hi McAero,
No I haven't had involvement there, about 3 or 4 years ago the RAeS sent round a circular to members who were registered C Eng requesting people to volunteer to be Technical assessors, this involved training at Hamilton Place by the RAeS and the Engineering Council, this dealt with the changes to the methods of registration and standards required, and instructions for assessors, my role has been purely technical, and I have no experience of the Review assessment process that was described by Blacksheep, or any of the other many activities carried out by the RAeS.
The theme of this thread is the standing in society of Engineers, although those of us that work in aviation have varied qualifications, HNC, Degrees, AMEL etc, the RAeS does provide a means of registering with the Engineering Council in a grade that is perhaps more commonly recognised by general society than our own specific qualifications.
As mentioned earlier, what is important is how we see ourselves and do our jobs, if the public don't understand what an AMEL is, well does it really matter?
If a car salesman takes a PPL in his spare time, he is quite entitled to stroll around descibing himself as a pilot, we know this isn't quite the same as 10,000 hour 747 Captain, all a matter perception by the public really.
Best regards,
om15