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Jeremy Evans, Head of Traffic Management and Enforcement Infrastructure & Steve Vigis - Head of Traffic Information.
Venue:
BAE SYSTEMS Great Baddow.
Synopsis:
The additional costs to business arising from congestion on the roads accounts for an estimated £2-4 million of lost business every week in London. The introduction of the congestion charging scheme encourages the use of other modes of transport whilst trying to ensure that, for those who have to use the roads, journey times are quicker and more reliable.
This lecture will explain the technology behind the charging scheme, from the 203 enforcement camera to the automatic number plate recognition, billing and payment systems. see http://www.tfl.gov.uk for more info
Synchronous Digital Hierarchy preceded by IEE Essex 2003 AGM
Speaker:
Chris Perse, Consultant in Telecommunications Transmission.
Venue:
BAE SYSTEMS Great Baddow.
Synopsis:
The speaker will present ‘Next generation SDH’ and show how it can provide new sources of revenue and make efficient use of Telecom Carrier’s installed infrastructure by the addition of plug in cards without the need to build overlay systems. Protocols such as Virtual Concatenation (VCAT) and Link Capacity Adjustment Scheme (LCAS) take advantage of spare strands of bandwidth in the network and dynamically scale them into end to end managed transport channels. Generic Framing protocol (GFP) will provide interface for Data and Storage protocols (Ethernet, Fibre Channel etc.) without the need for time consuming standardization.
Martin Baker, Head of Electrical / Electronic Engineering, Ford UK
Venue:
University of Essex, Withenhoe Park, Colchester
Synopsis:
The electronic content of cars has increased dramatically over recent years and this trend is, if anything, accelerating. More mechanical systems are being brought under electronic control, whilst new systems to assist or entertain the driver & passengers are being added.
This talk takes you on a guided tour through the electrical system of the modern car, pausing to examine some of the most interesting technologies, and describing the challenges and engineering processes of this highly competitive industry.
For further information about this event please contact Darryl Milton at darryl.milton@ipswich.gov.uk
Data Mining, Business Intelligence & Catching the Bad Guys
Speaker:
Dr G D Smith, Professor M Loomes, Peter Loade & Mark Bryant
Venue:
Churchill College, Cambridge
Synopsis:
About the event: data mining is used increasingly in business and industry to create valuable information by identifying and analysing patterns that are hidden in databases. Data mining is a versatile technology that can be used in a wide range of predictive modelling and cluster analysis applications in many different areas including marketing, aeronautics and forensic science. Its applications in business include direct marketing, customer segmentation, revenue risk assessment and sales development.
This seminar: provides an essential guide to data mining techniques and an introduction to some of the exciting possibilities that they offer. The seminar is followed by the opportunity to network over a buffet supper. Presentations include:
* After the Gold Rush - an introduction to data mining techniques, by Dr G D Smith, UEA * Fuzzy Logic - and how aeroplanes land, by Professor M Loomes, University of Hertfordshire * Data Mining - in criminal Investigations, by Peter Loade & Mark Bryant, Lanner Group Limited
Who should attend: this seminar will be of value to anyone with an interest in databases and data mining techniques and their use in business and industry. It will be of particular relevance to directors, managers and staff involved in business development ,marketing and sales, ICT and other hi-tech sectors.
Data Mining, Business Intelligence & Catching the Bad Guys
Speaker:
Dr G D Smith, Professor M Loomes, Peter Loade & Mark Bryant
Venue:
University of Hertfordshire, de Havilland Campus
Synopsis:
About the event: data mining is used increasingly in business and industry to create valuable information by identifying and analysing patterns that are hidden in databases. Data mining is a versatile technology that can be used in a wide range of predictive modelling and cluster analysis applications in many different areas including marketing, aeronautics and forensic science. Its applications in business include direct marketing, customer segmentation, revenue risk assessment and sales development.
This seminar: provides an essential guide to data mining techniques and an introduction to some of the exciting possibilities that they offer. The seminar is followed by the opportunity to network over a buffet supper. Presentations include:
* After the Gold Rush - an introduction to data mining techniques, by Dr G D Smith, UEA * Fuzzy Logic - and how aeroplanes land, by Professor M Loomes, University of Hertfordshire * Data Mining - in criminal Investigations, by Peter Loade & Mark Bryant, Lanner Group Limited
Who should attend: this seminar will be of value to anyone with an interest in databases and data mining techniques and their use in business and industry. It will be of particular relevance to directors, managers and staff involved in business development ,marketing and sales, ICT and other hi-tech sectors.
