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NMS Strategy Consultation Document
Please visit the following website, for consultation on the NMO Strategy for the NMS 2010 - 2014: www.nmo.dius.gov.uk/nmsconsultation
The Consultation Document is available as a pdf download www.nmo.dius.gov.uk/
 
Presentations made at the BMTA Workshop held at UKAS, Feltham on 12 November 2009, available to BMTA Members via the Members' Area
Presentations made at the BMTA Asbestos Legislation Seminar, held on 30 March 2010 are available to BMTA Members via the Members' Area Members' Area
 
Latest Newsletter available to BMTA members via the Members' Area
Latest Annual Report presented at the AGM
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Events

The following list is produced by BMTA as a Guide to its Members of known meetings and seminars that it considers may be of interest. It offers a very broad spectrum of interdisciplinary aspects of measurement and testing and is deliberately chosen to cover the wide range of members' interests. Costs of events are indicated where known.

 
Date Venue Organisers Contact
21 Sept 2010 Cranfield University, Cranfield CEMMNT George Guildford George.Guildford@cemmnt.co.uk
Title: Nanotechnology Innovations for High Performance Motorsport

Notes: With 30% of sales revenue being spent on innovation within the motorsport industry and a list of potential applications for nano scale techniques and products within the motorsport sector continuing to grow, this exclusive event, hosted by CEMMNT, will explore the challenges and benefits of applying the innovations in nanotechnology to this highly competitive and highly innovative sector.

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Cost: Free
 
Date Venue Organisers Contact
22 Sept 2010 NPL, Teddington SWIG Linda Smith
SWIG Programme Manager
linda.smith@swig.org.uk
www.swig.org.uk
Title: Water Networks: Leakage and Flow Monitoring

Notes: The workshop will focus on monitoring the water and distribution network for managing water supply and controlling leakage from the network. Ensuring a safe and reliable supply of drinking water is a key aim for water companies. Sensors, measurement and control systems play an important part in managing the water in our distribution networks; managing leakage, warning of outages and helping to provide a reliable service to customers. The workshop will include presentations on new technology and case studies on the successful application of sensing systems and network control systems.

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Cost: £130 incl VAT.  10% Early bird discount if booked before 26 August
 
Date Venue Organisers Contact
14 Oct 2010 Middlesbrough Teaching & Learning Centre, Middlesbrough SWIG Linda Smith
SWIG Programme Manager
linda.smith@swig.org.uk
www.swig.org.uk
Title: Industrial Effluents: Discharge Monitoring and Environmental Protection

Notes: The regulatory control of discharges of industrial effluents is changing with the introduction of Environmental Permits and the extension of operator self-monitoring requirements. The morning session of this Workshop will provide an update by the Environment Agency on these regulatory requirements and an opportunity to hear and discuss the practical ways in which discharges can be monitored. The afternoon session will focus on means to protect, monitor and assess the impact of discharges on the natural environment. The target audience is industrial operators, instrument suppliers, regulators and environmental consultants.

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Cost: £130 incl VAT. 10% Early bird discount if booked before 15 September

If members have information regarding events that they would like included in this list, then they should send it to BMTA in a suitable format, giving date, title, venue, organisers, and the prime contact point.

Material can be sent by post, fax or email - see details on the Contact page.