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If you have not yet done so, please renew your IRSE membership subscription 2017-18 in accordance with the invoice you have received.  

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Convention 2017: USA

25 – 29 September, Dallas/Fort Worth

There are still places available on our 2017 Convention, but we will close for bookings at the end of August.  So if you have not yet booked, you have one month to do so. Details of the Convention (including the programme), how to book your place and your hotel reservation are all available via the link below.  Rates are also available for delegates’ partners / guests.

For all the information and forms for the Convention, click here.

IRSE China Section: Technical Workshop

Xi’an, China, 24 October

With the kind support and sponsorship of the 7th IEEE International Symposium of Microwave, Antenna, Propagation, and EMC Technologies (MAPE 2017), the IRSE China Section will be holding a technical workshop in terms of rail signalling and telecommunication technologies at Xi’an, Shaanxi Province on 24th October.  This technical workshop is free to IRSE members and non-members, but places at this event are EXTREMELY limited – early registration is strong recommended. To confirm your attendance, please register your intention (including your name, institution, contact) to join us by emailing: irse_china@yeah.net. For more details, click here.

ASPECT 2017

28-29 November, Singapore

Our 9^th ASPECT Conference will take place in Singapore in November.  The event will feature around 40 high quality technical papers selected from many more that were submitted.  They address the broad themes of the Conference, which also features a suppliers’ exhibition, optional additional days for Younger Members (27 Nov), technical visits (30 Nov) and an Australasian and Singapore Sections Seminar (1 Dec).  The event is being supported by the Institution of Engineers Singapore (IES).

More information is available on the IRSE website – click here.  To view the Programme, click here, and click here to make a booking.

CBTC Seminar – Call for Papers

30 November / 1 December

On 30^th November we are holding our second CBTC Seminar in Toronto (followed by a one day technical visit on 1^st December).  Make a note in your diary!   We are now seeking papers for the event, and in summary we are looking for papers addressing the following topics:

1.         Project descriptions and updates, including specifically Canadian CBTC projects currently being implemented or planned;

2.         The application of CBTC on LRT and commuter rail transit systems;

3.         Lessons learned in implementing CBTC in a brownfield environment;

4.         CBTC revenue service operating and maintenance experience;

5.         Papers looking to the future; what are the user business needs?  What research and development is currently underway on new/improved technologies to further improve operating performance while reducing life cycle costs?"

Click here to see the full Call for Papers.

Statement of Ethical Principles

It is a requirement of the IRSE that all its members behave responsibly and ethically, and we explain this in our Code of Professional Conduct (see the “About” page of the IRSE website).  The UK’s Royal Academy of Engineering and Engineering Council have recently produced a revised “Statement of Ethical Principles” to reflect changing expectations of engineers in today’s world.  You can view the Statement at http://www.engc.org.uk/professional-ethics.  We will be incorporating these obligations into the IRSE’s Code of Professional Conduct in the next few months.

The following items will be of interest principally to members in Europe (including UK):

Minor Railways Section: Level Crossing Technical Workshop

9-10 September 2017, Derby

With the kind support and sponsorship by Señalización Ltd, Signet Solutions and Green Dragon Rail, the Minor Railways Section will be holding a technical workshop at Signet Solutions Ltd in Derby, on the above dates.  This workshop follows on from the previous successful workshops on Signalling held by the Section in previous years. The workshop is open to, and aimed at, individuals involved with and responsible for level crossings on minor railways.  For more information, click here.

North Eastern Railway Engineers Forum (UK) : Annual Seminar

19 September 2017, York

The UK North Eastern Railway Engineers Forum is holding its annual event on 19^th September in York, this year on the subject of “New Railway Technologies in the North”. There is no need to book but pre-registration by email to ivmi@cowi.com is advisable.

For more information, click here.

Systems Engineering Seminar: Call for papers and presenters

April 2018

Following our highly successful joint seminar with INCOSE/IRSE last year on Systems Engineering for Signalling, we are delighted to be holding the event again in April 2018, at the University of Birmingham (UK).

This time we are planning to concentrate on one aspect of Systems Engineering and explore its impact on the wider railway industry, not just signalling. The subject we have chosen for the seminar is the application of Requirements Management to railway projects and we are seeking papers and presentations on this subject.

If you are interested in presenting a paper at this Seminar or would like more information about the event, please contact Karl King (karl.king@wspgroup.com).

S&T Technician of the Year Award 2017

The Signal & Telecommunications Technician of the Year Award was conceived by the Minor Railways Section to increase the awareness of the contribution that volunteer railway S&T designers, installers and maintainers make to the safe and efficient operation of Minor Railways. This year the award criteria has been widened to permit nominations for employed Minor Railways S&T Technicians as well as volunteers. All entries will be judged by an independent panel of acknowledged S &T professionals and the award will be presented at the Section’s Technical Conference at the Severn Valley Railway in November.

The award is open to candidates over the age of 16 and entry is free. Railway Administrations are invited to nominate individuals by means of a short statement clearly demonstrating the reason for the nomination against a list of criteria. For more information, click here.