Wednesday 14 February 2024

The highlight of the Cork Region of Engineers Ireland’s calendar, their annual dinner takes place this Friday, February 16, in the Maryborough hotel. A 'cadre' is the collective noun for a group of engineers and the dinner offers them an excellent opportunity to network with other engineers from different organisations and, of course, to socialise with colleagues.

The Cork Region of Engineers Ireland has had an eventful and engaging year, with 23 events and nearly 1,400 attendees. The year has seen the continued return to in-person attendees at hybrid events with 800 attendees joining 'in the room', which shows that the desire for networking is strong.

There have been seven webinars recorded by the region with more than 1,100 views on the Engineers Ireland YouTube channel.

The Cork region will continue to host a variety of events in the coming weeks. The family fun day for Engineer’s Week will take place on Sunday, March 3, from 12pm to 4pm at Old Cork Waterworks Experience.

Admission is free and children and adults can enjoy a series of stands and activities to help discover more about the many different types of engineering.

Activities include programming VEX robots, LEGO construction challenges, snap circuits, engineering trails, make & do, and lots more with all activities staffed by volunteers from Engineers Ireland Cork Branch. No booking required, just drop in.

There will also be a lecture on the overview of the recently completed Dunkettle interchange, taking place on March 12. The site team will be discussing the challenges overcome to successfully complete the upgrade of this strategically important piece of transport infrastructure.

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