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I M S F W O R K S H O P B I D P R O P O S A L 2 0 2 1

T H E B R I T I S H M A S S S P E C T R O M E T R Y S O C I E T Y

IMSF In te rnat iona l Workshop in Forensic Mass Spect rometry M A Y 2 0 2 1 ✪ S h e f f i e l d U K

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T A B L E O F C O N T E N T S

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The Worlds First Mass Spectrometry Society !

The British Mass Spectrometry Society (BMSS) in collaboration with Sheffield Hallam University (SHU) and the South Yorkshire Police & Crime Commissioner invite the International Mass Spectrometry Foundation (IMSF) and its affiliated societies to award the privilege of hosting an International Workshop in Forensic Mass Spectrometry to the Society and the City of Sheffield in 2021.

Professor Simona Francese IMSF 2021 Workshop Chair

Dr Jackie Mosely BMSS Chair Designate

Dr Mark McDowall, JP BMSS Meetings Secretary




E X E C U T I V E S U M M A R Y

FORENSICMASSSPECTROMETRYMass spectrometry is growing rapidly in the fieldof forensic science and it ismass spectrometriststhat are delivering results that directly andindirectly impact society. The significance of GCMSandLCMS/MSforqualitativeandquantitativeanalyses in toxicology is well known, and the UKhasparticular strengthsandexpertise in thisarea(Cowan).MorerecentlytheUKhasledthewayindeveloping MALDI MS for fingermark analysis(Francese), anddirect analysismass spectrometryis venturing beyond laboratories to deliver easyand fast analyses in the field. It is clear that forforensicscience,MS-basedanalyticalmethodswillcontinue to develop tomeet new demands: newlevels of sensitivity, increased robustness, newtargetcompoundsandnewforensicapplications.As mass spectrometry is playing an ever greaterrole, it is importanttostressthatforensicscienceis multidisciplinary, requiring academia, industryand organisations such as law enforcers,governments, public health authorities, healthservices,socialservicesandmediatopulltogether.Findinga languagethat isaccessiblebyallpartiesisparamounttothisinterdisciplinaryresearch.Thisworkshopwillbringtogetherpractitioners’atthe cutting edge of forensic mass spectrometryresearch to provide technical training with keypartiesfromnon-scientificforensicarenawhocanpresent the wider context. This will establish auniquelearningenvironmentthatgoesbeyondthe"simple" instrumental analysis of evidence toexplore thepracticeof a controlled vocabulary inanunprecedentedbuildingofastrongerandmoreconnectedforensicsciencecommunity.

AIMSThepurposeofthisworkshopis:•  to provide an underpinning education in the

fundamentalsoftherelevanttechnologies•  to introduce new technologies and deliver

‘know-how’ in advanced forensic massspectrometry

•  toexploreanalyticalaspectscrucialtoforensicscience including analytical validation, androbustness, data and data reporting,communicatingbeyondthescientificarena

•  to engage and support ear ly careerresearchers, advancing their skills, andenhancing awareness on the capabilities ofmassspectrometryinforensicscience

•  to offeranoverviewofthebigpicture:wherephysical scienceworkswith social science andhealthscienceandnon-scientificbodies

•  to boost interdisciplinary networking andencourageinternationalcollaborations.

OBJECTIVESTo achieve our aims, we will bring togetherinternationally recognised expertise to deliver ahighly interactive workshop. We set the level ofthisworkshopfordelegatestohaveadegreelevelof scientific understanding and will encouragedelegates to participate in poster sessions,practicalsessions,discussiongroupsandasitevisitto the forensic science facility of West YorkshirePolice.


