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2008


DIARY DATES


30th September
Miller Lounge, Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen
(Enter via main entrance to stadium in Pittodrie St)
18:00 hr: Complimentary Light Buffet
18:30 hr: Dr Neil Rothwell (C3 Amulet Ltd)

Application of a web based technologies for Integrity Management System

C3 have developed a set of applications, tool sets, calculations, techniques and reports which meet the specific needs of the oil & gas industry. This has resulted in a set of processes and methodologies designed to ensure the continuous, safe and profitable operation of oil & gas assets. Traditionally this has been applied for corrosion, chemical and production management applications. Recent developments of the system have resulted in purpose built web based modules for both subsea and topside integrity management.

20:00 hr: Finish

Working Day for Corrosion Engineering Division:
OCTOBER 7TH 2008, BIRMINGHAM UNIVERSITY

CED Nuclear Working Group Agenda
http://www.icorr.org/banner/ced2008_2.html

CED Water Treatment Working Group Agenda
http://www.icorr.org/banner/ced2008_2a.html

CED Coatings Working Group Agenda
http://www.icorr.org/banner/ced2008_2c.html

CP Workgroup
Acrobat document

The Institute of Corrosion has three main divisions, namely the Corrosion Science Division (CSD), which coordinates the Institutes activities related to corrosion science, the Corrosion Engineering Division (CED) and Young Icorr. In addition the Institute also has a separate commercial company, CORREX Ltd which is responsible for its commercial activities.

Compared to the CSD the Corrosion Engineering Division has been relatively quiet in recent years. The purpose of the Corrosion Engineering Division is to 'provide an informal forum for the exchange of ideas and information pertaining to Corrosion Engineering issues'. More specifically the benefits of the CED to its members include:
• a mechanism for members to meet and discuss corrosion engineering issues related to their field of activity in the UK.
• a forum to facilitate the exchange of information and experience.
• a mechanism for members to jointly prepare documents that are of immediate and practical use to them in their field of activity (e.g. codes of practice, guidelines for processes and techniques, input to standards bodies, etc). Documents produced by the working groups will be downloadable through the ICorr web site for a small fee.
• a means of liaising and communicating with the working parties of international organisations (e.g. EFC, NACE working parties) and reducing the expense of traveling abroad to attend meetings.
The activities will be driven by the needs of the members, who can be drawn from across the spectrum of member organisations (i.e. industry, academia, research organisations, etc.).

A number of working groups are being reactivated, each of which will be under the chairmanship of a nominated person. Nick Smart (Serco Technical and Assurance Services) will act as Coordinator of the Corrosion Engineering Division and report on activities to the Council of the Institute; Douglas Mills will act as technical secretary to the CED and its working groups. The currently planned working groups are:
• Cathodic protection (chair Ross Fielding)
• Monitoring (chair Bill Cox)
• Nuclear (chair Nick Smart)
• Coatings (chair Brenda Peters)
• Oil-field chemicals (chair Peter Allison)
• Water treatment (chair Pam Simpson)
• Combustion systems (chair to be nominated; any volunteers?)
Other groups could be started if there is sufficient support from the members. It is anticipated that the working groups will operate both through holding topical meetings and through electronic media, making use of the Institute's web site. The chairs of the individual working groups will liaise with the corresponding working groups in international bodies such as EFC, NACE, WCO, ASTM, etc. The CED activities will aim to be complimentary to the activities of these other bodies rather than competing. For members attending EuroCorr in Edinburgh at the Edinburgh International Congress Centre (ICC) there will be a general CED meeting on Wednesday 10 September at 13:30 for approximately 2 hours (room number to be confirmed). The purpose of this meeting will be to inform all those interested in the working groups about the plans for the CED and to exchange views about its future development. You are welcome to attend this meeting even if you have not registered for EuroCorr itself.

