I*PROMS Six Sigma Green Belt for Researchers Training Programme Industrial Statistics Research Unit at Newcastle University invites all I*PROMS research staff to come on the 10 day Six Sigma Green Belt programme in Newcastle specifically designed for PhD and other Research staff. This is an I*PROMS exchange of researchers event and so each delegate can claim • 800 euros for travel • 150 euros per day This is a total of 3100€ for each researcher! Part 1 is 21-25 April 2008 Part 2 is 19-23 May 2008 For further details and the course contents, please contact Tony.Fouweather@ncl.ac.uk

A one day workshop on “Tribology: problems in cutting fluid selection for machining processes” open to all partners of the I*PROMS NoE to be held in Naples on 22 May 2008.