IOM3 2024 End of Year Review
As 2024 ends, we share key highlights and achievements in our End of Year Review.
As the 2024 comes to an end, IOM3 President Kate Thornton CEng CSci FIMMM, reflects on her term saying: 'It has been my pleasure to be your President for the past two years. Now that my term as President and the year are coming to a close, I would like to take moment to thank the staff, volunteers and members of IOM3 for making it a unique and supportive environment. While this year has brought challenges to our members, there will have also been successes, no matter how small, and these should be celebrated. Within this report we celebrate how we have all worked together to help IOM3 achieve its goals, while looking forward to the opportunities 2025 will bring with our new President, Christine Blackmore.'
IOM3 CEO, Colin Church CEnv FIMMM shares his thoughts on the year: 'This year has seen some substantial change for IOM3, both in terms of the world around us following the ‘year of elections’ and in more parochial terms with service and team changes. Through it all, I am immensely pleased to say, the volunteers and active supporters, and the IOM3 team have continued to do us all proud.'
The end of the year provides an opportunity to reflect on the key moments and achievements of 2024. From collaboration to progress, there is much to acknowledge as we look forward to the opportunities 2025 will bring.
Highlights from 2024 include:
- Successfully transitioned IOM3 journals to Sage Publications Ltd, the new home for IOM3 journals
- Published an energy transition policy paper and policy priorities for the next UK government
- PVC 2024 returned as an in-person event, welcoming nearly 500 delegates from 38 countries in Edinburgh
- Hosted a Defra panel on packaging Extended Producer Responsibility with industry stakeholders
- Celebrated member engagement through the Young Persons’ Lecture Competition final, Fellows Day, and Sustainable Future Awards Ceremony
- Contributed to national discussions with letters to Secretaries of State and input into the National Engineering Policy Centre’s report on critical materials
For the full review and additional highlights from 2024, read more below.
