IET Scotland South East Events
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In-Person
Visit Edinburgh University Digitisation and Making Service
The visit is to the Digitising and Making Services team at the University of Edinburgh. It will give the opportunity to visit the Service's three physical locations: the photography studio, the makerspace and the AV digitisation studio. Please note that he tour will take up to two hours on foot with little or no opportunity to sit and access to the photography studio is up a flight of stairs.
- Speaker:
- Mr Gavin Willshaw
- Date/Time:
- Wednesday 22nd April 2026 @ 1:45 PM
- Location:
- University of Edinburgh Main Library, Edinburgh, EH8 9LI
- Hosted By:
- IET Scotland South East
In-Person
From Water Divining To Quantum Computing -The Journey Of A Discovery
Neil Duffy discusses the discovery of electromagnetic-like penetrating radiation that is responsible for the water divining or dowsing effect. Please note: Refreshments are from 1730 with the talk starting at 1800.
- Speaker:
- Neil Duffy
- Date/Time:
- Wednesday 20th May 2026 @ 6:00 PM
- Location:
- Napier University Merchiston Campus, Edinburgh, EH10 5DT
- Hosted By:
- IET Scotland South East
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Online
Getting Chartered (Online)
The evening will cover in detail the requirements for professional registration, mainly concentrating on CEng and IEng. Ideas on how to compile and produce the evidence of competences, focusing on the need for all to keep records. There will be a panel of engineers who have recently applied for /achieved CEng & IEng status to share their first-hand experiences and an opportunity for attendees to ask questions.
- Speaker:
- Dr Khalid Khan
- Date/Time:
- Tuesday 17th March 2026 @ 6:30 PM
- Venue:
- Online via Microsoft Teams
- Hosted By:
- IET North West Midlands
Online
The History of Text Messaging (Webinar)
Text Messaging was designed for mobile phones in the 1980s, however the history of interpersonal messaging goes back much further into history. This talk explores the various messaging technologies available before and around the 1980s and the events that led to the global phenomenon of mobile text messaging.
- Speaker:
- Kevin Holley - Industry Standards Director BT
- Date/Time:
- Wednesday 18th March 2026 @ 7:00 PM
- Venue:
- Online via Microsoft Teams
- Hosted By:
- IET Anglian Coastal
In-Person
Carbon Capture - Challenges & Solutions
As a result of the net zero commitments adopted by many governments around the world the requirement for CO2 transport and sequestration infrastructure is accelerating rapidly. Despite the urgent need, there are several technical barriers in place which could hinder design and delay operational readiness of these systems.
- Speaker:
- Craig McKay
- Date/Time:
- Thursday 23rd April 2026 @ 5:30 PM
- Location:
- Park Inn, Aberdeen, AB11 6EQ
- Hosted By:
- IET Scotland North
In-Person
Green Hydrogen
What is it? How it is manufactured? What are its benefits for decarbonisation? What are the hurdles in developing this technology at scale? How could it be deployed in the North of Scotland?
- Speaker:
- Paul Gill
- Date/Time:
- Tuesday 28th April 2026 @ 7:00 PM
- Location:
- Kingsmills Hotel, Inverness, IV2 3LP
- Hosted By:
- IET Scotland North