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DESCRIPTION:Near You Event - Chairmans Address\n\nEvent Type: Technical lec
 ture\n\nIndustry Sector: Railway\n\nSpeak Details: \n\nDescription : New r
 ailway division chair\, Rebekka Sellick\, gives her chair's address.\nRebe
 ka will offer a vision of the contribution railways should make in a world
  that increasingly requires energy efficient and low carbon transport. The
  theme of her address is Engineering Good Connections\, exploring the role
  of engineers in radically growing the market share of railways by providi
 ng better solutions for trunk freight\, for mass transit commuters and for
  long distance passengers.\nRebeka&rsquo\;s passion is to stimulate transf
 ormation in both political priorities and personal behaviours to make the 
 most of the fundamental advantages of steel wheel on steel rail. She will 
 encourage the mechanical engineering community to make the case to decisio
 n-makers and individuals to choose railways\, so things can be moved more 
 sustainably\, and more people can travel well within a joined-up transport
  system.\nThe address will draw on the collaborative strategy needed to im
 plement IMechE&rsquo\;s Transport Hierarchy: to first Reduce Demand\; then
  Shift Modes\; and finally Improve Vehicle Efficiency\, measuring grammes 
 of CO₂ per km travelled (or per tonne-km moved).\nPivoting from celebratin
 g Railway 200\, Rebeka will look ahead to the year 2225. By this time\, wi
 ll people consider having a large carbon footprint as anti-social behaviou
 r? Starting from the current direction of travel\, can we inspire more eng
 ineering careers?&nbsp\; Can we make railways more attractive\, by reversi
 ng societal norms? What if we value &lsquo\;technical&rsquo\; roles more? 
 Can we challenge petrolhead aspirations and &lsquo\;sell&rsquo\; maintaine
 d as better than new? Let&rsquo\;s share the riches of connecting with dif
 ferent people on our railway journeys!\n\nContact Details: Mick James\nTel
 ephone: 07979744618\nAddress: United Kingdom.
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LOCATION:Rooms 5/6\, Western House - Swindon\, 1\, Holbrook Way\, Swindon\,
  Wiltshire\, SN1 1BD\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:Chairmans Address
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