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Shortly before Christmas, it was with great shock and sadness that I learned of the passing of Bill Cox, a former ICorr President and a highly valued and respected member of Council, at the age of just 69. Bill was a true stalwart of the Institute and it was fitting to see such strong ICorr representation at his funeral, where Stuart Lyon, Brian Wyatt and Wil Deacon spoke very movingly about their memories of Bill. On a personal note, I will greatly miss Bill’s friendship and support; he was the most honest and dependable person you could ever wish to meet and his passing is a huge blow to us all.

By now you will have seen the results of our Institute rebranding initiative, which has been applied to our website, magazine, documentation, stationery and marketing material. I would like to thank everyone who took the time to provide feedback via the online survey during the summer. Your comments were taken very seriously and I hope you will agree that MD Design Studio and Square One Advertising
& Design have done a fantastic job. The outcome will be to enhance how the outside world views the Institute and to emphasise our role as a vibrant professional society promoting excellence in corrosion science
and engineering.

It was a pleasure to attend the annual London Branch Christmas Luncheon at the Royal Overseas League on 5th December. The guest speaker was former cricket commentator Henry Blofeld (or ‘Blowers’), who kept us very entertained with anecdotes from his long career covering Test cricket all over the world. Alcohol and cake seemed to feature very strongly! As usual, the Luncheon was very well attended and can only be described as a resounding success; congratulations to the London Branch organising committee for another outstanding event.

I’m delighted to say that we have signed an agreement with the Society of Operations Engineers allowing them to take over the Registration of our CEng, IEng and EngTech members with the Engineering Council. Huge thanks are due to David Harvey and Bill Hedges for their efforts in securing this seamless transition from the now defunct Society of Environmental Engineers. If you had been holding off submitting an application while this was being sorted, now is the time!

On a related note, if you hold CEng registration through ICorr (or any other professional body) and would be willing to act as an applicant assessor or professional review interviewer for new applicants, we would love to hear from you! For more information on what this entails please contact David Harvey (d.harvey@cathproconsult.co.uk).

It has also been a time of change for our Cathodic Protection training courses, which have been completely revamped to align with the requirements of the ISO 15257 standard. This is entirely due to the sterling efforts of the Cathodic Protection Governing Board (CPGB), and in particular its Chair, Jim Preston, and CP Training Scheme Manager, Brian Wyatt. Jim and Brian have recently stepped down from these roles and I would like to thank them sincerely on behalf of the Institute for the huge amount of effort they have put in over the past few years. Their legacy is that we now have a world-class training offering that will raise standards in the industry, while safeguarding the financial stability of the Institute.

Finally, I would like to extend a warm welcome to new CPGB Chair, Chris Spence, new CP Training Scheme Manager, Robin Bailey, and new Surface Treatment Governing Board Chair, Keith Wagner. It’s great to see that our conveyor belt of talent and dedication is still functioning in these busy times. Your efforts are truly appreciated!

CED Working Day and Symposium on ‘Corrosion Control in Transport and Infrastructure’

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Wednesday 29 April- The National Railway Museum

Institute of Corrosion’s Corrosion Engineering Division

SYMPOSIUM ON

‘Corrosion Control in Transport and Infrastructure’

This one day meeting will be the latest in a series of recent working days of the Institute of Corrosion’s Corrosion Engineering Division. The meeting will be held at the National Railway Museum, York. This year’s meeting is wide ranging and covers Corrosion Control in Transport and Infrastructure. After the talks, the meeting will break up into the individual CED working groups. In parallel there will be a chance to visit the railway museum. Where possible, agendas for the working group meetings will be published separately in advance on the CED web site (https://www.icorr.org/icorr-structure/). The 2020 Paul McIntyre Award will be presented after the morning lectures. This working day will be a good opportunity to network with other corrosion professionals from different industry sectors and to learn about some of the latest developments in the field of corrosion control in a variety of transport and infrastructure applications across diverse industries. For information on becoming involved with CED working parties please see the CED web site or contact the Chair of CED, Nick Smart (nick.smart@woodplc.com). For registration to attend the meeting, please complete and return the registration form.

