b'Member News March 2022 7IET updatesAre you leading the wayAt the IET, were committed to reflecting and representing the diversity of the engineering community, both as it is in equality, diversity and as it could be. Were a professional home for every engineer and technician, and challenge ourselves and the wider profession to include everyone, whatever and inclusion? their background, for the greatest impact.At the end of 2021 we asked our members, volunteers, partners and customers for their Were working on an exciting new movement, aiming to inspireviews on EDI in their workplace, and what and empower the engineering community to make our industrytheir career experiences have been so far. more inclusive, and were looking for great examples to featureWe had a huge number of responses across our forums, emails, and through in-depth in the campaign. interviewsand are extremely grateful for your contributions. Weve used this insight, Equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI)evolved more recently to include aalong with a wealth of external research, are critical to engineering a bettermuch wider variety of areasincludingto create this latest campaignwhich world. Its not only the right thing to dorace, socio-economic background,well be launching in the coming months.morally, but the right thing for businessand neurodiversity, to name a few. too. The more diverse our people andFor too long weve acknowledged the thinking are, the greater our innovationsproblem but not delivered a solution. There and achievements can be. If we all haveIf youve implementedare pockets of excellence out there, but the same experiences, we may strugglesome brilliant new ideas,we need to do moreand with your help, with new and more creative ideas, andpractises or processes towe can. Get in touch today if youre a in turnour industry will stagnate. shining exemplar of EDI in engineering and achieve greater EDI in yourtechnology, and you may just get featured In recent years, there has been a lotorganisation, we want toin the campaign!of focus on improving gender diversityhear from you!across our profession, and this hasDrop us a line at inclusion@theiet.orgCouncil update Here are the questions used to elicit thoughts and discussion in the 7 October 2021 meeting:What goals, factors and challenges should be addressed By Deputy Chair, Ian MacGillivray CEng MIET by the IET in support of the Presidents intention to shine a spotlight on Technicians?During Councils first meeting of this SessionWhat are the matters of interest and concern to on 7 October 2021thoughts were gathered onmembers of the IET that can most usefully be key issues associated with two focus topics forcommunicated to the Board of Trustees, and why?the year.Input from IET members is encouragedread on to find out more. Council also acknowledged the response from the Board of Trustees to its input earlier in 2021 on how our Institution should Councils first meeting of the Session continued the COVID-19approach Climate Change and on its International Strategy. era practice of being held virtually across the Zoom platform.Updates were also heard from representatives of the IETs three Welcoming those newly elected and appointed, members were ableMain Boards managing the activities of the Institution: the to hear directly from Sir Julian Young about his ambitions as President,Knowledge Services and Solutions Board, the Membership and including his intention to shine a spotlight on Technicians.Professional Development Board, and the Volunteer Engagement Part of Councils remit is to tender advice and input to the BoardBoard. Whilst a third of Council members sit on each of these, of Trustees and between now and June 2022 Council aims tosharing updates across all Council members helps to build a more provide this on this key presidential topic. Subsequently it alsocomplete awareness of what is going on in the IET.wants to consider and provide input on matters of interest to Dont forget that election and appointment to Council is open to IET memberssuch representation being another importantall members andfitting with our Presidents focuswe really tenet of Councils purpose. encourage Technician Members (TMIET) to apply.Council will welcome input from IET members on these topics, using the email address at the end of this article.Feel free to email your thoughts to council@theiet.org'