Branch Calendar 2022-2023
BINDT Branches
If anyone is willing or interested in providing talks to Branches, please contact Cindy Bailey at BINDT (cindy.bailey@bindt.org) with an indication of the preferred geographical areas where you could assist.
AUGUST 2022
West of England Branch: Monday 8 August 2022
Venue: Swan Inn, Lower Tockington Road, Tockington, Bristol, BS32 4NJ.
Early Careers Branch: Thursday 18 August 2022
ECB Annual General Meeting (AGM) and summer social
Venue: Museum of Making, Derby.
North West Branch: Monday 29 August 2022
Annual General Meeting (AGM)
from 5.00pm.
Venue: Online.
The meeting will be a webinar hosted via Zoom and registration is required in advance at:
On completion of registration a confirmation email will be sent containing the joining instructions for the webinar.
Early Careers Branch: Wednesday 10 September 2022
ECB charity event – Tough Mudder
Venue: Chester.
West of England Branch: Monday 12 September 2022
Venue: Swan Inn, Lower Tockington Road, Tockington, Bristol, BS32 4NJ.
South Wales Branch: Wednesday 14 September 2022
South Wales Aviation Museum (SWAM) – ‘An evening at the museum’*
by Mr Phil Edwards
from 6.00 pm.
Venue: St Athan.
East Midlands Branch: Wednesday 21 September 2022
Lecture competition*
Venue: Virtual
North East Scotland Branch: Friday 23 September 2022
Annual Branch golf outing
Venue: Edzell Golf Club.
North West Branch: Monday 26 September 2022
Case Metals Federation*
by Pam Murrell and Angela Mason.
Venue: Online.
London and Home Counties Branch: Thursday 29 September 2022
Ground-penetrating radar – Principles and capabilities*
by Michael Aerts, Sercal, plus
Annual General Meeting (AGM)
This meeting will be a webinar hosted via Zoom and registration is required in advance by email to: karen.cambridge@bindt.org
OCTOBER 2022
Scottish Branch: Thursday 6 October 2022
Lunch and learn – Title to be confirmed*
Venue: IMechE Fife NDT, Dunfermline.
12.00 pm-2.00 pm.
North East Scotland Branch: Thursday 6 October 2022
Remote visual inspection, robotic systems and laser profiling*
Remote presentation and demonstration,by Eddyfi Technologies.
3.00 pm-5.00 pm.
Venue: Online.
West of England Branch: Monday 10 October 2022
Venue: Swan Inn, Lower Tockington Road, Tockington, Bristol, BS32 4NJ.
Yorkshire Branch: Wednesday 12 October 2022
Thermography*
by Steve Ince, Foerster.
Venue: Online.
South Wales Branch: Wednesday 19 October 2022
Online BINDT meeting
Speaker to be confirmed.
Contact: Jason Richards.
East Midlands Branch: Wednesday 19 October 2022
How to re-launch the East Midlands Branch*
Venue: A pub in Derby.
Early Careers Branch: Thursday 20 October 2022
NDT apprenticeships case studies*
by Andy Zubczyk, Rolls-Royce.
5.00 pm-6.00 pm.
Venue: Online.
Hosted by the Early Careers Branch.
Note: This is a National Branch Meeting.
North West Branch: Monday 24 October 2022
Get together/social event
Venue: To be confirmed.
NOVEMBER 2022
North East Scotland Branch: Thursday 3 November 2022
A practical guide to laser profiling*
by David Emery, Matrix Inspection.
3.00 pm-5.00 pm.
Venue: Jury's Inn, Aberdeen Airport (also available online).
South Wales Branch: Wednesday 9 November 2022
Aston Martin Lagonda (To be confirmed)*
Contact: Phil Edwards.
Venue: St Athan.
London and Home Counties Branch: Thursday 10 November 2022
To be confirmed*
by Matthew Davison, Elcometer.
Early Careers Branch: Friday 11 November 2022
Implementing NDT 4.0*
by Tom Martin, JetSoft.
Venue: Leeds (also available online).
