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			Past IED events: June – December 2007 Title: The Successful Story of James Dyson Venue: Faculty of Engineering Date: 6th June 2007 Time: 16.00hrs This presentation will give an overview of one of the most successful stories in design history. With the invention of the vacuum cleaner, James Dyson became a worldwide renowned designer. If you want to appreciate where a good design can lead, you should not miss this presentation. For further information please visit http://www.dyson.co.uk ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Title: Most Innovative Mechanical Engineering Project Competition Venue: Faculty of Engineering Date: 4th - 7th July 2007 Time: 17.30 – 19.30 hrs For the fourth consecutive year, the Malta Branch of IED will hold a competition for the most innovative Mechanical Engineering Final Year Project at the University of Malta. Members of council will judge the projects presented during the faculty exhibition. Each student interested in participating will be asked to give a 10mins presentation of the work carried out. Click here for further details on the criteria related to this award. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Title: DESIGN FOR INDUSTRY Venue: Faculty of Engineering, University of Malta Date: 16^th October 2007 Time: 16.30hrs Two foreign lecturers, Prof. Ing. Peer Leibl, from the Munich University of Applied Sciences, Germany and Prof. Dr. Ing. Claus Thorp Hansen, from the Technical University of Denmark, Denmark, delivered a presentation on Development of products for manufacturing in high cost countries and Industrial Competitiveness through conceptual thinking respectively. The seminar was well attended with audience both from academia and industry. Further details may be found here. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Title: LASER BEAM TECHNIQUES IN MICRO - AND NANO -FABRICATION Venue: Faculty of Engineering, University of Malta Date: 11^th December 2007 Time: 16.30hrs Dr. Elias Chatzitheodoridis from the National Technical University of Athens, Greece delivered a public lecture on laser beam techniques in micro and nano fabrication. Further details may be found here. . -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------