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Information and Presentations from Recent Events


2008


Tuesday 9th December 2008
5:45 pm for 6:15 pm Start
Evening Meeting
at Newcombe House, Notting Hill Gate

Lecture: "Wines"
Presenter: Andrew Mulford

Entrance to this event was BY TICKET ONLY.



Thursday 4th December 2008
7:00 pm to 11:00 pm

Chairman's Bite Nite 2008
HMS Belfast, London


Evening Agenda
    ·  07:00pm - Entry to HMS Belfast (Bar Open)
    ·  07:45pm - Running Finger Buffet
    ·  09:00pm - Chairman's Speech - Mr John Higgins
    ·  09:15pm - Champagne Raffle Draw
    ·  11:00pm - Close of 2008 Chairman's Bite-Nite (Bar Closed)

Entrance to this event was BY TICKET ONLY.



Tuesday 11th November 2008
5:30 pm for 6:15 pm Start
Evening Technical Meeting
at Newcombe House, Notting Hill Gate

Lecture: "Analyser Sampling Systems"
Presenter: Glen Lancaster of ABB Limited

You can view further details published prior to this meeting here



Friday 17th October 2008
7:00 pm
IMC London Section Annual Windsor Dinner & Dance
Location: Castle Hotel, High Street, Windsor

For more information contact Steve Peters

To view a map showing the location of the Castle Hotel follow this link or visit the hotel web site




Tuesday 14th October 2008
5:45 pm for 6:15 pm Start
Evening Technical Meeting
at Newcombe House, Notting Hill Gate

Short AGM followed by a lecture on "Improving Overall Valve Performance Using SMART Positioners"
Presenter: Marco Frieslaar of Dresser-Masoneilan

You can view further information published prior to this meeting here

You can request the content of the presentation here (PDF file, 1.14MB).



Tuesday 7th October 2008
5:30 pm for 6:00 pm Start
At Snamprogetti Limited, Snamprogetti House, Basing View, Basingstoke, RG21 4YY

Mini Technical Seminar: "Wireless Communications - No Wires, No Limits"
Presenters: Andy Wallace of Emerson, Thomas Klatt of Pepperl+Fuchs and Gary Wedge of Honeywell

You can view further details of this event and a synopsis of each speaker's presentation here

You can view a map and directions to Snamprogetti, Basingstoke here




Friday 19th September 2008
InstMC Annual London/Hertfordshire Local Sections Annual Golf Challenge Day


The seventh running of this event was another fully subscribed, successful and enjoyable event on a bright sunny day.

By following these links you can view a Report  on the event, details of the Sponsors, and the Results.

You can also request these documents as PDF files: Report (66kB)Sponsors  (63kB)Results  (104kB)  here.

Photographs from the day can be viewed by selecting Our Picture Gallery from the main navigation menu.



Monday 19th May 2008
Site Visit: 2:30 pm start, duration 2 to 2½ hours
Visit Location: The CHP Unit, Churchill Gardens Road, Pimlico, London  SW1V 3JF
"Visit to a London Community CHP (Combined Heating and Power) Scheme"

You can view details of the visit published beforehand here, and a map showing the location here.



Tuesday 13th May 2008
5:45 pm for 6:15 pm Start
Evening Technical Meeting
at Newcombe House, Notting Hill Gate
Lecture: "Fibre Optic Leak Detection and Cooldown Monitoring on LNG Plants"
Presenter: David G Booth of CB&I

You can request the content of the speaker's presentation (PDF file, 2.33MB) and a brief history and characteristics of the SensorTran system (PDF file, 694kB) here.



Thursday 10th April 2008
7:00 pm Start
IMC London Section 41st Annual Dinner
Location: Royal Lancaster Hotel, Lancaster Gate, London W2 2TY



Tuesday 8th April 2008
5:45 pm for 6:15 pm Start
Evening Technical Meeting
at Newcombe House, Notting Hill Gate
Seminar: "Wireless Communications"
Presenters: Speakers from Emerson, Honeywell and Pepperl+Fuchs

You can request the speakers' presentations from this event as PDF files: Emerson (3.15MB), Honeywell (2.56MB), Pepperl+Fuchs (1.82MB) here.



