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Listed below are all events being run by the Rapid Prototyping Manufacturing Association

All forthcoming IMechE HQ conferences, seminars and lectures can be found here, or download the PDF version [32 KB].

IMechE supports events run by other organisations, and IMechE members may attend these at a reduced fee (check booking details for more information).

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July 2009


Professional Development Seminar (Preston)

Date: 08 July 2009
Event Type: 1 day Other
Location: Samlesbury, Nr. Preston

Mentoring by Chartered Engineers is key to the success of IMechE's Monitored Professional Development Scheme (MPDS), which has been operating successfully for over 30 years.



CPD TRAINING - Project Management for Engineers and Technical Professionals

Date: 14 July 2009 - 16 July 2009
Event Type: 3 day CPD Training
Location: London

This intensive 3-day course is specifically focused to meet the needs of those who work within an Engineering industry and will provide modern Project Management learning and its alignment with organisational strategies.



CPD TRAINING - Commercial Awareness and Contract Management for Engineers and Technical Professionals

Date: 16 July 2009 - 17 July 2009
Event Type: 2 day CPD Training
Location: London

This 2 day Professional Development Skills Training Course will enable Engineers and Technical Professionals to develop a sound understanding of commerce and how to manage contractual relationships effectively.



Formula Student 2009

Date: 16 July 2009 - 19 July 2009
Event Type: 4 day Other
Location: Silverstone

Formula Student is about building future engineering talent by designing and producing a single-seat racing car.



CPD TRAINING- Presentation Skills 1 Day Workshop (New Date)

Date: 20 July 2009
Event Type: 1 day CPD Training
Location: London

This is an intensive and highly interactive one-day training course to help ensure you get the most from all presentation opportunities 



Assessor Training Workshop

Date: 22 July 2009
Event Type: 1 day Workshop
Location: London

This is a training event for new and experienced Professional Review Interview Assessors. There will be an update on changes that have been made to the assessment process and a discussion of real case studies.



Further Learning Workshop

Date: 22 July 2009
Event Type: 1 day Workshop
Location: London

This is a workshop for those interested in meeting the academic benchmarks for CEng and IEng registration through Further Learning.



CPD TRAINING - Negotiation Techniques for Engineers (New Date)

Date: 23 July 2009
Event Type: 1 day CPD Training
Location: London

This is an intensive 1 day advanced course designed around the negotiation needs of Engineers and Technical Professionals. Learn tactics and counter-measures to achieve successful negotiation and influencing behaviours.



CPD TRAINING - Finance and Procurement Management for Engineers and Technical Professionals

Date: 30 July 2009 - 31 July 2009
Event Type: 2 day CPD Training
Location: London

As the Engineer's career progresses, a sound grounding in key commercial matters becomes indispensable. This 2 day course will provide Engineers and other Technical Professionals with an understanding of Finance and Procurement. 



August 2009


Further Learning Workshop

Date: 19 August 2009
Event Type: 1 day Workshop
Location: Glasgow

This is a workshop for those interested in meeting the academic benchmarks for CEng and IEng registration through Further Learning.



Assessor Training Workshop

Date: 19 August 2009
Event Type: 1 day Workshop
Location: Glasgow

This is a training event for new and experienced Professional Review Interview Assessors. There will be an update on changes that have been made to the assessment process and a discussion of real case studies.



September 2009


Professional Development Seminar (Gatwick)

Date: 02 September 2009
Event Type: 1 day Other
Location: Horley

Mentoring by Chartered Engineers is key to the success of IMechE's Monitored Professional Development Scheme (MPDS), which has been operating successfully for over 30 years.



CPD Training - Effective Communication Skills

Date: 04 September 2009
Event Type: 1 day CPD Training

Effective Communication Skills is a one-day training course which will help you to express yourself more effectively, have more influence with your colleagues and appear more confident in front of others.



International Conference on Compressors and their Systems

Date: 07 September 2009 - 09 September 2009
Event Type: 3 day Conference
Location: London

The next in the series of this popular and truly international event takes place in London from 7 to 9 September 2009 and will feature participation from equipment manufacturers, suppliers, users and research organisations.



