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Where is the IET going?

RayC
The IET on Twitter is mostly about women in engineering and it appears we also have or have had an Executive member who represents the Association for Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers (AFBE-UK). Since when did we get away and direct our selves at subsections of the organization? There is no minorities that I am aware of in the IET at least not because of bias in any way shape of form. The same goes for women in engineering, no one is biased against them. Low numbers are because they dont want to be in engineering..

Where is the IET heading? It does not seem to be going in a place most of the member wold probably want or is it?
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    John,


    I like the witty riposte!    ?

    To pursue the analogies, sometimes we just “fall out of love” after a long relationship. I loved golf but stopped playing about 10 years ago, due to the time demands in competition with other interests, but I haven’t sold the clubs, they clutter my shed on the basis that I might start again in retirement.  


    Some people have a purely transactional relationship with a professional body or trades union, paying what they have to, taking what they need and giving nothing, whilst others have a deeper emotional connection with something that becomes intrinsically bound up in their self-identity. The extent to which The IEE tapped into that deeper level of engagement among older members is nothing short of remarkable, as is the level of voluntary commitment that the IET continues to tap.  To my surprise I noticed that the first Chartered Engineer that I knew at work , gave it up recently having passed 80.  I hope it wasn’t health or financial.


    I seem to have gathered a number of “memberships” including a couple of “professional registrations” and if the financial impact is modest then why change. I treat then mostly as charitable donations. On a purely instrumental basis, a round of Golf , or outing to a Football or Rugby game can be more expensive than annual IET membership. I have certainly considered resigning from the IET, on issues of principle, but haven’t taken that ultimate step.


    As a member you could stand for election, or campaign via member representatives and/or IET senior management for what you want. However, If as I suspect you have just fallen out of love, then that wouldn’t appeal to you. At least these forums offer you the opportunity to express your reasons to a wider audience. Some other members will be sympathetic to aspects of your argument, and most are probably at least a little dissatisfied about something.


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    John,


    I like the witty riposte!    ?

    To pursue the analogies, sometimes we just “fall out of love” after a long relationship. I loved golf but stopped playing about 10 years ago, due to the time demands in competition with other interests, but I haven’t sold the clubs, they clutter my shed on the basis that I might start again in retirement.  


    Some people have a purely transactional relationship with a professional body or trades union, paying what they have to, taking what they need and giving nothing, whilst others have a deeper emotional connection with something that becomes intrinsically bound up in their self-identity. The extent to which The IEE tapped into that deeper level of engagement among older members is nothing short of remarkable, as is the level of voluntary commitment that the IET continues to tap.  To my surprise I noticed that the first Chartered Engineer that I knew at work , gave it up recently having passed 80.  I hope it wasn’t health or financial.


    I seem to have gathered a number of “memberships” including a couple of “professional registrations” and if the financial impact is modest then why change. I treat then mostly as charitable donations. On a purely instrumental basis, a round of Golf , or outing to a Football or Rugby game can be more expensive than annual IET membership. I have certainly considered resigning from the IET, on issues of principle, but haven’t taken that ultimate step.


    As a member you could stand for election, or campaign via member representatives and/or IET senior management for what you want. However, If as I suspect you have just fallen out of love, then that wouldn’t appeal to you. At least these forums offer you the opportunity to express your reasons to a wider audience. Some other members will be sympathetic to aspects of your argument, and most are probably at least a little dissatisfied about something.


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