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OMS Change of date:

Please note that there is not an OMS meeting arranged on Tuesday 26 January 2010 due to recent weather conditions Next meeting on Tuesday 9 February 2010 See programme below..

2010 programme

09-Feb-10  MAPS from Aerospace to Offshore - A New Technology to Measure Stress Dr John McCarthy, Maps Technology Ltd 6:00 for 6:30pm OXFORD, Denys Wilkinson
 

02-Mar-10  IOM3 Young Persons Lecture Competition YPLC Heats YPLC Competitors Various 6:00 for 6:30pm Oxford Denys Wilkinson
 

27-Apr-10    New Adventures in Memory Alloys and Materials TBC TBA 6:00 for 6:30pm Oxford Denys Wilkinson
 

17-May-09  Trends in Microscopy TBC TBA 6:00 for 6:30pm Oxford Denys Wilkinson

Oxford Materials Society      2009/2010 Season      

OMS Change of date:

Please note that there is not an OMS meeting arranged on Tuesday 26 January 2010 due to recent weather conditions

Next meeting on Tuesday 9 February 2010 See programme below.

This will be followed on Tuesday 2 March by the Local Heats of the IOM3 Young Persons lecture Competition, poster attached.  Entries now welcome. You must be  28 years old or younger on 1 June 2010.  You need to talk for 15 Minutes maximum on any topic related to Metallurgy and Materials.  A great opportunity to practice a Department or other talk in front of a friendly audience and panel of Judges. Audience welcome, free sandwich buffet and wine on the night.

Download 2010 lecture Competition Poster (.pdf)    (.doc)

09-Feb-10  MAPS from Aerospace to Offshore - A New Technology to Measure Stress Dr Geoff Eckold Maps Technology Ltd 6:00 for 6:30pm OXFORD, Denys Wilkinson

Venue: 1st Floor Lecture Theatre (Level 5), Department of Physics, Denys Wilkinson Building in central Oxford at the junction of Banbury and Keble Roads, near St Giles.

Maps and directions: Enter Postcode OX1 3RH at www.multimap.com or www.streetmap.co.uk.  Approximately 15-20 Minutes walk from Oxford Station.

All welcome. Usually 6.00pm for 6.30pm talk start. Refreshments from 6.00pm in Senior Common Room. Climb up wide steps from Keble road, near junction with Banbury Road. Lecture room is on the 1st Floor (Level 5). Tea and coffee in 1st Floor Common Room.

02-Mar-10  IOM3 Young Persons Lecture Competition YPLC Heats YPLC Competitors Various 6:00 for 6:30pm Oxford Denys Wilkinson
 

27-Apr-10    New Adventures in Memory Alloys and Materials TBC TBA 6:00 for 6:30pm Oxford Denys Wilkinson
 

17-May-09  Trends in Microscopy TBC TBA 6:00 for 6:30pm Oxford Denys Wilkinson

For more details please contact: Martin Wall 07703 106860 or 01235 213400 martin.wall@esrtechnology.com   

OMS is a Regional Society of the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining IOM3, 1 Carlton House Terrace London www.iom3.org 

Venue:

All meetings unless otherwise stated are held at the 1st Floor Lecture Theatre (Level 5), Department of Nuclear Physics (Denys Wilkinson Building) in central Oxford at the junction of Banbury and Keble Roads, near St Giles. Maps and directions: Enter Postcode OX1 3RH at www.multimap.com or www.streetmap.co.uk.  Approximately 15-20 Minutes walk from Oxford Station.

All welcome. Usually 6.00pm for 6.30pm talk start. Refreshments from 6.00pm in Senior Common Room. Climb up wide steps from Keble road, near junction with Banbury Road. Lecture room is on the 1st Floor (Level 5). Tea and coffee in 1st Floor Common Room.

Parking

On street car parking is available on Pay and Display parking in Keble Road (access via Parks Road), adjacent to the venue for a price of ~£2 for 1h up to 6.30pm  Parking is free after 6.30pm. parking is also available nearby in Norham Gardens or St Giles under similar terms.  So for people arriving for OMS meetings prior to 6.30pm it will normally be necessary to pay £2 to take you to 6.30pm after which  parking is unrestricted. (NOTE Wardens tend to flock just before 6.30pm so payment is advised even if just 10-15min to go).

Pay & Display details updated on 23 January 2007. Parking is also possible in roads off Banbury Road, Woodstock Road and in Walton Street (e.g 2h Max 8.30am to 6.30am). Check as times and duration allowed will vary. 

Note that the University Car Parks are now patrolled by University Wardens 24h a day. Parking in Nuclear Physics, Metallurgy or any University car park is not advised and OMS cannot accept responsibility for any clamping, parking ticket or other fine. 

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More Details

Contact OMS secretary Martin Wall for latest programme information info@oxfordmatsoc.com , confirmation and to be put on EMAIL list. martin@oxfordmatsoc.com or martin.wall@aeat.co.uk  Tel: 01235 213404/ 3400 or Mobile 07703 106860 or 07946 635688 in advance or on the night.

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Contact:

Sue Panteny Materials in Transport 137, Clinton Lane Kenilworth Warwickshire CV8 1AY
T 01926 858622   M 07855 149187 sue.panteny@btinternet.com 

Useful Links

	Location Map
	Parking
	Denys Wilkinson Building MAP
	Information for Speakers
	IOM3 Regional Page
	Oxford Materials Department Lectures

Location

All Meetings held unless otherwise stated at the Lecture Theatre 1st floor, (Level 5)Denys Wilkinson Building, Department of Physics, Keble Road, Oxford, OX1 3RH 6.00pm for 6.30pm. Refreshments from 6.00pm. All welcome. No pre-registration required, unless specified – Just turn up.

Drinks and light snacks are served from 6.00pm with the talk commencing at 6:30pm.

Note that the schedule for OMS meetings often changes. Please contact OMS Secretary info@oxfordmatsoc.com  or  Tel: 0870 190 2229/ 2215 Mobile 07946 635688 for final details on talks and speakers, especially if travelling a long distance.

Dates where possible will be adhered to. Changes will be notified also to the IOM website www.iom3.org