Engineers Without Borders UK Professional Network Bulletin
27 February 2008 - Upcoming events and info

- INTERNATIOANL DEVELOPMENT COURSE – Cardiff 1^st March 2008 - Poster

- EWB-UK TRAINING COURSES March – April 2008 – Apply now online - link

- CAMBRIDGE HUMANITARIAN CENTRE RECRODINGS – Now available online - link

Hello Professional Network,

Very short notice I know, but if anyone is in the Cardiff area this coming weekend, there’s a great course being run by EWB-Cardiff. In addition to this, there are quite a few good looking EWB-UK courses being held around the country in the coming months. Finally, check out some recordings from talks and lectures given at the Humanitarian Centre in Cambridge

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Cambridge Humanitarian Centre Recordings
Now available online - link

HC recordings and presentations now available as audio-online or podcasts include:

The Millennium Development Goals and the state of the World's Children
(Alan Court, UNICEF)

The Challenges of Maintaining Relevance and Accountability in Aid Work
(Matthias Schmale, British Red Cross)

Beyond Water Welfare
(Professor Richard Carter, Cranfield University)

Capitalism and Freedom
(Professor Peter Nolan, Judge Business School)

http://mediaplayer.group.cam.ac.uk/humcentre

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 UPCOMING EWB-UK TRAINING EVENTS
March-April 2008 - www.ewb-uk.org/programmes/training/upcomingcourses

SHELTER WEEKEND
Cambridge, Saturday 8^th- Sunday 9^th March

Interested in disaster relief and development? Want to spend a weekend learning about shelter from experts in the field? This course aims to provide an introduction to shelter, from international planning through to project implementation and the associated practical technical skills. With a mix of theory and hands-on workshops covering shelter in emergencies, the transition from relief to development, and reconstruction and mitigation, this course will educate and inspire. The course is open to students of all disciplines - you don't have to be an engineer!

FIELD COMMUNICATIONS
Cambridge, Saturday 8^th March

Run by Aptivate, leaders in IT services for international development, Field Communications will take an in-depth look at communications methods suitable for remote locations with little infrastructure. Radio, GSM, satellite and power will be examined through a combination of theory and hands-on practical exercises. PSTN, PABX, VHF, VSAT, GPRS, EDGE, DVB, Morse code, encryption, roaming, Globalstar, Iriduim, solar power, and much, much more will be covered.

ADVANCED WIND WEEKEND
Preston Montford, Shrewsbury
19:00 Friday 4th April - 16:00 Sunday 6th April

Join EWB-UK and V3 for an exciting and educational weekend of wind turbines. Learn about the theory of wind energy and its application in a development context, try your hand at constructing parts of a wind turbine and even have a go at putting it all together and installing it.

TRI-DISCIPLINARY COURSE

Preston Montford, Shrewsbury
19:00 14th March - 16:30 17th March

The Tri-Disciplinary Course will provide an introduction to elements of Water and Sanitation, Shelter and Infrastructure and Alternative Energy. This three day residential course will cover theory and practice in all three areas. A fantastic opportunity to meet some of the experts from the field and to learn about fuel efficient stoves, road infrastructure in rural Africa, solar water heaters and much more.

Applications are now open for all courses. For further information or to apply, please go to:

www.ewb-uk.org/programmes/training/upcomingcourses

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 INTERNATIOANL DEVELOPMENT COURSE
Cardiff University - 1^st March 2008 - www.cardiffidc.co.uk

Interested in working abroad?
Want to expand your knowledge of the crucial issues that face those in the developing world..?

 Come join us, on Saturday 1st March 2008 for the International Development Course. Held from 9.30am-6pm, @ the Cardiff School of Engineering.

The course is a one day event hosted by Engineers without Borders, People and Planet; and Kenyan Orphan Project and is sponsored by from Wales for Africa Fund. Speakers include Registered Engineers for Disaster Relief, World Development Movement, Mothers for Africa, Ethiopian Link Charity to name a but few...and plan to cover a multitude of disciplines: social, health, economic, environmental and engineering. The day will end with a brief debate from a few key speakers in each field allowing an opportunity to ask questions from people with first hand experience in helping remedy these issues.

 Tickets are £6 inc lunch and are available NOW from the Cardiff Box Office and online (plus 50p booking fee). For more information please see attached posters or visit

www.cardiffidc.co.uk

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Robert Malies
EWB-UK Professional Network National Coordinator

Engineers Without Borders UK
The Humanitarian Centre, Fenner's Gresham Road, Cambridge, CB1 2ES, UK www.ewb-uk.org
Email: professional_network@ewb-uk.org

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