CHAIN Yourself to a Wider Engineering Network in London

CHAIN Yourself to a Wider Engineering Network in London

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At Young ICorr, we’re a pretty sociable group. We’re also all about business, especially the future of the corrosion industry. Though it’s said you should never mix business with pleasure, we’re also innovative. Hang convention! Or should we say CHAIN business and pleasure together?

We’re extremely excited to have a real presence at this year’s CHAIN London Showcase on February 28, and we’d love to see you there.

What is CHAIN?

CHAIN is a movement of inter-institutional events specifically aimed at early career engineers. At the London event, you’ll be treated to a day of talks and workshops designed to engage, inform, and inspire whether you are a student apprentice, recent graduate, or aiming to gain professional registration.

CHAIN shares many values and vision with the Institute of Corrosion, like

What can you expect from CHAIN 2020?

The CHAIN event will examine some of the key challenges facing the engineering profession today, and look at how innovation can dovetail with current knowledge to help us solve these challenges. These aren’t issues that only affect engineering, but the real issues that extend the length and breadth of our society.

The CHAIN 2020 conference is aimed at innovating the creative responses that engineers need to create today to make a better world tomorrow. You’ll hear from experts in fire safety, urban building, cyber security, and engineering in healthcare. And there will be extra focus on discussions covering energy innovation and the climate emergency.

Participation at this event will look great on your CV, but it’s much more than that. It’s a chance to benefit from a plethora of experience, share your views, and share your business card. It’s a great networking event where you’ll meet a huge spread of engineering talent.

Come and Meet Young ICorr at CHAIN 2020

This exciting and challenging day ends with a networking event where you can come and meet Young ICorr at our stand. We’re an integral part of our ‘parent’ the Institute of Corrosion, and our mission is to help young engineers across the spectrum progress in their careers.

Corrosion affects us all, and is inherent in every sector of society. It’s a huge industry, with corrosion costing the world trillions of pounds each year. The Institute of Corrosion’s mission includes advancing corrosion science, technology, and ideas. With our partners Argyll Ruane and Corrodere, the Institute offers exceptional training courses for scientists, engineers, maintenance staff, and inspectors.

CHAIN is your chance to get the inside track on opportunities to boost your career and learn about the wider engineering industry. Why not come along to the Young ICorr stand during the network session, and hear first-hand how you can become part of the exciting future in corrosion prevention?

Click here to book your FREE pass to CHAIN London 2020.

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Rebranding to Promote the Institute of Corrosion’s Mission

Rebranding to Promote the Institute of Corrosion’s Mission

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Supporting Corrosion Professionals Worldwide

In this last article in the series discussing the rebranding of the Institute of Corrosion, you’ll learn about our purpose – why we exist and who we exist for, and how our mission supports the core values and vision of the Institute of Corrosion.

A Global Community of Corrosion Experts

Corrosion is costly and dangerous. Left untended, corrosion causes buildings and bridges to collapse, pipelines to leak, and spillages from industrial plants. Corrosion can lead to fires, flooding, poisoning and air pollution. The more effective our corrosion prevention strategies and techniques become, the safer the world will be.

In the fight against corrosion, collaboration is key. The Institute of Corrosion is the vehicle to drive this collaboration, through its global community of corrosion experts. The sharing of knowledge and expertise aids the innovation and creativity that is needed to develop industry best practice, as we strive for a more environmentally-friendly, safer and more sustainable global infrastructure.

Advancing Science, Technology, and Ideas

In addition to a global community that shares expertise, the Institute of Corrosion assists in corrosion prevention by delivering training that meets the requirements of current standards and leading by example to help advance corrosion science and technology and allowing ideas to flourish.

Through its partners Argyll Ruane and Corrodere, the Institute offers training courses that ensure scientists, engineers, maintenance staff, inspectors, and all corrosion professionals are competent in the standards and knowledge expected.

The Institute also keeps its members updated with the latest advances in best practice. We do this in a variety of ways. As well as ongoing training and CPD, our communication strategy is designed for sharing the Institute of Corrosion’s expertise with the world. Our global reach and digital communication channels combine to ensure that members can network easily and share information and ideas.

