Institute of Measurement and Control

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Institute of Measurement and Control

The Institute of Measurement and Control (InstMC) is a professional organization for individuals and companies that operate within the measurement and control theory industries. It was founded in 1944 and incorporated by the Royal Charter in 1975.^[1] Its objective is to advance the science and practice of measurement and control technologies and their various applications. The institute is both a learned society and a professional qualifying body.^[2] InstMC is registered with the Engineering Council and is one of the licensed member institutions allowed to register Chartered Engineers (CEng)^[3]

The institute is the UK member body of the International Measurement Confederation (IMEKO)^[4] and is the secretariat to the United Kingdom Automatic Control Council (UKACC).

Special Interest Groups

This Institute currently has a range of Special Interest Groups that organize conferences, seminars and training courses on subjects in the measurement and control fields.

Current Special Interest groups include:

Cybersecurity
Measurement
Functional Safety
Flow Measurement
Standards
Automation and Control
Digital Transformation
Systems

Past Presidents

Notable former presidents of the Institute of Measurement and Control include:

Sir George Thomson MA FRS (1944–48)
Sir Harold Hartley GC VO FRS (1957–58)
L. Finkelstein MSc (1980–81)
MJH Sterling BEng Phd DEng (1988–89)
Prof W S Bardo FREng HonFInstMC (2010–12)
Lord Oxburgh KBE FRS Hon FREng (2012 - 2014)
Prof Sarah Spurgeon OBE

Affiliations

International Measurement Confederation (IMEKO)
United Kingdom Automatic Control Council (UKACC)
National Physical Laboratory (NPL)
Trade Association for Instrumentation, Control, Automation and Laboratory Technology (GAMBICA)
Worshipful Company of Scientific Instrument Makers (SIM)
British Standards Institute (BSI)
Parliamentary and Scientific Committee

References

^ "THE INSTITUTE OF MEASUREMENT AND CONTROL - Charity 269815". register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk. Retrieved 2023-09-29.
^ "THE INSTITUTE OF MEASUREMENT AND CONTROL - Charity 269815". register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk. Retrieved 2023-09-29.
^ "Engineering Council". www.engc.org.uk. Archived from the original on 2019-06-17. Retrieved 2018-05-24.
^ "Members". www.imeko.org. Archived from the original on 2018-05-25. Retrieved 2018-05-24.