Local societies

The Institute has a network of over 50 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 UK Regions and all the Local Societies (all disciplines) within that region are listed below.

Contact details and a link to events in each region can be found by following the link for that region

South East

LSEPkgS London & South of England Packaging Society
LMS London Materials Society
MinSouth
WSMS West Surrey Materials Society

South West (including South Wales)

CorIE Cornish Institute of Engineers
EVMHS Ebbw Vale Metallurgical & Historical Society
NDMS Newport & District Materials Society
SWMA South Wales Materials Association
WIMM Wales Institute of Mining & Metallurgy
WEMMA West of England Metals & Materials Association

Midlands

BMetA Birmingham Metallurgical Association
CWMS Coventry & Warwickshire Materials Society
EMMS East Midlands Materials Society
EMPkgS East Midlands Packaging Society
ICTa NS ICTa North Staffordshire
MIME Midland Institute of Mining Engineers
SMMMI South Midlands Mining & Minerals Institute
SISI Staffordshire Iron & Steel Institute
WestIMM Western Institute of Mining & Minerals

North East

CIE Cleveland Institution of Engineers
ICTa Yorks ICTa Yorkshire
LBMES Leeds-Bradford Materials Engineering Society
LISI Lincolnshire Iron & Steel Institute
NEIMME North of England Institute of Mining & Mechanical Engineers
NEPkgS North of England Packaging Society
NEPA North East Polymer Association
SMEA Sheffield Metallurgical & Engineering Association

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Local societies

UK regions

South East

South West (including South Wales)

Midlands

North East

North West (including North Wales)

Scotland

Ireland

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