The Yorkshire and Humber Region (North, South and West Yorkshire & the Humber) has, for many years, distributed a paper-based newsletter initially by post and, lately, via an insert in the E&T magazine.


The Communities Committee of the UK (the IET organisation, run by volunteers, that allocates budgets to the Local Networks) asked all networks to review their expenditure on newsletter production and seek to distribute event information and other details electronically via the regular e-mails and Engineering Community (here!).


There has been much discussion in the region about ceasing the production of a paper newsletter but there has never been any concensus in the regional committee to move to electronic distribution of the newsletter. The budget submission for the North Yorkshire Local Network did not include any allocation for production or distribution of a paper newsletter.


Within the network, we wish to focus on high visibility and high quality events, like our sponsorship of the York Festival of Ideas and our involvement in inspiring the next generation. We see our role as supporting the IET's vision to Engineer a Better World and inspire, inform and influence all that we touch.


We'll still publish our events in the Engineering Community pages and we'll produce a newsletter for North Yorkshire in Portable Data Format that we'll keep updated after each of our committee meetings. We think this is a better way of maximising the use of the network's budget.


We're interested in your views on events to be held and we'd like more people to come and support us by either joining our committee or helping us with events. Volunteers are at the heart of the IET - you could be one too. Join us.