T H E P R O P O S E R

THEBRITISHMASSSPECTROMETRYSOCIETY(1964)The British Mass Spectrometry Society(BMSS) proposes to organise and host anIMSF International Workshop in ForensicMassSpectrometryin2021.The BMSS is a registered charity (registrationnumber281330),with the society’soriginsdatingback to 1964, and whose purpose is to promoteanddisseminateknowledgeofMassSpectrometryand allied subjects for the benefit of the public.We achieve this by regularly organisingconferencesandtrainingcourses.We have just celebrated our 40th AnnualConference,heldover3daysandprecededbyour2-day Introduction toMass Spectrometry Course.TheSociety’strainingcourseshavebeenaregularfeatureontheBritishMSlandscapesince1993.TheUKhostedthefirstIMSCmeetingin1958andsubsequentmeetings in1961,1985and2003andat the 2003 meeting the BMSS introduced itsCareers Workshop which has featured at everyIMSCmeetingsince.Education is the highest priority of the BritishMassSpectrometrySociety!

EQUALITY,DIVERSITY&INCLUSIONThe British Mass Spectrometry Society (BMSS) iscommitted to ensuring equality, diversity andinclusion for its members, employees, scientificpartners, meetings delegates and the Society’sserviceproviders.More informationcanbe foundon the EDI pages of the BMSS website:https://www.bmss.org.uk

Harry Brearley of the Brown-Firth research laboratory in Sheffield discovered a ‘rustless’ steel alloy in 1913. Over the following 100 years Stainless Steel cutlery and other mass produced steel goods became synonymous with Sheffield.


I M S F W O R K S H O P O R G A N I S I N G C O M M I T T E E Professor Simona Francese, (SHU & IMSF 2021Workshop Chair) is well known for thedevelopmentofMALDIimagingfortheanalysisoflatent fingermarks and has hosted the 2019International FingerprintResearchGroupMeetingBiennialConference(SHU).SheworkscloselywithTheHomeOffice Centre for Applied Science, TheMinistry of Defence,West Yorkshire Police, IsraelPolice,US forensicprovidersand theNetherlandsForensic Institute - developing protocols for“chemical criminal profiling”. This technology hasbeen implemented in police casework in the UKandEurope.Dr JackieMosely, (Teesside University and BMSSChair designate) has been involved in deliveringthe BMSS’s training courses since 2005 anddeliveringtheBMSSCareersWorkshopat IMSCin2016 and 2018. Her research with controlledsubstancesinpublicsettingsinvolvesworkingwithpublic health authorities, the police, festivalorganisers, and a charitable harm reductionservice.DrMarkMcDowallJP,(BMSSMeetingsSecretary)is responsible for organising the society’s 3-dayAnnual Meetings e.g. Manchester (2017),Cambridge (2018), Manchester (2019). DrMcDowall was also a member of the organisingcommittees for the 16th IMSC (2003), theProteoMMXseriesofmeetings (2010 -2016)andHTC-15(2018).Professor David Cowan, (KCL, London) is theformer head of the Forensic Science and DrugMonitoringDepartment at King's College London.He directed the WADA accredited laboratory atKCL including the testing for the LondonOlympicand Paralympic Games in 2012. He is currentlyProfessorEmeritusinPharmaceuticalToxicologyatKing’sCollegeLondon.

Dr Melanie Bailey, (University of Surrey) is ChiefAnalyst for the Surrey Ion Beam Centre and hasworked closely with The Home Office Centre forApplied Science, Israel Police and the NetherlandsForensic Institute to develop protocols for SIMSanalysisoffingerprints.ShewasanExpertConsultantfor the IAEA, and works with several policedepartments.ProfessorMartinaMarchetti-Deschmann, (TUWien.IMSF board member & IMSF Focus Groupscoordinator)hasbeenworking inmassspectrometryfor more than 20 years, is involved in national MStraining courses and coordinates topic-relatedactivities within the IMSF since 2016. Her researchstronglyfocusesonsoftionizationtechniquesandthevisualization of analyte distributions relevant formedical, pharmaceutical or biotechnologicalapplicationsandforensics.Dr Bryan McCullough (National MeasurementLaboratory,LGC)istheScienceLeaderforInnovationMassSpectrometryat theNML, theUK’sdesignatedinstituteforchemicalandbio-measurement. Hehasastrongbackground in instrumentdevelopmentandthe application of novel mass spectrometrytechniques for a range of analyses. His recentresearch has involved the development of ambientionisation mass spectrometry techniques andexploring their combination with miniaturisedanalysers with a particular focus on forensicapplicationssuchasbulkdrugidentificationandtraceexplosivedetectionDr James Riches, (Defence Science and TechnologyLaboratory(DSTL)has involvedchemicalsensing,firescience and the analysis of chemical warfare agentsincluding attribution science. More recently Jameshas focused on chemical detection and monitoringprojects inpolicingand securityand is theTechnicalManager for the UK’s type approval capability inbreathalcoholanddrugdriving.


