Institute of Measurement and Control
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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 Engineering Technician (EngTech), Incorporated Engineer (IEng) and Chartered Engineer (CEng)[3]
InstMC logo from mid 2010s | |
 InstMC Coat of Arms | |
| Abbreviation | InstMC |
|---|---|
| Funding | By Memebership Subscription |
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 (SIGs)[5] include:
- Cybersecurity
- Digital Transformation
- Explosive Atmospheres
- Flow Measurement
- Functional Safety
- Measurement
- National Metrology Skills Alliance
- Standards
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