IET Mersey and Western Cheshire Events
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Online
The Silent Drain on Productivity You Cannot Ignore
The Silent Drain on Productivity You Cannot Ignore. The cost of a disengaged employee. A 45 minute webinar on how to minimise this while gaining the benefits of higher employee engagement. An essential event for those engineers who are managing a team or looking to develop their management skills. The IET Merseyside and West Cheshire Local Network are pleased to welcome back Jerry Hopkins in 2026 for his highly successful Leadership Seminar series.
- Speaker:
- Jerry Hopkins
- Date/Time:
- Tuesday 23rd June 2026 @ 2:00 PM Local time (BST/CET/ UTC +1 hours)
- Venue:
- Online via Microsoft Teams
- Hosted By:
- IET Mersey and Western Cheshire
In-Person
Military Communications in WWII
This talk will explore aspects of military communications during WW2, starting with the German use of radio to enable Blitzkrieg (lightning warfare) and then move on to review the value of radio interceptions to feed Bletchley Park with messages to decode. We will then then explore the communication required to support D-day and the Allied advance from the beachhead. The talk will also address Operation Market Garden and the challenges which poor radio communications presented and discuss the reasons for this. An underlying theme will be the role of the Royal Signals as the British Army' specialist communications branch
- Speaker:
- Professor Andy Sutton MBE
- Date/Time:
- Tuesday 7th July 2026 @ 6:00 PM
- Location:
- YMCA Wirral, Birkenhead, CH412TJ
- Hosted By:
- IET Mersey and Western Cheshire
Recommended events from around The IET
Online
Ensuring Identity Security in a Rapidly Evolving World
Identity as the New Control Boundary in Robotics and Mechatronic Systems
- Speaker:
- Jeffrey Akhidenor
- Date/Time:
- Tuesday 9th June 2026 @ 12:30 PM Local time (BST/CET/ UTC +1 hours)
- Venue:
- Online via Zoom
- Hosted By:
- Robotics and Mechatronics TN
Online
Oshen - autonomous sailing robots
Oshen C-Stars have logged sea miles to circumnavigate the globe multiple times, are already trusted by government agencies operating in high-risk environments, and are the world's only surface robots to enter and survive a category 5 hurricane.
- Speaker:
- Anahita Laverack
- Date/Time:
- Tuesday 9th June 2026 @ 7:00 PM Local time (BST/CET/ UTC +1 hours)
- Venue:
- Online via Microsoft Teams
- Hosted By:
- IET Solent
In-Person
Haig Colliery Mining Museum Visit
This is a technical visit and tour of the Mining Museum sharing the history of coal mining in the area and the important role the industry played in shaping the local community.
- Speaker:
- Museum Guide
- Date/Time:
- Tuesday 9th June 2026 @ 1:30 PM
- Location:
- Haig Colliery Mining Museum, Whitehaven, CA28 9BG
- Hosted By:
- IET Lancashire and Cumbria
In-Person
The Sun and Climate Change
Our Earth has shown wild variations in climate over the last few hundred million years. The ultimate driver of climate is the Sun, which has increased in luminosity by 30% over it's 4,500 million year current life. We will see how the sun works and how it influences the Earth and our climate on ever shorter time scales, including the 11 year sunspot cycle. Finally, we will see how recently CO2 has become increasingly important and look at the most likely future.
- Speaker:
- Dr Robin Catchpole
- Date/Time:
- Tuesday 8th September 2026 @ 6:30 PM
- Location:
- EIC University of Lancashire, Preston, PR1 2XS
- Hosted By:
- IET Lancashire and Cumbria