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Past Events
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Below is a list of recent events. Use the search form for specific searches or for listing events by year. Page 28 of 31 ~ Total of 302 events listed.
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16 February 2006
The Economics and Morality of Safety: a seminar
Saving Costs: Saving Lives
Chairman: John Turnbull FREng, Leader, Risk Project
4.30pm - 7pm at Mary Sumner House, Conference Hall, 24 Tufton St, London, SW1P 3RB
Please note change of venue: Conference Hall at Mary Sumner House, 24 Tufton St, London, SW1P 3RB.
This seminar, as part of the Academy's programme on risk, will examine the issues faced by many different sectors in deciding how much to spend on the safety of a product, process or system. Is there an absolute moral obligation on designers and operators to improve safety whatever the cost, or is it simply a question of economic calculation?
These and other related issues will be explored in the seminar.
[Download the Report and Proceedings pdf (275KB) ]
[Download the flyer for more information (96KB)]
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19 January 2006
The President's New Year Reception
Guest speaker: Stephen Payne OBE
at 7 Carlton House Terrace, SW1
The President and Lady Broers invite Fellows and their guests to a Reception, Address and Buffet Supper on 19 January 2006 to celebrate the New Year. The Academy is honoured to be joined by Mr Stephen Payne OBE, Designer of the Queen Mary 2, who will receive a new special award to recognise his achievements. He will discuss the challenges he faced in his design and project management work for the Queen Mary 2.
[Stephen Payne's Reception Lecture (141KB)]
[Download the flyer for more information (123KB)]
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12 December 2005
The 2005 Hinton Lecture
The Power of Engineering
Lord Browne of Madingley, Group Chief Executive, BP plc
6.00pm for 6.30pm at 7 Carlton House Terrace, London SW1
Securing a sustainable future is the world's primary agenda and engineering is at the heart of the answer. Population growth, urbanisation, energy usage and climate change were among the major themes explored by the Academy's 2005 Hinton Lecturer, Lord Browne of Madingley, in his speech The power of engineering. 'The hinge between an idea and the realisation of that idea in practice. That is the power of engineering.' Lord Browne went on to explain how it is 'detailed engineering work which builds a system to clean water; which creates new drugs to combats AIDS; which develops the technology to fight crime; and creates the systems which allow people to see what is happening around them.'
[Lord Browne's Hinton Lecture speech (72KB)]
[Hinton Lecture 2005 Questions and Answers (67KB)]
[Download the flyer (161KB)]
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28 November 2005
Shape the Future launch
Hosts: Lord Browne FREng, BP plc Chief Executive, and Wendy Hall CBE FREng
6.30pm for 7pm at the Science Museum, Exhibition Road, London SW7
Lord Browne FREng, BP plc Chief Executive, and Wendy Hall CBE FREng hosted the launch of Shape the Future. Shape the Future is a campaign to promote science, technology, engineering and maths to young people with a long term view to them pursuing engineering and technology as a potential career option.
[Download the launch report (17KB)]
[Download the invite(208KB)]
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03 November 2005
Fellows Visit to Cranfield University
1.45pm at The School of Engineering, Cranfield University, Bedfordshire, MK43 0AL
The School of Engineering is a postgraduate research institute dedicated to carrying out focused fundamental research and applying it to meet the needs of society and industry. Its research, teaching and technology development functions are closely linked to industry, public and defence sectors. The visit involved a tour of the Human Factors Department, the Department of Air Transport and the National Flying Laboratory Centre.
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01 November 2005
UK Focus for Biomedical Engineering Annual Lecture:
Innovation in Medical Technology - Global Reality and UK Promise
Speaker: Sir Christopher O'Donnell, Chief Executive, Smith & Nephew plc
6pm at 6-7 Carlton House SW1Y 5AG
Sir Christopher O'Donnell identified and discussed the factors behind the slow adoption of innovative medical technology by the UK healthcare industry and the National Health Service, comparing this condition with the practice in the rest of Europe and the United States. The programme of action proposed by the Healthcare Industries Task Force aimed at stimulating science and industry in the UK, to the benefit of patients and the NHS, was also described.
[Download Sir Christopher O'Donnell transcript (1067KB)]
[Download presentation (1147KB)]
[Download event flyer (80KB)]
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24 October 2005
2005 New Fellows' Dinner
7.00pm for 7.45pm at Drapers' Hall, Throgmorton Street, London EC2
New Fellows were admitted to Fellowship of the Academy in the presence of other Fellows who attended the dinner.
[Download event flyer (120KB)]
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