Institute News 15 4 10 Local

Institute News – 15/4/10 • • • Local Society of the Year Grants Update Speakers Database Outstanding Service Awards Sir Andrew Bryan Award Local Society Programmes Institute News – Regional Pages Young Persons’ Lecture Competition Membership Update

Local Society of the Year • Large Society Winner – Midland Institute of Mining Engineers • Small Society Winner – Scottish Plastics and Rubber Association CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Why Didn’t you Enter? • Less entries than last year • What put you off winning £ 1000?

Grants Update • Final Tranche paid in early April • 2010 / 2011 forms out in July

Speakers Database • • Discussed here and at LAB several times Concluded not practical Lots of places to get ideas Ask Sarah

Outstanding Service Award 6 winners • Mike Beeson – MPRG; • Dave Evetts, EMMS • Charlie Geddes, SPRA • Adrian Nash, WEMMA • David Seath, MIS • Robert Walker, NDMS

Sir Andrew Bryan Award • 4 nominees • Chris Corti is the winner! CONGRATULATIONS!!

Local Society Programmes • September Meetings in August’s Materials World • October onwards in September’s Materials World • PP & CT – regular updates • Meetings on website – key words • Even more Event Mangers needed!! • HELP ME TO HELP YOU!!!

Institute News – Regional Pages • • One Region Every Other Month November – North West January – Scotland / Ireland March – South West May – Midlands July – North East October – South East

Young Persons’ Lecture Competition • • SE – Katie Moore, OMS SW – Michael James, NDMS Midlands – Anqi Wang, BMet. A NE – Andrew Wilson, LISI NW – Kate Thornton, MMS Scotland – Brian Mees, MIS Final – 28 th April, A&B! All invited!!

Membership Update Over to David!!

Sarah’s and Your Top Tips!! • Advertise your meetings by email to as many people as possible – at least twice, including the day before. OMS • Do posters to send out to company / academic contacts. EMMS • Have a website – IOM 3 Microsites are free. LOTS OF YOU • Produce a hard copy of your programme. SPRA

Top Tips II • Contact both members and non-members – as many as possible. SPRA • Make your calling notices interesting and informative. SMEA, OMS • Plan your programme to suit your local members: Different days of the week; SPRA Different times – student lectures EMMS

Top Tips III • Committee members wear name badges for ease of identification. EMMS • Put up a ppt slide at the beginning of the lecture highlighting forthcoming events. CIE • Buy a tabletop display plus leaflet dispensers to use at events. CIE • Commission a society lapel badge and sell / present as required. CIE / SPRA

Top Tips IV • Display IOM 3 Membership leaflets at every meeting – and tell those present that they are there! LISI • Make sure someone is responsible for welcoming those attending, especially those attending for the first time – make sure they come back!! SPRA • Consider producing a welcome leaflet

Top Tips V • Provide refreshments – encourage those attending from work and students • Report back on the event in your newsletter to demonstrate value. SPRA • Encourage non-members to join – make sure you have membership leaflets to hand – increase your grant!! • Make sure you claim as much grant as possible by planning your events!!