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Chocks Away For 2017

Advancing into 2017, I can’t believe a month has gone already. 2016 was a good year for the Aerospace Network, we started the year off with an All Electric Aircraft Seminar . This attracted academics and industrialists working in this emerging hot topic area. Following on from the conference we produced this Technical Insight . In April we linked up with the Aviation Electronics Europe Conference/Exhibition and one of the volunteers joined the conference programming committee and chaired a session on SESAR, we also managed to support a UAV workshop organised by the RAeS Germany Branch. If you didn’t manage to make it to Munich, you can view the presentations here . Bob Darby one of our volunteers chaired a session at the conference and wrote this blog during the conference. Picking…

Deborah-Claire McKenzie
IET Healthcare Student And Early Career Awards

The Call for Entries for our Healthcare Student and Early Career Awards 2017 is now open! The Awards are now in their 14 th year and as I've been fortunate enough to watch so many fantastic presentations I thought I would look back through the archives and pick out my top 5 winning talks. Cristian Linte Minimally Invasive Surgery and Therapy Revisited: Tools for Virtual Visualisation and Guidance Cristian gave an overview of his work for the past 6-8 years which has been centered on medical imaging and the manipulation of medical images. Medical imaging has revolutionised healthcare over the past few years and Cristian's work mainly focuses on exploring the use of medical imaging to create new paradigms for image-guided visualisation and navigation for minimally invasive therapy. I found it…

Gemma Hadley
What is Happening InThe Districts – Caithness & Orkney

As promised, this week I am looking at the Caithness & Orkney district. For those that don’t know the layout of the Scotland North Committee, the area is split into districts that each have a representative on the Scotland North Committee. The Committee pulls together the event plans for the year and submits the budget. The Scotland North Committee organises events in Aberdeen, Dundee, Inverness, Perth, Thurso, Orkney, Shetland, Stornoway. These events cover a range of engineering, management and general interest. Bit of background for those on the community page who are not local. Caithness is a largely area of unspoilt, dramatic scenery in the far north of Scotland, indeed, on the extreme edge of Europe. The borders of Caithness are the Pentland Firth to the north, and Moray Firth to…

Lynsay Callaghan
Active And Passive RF Devices – Abstract Deadline And Registration

The deadline for submitting your abstracts to the Active and Passive RF Devices is fast approaching – please make sure to submit by Friday 17 February for a chance to present at this event. The event, which is taking place in Savoy Place, London on 8 May, is an opportunity to find out about the latest breakthrough in RF and microwave areas. By submitting your abstract, you will be able to share your research with leading experts from academia and industry. It is also shaping up to be an exciting event with two keynote speakers confirmed - Dr Souheil Ben Smida from the University of Bristol, UK and George Goussetis from the Heriot-Watt University, UK To register please visit the event page Photo courtesy of Little Visuals via Pexels

Former Staff Member
Society Insights: February 2017 - Space Cameras, Giant Telescopes And Intelligent Farming

This month it's all about space cameras, giant telescopes and intelligent farming. How did technology used for astronomy help to develop smartphone cameras? What does smart farming mean? And how does mapping technology help firefighters? Read this blogpost to find out! Size does matter: the world's largest optical telescopes New Zealand South Island Local Network Today’s largest ground-based telescopes, such as the W.M. Keck, Subaru, and Gemini Observatories in Hawaii and the Very Large Telescope in Chile, have primary mirror diameters in the range of 8-10m. However, currently under construction are three ‘Extremely Large Telescopes’: the European Extremely Large Telescope (EELT), Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) and Giant Magellan Telescope (GMT), which will have diameters of 25-40m. A telescope…

Former Community Member in Space
Control Journals, papers and EBooks

It's February already and with the recent introduction of some new publications, I thought it would be timely to update you all! Did you know that you can Access world-class Control, Robotics & Sensors research, online and in print? If you are an IET member you get 10 knowledge packs which you can use to access IET content, find out more here You can see a list of publications in our files section but there is one particular relevant publication I'd like to highlight: IET Control Theory & Applications , whose Editor-in-Chief is Professor James Lam, University of Hong Kong. This publication 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…

