The Hon. Secretary of the British Society for Strain Measurement wishes to point out that the dates of some of the BSSM meetings in the Diary are provisional and that further meetings may be announced in some regions. Firmer details will be available in due course from the BSSM office, 281 Heaton Road, Newcastle upon Tyne NE6 508 (Tel: 0632 655273) or from the regional organisers indicated in the Diary. Numbers shown in parentheses at the end of a BSSM meeting announcement e.g. (2.30) refer to modules in the BSSM Certificate Scheme. Details of the scheme are available from the above address.