Welcome to the October edition of the WES newsletter!
In this month's newsletter we have included some upcoming events for your diary including
the WES Caroline Haslett lecture taking place on 8 November at the IET Savoy Place, London.
The Women's Engineering Society is committed to supporting women in engineering. Click through the following link for more information on being a WES member. It costs just a pound a week and helps us to do our work to promote engineering and technology amongst women and girls.
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Departure of WES Chief Executive Dawn Bonfield MBE
 At the end of a successful and rewarding year as Chief Executive of the Women's Engineering Society Dawn Bonfield MBE is moving on to pastures new as from 13th October 2016. Dawn has worked tirelessly for WES for five years, first as a volunteer, then President before taking over the role of the WES Chief Executive a year ago. She is the founder of National Women in Engineering day, and several other recent initiatives at WES including the Sparxx programme and the Magnificent Women outreach activity.
Kirsten Bodley (pictured), former CEO of STEMNET, has agreed to act as interim lead to support WES in the transition between Dawn and to continue the process towards recruitment of a permanent Chief Executive and senior management team. Kirsten will provide the much needed external facing contact point for the Society.
Benita Mehra, WES President, noted "Everyone who comes into contact with Dawn recognises her talent in getting things done and her absolute commitment to women and engineering. The current trustees and council would like to thank Dawn for her transformational work with WES. We hope that we will continue to benefit from Dawn's energy and enthusiasm in the future as this 97-year old organisation looks forward to celebrating its centenary in 2019." She also added, "We would also like to welcome Kirsten Bodley on board. We are very lucky to be able to count on someone as experienced and as highly regarded as Kirsten to join us and support the Society."
To view the full press release, click here.
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College of Engineering at Swansea University achieves Award!
 The College of Engineering in Swansea University is delighted to have received the Athena SWAN Bronze Award. This award recognises the college's deep commitment to gender equality and acknowledges the numerous initiatives underway internally to increase the number of women joining and progressing their careers within engineering and sports science, to raise the profile of women in the field of Engineering and to ensure that the talents of all are recognised, supported and nurtured.
For more information, click here.
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WES Caroline Haslett Lecture, London
The Caroline Haslett lecture (formerly Prestige Lecture) takes place on 8th November at the IET, Savoy Place, London.
It will feature a talk by the inspirational Dame Stephanie Shirley and the presentation of the 2016 Karen Burt Award followed by networking opportunities.
Register for your free place today.
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SWLEP hosts the Wiltshire Festival of Engineering and Manufacturing Breakfast
 Kate Mactear was invited to speak at the Wiltshire Festival of Engineering on behalf of the Women's Engineering Society. Kate spoke about the history of the society, introduced the WES objectives and how the society aims to support women in all stages of their career. Kate also spent a while talking about the Young Members board, something which she is very passionate about and has been a part of since June of this year. She spoke about the projects we are working on including designing a new WES poster, the Lottie doll project and working with the 100 for 100 team. It was a great event and hopefully inspired more businesses to think about women in engineering.
For more information, see the press release here:
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Win an Amazon Gift Voucher with the GETI Survey
Energy Jobline and Airswift, the largest energy recruitment firm have collaborated to deliver the Global Energy Talent Index (The GETI Report), the world's largest energy industry report. Complete the survey today to win one of 10 Amazon gift vouchers worth $750 and receive an early release of the report as well as an insight into your focus skill set and associated salaries. Follow the link below to complete the survey today.
The Global Energy Talent Index will highlight current and projected employment trends, sector and regional developments and provide the most comprehensive salary and benefits information within the energy industry worldwide. Complete the survey today and be part of the World's largest energy industry report:
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Lottie Doll Tour
WES Young Members Board and some members of WES council are participating in a Lottie Tour during Tomorrows Engineers Week: 7th - 11th November. Lottie dolls are age appropriate, relatable and ethnically diverse dolls for kids. They produce a range of STEM dolls to encourage young people to learn more about science, technology, engineering and maths. Our WES volunteers will be taking Lottie to work - look out for pictures next month! To whet your appetite here's a picture of Lottie reading the latest edition of The Woman Engineer.