Dr. John Twibell, Senior Lecturer in Forensic Science, APU.
Venue:
BAE SYSTEMS Great Baddow.
Synopsis:
Engaged in general criminalistic case studies and fire and explosion investigation, John Twibell will discuss the investigation into the electrical causes of fire (and the misinterpretation of fires as electrical) and electrical death (electrocution, electromurder and attempted murder and electrotorture)
An exploration of thermonic audio from the fifties to the present-day, This lecture will look at modern technological advancements and their incorporation into the thermonic audio field. There will also be a demonstration, comparing thermonic against transistor audio, so come and hear the difference!
William Gilberd (1544-1603) was a physician by profession, rising to be President of the Royal College of Physicians and physician to Queen Elizabeth I. His lasting fame is based on his book De Magnete, in which he describes numerous experiments which are used to lay the foundations of electricity, magnetism and geomagnetism. This Day School covers three related topics: Colchester at the time of Gilberd, Gilberd's work in the context of contemporary scientific thinking and Gilberd's work from a modern perspective.
The lighting industry will undergo a revolution over the next ten years; the prediction being that by 2015, 1 in 4 light sources will be a light emitting diode (LED). The lecture will explore the technology driving the revolution, how it is applied to next generation lighting and finish with examples of how it is being used now! The lecture will "enlighten" members to how they can use this technology in their respective industries and may even create some new, never before possible applications – This looks like a winner – not one to miss.
Update: It is with deep regret that I confirm that we have not had sufficient people booking for this event, and so we are cancelling it.
---- Building on last year’s success we want to explore how to move your business forward. However there will still be much of interest to those thinking of starting self employment. We also want to retain and improve the informal networking opportunities. Ian Bucklitsch of Business Link for Essex will cover marketing yourself, Kevin Thomas of Bird Luckin will talk on business tax & admin and Stephen Avila of of Birkett Long internet legal issues. There will be an entry fee of £20.00 for this event and prior registration will be required. Please contact Christopher Hill at EssexIee@progsol.co.uk.
Joining the IEE and transfer of membership can be daunting with all the forms to fill etc. Come along and get friendly advice for crashing through the bureaucracy.
New Linear Accelerators (LINAC) for the Treatment of Cancer.
Speaker:
Brian Coles, Director, Southend Primary Trust and Dr. Alan Lamont, Consultant Oncologist, Southend Hospital
Venue:
Southend Hospital
Synopsis:
Designed to be of appeal to Engineers and members of the public at large, the lecture will be an overview of the purpose, design features and clinical benefits of the Linear Accelerators at Southend Hospital, which provide radiation treatment to people with cancer
Chris Hogg, Clinical Specialist, Electrophysiology, Moorfields Eye Hospital
Venue:
Moorfields Eye Hospital
Synopsis:
Moorfields is world renowned for having the top specialists and equipment for diagnosing and treating eye problems. The Electrodiagnostic department uses Faraday caged rooms and sensitive amplifiers (some made in house) to detect when the eye reacts to optical stimuli. This allows them to localise problems with the retina and visual cortex, and even to determine neurophysical problems. [Moorfields Eye Hospital is at 162 City Road, London, EC1V 2PD. The closest tube is Old Street; then follow the green line from exit 8.]
Alan Boswell, BAE Systems Advanced Technology Centre
Venue:
Marconi Sports & Social Club, Chelmsford
Synopsis:
The Chelmsford Amateur Radio Society have a good talk on H.F. Aerials by Alan Boswell from Bae Systems, Advanced Technology Centre. Alan holds the Patent on a number of modern Aerial Systems. Meeting welcomes visitors - all we ask is that they buy a Raffle Ticket & sign in at the Marconi Sports & Social Club on Tuesday, 2nd March at 7.30pm.
High Resolution Audio The Issues and the Technology
Speaker:
Professor Malcolm Hawksford , Department of Electronic Systems Engineering University of Essex
Venue:
County Hotel, Copdock off A12 on the way to Ipswich
Synopsis:
In a world of highly compressed digital audio where quantity often takes precedent over absolute quality, against all the odds two competing high-resolution multi-channel audio technologies have entered the commercial arena. This lecture will take a critical look at these delivery systems and considers their relative performance merits. Included are recent approaches to bitstream coding that are designed to live perilously close to the edge of instability.
