Notes:
In general, evening meetings will qualify for 0.75 PDU.
Those marked * will qualify for 1.5 PDU. Prior booking will also be necessary for these
meetings.
The Cambridge All Day Seminar will qualify for 4.25 PDU.
All meetings held at BTRL will require a pass, available in advance, from the Area
Secretary
Light refreshments are available 30 minutes before each meeting.
Paint - The Engineer's Finish
Presented by Akzo Nobel Ltd
Wednesday 27th September, 7.30 pm (NPE)
Hotel Norwich, Boundary Road, Norwich
Chairman's Address: Careering through the Education and Training Maze
D Petch FIEE
Thursday 28th September, 6.30 pm (Centre)
The Priory Hotel, Tollgate, Bury St Edmunds
From Gramophones to C3I
M F Cosslett MIEE
Thursday 5th October, 6.30 pm (C)
Cambridge University Engineering Labs
Trumpington Street
Re-Engineering for the 21st Century
J J Curry, Astralux Dynamics Ltd
Tuesday 10th October, 7.30 pm (I, IMechE)
Marks Tey Hotel, Colchester
Virtual Reality
C South PhD, BTRL
Tuesday 10th October, 7.30 pm (N)
Chamberlain Building, Heigham Waterworks,
Norwich
The Internet
C Anderson, BTRL
Thursday 12th October, 6.30 pm (I)
BTRL, Martlesham Heath,
Ipswich
Co-operative Education
R W Mercer MIEE,
Anglia Polytechnic University
Tuesday 17th October, 6.30 pm (C)
Cambridge University Engineering Labs
Trumpington Street
Cambridge
ASICS - Their Use and Technology
Speakers from BASICS UK Ltd
Thursday 19th October, 6.30 pm (SAYM)
Talk Electric Centre, Constantine Road,
Ipswich
IEE Younger Members Recruitment Evening
Wednesday 25th October, 7.30pm (CAYM)
The University Centre, Mill Lane, Cambridge
- How to join the IEE
- How the IEE promotes and supports engineering
- About local and national IEE events
- Career development and professional qualification through the IEE
Come and meet some of the local younger members. Buffet provided. All welcome (members as well as non-members).
* Getting Started with Electronic Mail - Presentations from Users of Internet,
Compuserve and X400
Thursday 26th October, 6.00 pm (I)
Talk Electric Centre, Constantine Road,
Ipswich
Smart Card Technology
C Stanghan, McCorquodale Card Technology
Thursday 2nd November, 6.30 pm (C)
Cambridge University Engineering Labs
Trumpington Street, Cambridge
Designing Usability into Computer Systems
P Pullen PhD, Logica
Wednesday 8th November, 6.45 pm (CAYM)
Cambridge University Engineering Labs
Trumpington Street
Cambridge
Many computer systems fail because their users find them difficult or impossible to use. Penny Pullan will talk about Logica's work in user interface design to ensure that systems are appropriate for their users.
Advances in Prepayment Metering
N Pattinson, Schlumberger plc
Thursday 9th November, 6.30 pm (I)
Talk Electric Centre, Constantine Road,
Ipswich
* Project Management Software Tools
H Primus, Consultant
Thursday 16th November, 6.00 pm (I)
Talk Electric Centre, Constantine Road,
Ipswich
IPR - Patents, Designs, Trade Marks & Copyright
J P L Hooper, Chartered Patent Agent
Tuesday 21st November, 6.30 pm (C)
Cambridge University Engineering Labs
Trumpington Street
Cambridge
Electrical Engineering or General Practitioner?
D Welbourn FEng, Selwyn College
Wednesday 22nd November, 6.45 pm (CAYM)
Cambridge University Engineering Labs
Trumpington Street
Cambridge
Donald Welbourn has had a fascinating and distinguished career in industrial engineering, academia and consultancy work spanning more than 60 years. A Fellow of Selwyn College Cambridge, his lecture promises an amazing insight into the development of the professional Engineer.
Video Conferencing and Video Telephony
R Cooper, BT Visual Systems
Thursday 23rd November, 6.30 pm (SAYM)
University of Essex,
Colchester
Light and the Built Environment
Monday 27th November, 7.30 pm (N, NES)
J Bullock, Equation Lighting Design Ltd
Pine Banks, White Farm Lane,
Thorpe St Andrew
Social Evening: Lecture on Weather Forecasting, followed by Buffet
J Bacon, Anglia Television
Wednesday 6th December, 7.30 pm (N)
Chamberlain Building, Heigham Waterworks,
Norwich
* Tutorial on Advanced Printed Circuit Design and Technology
I Moffatt & I Snow, BTRL
Thursday 7th December, 6.00 pm (I)
Venue TBA
All Day Seminar: Internet: Friend or Foe
Various speakers
Details from Area Chairman
Thursday 7th December (C)
Cambridge University Engineering Labs
Trumpington Street
Cambridge
Systems Integration
S Davies, BTRL
Thursday 14th December, 6.30 pm (I)
BTRL, Martlesham Heath,
Ipswich
The New Acquisition Technology for Digital Storage Oscilloscopes
T Smith, Tektronix (UK) Ltd
Thursday 4th January 1996, 6.30 pm (C, IEEIE)
Cambridge University Engineering Labs
Trumpington Street,
Cambridge
Informatics in Transportation
R Mannings MIEE, BTRL
Thursday 11th January, 6.30 pm (I, BCS)
Cliff Quay Training Centre
Sandy Hill Lane,
Ipswich
Ink Jet Printing
G Martin PhD, Videojet
Tuesday 16th January, 6.30 pm (C)
Cambridge University Engineering Labs
Trumpington Street
Visit to Leica Cambridge
Details from Area Secretary
Tuesday 23rd January (C, IMechE)
Cellmate - Prisoner or Robot?
Wednesday 24th January, 6.45 pm (CAYM)
D Jervis, The Technology Partnership
Cambridge University Engineering Labs
Trumpington Street
Cambridge
Cellmate is a robotic cell culture system that works in a sterile, climate controlled steel cabinet to produce vaccines, therapeutic hormones and genes. Paul Jervis will give an account of the development of the Cellmate from conception to production.
Computer Images are Worth More Than a Thousand Words
A Bangham PhD, UEA
Wednesday 24th January, 7.30 pm (N)
School of Information Systems
UEA,
Norwich
Silvanus P Thompson Lecture
Speaker TBA
Thursday 25th January, 6.30 pm (SAYM)
University of Essex, Colchester
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