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Dear <<First Name>>
Welcome to the September edition of Connect.
As students around the country return to classrooms, we too look forward to meeting you, our members, at forthcoming CPD and networking opportunities. President John Power will deliver his Presidential Address on 29 September at 22 Clyde Road and we look forward to members joining us in-person and online for this keynote event. Our National Conference too on 19 October will be hybrid and features speakers from Ireland, the UK and Finland. Our conference will also be streamed live online and is free as a member benefit for members to attend. I would strongly encourage you to register (for online/or in-person in Dublin) and full details are below. You can also view our video above.
Our CPD team has published a range of new and exciting courses for autumn, and you can find out more about the variety on offer below.
I am pleased to announce that Engineers Ireland will host the 2022 meetings of the International Engineering Alliance, of which our institution is a member, in Killarney from 2-6 October. Together with our President, I look forward to meeting with our international engineering community – the first time the Alliance has met in-person since 2019.
This month, we are also pleased to launch a new podcast series for our engineering community, AMPLIFIED: The Engineers Journal Podcast. This podcast series will provide members with the opportunity to listen to and learn from thought-leaders in our engineering community. You can read more about this exciting new series below.
I would like to thank members who have inputted to our recent submissions to Government, including a response on Electricity Interconnection Policy – Technical Consultation and our submission on developing a hydrogen strategy for Ireland. To find out more and how you can get involved in policy work click here.
Finally, with the 12 September deadline approaching, I would encourage our members to prepare and submit your entries (free of charge) to feature in our Engineering Excellence Digital Series, held in association with ESB. We look forward to profiling your achievements and the work of our Engineer of the Year. All projects featured in this online video series will be shortlisted for the Engineering Endeavour of 2022 Award. Find out more here.
I also look forward to our Community Awards being presented over the coming months. Sector committees are encouraged to put forward their best presentation of the 2021-2022 lecture season for the Best Presentation Award, co-sponsored by Beale & Co and Griffiths & Armour and we also look forward to receiving entries for the 2022 Siemens Innovative Student Engineer of the Year Award.
With best wishes,
Damien Owens
Interim Director General of Engineers Ireland
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Members invited to attend Presidential Address by John Power
Join our President, John Power, as he delivers his Presidential Address on The Weirdness of Reality: Engineering in our time on Thursday, 29 September at 6:30pm. This event will take place in our theatre at our offices at 22 Clyde Road in Ballsbridge, Dublin 4. The Presidential Address will also be streamed online.
Refreshments will be served in Café Clyde from 6:00pm, prior to the address commencing.
From the Spanish Flu to the modern day and beyond, President Power will transport members and guests through the decades to demonstrate the impact engineering has had during his lifetime and will have on all of us in the future.
Throughout his address, John will bring the world of engineering and its achievements to life for all to appreciate. He will demonstrate the great impact engineers and engineering have had on humanity and how Engineers Ireland and engineering will continue to be vital for future generations.
All members who wish to attend John Power's Presidential Address, whether in-person or online, are encouraged to register their attendance.
Attendees are also invited to join our President in Café Clyde for refreshments following the Presidential Address.
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AMPLIFIED – Our new engineering podcast series
We are pleased to announce that we have launched a new podcast series for our engineering community - AMPLIFIED: The Engineers Journal Podcast.
Hosted by award-winning presenter Dusty Rhodes, formerly of 2FM, AMPLIFIED aims to give a platform to our engineering community to listen to and learn from thought-provoking one-on-one discussions with high-profile MDs and CEOs within the engineering industry.
Our first three episodes feature Damien Owens, Interim Director General, Engineers Ireland, Greg Hayden, CEO, Ethos Engineering, and Jamie O’Rourke, Managing Director of Mainline Group.
AMPLIFIED will be released on a monthly basis, exclusive for the first month to Engineers Ireland members, and then will be publicly available afterwards.
Check out the podcasts here on our website where there will be a selection of an initial three podcasts to listen to. You can listen to them on the website or on your own podcast player.
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New CPD courses to meet your learning needs
September sees children returning to the classroom and students to the lecture theatre. It is also a time when we reflect on our CPD plan for the year and where we want to focus our learning in the coming months.
The CPD team here in Engineers Ireland has added 13 new courses to our CPD Calendar to support our members and to provide plenty of opportunities for new learning.
For those members looking to develop their competence in Climate Change and the Environment the following new courses will be of interest:
Electrical and Building Services Engineers will be pleased to learn that Brendan Dervan has expanded his suite of CPD courses to include 3 new topics:
For members developing projects in the Built Environment, David McNeice of DWF has developed a CPD course on Commercial and Contract Management - 20 September
Finally, many members will have attended Tiernan Ivory’s Technical Report Writing course over the years. Tiernan has developed a new one-day course on Reviewing Technical Reports for Engineers - 30 November
And with the 70:20:10 rule in mind, whether learning takes place on the job (70%), through interaction with others such as coaches or mentors (20%), or from attending formal courses, conferences, and seminars (10%), remember to record your CPD on My CPD to comply with the Engineers Ireland CPD Policy.
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National Conference – Avail of your complimentary ticket
Interested in hearing about how the National Grid works in GB? Or Rolls Royce’ ambitions around small modular reactors in the UK? Or how Helsinki’s urban metro was developed? Hear speakers on these topics and more at our National Conference coming up next month on Wednesday, 19 October.
Members are encouraged to avail of their complimentary ticket to attend our conference, taking place at the Convention Centre Dublin.
