1. EMC Chapter United Kingdom and Ireland
Brian Jones
Chapter Chair

2. Activity since August 2015 Technical demonstrations at EMCUK, Oct 2015
AGM and technical presentations, Dec University of Westminster
EMC standards, EM aspects of safety, interference control in audio, art appreciation for engineers(!) - followed by networking meeting
Technical presentations, Mar Ofcom London
Intentional EMI, ESD control, calibration of field probes in non-sinusoidal fields, broadcast receiver requirements under Radio Equipment Directive
Technical presentations, May University of York
University EMC research (6 papers) plus a view from Industry on problems to be solved
Technical presentations and museum visit, Jul Brooklands Museum
New EMCD and RED updates, developments in CENELEC standards, antenna and site calibration above 1 GHz, Considering the third dimension in high speed printed wiring boards
Future: Technical meetings Oct and Dec 2016

3. Best Practices
A mixture of technical, standardisation and regulatory papers at each meeting
Not a single theme
Five meetings per year = 20 presentations (at least)
Geographical spread of locations for meetings
Two-year rotation of Chapter Chairs
Succession planning and mentoring
Social event after December AGM and technical meeting
In a traditional London pub

4. Not all good news Micromanagement of chapters
Significant interference from geographical unit
New section chair
Micromanagement of chapters
Required to produce “revitalisation” plan (even if no revitalisation needed)
Required to take part in up to 24 web meetings per year (plus two face to face)
Bullying of some Chapter Chairs and other Section ExCom members
Section seeking to replace some Chapter Chairs without Society involvement
Don’t want to go into details for this presentation, but
Has any other Chapter experienced anything like this?
What did you do about it?
Talk about it afterwards?

5. Thank you
Any questions?