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Free International Education Conference
 The British Science Association would like to invite you to attend a free International Education Conference on 15 November. Held at Burlington House at the Geological Society in Piccadilly, the Conference will bring together educators to look to the future of education, and address how to make science real for students in school. The day will include discussion sessions on 'best practices' both inside and out of the classroom, a panel debate and a chance to interact with experts in education from around the world. Register by clicking here. There will also be an evening 'Edu-Showcase' event held on a Thames river-boat:
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The IET Achievement Awards Ceremony
16 November 2016, The Brewery, London
 Join us at this year's IET Achievement Awards ceremony hosted by Angela Lamont, which recognises and rewards excellence at all levels of the engineering profession from undergraduate scholarships to achievement medals. The ceremony also includes the Present around the World (PATW) competition final, where you will have the opportunity to see the five regional finalists compete against each other, and then vote for the winner. Please register for free online at: www.theiet.org/achievement.
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The Young Woman Engineer (YWE) of the Year Awards Ceremony
 1 December 2016, IET London: SavoyPlace
Hosted by Kate Russell, this year's YWE ceremony will be held at the newly refurbished Savoy Place.
Please join us to show your support for the incredibly inspiring and talented young female engineers of our industry. This event is a fantastic opportunity to network and be seen by our recruitment sponsors who are actively looking to recruit women.
To register your attendance for free and find out more about the finalists, please visit our website at www.theiet.org/ywe. The Women's Engineering Society Prize is also awarded at this ceremony to a young female engineer who is able to engage and inspire young people's involvement in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). Find out more about the WES Prize here.
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Funny Women Accidental Conference: Where Funny is on the Money!
 Do you lack confidence around money? Are you terrified to ask for a pay rise? Have you got a creative project or business venture that you want to fund? Attend the Funny Women Accidental Conference: 'Funny Money' on Saturday 12th November in London and find out why funny is on the money! An eclectic mix of workshops and speakers covering flexible working, crowdfunding and filing your tax return is mixed with soft skills like improvisation, body language, negotiation and public speaking. Fun with some serious learning thrown in!
Funny Women is offering WES members and subscribers to this newsletter a discounted rate of £110 (full price £130). To book click here, select number of tickets and your associate code of FWASSOC16 will automatically apply.
WHEN AND WHERE Saturday 12th November 2016 from 9.30am to 5.30pm JLL, 30 Warwick Street, London, W1B 5NH Associates £110, Full Price £130 (all prices inclusive of buffet lunch)
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Women Returners Conference 2016 - 14 November in London
 The first Women Returners Conference will be held on Monday 14th November 2016 in London. Join Women Returners for a day of inspiration, advice and support, specifically designed for professional women returning to work after a long break. Alongside a range of workshops, panels and speaker sessions, you will have a variety of networking opportunities with peers and employers.
The Conference is hosted by the ICAEW, sponsored by Skanska, Credit Suisse and Fidelity International, and supported by the 30% Club.
Speakers include Jane Garvey, Presenter of Woman's Hour, Brenda Trenowden, Global Chair of 30% Club and Julianne Miles, Co-Founder & MD of Women Returners. For further details visit the Women Returners Conference 2016.
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The Talent 2030 National Engineering Competition for Girls
 For the fifth time the National Centre for Universities and Business (NCUB) is running the Talent 2030 National Engineering Competition for Girls. The competition is free to enter and is sponsored by Rolls-Royce, PepsiCo and Centrica. For the chance to win £1000, we invite girls aged 11-18 to submit their ideas for 'How can engineers solve the challenges of the 21st century?', giving them the opportunity to explore engineering as well as winning some fantastic prizes. Submission deadline is Friday 16th December and prizes will be awarded at the Big Bang Fair in March 2017 - for more information see the Talent 2030 website: www.talent2030.org/competition.