Manufacturing Methods of Composites

Date: 08 September 2009
Event Type: 1 day Seminar
Location: Manchester

The manufacturing of composite parts is constantly advancing and new technologies are being developed; this one-day seminar will discuss novel methods and the materials developed to take these new methods into account.



Engineering a Successful Biomass Energy Plant: The Problems and Solutions

Date: 15 September 2009
Event Type: 1 day Seminar
Location: London

This event will cover practical examples of problems encountered in the design and management of biomass energy plants, and the methods used to overcome them.



Next Generation Body Armour

Date: 16 September 2009
Event Type: 1 day Seminar
Location: London

Presentations will illustrate what body armour does and the materials and mechanisms used to achieve this. What limitations and compromises there are and how manufacturing and supply problems can be solved.



Electrification of the IC Engine

Date: 16 September 2009
Event Type: 1 day Seminar
Location: London

This seminar will provide an overview of the recent and future electrification of the IC engine and future integration strategies for electric and electronic subsystems. Full programme available shortly.



Compressors and Fans

Date: 17 September 2009
Event Type: 1 day Workshop
Location: London

This one-day course is designed to enable individuals with a general engineering or commercial background to gain an understanding of the principles associated with gas compressors and fans.



Gearing up for 2012: Body Protection in Sport

Date: 17 September 2009 | Postponed
Event Type: 1 day Seminar
Location: London

It has been necessary to postpone this event until 2010.
Increasing the sporting participation of the nation is currently a government objective and a commitment was made as part of the UK's successful Olympic 2012 bid.



Powertrain Testing: Management and Evaluation - Meeting the Challenges in Powertrain Testing

Date: 22 September 2009
Event Type: 1 day Seminar
Location: London

A one day seminar that will highlight the latest techniques and developments in engine testing.  Learn about the latest technology in the field, assess the potential of possible methods to solve existing problems in the test cell.



More Railway for your Money The Annual Railway Seminar organised by Young Engineers

Date: 23 September 2009 - 25 September 2009
Event Type: 3 day Seminar
Location: Coventry

The Annual Seminar organised by Young Railway Engineers
This seminar explores the various strategies to ensure that the railway delivers maximum value to its customers.



Assessor Training Workshop

Date: 23 September 2009
Event Type: 1 day Workshop
Location: Bristol

This is a training event for new and experienced Professional Review Interview Assessors. There will be an update on changes that have been made to the assessment process and a discussion of real case studies.



Further Learning Workshop

Date: 23 September 2009
Event Type: 1 day Workshop
Location: Bristol

This is a workshop for those interested in meeting the academic benchmarks for CEng and IEng registration through Further Learning.



Fit for Purpose Safety Cases

Date: 24 September 2009
Event Type: 1 day Seminar
Location: Birmingham

The seminar will provide attendees with an appreciation of the essential elements of achieving safety cases that enable safe facility management, whilst also satisfying the regulator.



CPD Training - Diploma in Management and Leadership

Date: 28 September 2009
Event Type: 1 day CPD Training
Location: London

QUALIFICATION: Diploma in Management and Leadership from the Chartered Management Institute for IMechE Chartered Engineers  
We have now run the CMI Diploma of Management for 3 cohorts of our professional engineers, and feedback has been excellent.



CANCELLED: 2009 SAE/IMechE Vehicle Thermal Management Systems (VTMS 9) Conference & Exhibition

Date: 29 September 2009 - 01 October 2009
Event Type: 3 day Conference
Location: Glendale

THIS CONFERENCE HAS BEEN CANCELLED. PLEASE CONTACT SAE FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.



Knowledge and Information Management Through-Life

Date: 29 September 2009
Event Type: 1 day Seminar
Location: London

Knowledge and management in the context of the move to product-service systems, long-lived products and equipment and complex distributed supply chains will be explored. Results of the latest research will be presented.



Integrating Technologies for Low Carbon

Date: 29 September 2009
Event Type: 1 day Seminar
Location: Norwich

The IMechE is pleased to announce the fourth IMechE event to be organised in conjunction with Lotus Engineering and the Hethel Engineering Centre.



