Welcome to the Yorkshire Region
Updated 4 May 2010
The end of the 2009-2010 programme session is nearing the end but there are still a couple of events with a talk on Scott Motorcycles on 5 May and a visit to British Gypsum on 15 June. In addition all Regional members are invited to attend the Regional AGM to be held at 6.00pm on Monday 10 May 2010 at the Wakefield College skillsXchange near Castleford. If you would like to attend please contact the Admin Officer, Charlie Baxter, YorksAdmin@imechenetwork.org.
2010 has already been a busy year with the re-formation of the Huddersfield/Halifax Area Committee, who have already held a number of meeting and a social event. See the Area pages for more details. Also in March the Region welcomed the Institution's 124th President, Keith Millard, to the Region. He observed an Our World in 2050 day at Horsforth School, made the first award in Yorkshire and the North-East of the Professional Excellence Award to Cummins Turbo Technologies in Huddersfield, and presented certificates to new Corporate Members and Fellows from the last twelve months.
The volunteer committees across the Region are planning events for the next session so if you have any ideas or would like to get more involved in YOUR local IMechE please contact your local committee using the links on the left hand side.
The Regional Committee are also proud to be supporting the Institution's Support Network (formerly the Benevolent Fund) by requesting that any member who can offer a few hours for other members considers becoming a volunteer for the Support Network. The visits are vital for many of the beneficiaries, so if you are interested click here for more information and contact details.
On these Yorkshire Region pages you can find event details, contacts and news.
The Yorkshire Region programme of events is now on Google Calendar. Click here to view or see the instructions for how to load the calendar into your own Google account or Outlook.
And don't forget you can download the 2009-2010 Programme of Events here or check the Events page for more details.
Within the Region we have three Area committees, two Young Members panels, a joint IET/IMechE Senior Members group as well as the Yorkshire Centre of the Automobile Division and the North Eastern Centre of the Railway Division. All of the committee's use the Institution's Vision of Improving the world through engineering and aim to represent the four key themes of Energy, Environment, Transport and Education when arranging events as well as many topics that are of interest to our members.
To receive up-to-date and relevant information on Regional activities as well as IMechE events and seminars please visit www.imeche.org and use your unique log-in to ensure your personal details are kept current.
Any Member is welcome to attend their Area or Young Member Panel Committee meetings. Please contact the committee Secretary for details.
To see the Chairman's Message go to Message from the Chairman and for details of events organised by other Institution's or organisations and relevant links go to Other Information and Links.
Finally we would like to thank all the companies who offer their support in a multitude of ways including hosting visits by members and providing facilities for events and committee meetings. These include AESSeal plc, Cummins Turbo Technologies, the Universities of Bradford, Huddersfield, Hull, Leeds and Sheffield.
Announcements/Notices
15 September 2010 | 18:30 - 21:00
This prestigious event will begin with a presentation on the Hull Tidal Barrier where our speaker will discuss the engineering input required to extend the life and improve the performance of the river Hull tidal surge barrier. The original structure built in the late 1970's comprises of a 30 metre span x 1.7 metres deep x 220 Tonnes "up and over" gate and has a sychronisation shaft fitted to allow the barrier to be driven from either tower. Following the presentation we will be visiting the barrier itself (across from the hotel) where members will have the unique opportunity to climb up and see the internal workings of the barrier from 30m above the ground. Due to space restrictions, places are limited and will go fast. Please contact Dan Humphreys on 01482 466 043 to reserve your place
12 October 2010 | 18:00 - 20:00
David Browns are celebrating 150 years in 2010 and will be discussing technical achievements and challenges for the future.
18 October 2010 | 18:30 - 20:30
A chance for new Young Members in South Yorkshire to meet the local Panel in an informal, social setting to get some more information about their activities.
02 November 2010 | 18:00 - 21:00
A talk about modern bicycle design, particularly mountain bike design. How cycle sport has developed modern designs & how EU law has influenced the industry.
24 November 2010 | 09:30 - 16:15
Existing e-MPDS mentors are recommended to attend one of these regional seminars to develop their awareness reinforce their understanding of the role and update their mentoring skills.
Companies who would like to become accredited will receive all the practical guidance necessary for achieving accreditation.
The seminars are a great networking event for mentors, HR and training staff alike, providing an excellent opportunity for the exchange of ideas and to develop best practice. The syndicate work will help you put these ideas into action in the workplace.
08 December 2010 | 18:00 - 20:00
A chance to learn more about the benefits and routes to becoming Professionally Registered, whether as EngTech/IEng/CEng from the Yorkshire Business Development Manager.
01 February 2011 | 18:00 - 20:00