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Job opportunity for science returner
Applications are invited for a three year Daphne Jackson Fellowship that will be hosted by the Babraham Institute, Cambridge. The Fellowship is intended for individuals returning to research into healthy ageing - across any of the institute's four main areas: Epigenetics, Signalling, Lymphocyte Signalling and Nuclear Dynamics.
The Daphne Jackson Trust is dedicated to returning scientists, engineers, technologists and mathematicians to their careers following a break taken for family, caring or health reasons.
Daphne Jackson Fellowships are unique. F or further details about us and our fellowship scheme, please visit www.daphnejackson.org. For full details of this and other Fellowships visit our Current Opportunities.
For further information before submitting an application please contact the Trust office on 01483 689166 or via email djmft@surrey.ac.uk. Applications for this position must be made by completing the CV and personal details information forms that can be found on the Daphne Jackson Trust website. Visit how to apply.
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Women make up just 9% of the UK's engineering and technology workforce. Raise your hand if you think #9PercentIsNotEnough.
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'Working with Communities' CPD at UCL
 The Engineering Exchange at UCL is offering our CPD course 'Working with communities: practical skills for engineers', a full day of training for engineering professionals (from industry and academia) who want to learn more about engaging with communities.
Using a mix of case-based, collaborative and experiential learning, the course will introduce the benefits of community engagement with engineering, and provide participants with skills for improving how they engage with community groups in their professional practice or research.
Who should take this course?
- Engineers at any career level who want to gain skills in working with communities
- Engineers working towards Chartered Engineer (CEng); Incorporated Engineer (IEng) or Engineering Technician (EngTech) qualification (UKSpec E-group competences)
- Engineers who want to increase their research impact through community engagement
For more information or to reserve a place on the next trainings on 11th November 2016 and 17th February 2017, please visit our website and follow the link for the booking page. Discounts are offered for bookings of 3 or more people.
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The School Gate Set
 The School Gate SET is an online community, founded by Engineer and Tomorrow's World presenter, Kate Bellingham, for parents with a background in STEM, who want to contribute their skills and experience in their children's Primary Schools. This term, for example, parents are planning activities for "Tomorrow's Engineers" week.
Thanks to an RAE "Ingenious" grant, we are offering FREE workshops to parent-volunteers who are currently on a career break. As well as training to deliver a specific engineering activity in schools, these parents will receive an evaluation of their strengths and support to resume their careers. If this sounds like you, or another engineer you know, please get in touch with helen@schoolgateset.org.uk
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Heatrae Sadia searching for the next generation of talent
 Heatrae Sadia is searching for the next generation of talent to design an innovative product to a manufacturing standard. This Design Award competition is to celebrate innovative design that encourages efficient energy use and overcomes various design challenges such as space consideration, increasing production costs and lack of industry innovation.
Your goal is to design an innovative and energy efficient solution in the 'Electric Water Heating' product category for the Commercial or Domestic market to overcome the various challenges manufacturers are faced with in the industry.
There will be one overall winner and four runners-up. The runners-up will get a prize package, which includes a 3D printed model of their design, a factory tour with an award certificate, product development presentations and a Q&A session. The overall winner will receive a £10,000 honorarium towards their tuition fees.
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The Female Face of Civil Engineering
 The Female Face of Civil Engineering uses an engaging visual style to show personal profiles of ten women working in a wide range of roles in construction. It aims to encourage more 14-16 year old girls to study STEM subjects and consider a career in engineering. By using role models of real women from varied backgrounds, The Female Face of Civil Engineering directly addresses the misconception by girls, and particularly their families, that engineering careers are "not for them".
The online version is at www.tffoce.net and printed copies are being distributed via STEM organisations and schools from the start of the new academic year. Copies can be requested by email to tffoce@cgl-uk.com.
