEM teaching programs: Immaculata High School, Main Street, Ottawa Programming, engineering, robotics Garneau High School, Rue Carriere, Orleans Programming and engineering Mother Teresa School, Longfields drive, Barrhaven Technology and programming We also linked with Steve Evraire, STEM Manager, Employer Connections program , Ottawa Network for Education Here is what we did, and the initial comments: We examined the sensor suite…
Grant Lagimodiere, P.Eng. President of Intrepid provided an inciteful description of the development of IP addressable locks for detention centres. Although m any physical security technology manufacturers had pushed IP to the edge with their Ethernet ready devices by 2013, door locks were not one of them. Benefits include r educed life-cycle costs. . In 2013, Mr. Lagimodiere charted a course to eliminate PLC’s by embedding the control electronics into the locks themselves thereby creating a “smart lock”. Mr. Lagimodiere approached the world’s largest producer of detention grade locks - Southern Folger based in San Antonio, Texas with the concept. And so began a 4 year R&D effort to produce the world’s most resilient PoE detention grade smart lock. The R&D method was a blend betweent…
