Forthcoming events
Events for 2025-2026.
Members and visitors are welcome at all meetings.
Meetings are held either online via Microsoft Teams, or as physical meetings. The choice will be shown here when details are available. In either case they will commence at 7:00 pm.
Wednesday 24th September 2025, at 7:00pm:-
A technical and operational overview of Airlander, by Head of Airworthiness, Andrew Barber.
(Microsoft Teams Presentation).
Overview of presentation:
Get a technical and operational overview of Airlander, an ultra-low emissions hybrid aircraft, from Hybrid Air Vehicles’ Head of Airworthiness. This talk will cover Airlander’s design, engineering, and unique operational capabilities in sustainable aviation.
Airlander 10 in Desert
Speaker bio:
Born in Yorkshire in 1965, Andrew grew up an aviation obsessive. With sponsorship from Rolls Royce (jet engines, Derby), Andrew gained an Aeronautics-Astronautics degree at Southampton University. After two post-graduation years at Rolls Royce, Andrew went to Lotus Engineering then spent twelve years in the car industry, culminating in his own sports car manufacturer. In 2004, Andrew returned to aviation. Since then, Andrew has worked for seven aviation companies including, since 2015 HAV. For fun, Andrew has flown gliders and more recently, small aeroplanes. Andrew takes great pleasure in a career of being well paid to play with large toys!
Further details of our 2025-2026 programme of meetings will be shown here when available.
Previous events
Below is a summary of the events held in 2024-2025.
Videos, where they are available, may be viewed from the 'Past Events' page.
If you need any additional information please contact Tom Purcell by email or 07306 757000.
Wednesday 25th September 2024, at 7:00pm:-
How to build a (useful) Quantum Computer, by Artem Shesterikov, The National Physical Laboratory.
(Microsoft Teams Presentation).
The video for this event can now be found in the Anglia 'Past Events' section.
Wednesday 13th November 2024 at 7:00pm :-
Artificial Intelligence - what is it in reality, and should we be worried about it? By Dr. Graeme Philp.
In person event. Venue: Eaton Electric Ltd, Great Marlings, Luton LU2 8DL.
The video for this event can now be found in the Anglia 'Past Events' section.
Wednesday 29th January 2025 at 7:00pm :-
Lord Kelvin – life and achievements, by Professor Graham Machin FREng, BSc (Hons), DPhil, DSc, HonFInstMC, FInstP, FIPEM, CPhys, CEng.
Senior NPL Fellow in Temperature Measurement.
(MS Teams presentation).
The video for this event can now be found in the Anglia 'Past Events' section.
Wednesday 26th February 2025, at 7:00pm:-
Quantum-enabled Network Radar: Fact or Fiction?
by Dr Mohammed Jahangir, University of Birmingham.
This was held as a joint meeting with the Institute of Physics, London and South East.
for more information please check:
Wednesday 26th March 2025, at 7:00pm:-
The Origins of Modern Human Behaviour, by Mark Thomas, Professor of Evolutionary Genetics, UCL.
(Venue: Eaton Electric Ltd, Great Marlings, Luton LU2 8DL).
The video for this event can now be found in the Anglia 'Past Events' section.
Wednesday 30th April 2025:-
The de Havilland Aircraft Company - Hertfordshire's Contribution to Aviation History
SPEAKER: Alistair Hodgson, Volunteer at the de Havilland Museum.
(MS Teams presentation).
SYNOPSIS:
Alistair will look at the company and its achievements through the lifetime of its founder, Geoffrey de Havilland. Along the way we take a closer look at some of the company's most significant designs such as the Tiger Moth, Mosquito and Comet. Alistair will also discuss the activities at Hatfield in the later days of Hawker Siddeley and British Aerospace, and look at how the company's history is being commemorated in the local community on the factory site at Hatfield today.
Copyright © BAE Systems Ltd.
BIOGRAPHY:
Alistair is an engineer by profession and worked in the energy and rail transport sectors for most of his career. A fascination with old aeroplanes led him to become a volunteer at the de Havilland Aircraft Museum in 2006, which in turn led to his becoming the Museum's first full-time Curator in 2017. Now retired, Alistair still works as a Volunteer at the DH Museum restoring a Sea Venom naval fighter.
AGM
The talk will be preceded by a brief InstMC Anglia Section AGM, starting at 7:00pm.
(MS Teams presentation).
Further details of our 2024-2025 programme of meetings will be shown here when available.
Please refer to 'Past Events' for presentations from previous year's programmes.