OVERVIEWWe will bring together internationally recognisedexpertisetodeliverahighly interactiveworkshop.We set the level of this workshop for delegateswithadegreelevelofscientificunderstandingandwill encourage delegates to participate in postersessions,practical sessions,discussiongroupsanda site visit to the forensic science facility ofWestYorkshirePolice.POSTERPROGRAMMETheposterprogramme isoneof thekey featuresoftheworkshop.Studentsmustsubmitanabstractand prepare a poster for the workshop's postersession.EvenparticipantswhohavenotworkedinForensics Sciences so far, will be encouraged tobring a poster that highlights their researchinterests as a way to introduce themselves andperhaps findsuitablecollaborators for theirwork.The poster session is on the evening of the firstdayoftheworkshop,isdisplayedforthedurationof the event in a location where all the cateringwill be provided. This will enable participants tomingleandnetwork.Thebestposter, selectedbythe International Faculty (based on clarity,significance & presentation), will be awarded aprizeof£500.PRACTICALPROGRAMMEThe five practical sessions are a second keyfeaturesoftheworkshop.Session1:AsitevisittoWestYorkshirePolicemass spectrometry imagingandenhancementlaboratoryfeaturinglecturesbySenior Crime Scene Investigators. Session 2:Hands-on session focusingon in-field applicationsof mass spectrometry in the SHU laboratories.Session 3: Clinic session focusing on forensicchallenges identified by the course delegates.Session 4: Presenting a newmethod for the firsttimeincourt.Session5:Workingwiththemedia.

SCIENTIFICFACULTYDrVincenzoAbbate,KCL,London,UKDrMelanieBailey,UniversityofSurrey,UKDrMichaelBuckley,ManchesterUniversity,UKProfessorJosieBunch,NPL,Teddington,UKProfessorDavidCowan,KCL,London,UKDrPhilDunn,LGC,UKProfessorRonHeeren,MaastrichtUniversity,NLDrBobFlanagan,KCL,London,UKProfessorSimonaFrancese,SHU,Sheffield,UKProfessorMartinaMarchetti-Deschmann,TUWien,Vienna,AustriaDrBryanMcCullough,LGC,UKProfessorRuthMorgan,UCL,London,UKDrJackieMosely,TeessideUniversity,UKProfessorTamsinO’Connell,Cambridge,UKDrJamesRiches,DSTL,UKDrPatrickSears,UniversityofSurrey,UK

INVITEDFACULTY:Mr Peter Arnold, Yorkshire and Humber Regional…………………………ScientificSupportServices,UKDrAlanBillings,SouthYorkshirePoliceandCrimes…………………………………………Commissioner,UKDr Max Houck, Forensic Studies and Justice,…...UniversityofSouthFlorida,St.Petersburg,USADr Glenn Langenburg, Elite Forensics, St. Paul,……………………………………………Minnesota,USA

I M S F W O R K S H O P S T R U C T U R E

MONDAY

17thMay2021TUESDAY18thMay2021

WEDNESDAY19thMay2021

THURSDAY20thMay2021

FRIDAY21stMay2021

Day1-TheroleofForensicScienceininvestigationsandjudicialdebates

Day2-Fundamentalsofmassspectrometrytechniquesthatarerelevantto,andfocusedonforensicapplications

Day3-FromthePractitioners


Day5-EmergingMStechnologiesforforensicscience

8.309.00

REGISTRATIONANDPOSTERSETUPWITHCOFFEE

Lecture10.Ionisationtechniquesusedinforensicapplications:ESI,DART,EI,ICP

Practicalsession1.VisittoWestYorkshirePoliceHQ(CalderPark,Wakefield).Toincludetourofimagingandenhancementlabs;lecturesbySeniorCSI.

