Welcome to the Thameswey Region

Thameswey is made up of four Areas and a Young Member Panel:

  1. Chiltern
  2. Farnborough and Guildford
  3. Oxford
  4. Reading
  5. Thameswey Young Member Panel

You will find details of their programmes within this site, a composite events diary for the Region is enclosed below.  We have also included for your convenience a down-loadable copy of the complete programme card IMechE Thameswey Programme Card Winter Spring 2013 r2 download .

Current and Future Events

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Hitachi Super Express Train - Joint Meeting with IET

STEAM Museum | 11 June 2013 18:30 to 20:30
Event type: Technical Lecture

The Hitachi Super Express Train is the new generation of high speed trains which will operate on the Great Western Main Line after it is electrified. The trains will be assembled at a new factory in the north of England and the GW trains will be maintained at depots in Bristol and west London. PLEASE NOTE This is a TUESDAY starting with refreshments at 18.30

Industry sector: Railway.

(EVENT TBC) Sports Engineering: An Unfair Advantage?

Foster Wheeler (Shinfield Park) | 18 September 2013 19:00 to 21:00
Event type: Technical Lecture

EVENT TBC (ARISING FROM SPEAKER AVAILABILITY) Following the Olympics and Paralympics of last summer this lecture examines the influence and use of engineering in sport. Particularly how leading edge technologies from industry are used to create faster, lighter and more efficient equipment, to how precision analysis tools are allowing coaches to fine-tune athletes’ performance better than ever before.

Industry sector: Non Industry Specific.

(EVENT TBC) Reading Station Redevelopment

Foster Wheeler (Shinfield Park) | 16 October 2013 19:00 to 21:00
Event type: Talk

This event forms part of our Autum programme and is currently under development. Further details to follow.

Industry sector: Non Industry Specific.

(EVENT TBC) Biofuels debate

Foster Wheeler (Shinfield Park) | 13 November 2013 19:00 to 21:00
Event type: Talk

This event forms part of our Autum programme and is currently under development. Further details to follow.

Industry sector: Non Industry Specific.

(EVENT TBC) Get Registered

Foster Wheeler (Shinfield Park) | 27 November 2013 19:00 to 21:00
Event type: Professional Development Event

This event forms part of our Autum programme and is currently under development. Further details to follow.

Industry sector: Non Industry Specific.



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