Welcome to the South Wales Region
South Wales Region Officers 2018-2019
D. Harwood (Chair) H. Jones (Vice Chair)
A. Bayton (Hon. Treasurer) A. Hall (Hon. Secretary)
We have over 2100 members here, with an active Regional Committee and a very keen Young Members Panel, both of which produce a programme of lectures and visits for each season. Feel free to download our current programme and we hope to see you at an event soon.
Our members are kept informed of our events programme via a number of methods:
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Event posters are distributed to many academic institutions and certain companies in the Region.
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Members who have given an email contact address to the IMechE can be notified of events via HQ’s list server, and may be sent updates, changes and reminders.
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Please also follow our region on Twitter if you have an account or check out our
Twitter Web Page.
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Our 2018 Newsletter is now available. Please download it here
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Region Twitter
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This Region continues to actively participate in other institutions' events and engineering-related activities, particularly those promoting engineering to schools.
Take a look at:
Other Local Institutions
In conclusion, we are always looking for enthusiastic members who wish to be more involved in the Region’s activities as IMechE ambassadors. (Frankly, it looks very good on your curriculum vitae plus you get to meet the 'movers and shakers' face to face.) If you would like to support us, then do please contact us. If you are starting out in your career and would like to be at the centre of IMechE affairs, the Young Members Panel would like to hear from you – contact Sian Brake, the YM’s South Wales Chair.
Current and Future Events
Please click the event heading for further information.
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Event Type: Technical lecture
05 February 2019 18:15 to 20:00
Holiday Inn, Cardiff North, M4 Jct. 32 - Cardiff
The Cardiff Bay Barrage will be 20 years old in 2019 and this talk will look at the hydrogeological regime in Cardiff, its interactions with the Barrage and changes to groundwater that have occurred since 1999 and the impoundment of Cardiff Bay. Measures to mitigate possible rising groundwater levels put in place 20 years ago will also be examined.
Industry: Cross-sector
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Event Type: Professional development event
13 February 2019 09:30 to 16:00
Holiday Inn - Cardiff
This is a 1 day workshop during which you will complete your application for Incorporated or Chartered Engineer.
Industry: Cross-sector
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Event Type: Technical lecture
14 February 2019 17:30 to 17:30
Herefordshire & Ludlow College - Hereford
This talk willcover the technology behind the AJAX family of vehicles, the development process, tools, integration and testing facilities used to deliver this world leading capability.
Industry: Defence
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Event Type: Social event
22 March 2019 19:30 to 23:00
The Ballroom @ The Bear Hotel - Cowbridge
Trevor Fishlock adventured around the world as a foreign correspondent.
He reported Wales for The Times in the 1960s-70s. As a foreign correspondent for The Times he lived in India and America. He became the Moscow bureau chief for The Daily Telegraph. He also wrote from Africa, the Arctic, Australia, South America, more than seventy countries.
Curry & Rice hot buffet at the interval. Complimentary drink on arrival (Beer, wine or soft drinks only).
Industry: Cross-sector
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Event Type: Workshop
30 April 2019 18:00 to 20:30
Holiday Inn, Cardiff North, M4 Jct. 32 - Cardiff
Fellowship of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers is the highest class of elected membership, and is awarded to individuals who have demonstrated exceptional commitment to, and innovation in, mechanical engineering.
Industry: Cross-sector