 The Female Face of Civil Engineering is published as an outreach initiative by CGL, a national ground engineering consultancy where 45% of the workforce are female.
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Could your organisation be the focus of a case study on women in apprenticeships?
Learning and Work Institute is a research organisation that was recently formed by the merger of NIACE (the National Institute for Adult Continuing Education) and CESI (the Centre for Economic and Social Inclusion). We're a charity that is dedicated to promoting lifelong learning, full employment and inclusion.
We've been funded by UKCES (the UK Commission for Employment and Skills) to redesign and update our Employer Toolkit website ( http://www.employer-toolkit.org.uk). The original website focused on helping employers to make apprenticeships accessible for individuals with disabilities, and our current project is aimed at expanding that focus to include gender, ethnicity, age and other under-represented groups. Our goal is to include case studies of employers with good practice in this area, in order to help inspire other employers and provide ideas of how they could improve.
If your organisation has experience of encouraging women to participate in apprenticeships in engineering, and you would be interested in being the focus of a case study, please contact me on corin.egglestone@learningandwork.org.uk or 0116 204 7076
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GirlsGetSET for a career in STEM with GE Aviation Systems
 GirlsGetSET is a GE Aviation Systems scheme designed to inspire girls to innovate and think about a STEM career. We aim to provide students with the opportunity to find out about engineering, from engineers, through event days, projects and careers workshops.
This year over 400 students have taken part in the following events:
- Year 7 - Egg & Spoon Challenge (programing a robotic arm and design a catapult)
- Year 8/9 - Themed days:
- Wearable Technology (experiencing Google glasses and designing wearable tech t-shirts)
- Desert Island (architecture, raft building and cryptography)
- Smart Cities (Arduino programming to create a traffic light control system and learning to script with Minecraft)
- Space (water bottle rockets, Mars Lander and Rover challenges)
- Year 10 - Dragon's Den and Aircraft Project (learning about aerodynamics and flight by building a model plane from balsa wood)
- Year 12 - GE Robot Olympics (Programming a robot to take part in Olympic events)
- Cheltenham Science Festival (Mars Lander Parent/Daughter Workshops)
- Farnborough Air Show (Workshops)
- Birmingham Event Day - over 150 students taking part in an engineering challenge
- Finals Day - over 250 students taking part in projects and activities
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Tomorrow's Engineers Week
 Tomorrow's Engineers Week, 7-11 November, shines a spotlight on engineering careers in a way that young people, and particularly girls, may have never considered before.
The #TEWeek16 team are keen to hear from engineering professionals with a positive message about careers in the industry for case studies, videos, social media etc.
If you and/or your employer are interested in inspiring the next generation during Tomorrow's Engineers Week 2016, please email tew@claremontcomms.com.
We want everyone in engineering to get involved in some way, even if it's a simple tweet of support with #TEWeek16. You can start by following @Tomorrows_Eng on Twitter.
www.tomorrowsengineers.org.uk/TEWeek
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FREE OU Returning to STEM course
This course is to help returners get back to work in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics. The course is intended for anyone who wants to get back into STEM work after having a break, whether to care for family, because of redundancy or for other reasons.
There are case study videos placed throughout the course to show you how other people have navigated their own unconventional careers. Importantly, you will hear about how they have got back to STEM employment after a career break.
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WES Corporates News
WES is delighted that Cirrus Logic has just signed up as a sponsor for International Women in Engineering Day 2017 (INWED17). Along with Engineers Ireland also sponsoring the day, INWED17 is already gathering momentum for the global day on 23rd June 2017.
 We would like to thank all our Corporate and Education Partners for their continuing support of WES.
