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In-Person
Esports- What is it and why should we care? (In person)
This presentation covers the interesting and the growing sector of esports. Charlie will cover what esports are and why should the average person care. He will outline the esports market and the esports consumer as well as the Media Production and Broadcast Workflows in esports. He will finally cover the role of the University of Suffolk in esports as well as offering a visit to the university Lab for those attending in person. Charlie Smith is a lecturer in esports and course leader for the BA (Hons) Esports degree at the University of Suffolk. With an academic background in Computer Games Design and Creative Technologies, he has been involved in creating esports curriculum since 2019 around topics including broadcasting, event management, psychology, and sport science.
- Speaker:
- Charley Smith
- Date/Time:
- Wednesday 8th July 2026 @ 7:00 PM Local time (BST/CET/ UTC +1 hours)
- Location:
- Atrium Building University of Suffolk, Ipswich, IP4 1LQ
- Hosted By:
- IET Anglian Coastal
Online
Esports- What is it and why should we care? (Online)
This presentation covers the interesting and the growing sector of esports. Charlie will cover what esports are and why should the average person care. He will outline the esports market and the esports consumer as well as the Media Production and Broadcast Workflows in esports. He will finally cover the role of the University of Suffolk in esports as well as offering a visit to the university Lab for those attending in person. Charlie Smith is a lecturer in esports and course leader for the BA (Hons) Esports degree at the University of Suffolk. With an academic background in Computer Games Design and Creative Technologies, he has been involved in creating esports curriculum since 2019 around topics including broadcasting, event management, psychology, and sport science.
- Speaker:
- Charley Smith
- Date/Time:
- Wednesday 8th July 2026 @ 7:00 PM Local time (BST/CET/ UTC +1 hours)
- Venue:
- Online via Microsoft Teams
- Hosted By:
- IET Anglian Coastal
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Online
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- Speaker:
- Nirav N Chokshi PhD CEng MIET FSEng TV Rheinl
- Date/Time:
- Tuesday 30th June 2026 @ 12:30 PM Local time (BST/CET/ UTC +1 hours)
- Venue:
- Online via Zoom
- Hosted By:
- System Safety Engineering TN
Online
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- Speaker:
- Matt Banham
- Date/Time:
- Tuesday 14th July 2026 @ 11:30 AM Local time (BST/CET/ UTC +1 hours)
- Venue:
- Online via Zoom
- Hosted By:
- Aerospace TN
In-Person
Models in engineering, and the engineering in models
The talk will be illustrated with some railway examples, including recent developments in track inspection robots for Network Rail.
- Speaker:
- Professor Andrew Starr
- Date/Time:
- Thursday 15th October 2026 @ 6:00 PM
- Location:
- Futures Place, Stevenage, SG1 2UA
- Hosted By:
- IET Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
In-Person
Powering discovery, The Future of Particle Accelerating
Join the UK's leading minds in particle accelerator engineering for a day of insight, innovation, and powerful connections.
- Speaker:
- TBC
- Date/Time:
- Wednesday 16th September 2026 @ 9:30 AM
- Location:
- Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Didcot
- Hosted By:
- Particle Accelerator Engineering