West of England Branch: Monday 14 November 2022
Venue: Swan Inn, Lower Tockington Road, Tockington, Bristol BS32 4NJ.
Yorkshire Branch: Tuesday 15 November 2022
New services update and debunking TFMi*
Speaker to be confirmed.
Venue: IMechE Argyll Ruane, 4 Europa Way, Sheffield S9 1XH (also available online).
East Midlands Branch: Wednesday 16 November 2022
A tour of the X-ray CT facility and other NDT areas*
Venue: Intertek, Derby.
Scottish Branch: Thursday 17 November 2022
Improving on the 6 dB drop technique for determination of flaw length*
by Paul Holloway, Holloway NDT, Canada.
6.00 pm-7.00 pm.
Venue: Online.
Note: This is a National Branch Meeting.
North West Branch: Monday 28 November 2022
Career journey*
by Denize Ivy Pilarta, BAE Systems.
Venue: Online.
DECEMBER 2022
Yorkshire Branch: Thursday 1 December 2022
A hot topic: on-stream UT inspection*
by Tim Stevenson, Ionix.
6.00 pm-7.00 pm.
Venue: Nuclear AMRC Advanced Manufacturing Park, University of Sheffield, Brunel Way, Catcliffe, Rotherham, S60 5WG
(also available online).
Note: This is a National Branch Meeting.
North East Scotland Branch: Thursday 1 December 2022
Remote visual inspection – Update on the latest technologies and systems*
by Baker Hughes.
3.00 pm-5.00 pm.
Venue: Jury’s Inn, Aberdeen Airport (also available online – to be confirmed).
Early Careers Branch: Monday 12 December 2022
NDT Christmas quiz
hosted by Sam Cunningham.
Venue: IMechE Argyll Ruane, Sheffield.
West of England Branch: Monday 12 December 2022
Venue: Swan Inn, Lower Tockington Road, Tockington, Bristol, BS32 4NJ.
South Wales Branch: December 2022 (Date to be confirmed)
Christmas dinner
Contact: Michelle Clapham.
Venue: To be confirmed.
JANUARY 2023
West of England Branch: Monday 9 January 2023
Venue: Swan Inn, Lower Tockington Road, Tockington, Bristol, BS32 4NJ.
South Wales Branch: Wednesday 11 January 2023
Post Christmas dinner and President Elect’s dinner
Contact: Phil Edwards.
Venue: The Village Hotel, Cardiff.
East Midlands Branch: Wednesday 18 January 2023
Details to be confirmed.
Early Careers Branch: Thursday 19 January 2023
An introduction to condition monitoring*
by Will Ocean, Maintain Reliability.
Venue: Online.
Scottish Branch: Friday 27 January 2023
‘NDT solutions for renewable energy’, Scottish Branch Annual Exhibition and Seminar*
10.00 am-3.00 pm.
followed by:
Annual Burns Supper
Venue: Lynnhurst Hotel, Johnstone.
North West Branch: Monday 30 January 2023
Title to be confirmed*
by Mike Ennis, Sonatest.
Venue: To be confirmed.
Yorkshire Branch: January 2023
Details to be confirmed.*
Venue: Nuclear AMRC, Sheffield.
FEBRUARY 2023
London and Home Counties Branch: Thursday 2 February 2023
Developments in computed radiography*
by Darren Mapletoft, Carestream.
North East Scotland Branch: Thursday 2 February 2023
Detection and measurement of pitting – Carbon steel and CRA materials*
Speaker to be confirmed.
3.00 pm-5.00 pm.
Venue: To be confirmed.
Yorkshire Branch: Tuesday 7 February 2023
NDT apprenticeships: celebrating National Apprenticeship Week*
Speakers to be confirmed.
Venue: IMechE Argyll Ruane, 4 Europa View, Sheffield S9 1XH (also available online).
South Wales Branch: Wednesday 8 February 2023
Online BINDT meeting
Speaker to be confirmed.
Contact: Jason Richards.
West of England Branch: Monday 13 February
Venue: Swan Inn, Lower Tockington Road, Tockington, Bristol, BS32 4NJ.
