Type: Workshop
Title: Professional Development Networking Workshop 2017
Date: 14th September 2017
The workshop was a joint event held with IEEE Young Professionals, the University of Manchester, and the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET).
WORKSHOP DETAILS:
The workshop aimed to provide attendees with tools to enable better self-assessment of personality traits, gaps in desired competences and potential ways of abridging deficiencies whilst maximising proven strengthens.
Outline Event Programme
Session 1 – Presentations:
Talk 1: Introduction to personality type dynamics and competency frameworks
Presented by Lois Zhang, Postgraduate Student, The UoM and Trevor David, PhD Researcher, The UoM
Talk 2: Personal Branding and Marketing / Professional Networking
Presented by: Alys Kay, Academic Services, Faulty of Science and Engineering, the UoM
Talk 3: Value of Professional Registration and Continued Professional Development (CPD)
Presented by: Dick Bacon, IET
Session 2- Open panel discussion:
Panelists:
Pathways to industry: Norman McLeod, Parsons Brinckerhoff
Pathways to academia: Qiang Liu, School of Electrical & Electronic Engineering, the UoM
Becoming an entrepreneur: Veronica Sanchez-Romaguera, Manchester Enterprise Centre
Knowledge Transfer between Industry and Academic: Vidyadhar Peesapati, School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, the UoM
Professional registration: Dick Bacon, IET
Membership in professional institution: Iván Castro León, IEEE PES UK&RI