b'Member News July 2021 3Welcome to Member NewsThis edition Welcome to IET headlines4Remembering HRH The Prince5Member News Philip, Duke of EdinburghIET updates6 magazineFrom the President6Member updates7IET@1508-11Big birthday celebrations8 On 17 May, we celebratedthe importance of CPD and The future of engineering12 our official 150th anniversarydeveloping your skills on Digital Poverty Alliance (DPA): 12with the launch of The 150your professional journey. The voice of digital poverty Showa one-hour magazineAs a purpose-led institution, our programme celebrating thegoal is to achieve societal impact Meet our early career members 13diverse world of modernby working in collaboration Achieving great things with13engineering and technology andwith industry, academia and Sasaenia Paul Oluwabunmisome of our brilliant engineersgovernment to engineer CEng MIET and technicians, which wassolutions for some of our broadcast each day throughoutgreatest challenges, including Career support14 our anniversary week. TheSustainability and Climate Are you looking for your 14five episodes, filmed from ourChange. This year, we launched next engineering job?flagship venue, IET London:our IET skills for net zero and Savoy Place, explored a rangea green recovery survey (page Professional Development15 of interesting topics such as the21), which focuses on the skills Continuing Professional 15Nigel Fine Chief Executive and Secretary future of medicine, sustainabilityrequirements for delivering Development (CPD)in fashion, women in STEM, ourthe UK Governments net-zero why is it important?digital future, and much more.target by 2050. In supporting If you were unable to tune inus to engineer a better world, Achieving great things 16 live, all shows are available on- our 4,600+ volunteers are The Chartered Engineer 16demand at theiet.org/150-show. also helping to contribute managing the finances From inspirational talks andto net zero (pages 22-23) by for BT/EE competitions, like the IET/Times/ creating a workforce equipped My working life 17 Chicken House Childrens Fictionwith the right knowledge and Brian Bannister BSc MPhil17Prize, to awards and unlikelyskills to be able to address CEng FIET new partnerships, weve beenthe many complex challenges celebrating with our networkspresented by climate change.Solving societal challenges 18-21 and wider community sinceIn a new feature for Member How an electrical 19October 2020 - and our action- News, were shining a light on engineering business packed programme isnt finishedthe hard work and continued adapted to Covid-19 yet. Read more about whatsdedication of our members coming up on pages 8-11. and their initiatives to keep Volunteers22-25 In this edition of Memberthe engineering community IET volunteeringhow it 22News, we also celebrate theconnected, now more than contributes to net zero outstanding women working inever. On page 27, we feature modern engineering with ourthe On-Campus group from From the engineering 26first ever virtual Young WomanUET Lahore and hear how they community Engineer of the Year Awards.have stayed united, continued #PresentIn1026 Materials Engineer for McLarento champion engineering during Community spotlight27 Automotive, Ella Podmore, is thethe Covid-19 pandemic and IET Young Woman Engineer oftheir plans for the rest of 2021.Keeping the community 27the Year 2020 and you can readAs always, we like to hear your connected with IET more about the winners and thefeedback on Member News. On Campus UET Lahore virtual ceremony on page 28. If you have any comments on Events28-29 On page 15, we hear fromthis edition or suggestions for a The (virtual) 2020 IET 28Stewart Edmondson CEngfuture edition, please email them Young Woman Engineer FIET CMgr FCMI, Chair of theto membernews@theiet.org.of the Year Awards Professional DevelopmentNigel Fine Obituaries30-31 Advisory Committee, onChief Executive and Secretary'