MEETINGS SEPTEMBER 2010 Tue 7 Sept IMechE YM group 1930 start Monthly meeting The Old School; House Little Belmont St, Aberdeen. For detail go to http://nearyou.imeche.org.uk/uk/scot/RUYAB/ Tue 7 Sept EI Wed 8 Sept SUT Wed 8 Sept RAeS 1900 for 1930 The Lounge, Town Hall, Elgin The Chinook on Ops by Flt Sgt Mark Bradley 1800 for 1830 Marcliffe Hotel, Pitfodels Cults , Aberdeen Renewables for Business – Cutting CO2 Emissions & taking Advantage of Feed- in Tariffs & Heat incentives by Ian Nicol of ASE Systems Refreshments available (foc) Fri AMB 17 Sept An opportunity for Industry (a discussion) Chaired by Jeremy Cresswell of the P&J 1800 start “Gadgets & Widgets” Hilton Treetops Hotel by Spkr TBA Springfield Rd, Aberdeen £15 (members), £25 (non members) incl buffet Tue EI 14 Sept 1600 start to 1830 Elphinstone Hall, King’s College University of Aberdeen Start TBA AMB Dinner/ Dance Ardoe House Hotel Aberdeen For costs & tickets contact the secretary 15 Wed IMechE 22 Sept Start TBA BP Exploration Offices Dyce, Aberdeen Visit to BP HIVE (Highly Immersive Visualisation Environments) Pre Registration essential contact christopher.durden@uk.bp.com Tue IMechE 28 Sept Start TBA Lecture Theatre 2 Fraser Noble Bldg University of Aberdeen How to get Professionally Registered by Sandra Mulligan of IMechE Thur ICorr 30 Sept W&JS 1800 start Atholl Hotel, King’s Gate Aberdeen Materials & Testing For Sour Environments by Dr C M Fowler of Exova Corrosion Centre OCTOBER 2010 Mon 4 Oct AACE Tue 5 Oct 1815 for 1830 Presidential address Seminar Rm, Curl Aberdeen by Andy Martin Eday Walk, Summerhill Aberdeen Refreshments available (foc) IET 1845 for 1900 Queens Hotel, Leonard St Perth This event incl a finger buffet (foc) 16 Presentation on the UK Gas Transmission network by Andrew Holmes of NGrid, Construction Tue 5 Oct IMechE 1930 start Monthly meeting YM Group The Old Scholl House Little Belmont St, Aberdeen. Wed 6 Oct For detail go to http://nearyou.imeche.org.uk/uk/scot/RUYAB/ EI IMechE Wed 6 Oct 1800 for 1830 Rm 226, RGU Aberdeen Bus School Garthdee Campus Aberdeen Case study of the Brenda Field Measurement & Allocation by Denis Pinto of Premier Oil Refreshments available (foc) 1800 start “Sub Sea Trees” by Hilton Treetops Hotel Spkr TBA Springfield Rd, Aberdeen £15 (members), £25 (non members) incl buffet SUT Tue CQI 12 Oct For further detail go to www.thecqi.org Tue IMechE 12 Oct An operator’s view on Quality by spkr TBA 1830 start Venue TBA Start time TBA Atholl Hotel, King’s Gate Aberdeen Two separate seminar sessions, am) Assessors pm) FL Workshop by IMechE HQ There is no charge but pre registration is essential go to www.imeche.org.events 17 Tue EI 12 Oct Britain’s Land Speed Record by Chris Boocock of Rainham Ind Services Refreshments available (foc) Wed MIS 13 Oct 1800 for 1830 Marcliffe Hotel, Pitfodels Cults, Aberdeen 1730 start BP Exploration Office Dyce, Aberdeen AGM & Presidential Address; “C Eng ,Why Bother?” By Craig Durham Tea & coffee available (foc) Wed IMechE 13 Oct Start time TBA Prof Development Thistle Aberdeen Altens Seminar by IMechE HQ Hotel, Souterhead Rd, Aberdeen Fee payable & pre registration essential go to www.imech.org.events Wed RAeS 13 Oct 1900 for 1930 The Lounge The Town hall, Elgin Typhoon – The Engineering Challenge by Sqd Ldr D Marshall Tue ICorr 26 Oct 1800 start Palm Court Hotel 