Our hybrid conference entitled: Engineering in a time of challenge; innovation, decarbonisation and the role of engineers, will highlight best practice deployed by ambitious engineering companies/firms or organisations with an engineering dimension, in progressing their business, with a focus on innovation and a net zero/reduced carbon objective. Some economic perspectives will also be offered.
Speakers
Our President John Power will open the event at 9:30am on 19 October and speakers include:
- Michael McGrath TD (pictured), Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform
- Dr Eddie O'Connor, Chair of SuperNode (on the potential of a super grid for Europe)
- Professor John FitzGerald, Economist and Adjunct Professor of Engineering at UCD and member of the Climate Change Advisory Council
- Róisín Quinn (pictured), OBE, Electrical Engineer, Director of Customer Connections, National Grid, Great Britain
- Paul Stein (pictured), Chairman, Rolls Royce, Small Modular Reactors; Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering and Former Director General, Science and Technology, UK Ministry of Defence
- Matias Johansson, CFO, Länsimetro (West Metro, Finland), which extends the Helsinki metropolitan subway system by 13 new stations.
- Dr Magdalena Hajdukiewicz, CEng, lecturer in Energy Systems Engineering at the University of Galway and Director of Ireland’s National Construction Technology Centre
- Dr Meadhbh Connolly, Engineer, Innovation Manager, ESB Generation & Trading
- Dr Val Cummins, Managing Director, Simply Blue Group and Shell. Simply Blue is a blue economy developer, with a focus on floating wind, wave, and low-impact aquaculture.
Pricing
Our National Conference is a hybrid event; therefore, you can attend in-person at The Convention Centre Dublin or you can log in and view the conference online. Please note that members who do wish to attend in-person will have a charge of €30 towards their hot buffet lunch and refreshments. This is to ensure your place and to avoid any food surplus.
Register today to join us on 19 October.
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Project Management Seminar 2022: How to Achieve and Measure High Performance Projects
Our Project Management Seminar 2022 will take place at 22 Clyde Road, Dublin 4 on Thursday, 6 October 2022.
Book your place now.
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Leaping ahead: Lahinch's leisure complex reopens after energy upgrade
This County Clare leisure centre energy upgrade will result in significant reductions in running costs and CO2 emissions, as the retrofit includes a geothermal heat pump system, LED lighting and biomass boiler, while the centre will generate its own electricity using solar photovoltaic panels.
Read the Engineers Journal article here |
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Multiple choice: How UCD and Imperial College London startups joined forces to create souped-up EV charging system
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Encourage students to explore engineering careers this academic year
Over 100,000 children are seeking understanding and advice on what a career in engineering offers this academic year. The Engineers Ireland STEPS programme is calling on you, our members, to support these students and help increase awareness of engineering as a future career.
Volunteering with STEPS is easy; the team has everything you need to get started.
Here are three ways you can lend your support this academic year:
- STEPS Young Engineers Award
The STEPS Young Engineers Award is a competition open to all third-and fourth-class primary school students in Ireland. Members are encouraged to sign up to become an engineering role model and to visit a class (online) on the week of 21 November.
To get involved and to sign-up for a training workshop, visit our website, here.
- STEPS Engineering Your Future
The STEPS Engineering Your Future programme offers Transition Year students work experience at third-level or with industry partners. The STEPS team is now calling on engineering organisations to become industry collaborators and to host a group of Transition Year students over three to five days.
If your organisation would like to encourage and educate future generations of engineers through the STEPS Engineering Your Future Programme, please contact steps@engineersireland.ie.
- STEPS Engineers Week
STEPS Engineers Week gives children the opportunity to discover engineering, facilitated by their teachers, parents, and local community. STEPS Engineers Week will take place next year from Saturday, 4 - Friday, 10 March 2023. Support children in your local community to explore the exciting world of engineering by adopting a school and delivering an engineering activity.
Sign up today to the STEPS mailing list to receive information about STEPS Engineers Week 2023
As mentioned earlier, volunteering with STEPS is easy. The team here at Engineers Ireland has everything you need to get started. To find out more about what STEPS does and how you can get involved, visit our website, here.
Engineers Ireland's STEPS programme is funded by the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation, and Science and industry leaders Arup, the EPA, ESB, Intel, and Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII).
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Start Planning Your Professional Titles Application
Submit a Professional Titles Application to Engineers Ireland and accelerate a career without limits with an internationally recognised title.
Whether you are aiming for the title of Engineering Technician to accelerate your career progression; or the title of Associate Engineer to give you greater confidence in your abilities; or the Chartered Engineer title, which represents peer validation of the work that you have completed in your career to date, then Engineers Ireland is here to help you.
Gain credibility from your peers, employer, customers and suppliers and secure the seal of approval for your qualifications, knowledge, and professional commitment.
Start planning your application now
A tip we always hear from successful applicants is to start working on your application right away. Set yourself weekly and monthly deadlines to have different sections of the application completed well in advance of the deadline. Work closely with your supporters from the outset to gain advice and insights from those who have already been through this process.
With Engineers Ireland, you will follow a simple process and we will support you at every step, no matter what your route to title is. Talk to us today if you are unsure of your route. Our email address is: membership@engineersireland.ie
Save the Date
The next deadline for Professional Titles Applications is Friday 27 January. You can find out more about Professional Titles here.
It's time to take control of your future. No matter what type of engineer you are, a Registered Professional Title will help you stand out from the crowd.
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