b'22 Member News July 2020Member updatesDiscover Fellowship:What does it mean to be an IET Fellow?Elena Falcon-Rodriguez FIETOur highest level ofWith nearly two decades of experienceBecoming an IET Fellow has been in leadership roles in Higher Education,deeply rewarding. It is a professional membership, an IETher passion for learning and teachingrecognition of the achievements inhas earned her numerous achievementsyour career, and it allows you Fellowship meansand recognitions, one of which beingto be part of very important conversations, activities, and different things toIET Fellowship. influence your sector, in a way that different people. Formay not be achievable otherwise.some, it representsI have great respect forAwarded by your peers, an opportunity tothe IET, all that it standsan IET Fellowship opens up give back to thefor, and what it aims toa world of opportunities. do nationally and globally. It strengthens your profession; for others,reputation in the its a chance to gainworkplace and beyond, giving you access to recognition for theElena continues, This motivated memore fulfilling roles to join the institution, however on a achievements madepersonal level, gaining recognition byand new challenges.such an important organisation was alsoWe recognise that everyones during their career.hugely rewarding. The IET is a highlydifferent. By highlighting the thought of and globally recognisedbreadth of reasons that our Internationally renowned for herinstitution with a huge network ofexisting engineering and vision and strategic leadership,organisations and individuals. As atechnology professionals like Professor Elena Falcon-RodriguezFellow, I am now a part of that networkElena have had for applying for an FIET became President and CEO atand can share ideas and contributeIET Fellowship, we hope to inspire New Model Institute for Technologysolutions to the many challengesothers to follow in their footsteps. and Engineering in 2018. that we are all currently facing.Discover what an IET Fellowship could mean for you by visiting:theiet.org/discoverfellowship'