IET Lancashire and Cumbria Events
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In-Person
The Case for Carbon (Rescheduled)
The Case for Carbon is about carbon capture and storage and then carbon utilisation and release of energy. All this is presented using concepts in school science and, incredibly, it benefits those who live in parts of the world where food and water are scarce.
- Speaker:
- John V H Sanderson CEng FIET
- Date/Time:
- Thursday 10th April 2025 @ 7:15 PM
- Location:
- Castle Green Hotel, Kendal, LA9 6RG
- Hosted By:
- IET Lancashire and Cumbria
In-Person
Our Universe Under a Magnifying Glass
Thomas Collett will join us in April to provide an interesting analysis of "Our Universe under a Magnifying Glass".
- Speaker:
- Thomas Collett
- Date/Time:
- Thursday 24th April 2025 @ 7:30 PM
- Location:
- The Forum, Barrow-in-Furness, LA14 1HH
- Hosted By:
- IET Lancashire and Cumbria
In-Person
AI Empowered Renewable Energy Systems
More energy will be produced by decentralised renewable sources, primarily driven by the need to reduce carbon emissions and mitigate climate change. The energy systems are becoming increasingly sophisticated, requiring innovative approaches and powerful tools to enhance their management and operation. Artificial intelligence (AI) has emerged as a game-changer in the energy sector in this regard.
- Speaker:
- Dr Xiandong Ma CEng FIET FHEA
- Date/Time:
- Wednesday 7th May 2025 @ 6:30 PM
- Location:
- Engineering Inovation Centre - UCLAN, Preston, PR1 2XS
- Hosted By:
- IET Lancashire and Cumbria
In-Person
Problems and Challenges of Water and Sewage
C2V+ is a strategic collaboration between VolkerStevin and Jacobs. They provide a unique blend of consulting, design, design-build, operations and programme management capability to tackle complex challenges in the water and wastewater industry. They are working on several projects in the NW to create better rivers and are partners in the upgrades to water network infrastructure across the Northwest.
- Speaker:
- Helen Clarkson
- Date/Time:
- Thursday 15th May 2025 @ 11:00 AM
- Location:
- The Shap Wells Hotel, Shap, CA10 3QU
- Hosted By:
- IET Lancashire and Cumbria
In-Person
Are We Star Dust or Nuclear Waste?
Everything we see around us, apart from hydrogen and helium, was made in stars during the first two thirds of the life of the Universe. We will tell this story and show how the life of a star is also the battle of matter against gravity. A battle that matter looses with either a whimper, or an explosion that for a short while outshines a galaxy.
- Speaker:
- Dr Robin Catchpole
- Date/Time:
- Tuesday 9th September 2025 @ 6:30 PM
- Location:
- The Garner Hotel formerly Samlesbury Hotel, Preston, PR5 OUL
- Hosted By:
- IET Lancashire and Cumbria
In-Person
Are We Star Dust or Nuclear Waste?
Everything we see around us, apart from hydrogen and helium, was made in stars during the first two thirds of the life of the Universe. We will tell this story and show how the life of a star is also the battle of matter against gravity. A battle that matter looses with either a whimper, or an explosion that for a short while outshines a galaxy.
- Speaker:
- Dr Robin Catchpole
- Date/Time:
- Wednesday 10th September 2025 @ 10:30 AM
- Location:
- Wesley Hall, Lytham, FY8 5LU
- Hosted By:
- IET Lancashire and Cumbria
In-Person
Are We Star Dust or Nuclear Waste?
Everything we see around us, apart from hydrogen and helium, was made in stars during the first two thirds of the life of the Universe. We will tell this story and show how the life of a star is also the battle of matter against gravity. A battle that matter looses with either a whimper, or an explosion that for a short while outshines a galaxy.
- Speaker:
- Dr Robin Catchpole
- Date/Time:
- Wednesday 10th September 2025 @ 7:30 PM
- Location:
- Town Hall, Barrow-in-Furness, LA14 2LD
- Hosted By:
- IET Lancashire and Cumbria
In-Person
Are We Star Dust or Nuclear Waste?
Everything we see around us, apart from hydrogen and helium, was made in stars during the first two thirds of the life of the Universe. We will tell this story and show how the life of a star is also the battle of matter against gravity. A battle that matter looses with either a whimper, or an explosion that for a short while outshines a galaxy.
- Speaker:
- Dr Robin Catchpole
- Date/Time:
- Thursday 11th September 2025 @ 6:30 PM
- Location:
- Lakes College, Workington, CA14 4JN
- Hosted By:
- IET Lancashire and Cumbria
Recommended events from around The IET
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
An Introduction to Functional Safety (in person)
This event provides a practical overview of functional safety in industrial systems. It covers: (1) the key principles of functional safety, including risk reduction and Safety Integrity Levels (SIL), (2) common challenges in implementation, compliance, and system integration, (3) real-world case studies from different industries to show how functional safety is applied in practice. The event aims to give participants a solid understanding of functional safety concepts and how they are used.
- Speaker:
- Karl Ainscough-Gates
- Date/Time:
- Tuesday 29th April 2025 @ 6:30 PM Local time (BST/CET/ UTC +1 hours)
- Location:
- Friends' Meeting House, Manchester, M2 5NS
- Hosted By:
- IET Manchester
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