Joanne Longton
10 YEARS, Bahrain Local Network Has Organized A Total Of Eleven Local Forums, Symposiums, Colloquiums, And An International Conference

Bahrain Local Network: Over the last 10 years, Bahrain Local Network has organized a total of Eleven local forums, symposiums, colloquiums, and an international conference during 2008. The forums were related to Engineering, Technology, Telecommunication, Robotics, Renewable Energies, Automation, Control, Image and Video Processing, and Energy Systems. The forums details are found over IET BAHRAIN LN DRIVE within this sharable link ( https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0BwLMCYjsc4GQRjhvaWNkV1oyTlk?usp=sharing ), (aslo see belwo for the seperate links) and are as listed below: International Conference on Intelligent Systems, ICIS 2008. https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwLMCYjsc4GQcWZlMG5lRzlabk0/view?usp=sharing Wireless Communications Forum, 2009. https://drive.google.com/file…

Prof. Ebrahim Mattar
IET Publishing Transport

Okay, so it may not all be Railway related, but have a look at the IET Publishing Transport leaflet showcasing world class research availble online and in print. From books (lots of new ones for 2017, so keep an eye out), journals, electronic letters, Journal of Engineering, iet.tv, Digital Library and some information for authors there will be something for you.

Lynsay Callaghan
IET Publishing Radar, Sonar and Navigation

Have a look at the IET Publishing Radar leaflet showcasing the world class research availble online and in print. From books (lots of new ones for 2017, so keep an eye out), conferences, journals, electronic letters, Journal of Engineering, Digital Library and some information for authors there will be something for you.

Lynsay Callaghan
Competition to Uncover Space Entrepreneurs of Tomorrow

Young people have the chance to win £10,000 in a competition to come up with ideas on how to use satellite data to improve life on Earth. The SatelLife Challenge, run by the UK Space Agency, is looking for inspirational ideas from those aged 11 to 22, linking satellite and space data and its application to everyday life. Examples could include using satellite data to tackle loneliness amongst elderly people, looking at changes to green spaces in your town and identifying exercise routes based on traffic flows. The competition, which aims to support the development of science, data handling and technological skills, is split into three age groups, offering five prizes of £5,000 for each age category with an overall winner receiving £10,000. The judging panel will be made up of experts including…

Deborah-Claire McKenzie
Automated Inspection Technology Systems in Glass Plants

We have an event on the Wednesday 22nd February on the topic of Automated Inspection Technology Systems in Glass Plants. Please see attached poster.

Rob McDonald
Sorry I Can’t Hear You, I’m On The Train…

It’s a problem we’ve all come across – losing signal when we’re travelling by train or car; in fact it was a problem I faced on my way up to Birmingham last week. Luckily the event I was going to was focussed on solving this very issue – Antennas, Propagation & RF Technology for Transport and Autonomous Platforms. Around 50 delegates met at the IET’s Midlands venue, Austin in Birmingham to hear from a variety of speakers on the topic, including 4 keynotes: -Our first speaker was Dr Anil Shulka from QinetiQ, UK. He highlighted the importance of the networks, pointing out that trains were now a workspace for people, so connectivity is of the upmost importance -Our second keynote presentation was a double act from Dr Marta Martínez Vázquez and Dr Daniel Martini from IMST GmbH. They tag-teamed…

Former Staff Member
Young Rail Professional Awards 2017

Young Rail Professional Awards 2017 It is that time of year and the Young Rail Professional, YRP, is looking to celebrate individuals who have demonstrated commitment to the railway industry, be it via their outstanding ability, inspiring others or simply doing something extraordinary through the Young Rail Professional Awards, This year to recognise more talented professionals, the awards are being expanded and will now be presented in three categories: • Young Rail Professional of the Year - presented to a young professional who has demonstrated an outstanding contribution to the rail industry during the last 12 months. • Young Rail Professional's Apprentice of the Year - presented in recognition of the talent and outstanding commitment of a rail industry apprentice. • Young Rail…

Lynsay Callaghan
IET Vision & Imaging Journals

The Vision & Imaging Network has excellent links with the IET's three related publications: IET Biometrics, IET Image Processing and IET Computer Vision which run a series of Special Issues throughout the year. For more information on past and upcoming Special Issue topics, published papers and how to submit a paper, please click on the links below. IET Biometrics IET Image Processing IET Computer Vision

