Hi All

My colleagues in the membership team tell me that we did indeed consult the membership (i.e. those who had opted in to receive a paper copy diary) via email last year. As a result of the feedback received, a decision was made to not continue to produce it which again has been communicated to those affected. 

I would like to ask you all though, what is it about the IET diary that makes it useful, other than simply being a physical paper diary? Similar diaries can be purchased elsewhere in supermarkets, stationers and in many discount stores etc so what does the IET specific diary provide that you feel is a necessity?

 Adrian Hirst  Have you contacted the volunteers in the Local Network near you to suggest events and other activities you'd like to see in your area? Our volunteers always welcome feedback and suggestions from members in the area and are happy to follow up on any ideas for engineering events and other activities they can arrange for members (and members of the public) 

Find your Local Network here:  Local Networks  and visit your LN's page to find their contact details.

Hope that helps 

Hi Lisa.

Obviously one of the useful things is that it is a perk of membership and sent to one's house; versus having to go out and buy one with my own money, which is something I could do without paying the IET £250 a year.  Also it had a good amount of IET member specific layout and information, and it wasn't an embarassing thing to have at work with a big THE WORKS discount sticker strewn across it. Felt like a good advertisement for the IET in many meetings.

Probably most key however is the obvious: is it was a provided benefit that has been removed and replaced with *nothing*, unless we are getting ten quid knocked off our membership fee or the amount saved is going to something specific good that wasn't funded before? Necessity seems like the wrong word in this instance; how much of what the IET offers is a necessity? The subsidised meals and free coffee in Savoy Place? The magazines? Just feel like the megre offering for members is lessened for no real reason at at what seemed like no notice.

(Also as an aside, I have always got and used the paper diary, and I cannot find any email about it's removal until it happened. Did they ask a subset only?)

In terms of local networks, what is the contact for South Yorkshire please? All I can find is a email to offer to volunteer. I'm happy to do a lecture and see about using our buildings to host, but I would like to get something, other than post-nominals, as a member. I assumed there was some central feed from London towards helping with this? The event schedule is literally empty for this massive region, this feel like something that should at least be on the radar and supported centrally. If it isn't, what are we all paying for up here vs areas that are far better served (London and SE)?

Hi Adrian 

The contact email address for the South Yorkshire volunteers is on their page here:  Yorkshire South   

Hi, I'm happy to get direct emails via EngX if you want to discuss IET South Yorkshire matters. We're reasonably prolific in terms of putting on content and delivering activity, so if you want to get involved, let me know.

Hi John the event site is empty, do you have somewhere member can see what content and activity is on?

Hi Liza

Further to your response about cessation of the paper IET diary, I would like to report that I did not receive any consultation e-mail, which is why I too was surprised to receive the letter saying it was to be discontinued. It would appear the consultation was not comprehensive.

Perhaps there is time for a rethink?

Hi Liza

Further to your response about cessation of the paper IET diary, I would like to report that I did not receive any consultation e-mail, which is why I too was surprised to receive the letter saying it was to be discontinued. It would appear the consultation was not comprehensive.

Perhaps there is time for a rethink?