10:00

Welcome & Introduction
Jim Clarke, Director of ASTec & Joe Herbert, VS Committee 

Session 1

CHAIR:  Dr Andrew Chew

10:05–10:30

Advances in Vacuum Pump Technology
Dr Graham Rogers, Leybold Vacuum, UK

10:30–10:45

Time-of-flight spectroscopy as turn-key technology for process monitoring
Kristian Kirsch, VACOM GmbH, Germany

10:45–11:05

Is the “Entrance Correction” real or just a convenience?
Gordon Livesey, Consultant, UK

11:05–11:35

Use of RGA for contamination control across the ESS (European Spallation Source)
Dr Keith Middleman, STFC Daresbury Laboratory, UK

11:35–12:05

KEYNOTE
Comparison of a new kind of ionization gauge and extractor gauge as transfer calibration standards
Prof Janez Setina, Institute for Electronics and Vacuum Technique, Slovenia

12:05

EXHIBITION / LUNCH / NETWORKING

Session 2

CHAIR:  Joe Herbert

14:00–14:30

KEYNOTE from Harry Leck Memorial Medal winner
A review of safety considerations in the design and operation of vacuum systems
Dr Andrew Chew, Edwards, UK

14:30–15:00

Challenging tasks in modern vacuum technology applications
Kristian Kirsch, VACOM GmbH, Germany

15:00–15:20

Control and mitigation of particulate transfer within UHV systems
Oliver Poynton, STFC Daresbury Laboratory, UK

15:20–15:40

Helium Permeation through Glass
Sefer Avdiaj, University of Prishtina, Kosovo

15:45

Meeting Close + Future Plans