24th WJS Electronic Newsletter March 2008

Welcome to the 24th WJS E-mail Newsletter!

This issue contains:

National Science and Engineering Week 2008: A week of science and engineering events for everyone!
Restyling of WJS/Professional Website
Branches
Younger Members
TWI Technical Group Meetings
Institute of Rail Welding (IoRW)
Meetings, Seminars and Conferences
Job Vacancies
Information Services

1. National Science and Engineering Week 2008 (7-16 March): A week of science and engineering events for everyone!

For information relating to regional events:

National Science and Engineering Week (formerly National Science Week) is an opportunity for people of all ages, areas and organisations to take part in science, engineering and technology activities.

Two of our Branches have events which coincide with this initiative

London -
12 Mar 08* Failure analysis of welds Joint Meeting with The Institute of Physics By: Eur Ing Richard Pargeter FWeldI, TWI Ltd Venue: I.O.P. Headquarters, 76 Portland Place, London W1B 1NT
Time: Lecture 18:30 hrs, Light Buffet 19:30 hrs.

Scotland -
13 March 2008* Committee Meeting at 18:00 hrs followed by Joint meeting with the British Institute of NDT (BINDT) RTD Rotoscan System - Future developments in AUT By: Jan van der Ent, Technical Manager of Applus RTD
Venue: Mitsui Babcock, Technology & Engineering Building, Porterfield Road, Renfrew PA4 8DJ
Time: 19:00 for 19:30 Hrs (Buffet Provided)

2. Restyling of WJS/professional website

The style and design of the WJS/Professional website has been updated to www.twiprofessional.com/, please let us know what you think. Please report any problems with web links and any difficulties finding the page you want etc. email: lois.appleyard@twi.co.uk

3. Branches

Have you visited one of your local Branch meetings yet?

WJS Meetings offer the opportunity to network, socialise, and gain valuable CPD which can be verified. Please see local information for CPD** events.

**Continuing Professional Development CPD - updates your professional knowledge and improves professional competence. CPD demonstrates your commitment to being professional, keeping up to date and continuously seeking to improve and is a key to optimizing your career opportunities by broadening your knowledge and skills.

Branch Programmes for 2008

Please see our website for the 2008 Branch programme lists
wjs_events.html

Local Branch News - from your area!

Eastern Counties

The EC lecture on Marine Containment of LNG - A structural design and build perspective by Jim Macdonald of Lloyds Register, will be held on Wednesday 19th March at TWI.

Co-operation

The EC Branch has managed to hold some joint meetings, specifically with the local IoMMM and the RAe. We did this primarily to try and boost numbers attending events. The joint event has also exposure member to a wider range of technologies, which we believe is a good thing. However, setting up such meetings, especially the first one has not proved easy. Any hints would be appreciated. John Weston weston559@btinternet.com.

Do you need to advertise local Branch events or distribute local information?

If branches would like to contribute to the newsletter or advertise events/news from their area please send information to tom.howes@twi.co.uk

4. Younger members

Calling all Younger Members!

The Younger Members Committee is building a network of representatives across the UK to spread the word about engineering and allied careers.

Our main aim is to connect with students and lecturers in schools, colleges and universities in order to inform them of the fun and challenge they can find in an engineering career. We are also going to organise events targeted at our Younger Members and help with their CPD which is an essential part of career development.

The first Younger Member representative meeting was held on 24 January 2008 at The Welding Institute's headquarters in Cambridge. It was a great success and another is planned for 22 May this year.

We encourage members who are self-starters and are looking to move their careers and chosen disciplines into the future to attend the next event. This will give you the opportunity to work with likeminded people and inspire others to follow in your footsteps.

For further information, please contact ymc@twi.co.uk or lois.appleyard@twi.co.uk

TWI Graduate recruitment programme

Please see the TWI website
www.twi.co.uk/j32k/grad/grad.xtp

YMC treasure seekers

The Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining younger members' committee (IOM3 YMC) held their first London Treasure Hunt on the 19th January 2007. One of the teams attending the event included members from The Welding Institute YMC (TWI YMC). The TWI team consisted of Duncan MacLennan, Helen Mulvana, Helen Goddin, Sarah Smith, Briony Holmes.

The first clue led to the meeting point in the Science Museum and the remaining 5 clues took the teams across central London and back to a pub to finish. Our team didn't win (too much sightseeing along the way!), but a great time was had by all, and the TWI team all got to know the IOM3 YMC much better through taking part.

Younger Members working with local schools, colleges and universities

TWI is currently working with Colleges in the Cambridgeshire area. A Younger Member representative presented to a Year 10 Engineering class at a local technology college in January, and several colleagues have been into another local secondary school to present to various classes on welding and joining technologies and their use in industry.

