b'6 Member News November 2022Member updatesSocial round upEngineering Open House Day Farewell to Nigel FineOn Friday, 29 July, we had the pleasure of giving you anOn 30 June, we officially said goodbye to our Chief Executive exclusive behind the scenesand Secretary of 13 years, Nigel Fine. Staff at our Futures Place of the UK engineering andvenue and IET London: Savoy Place gathered to bid him farewell technology industry. STEMand all the best in his retirement. Thank you for your incredible events were held acrosscontribution to the IET, Nigel!the country, including IET London: Savoy Place, where we hosted an exciting, interactive live show, now available on demand. Check out our Instagram stories to see what we got up to!The IET celebrates INWEDThe UK engineering workforce is just 16.5% female, so its important we celebrate the female engineers paving the way for future change. This #INWED, we worked with past IET Young Woman Engineer (YWE) finalists to shout about women in STEM who inspire us.IET Venues awarded prestigious sustainability awardsWe are pleased that many of our members have had the experience of attending or hosting an event at one of our IET venues. IET London:Some of the sustainability measuresin place across Savoy Place/Austin Savoy Place has now become one of a handful of venues in the UKCourt include: to secure the prestigious Greengage ECOsmart platinum award. A water harvesting system that collects rainwater to water our plantsThis reflects the extensive measures takenDigital signage to guide guests around by the venue to fully embrace environmentalthe buildingsustainability, and if youve been with usInteractive boards in some meeting over the last few years, youve been part ofrooms to reduce paper wastesupporting this drive. Were also proud to The toilets are fitted with low water share that our sister venue, IET Birmingham:systems and sensory taps are installed Austin Court, has earned gold accreditation.in the washroomsGreengage ECOsmart awards are presented None of the buildings daily waste to venues that demonstrate an eco-friendlygoes to landfill; its either recycled or approach, and an independent audit permitsincinerated, then converted into energyan accolade from bronze to platinum status.Austin Court has two EV charging Sean Spencer, Head of IET Venues,points on sitesaid: Were fully committed to reducing our impact on the environment and are constantly looking for ways to becomeClare Davies, Sales and Development Manager atFollow IET Venues on LinkedIn and more sustainable. IET London: Savoy Place, with Greengage auditor find out more at: venues.theiet.org'