BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:25@itiscotland.org.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London;VALUE=DATE:20220528 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London;VALUE=DATE:20220529 DTSTAMP:20220125T170859Z URL:https://itiscotland.org.uk/events/summer-workshop-2022-shetland-renewa ble-energy/ SUMMARY:SUMMER WORKSHOP 2022 | SHETLAND - RENEWABLE ENERGY DESCRIPTION:Introduction\n[caption id="attachment_5021" align="alignleft" w idth="300"] Muckle Flugga\, Shetland: The most northerly point of the Brit ish Isles[/caption]\n\nOur summer workshop on Shetland at the end of May 2 022 is all about renewable energy and the environment. The programme is in two parts before and after lunch on Saturday 28 May. In the morning\, two excellent and very knowledgeable speakers with experience in translating and working in renewable energy will share their expertise and experience with you. After lunch we will have a translation workshop on renewables an d the environment in Shetland\, followed by a talk by an expert on peatlan d restoration.\n\nRead on for more information\, or download the booking f orm to book now!\n\nSpeakers\n\n\nTom Wills is an engineer and language en thusiast who has been working in wave and tidal energy for 15 years. After studying mechanical engineering with an Erasmus year in Bordeaux\, Tom wo rked at the European Marine Energy Centre in Orkney\, before completing an Erasmus Mundus MSc in Marine Engineering at the Norwegian University of S cience and Technology in Trondheim. He has lived and worked in Chile and I ndonesia\, speaks fluent French and Spanish and has made a start on a few other languages. Tom is the author of a chapter on tidal energy in the Enc yclopaedia of Marine and Offshore Engineering and now works for Nova Innov ation on the Shetland Tidal Array.\n\n\n\nSue White is a Chartered Environ mentalist (CEnv) and full member of the Chartered Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management (CIEEM). Her background is in ecology\, archaeol ogy and as a Farm Conservation Adviser. She currently works as the Peatlan d Restoration Project Officer in Shetland\, promoting the importance of pe atlands for carbon storage\, water quality and biodiversity and developing and implementing peatland restoration projects throughout Shetland. Her w ork is funded by the Scottish government through SNH “Peatland Action” .\n\n\n\nBirgit Wagner is a freelance technical translator specialising in patents who has been based in Shetland for the past 20+ years and an MITI and ScotNet member for nearly as long. She has a degree in Engineering Me chanics from the Technical University of Darmstadt in Germany and has work ed in materials testing and air filter development and testing in Switzerl and. With renewables being a hot topic in Shetland and through translating numerous patents for new developments\, Birgit has developed a keen inter est in the field.\nProgramme\nSaturday AM: Renewable energy\nOur morning s peakers have experience in translating and working in renewable energy.\nB irgit Wagner: Renewable Energy – an Overview\nBirgit’s talk will give an overview of the different technologies\, benefits and challenges associ ated with the utilisation of energy from renewable sources\, including pow er generation\, storage and transport. She will introduce some basic princ iples and definitions with the aim of enabling those with a non-technical background to gain a better understanding of technical texts relating to t his topic.\nTom Wills: Marine Renewables\nTom’s talk will provide an ove rview of marine renewables and the pitfalls associated with translating in dustry texts\, most of which he has personally encountered. He will outlin e the nature and distribution of marine energy resources\, before examinin g the different technologies and the range of services that are required t o support such projects. Tom will also touch on the potential of marine re newables to help tackle climate change and the political changes needed fo r the industry to realise its potential.\nSaturday PM: Shetland’s Enviro nment\nTranslation Workshop\nAfter lunch delegates will work in language g roups on a short text relating to renewables and the environment in Shetla nd. Texts will be distributed in advance to give delegates the option of r esearching any unfamiliar terminology. Groups will ideally be made up of t hree translators with the same language combination. Please fill in your l anguage pair(s) in the registration form.