b'Member News November 2023 3Welcome to Member NewsThis editionIET headlines4 Welcome to Member updates5 - 7 Get to know your new 8 - 9 President Member News Societal challengesAgeing Science and Technology 10IET at COP2811 magazineInfluencePublic Affairs update12Party Conferences roundup13 As we reach the end of 2023,and influence policy making Events this edition of Member Newsacross the UK, including DPSP: Protecting our power 14is packed with highlightsour recent attendance at systems from our summer and autumnthe party conferences. Education months, showcasing theEquality, diversity, and inclusion breadth and depth of work(EDI) continue to be a key Santas STEM workshop15 undertaken by colleagues Early career and volunteers around thefocus for us, and were working world to support our missionhard to ensure that we are a The degree apprenticeship 16to engineer a better world. professional home for every that took me across the world engineer and technician in A year in the life of a 16In October, we were delightedorder to help engineer a more YWE winner to welcome our 142 ndPresident,inclusive future. On page 20 IET 2023 Postgraduate 17Dr Gopichand Katragadda.you can find out about an Research Awards Based in Bengaluru, India, Gopiinspiring engineering project Young professionals recognised17is the first Indian presidentthat two of our members are at Achievement Awards Ed Almond Chief Executive and Secretary in the history of the IETleading to support a disabled Professional development to assume this role. As anadventurer to summit Yr Inspiring the next generation 18artificial intelligence expert, hisWyddfa (Snowdon). Page 21 on the road to CEng inaugural address took placeshowcases some of our other Why IET membership 19on the 21 November, focusingEDI highlights in recent months.is right for me on the role of AI in deliveringPages 26 and 27 shine a light Newly elected Fellows19 a resilient future. If you missedon some of the work from it, it is available to watch Equality, diversity, and inclusion on demand on our YouTubeour communities around the Project Rock Climber20 channel @theiet. Turn to pageworld. From one of our retired 8 for our interview with Gopi. networks celebrating its EDI update21 26 thanniversary, to a year 10 Neurodiversity project update21 We have recently concludedstudent exploring a career in Volunteers the IETs first Powering NetSTEM thanks to support from Meet our award-winningZero Weekthree co-locatedher local network, its always volunteers22 - 23 conferences in Glasgow, whichgreat to see our networks International volunteers 24offered a forum for engineers tobringing people together and recognised at Achievementdiscuss solutions to net zero.supporting the development Awards Were now looking ahead toand growth of our industry. Building a new culture for 25COP28 taking place at the end of the VSWP this month, where were hostingAs always, please share an event to bring engineeringyour feedback with us on Communities skills to the climate debate. Member News. If you have President and CES visit 26Turn to page 11 to learn more. any comments on this edition to Hong Kong On pages 12 and 13, you canor suggestions for a future Northumbria Retired 27read more about our publicedition, please email them to Members section turns 26 affairs work, particularly howmembernews@theiet.org Looking forward to a future 27we are collaborating withEd Almondin engineering key stakeholders to informChief Executive and SecretaryObituaries29 - 31'