Agenda Newsletter October 2011

		27 October 2011

Aero 2075: Flying into a bright future? The Institution launched a major report looking at the future of the UK aerospace industry on the 25 October. The Aero 2075: Flying into a Bright Future? report argues that, though the UK’s aerospace industry is second only to the USA worldwide, the Government is in danger of taking it for granted as growing competition from emerging nations like China puts the sector’s success at risk.

Meeting the challenge: Demand and supply of engineers in the UK The UK will need 19,000 extra engineering graduates every year for the next five years just to meet demand, according to the Institution’s skills report.     Racing Green: Greenpower National Finals 2011 Dedicated Institution volunteers proudly supported youngsters who competed in the national finals of Greenpower at Goodwood.     CEO’s landmark visit to Institution members in the Middle East Stephen Tetlow recently visited the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Qatar, to meet Institution members and volunteers. Your perfect Christmas gift from the Institution What to get the engineer who has everything? How about Institution-branded gifts and Christmas dinner or a party at One Birdcage Walk? New iPhone App for work and weekends Our iPhone App has now been upgraded to included information on membership, professional registration and Engineering Heritage Awards. Professional excellence and recognition Recent professional accreditations with colleges and companies around the UK and a professional excellence award for ASSEAL Ltd. Purple Legal advises on employment law reforms Purple Legal advises on proposed changes to employment law and the free legal advice available for Institution members right now. Learn for less in November The Institution’s popular training courses for November are all offered at a 20% discount to support members’ professional development activity. Pam Liversidge is Sheffield's first woman Master Cutler The first female IMechE President has achieved another notable first as the first woman Master Cutler in the role's 387 year history. Institution engagement At the annual party conferences The Institution met politicians and industry leaders at the Liberal Democrat, Conservative and Labour party conferences this autumn. Institution is dauntless In its support of the Fleet Air Arm Chief Executive Stephen Tetlow signed a Special Authorised Process with the Fleet Air Arm of the Royal Navy on board HMS Dauntless. Institution visits REME officers at Shrivenham Institution and REME representatives visited Shrivenham to interview armed forces professional registration candidates. Apprentice of the Year inspires youngsters through Robot Rumble Jennifer Harvey volunteers on the Hertfordshire Robot Rumble programme to inspire young people about careers in engineering. WISE woman Claire Jones Wins 2011 Excellence Award Claire Jones, Chair of the Institution’s Young Members’ Board, has been announced as the winner of the 2011 WISE Excellence Award. What’s your solution For the skills gap? The Institution’s free event at One Birdcage Walk on 2 November 2011 asks whether the Equality Act has made a difference to engineering. Supporting regional volunteers With communications training The Institution has been supporting regional volunteers with a programme of training in communications and PR skills. Doing Time Inside: Apprenticeship and Training in GWR’s Swindon Works Tanya Galliara AMIMechE reviews a new book about the impact that the invention of the railways had on the small Wiltshire town of Swindon.

International Focus October 2011

October 2011          The world according to IMechE International strategy board chair, Stuart Cameron MBE FREng CEng FIMechE, takes you through events of the last quarter, including meetings in the Middle East and Far East. See the update from Stuart       What does an international volunteer do? Find out more in this profile of chief engineer and IMechE volunteer Pranjal Verma. In it to win it! It's been a busy quarter for developing engineers in Hong Kong. Catch up with the region. Steaming ahead Join Central Canada branch on their latest technical visit and find out more about volunteering as an IMechE mentor. Get involved, wherever you are in the world. Check the statistics Have you looked into the international quarterly reports? See what your local region, branch or representive has been doing in the last quarter. Want to contribute in the next quarter?     If you have any suggestions for this newsletter, please do:   Take the next step in becoming a professionally registered engineer.

12th October Membership Drive + GM Report

Date : Wednesday, 12th October 2011
Time : 3 - 4 pm
Venue : F1A02, University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus

IMechE Student Chapter of UNMC held its membership drive along with General Meeting on 12th of October, 2011. With thanks to all involved committees, this event was successfully carried out.

A great pleasure that we had Professor Teoh Kok Soo, Chairman of IMechE Malaysia Branch to give our fresh members a speech on professional development towards CEng or IEng. Professor also talked about benefits of being an affiliate of IMechE, including access to journals and web library, career development support, also IMechE awards and scholarships.

We had more than 30 members attending this GM. Besides, we had Assistant Professors, Dr. Aravintan Arumugam, Dr. Ho Jee Hou, Dr. Yap Eng Hwa and Associate Professor and Director of Studies, Dr. Andrew Spowage attended in this meeting. Our Student Chapter advisor, Assistant Professor, Dr. Albert Tshai Kim Yeow was also presented and helped us out.

Our MC, Maurice gave the introductory speech to start the GM around 3.15 pm, then Dr. Andrew Spowage was first be invited to talk before Prof. Teoh. Then, Our president, Chan Wai Loon gave speech to welcome the fresh members as well as to recruit new committees.