\nSue White: Restoring Peatlands in Shetland – our contribution to mitigating climate change\nSue’s tal k will be all about peatlands\, or blanket bogs\, how they were formed\, t heir importance and value\, not only for the wildlife they support\, but a lso for carbon storage\, regulating water flow and purifying water. She wi ll talk about what happens when peatland is damaged\, drying out and erodi ng\, what measures can be taken to restore it and specifically about the r estoration work undertaken here in Shetland.\nSocial programme\nThe worksh op is part of ScotNet’s annual summer meeting and all attendees – plus their families and friends – are warmly invited to the social events on the Friday and Saturday evenings and on Sunday. Please fill in your choic e of social activities in the registration form and pay any additional cos ts as detailed there.\nFriday evening\nOn Friday evening there will be an informal dinner at The Great Wall Chinese Restaurant\, Lerwick. This event will be a banquet-style meal with several options to choose from at £25 per head. Menus will be available nearer the time. Please tick the relevan t box on your reply form\, so that we can give the restaurant numbers.\nSa turday Dinner and Ceilidh\nOn Saturday evening at 7.00 pm\, we will meet a gain in the Sound Hall with spouses\, partners\, families and friends to e njoy a 3-course dinner with locally sourced ingredients\, followed by a ce ilidh with the Alan Nicolson Dance Band.\n\nMenus will be made available n earer the time.\nSunday Coach Excursion: The Shetland's South Mainland: al l-inclusive cost approx. £35 pp\nOn Sunday we will have an all-day coach excursion to Shetland's South Mainland\, visiting Sumburgh Head with its l ighthouse\, visitor centre and seabirds\; Jarlshof Prehistoric and Norse s ettlement\; and St. Ninian’s Isle\, an island linked to the mainland by a beach known as a tombolo.\n\nWe are booked for lunch at the Sumburgh Hot el. In the event of bad weather\, the walk in the afternoon will be replac ed with a wet weather option.\n\nAnyone with an afternoon flight out of Su mburgh can leave the excursion at lunchtime as the airport is very close t o the Sumburgh Hotel.\n\nPlease note: Exact timings of sessions may be alt ered slightly and/or the order changed.\nLocation and venue\nThe workshop will take place in the Islesburgh Community Centre\, King Harald Street\, Lerwick: The workshop will be held in Room 16 and catering through the day will be provided in the same space.\n\nOur dinner and ceilidh will be hel d in the Sound Hall\, Upper Sound\, Lerwick.\nCost\n\n\n\nMembership statu s \nWorkshop only* \nWorkshop\, dinner and ceilidh \nDinner/ceilidh only \ n\n\nScotNet members:\n£50\n£80\n£30\n\n\nITI (but not ScotNet) members :\n£70\n£100\n£30\n\n\nNon-members:\n£90\n£120\n£30\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFri day evening meal\n£25.00 plus drinks\n\n\nSunday excursion\nPrice depende nt on numbers and which visitor centres are open under Covid legislation. Estimated price inclusive of coach\, lunch\, and entrance to Sumburgh Head Visitor Centre and Jarlshof: £35\n\n\n\n\nBook your place\nPlease fill i n the separate reservation document and make your payment as indicated. If you have already paid a £40 deposit\, please remember to deduct this fro m your payment.\n\n[caption id="attachment_5022" align="alignright" width= "300"] You don’t have to be a puffin to visit Shetland…Translators are welcome too[/caption]\nTravel and accommodation\nIt is recommended to boo k flights as soon as these become available to take advantage of the best prices. Ferry travel can be booked later\, but if you want a berth for the overnight voyage\, then it is best to reserve this early. One note of cau tion from Birgit is that flights can be delayed or cancelled due to fog an d it is worth factoring in an extra day at the start\, rather than plannin g to arrive at the last minute. After pre-registering\, information on tra vel arrangements will be circulated. Those who received a ferry discount c ode last time should use the same code again as these do not expire. Birgi t's travel notes can also be found here.\n\nAs mentioned previously\, acco mmodation in Shetland is busy in the summer (though we have carefully avoi ded all the regular events which take place)\, so do book this as soon as you can.\nCall Notice\nAs ever\, this Call Notice is also available as a P DF document. 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