East Midlands Branch: Wednesday 15 February 2023
Details to be confirmed.
Scottish Branch: Thursday 16 February 2023
High-temperature UT weld inspection*
Joint meeting with local branch of TWI Doosan Babcock Renfrew.
6.00 pm-7.30 pm.
Early Careers Branch: Thursday 23 February 2023
Managing NDT on a nuclear new build*
by Steve Meikle, EDF Energy.
Venue: Online.
North West Branch: Monday 27 February 2023
NDE 4.0*
by Tom Martin, Jetsoft.
Venue: Online.
MARCH 2023
North East Scotland Branch: Thursday 2 March 2023
Details to be confirmed.
3.00 pm-5.00 pm.
South Wales Branch: Wednesday 8 March 2023
Visit to TWI*
Contact: Michelle Clapham.
Venue: TWI, Port Talbot.
West of England Branch: Monday 13 March 2023
Venue: Swan Inn, Lower Tockington Road, Tockington, Bristol, BS32 4NJ.
East Midlands Branch: Wednesday 15 March 2023
Details to be confirmed.
Early Careers Branch: Thursday 23 March 2023
My NDT career*
by Simon Lewis, South West School of NDT.
Venue: Cardiff (also available online).
North West Branch: Monday 27 March 2023
Visit to Safran*
hosted by Marc Berry, Safran.
Yorkshire Branch: March 2023
Details to be confirmed.
APRIL 2023
London and Home Counties Branch: Thursday 6 April 2023
Inspection for corrosion under insulation using gamma radiography*
by Ben Read, HTSL.
North East Scotland Branch: Thursday 6 April 2023
Annual General Meeting (AGM)
3.00 pm-4.00 pm.
Venue: Array Training Centre, Altens, Aberdeen.
West of England Branch: Monday 10 April 2023
Venue: Swan Inn, Lower Tockington Road, Tockington, Bristol, BS32 4NJ.
South Wales Branch: Wednesday 12 April 2023
Online BINDT meeting
Speaker to be confirmed.
Contact: Jason Richards.
East Midlands Branch: Wednesday 19 April 2023
Details to be confirmed.
Early Careers Branch: Thursday 20 April 2023
An introduction to phased array*
by Jordan Wood, IMechE Argyll Ruane.
Venue: Sheffield (also available online).
North West Branch: Monday 24 April 2023
Early Careers Branch and mentor scheme*
by Sam Cunningham, Skills Training UK.
Venue: Online.
Yorkshire Branch: April 2023 (Date to be confirmed)
An honest account of my early career so far
by Denize Ivy Pilarta, BAE Systems.
Venue: Online.
MAY 2023
West of England Branch: Monday 8 May 2023
Venue: Swan Inn, Lower Tockington Road, Tockington, Bristol, BS32 4NJ.
South Wales Branch: Wednesday 10 May 2023
Online BINDT meeting
Speaker to be confirmed.
Contact: Jason Richards.
North East Scotland Branch: Friday 12th May 2023
Annual Scottish Branches competition
Venue: Drumoig Golf Course.
East Midlands Branch: Wednesday 17 May 2023
Pub quiz and Annual General Meeting (AGM)
Venue: To be confirmed.
Early Careers Branch: Thursday 25 May 2023
Running an NDT test house*
Venue: Sheffield (also available online).
Yorkshire Branch: May 2023 (Date to be confirmed)
Annual General meeting (AGM)* plus Tour of the facilities
Venue: Nuclear AMRC, Sheffield.
North West Branch: Monday 29 May 2023
Visit to Rolls-Royce*
hosted by Matthew Beecroft, Rolls-Royce.
South Wales Branch: 2023 (Date to be confirmed)
Annual General Meeting (AGM)
Details to be confirmed.
Contact: Phil Edwards.
*indicates CPD content.
CPD Points from Branch meetings
Attending Branch meetings indicated as containing CPD content can earn valuable points towards PCN certificate renewals.
http://www.bindt.org/downloads/CP16.pdf
http://www.bindt.org/downloads/CP17.pdf
