Founded in 1944 and incorporated by Royal Charter in 1975, The Institute of Measurement and Control is a professional members institution for individuals and companies that operate within the measurement and control industries. Its aims are to advance the science and practice of measurement and control technologies and their various applications, to foster the exchange of views and the communication of knowledge and ideas in these activities, and to promote the professional qualification and standing of its members. The Institute is both a learned society and a professional qualifying body. InstMC is registered with the Engineering Council and is one of the licensed member institutions allowed to register Chartered Engineers The Institute is the UK member body of the International Measurement Confederation and is the secretariat to the United Kingdom Automatic Control Council.
This Institute currently has range of Special Interest Groups that organise conferences, seminars and training courses on subjects in the measurement and control fields. Special Interest Groups contribute to national programmes in areas such as standards and training, and join with other organisations to provide expert input to inform government policy. Each Special Interest Group has a panel of volunteer members and external experts that decides its programme of events and activities, and establishes working groups for particular projects.
Members are able to join their nearest Local section, who are responsible for organising regional events. Each Local Section is represented on the Institute’s Council, providing a direct link between the members and the Council.
President - Dr Graham Machin BSc, DPhil, DSc Vice President - Mr M Belshaw Chief Executive Officer - Dr Patrick Finlay Hon Secretary – Dr G S Philp Hon Treasurer – Mr C Howard
Past Presidents
Notable former presidents of the Institute of Measurement and Control include: Sir George Thomson MA FRS Sir Harold Hartley GC VO FRS L. Finkelstein MSc MJH Sterling BEng Phd DEng Prof W S Bardo FREng HonFInstMC Lord Oxburgh KBE FRS Hon FREng Prof Sarah Spurgeon OBE
Affiliations
Trade Association for Instrumentation, Control, Automation and Laboratory Technology Worshipful Company of Scientific Instrument Makers British Standards Institute Parliamentary and Scientific Committee
