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PHEE Annual Conference January 2007 IET - Visions David M Howard IET Vice President and Trustee Department of Electronics, University of York EPSRC Senior Media Fellow
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IET - VisionsDavid M Howard
IET Vice President and TrusteeDepartment of Electronics, University of York
EPSRC Senior Media Fellow
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Formed from the IEE and the IIE~~ 31st March 2006 ~~
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Why?~~ a changing world ~~
Software ComputingElectrical
IT
ElectronicsManufacturing
NanotechnologyCommunications
Security & EncryptionMedical Electronics
Control &Instrumentation
Robotics& Mechatronics
To name but a dozen or so
Music technology
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...for Engineering in the 21st Century
GlobalInterdisciplinary
Inclusive
Challenges andopportunities...
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Meeting these challenges …
• Facilitating knowledge exchange• Publishing, education and networks• Helping to realise personal ambitions• Positively affect humankind
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To be …The knowledge network
Connecting professionals across the globe• Providing a knowledge interchange• Providing international networks• Improving individual performance
continuous professional support• Global, inclusive, interdisciplinary
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Global Reach
• Offices …Hong Kong, Beijing, Bangalore, NewJersey, London, Glasgow and Birmingham
• Local networks/branches …in 34 countries worldwide
• Global membership …over 150,000 in over 128 countries
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Interdisciplinary Reach
150,000TOTAL
5,000Medical & Healthcare 11,000Transport
10,000Building Services 20,000Mechanical/Manufacturing/Production
10,000Environment 28,000Energy/Power
33,000Electronics 33,000ICT
NumberProfessional ClassificationMEMBERSHIP & DIVERSITY
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• Definition (Council) …interdisciplinary: one multi-skilledmultidisciplinary: team shared skills
• “Content engineering” (Pubs Bd.)John O’Reilly’s articlecontent creation to deliveryIT Professional Magazine
Interdisciplinarity …
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Products and servicesfor members
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Technical &ProfessionalNetworks (TPNs)
• Worldwide groups• Common technical and professional specialisms• Each is an online community• Opportunities …
networking, knowledge exchange events, web• 40 TPNs launched (>100,000 registrations)• Backed by specialists and executive teams
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Local Networks
• Enables interaction …industry, academia, government, the media,local community
• 90 regional networks/branches world-wide
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Member Magazines
IET Engineering and Technology
Communications EngineerComputing and Control EngineeringElectronics Systems and SoftwareEngineering ManagementInformation ProfessionalManufacturing EngineerPower Engineer
IET Student and Graduate Magazine
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Professional JournalsElectronic LettersNanobiotechnologyCommunicationsComputers & Digital TechniquesControl Theory & ApplicationsMicrowaves, Antennas and
PropagationRadar, Sonar & NavigationScience, Measurement &
TechnologyIntelligent Transport systems
Systems Biology
Medical & Biological Engineering &Computing
Electric PowerGeneration, Transmission &
DistributionOptoelectronicSoftwareVision, Image & Signal
Circuits, Devices & SystemsInformation Security
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IEE wiring regulations• Now statutory• Supported with guides• Major IET product• Reached Amazon top 10 this year• New revision in progress
(+new guides)
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Inspec
• Leading English bibliographic information serviceaccess to the world's scientific and technical literature
• Database from 1969 (Science abstracts from 1898)• > 9 million records• ~500,000 new records added every year• Print and digital• Global market and management structure …
The Americas, Europe and Asia Pacific
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Professional QualificationsCURRENT• Chartered Engineer ( CEng )
– Introduction of new technology• Incorporated Engineer ( IEng )
– Apply new technology in everyday practice• Engineering Technician ( Eng Tech )
– Focus on performance of tasks
FUTURE• Chartered Information Technology Professional (CITP )• Information and Communications Technology Technician( ICT Tech )
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Events
TPNs and Local Regions/Networks promote …presentations, lectures and seminars every year,world-wide, many in partnership with similarorganisations
10 - 12 major events a year•40 + other events•Overall 11-12,000 attendees per annum•30,000 web site users per month
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IET.tv
• Broadband TV for …seminars, conferences, events, news
• Requires no special software• Latest cross-platform technology• Interactive content to any platform• Largest repository in the area on the internet
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On-line services
• Libraries of technical papers• Books• Global news and features• ExpertSearch• www.iet.tv• Discussion fora
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Final thoughts …
• Name …• Year of change
IEE+IIE, new Chief Exec• Our institution• Fostering next generation• Show off E&T in wider context
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Curtain
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the IET …
•150,000 members world-wide• professional body
(for engineers, technicians, IT professionals)• qualifying body
(awarding CEng, IEng, EngTech)• International Knowledge Services Provider• International Publisher• Technical Authority• Educational Services Provider• The Voice of the Profession• A professional partner to businesses/employers