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WES' activity and attendance at external events September - October
- Attended MentorSET event 15 September
- Attended Arup panel discussion event on gender diversity 19 September
- Benita Mehra spoke at the BEinspired: Stories that push boundaries event 20 September
- Atttended the ladies bridge film on 22 September and Benita Mehra, WES President spoke at this event
- Several WES representatives attended the New Scientist Live event London, 22-25 September
- Kate Mactear spoke at the High Value Manufacturing Network Business Breakfast, Wiltshire Festival of Engineering 28 September
- Attended ENEI STEM conference 28 September
- Attended FemEng (Glasgow Uni WES student group in Rwanda Parliamentary Reception 28 September
- Attended IET Engineering Festival at the IET Savoy Place 6 October
- Attended Royal Airforce Museum event 14-18 October
- New Models in Engineering Higher Education at Warwick University 18 October
- Attending Graduate Engineer Show at Derby Roundhouse 26 October
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Have you read the WES Journal - The Woman Engineer?
Back issues of the WES journal are available here. Become a member and get your own copy delivered to your door.
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With good wishes
the e-News team.
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Diversity Seminar
25/10/2016
A seminar on the business benefits that contractors can realise from having a workforce from a diverse range of backgrounds.
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The Graduate Engineer Show
26/10/2016
Over 50 engineering employers exhibiting as well as talks and interactive simulators.
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Stick Conference 2016
28/10/2016
A conference on the Unsung Heroes of our Industrial and Technological Heritage taking place in Edinburgh. The conference will feature WES member Nina Baker, and will explore Scotland's technological and industrial heritage both contemporary and historic.
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Women in IP Launch Event
02/11/2016
Lively panel discussion and networking opportunities.
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Advanced Engineering 2016
02-03/11/2016
The UK's largest meeting place for advanced engineering professionals takes place at NEC, Birmingham.
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WES Caroline Haslett Lecture
08/11/2016
The Caroline Haslett lecture (formerly Prestige Lecture) takes place at the IET, Savoy Place, London.
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Educated Yorkshire
10/11/2016
Educated Yorkshire 2016 (builds on the success of last year with 3 seminar halls and around 60 exhibition stands.
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WES Student Conference 2016
18 -19/11/2016
The annual WES student conference taking place at Aston University.
The second round of bursary applications for registration is now open. Details on how to apply can be found here.
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Engineering and Aerospace Insight Event
16/02/2017
Are you considering a career in Engineering?
Join us to discover if a career in engineering is right for you.
Learn about the different types of engineering, gain hands on experience and network with industry professionals!
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WES Event Partners
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Lecturer in Electrical Power Engineering
Glasgow Caledonian University
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2017 Graduate Opportunities
Scottish Power, South East England
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Aftermarket Planning Supervisor
Eaton, Titchfield
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Country Sales Director
Eaton, Slough
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Electronic Engineer Technician
UCL, London
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Intervision, Leamington Spa
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Machine Vision Applications Engineer
Intervision, Leamington Spa
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Research Associate in Radiation Physics
UCL, London
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Graduate Electrical / Electronics Engineer
Airbus, Stevenage
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Airbus Flight Physics Graduate
Airbus Filton
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Airbus Graduate Programme
Filton, Bristol and Broughton, Chester
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Airbus Internship
Filton, Bristol and Broughton, Chester
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Airbus Defence and Space Graduate Programme
Portsmouth, Stevenage, Hawthorn, Guildford, Newcastle, Newport
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Graduate Specialist Programme
Bosch. Denham, St Neots, Worcester, York
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Engineering Graduate Development Programme 2017
SSE, various locations
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Future Leaders Programme
BP. Opportunities in the United Kingdom, United States of America, Singapore, Australia, Turkey, China and Germany
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EHS Manager
Eaton. Sutton in Ashfield, Nottinghamshire
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Operations Manager
Eaton. Sutton in Ashfield, Nottinghamshire
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Manufacturing Manager
Eaton. Havant
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Vision System Engineer
Altera, High Wycombe
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SPARXX
You can find the latest news from Sparxx and sign up to receive the regularly newsletter here.
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