Further Learning Workshop

Date: 30 September 2009
Event Type: 1 day Workshop
Location: Derby

This is a workshop for those interested in meeting the academic benchmarks for CEng and IEng registration through Further Learning.



Assessor Training Workshop

Date: 30 September 2009
Event Type: 1 day Workshop
Location: Derby

This is a training event for new and experienced Professional Review Interview Assessors. There will be an update on changes that have been made to the assessment process and a discussion of real case studies.



21st Century Cleanrooms

Date: 30 September 2009
Event Type: 1 day Seminar
Location: London

A one-day seminar to examine the design, construction and operation of clean rooms.



In at the Deep End - a review of the move into deepwater oil exploration and the technology challenges facing the industry

Date: 30 September 2009
Event Type: 1 day Lecture
Location: London

This evening lecture will provide a review of the move into deepwater oil exploration and the technology challenges facing the industry. 



October 2009


CPD Training - Effective Communication Skills

Date: 01 October 2009
Event Type: 1 day CPD Training
Location: Glasgow

Effective Communication Skills is a one-day training course which will help you to express yourself more effectively, have more influence with your colleagues and appear more confident in front of others.



The Management Dimension of Engineering Contracts

Date: 06 October 2009
Event Type: 1 day Seminar
Location: London

This seminar addresses one of the most common problems which engineers and technical managers face: How to increase their effectiveness in an increasingly demanding business climate.



Engine Simulation and Validation

Date: 06 October 2009
Event Type: 1 day Seminar
Location: London

This seminar will be a snapshot of current best practice and focus on understanding what is state-of-the-art in terms of Engine Simulation and Validation. Full programme available shortly.



Assessor Training Workshop

Date: 07 October 2009
Event Type: 1 day Workshop
Location: Aberdeen

This is a training event for new and experienced Professional Review Interview Assessors. There will be an update on changes that have been made to the assessment process and a discussion of real case studies.



Further Learning Workshop

Date: 07 October 2009
Event Type: 1 day Workshop
Location: Aberdeen

This is a workshop for those interested in meeting the academic benchmarks for CEng and IEng registration through Further Learning.



2009 NFRIP Seminar - Improving the Reliability of the National Train Fleet

Date: 07 October 2009
Event Type: 1 day Seminar
Location: London

The 2009 NFRIP seminar will explore solutions to some of today's and tomorrow's rolling stock problems and how industry is collectively working on these issues through groups such as TSAG, NTF, NFRIP and Fleet Challenge/Livetrain.





12th International Conference on Environmental Remediation and Radioactive Waste Management (ICEM 09)

Date: 11 October 2009 - 15 October 2009
Event Type: 5 day Conference

ICEM promotes a broad global exchange of information on technologies, operations management approaches, economics and public polices in the critical areas of environmental remediation and radioactive waste management.



Performance Enhancing Technologies for Transmissions

Date: 14 October 2009
Event Type: 1 day Seminar
Location: Yeovil

This seminar will focus on cutting-edge technologies and forward thinking for future aerospace transmissions, covering the latest developments in transmissions and manufacturing technologies. 



Professional Development Seminar (Derby)

Date: 14 October 2009
Event Type: 1 day Other
Location: Derby

Mentoring by Chartered Engineers is key to the success of IMechE's Monitored Professional Development Scheme (MPDS), which has been operating successfully for over 30 years.



Professional Development Seminar (Aberdeen)

Date: 14 October 2009
Event Type: 1 day Other
Location: Aberdeen

Mentoring by Chartered Engineers is key to the success of IMechE's Monitored Professional Development Scheme (MPDS), which has been operating successfully for over 30 years.



Measurement & Sensing in Medicine & Health: Capturing Motion and Musculoskeletal Dynamics

Date: 15 October 2009
Event Type: 1 day Seminar
Location: London

This one-day seminar will review leading edge technologies for evaluating the motion and musculoskeletal kinematics and dynamics of patients, and will explore new opportunities for clinical measurement that are compatible with clinical needs in practice.



