b'10 Member News July 2020IET@150The countdown begins to our 150th anniversaryWith just under a year to go until our anniversary, its not long until we officially kickstart the celebrationswere excited to reveal a little bit more about our plans for IET@150.Weve got a whole host of activity plannedand reach unexpected audiences inaudiences far beyond that of traditional from October 2020 through to late 2021,unexpected wayswhether throughscience, technology, engineering and celebrating the impact engineering anddelivering something new or upscalingmaths (STEM).technology has had over the past 150existing projects.Reflecting on the IETs role in society years, as well as how it will continue toWe were overwhelmedtoday compared to our foundation as the create a better world for tomorrow. by the sheer volumeSociety of Telegraph Engineers in 1871, Spearheading the IET@150 plans will beof fantastic ideasDanielle added: Although the world has our incoming IET President, Professorsubmitted; from robotchanged since the Victorian times, one Danielle George MBE FIET FCGI. Outliningfighting leagues andthing that still connects us with our history the plans for our members, volunteers,sustainable communityis that engineers continue to solve many of partners and the wider engineeringprojects, to carnivals, conferencesthe challenges facing communities across community, she said:and hackathons, and we cant wait to see these come to life! Check out the activities taking place near you by visiting Were increasing the reachour website.of existing projects andWe also want to leave a legacy from our anniversary year by running a global helping deliver new ones.#DifferenceMakers campaign, which From inspirational talks andreaches outside our engineering bubble; workshops with young people,showcasing difference makers around to exhibitions, competitions,the world and the positive impact theyre having, and inspiring the next generation and unlikely collaborations toto join us in engineering a better world.challenge outdated stereotypesSo who are we looking for? Anyone from and misconceptions in ourengineers and technologists that are industrywere working on someinventing in their workplaces or even in incredible things internationally,their sheds, to the engineering community projects responding to local issues. From and we want you to play a bigthe activists that are challenging the part in these celebrations. status quo, to the researchers finding novel solutions. We want to give them a global platform to showcase how they are We also launched a Global Volunteercontributing to making a real difference, Engagement Fund as part of the yearsand more importantlyinspire young activities, providing our networks across thepeople to take action themselves.world with the opportunity to bring specialThese #DifferenceMakers will be events and activities to their regions. Theinterviewed by young future influencers winning applications focus on sustainabilitywho will be chosen as part of a youth or commemorate our anniversary, uncoverambassador competition, and their or promote creative engineering solutions,stories broadcast globally to reachIncoming IET President, Professor Danielle George MBE FIET FCGI'