conference

British Excellence inComposite Materials

11 December 2008

The Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining,1 Carlton House Terrace, London SW1, UK

Organised by IOM Communications Ltd on behalf of The British Composites Society,

a division of The Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining

Sponsored by

British Composites SocietyConference

IOM Communications Ltd is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining

Britain remains at the forefront in the research, development, implementation andexploitation of composite materials worldwide. Our industry and research baseboasts some of the world's greatest achievements in composite materials.

The British Composites Society was formed to provide a focal point forprofessional development and training in this field and to encourage our continueddominance in this area.

This one-day conference and posterexhibition will demonstrate and celebratethe Nation's strengths and capabilities incomposites, bringing together activemembers of the UK composites communityto showcase the best research at theforefront of UK composite technology.

In addition, this event aims to facilitateinitiation of future collaborations and hasbeen structured to promote effectivenetworking.

The key themes for the conference are:

Industry Drivers: New and Emerging Technologies Transport (Land and Sea) Energy and Renewables Aerospace and Defence Multifunctional, Nano and

Natural Composites.

Key Enabling Technologies forComposites: Processing and Recycling Inspections and Structural Health

Monitoring Qualification Virtual Testing and Design.

ProgrammeInvited keynote and specialist speakerswill highlight the leading areas of industrydrivers, composites development andfuture directions for research coveringTechnology Readiness Levels 5-9. Thepresentations and abstracts given duringthe day will be available to attendees todownload from the BCS website after theevent.

Exhibition SessionsIn addition, institutions and establishedresearchers are invited to presentposters which highlight the active areas ofcomposite research being performedwithin their organisations coveringTechnology Readiness Levels 1-6.These sessions will provide opportunitiesof discussing these topics and promotenetworking between the attendees.

Who Should AttendThe target audience is senior technicaland industrial engineers and scientists,policy makers and fund holders from thepublic sector and academics and seniorresearchers, not only in the UK, butworldwide.

BCS/IOM3 Members: £100 plus VATNon-members: £120 plus VAT

Full registration details are available atwww.iom3.org/events/bcsc-1

British Composites Society Inaugural ConferenceBritish Excellence in Composite Materials

Thursday 11 December 2008: London, UK

Technical Programme

09:00 Coffee & Registration

09.30 IntroductionDr Emile Greenhalgh, Imperial College London

09:45 Plenary: New & Emerging Technologies for Composite Materials

Industry Drivers

10:10 Transport - The Road AheadMike Birrell, Azdel Inc.

10:35 Energy - Deeper, Cleaner, CheaperDr Rod Martin, MERL

11:00 Networking, Coffee and Posters

11:30 Aerospace/ Defence - Clean Skies and Highly Mobile Armed Forces

11:55 Motorsport - Composites Leading from the FrontDr Steven Foster, McLaren F1

12:20 Nano-reinforced Composites - A Big FutureDr Bojan Boskovic, Meggitt

12:45 Networking, Buffet Lunch and Posters

Enabling Techologies

14:15 Processing and Recycling - Reducing Costs from Cradle to GraveProf Terry McGrail, Independent Consultant

14:45 Inspections and Structural Health Monitoring - Keeping Things in PlaceRobert Smith, QinetiQ

15:15 Qualification - Verifying Fitness for PurposeDr Graham Sims, NPL

15:45 Virtual Testing and Design - The Way Ahead with Modelling to Reduce the Cost of Test ProgrammesProf Michael Wisnom, Bristol University

16:15 Closing AddressDr Rod Martin, MERL

Call for AbstractsTo exhibit your organisation’s capability in the poster exhibition sessions, please submitan abstract to the website www.iom3.org/events/bcsc-1

VenueThe Institute of Materials, Mineralsand Mining1 Carlton House Terrace, London SW1Y 5DB, UK

Based in the heart of London, the Instituteof Materials, Minerals and Mining islocated in Carlton House Terrace, just offWaterloo Place, between Pall Mall and theMall.

It is less than 5 minutes walk fromPiccadilly Circus, 10 minutes from CharingCross and Green Park and 20 minutesfrom Victoria.

AccommodationIOM Communications has teamed upwith LondonTown.com to help delegatesfind nearby accommodation. Theyhave produced a special map for thisevent that shows you accommodationchoices in London, including live roomavailablity and the discounted ratesavailable. The map is linked to theindividual hotels’ booking systems andthe prices quoted are the lowestavailable at the time of viewing. Pricesare therefore subject to change at anytime. Visit the conference website for fulldetails.

Further InformationFor up to date information visit theconference website: www.iom3.org/events/bcsc-1

ContactMelanie BoyceConferences & Events,IOM Communications Ltd1 Carlton House Terrace,London SW1Y 5DB, UK

T. +44 (0)20 7451 7303 F. +44 (0)20 7451 7406E. melanie.boyce@iom3.org IOM3 Website: www.iom3.org

BCS Executive Committee Prof Paul Hogg (Chairman)University of ManchesterDr Bojan O. BoskovicDunlop Aerospace Braking SystemsProf Bill ClyneUniversity of CambridgeDr Roger DigbyAirbus UK LtdDr Rod MartinMERLProf Ivana PartridgeCranfield UniversityDr Nicola GoldbergEPSRCDr Graham SimsNational Physical LaboratoryProf Paul SmithSurrey UniversityDr John Summerscales University of PlymouthDr Garry WellsDstlProf Michael WisnomUniversity of Bristol

Organising Committee Dr Emile Greenhalgh (Chairman)Imperial CollegeDr Bill BroughtonNational Physical LaboratoryDr Denis CartieCranfield UniversityDr Michael JohnsonUniversity of NottinghamDr Faye SmithUK Trade and Investment Dr Mathew ThorntonInstitute of Materials, Minerals, and MiningDr Robin YoungFaraday Advance

Sponsor

IOM Communications Ltd (Registered Charity Number 1059475) is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining(Registered Charity Number 269275)