UK Thermography Association

A meeting was held in Northampton on Wednesday 4th February 2009 to discuss the future of the UK Thermography Association (UKTA).
The UK Thermography Association, founded in 1997, has achieved much in the promotion of high standards of thermography.  It has developed a community of thermographers, run its own conference and joined with BINDT to present thermography at their conferences, produced codes of practice on innovative methods for building and electrical surveys and worked with Government Departments to get thermography mentioned in Building Regulations.
UKTA has always had an international membership with members in Ireland, France, Germany, Australia and the Far East.  It has had close relationships with Associations in Europe and Worldwide and this has assisted in developing International Standards for thermography.
It is felt that the time is right to develop the UKTA into an international community for everyone involved or interested in the science and practice of thermography. The applications of infra-red thermography are quite diverse and not restricted to engineering and the built environment. It is already being used in healthcare, veterinary diagnosis and arboreal management. As the science of thermography and the capability of its instrumentation continue to develop we are likely to see more applications emerge.
The purpose of the new ‘thermography community’ is to create a dynamic and vibrant environment for scientists, engineers and practitioners to help them keep at the forefront of the science and practice of thermography. The new community will act as a forum for the exchange of knowledge and the dissemination of information through meetings, conferences, seminars, web and print publications.
There are opportunities over the next few months and years to guide the thermography industry to meet the needs of the people who use thermography and to make the best use of developments that are coming out of academic and research institutes. 
We believe there is a great opportunity to advance the science and practice of thermography and it is important that as many interested parties as possible attend this meeting to help shape the future for the thermography community.
If you want to know more, please contact Cindy Bailey cindy.bailey@bindt.org at BINDT on 01604 630124