Awards was then be given to students with outstanding achievement. The GM ended at 4 pm with refreshments served to members and guests.

Fresh members attended General Meeting

MC was giving introductory speech

Dr. Andrew Spowage thanked for all who presented

Prof. Teoh gave speech on 'Routes to CEng and IEng'

(From right) Dr. Albert Tshai, Dr. Andrew Spowage, President and Secretary of IMechE UNMC Student Chapter

Frederic Barnes Waldron 'Best Student' Award winner - Teh Sze Hong

Institution Project Award winner - Teh Sze Hong

Institution Best Student - Tan Jin Jack

Institution Best Student - Madanayake Buddhike Neminda

Institution Best Project - Cheng Xin Wei

Institution Best Project - Chan Park Hinn

President welcomed all members

Group photo of award winner, Prof. Teoh, Dr. Albert Tshai and IMechE UNMC Student Chapter committees

Members signing up as new committees

Members enjoying refreshments

IMechE UNMC Student Chapter Membership Drive + GM 2011

Agenda Newsletter - September 2011

		30 September 2011

True engineering visionaries Introducing this year’s Vision Awards winners The Vision Awards is the Institution’s flagship reward programme to showcase talented people who are inspiring change and driving innovation forward.  The awards underpin our vision, to improve the world through engineering by inspiring, preparing and supporting tomorrow’s engineers to respond to society’s challenges.  Here, we meet the Undergraduate, Engineering Technician and Whitworth Award winners, the Apprentice of the Year, and find out who was crowned the Young Member of the year at the Institution’s Annual Dinner. Read the full article

Donkey ambulances and solar-powered hearing aids to save lives The landmark Appropriate Healthcare for Developing Countries conference looked at innovative medical technology for the developing world.     London 2012: Entertain in style at One Birdcage Walk Enhance your London 2012 experience with corporate hospitality or private entertaining at One Birdcage Walk or picnic hampers to enjoy in St James’s Park.     Supporting professional excellence At Jaguar Land Rover Record numbers of graduates and apprentices are starting their careers at Jaguar Land Rover, with professional registration support from the Institution. Helping engineering employers Support mentors and graduates Some 130 mentors at the Rolls-Royce site in Derby underwent training in the Institution’s new Career Developer service. Students enhance their career progression as graduate members Professional registration is a valuable investment for recently graduated student members who are serious about their careers. FMC Technologies’ CEng hits the big 5-0 The FMC Technologies MPDS celebrates its 20 year anniversary and now has 50 Institution-accredited engineers. Empowering engineers with disabilities: profile of Daniel Rule Recently Chartered, Daniel Rule is using his personal experiences to mentor other engineers with disabilities to achieve Chartered status. Engineering: giving greater independence to people with disabilities Institution members are working with charity Remap to design and build bespoke devices to improve the live of people with disabilities. Sharing technical skills And expertise for industry in India Two inaugural IMechE events take place in India in November: one for the automotive industry and the other for the process industry. Institution’s archive: Where past and present combine Introducing George Stephenson’s digitised correspondence and the personal papers of Sir Ernest Lemon who made Spitfire production possible. Helping you achieve your academic goals Making the Institution’s library work harder for you The Institution offers a simple guide to help students feel the benefit of the Information and Library Service. Institution presence at National Engineering and Construction Recruitment Exhibition The Institution will be at the National Engineering and Construction Recruitment Exhibition (NECR) on 25 & 26 November 2011. Institution President visits East Anglia Institution President, Professor Roderick Smith, went to East Anglia, visiting the University of Hertford’s Formula Student laboratory. West Cumbria’s Annual Dinner celebrates engineering and inspires local students West Cumbria members combined their Annual Dinner with a day of school events, and a presidential visit to Sellafield. Healthcare cover as individual as you are Bupa By You, the new, innovative health insurance product is available to members for a special 15% discounted rate.

Business skills for graduate engineers 11-12 October 2011 | London, UK Ensure that your graduate engineers get a head start in their careers with this interesting and interactive business skills course. Quote 'Agenda' when booking and get 20% discount. An engineer in court 12 October 2011 | London, UK This one-day seminar will offer key advice on an engineer’s relationship with the law, looking at representing your company effectively and being an expert witness. The new engineering manager 13-14 October 2011 | London, UK This course helps engineers understand the fundamentals of contract law and providse them with practical help in drafting their contracts. Quote 'Agenda' when booking and get 20% discount. What's the future for carbon capture and storage? 19-20 October 2011 | London, UK What's the future for carbon capture and storage? Evaluating the latest regulatory, financial and project developments. Have you ever been to the Institution’s headquarters at One Birdcage Walk? Help us determine its future layout and facilities by taking just a few minutes to fill in this survey. Take the survey