Influencing Policy and Decision-Making

The Institute of Corrosion’s expertise, experience, knowledge and global reach places it at the apex of the corrosion prevention industry. This means that the voice of industry experts – your voice – will be heard. At governmental and corporate levels, the expertise we possess in our global community of corrosion experts helps to shape policy and decision-making to extend the lifetime of our infrastructure.

Through the Institute of Corrosion, experts in the field can help to determine policies and decisions that will have a direct impact on society and lead to job creation, lower costs, and the saving of lives.

A Healthier and Safer Environment

As we influence policy and decisions, and as we improve standards in the industry, we will help to drive health and safety in the corrosion industry to create a healthier and safer environment. Scientific and technological advances should improve working practices in the industry, and the Institute’s community of corrosion professionals will be central to this.

Career Development and Networking

The provision of training is not the only way in which the Institute of Corrosion helps to advance the industry and your professional development. As a global organisation with a focus on science and engineering, we can provide networking opportunities at regional and global levels, including through NACE.

Our increasingly diverse membership benefits from conferences, workshops and mentoring, as well as our digital assets that allow you to network globally and exchange ideas and information in real time, anywhere in the world.

Indeed, we encourage you to participate, by following us on our social media (such as LinkedIn) and joining in the conversations we have, commenting on the articles we post, and sharing your expertise and knowledge with your digital network of corrosion professionals. Read our blogs, ask questions, and suggest topics that you would like us to tackle.

From students to CEOs, the Institute of Corrosion brings people together, supporting the industry and individuals, facilitating career development, encouraging networking, and driving policy and decision-making.

Our Expert’s View

Caroline Allanach, Project Inspection Engineer/Pressure Systems Integrity Engineer at BP says:

“The Institute of Corrosion provides support and mentoring in the specialist field of corrosion. Given companies often have a small corrosion engineering workforce, this is essential for the industry. Through Young ICorr events and specialist training, such as the Young Engineer Programme, it has been great to meet fellow corrosion engineers at similar career stages and share experiences, learning and goals.”

The Institute of Corrosion Is Your Institute

Our focus is on the people who make the corrosion industry so vibrant and innovative. The students, academics, scientists, engineers and maintenance professionals, who together provide the depth and breadth of expertise and experience that drive the industry forward.

Our rebranding enables us to redouble this focus, providing meaningful ways for you to network, develop your career, and share your expertise. As the network grows and the knowledge flows, the benefits to the public will continue to expand – a healthier and safer environment, with sustainable infrastructure, lower costs, and more jobs.

Get involved. To join the Institute of Corrosion and become part of one of the largest networks of corrosion professionals in the world, click here.

Sharing the Institute of Corrosion’s Expertise with the World

Sharing the Institute of Corrosion’s Expertise with the World

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Broadening and Deepening the Corrosion Conversation

In line with the Institute of Corrosion’s core values, and as part of our rebranding, you are going to see a very different communication approach. Promoting the prevention of corrosion is essential, and we are going to share our knowledge and expertise with the world.

Corrosion costs the global economy trillions of pounds each year. Indeed, according to the Oil and Gas Technology Centre, corrosion costs the world as much as £4 trillion. Sharing of expertise will enable huge strides to be made in the war against corrosion.

In this article, you’ll learn about some of the ways the Institute of Corrosion will be sharing information with the world, and what you can do to help.

If it Isn’t Accessible, it Isn’t Communication

The world must have serious conversations about corrosion. To do so, it is the duty of the Institute of Corrosion to promote the sharing of knowledge and expertise in language that is accessible to all. To achieve this, we will:

  • Make information clear and easy to understand
  • Communicate through channels that people use
  • Provide opportunity for feedback

Providing Information That is Clear and Easy to Understand

Mike Pettigrew, author of The Most Powerful Goal Achievement System in the World, says that he believes “the greatest crime is to learn something that can significantly benefit other people, yet share it with no one”.

