b'Member News March 2022 3Welcome to Member NewsWelcome to Member News This editionIET headlines4 magazineIET updates5-7Year in review 8-9IET@150 legacy activities 10-11 2021 was a landmark yearwhen the IET was granted Celebrating incredible people11for the IET as we celebratedObserver Status, using who have made an impact our 150th anniversary. Inthis opportunity to gain this edition of Memberinsight and engage with The future of engineering 12-14 News, we reflect on somethe big issues which impact Digital Poverty Alliance12 of the exciting work weengineers. On the back IET Futures Fund13 delivered in our celebratoryof COP26, we published Achieving great things 14year in our special Year inour new guideEnergy with IET Awards Review on pages 8-9. Ourtechnologies for net zerolegacy continues as we workwhich provides a detailed Meet an early career member 15 towards the next 150 yearslook at the technologies Making a real difference withand continue deliveringavailable to decarbonise the Sadie Peacock CEng MIET activities that will inspire,UK energy system. You can Professional development 16-17 inform and influence ourread more about the guide CPD monitoring: Five years on17 Nigel Fine Chief Executive and Secretary next generation of engineerson page 20, as well as our (pages 10-11).reflections on COP26. Events 18-19 Adapting and remainingWe also meet some of Young Woman Engineer 18relevant to our audiencesour early career members of the Year Awards 2021 is not only important forincluding Sadie Peacock, who Solving societal 20-22the next 150 years buthas already made an impact challenges for the next decade asearly on in her career as a Reflecting on COP2620 we work towards our IETSenior Process Improvement Our #PresentIn10 21Strategy 2030. On pageEngineer (page 15), our latest 2021 Grand Champion 24, we focus in from theIET Future Fund recipient big picture, illustrating howon page 13, and winner of IET updates 23 our volunteers from acrossthe IET Paul Fletcher Award, Network, learn and 23the globe are helping us toThilini Wasundara on page 26. collaborate with IET EngX deliver this. The IET Bookshelf23 Having ambassadors toFollowing the announcement Volunteers 24-27 help us in our mission tolast month that I will be Volunteeringour vision24inspire the next generationleaving the Institution later for the future of engineers and techniciansin the summer, IET President, is vital, especially for youngSir Julian Young, on page 5 Thilini is unstoppable26 provides details on the work Medal win for 27women and girls. On pagestarting to find my successor. influential Elaine 18, we hear from this years Young Woman Engineer ofAs always, we like to hear Community spotlight 28 the Year winner, Dr Ciarayour feedback on Member Meet the Chair of the IETs 28McGarth, on the fantasticNews. If you have any new AI Technical Network work she does as a lecturercomments on this edition Member updates 29 in Aerospace Systems at theor suggestions for future University of Manchester.editions, please email them Support 30 Last November all eyes wereto membernews@theiet.org. Footholds Wellbeing Hub 30on the 2021 United NationsNigel Fine helps hundreds of engineers Climate Change ConferenceChief Executive and to live betterCOP26. We were delightedSecretaryObituaries 31'