The following report details events and activities which took plate during the last financial year.
TENTH ANNIVERSARY CONFERENCE - GLASGOW, NOVEMBER 1996
The Society celebrated its Tenth Anniversary with a two day conference held at the Hilton Hotel in Glasgow covering a wide range of subjects from cleanroom design, validation and operation, to the use of isolators and cabinets. We also ran a series of 'problem solving workshops' on standards, training, validation and cleanroom disposables.
The conference was well attended with about 70 delegates on the first day and about 100 on the second day.
3C BIRMINGHAM, FEBRUARY 1997
This year the Society increased its involvement in this conference by running four sessions instead of two, which had been the case in previous years.
PERSONNEL SELECTION AND INDUCTION TRAINING. 11 FEBRUARY 1997
Nigel Slater, Contamination Control Apparel, U.K.
In this session, the delegates learned the importance of selecting the correct personnel to work within the cleanroom and how to carry out this task effectively. Training protocols for the new operator were also examined. Delegates were divided into groups for the workshop session and set various problems to solve. The dialogue in this session was lively and informative.
SQUARE ONE - 12 FEBRUARY 1997
Neil Bell S2C2, Lynn Morrison S2C2, Tom Stevenson Edinburgh Univ. This session was designed for pre-beginners to the sphere of cleanroom technology. Neil Bell presented general information on the basic principles of cleanrooms I then continued the session by describing the requirements from the Pharmaceutical point of view and Tom Stevenson related how the very different requirements of the Micro-electronics industry are met.
THE ROAD TOWARDS CLEANROOM DESIGN - 13 FEBRUARY
Ken Goldstein, Knight Architects Engineers planners Inc., U.S.A.
Ken Goldstein took us through the important points to remember when planning cleanroom facilities. Topics covered included the identification of critical processes and equipment, site selection, constructability issues, movement of people and materials, budgets, schedules and heating, ventilation and air conditioning.
RECOMMENDED PRACTICES - 14 FEBRUARY
Charles Mattina, G,D.E. Consulting, U.S.A
David Nobile, Contec, U.S.A.
Bill Whyte, S2C2, U.K.
Four recommended practices from the U.S. Institute of Environmental Sciences & Technology were considered in detail
CLEANROOM TECHNOLOGY - BATHGATE, JUNE 1997
Bill Whyte presented another successful course on the subject of Cleanroom Technology. Over 65 delegates attended.
During the last financial year, Neil Bell retired as editor of the Cleanroom Monitor. Tom Hindmarch and George Birkett, North Tyneside College form the new editorial team.
Three issues of "The Monitor" were published last year and it retains its 16 page format.
At the last AGM I reported that Bill Whyte was working on the above document. I am delighted to report that it is now complete and has been circulated to all members. A laminated version for use inside the Cleanroom has also been produced and is available from the S2C2 office.
We are delighted to report that the number of members of the society remains over 1000.
The Scottish Society for contamination control will soon be found on the Internet. Over the past months, Bill Whyte and Bob Latimer have worked hard setting up our home page and subsequent pages which will provide general information on the Society, membership details, information on forthcoming conferences and courses etc., and copies of The Cleanroom Monitor.
At this point I would like to take the opportunity to thank the following people for their hard work, dedication and support during the last year
We would also like to thank Union Chemical Co. for providing facilities free of charge to hold our committee meetings
Lynn Morrison Chairman S2C2
November 1997