IET Somerset and West Wiltshire Events

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In-Person

Drones: Roadmap to Aviation Autonomy

Developing Future Flight Rules for Autonomous Aircraft
Speaker:
Dr David Cleaver Volant CEO
Date/Time:
Thursday 19th February 2026 @ 6:00 PM
Location:
iAero Centre, Yeovil, BA20 2EJ
Hosted By:
IET Somerset and West Wiltshire

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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

Meet the Astronaut - USW/IET Joint Event

Meet the Astronaut - Dr Meganne Christian FRAeS is a member of the European Space Agency astronaut reserve and Senior Exploration Manager (Commercial) at the UK Space Agency, advising on human and robotic spaceflight in the post-ISS landscape.
Speaker:
Dr Meganne Christian FRAeS
Date/Time:
Thursday 5th March 2026 @ 5:15 PM
Location:
University of South Wales Treforest Campus, Treforest Pontypridd, CF37 1DL
Hosted By:
IET Wales South East
In-Person

Acoustic tractor beams - from science fiction to biomedical applications

Force fields, holograms and tractor beams - and no sign of the Enterprise.
Speaker:
Professor Bruce Drinkwater FREng
Date/Time:
Wednesday 11th March 2026 @ 6:30 PM
Location:
Merchant Venturers Building, BRISTOL, BS8 1UB
Hosted By:
IET Bristol