Sustaining Our Future by Rebuilding Our Past - 2009 ASHRAE Lecture

Date: 15 October 2009
Event Type: 1 day Lecture
Location: London

ASHRAE President Gordon Holness will focus his remarks on sustaining our future by rebuilding our past, addressing energy efficiency in existing buildings.

This lecture is FREE and open to all.



James Clayton Memorial Lecture 2009             Sustainable Engineering or Engineering Sustainability? – Challenges for Multi-Disciplinary Innovation

Date: 19 October 2009
Event Type: 1 day Lecture
Location: London

Professor Jeremy Watson, Global Research Director, Arup will present some key ideas for sustainability enabled by multi-disciplinary engineering.



Pump Fundamentals Part A

Date: 20 October 2009
Event Type: 1 day Workshop
Location: London

This one-day course is designed to enable individuals with general engineering or commercial background to gain an understanding of the principles associated with the pumping of liquids.



Pump Fundamentals Part B: Pump Selection Workshop

Date: 21 October 2009
Event Type: 1 day Workshop
Location: London

This course follows on from Pumping Fundamentals Module 001 - Part A.



Lean Design - October

Date: 21 October 2009
Event Type: 1 day Workshop

Optimise the potential of your company by ensuring you design is profitable at this one day interactive workshop.



Maximising the Value of Non-Destructive Examination (NDE)

Date: 21 October 2009 - 22 October 2009
Event Type: 2 day Seminar

This seminar will discuss the best NDE solutions for common industry problems, and will give plant operators, managers and inspection bodies additional information to select the optimum techniques.



Piezoelectric Actuation

Date: 22 October 2009
Event Type: 1 day Seminar

Commercial application of piezoelectric materials for actuation is rapidly increasing...



Setting Up and Running a Successful Consultancy

Date: 22 October 2009
Event Type: 1 day Seminar
Location: London

This event will provide a comprehensive guide for anyone considering setting up their own consultancy.



Optimising Equipment Performance - Surviving the Recession

Date: 28 October 2009
Event Type: 1 day Seminar
Location: London

This one-day workshop will examine the best ways to improve equipment performance and increase your understanding of reliability.



Carbon Capture and Storage - Making it Happen

Date: 28 October 2009 - 29 October 2009
Event Type: 2 day Seminar
Location: London

Carbon capture and storage is the most exciting proposition for reducing emissions and tackling climate change across a broad range of industries.



Further Learning Workshop

Date: 28 October 2009
Event Type: 1 day Workshop
Location: Rugby

This is a workshop for those interested in meeting the academic benchmarks for CEng and IEng registration through Further Learning.



Assessor Training Workshop

Date: 28 October 2009
Event Type: 1 day Workshop
Location: Rugby

This is a training event for new and experienced Professional Review Interview Assessors. There will be an update on changes that have been made to the assessment process and a discussion of real case studies.



November 2009


TRIZ - Rapid Innovative Problem Solving

Date: 03 November 2009
Event Type: 1 day Workshop
Location: London

TRIZ is a proven process for problem solving, generating new ideas and developing systems more quickly, cheaply and inventively than traditional methods.



Project Skills for Engineering Managers

Date: 04 November 2009
Event Type: 1 day Workshop
Location: Birmingham

This workshop will focus on the project management skills that engineers must develop in order to be effective in the workplace.

 



Assessor Training Workshop

Date: 04 November 2009
Event Type: 1 day Workshop
Location: Newcastle Upon Tyne

This is a training event for new and experienced Professional Review Interview Assessors. There will be an update on changes that have been made to the assessment process and a discussion of real case studies.



Further Learning Workshop

Date: 04 November 2009
Event Type: 1 day Workshop
Location: Newcastle Upon Tyne

This is a workshop for those interested in meeting the academic benchmarks for CEng and IEng registration through Further Learning.



