RedR update: technology in disaster response  

RedR chief executive Martin McCann reports on the fundamental role modern communications technologies are increasingly playing in disaster response

Thomas Brisbane Yule FIET  

A long-standing member of some 70 years, remembered here by Dr A Curzon FIET

What’s in a name? Science and engineering in the public consciousness  

The voice for science and engineering lives on in the UK through the re-creation of the Science and Technology Select Committee

Community engagement In Scotland: past and present  

The IET and previously the IEE engaged and continues to engage with the educational sector of the Scottish community. Ron McMurtrie describes how.

The IET Virtual Library: tap into another world  

The Internet can be a confusing and frustrating place, with quality content either expensive or simply lost in a tangle of unreliable information. Use the IET Virtual Library to help you find a way through the minefield.

Can you make the news? Writing for Member News  

“Hard news is really hard. It sticks not in the craw but in the mind. It is almost physical in effect, causing fear, interest, laughter and shock.” Andrew Marr

Social networking: reaching new audiences  

Social networking is a growing platform that various IET communities and Local Networks (LNs) are using to extend their reach, promote their activities and raise their overall profile.

IET Schools Liaison Officers: spreading the message  

Kevin Burke, Schools Liaison Officer at the Lancashire and Cumbria Network, reports on the success of the IET’s Schools Liaison Officers conference

Having a life: engineering ethics  

Where does an engineer’s responsibility end, when a project reaches its conclusion or is it a lifestyle issue? asks IET member Nick Hales

Putting the IMP in PMI  

IET member Mohamed Hashim, a telecom engineer at Abu Dhabi-based oil company ZADCO, demystifies the PMI’s PMP process!

Near-field communication: is everything tickety-boo?  

Tickets, please: we think of technology as providing instant solutions for every aspect of life. Take ticketing for example...

The personal touch: one-to-one professional registration advice  

One of the most important things to IET members is becoming professionally registered. Check out one of the growing number of LN registration events for support.

A gift of loving wishes  

IET Fellow Jolly Wong, past chairman of IET Hong Kong Local Network (LN) and chairman of the Far East Regional Network (FERN), describes a recent IET Hong Kong delegation visit to Sichuan Province, China, to help the rebuild after the 2008 Great Sichuan Earthquake

Bringing science fairs to life  

The IET is continuing to improve on its ‘one team’ approach that sees staff and members collaborating to create exciting, interactive areas at science fairs across the UK and beyond.

Local Network event hits the headlines  

A recent Swindon Local Network event on the Bloodhound supersonic car hit headlines in the area and beyond thanks to a great partnership with the IET’s communications team.

Young volunteer puts engineering on the dial  

Hugely proactive volunteer, young engineer Rhys Phillips has taken on a number of responsibilities within the South West Wales LN, created an engineering radio show and volunteer as a STEM ambassador.

Virtual war games: IET members at RAF Spadeadam  

In the far north of Cumbria, at the edge of Kielder Forest and between Hadrian's Wall and the Scottish Border, lies the largest RAF station in the UK.

IET on campus Solent Network success  

The IET Solent Network has been working closely with the region’s three Academic Partners to build successful IET-on-campus teams.

Are you an e-junkie?  

“(Email) is just another way of being rejected by women”. That’s George’s opinion in the 1998 film You’ve got mail.

Bloodhound SSC Rocket Car: motivating young engineers  

Two fantastic days were enjoyed by budding engineers at the Bloodhound SSC 1000mph Rocket Car event held at Staffordshire University, UK

Mission accomplished?  

With more than four billion people using mobile phones globally at the end of 2008 there is every temptation for our industry to sit back and say “job done”! But IET Trustee Dr Mike Short asks is it really a case of mission accomplished?

What isn’t connected these days?  

IET deputy president Dr Mike Short of O2 ponders our amazing interconnected-
ness

A most peculiar case  

Assistant archivist Sarah Hale investigates Michael Faraday’s fascination with the Victorian obsession of ‘table-turning’

Harnessing technology in disasters  

As the ink is drying on a new MOU, the IET becomes the newest patron of disaster relief charity, RedR. Toby Gould, RedR’s membership and technical support manager, reflects on how technology can aid disaster relief.

IET survey a call to action  

Each year for the past five years, the IET has carried out a skills survey. This year’s survey reveals clear areas for concern, reports IET principal policy advisor Hugo Donaldson

Make sure you're connected  

Start building your MyIET network today with the newly-enhanced MyIET service: keeping you up to date and connected across and within the IET

A win-win situation  

TPN/LN communities: the benefits of working together

IET and the Armed Forces  

Recently appointed as the IET’s Armed Forces Development Manager, Tricia Johnson explains new initiatives for the military

The Gazette  

Obituaries of IET members