IET Mersey and Western Cheshire Events
Upcoming events - reserve your place now!
In-Person
Technical Visit to Glass Futures
Discover the forefront of green manufacturing at Glass Futures 165,000 sq. ft. research and technology centre. Engage with a 30 tonnes per day pilot furnace using next-generation fuels, sensors and automation to transform glass production, bringing together low-carbon glass production, process optimisation, and industrial decarbonisation across Foundational Industries in a real industrial setting. Join us to connect with this team shaping zero-carbon processes and driving sustain
- Speaker:
- To-be Advised
- Date/Time:
- Wednesday 25th February 2026 @ 10:00 AM
- Location:
- Glass Futures Ltd, St. Helens, WA9 5DT
- Hosted By:
- IET Mersey and Western Cheshire
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Online
The Wallet is dead - long live the wallet !
Using NFC for financial transactions.
- Speaker:
- Dan Isaaman
- Date/Time:
- Wednesday 18th February 2026 @ 7:30 PM
- Venue:
- Online via YouTube
- Hosted By:
- IET Surrey
Online
Manufacturing In Space
Advancements in space technology and global investment has shrunk our world, bringing near space within our reach. However, to mace manufacturing in space a reality, there are still significant challenges that must be overcome. This webinar explores the creation of materials in space, and how the unique hostile conditions outside our atmosphere, might in fact be key to overcoming material creation challenges we see on Earth.
- Speaker:
- Various
- Date/Time:
- Tuesday 24th February 2026 @ 1:30 PM
- Venue:
- Online via Zoom
- Hosted By:
- Manufacturing TN
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In-Person
From Cardboard to Space - My Journey with Raspberry Pi
Ever wondered how and why the Raspberry Pi computer was created. This seminar will provide the 'inside track' on origins, motivations, design agony, manufacturing challenges and how an off-chance conversation propelled us to Space.
- Speaker:
- Pete Lomas BSc MSc DSc HC
- Date/Time:
- Wednesday 11th February 2026 @ 6:30 PM
- Location:
- Engineering Inovation Centre - University of Lancashire, Preston, PR1 2XS
- Hosted By:
- IET Lancashire and Cumbria
In-Person
Pigs, Small Fish and Hitler's Beast
A talk to mark the 80th anniversary of Operation Source - the attack by X-craft midget submarines on the battleship Tirpitz.
- Speaker:
- Commander Bernie Thomson RN Retired
- Date/Time:
- Thursday 19th February 2026 @ 11:00 AM
- Location:
- Crooklands Hotel, Crooklands, LA7 7NW
- Hosted By:
- IET Lancashire and Cumbria