Tuesday 11th March 2008
5:45 pm for 6:15 pm Start
Evening Technical Meeting
at Newcombe House, Notting Hill Gate
Lecture: "Condition Monitoring"
Presenter: Chris Moon from Emerson Process Management

You can view further information published prior to this meeting here

You can request the content of the presentation (PDF file, 3.17MB) here.



Tuesday 12th February 2008
5:45 pm for 6:15 pm Start
Evening Technical Meeting
at Newcombe House, Notting Hill Gate
Lecture: "Developments in Analyser Systems"
Presenter: Glen Lancaster from ABB Limited

You can view further information published prior to this meeting here

You can request the content of the presentation (PDF file, 5.08MB) here.



Tuesday 15th January 2008
6:00 pm for 6:30 pm Start
Thames Valley area Evening Technical Meeting
at Snamprogetti, Basingstoke
Lecture: "Severe Service Control Valves"
Presenter: Lyn Thomas of Dresser Flow Solutions DI UK Ltd.

You can view or download information published about the meeting here (PDF file, 157kB),
and a map showing the location of Snamprogetti, Basingstoke here (PDF file, 119kB).

You can request the content of the presentation (PDF file, 3.48MB) here.



Tuesday 8th January 2008
5:45 pm for 6:15 pm Start
Evening Technical Meeting
at Newcombe House, Notting Hill Gate
Lecture: "Severe Service Control Valves"
Presenter: Lyn Thomas of Dresser Flow Solutions DI UK Ltd.

You can request the content of the presentation (PDF file, 3.48MB) here.


2007


Tuesday 11th December 2007
5:45 pm for 6:15 pm Start
Evening Lecture
at Newcombe House, Notting Hill Gate
"Wines"
Presenter: Andrew Mulford

Attendance at this event was by TICKET ONLY.



Thursday 6th December 2007
Chairman's Bite Night
7:00 pm to 11:00 pm
at The Guards Museum, Wellington Barracks, Birdcage Walk, London SW1E 6HQ

You can view full details published for this event - including the ticket booking form, the programme for the evening and a map showing the venue - here (PDF file, 194kB)



Tuesday 13th November 2007
5:30 pm for 6:15 pm Start
Evening Technical Meeting
at Newcombe House, Notting Hill Gate
Lecture: ""Microwave Level Measurement Technology""
Presenter: Peter Devine of Vega Controls Limited

Details published before this meeting can be viewed here  (PDF file, 178kB)



Friday 26th October 2007
7:00 pm Start
IMC London Section Annual Windsor Dinner & Dance
Location: Castle Hotel, High Street, Windsor

To view a map showing the location of the Castle Hotel follow this link or visit the hotel web site



Thursday 11th October 2007
IMC London Section Symposium
'SIL Simplicity - How to Save Time and Money on your Project'
Time: 8.30 am - 4.30 pm
Venue: Society of Chemical Industry, Belgrade Square, London SW1X 8PS

You can request background material (PDF file, 5kB) made available prior to this symposium and details of the companies presenting (PDF file, 1.17MB) at the event here.



Tuesday 9th October 2007
5:30 pm for 6:00 pm Start
Evening Technical Meeting
at Newcombe House, Notting Hill Gate
Short AGM followed by Lecture: "Monitoring of the Congestion Zone"
Presenter: Charles Buckingham of Transport for London

You can view published details about this meeting here (PDF file, 151kB).



Friday 21st September 2007
InstMC London-Herts Local Sections 6th Annual Golf Challenge Day
at Redbourn Golf Club, Kinsbourne Green Lane, Redbourn,
Herts. AL3 7QA                                                           
Select this link to visit their web site

Golf Day
The sixth running of this popular annual day was completed very successfully. By following these links you can view a Report on the event, details of the Teams, and the Results.

