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IET HONORARY FELLOWSHIP AWARDED

22 January,2010

One of the Institution of Engineering and Technology's (IET) top honours, the Honorary Fellowship has been awarded to Mme Deng Nan. Honorary Fellowship is given to persons distinguished by their work in any engineering discipline or whom the IET desires to honour for services rendered.
Mme Deng Nan"s election as an Honorary Fellow is in recognition of her leadership and outstanding contribution to engineering.
Mme Deng is currently Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Secretary of the China Association for Science and Technology (CAST), the largest national non-government organisation for science and technological workers in China. The IET and CAST share a similar vision and mission, and Mme Deng has played a leading role in developing and maintaining the relationship between the two bodies.
On receiving the fellowship Mme Deng said: "It's my great honour to receive the Honorary Fellowship of IET. CAST would like to further strengthen the ties between the engineering communities in China and the UK by working together with IET. ”