81, Seafield Rd, Aberdeen Sour Service Assessment of Ageing Assets by Dr Zainab Marsh of TAQA/ WGIM Tea & Coffee available (foc) Wed AMB 27 Oct 1730 for 1800 Rm AB 29 / 30 RGU Schoolhill, Aberdeen 18 The Effective Application of Condition based Mtce By Gordon Ellis Wed AMS 27 Oct 1830 start Rm C601, RGU Schoolhill, Aberdeen Thur WJS 28 Oct 1745 for 1800 Beechgrove Suite Atholl Hotel, King’s Gate Aberdeen Tea & Coffee available (foc) AGM & talk by Jim Mitchell. A history of Piplines by Alan Foxton of Subsea 7 NOVEMBER 2010 Mon 1 Nov Tue 2 Nov Tue 2 Nov AACE SHSG IHT 1815 for 1830 Curl, Aberdeen Eday Walk, Summerhill Aberdeen A Practical Guide to Silt Management on Construction Sites by Dr R Coulton of Siltbuster. Tea & Coffee available (foc) EI 1800 for 1830 Venue TBA Asset Life Assessment by various speakers Refreshments available (foc) There will be an admission charge for detail contact Vickie Naidu @ 442074677179 or vnaidu@energyinst.org IMechE 1930 start Monthly meeting YM Group The Old Scholl House Little Belmont St, Aberdeen. For detail go to http://nearyou.imeche.org.uk/ukscot/RUYAB/ 19 Tue 2 Nov IET 1845 for 1900 Queens Hotel, Leonard St, Perth “Arc Flash Problems” by Mike Wynd of Scottish Power Tue 9 Nov EI 1800 for 1830 Marcliffe Hotel, Pitfodels, Cults, Aberdeen Effects of the European Emissions Trading Scheme on Activity in The UK Continental Shelf by Prof A Kemp Aberdeen University Refreshments available (foc) Wed MIS 10 Nov 1730 start BP Exploration Offices Dyce Aberdeen Integrating Numerical & Geological Data in Sand Protection Studies By Phil Taylor of Helix RDS Tea & coffee available (foc) Wed IMechE 10 Nov 1800 for 1830 Rm 226 Aberdeen Bus School, RGU Garthdee Campus Aberdeen Major Operator, Major Issue, Major Opportunity- Manage your CO2 Balance by spkr from Shell E&P Wed SUT 10 Nov 1800 start Umbilicals / Flexibles Hiltom Treetops Hotel by spkr TBA Sprogfield Rd, Aberdeen £15 (members), £25 (non members) incl buffet Wed RAeS 10 Nov 1900 for 1930 The Library, Elgin. 20 Composite Technology by Prof Richard Day Thur CQI 11 Nov 1830 start Board Rm, Curl Aberdeen Eday Walk, Summerhill Aberdeen For further detail go to www.thecqi.org There is seating limit of 20 Refreshments available (foc) Fri WJS 12 Nov World Quality Day “Out of the Crisis” by The Deming Learning Network 1900 hrs Start Thistle Hotel, Altens Aberdeen For costs & tickets contact secretary 27th Annual Dinner of Nth Scottish Branch Spkr TBA Mon AACE 22 Nov 1815 for 1830 G&S Papers Seminar Rm, Curl Aberdeen Competition Eday Walk, Summerhill Aberdeen For detail contact secretary Refreshments available (foc) Tue ICorr 23 Nov 1800 start Palm Court hotel 81, Seafield Rd, Aberdeen Refreshments available (foc) Tue IMechE 23 Nov Validation Testing of Composite Repairs for Pipes & Pipelines By John Middleton of Tuscan Corrosion Ctl Lt start time TBA ATEX for Offshore Abdn Exhibition & Conf Operations by Centre, Bridge of Don IMechE HQ Aberdeen Fee payable & pre registration essential for detail go to www.imeche.org/events 21 Wed AMB 24 Nov 1730 for 1800 Rm AB 29/30 RGU Schoolhill, Aberdeen. Shell’s safety critical Metocean Systems Offshore by Jon Upton Thur IMechE 25 Nov start time TBA Offshore Pipelines; Life Abdn, Exhibition & Conf Management & Fitness Centre, Bridge of Don For Service by IMechE Aberdeen Fee payable & pre registration