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ever EngTech of the Year Award to Lecture on the power of education, Awards brought together the shining
Gas Safe Register’s David Tomkin. research and innovation. This year, stars of our industry for an afternoon
These schemes will open for Dame Judith Hackitt is sure to draw in of glamour and accolades. Recognising
applications again in March. the crowds with her lecture entitled the best our industry has to offer, this
‘Taking the blinkers off’, which follows year’s event will return to London’s
BIG CHANGES IN LITTLE her critical research in the wake of the Hilton Park Lane in May. Expect to see
KEGWORTH Grenfell tragedy. around 600 industry professionals at
In May, Steve Edwards took over as Sam Jones had a flair for the dramatic the event who’ll come together to
President from Sheila Lauchlan. At this at our Young Persons Paper reward the hard work and dedication
year’s AGM, Steve, Director of Competition final, nabbing the top prize of the gas world’s stellar people,
Regulation and Commercial at Wales & of a trip to Abu Dhabi with his products and projects. Don’t forget –
West Utilities, will pass the flame to showstopping presentation. Can you there’s still time to get your
Antony Green, Head of Engineering and top his efforts? If you’re aged 18-35 and nominations in, just visit our website
Asset Management at National Grid. working in or alongside the gas industry, for more details.
In the summer, IGEM welcomed its get applying now to be in with a chance Welshman Steve Edwards brought
new CEO Neil Atkinson. A Chartered to win the prize of a lifetime. two events to his hometown of
Chemical Engineer, Neil has extensive We combined our Gas Utilisation and Cardiff during his Presidency.
experience within the professional Annual Conference in 2018, but this Regional Influences on the Energy
engineering institution sector. Prior to year we’re splitting them up again. Gas Networks, part of our Road to 2050
joining IGEM, Neil was Executive Utilisation: Blueprint for the Future is series, explored how regional
Director at IChemE, responsible for up first, our fifth conference dedicated administrations have sought to
membership, qualifications and to those working in the utilisation implement a move to a whole
international development. sector. This event will look at managing systems approach to energy. This was
And, for the first time ever, IGEM risk, achieving and maintaining followed by the Summer Ball which
House played host to a delegation of competence and the challenges arising took place in stunning Cardiff Castle.
Far East District Section members from the UK’s transition to a low carbon This year, Digitalising the Energy
with a little help from some of our UK energy sector. Networks will focus on the
Industrial Affiliates. We rounded off 2018 with Carbon technologies making the low carbon
Monoxide: Research to Recovery, transition possible and our Summer
AN EVENTFUL 12 MONTHS examining current research trends in CO Ball will descend on historic Warwick
In 2018, Professor Dame Ann poisoning and what actions we can take Castle. We’ll be readying the
Dowling, President of the Royal to prevent 40 deaths annually caused roundest of tables for our knights
Academy of Engineering, delivered our by this silent killer. and ladies as they celebrate long into
seminal Sir Denis Rooke Memorial As always, the Gas Industry the night. ■

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