Pharmaceutical Engineering Design for Compliance

Date: 05 November 2009
Event Type: 1 day Seminar
Location: London

Pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical companies are still being hit by the Global recession. The consolidation process is continuing but will the new units operate more efficiently, and be more cost effective? This seminar will study the impact that engineering design has on the bottom line, regulatory compliance requirements and the key issues it raises.



Automobile Division Chairman's Address: What Has Formula One Ever Done for us?

Date: 05 November 2009
Event Type: 1 day Lecture
Location: London

Lecture to be given by 2009-2010 Automobile Division Chairman Jon Hilton, Managing Partner, Flybrid Systems.
THIS LECTURE IS FREE AND OPEN TO ALL.



Engineering Judgement: A Core Competence

Date: 05 November 2009
Event Type: 1 day Seminar

This one-day seminar will highlight the necessity for every engineer to be competent in making judgements based upon a structured, logical, consistent and thorough approach.



Sustainable Aviation - System Approaches for Power Management

Date: 10 November 2009
Event Type: 1 day Seminar
Location: Birmingham

The current climate for energy sustainability - with improved aircraft efficiency and reduced fuel consumption - is influencing the approach to system power sourcing and management.



Positive Displacement Pumps and their Systems

Date: 10 November 2009
Event Type: 1 day Seminar
Location: London

This seminar will bring together a collection of presentations and papers focusing on modern innovations in positive displacement pumps and their systems.



Ageing Population - Why Must Engineers Care?

Date: 10 November 2009 - 11 November 2009
Event Type: 2 day Conference
Location: London

This two-day event will highlight the crucial role of engineering in meeting the needs of the ageing population and creating an environment in which people of all ages can participate equally. 



Synergism of Distributed Control Application Areas

Date: 11 November 2009
Event Type: 1 day Seminar
Location: London

The purpose of the event is to bring together people with a specific interest in distributed control from across a range of application areas. The goal is to expose delegates to distributed control technologies, challenges and ideas from a range of application areas in order to synergistically develop this emerging field.



Heat Recovery Steam Generator User Group

Date: 11 November 2009 - 12 November 2009
Event Type: 2 day Seminar
Location: Warwick

The HRSG User Group has the fundamental aim of providing a forum for the exchange of experiences, views, problems and solutions. It does this through a framework of topical presentations and by encouraging debate and discussion.



CPD TRAINING - Effective Communication Skills

Date: 16 November 2009
Event Type: 1 day CPD Training
Location: London

Effective Communication Skills is a one-day training course which will help you to express yourself more effectively, have more influence with your colleagues and appear more confident in front of others.



CPD TRAINING- Powerful Presentation Skills 2 Day Workshop

Date: 17 November 2009 - 18 November 2009
Event Type: 2 day CPD Training
Location: London

This is an intensive and highly interactive two-day training course to help ensure you get the most from all presentation opportunities 



Managing the Integrity of UK Underground Cross-Country Pipelines

Date: 17 November 2009
Event Type: 1 day Seminar
Location: London

This one-day seminar looks at the challenges faced by the pipeline industry, including an update to the Pipeline Safety Regulations 1996; integrity management and risk assessment; inspection and maintenance; infringement; revalidation, repair and updating.



Distributed Energy Systems 2009

Date: 17 November 2009
Event Type: 1 day Seminar
Location: Woking

This seminar will examine the engineering challenges that implementing and developing DES creates, and debate the solutions to these challenges.



Annual Dinner

Date: 18 November 2009
Event Type: 1 day Other
Location: London

The Institution of Mechanical Engineers' Annual Dinner for 2009 will be hosted by the President, Mr Keith Millard FIMechE at The Dorchester, Park Lane, London. 

Keynote Speaker - Vincent de Rivaz, Chief Executive,
EDF Energy

After-Dinner Speaker - Gyles Brandreth



Further Learning Workshop

Date: 18 November 2009
Event Type: 1 day Workshop
Location: Manchester

This is a workshop for those interested in meeting the academic benchmarks for CEng and IEng registration through Further Learning.



Assessor Training Workshop

Date: 18 November 2009
Event Type: 1 day Workshop
Location: Manchester

This is a training event for new and experienced Professional Review Interview Assessors. There will be an update on changes that have been made to the assessment process and a discussion of real case studies.