From Stone to MAC! – Electronics in the Printing Industry
Speaker:
Martin Cooper, Bell Press
Venue:
Telford Lecture Theatre, BAE SYSTEMS, Great Baddow.
Synopsis:
The speaker will outline the workings of the various printing methods and then explain how electronic advances have made the various printing processes (which are basically still the same) easier and quicker. The major advances have come in the pre press area with electronic type composition, image manipulation, page assembly and file types and data transfer
-Electric supercharging involves very high current switched reluctance 12 volt motors and "smart" chip technology to produce more engine power in vehicles on demand.
A repeat of the YM visit that took place last year at Neasden Underground Station Control Centre. Places are limited to 15 for this visit, if you are interested in coming along then please email Kate Ford (kate.ford@metronetbcv.com). Places will be allocated on a first come first serve basis. Transport is not provided.
Object: To pull together Essex engineering companies, engineers and other interested parties to enjoy an evening of networking and discussion to their mutual benefit.
How? • Browse around the stands of engineering companies, business agencies and educational establishments in Essex, • Chat to engineers from other fields, • Any jobs going? • Find out about the IEE mentoring schemes and membership benefits. • Take in some CPD with a mini lecture or two (subject to be arranged). • Will getting Chartered Engineer status help me? • Poster session with other interesting subjects.
When? Between 6.00pm and 9.00pm on 31st March 2004.
Who? We would like to hear from any Company in Essex or the neighbouring counties who would like space at the event either for a stand to recruit or just wave the flag. Also if you would like a poster space or a five minute slot to talk about what you do – get in touch. There is no charge.
Students and engineers in Essex and elsewhere are welcome to come along, grab a sandwich and see what’s on. Also if you are not an engineer please come along and ask questions and keep our feet on the ground!
For the fourth year running, Essex IEE (Institution of Electrical Engineers) with the kind assistance of APU is staging the Essex Engineers Live event at Anglia Polytechnic University (APU). All are welcome.
Although the evolution of computer systems during the past thirty years has been towards ever more complexity, it is not a complexity based on a cohesive technology. With the rapid growth of E commerce and especially since September 11th, information security has taken on particular significance, a significance seriously compromised by the ad hoc nature of our IT systems. We need complexity management if information security is to be a practical proposition.
FREE SPACE OPTICS [Optical Wireless] Has their time come at last?
Speaker:
A. Hadjifotiou
Venue:
Nortel Networks, Harlow Labs, London Road, Harlow, Essex CM17 9NA.
Synopsis:
During the past twenty years the idea of using terrestrial free space propagation for information transmission has been researched on and off with sometimes questionable results. However, during the last five years, with the explosion of optical fibre communications in the enterprise and metro areas, FSO had another business outing with emphasis on their fast and low cost deployment (low CapEx), low maintenance cost (low OpEx), and absence of a regulatory regime .
The objective of this talk is to review very briefly the principle of terrestrial free space propagation, the technologies employed in FSO and the areas of potential application for this technology, their implications in terms of performance and cost. The talk will close with the future prospects of FSO communications.
Many industrial processes require a controlled environment to ensure product is not exposed to particulate contamination at critical stages. This talk will guide those to whom cleanrooms are an alien environment through the basics of the subject and give those who have an insight into contamination control through microelectronics and aerospace an alternative view of the subject. We will also consider licensing in the face of increasing regulatory control and implications of change control and security of electronic records. Next time you need an injection, be it for a holiday or urgent medical treatment, think about where it was made and how sure you want to be that standards were met.
By Isobel Brown and Wendy Perdue of the IEE, with Roy Simons, IEE
Venue:
LEA Room, AMS Ltd, Glebe Road, Chelmsford.
Synopsis:
Come along to discuss your membership progress or, if you are not already a member, what the IEE can do for you. Bring your training records to check that you are on the right track: all the most up-to-date IEE Literature will be available for you.
CPD NOTE The events listed here may contribute to your CPD. Under
the new CPD scheme arrangements, members will need to evaluate
the personal benefit of each lecture.
SPECIAL NEEDS
Anyone with special needs wishing to attend should contact the
Hon. Secretary well in advance to discuss arrangements.
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