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The Institute also has affiliated societies overseas. Visit the Overseas regions page for details.
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Local societies

The Institute has a network of over 60 affiliated Local Societies distributed throughout the UK, covering a wide range of disciplines and running events throughout the year. Check the list below to find a Local Society near you.

UK regions

The Institute’s Regions and all the Local Societies (all disciplines) within that region are listed below.

The events diary for a region can be found by following the link for that region

South East
  • Cambridge & Anglian Materials Society
  • ICTa London and Home Counties
  • IOP: The London and South East Packaging Society
  • London Materials Society
  • MinSouth
  • Oxford Materials Society
  • Society of Glass Technology - London Section
  • South Eastern Plastics and Rubber Group
  • South of England Materials Society
  • West Surrey Materials Society

 

South West (including South Wales)

  • Devon & Cornwall Materials Group
  • Ebbw Vale Metallurgical and Historical Society
  • ICTa South Wales/South West
  • Newport & District Materials Society
  • South Wales Materials Association
  • South Wales & Western Polymer Group
  • South West Branch
  • Wales Institute of Mining and Metallurgy
  • West of England Metals & Materials Association

 

Midlands

  • Birmingham Metallurgical Association
  • East Midlands Materials Society
  • East Midlands Packaging Society
  • ICTa East Midlands
  • ICTa North Staffordshire
  • ICTa Notts and Derby
  • ICTa West Midlands
  • Midland Institute of Mining Engineers
  • Midlands Plastics and Rubber Group
  • South Midlands Mining and Minerals Institute
  • Staffordshire Iron and Steel Institute
  • Telford Polymer Association
  • Western Branch
  • West Midlands Packaging Society

 

North East

  • Cleveland Institution of Engineers
  • IOP: The North of England Packaging Society
  • ICTa West Yorkshire
  • Leeds-Bradford Materials Engineering Society
  • Lincolnshire Iron and Steel Institute
  • Midland Institute of Mining Engineers
  • North of England Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers
  • North East Polymer Association
  • Sheffield Metallurgical & Engineering Association
  • Tyne and Wear Materials Society

 

North West (including North Wales)

  • ICTa Lancashire
  • ICTa Wrexham
  • Liverpool & North Wales Materials Society
  • Manchester Metallurgical Society
  • Manchester Packaging Society
  • Manchester Polymer Group
  • Materials Society of Cumbria
  • Merseyside & North Wales Polymer Group
  • Merseyside Packaging Society
  • Society of Glass Technology - North West


Scotland

  • ICTa Scotland
  • Mining Institute of Scotland
  • Scottish Association for Metals
  • Scottish Packaging Society
  • Scottish Plastics & Rubber Association

 

Ireland

  • Irish North Materials Group
  • Irish Packaging Society
  • Irish South Polymer Group
  • Materials Ireland

 

Regional contact

The Institute's Regional Co-ordinator is Sarah Boad. To find out more about local activities in your area, contact Sarah using our online enquiry form, selecting Local Societies from the dropdown menu.

News

Local society forum addresses local issues

The Local Society Forum met in Grantham on 13 May 2008 as part of Materials Congress. Nineteen local societies were present  at the meeting, with representation from as far away as Ireland, South Wales and Scotland.

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