Current and Future Events

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  • The Work of the Air Accident Investigation Branch
    Event Type: Technical lecture
    12 November 2019 19:30 to 12 November 2020 21:00
    Best Western Marks Tey Hotel - Colchester
    The AAIB may receive up to 700 notifications of air accidents and incidents each year. This lecturer will explain the manner in which the investigation is carried out, from correspondence, to field investigations based on four disciplines: operations, engineering, recorded data and human factors.
    Industry: Cross-sector
  • CLASS 88 BI-MODE LOCOMOTIVE
    Event Type: Technical lecture
    18 November 2019 17:30 to 19:00
    London Underground Head Office (Tube: St James's Park) - London
    Andy Grundy, Head of Fleet Management and Stores, Direct Rail Services presents the Class 88 bi-mode locomotive. Hear about these locomotives with true dual mode, the Class 88 has ‘genuine mixed traffic haulage capabilities. All evenings start at 17:30 with tea, coffee and biscuits. Lectures commence at 18:00 for approximately one hour with questions afterwards. Refreshments are served after each lecture with an opportunity for networking and to meet the speaker
    Industry: Railway
  • EMSTA Prestige Event - Autonomous Vehicles - Are They as Safe as we are Led to Believe?
    Event Type: Seminar
    20 November 2019 18:00 to 21:30
    Weston Auditorium - Hatfield
    Autonomous vehicles have the potential to reduce the number of deaths and casualties on UK roads. A three year UK Autodrive project ran safe trials with autonomous vehicles on a test track and in Coventry & MK. A few fatal accidents in North America with vehicles in autonomous mode, have raised safety and legal concerns that are delaying the implementation. This seminar will address: • Status of technology • Safety, social, legal and ethical considerations • Impact on infrastructure
    Industry: Automobile
  • 100 Years of Bentley
    Event Type: Technical lecture
    20 November 2019 19:30 to 22:00
    Holiday Inn Hotel - Basildon - Basildon, Essex
    The director of product management at Bentley, Paul Jones, will be presenting 100 years of Bentley, with an acclaimed lecture previously hosted at HQ.
    Industry: Automobile
  • Lotus Type 130 - The World’s First Full Electric British Hypercar
    Event Type: Technical lecture
    21 November 2019 19:30 to 21:00
    Park Farm Hotel (Hethersett)
    Join us to hear from Vehicle Architect, Louis Kerr as Lotus embark on an exciting new era with the announcement of its first all-new product in more than a decade – set to become the first all-electric hypercar from a British manufacturer.
    Industry: Automobile
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