TWI also hosted a visit by Beacon East, ConneXions and several teachers from the Cambridgeshire area, to offer a view of TWI and the range of careers on offer in this industry.

Two of our younger member representatives have also presented and spoken to visiting groups of lecturers and students from Oxford and Cambridge universities.

We are trying to encourage further interaction with FE and sixth form colleges and will be presenting at a sixth form college in June. This specific event will reach 300 - 400 local students.

5. TWI Technical group meetings

Members and non-members are welcome to Technical Group meetings. The organisers for each group are drawn from The Welding Institute Professional/WJS Members and TWI's industrial membership teams. Speakers will include a blend of leading academic researchers and engineering practitioners who will offer a unique insight and perspective into the technical area being discussed.

Each Technical Group has an annual meeting and attendance gives you CPD, information sharing and networking opportunities.

Details of meetings, venues and times can be found on our events section.

wjs_techgroups.html

Materials Group

The next Materials Technical Group meeting will be held at Abington on 27 November 2008. Further details will be available on
wjs_tg3_materials.html

On the same web page is a link to the previous Materials Technical Group meeting on 'Materials Issues on Creep Service' on
wjs_tg3_report2007.html

6. Institute of Rail Welding (IORW)

The 13th Technical Meeting of the Institute of Rail Welding 'Rail Welding - Challenges for the Future' will be on Thursday 17 April 2008, Derby. Further details will be on
www.iorw.org/e17042008.html

7. Meetings, seminars and conferences

Current details on: twidiary.html

Pressure & Process Plant Technical Group Meeting
Assessment and repair of pressure equipment
Postponed until Spring 2008, Abington

Lasers in healthcare: a road mapping event
Thursday 13 March 2008, Abington, UK

TWI Aerospace Panel Meeting
Thursday 13 March, Abington, UK

Automotive Panel Meeting
Advanced Manufacturing for High Performance Engineering Applications
Tuesday 18 March 2008, Rotherham

SkillWELD Finals
Tuesday 15 - Friday 18 April 2008, Abington, UK

13th IoRW Technical Seminar
'Rail Welding - Challenges for the future',
Thursday 17 April 2008, Derby

2nd International Workshop on Thermal Forming and Welding Distortion
Bremen, Germany
22-23 April 2008
Call for papers

Make It With Lasers
Lasers in Emerging Energy Markets
Wednesday 30th April 2008
Warwick Manufacturing Group, Coventry

Technology Open Day (Members only)
Tuesday 13 May 2008, Abington

7th International Friction Stir Welding Symposium
Tuesday 20 to Thursday 22 May 2008
Awaji Island, Hyogo, Japan

17th International Conference
'Computer Technology in Welding and Manufacturing',
Tuesday 17 - Thursday 19 June 2008, University of Cranfield, UK

Offshore Oil & Gas Technical Group Meeting (Title TBC)
September 2008 (TBC)

4th International TWI/EWI Seminar on
'Joining of Aerospace Materials'
Wednesday 1 - Thursday 2 October 2008, Toulouse, France
Call for papers on e1-2102008_call.html

TWI Annual Dinner (Invitation only)
Tuesday 4 November 2008, London

Pressure & Process Plant Technical Group Meeting,
Assessment and repair of pressure equipment
Postponed until Autumn 2008, Abington

TWI/DVS Conference 'Joining Plastics'
Wednesday 19 - Thursday 20 November 2008, Abington, UK

Materials Technical Group Meeting (Title TBC)
Thursday 27 November 2008, Abington
Further details to follow at:
wjs_tg3_materials.html

8. Job vacancies

Current Job Vacancies TWI
www.twi.co.uk/careers/jobList

Don't forget to visit the most popular page on the web site.
www.ukwelder.com

9. Information services

Have you explored our Information Services yet?

Why use us?

Fast access to welding, joining and allied service specific information
Fast & personalised turn-round on enquiries and document delivery
Information organised specifically for the joining expert and practitioner
Information specialists who know the subject and content of the stock

Detailed Searching

WELDASEARCH (produced at TWI, contains over 200,000 items covering 40 years)
Includes monthly alerts
Online databases
Market Information
Detailed web searching

Finding the Items

Library Catalogue
Ask Library staff to help you
Requests made to other libraries for items not held
Now offering members electronic delivery of about 75% of all photocopy requests

Electronic Books

KNOVEL electronic books service
Around 120 books available full-text to WJS members
Access via Information Services Portal and the WJS website

News Items

Available to members via Website
lists of forthcoming conferences available to staff via Information Services Portal