All events are in reverse chronological order:
2009 / 2010 Season
South Wales Region 2010 AGM, Annual Dinner & Lecture
"The Large Hadron Collider"
by Dr Lyn Evans CBE, LHC Project Leader, European Organisation for Nuclear Research (CERN)
on 7th May 2010 at Cardiff City Hall
"BLOODHOUND SSC - The Adventure Begins"
by Dr Ben Evans, Senior Research Assistant, Swansea University
on 16th March 2010 at Swansea University
Professional Registration - Routes to IMechE Membership
by Alan King, Business Development Manager, IMechE
on 2nd February 2010 at Cardiff University
The 7th Annual Ian Hewerdine Memorial Lecture
"When Will They Ever Learn?"
by Dr C E Nicholson, Retired Head of the Engineering Group, Health & Safety Laboratories
on 24th November 2009 at Cardiff University
2008 / 2009 Season
South Wales Region 2009 AGM, Annual Dinner & Lecture
"Balancing Priorities in the Power Generation Industry"
by Dorian Matts of RWEnpower
on 1st May 2009 at Cardiff City Hall
"Decommissioning the Berkeley Nuclear Power Station"
by Andrew Oborne, Engineering Manager, Berkeley, Magnox South Sites
on 3rd February 2009 at Cardiff University
The 6th Annual Ian Hewerdine Memorial Lecture
"Some Crashes and Bangs - Lessons to be Learnt"
by Peter Anderson and Andrew Rattray, Health & Safety Executive
on 25th November 2008 at Cardiff University
The Great Transport Debate
A debate on the "21st Century Challenges for South Wales" utilising a 'Question Time' format with an expert panel on 21st October 2008 at the Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. A summary of the evening's findings are available from the Region Administrator.
2007 / 2008 Season
Visit to RNLI Tenby
A look over the new Tamar lifeboat and its new station
on 5th July 2008 at RNLI Tenby
South Wales Region 2008 AGM, Annual Dinner & Lecture
"HYBRID+ from a Sports Car to Light Vans - Delivering the Goods"
by Tony Martindale, Chief Executive Officer, Connaught Engineering Ltd
on 2nd May 2008 at Cardiff City Hall
The Fellows' Fair
Various speakers
on 11th March 2008 at Swansea University
"Future Transportation Fuels - a Vision of a Viable Negative CO2 Energy Economy"
by Jamie Turner, Chief Engineer, Powertrain, Lotus Engineering
on 5th February 2008 at Cardiff University
The 5th Annual Ian Hewerdine Memorial Lecture
"Crash Barrier Systems - Road Safety & Engineering Design for Modern Cars & Roads"
by Andrew Bayton, Corus Strip Products
on 27th November 2007 at Cardiff University
Professional Registration - Routes to IMechE Membership
by Alan King, Regional Manager, IMechE
on 16th October 2007 at Cardiff University
2006 / 2007 Season
1940s Theme Day on Severn Valley Railway
on 30th June 2007 - cancelled due to flood damage to line
South Wales Region AGM & Networking Event
on 8th May 2007 at Cardiff University
The Fellows' Fair
Various speakers
on 13th March 2007 at University of Wales, Swansea
South Wales Region 2007 Annual Dinner & Lecture
"Climate Change - Challenges Facing the Automotive Industry"
by Richard Parry-Jones, Chief Technical Officer, Ford Motor Co
on 2nd February 2007 at Cardiff City Hall
Visit to Airbus, Filton, nr Bristol
on 30th November 2006
The 4th Annual Ian Hewerdine Memorial Lecture
"LNG - the Cheese and the Knitting Needle"
by Simon Moffett, Retired Incident Investigator
on 28th November 2006
2005 / 2006 Season
1940s Theme Day on Severn Valley Railway
on 1st July 2006
"The Road Locomotive - As It Was, Is, and Can Be"
by Phil Hosken, Chairman, Trevithick Society
on 9th May 2006 at Cardiff University
"The Motor Industry in an Age of Super Competition"
by Prof Garel Rhys OBE, Cardiff Business School
on 28th March 2006 at University of Wales, Swansea
South Wales Region 2006 Annual Dinner & Lecture
"Why Invent?"
by Trevor Baylis OBE, Inventor
on 24th February 2006 at Cardiff City Hall
The 3rd Annual Ian Hewerdine Memorial Lecture
"Lethal Sparks - Fundamentals of Electrical Safety"
by Eifion Davies, Retired Chief Inspector, Health & Safety Executive
on 29th November 2005 at Cardiff University
Professional Registration: Routes to IMechE Membership
by Alan King, Regional Manager, IMechE
on 11th October 2005 at Cardiff University