For the message to be shared it must be understood. We’re committed to providing people with clear, high-quality, and easy-to-understand communication. Clear and concise language is stronger, more effective, and accessible to a wider audience.

Importantly, clear language ensures understanding. There is less room for misinterpretation. If recipients of communication feel the need to ask clarifying questions, the communicator isn’t doing their job properly.

Communicating through Channels That People Use

It is crucial that we broaden the conversation about corrosion to be more inclusive. We have strong relationships with other corrosion organisations, such as the National Association of Corrosion Engineers (NACE) and the European Federation of Corrosion (EFC). Our collaborative approach with such kindred bodies helps to drive innovation within the corrosion industry.

Our membership can have a strong voice in the industry, but we must enable them to have this voice. To do so, we are broadening and deepening the ways in which we communicate, making them more accessible and more appropriate.

You’ll find it easier to access the Institute and participate in the conversation about corrosion as we extend our digital and other communication methods:

  • Our website is getting an overhaul. It’s going to be clean, sleek, innovative and reflective of the rebranded and new Institute of Corrosion.
  • We will post blogs regularly, keeping you informed of the latest developments in corrosion prevention, training and development opportunities, and industry strategies and methods.
  • Our social media reach will be more vigorous, inviting an active community to share their knowledge, ask questions, and help to shape direction of the industry.
  • In print, you’ll notice our rebranding take shape immediately. The look and feel of our printed material will resonate with the rebranding of the Institute of Corrosion – from letterheads to the Corrosion Management magazine and all printed communication in between.

When the Institute communicates with the world, it will use appropriate language and appropriate channels to do so. For example, our digital communications will be easily understood by all, while Corrosion Management magazine will continue to provide in-depth technical coverage of our industry.

Providing Opportunity for Feedback

As experts and educators, we feel it is critical to give our members a real voice in the world. As part of our responsibility to our community, our communication strategy is to establish a network in which we and you can share best practice, access expertise, and solve problems.

We invite and welcome feedback, through our social media accounts, on our website and blogs, by email, or by picking up the phone. The Institute of Corrosion is your Institute. The membership is your network. Feel free to ask any questions you have, and answer any queries you can. Exchange of information is key to sharing our collective expertise with the world.

We Need You! Help to Shape the Direction of the Corrosion Prevention Industry.

Here at the Institute of Corrosion, our voice in the world must reflect the views, opinions, concerns and expertise of our members. Thus, we have designed our communication strategy to be inclusive.

We invite you to participate in the conversation. Send us your questions. Let us know what you feel needs to be discussed. Share your expertise, experience and knowledge with the institute’s network, and share and repost our blogs, LinkedIn posts, and other social media posts.

The voice of the Institute of Corrosion is your voice. Let it be heard! Get involved.

Our Expert’s View

Don Harrop, Past President and Honorary Fellow of the Institute of Corrosion since 2001, and co-author of Corrosion and Materials in Hydrocarbon Production: A Compendium of Operational and Engineering Aspects, says:

“Corrosion can be a costly oversight – typically between 2% to 4% of a country’s annual GDP. This figure is largely unchanged over the last 60 years, as the demands that society and industry place on the performance and availability/reliability of infrastructure, equipment, and facilities continue to increase with the rapid advancements in technology and ‘can-do’.

“We live in a cost-conscious world where health, safety and environmental regulations rightly become ever more rigorous.  Corrosion has a global presence that all too easily can unexpectedly or unintentionally be awoken. Managing corrosion effectively can sometimes feel like a lonely and isolated pursuit where often the “devil is in the detail”.  Thus, it is paramount in today’s virtually connected world that ease and access to, and timely sharing of, the breadth and depth of the Institute of Corrosion’s expertise is readily available 24/7 – from providing reassurance, identifying a quick fix, to deep rooted experience-based support and guidance.”

In our next article, the last in this series introducing the rebranding of the Institute of Corrosion, we will discuss rebranding to promote the Institute of Corrosion’s Mission. In the meantime, to learn more about the Institute and the lead it is taking in the global corrosion prevention industry, contact us today.

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