IET Bahrain Events
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Online
9th IET GCC Robotics Challenge - An Annual Robotics Challenge
It is with great pleasure that we announce the launching of the 9th IET GCC robotics Challenge. The Challenge consists of two cycles: The Local Rounds (at each of the GCC States), and the Final Round (which will take place as an online Event). The 2025 challenge theme is to design (Ideas/Design) related to a Robotics and AI for Agriculture Applications. We look forward to receiving your entries for the GCC robotics challenge.
- Speaker:
- a list
- Date/Time:
- Saturday 15th November 2025 @ 9:00 AM Local time (UTC +3 hours)
- Venue:
- Online via Zoom
- Hosted By:
- IET Bahrain
In-Person
9th IET SMART CITIES SYMPOSIUM
An annually run IET symposium related to development of smart innovations for smart cities. The symposium objectives are; to create awareness through research and publications about the future prospects of smart cities. The symposium also serves as a platform to exchange ideas and thoughts in international prospect and stand. The event is a hybrid event. In addition, the symposium is emphasizing the role of academia, universities, industries, experts, and innovations for promoting smart cities.
- Speaker:
- list of speakers
- Date/Time:
- Monday 1st December 2025 @ 9:00 AM Local time (UTC +3 hours)
- Location:
- Zain E-Learning Centre, University of Bahrain, -
- Hosted By:
- IET Bahrain
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- Speaker:
- Dr Maria Nicassio UKAEA
- Date/Time:
- Wednesday 12th November 2025 @ 12:00 PM
- Venue:
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- Hosted By:
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- Speaker:
- Steve Markham
- Date/Time:
- Wednesday 19th November 2025 @ 7:30 PM
- Venue:
- Online via YouTube
- Hosted By:
- IET Surrey
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- Speaker:
- Kirit Bedia BSc Founder ECS Ltd
- Date/Time:
- Thursday 11th December 2025 @ 7:00 PM
- Location:
- Atrium Building University of Suffolk, Ipswich, IP13 8AR
- Hosted By:
- IET Anglian Coastal
In-Person
From Advice Notes to Intelligent Automation - The Evolution of Telecom Operations (in person)
Dave Milham is uniquely placed to tell this story having held pivotal roles in the development of OSS/BSS architectures and standards. With more than 35 years at BT and the GPO and approaching 20 years at the TM Forum Dave was "in the room" as many key developments emerged. Dave will tell a story of increasing IT automation charting the rise of end to end process automation.
- Speaker:
- Dave Milham Chief Architect TM Forum
- Date/Time:
- Wednesday 14th January 2026 @ 7:00 PM
- Location:
- Atrium Building University of Suffolk, Ipswich, IP4 1LQ
- Hosted By:
- IET Anglian Coastal