Nuclear Lifting

Date: 19 November 2009
Event Type: 1 day Seminar

Further to the 2006 event, this seminar will provide an insight into current nuclear lifting processes and associated risks, illustrate the main issues and challenges using case studies and look at the implications for the future.



Power Station Pumps

Date: 24 November 2009
Event Type: 1 day Seminar
Location: Leeds

This event will be a forum for pump manufacturers, plant designers, owners and operators to review the state of the art in power station pump and system design.



Using Human Factors to Improve Business Performance

Date: 24 November 2009
Event Type: 1 day Seminar

This one-day seminar will explore the techniques that can be used to improve performance and how to optimise its use of resources.



Professional Development Seminar (Teeside)

Date: 25 November 2009
Event Type: 1 day Other

Mentoring by Chartered Engineers is key to the success of IMechE's Monitored Professional Development Scheme (MPDS), which has been operating successfully for over 30 years.



Assessor Training Workshop

Date: 25 November 2009
Event Type: 1 day Workshop
Location: London

This is a training event for new and experienced Professional Review Interview Assessors. There will be an update on changes that have been made to the assessment process and a discussion of real case studies.



Further Learning Workshop

Date: 25 November 2009
Event Type: 1 day Workshop
Location: London

This is a workshop for those interested in meeting the academic benchmarks for CEng and IEng registration through Further Learning.



Sustainable Waste Management

Date: 26 November 2009
Event Type: 1 day Seminar
Location: London

This seminar will provide an insight into some of the waste processing technologies currently employed to convert the discarded materials from modern living into useable resources.



December 2009


Active Methods for Flow Control in Aerospace Applications 2

Date: 01 December 2009
Event Type: 1 day Seminar
Location: London

Driven predominantly by the environmental lobby, governments around the world have introduced legislation that is forcing aircraft manufacturers to seek increasingly fuel efficient designs. A number of diverse technologies are being developed that offer new solutions and the aim of the seminar is to present the current state of the art in the key enabling area of active flow control.



Managing Risk in Fossil Fired Power Plant

Date: 01 December 2009
Event Type: 1 day Seminar
Location: London

Fossil fired power plants contain many complex components and systems. This seminar will cover strategies for identifying and mitigating risk in power plants to avoid failure. *CALL FOR PAPERS NOW AVAILABLE*



Platform Technology for Military Vehicles

Date: 02 December 2009 - 03 December 2009
Event Type: 2 day Seminar
Location: Bristol

A two-day seminar to examine developments in the technology, manufacture and design of modern military vehicles.



18th Mission of Tribology Research.

Date: 02 December 2009
Event Type: 1 day Seminar

In this half-day seminar, UK research groups concerned about improving the understanding of friction, wear and lubrication processes meet for a series of presentations and discussions on current aims and progress in these areas. 



Incontinence: The Engineering Challenge VII

Date: 02 December 2009 - 03 December 2009
Event Type: 2 day Seminar
Location: London

The latest in this popular series of events aims to update clinicians, carers and users on the latest developments in this sorely neglected field.



Internal Combustion Engines: Performance, Fuel Economy and Emissions

Date: 08 December 2009 - 09 December 2009
Event Type: 2 day Conference
Location: London

This International Conference will continue the very successful bi-annual series on internal combustion engines and will address themes covering drivers of change, developments in technology, and advances from the latest research in the field.



February 2010


Hugh Ford Management Lecture 2010: A Breath of Fresh Air- the Turnaround of CompAir

Date: 15 February 2010
Event Type: 1 day Lecture
Location: London

Nick Sanders (former CEO of CompAir) will talk about the highly successful turnaround of the iconic air compressor manufacturer.



May 2010


Mechanical Sealing

Date: 18 May 2010
Event Type: 1 day Seminar
Location: London



9th International Conference on Turbochargers and Turbocharging

Date: 19 May 2010 - 20 May 2010
Event Type: 2 day Conference
Location: London

CALL FOR PAPERS NOW CLOSED.



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