essential for detail go to www.imeche.org/events Thur WJS 25 Nov 1745 for 1800 Beechgrove Suite Atholl Hotel, King’s Gate Aberdeen Tea & Coffee available (foc) Refurbishment of Polymer Lined pipe by Stephen Barnes of Swageling DECEMBER 2010 Wed 1 Dec MIS IMechE Wed 1 Dec SUT 1800 for 1830 Rm TBA, Aberdeen Bus School, RGU Garthdee Campus Aberdeen 1930 start Marcliffe Hotel, Pitfidels Cults, Aberdeen Contact secretary for details 22 OCTG-Mechanical properties that matter by Ed Wade of MetalEcosse Ltd Topic TBA by David Gillander Mon 6 Dec Tue 7 Dec AACE SHSG CIWEM 1815 for 1830 Seminar Rm, Curl Aberdeen Eday Walk, Summerhill Aberdeen Refreshments available (foc) Mini Hydro Electric Schemes by Mick Bestwick of Highland Eco Design EI MSc Student Best Student Energy Paper. RGU & Abdn University 1800 for 1830 Marcliffe Hotel, Pitfodels Cults, Aberdeen Refreshments available (foc) Tue 7 Dec IMechE 1930 start Monthly meeting YM Group The Old School House Little Belmont St, Aberdeen For detail go to http://nearyou.imeche.org.uk/uk/scot/RUYAB/ Tue 7 Dec IMechE 1800 for 1830 IoM3/AMS Rm 226,Aberdeen Bus School RGU Garthdee Campus Aberdeen Why do downhole tubulars fall apart? by Ed Wade of MetalEcosse Ltd Tue 7 Dec IET 1845 for 1900 Queens Hotel, Leonard St, Perth The New Forth Bridge by Alan Seywright of Jacobs Arup Ltd. Wed 8 Dec AACE 1900 start The Blue Lamp, 121 Gallowgate, Aberdeen G & S Pub quiz Wed 8 Dec RAeS 1900 for 1930 The Library, Elgin The Real Space Race Spy Satellites in the Cold War by Pat Norris 23 JANUARY 2011 Tue IMechE 1930 start Monthly meeting 11 Jan YM Group The Old School House Little Belmont St,, Aberdeen. For detail go to http://nearyou.imeche.org.uk/uk/scot/RUYAB/ Wed RAeS 1900 for 1930 Topic TBA 12 Jan Venue TBA For detail go to www.raes.org.uk/branches Mon AACE 17 Jan 1815 for 1830 Glulam Beams Seminar Rm, Curl Aberdeen by Hamish Morrison Eday Walk, Summerhill of Core Structures Ltd Aberdeen. Refreshments available (foc) Tue EI 18 Jan MIS 1800 for 1830 Marcliffe Hotel, Pitfodels Cults, Aberdeen Development of the Buzzard Field-4 yrs on by Geoff Leech of Nexen Petroleum UK Refreshments available (foc) Wed IMechE 19 Jan AMS 1800 for 1830 Tidal Energy; Sound of Rm 226, Aberdeen Islay by Dr Alan Owen Bus School, RGU of RGU Garthdee Campus Aberdeen. Tue ICorr 25 Jan 1800 start Palm Court Hotel, 81, Seafield Rd, Aberdeen Refreshments available (foc) 24 Materials Engineering -issues in Oil & Gas by Rob Howard of Lloyds Register. Thur WJS 27 Jan 1745 for 1800 Beechgrove Suite Atholl Hotel, King’s Gate Aberdeen Tea & Coffee available (foc) AGM & Presentation “Developments in Structural Integrity” Spkr TBA of TWI FEBRUARY 2011 Tue 1 Feb IET Tue 1 Feb 1845 for 1900 Queens Hotel, Leonard St, Perth Refreshments available (foc) James Watt-Discoverer Philosopher, Lawyer or Engineerr? by Dr Ben Marsden of Aberdeen University IMechE 1930 start Monthly Meeting YM Group The Old School House Little Belmont St, Aberdeen For detail go to http://nearyou.imeche.org.uk/uk/scot/RUYAB/ Sat 5 Feb AACE Tue 8 Feb Start TBA Marcliffe Hotel, Pitfodels Cults, Aberdeen. For costs & tickets contact secretary EI Tue 8 Feb 1800 for 1830 Marcliffe Hotel, Pitfodels, Cults, Aberdeen A Climate Change Voyage of Discovery by John Dunn of Marine Scotland Refreshments available (foc) CQI W&JS Annual Dinner 1830 start Knowledge Offices