b'26 Member News July 2021From the engineering community#PresentIn10Our latest competition for young professional engineers and technicians launched in March 2021 in response to the increased need for presenting virtually due to the Covid-19 pandemic. roles for different heats after seeing the #PresentIn10 invited competitorsopportunity on his social media feeds.to give a 10-minute technical presentation on Zoom under one ofMy main motivation to get involved was three societal challenges: to support the IET in their innovative initiatives, be it a competition, webinar orShyam Kolavarambathu MIETSustainability & Climate Change any sort of event in all ways I can, saysto meet and connect with their peers in Digital Futures Shyam. I believe that in these difficulta virtual setting. Shyam has been really Healthy Lives times of Covid-19, online support is oneimpressed by the standard of presentations of the ways to keep organisations likeso far: I wouldnt be surprised to hear the IET active throughout. Plus, it alsothese participants names in future for The key to the success of the competitiongave me a few hours towards my CPD. their contribution to the engineering was the involvement of dedicatedworld. I absolutely enjoyed every heat I volunteers, who took on roles as eventThe competition has enjoyed presentationswas part of. I could connect with people Hosts or Judges. IET Volunteer Shyamfrom competitors in over 27 differentfrom different backgrounds, which is Kolavarambathu MIET, has taken on bothcountries and has allowed everyone involvedsomething I would like to always do.Later stages of the #PresentIn10 competition will be available to view online throughout July and August.Visit theiet.org/presentin10 to see the calendar of events you can register as an audience member for.Our Socially Consciousinnovative solutions for the engineering sector and consequently, those who benefits from those solutions in society. Engineer Series Technical competence in a homogenous workforce is no longer enough to successfully meet the challenges Weve created an exclusive webinar series called Sociallywe face. Every engineer must play their part in cultivating working Conscious Engineer to explore the human side of engineeringenvironments that welcome difference, and technology industries. Were inviting guest speakers toembrace alternative thinking and discuss a range of socially conscious topics, such as workplaceallow everyone to participate fully.harassment, social mobility, neurodiversity, diversity and inclusion. Rita Law, IET Content Manager, said: We should never forget to embrace the David Houssein, IET Communitiesprinciples, the more were able to enrichactual humans who make all the amazing Strategic Development Manager, said:our communities with empathy andengineering and technology developments Im delighted that weve been able tothe tools to ensure that engineers andpossible. Its such an honour for me to pull together this series. Were all verytechnologists can bring their wholelead the creation of this series and receive focused on the technology itself, whichselves into their communities. so much support from the communities, we should be, but we cant forget aboutvolunteers and our members. the actual humans, workplaces and techMarie Hemingway, Founder of Speak communities that power innovations.Out Revolution and leader of theBy having a diverse mix of backgrounds #DesignHerIn campaign, which focusedand perspectives, I strongly believe we The more we understand about eachon the engineering sector, said:would become a wiser and more inclusive other, and the more we promote inclusiveDiversity of thought is essential to creatingcommunity all together. To watch the on-demand webinars, please visit: communities.theiet.org/blogs/822/7236'