October 2019
Ethics Workshop: Why professionals do wrong and how to avoid it
No organisation can afford to leave ethical decision making to chance. One hasty or ill-conceived action by an employee can harm the reputation of the entire organisation and destroy a career.In a new initiative by the IAQM, we have developed effective ethics training focused on setting expectations of behaviour for air quality professionals in a variety of contexts.For example, how do you react when a client requests a change to your data in a report? How do you establish boundaries…
Find out more »November 2019
IAQM AGM 2019: Air quality – Past, present and future
The IAQM 2019 AGM will be followed by a discussion meeting looking at the past, present and future challenges within the air quality sector. Imagine a future. NO2 concentrations have fallen rapidly, by 2024 only a few exceedances will be present in London - problem solved? History tells us that when one pollutant is well controlled, another pollutant rears its head. We know that over the next few years the focus will increasingly move from NO2 to PM2.5 and the need…
Find out more »January 2020
Webinar: Air quality and health, 1970 to 2030
This talk will discuss estimates, made by the speaker, of the number of premature deaths per year in the UK. It will look at those associated with secondary ambient air concentrations of ammonia, sulphur and nitrogen oxides etc derived from various primary emissions in Europe over the period 1970 to 2030. Source receptor relationships linking national emissions and PM 2.5 particle concentrations, which are the main health concern, are available from the results of the international EMEP programme, which makes…
Find out more »February 2020
Early Careers Group Meetup
The IAQM Early Career Group meetups provide a forum to learn, practice presentation skills and network with other early-career professionals, in a friendly, supportive and accessible environment.This series of mid-afternoon events offer a platform for early-career professionals to gain valuable experience in presenting to a moderately sized and supportive audience, as well as providing an excellent CPD opportunity which you can later use as evidence of development when upgrading from Associate to Member.Schedule14:00 – Registration, refreshments and networking14:30 – Welcome and introduction14:45 – Guest…
Find out more »March 2020
IAQM Forum – The Environment Bill and Air Quality Targets
Event postponedWe are sorry to announce this event has been postponed.The growing situation with the coronavirus disease outbreak (COVID-19) in the UK is presenting unprecedented challenges for individuals, companies and organisations alike. As a responsible organisation, the IAQM's utmost concern is for the safety of its attendees, speakers and staff. We are therefore reviewing each event on a case-by-case basis. If we do need to postpone these events, we will honour the bookings made for those already registered to attend…
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