Events

The Academy has a vibrant, informative and varied events programme. For more information about Academy events as well as registration links please view the list of current events below. If you require further information on any event please contact the Academy Events Team.

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Academy Events 05 June 2013 Cheltenham Science Festival 2013 - Solar superstorms: global threat or storm in a tea cup? 6.30pm to 7.30pm at Cheltenham Town Hall Our lives revolve around technology. But this reliance means we are at the mercy of phenomena like space weather which can disrupt satellites, power supplies, air travel and other technologies. How much should we worry about this? Could it ever cause a catastrophic electronic black out? And how can we protect ourselves against its effects? Solar scientist Lucie Green is joined by Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering Paul Cannon to explore space weather and its impact on our daily lives. Tickets cost £9 For further details contact Manisha Lalloo     05 June 2013 Next Generation Nuclear Energy - the UK's Role Chair: Richard Maudslay, Chairman of the National Nuclear Laboratory 2.00pm for 2.30pm to 5.30pm at Prince Philip House, 3 Carlton House Terrace, London SW1Y 5DG Speakers Professor Martin Freer, Birmingham Centre for Nuclear Education and Research Dr Richard Stainsby, National Nuclear Laboratory Baroness Worthington, Patron of the Weinberg Foundation Dr Harold McFarlane, Idaho National Laboratory Dr David Powell, GE Hitachi Nuclear Power Plants Download flyer (418KB) For further information please contact Alan Walker     08 June 2013 Cheltenham Science Festival 2013 - The web and us 12.45pm to 1.45pm at Cheltenham Town Hall It's not a coincidence that patterns of connectivity in our brains are similar to the patterns of connectivity on the Web. The Web is not trying to replicate human intelligence, but it might be getting close because of the way that we, as humans, use it. How will it continue to evolve? Guest Director Wendy Hall leads this discussion about how society is shaping the Web as the Web is shaping society, with neuroscientist Uta Frith, social scientist Aleks Krotoski and Artificial Intelligence engineer Nigel Shadbolt. Joined on stage by Twitter chair Bill Thompson. For further details contact Manisha Lalloo     09 June 2013 Cheltenham Science Festival 2013 - Call my genetically engineered bluff 3.00pm to 4.00pm at Cheltenham Town Hall A complex algorithm of an event, during which some eminent machines probe, modify, and tell outrageous porkies about the nuts and bolts of obscure technological words and phrases. Base pair Kathy Sykes and Mark Lythgoe, lead the research, assisted by Timandra Harkness, Helen Arney, Frank Burnet and Matt Parker. Uncivil engineer Marcus Moore draws doodles of their findings on the back of an envelope. For further details contact Manisha Lalloo     18 June 2013 Royal Academy of Engineering Regional Lecture - Midlands Engineering Nature Speaker: Professor Duc Pham OBE FREng, Chance Professor of Engineering, Head of School of Mechanical Engineering, University of Birmingham 5.30pm for 6.30pm at Manufacturing Technology Centre, Ansty Business Park, Coventry, CV7 9JU For further details contact Linda Hunterton     19 June 2013 Innovation in medical technologies A conference highlighting the latest innovations in the medical technologies sector Chair: Sir John Parker GBE FREng, President, Royal Academy of Engineering 12.30pm for 1.00pm to 6.30pm at Prince Philip House, 3 Carlton House Terrace, London SW1Y 5DG For further details contact Philippa Shelton Download flyer (227KB)     27 June 2013 Summer Soirée Fellows only Hosted by The University of York 6.00pm at The Ron Cooke Hub, The University of York This year's Soirée will be hosted by the University of York in the presence of HRH The Princess Royal. The adjoining exhibition, titled Engineering: Design For Living will demonstrate that innovative advances in engineering are all around us, sometimes in unexpected ways, and that key scientific - and indeed artistic - achievements could not happen without a significant input from engineering. For further details contact The Events Team Download flyer (470KB)     17 July 2013 Awards Dinner In association with Atkins at Battersea Power Station For further details contact The Events Team     22 July 2013 AGM at Prince Philip House, 3 Carlton House Terrace, London SW1Y 5DG For further details contact The Events Team     18 September 2013 Research Forum at Prince Philip House, 3 Carlton House Terrace, London SW1Y 5DG For further details contact The Events Team     23 September 2013 The Lloyd's Register Foundation Lecture at Prince Philiip House, 3 Carlton House Terrace, London SW1Y 5DG     29 October 2013 Hinton Lecture at Prince Philip House, 3 Carlton House Terrace, London SW1Y 5DG For further details contact The Events Team     04 November 2013 New Fellows' Briefing and Dinner at Prince Philip House, 3 Carlton House Terrace, London SW1Y 5DG and TBC     11 November 2013 Innovation in materials A conference highlighting the latest innovations in advanced materials Chair: Sir John Parker GBE FREng, President, Royal Academy of Engineering 12.30pm for 1.00pm at Prince Philip House, 3 Carlton House Terrace, London SW1Y 5DG

External Events 13 - 14 May 2013 e-Futures: beyond Moore's Law Royal Society scientific discussion meeting on microelectronics and its future applications Co-organised by Professor Steve Furber CBE FRS FREng Free international conference intended for researchers in relevant fields, including students and researchers in industry. Click here for full and programme details and registration (pre-registration essential)