Institution News
YOUR INSTITUTION NEEDS
The IED is run by a small permanent staff, but the majority of
our activities are carried out by volunteers. Active Members
give their time to help with a range of activities, including:
assessment of applications, accreditation of courses,
compiling the content of the journal, and guiding the
development and future role of the Institution. We are
currently looking for enthusiastic members of all ages and
levels of experience who are able to contribute some time
If you are interested in fi nding out more, we would love to hear from you –
email us at ied@ied.org.uk and we’ll get in touch for a chat.
Election of Council
Notice is given of an election to fi ll vacancies on the
Institution’s Council, in accordance with By-law 43,
to take effect from the AGM to be held on Saturday,
6 July 2019.
The number of vacancies to be fi lled is seven. Council
nominate the following to fi ll these vacancies: Mr D
Farrell, EurIng S P Vaitkevicius and Mr R Yuen.
The non-retiring ordinary members of Council will be:
Mr S J Benfi eld, EurIng Dr L M Buck, Dr T M B Humphries-
Smith, A T A Keegan, Dr P J Sewell, Mr I Treacy, Dr G A
L Tizzard, Dr B Watson and Dr K Winning. The Chair of
Council will be EurIng C Ledsome and the Vice Chairs will
be: Mr P K R Bateman, Mr D T H Castle and Mr N Phelps.
Honorary Treasurer will be Mr A T A Keegan.
Any three corporate members may nominate any other
corporate member for election to Council by delivering
such nomination in writing to the Secretary, together with
the written consent of such person to accept offi ce if
elected. Nominations must be received by Tuesday,
23 April 2019.
(possibly only a couple of hours a month) to support the IED
by joining a Committee, Working Group, Panel or Council.
Volunteering is great for your personal and professional
development, counts towards CPD and gives you a fuzzy
feeling inside! You get to work with your fellow members
and staff, share your expertise, make new friends and add
to your skillset. All travel expenses are paid and you decide
how much time you can give.
Obituary – Colin Allen FIED
It is with great sadness that we report the death of Colin
Allen, Past President of the Institution.
Colin joined the IED as an Associate Member in 1966.
His career had started with an indentured apprenticeship
at Brush Electrical Company on marine diesel engines. He
served with the Royal Artillery and joined English Electric at
Luton in 1954, entering the drawing offi ce there in 1956
and becoming Chief Draughtsman by 1970 and Drawing Offi ce Manager in 1972.
Colin was an early adopter and innovator in using Computer Aided Design. His
fi rst experience was introducing a CAD system to his company in 1965 – he gave
the members of the IED Council a tour of the facility in 1979 and continued with his
enthusiasm by chairing a CAD conference for the IED four years later.
He joined the Council of the IED in 1970, becoming President in 1981 and
serving in the post for three years. During this time, he wrote articles for the journal,
interviewed potential members and also chaired the Finance Committee within the
Institution and represented the IED on the Engineers’ Registration Board (the
precursor of the current Engineering Council). Colin was made a Fellow of the
Institution in 1986 and received the Founders’ Award in 1987, in recognition of
his contributions to the IED.
Colin is fondly remembered by those with whom he worked on the IED
Council and his support during almost 50 years of active involvement is greatly
appreciated. Our thoughts are with his family at this diffi cult time.
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