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 50B (Tel: 0632 655273) or from the regional organisers indicated in the D