The Worshipful Company of Armourers and Brasiers are accepting
applications for their 2012 Venture Prize. The Royal Society are also accepting nominations for a range of awards.
The International Cyanide Management Institute (ICMI) will hold a two-day training workshop on implementing and auditing of the International Cyanide Management Code.
The ability of small businesses to borrow money is a key to economic growth, particularly in manufacturing and engineering. Government plans are in place to increase lending to businesses, but it is being questioned whether greater credit availability is actually allowing companies to borrow more.
Winners of the IOM3 2011 Special and Publication Awards were presented with their medals and prizes at an Awards Lunch at the Institute's London office
The International Committee on Mining and Metals (ICMM) has launched
three publications in conjunction with the climate change program at the
17th Conference of the Parties (COP17) to the United Nations Framework
Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Durban, South Africa.
At the Environmental Gas Summit 2011, an alternative source of fuel should have the energy industry dancing in
tandem, but the environmental implications of shale gas have left it
dispersed, with each sector determined on fighting its own corner.
The Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering, worth £1m, has been launched by David Cameron to celebrate
work that benefits society and to inspire young people to become
engineers.