of SubSea 7 Management Arnhall Bus Park spkr TBA Westhill, Aberdeenshire Tea & coffee available (foc) For further detail go to www.thecqi.org 25 Wed 9 Feb Wed 9 Feb Wed 9 Feb MIS 1730 start BP Exploration offices Dyce Aberdeen Tea & Coffee available (foc) IoM3 Young Persons Lecture Competition (Scottish Heats) AMS Development of Artificial lighting Spkr TBA Start TBA Venue TBA For detail go to www.abdn,acuk/ams/index.html RAeS 1900 for 1930 The Lounge The Town Hall, Elgin Mon AACE 14 Feb 1815 for 1830 Seminar Rm, Curl Aberdeen Eday Walk, Summerhill Aberdeen Refreshments available (foc) Wed IMechE 16 Feb 1800 for 1830 Rm 226, Aberdeen Bus School RGU Garthdee Campus Aberdeen Scotland’s canalsAn Asset for the future by Andrew Ross of British Waterways Ready to AX-S the deep AX-S Subsea well Intervention system New Technology for deepwater intervention by Matthew Law of Expro AX-S Tech Ltd 1800 start “Meteorolgy” Hilton Treetops Hotel by spkr TBA Springfield Rd, Aberdeen £15 (members), £25 (non members) incl buffet Wed SUT 16 Feb The Fresson Lcture Spkr TBA 26 Tue ICorr 22 Feb 1800 start Palm Court Hotel, 81 Seafield Rd Aberdeen Refreshments available (foc) Wed AMB 23 Feb 1730 for 1800 Rm AB29/30 RGU Schoolhill, Aberdeen Non Intrusive Insp (NII)-Process, Inspection Technique Selection criteria & Data analysis by Craig Emslie of Sonomatic Aberdeen Skandi Arctic, the new generation DNV by Gordon Harvey MARCH 2011 Tue 1 Mar IMechE 1930 start Monthly meeting YM Group The Old School House Little Belmont St, Aberdeen For detail go to http://nearyou.imeche.org.uk.uk/scotRUYAB/ Tue 1 Mar IET 1845 for 1900 Queens Hotel, Leonard St Perth Bio energy from Distillery Co-Products by Duncan Stewart of Diageo Distillery Thu 3 Mar EI 1800 for 1830 Marcliffe Hotel, Pitfodels Cults, Aberdeen EI Aberdeen, Annual Dinner speakers Hon Alex Salmond MSP,& Bob Keiller PSN For detail contact Secretary Tue CQI 1830 start 8 Mar venue TBA For detail go to www.thecqi.org 27 Site Visit to Renewable Energy Co. TBA Tue 8 Mar Wed 9 Mar Wed 9 Mar Wed 9 Mar EI 1800 for 1830 Marcliffe Hotel, Pitfodels, Cults, Aberdeen Refreshments available (foc) MIS 1730 start BP Exploration Offices, Dyce, Aberdeen. With Video Link to Heriot Watt, University Underground Coal Gasification-the acceptable face of coal mining, by Peter Drybugh of Wardell Armstrong LLP Tea & Coffee available (foc) SUT 1800 start Barents Sea, Hilton Treetops Hotel by Spkr TBA Sprigfield Rd, Aberdeen £15 (members) , £25 (non members) incl buffet` RAeS Wed IMechE 16 Mar 1900 for 1930 The Library, Elgin AGM 1800 for m1830 Rm, 226, RGU Aberdeen Bus School Garthdee Campus, Aberdeen IMechE Membership event-Delivery & Development by CEO Spkrs; Stephen Tetlow & VP Stuart Cameron Thur WJS 31 Mar Branch AGM & Pelamis Wave Poweran update on activities N of Orkney by Denis Pinto & Max Carcus 1745 for 1800 Beechgrove Suite Atholl Hotel, King’s Gate Aberdeen Tea & Coffee available (foc) 28 Risk Based Inspection spkr from DNV, TBA APRIL 2011 Mon 5 Apr IMechE 1930 start Monthly meeting YM Group The Old School House Little Belont St, Aberdeen Foe detail go to http://nearyou.imeche.org.uk/uk/scot/RUYAB/ Tue 6 Apr Tue 6 Apr IET 1845 for 1900 Queens Hotel, Leonard St, Perth Finger buffet available (foc) IMechE AMS 1800 for 1830 Bionic Hand-the iLimb Rm 226 RGU Hand by David Gow of Aberdeen Bus School