The Institute is organizing a CED Working Day on Tuesday October 7th at the Birmingham University Conference Centre, starting at 10 a.m. The day will consist of an introduction to the planned activities of the CED, which will be followed by a plenary lecture given by Dr. Peter Scott (who recently retired from Areva, France) and is an international expert on corrosion in nuclear systems. He will give a lecture entitled "Corrosion Issues in PWRs". Following this lecture the meeting will break into the individual working groups, which will run a number of smaller topical presentations and open discussion sessions to enable working group members to plan their future collaboration and work programme. The working day will be open to members and non-members. The cost of attending the meeting will be £70 (members) and £80 (non-members); this price covers room hire, tea, coffee and lunch. Please contact admin@icorr.org or telephone 01525 851771 to register for this meeting. Directions to the conference centre can be found at http://www.has.bham.ac.uk/conferences/conferences/facilities/confpark. Accommodation is also available at this location - please contact the conference centre directly (+44 121 625 3383 or email conferencepark@bham. ac.uk ) to book. If this meeting is successful further work days are envisaged for Spring and Autumn next year. We look forward to seeing you there!

15th October and 18th November
Correx Appreciation Course

This course is designed to increase the awareness of consulting engineers, specifiers, designers, fabricators, coating contractors, maintaining agents and structure owners about recent significant initiatives taken to improve protective coating performance.

The content is structured to give an understanding of steelwork corrosion and control with recent examples of coating performance. Modern methods and specifications for corrosion control are to be reviewed for new works and maintenance contracts.

Part of this course will concentrate on quality issues and particularly the Institute of Corrosion ICATS training and certification scheme for surface preparation and coating operatives. This scheme was developed by a specialist group to deliver a quality standard for the industry that would become a pre-contractual requirement for the Highways Agency and other major structural asset holders and complements the already established I Corr coating inspector scheme.

The course programme
1. Introduction
The course aims and objectives

2. Corrosion and Control on steel structures
The basic corrosion mechanisms.
Methods of corrosion control including surface preparation, paints and metal coatings and their application.
Examples of successes and failures
Economics and whole life costings.

3. Surface Preparation
Modern methods, effectiveness and standards

4. Metal and Paint Coatings
Hot dip galvanizing, thermal metal spray and others.
Modern paint coating types and their application.

5. Specifications
Types of specification for new and existing structures.
Requirements and examples.

6. Managing Quality
Quality systems for coating application) and inspection.
Certification schemes. Health and Safety.

7. The Industrial Coating Applicator Training Scheme (ICATS)
Description and practical demonstration

8. Discussion, summary and close

Fees & registration
The course fee is £176.25 incl. VAT per delegate, and includes all lecture notes, morning coffee, lunch and afternoon tea.
To apply, please complete and return the registration form and a cheque made payable to Correx Ltd. To: Cerri Sweet, Correx Ltd., 7b High Street Mews, High Street, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, LU7 1EA. Tel 01525 851771

The course will award CPD points to delegates

Directions


FROM THE SOUTH
Follow the A90 towards the City and turn off to the left at the signs for Aberdeen Harbour. (At this point you should also see signs directing football traffic). Keep straight on this road onto Wellington Road (you will pass the Altens Thistle Hotel on the right). Keep straight until you get to a bridge over the River Dee and turn right once over at the roundabout. At the next roundabout turn left up Market Street. At the second set of traffic lights turn right until the next traffic lights and turn left. At the next roundabout turn right along Park Road and keep going straight for approximately 1.5 miles until you see Pittodrie Stadium. Pittodrie St is on the north side of the stadium and parking is available there.

FROM THE NORTH
Follow the A96 in to the City and go straight until you are going along Great Northern Road and you see General George on your left-hand side. Go through the Traffic lights and at the next roundabout turn left on St Machar Drive. At the next roundabout, go straight across, past the University Building, until the next roundabout which you go straight across also. Go along School Road and follow the road on to Golf Road. Pittodrie Stadium is in front of you. Pittodrie St is on the north side of the stadium and parking is available there.




London Branch Evening Meetings held at the Naval Club, 36 Hill Street, London W1
Agenda:
5.30pm – Refreshments
6.15pm – Presentation
7.30pm – Buffet & Refreshments
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Buffet at 6.30pm
Paddington House Hotel
514 Manchester Road
Warrington
Cheshire
WA1 3TZ

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The Hilton Hotel Chepstow Rd Langstone, Newport NP18 2L tel - 01633 413 737
Located at the Coldra Interchange Jct 23 M4 Motorway



Brearley Centre, Sheffield
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