IET Hereford and Worcester Events
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In-Person
Laser Directed Energy Weapons
In this talk Simon Woods will examine LDEW from an optical scientist's perspective, discussing some of the key technologies and challenges involved in generating and delivering a highly intense laser beam to a distant target.
- Speaker:
- Simon Woods
- Date/Time:
- Monday 19th May 2025 @ 7:30 PM
- Location:
- Colwall Park Hotel, Malvern, WR13 6QG
- Hosted By:
- IET Hereford and Worcester
In-Person
Shaping Tomorrow: The Power of Advanced Semiconductors
In this talk, we'll explore how compound semiconductors are shaping future applications like electric vehicles, secure telecom networks and renewable energy solutions.
- Speaker:
- Dr Jayakrishnan Jay Chandrappan
- Date/Time:
- Monday 16th June 2025 @ 7:30 PM
- Location:
- Colwall Park Hotel, Malvern
- Hosted By:
- IET Hereford and Worcester
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Online
Autonomous Sailing Boats
An online event, Anahita Laverack will talk about how these vehicles can endure multi-month missions, and how their compact size makes deployment straightforward: a ten-strong constellation of C-Stars can be launched from a small fishing vessel. These robots allow users to harness the power of mass-deployed ocean sensor networks to unlock breakthrough insights in climate and weather research, industry operations, and marine domain awareness.
- Speaker:
- Anahita Laverack
- Date/Time:
- Wednesday 23rd April 2025 @ 7:00 PM
- Venue:
- Online via Microsoft Teams
- Hosted By:
- IET Solent
- Details:
- https://events.theiet.org/events/autonomous-sailing-boats/
Online
Weather Resilience in Rail
An inside view on how the rail industry is preparing and delivering with respect to climate change
- Speaker:
- John Lawrence
- Date/Time:
- Tuesday 20th May 2025 @ 12:00 PM
- Venue:
- Online via Zoom
- Hosted By:
- Railway TN
In-Person
Inside the secret world of national security engineering
For most of its 87 year history, HMGCC (His Majesty's Government Communications Centre) has carried out its crucial work in obscurity. In this event, a senior leader from HMGCC will talk about the organisation, how it works, and the role its engineering specialists play in helping to keep the country safe. Note: This is in-person only, with no recording.
- Speaker:
- Senior Leader
- Date/Time:
- Wednesday 14th May 2025 @ 7:00 PM Local time (BST/CET/ UTC +1 hours)
- Location:
- Cotswold Area Civil Service Sports Association CACSSA, Cheltenham, GL51 9SL
- Hosted By:
- IET Gloucestershire
In-Person
Routes to Registration
Join us for an evening to help further your career. The event will cover in detail the requirements for professional registration, concentrating on CEng and IEng.
- Speaker:
- John Lorriman
- Date/Time:
- Tuesday 15th April 2025 @ 6:00 PM
- Location:
- Austin Court, Birmingham, B1 2NP
- Hosted By:
- IET Birmingham