(If you prefer, you can download these documents as PDF files by following these links: Report (43kB) Teams (100kB) Results (64kB).)

Photographs from the day can be viewed by visiting Our Picture Gallery from the navigation menu on the left hand side of our current Programme page.



14th - 16th September 2007
InstMC (London Section) Rugby World Cup Trip
England -v- South Africa (Rugby World Cup 2007)
Stade de France, Paris



Wednesday 23rd May 2007
6:30 pm Start
Visit: "Jet Fusion" Research
Location: Culham, Oxfordshire

The number of attendees on this visit was limited to 20 and all registered attendees were requested to arrive at the site location in good time for a prompt 6:30 pm start.

Full details of the visit can be viewed or downloaded here (PDF file, 126kB) and directions to the JET site viewed here.

You may find the following links interesting and useful:
     The JET web site home page
     JET - A European success story (PDF file, 1.74MB)
     Cleaner Energy for the Future (PDF file, 1.99MB)



Tuesday 15th May 2007
5:30 pm for 6:00 pm Start
Evening Technical Meeting
at Newcombe House, Notting Hill Gate
Lecture: "Wireless Transmitters"
Presenter: Andy Wallace of Emerson Process Management

You can view or download the details published prior to this event here (PDF file, 213kB)




'Thames Valley Area Lectures' - Additional event
Thursday 10th May 2007
6:00 pm for 6:30 pm Start
This was a repeat of the London Section lecture held on the 13th February at the EIC offices:
   Lecture: Preparing for a Digital Future - Fieldbus Communications and You
Presenter: Ian Verhappen of MTL
Location: Foster Wheeler Energy Ltd., Reading

Like the previous event at EIC on 13th February, this lecture was well received and attended by some 50+ people.

You can view or download a copy of Ian Verhappen's presentation below (see 13th February meeting).

You may also find the following material useful:
   Foundation Fieldbus Technical Guides
   IAONA Ethernet Guides
   MTL/Relcom Wiring Guide
   ICEWeb



Thursday 19th April 2007
7:00 pm Start
IMC London Section 40th Annual Dinner
Location: Westbourne Suite, Royal Lancaster Hotel, Lancaster Gate, London W2 2TY

The special guest speaker at this event was Professor Heinz Wolff from Brunel University. You can view or download a profile of the speaker here  (PDF file, 136kB)

You can also view or download full details published about this event here  (PDF file, 80kB)




Tuesday 17th April 2007
5:30 pm for 6:00 pm Start
Evening Technical Meeting
at Newcombe House, Notting Hill Gate
Lecture: "Radio Frequency Identification"

Presenter: Richard Neill of Pepperl+Fuchs GB Ltd.

You can view or download full details about this meeting here (PDF file, 180kB) and information about the speaker and his organisation here (PDF file, 64kB).



'Thames Valley Area Lectures' - Additional event
Tuesday 3rd April 2007>
5:30 pm for 6:00 pm Start
at Snamprogetti, Basingstoke

This was a repeat of the London Section Debate held on the 13th March at the EIC offices:
  "Discussion on the issues relating to Integrated Control and Safety Systems"
Chair : Mr Peter Fletcher of ICS Triplex Silvertech Ltd.
Speakers: Mr Nico Liem of Yokogawa UK Ltd.
                Mr Stuart Nunns of ABB Ltd.
                Mr Ian Parry of Hima-Sella Ltd.
                Mr Ian Curtis of Siemens UK.

This debate looked at the issues relating to Integrated Control and Safety Systems. It provided a discussion forum for a topic of current interest and attracted a large audience.

You can view or download relevant material from the speakers' presentations at the meeting in London on 13th March below.



