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Where does EMESP work?
EMESP spreads its important message throughout the six counties of the East Midlands Region.

Why is engineering & technology important in the East Midlands?
Engineers and Scientists create wealth and jobs, with about 50% of the nation’s GDP dependent on engineering, and even more in the East Midlands with its above average proportion of manufacturing. Professional engineers, scientists and technologists are at the leading edge of diverse industries such as manufacturing, media, telecommunications, pharmaceuticals, medicine and healthcare, aerospace, computers, construction, energy, transport, textiles and agro-industry.

Who does EMESP deal with?
EMESP represents the engineering and science professions in the East Midlands Region to the regional development agency (emda), Regional Assembly, Government Office of the East Midlands, local authorities, the public, the media, and potential members of the profession including young people and others in education. It provides a focus for collaboration and partnership between all those involved in engineering and science in the East Midlands Region, including representative bodies for employers and managers in manufacturing and service industries. It is an important objective that EMESP provides a single authoritative point of contact for enquiries from other groups or requests for nominations for involvement in them. In short, it is “a voice for the engineering and science professions in the East Midlands.”

How is EMESP governed?
EMESP is overseen by a Regional Committee, on which all constituent institutions are represented, with day-to-day management in the hands of a voluntary Executive Committee. The activities of the EMESP are largely carried out through projects with partners and co-sponsors. Finance for each project is contributed by those involved, with a small annual capitation fee from the regional branches of the professional institutions.

What practical work does EMESP do?
Among very successful public projects for which EMESP is responsible is the Annual Joint Institutions Prestige Lecture held every year, with sell-out audiences of over 700. To recognise innovative research projects and stimulate commercial awareness in research the EMESP sponsors the East Midlands Master’s Prize competition jointly with emda and the leading universities in the region. In addition to the range of inter-institutional and media work, EMESP provides at regional level professional contributions, for example, to Task Groups of the Regional Assembly, while at national level EMESP is a member of the Associate Parliamentary Engineering Group.

How can I support EMESP?
If you are a parent or work with young people, encourage them to be aware of the wide scope that engineering, science & technology offers for a career full of excitement, reward and fun. If you are already a professional engineer, encourage your institution to work with your professional colleagues in the region to the greater benefit of all. In addition there are always specific roles for activists within EMESP. If you work in local or regional government or academia and need a regional professional engineering input, please contact us. If you are an industrialist or businessman, encourage your professional engineering & technology managers and staff to get involved in institutional and EMESP work to gain networking and career development benefits.

EMESP is here to promote engineering, science & technology, to raise its profile and thereby encourage economic innovation and development in our East Midlands region, and thus the prosperity of all who work in the profession.