Dear Members,
A very special welcome to our new Overseas Members and our new Student Members who recently joined us. Please let me know if there is anything at all l can assist with to improve your membership experience with ICorr.
Our student Bursaries Scheme with The University of Manchester is now approved and will commence this September.
We are also working hard behind the scenes to offer a wider range of Training Courses, and to expand our technical programmes for 2023-2024, and with that in mind, l must mention our newly launched Microbiologically Influenced Corrosion training course. You will find a poster for this in your magazine, please display it in your workplace for others to see. Thank you. Details of our Corrosion Under Insulation (CUI) course will also be announced shortly.
A lot more has happened since the last issue, in June our Northampton HQ hosted the Engineering Council Licence review for our Chartership Scheme, with a great result from that audit. Under the skilled eye of David Harvey, we expect to move forward with ICorr’s own CEng Direct Scheme in 2024.
Also at HQ, our Correx team is preparing to roll out the new ICATS Apprenticeship Scheme, with Kevin Harold working hard to launch it soon. The first two ICATS apprentices were tested
on July 12. https://www.icorr.org/correx/
Our NE Branch Sustainability Conference was a hugely successful event in Newcastle on June 22nd and 23rd, a true showcase for all that ICorr sets out to achieve in the fields of corrosion education and industrial partnerships. Very well done to all the NE committee members who have great plans going forward.
On June 28, the North-West Branch held their AGM and hosted an industrial visit to the Sherwin-Williams paint facility in Bolton. Interaction with the industry like this keeps everyone up-to-date and helps our branches thrive. A special thanks to Greg and all involved there.
On August 22, we will once again be offering our Corrosion Awareness Day in Aberdeen, which has proved very popular in previous years. See our events for August 2023 – Institute of Corrosion (icorr.org).
Finally, a reminder for our Corrosion Science Division’s 64th Corrosion Science Symposium (CSS) at the University of Bristol on September 10–12, 2023, including the UR Evans Award and Plenary Lecture. We do hope you can support that.
All our branches are becoming increasingly active in the U.K., and we hope to have some Overseas offerings soon too!
We very much look forward to you joining us soon, either in-person or online, for our 2023- 2024 ICorr Technical Sessions run by our UK branches.
Our ICorr calendar is regularly updated,
https://www.icorr.org/events/
I hope you will maximise the benefits of your membership by participating in these fantastic networking events.
Wishing you a great summer break.
Stephen Tate, President Institute of Corrosion
Institute of
Corrosion
President,
Stephen Tate