SMART, NHS Lothian Garthdee Campus, Aberdeen Tue EI 12 Apr Innovative grid control facilitator of green power integration by Dr Mircea Scutariu of Mott Macdonald 1800 for 1830 Marcliffe Hotel, Pitfodels Cults Aberdeen Refreshments available (foc) Optimus spkr TBA Tue CQI 1830 atart Site visit to business in 12 Apr Site TBA Aberdeen area TBA For further information contact secretary Tue ICorr 12 Apr MCF 1800 start Palm Court Hotel, 81 Seafield Rd, Aberdeen Wed MIS 13 Apr EGS 1900 start BP Exploration Offices, Dyce, Aberdeen Tea & Coffee available (foc) 29 Cracks & their causes by Lammert Brantsma of Mats Eng Ltd Gold in Scotland! Scotgold’s Grampian Gold Project by Chris Sangster Wed RAeS 1900 for 1930 Topic TBA 13 Apr The Library, Elgin For detail go to www.raes.org.uk/branches Thu EI 14 Apr IMechE 1830 start Thistle Hotel, Inverness Refreshments available (foc) Fri AACE 15 Apr 1815 for 1830 Goals, Bridge of Dee Aberdeen For detail contact secretary Hydro Generationlooking forward & Back from Glendoe by Helen Dalgliesh of Scottish & Southern En G&S 5-a-side football Competition 1800 start “4D Seismic” Hilton Treetops Hotel by spkr TBA Springfield Rd, Aberdeen £15 (members), £25 (non members) incl buffet Wed SUT 20 Apr Wed AMB 27 Apr 1730 for 1800 Rm AB29/30 RGU Schoolhill, Aberdeen Thur WJS 28 Apr Fuel Cell as a clean Energy Source-Current Status & Challenges by Dr Hossain 1745 for 1800 Topic & spkr TBA Beechgrove Suite Atholl Hotel, King’s Gate Aberdeen For details go to www.twiprofessional.com/content/wjs_nothrenscottish.html 30 MAY 2011 Tue IMechE 3 May YM group 1930 start Monthly meeting The Old School House Little Belmont St, Aberdeen For detail go to http://nearyou.imeche.org.uk/uk/scot/RUYAB/ Wed RAeS 4 May 1900 for 1930 The Library, Elgin Advanced Space Concepts, by De D Macdonald Mon AACE 1815 for 1830 Annual Business 9 May Venue TBA Meeting & Site Visit For further information contact secretary Tue EI 10 May Skills & Knowledge Management by Jon Glesinger, & Gareth Parkes. Refreshments available (foc) Tue CQI 10 May 1800 for 1830 Marcliffe Hotel, Pitfodels Cults Aberdeen 1830 start FPAL, Altens Aberdeen Branch AGM & open evening for members & students guidance for CEng Tea & coffee available (foc) Wed SUT 11 May 1800 start Hilton Treetops Hotel Springfield Rd, Aberdeen 31 DSV’s / Diving/New Tonnage by spkr TBA Tue ICorr 24 May NACE 1800 start Palm Court Hotel 81 Seafield Rd, Aberdeen. Tea & Coffee available (foc) Wed RAeS 25 May 1900 for 1930 The Library, Elgin. Title TBA by Don Harrop of BP From The Solar System To the Edge of Space by Dr Robin Catchpole JUNE 2011 Tue 7 Jun IMechE 1930 start Monthly meeting YM Group The Old School House Little Belmont St, Aberdeen For detail go to http://nearyou.imeche.org.uk/uk/scot/RUYAB/ Wed 8 Jun SUT 1800 start Topic & Spkr TBA Hilton Treetops Hotel, Sprigfield Rd, Aberdeen £15 (members), £25 (non members) incl buffet Tue EI 14 Jun 1800 for1830 Marcliffe Hotel, Pitfodels Cults, Aberdeen Refreshments available (foc) Thu IMechE 16 Jun Industrial Visit to Active Sustainable Energy Systems by Rajini Sokhi Start time TBA Subsea, Engineering Aberdeen Exhibition Centre Designing for Integrity Bridge of Don, Aberdeen & Operation by IMechE One day seminar organised by IMechE HQ. Pre Registration essential & fee payable For further detail go to www.imeche.org/events 32 33