b'Member News November 2020 19Digital futures as a response to COVID-19The digital-led recovery from COVID-19The COVID-19 pandemic has stimulated change in the way we work. More people are working from home and companies have sought technological solutions. Although there has been some success in this, there have unfortunately been failures too. Its only by collecting data and sharing information that we can learn good practice in fighting future epidemics.In collaboration with PETRAS NationalThe second webinar, COVID-19: A turningVinnett Taylor, member of the IET and Centre of Excellence, we hosted threepoint for technology, focused on the usethe Digital Panel, chaired this webinar webinars of a series to explore what weveof digital to reform, re-scope and rebuildand discussed the importance for us to learnt as a global technology contributorthe economy. There are positives andreflect on how governments across the and what we should leave behind for thedisadvantages to living in an increasinglyworld have reacted and responded to post-COVID world.digitalised world, including importantCOVID-19, both negative and positive. Our first webinar, COVID-19 and tracingquestions surrounding work setups, cyberUsing what went well and what didnt, appswhere will this end? explored thesecurity and rebuilding the economy.it will help us respond to crises in the advantages and disadvantages of tracingCOVID-19: Lessons learnt with anfuture and set a foundation going apps, both centralised and decentralised,international lens, emphasised how digitalforward. Most importantly, technology and public trust in providing personal datatechnology has rapidly developed and itscant exist without people, its a to this technology. role in tackling the pandemic.collaborative effort. To watch the webinars on-demand, meet the speakers, and register for upcoming webinars,visit: theiet.org/digital and subscribe to our newsletters at: theiet.org/sector-newsletters.ACDC Conference goes virtual in ChinaFor the first time, we hosted our annualThe event was a great success, with support from Tsinghua University and volunteers, there were 417 papers accepted and ACDC Conference virtually. The event374 delegates attended the virtual event.was held on 2-3 July 2020, using multiple ACDC 2020 focused on 11 themed topics and keynote platforms and an updated registrationspeakers were invited from top-level institutions and system that allowed delegates to view,organisations, including:comment and vote for the posters and Globe Energy Interconnection Research Institute (China)oral presentations.University of Texas at Austin (USA)RWTH Aachen University (Germany) ABB Power GridsSemiconductors (Switzerland) Tsinghua University (China)This truly provided a global view on the advances of AC and DC Power Transmission.With our first virtual Call for Paper event under the condition of the pandemic outbreak, the plenary session attracted over 5,000 people who watched via livestreaming on three social platforms. 24 sessions were held online via VooV meeting (a similar app to Zoom by Tencent) to showcase 129 oral presentations and facilitate the online discussions across the two-day event.'