Phoebe Houssein
Meet The Committee - Bill Ellis, Tayside District

William G Ellis, Representative for Tayside BSc (Hons) Electronic Engineering – Robert Gordon’s Institute of Technology, Aberdeen, 1969 - 1973 Now semi-retired but runs his own part-time utilities consultancy business and is also a STEM Ambassador. Previously: Worked with Ferranti in Edinburgh designing test equipment for radar systems. Thereafter, enjoyed a 24 year career with Scottish Hydro Electric (now SSE) based initially at Cruachan Power Station in Argyll and latterly based at several locations in Perth. During this time, areas of responsibility were electronic control systems, telecommunications systems and HV generators, transmission and distribution systems. Member of the Scotland North Committee of the Institution of Engineering and Technology since 1989 to present. Has organised…

Lynsay Callaghan
Confused About CPD Or IPD?

The window to submit your 2016 CPD returns opened on 3rd January 2017 . Since we opened the window for CPD returns, there have been a few people asking questions about the differences between IPD and CPD and what can be counted as CPD. The answer is really that any development you are doing, be that working toward professional registration (generally considered Initial Professional Development or IPD) or wider career development (generally considered to be Continuing Professional Development or CPD), any completed activities can be recorded on Career Manager as CPD Activities, and any future plans you have can be recorded as either mapped UK-SPEC or CPD Objectives with planned actions against them. As a Professional Development Community Member, we hope that you've already discovered the benefits…

Kathryn Bain
Are you interested to volunteer at the IET Victoria Network?

If you are passionate about raising awareness of science, engineering, and technology and want to be more engaged, then this could be the perfect opportunity! Visit our website to find out more about: a list of volunteering positions, what a LN is; what we’re looking for in a volunteer; how you could benefit, and how to apply.

Former Community Member
Are you interested to volunteer at the IET WA Network?

If you are passionate about raising awareness of science, engineering, and technology and want to be more engaged, then this could be the perfect opportunity! Visit our website to find out more about: a list of volunteering positions, what a LN is; what we’re looking for in a volunteer; how you could benefit, and how to apply.

Former Community Member
Are you interested to volunteer at the IET Tasmania Network?

If you are passionate about raising awareness of science, engineering, and technology and want to be more engaged, then this could be the perfect opportunity! Visit our website to find out more about: a list of volunteering positions, what a LN is; what we’re looking for in a volunteer; how you could benefit, and how to apply.

Former Community Member
Are you interested to volunteer at the IET South Australia & Northern Territory Network?

If you are passionate about raising awareness of science, engineering, and technology and want to be more engaged, then this could be the perfect opportunity! Visit our website to find out more about: a list of volunteering positions, what a LN is; what we’re looking for in a volunteer; how you could benefit, and how to apply.

Former Community Member
Are you interested to volunteer at the IET Queensland Network?

If you are passionate about raising awareness of science, engineering, and technology and want to be more engaged, then this could be the perfect opportunity! Visit our website to find out more about: a list of volunteering positions, what a LN is; what we’re looking for in a volunteer; how you could benefit, and how to apply.

Former Community Member
Are you interested to volunteer at the IET NSW Network?

If you are passionate about raising awareness of science, engineering, and technology and want to be more engaged, then this could be the perfect opportunity! Visit our website to find out more about: a list of volunteering positions, what a LN is; what we’re looking for in a volunteer; how you could benefit, and how to apply.

Former Community Member
Are you interested to volunteer at the IET Brunei Network?

If you are passionate about raising awareness of science, engineering, and technology and want to be more engaged, then this could be the perfect opportunity! Visit our website to find out more about: a list of volunteering positions, what a LN is; what we’re looking for in a volunteer; how you could benefit, and how to apply.

Former Community Member
We Are Recruiting Volunteers For Our Networks, Are You Interested?

If you are passionate about raising awareness of science, engineering, and technology and want to be more engaged, then this could be the perfect opportunity! Visit our website to find out more about: a list of volunteering positions, what a LN is; what we’re looking for in a volunteer; how you could benefit, and how to apply.

Former Community Member

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