It's always good to recognise people for a job well done, especially when they give their services and time for free!   The IET relies on volunteers from around the world to inspire, inform and influence the global engineering community. All our volunteers make an amazing contribution and it’s important to recognise the efforts of those special people ... read more...

The IET Aerospace Network are supporting the above event which is being held at the Shuttleworth Collection, Biggleswade on Friday, 23 June 2017 from 4pm – 7pm.  The focus  of the evening  which is part of the International Women in Engineering Day is an activity driven careers event to encourage/engage year 9-13 students with a mix of exhibitors and ... read more...

If you live in the Herts & Beds area you may be interested in joining the Hertfordshire Engineers Luncheon Club - check them out by clicking here .. read more...

Do you remember someone from early in your career who supported and inspired you to become the professional you are today? Could you be that person for someone working toward Professional Registration? The IET Mentoring Service are currently seeking mentors in your area for those working toward professional registration.  If you are already ... read more...

The latest Eastern region prestige lecture – SKYLON – the future of space transportation – was held on 4 June at the Imperial War Museum, Duxford.  The event was preceded by exclusive access to the museum’s collection, before meeting up for networking and refreshments.  The IET.tv crew were in attendance, interviewing delegates to ... read more...

If you're interested in what the Beds and Herts Local Network is, who we are and how we work, we have created a brief description of ourselves which will probably answer most of your questions. The file can be found here For more information, contact the committee here read more...

Hacking the Internet of Things 13th May - 6pm to 8pm The BCS Bedford branch is hosting a lecture on "Hacking the Internet of Things". For more details and to register, go to  http://www.bcs.org/content/conEvent/8666 read more...

Everybody loves free stuff, right? The IET are granting all their members a free knowledge pack every year which enables you to download journals, conference articles and eBook chapters at no cost. The pack will incorporate a collection of five credits which will allow five free downloads from over 400 eBooks, over 1,300 conference publications and ... read more...

If you missed the January event, Integrity of Offshore Wind Structures lecture, we now have the presentation slides available on the website here read more...

So we've just been given this new blogging feature as part of our MyCommunity area, and what better way to test it out than with a bit of discussion.   I was surprised to read in this article on 3D printed guns that the UK is in the top 5 countries downloading the files to make them in the 2 days following their publication. Even more surprising is ... read more...