The information provided below is given in good faith, compiled from invitations received and local society diaries.
You are advised to check with the organiser for each specific meeting before travelling,
in case circumstances have forced a change of venue or postponement/cancellation.

• University events calendar
• Key UoP/FoT/SOE committee meeting dates are included in grey text with the aim of minimising clashes!

Past events (since 01 October 2005) are moved to an archive, normally at the end of each calendar month (but sometimes more often!).
Relevant Plymouth University activity includes the Coastal Engineering Research Group,  Centre for Coastal Dynamics and Engineering and the Centre for Coastal and Ocean Science and Engineering

Professional institutes/institutions: local sections

• Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) - Plymouth Centre
• Constructing Excellence - Plymouth Club
• Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology (IMarEST) - Devon and Cornwall Joint Branch with The Royal Institution of Naval Architects
• Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) - Devon & Cornwall Local Network
• Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) - West Devon and Cornwall Area (Devon and Cornwall Young Members’ Panel)
• Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) - South West region
• Institution of Structural Engineers (IStructE) - Devon and Cornwall Branch
• Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) - Plymouth Local Association
• Royal Institution of Naval Architects (RINA) - Devon and Cornwall Joint Branch with Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology

February 2012

• Wednesday 01 February 2012 at 10:00 am - PML Marine Matters Lecture Theatre - PML seminar
  Angus Atkinson (PML) on Predicting whether a species is sensitive or flexible to climatic change: the example of Antarctic krill
• Wednesday 01 February 2012 at 1:00-2:00 pm - Smeaton 205 - CCOSE Seminar
  Steve Fletcher (Plymouth University) on The evolving marine and coastal governance framework in the UK (specifically governance changes and ongoing challenges related to ICZM, shoreline management and marine planning
• Tuesday 07 February 2012 at 7:00 pm - Barbican Theatre B-Bar - contact Nigel May
  Rachel Wood (Plymouth University) on Robots that care
• Wednesday 08 February 2012 at 3:00 pm - PML Lecture Theatre - PML seminar
  POSTPONED: Peter Young (Lancaster University) on Time-Series Analysis of Environmental Systems : Data-Based Mechanistic Modelling – Natural Philosophy Revisited
• Monday 13 February 2012 at 12:30–2:00 pm – 3 Endsleigh Place 2nd floor meeting room - Teaching and Learning Directorate’s “Talking about Teaching” series - Email to register for this event
  Talking about iPads
• Tuesday 14 February 2012 at 3:00 pm - PML Lecture Theatre - PML seminar
  Elaine McDonagh (NOC) on Freshwater fluxes in the Atlantic Ocean
• Wednesday 15 February 2011 at 2:00 pm - Reynolds F2 - Engineering Research Seminar
  Short presentations by research degree candidates
• Wednesday 15 February 2012 at 7:15 pm - Exeter (bus departing Plymouth at 5:30 pm) - Joint IMarEST/RINA/Nautical Institute meeting
  Ian Murray Taylor on The salvaging of the ex-German High Seas Fleet at Scapa Flow 1924-1939
• Wednesday 22 February 2012 at 12:30–2:00 pm – PSQ A109 - Teaching and Learning Directorate’s “Talking about Teaching” series - Email to register for this event
  Turning Point – Personal Response System Workshop
• Wednesday 22 February 2012 at 1:00-2:00 pm - Smeaton 205 - CCOSE Seminar
  William Allsop (HR Wallingford - Southampton) on Historic vertical breakwaters
• Tuesday 28 February 2012 at 12:00 noon - 1:00 pm - PSQ Plymouth Lecture Theatre
  Carol Powell (Copper Development Association) on An overview of the behaviour of metals in seawater
• Tuesday 28 February 2012 at 7:30 pm - PSQ Devonport Lecture Theatre - BCS Event
  John Finch (Plymouth City Council ICT Security and Network Team Leader and Chair of South West WARP and Devon Information Security Partnership) on IT Security: obstacles between theory and practice
• Wednesday 29 February 2012 at 12:00 noon - 5:00 pm - Tamar Science Park Baylis Suite
  Plymouth University Knowledge Transfer Seminar 2012
• Wednesday 29 February 2012 at 5:00-6:00 pm - PSQ Plymouth Lecture Theatre - Plymouth Business School Public Lecture
  Daniel Ben-Ami on Ferraris for all (register)
• Wednesday 29 February 2012 at 6:30–8:00 pm - Sherwell Lecture Theatre (Lower)- Marine Institute Spring Term Public Event
  Alston Kennerley (marine historian) on Our Past … Our Future!  Celebrating 150 years of marine and maritime education at Plymouth University

March 2012

• Tuesday 13 March 2012 at 6:00-8:00 pm - PSQ Devonport Lecture Theatre - book with Joanne Mallard at ICE 01752 766230
  Institution of Civil Engineers (South West) Communications Competition
• Wednesday 14 March 2012 at 2:00 pm - Reynolds F2 - Engineering Research Seminar
  Wayne Thomas (TWI Limited) on Friction technology and friction stir welding and a brief introduction to CoRe reinforcement.
• Wednesday 14 March 2012 at 7.15 pm - University of Plymouth - Joint IMarEST/RINA/Hydrographic Society meeting
  Roland Rodgers on Underwater noise
• Wednesday 21 March 2011 at 2:00 pm - Reynolds F2 - Engineering Research Seminar
  Short presentations by research degree candidates
• Saturday 24 March 2012 at 09:00-12:00 - University of Plymouth
  Babcock Student Seminar on The design of a super-eco emergency towing vessel
• Wednesday 28 March 2011 at 3:00 pm - Reynolds F2 - Engineering Research Seminar
  Luke McEwen (Senior Engineer at Gurit UK Limited) on Composite blades for wind versus tidal turbines at MW scale

April 2012

• Wednesday 04 April 2012 at 1:00-2:00 pm - Smeaton 205 - CCOSE Seminar
  Gulizar Ozyurt (Middle East Technical University at Ankara - Turkey) on Uncertainty of vulnerability assessments and fuzzy coastal vulnerability assessment model
• Wednesday 11 April 2012 at 19.15 - Royal Plymouth Corinthian Yacht Club
  Speaker tbc on Design and build of complex ships
• Tuesday 17 April 2012 at 7:00 pm - National Maritime Museum at Falmouth - Joint IMarEST/RINA/Nautical Institute meeting
  Speaker tbc on Titanic

May 2012

• Wednesday 02 May 2012 at 1:00-2:00 pm - Smeaton 205 - CCOSE Seminar
  Benjamin Williams (Plymouth University) on EOF analysis of tidal inlet morphodynamics (tentative title)

June 2012

• Thursday 28 June 2012 - Portland Square
  Annual Technology Enhanced Learning (TEL) Showcase Day
• Saturday 30 June 2012 - Plymouth - Royal Armed Forces Day

July 2012

• 02–13 July 2012 - Marine Biological Association of the UK
  The Marine Biological Association (MBA) and The Sir Alister Hardy Foundation for Ocean Science (SAHFOS) 2nd International Marine Phytoplankton Taxonomy Workshop

August 2012

September 2012

• 08-16 September 2012 - Plymouth International Marine Festival
• Monday 10 September 2012 - Opening of the new Plymouth University Marine Building