Additional Event - for Student and non-Members of the Institute of Measurement and Control
Student Lecture: "BSE and VCJD - an Engineer's Analysis"
Lecturer: Professor Philip Thomas from City University
Date and Time: Wednesday 21 March at 2.00 pm
Location: Room CM576 - Tait Building, City University
Synopsis: An informal explanation was given of the probabilistic risk techniques that were applied immediately after the announcement by the Secretary of State for Health in 1996 of a possible link between bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) and the human form, variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (vCJD). An up-to-date prediction of vCJD numbers, made using a simplified model, has been shown to conform closely with previous predictions, all of which receive strong validation from the human data accruing over the past decade. Government did not act on the risk-based predictions presented at the time and the political lessons for the future were considered for policy areas subject to risk.

All students were invited to attend this very interesting lecture by Professor Philip Thomas. They also had an opportunity to meet some officials of the InstMC, and in particular its London Section who sponsor student membership at a number of London Universities each year.

The London Section is planning a number of future events of special interest to students who have already joined the InstMC or are considering doing so. If you would like further details please contact Gary Hopkins.



Tuesday 13th March 2007
at Newcombe House, Notting Hill Gate
The London Section Debate:
   "Does this house believe that Integrated Control and Safety Systems are a good idea?"
    Speakers:  Mr Nico Liem of Yokogawa UK Ltd.
                      Mr Roger Prew of ABB Ltd.
                      Mr Andy Crosland of Hima-Sella Ltd.
                      Mr Peter Fletcher of ICS Triplex Silvertech Ltd.

This debate discussed the issues relating to Integrated Control and Safety Systems. It provided a discussion forum for a topic of current interest and attracted a large audience.


You can request copies of the speakers' presentations: ABB Ltd.  (PowerPoint Presentation, 8.13MB)Hima-Sella Ltd.  (PDF file, 1.31MB)Siemens UK  (PDF file, 2.36MB)Yokogawa UK Ltd.  (PDF file, 2.49MB) here.



Tuesday 13th February 2007
Lecture: Preparing for a Digital Future - Fieldbus Communications and You
Presenter: Ian Verhappen of MTL
Location: Newcombe House, Notting Hill Gate


You can request a copy of Ian Verhappen's presentation  (PDF file, 2.0MB) here.



Tuesday 9th January 2007
5:30 pm for 6:00 pm Start
Evening Technical Meeting
at Newcombe House, Notting Hill Gate
Lecture: "Industrial Security"


2006


Tuesday 12th December 2006
5:30 pm for 6:00 pm Start
Lecture: "Beer"

This was a TICKET ONLY event.



Thursday 7th December 2006
7:00 pm Start
Measurement and Control Engineers - London
Chairman's "Bite Night"
Location: Guards Musuem, Wellington Barracks, Birdcage Walk, London SW1E 6HQ

You can view or download the full information and booking form published for this event here (PDF file, 102kB)




Tuesday 14th November 2006
5:30 pm for 6:00 pm Start
Evening Technical Meeting
at Newcombe House, Notting Hill Gate
Lecture: "Developments in Safety Relief Valves"



Friday 27th October 2006
7:00 pm Start
IMC London Section Annual Windsor Dinner & Dance
Location: Castle Hotel, High Street, Windsor

To view a map showing the location of the Castle Hotel follow this link or visit the hotel web site



Tuesday 10th October 2006
5:30 pm for 6:00 pm Start
Evening Technical Meeting
at Newcombe House, Notting Hill Gate
Short AGM followed by Lecture: "Aircraft Collision Avoidance Systems"



Friday 15th September 2006
InstMC London - Hertfordshire Local Sections 5th Annual Golf Challenge Day
at Redbourn Golf Club, Kinsbourne Green Lane,
Redbourn, Herts. AL3 7QA
                                         Select this link to visit the Golf Club web site

A report on this very successful event, together with details of the teams, sponsors and results can be viewed here. You can view photographs from the day by selecting Our Picture Gallery.



Tuesday 13th June 2006
5:45 pm start at Snamprogetti, Basingstoke
Mini Seminar Meeting: "Fieldbus Segment Design"

You can request the flyer (PDF file, 282kB) produced for this event here.



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