Lecture17.Newmethodsintoxicologyandfortheworldanti-dopingagency

Lecture21.Imagingandchemicalanalysesofsurfaces9.30

10.00 WELCOMEandHOUSEKEEPING

Lecture11.Massanalysersandgoodpracticeinforensicscienceapplications

Lecture18.InterpretationoftoxicologicalevidenceusingMS

Lecture22.MALDIappliedtobloodanalysisandfingermarks10.30 Lecture1.Crime

Prevention:initiatives,resourcesandoutcomes

11.00 Lecture2.Forensicregulator-GrandChallengesforforensicscience

COFFEE COFFEE COFFEE

11.30 Lecture3.GrandChallengesofforensicscience

Lecture12.GoodpracticeforIRMS

Practicalsession4.Presentinganewmethodsforthefirsttimeincourt

Lecture23.DrugAnalysisinhairbyImagingMassSpectrometry

12:00 Lecture4.Biasinforensicscience

Lecture13.Separationscienceinforensicapplications:GC,LCandIMS12.30 Lecture5.Evidence

basedinterpretation-theactivitylevelissue

LUNCH

13.00 LUNCH LUNCH LUNCH LUNCH

13.30 Lecture24.

5

ProfessorDavidCowan(KingsCollegeLondon)istheformerheadoftheForensicScienceandDrugMonitoringDepartment at King's College London.Hedirected theWADAaccredited laboratory atKCL including the testing for the LondonOlympic and Paralympic Games in 2012. He is currentlyProfessorEmeritus inPharmaceuticalToxicologyatKCLwherehecontinuestopursuehisresearchinterests,whichheavilyinvolvechromatographycoupledmassspectrometry.

DrMelanie Bailey (University of Surrey) is Chief Analyst for the Surrey Ion BeamCentre and hasworkedcloselywiththeHomeOfficeCentreforAppliedScience, IsraelPoliceandtheNetherlandsForensicInstitutetodevelopprotocolsforsecondaryionmassspectrometryanalysisoffingerprints.ShehasworkedasanExpertConsultantfortheInternationalAtomicEnergyAgencyandhasworkedwithanumberofpolicedepartmentsonforensiccasework.

DrMartinaMarchetti-Deschmann(UniversityofVienna,AustriaandIMSFliaison)

DrBryanMcCullough(LGC,UK)

DrJamesRichie(DSTL,UK)

ContactdetailsDrJackieMosely(BMSSChairdesignate)DrMarkA.McDowallJP(BMSSMeetingsSecretary)[E]:[email protected][E]:[email protected][T]:+44(0)7730502385[T]:+44(0)1619987757MrsLisaSage(BMSSAdministrator)[E]:[email protected] [T]:+44(0)1606810562[P]:BritishMassSpectrometrySociety,25BurwardsleyWay,Northwich,Cheshire,CW98WN,UK

ProgrammeKey:

Societalrelatedlectures

fundamentals

interactive

toxicology

chemicalwarfareandIRMS

emergingtechnologyandapplicationsforMS

Controlleddrugsandprecursorchemicals

Programme: Monday17thMay

2021Tuesday18thMay2021

Wednesday19thMay2021

Thursday20thMay2021

Friday21stMay2021

Day1-TheroleofForensicSciencein

Day2-Fundamentalsof



Day5-EmergingMStechnologiesfor

5

ProfessorDavidCowan(KingsCollegeLondon)istheformerheadoftheForensicScienceandDrugMonitoringDepartment at King's College London.Hedirected theWADAaccredited laboratory atKCL including the testing for the LondonOlympic and Paralympic Games in 2012. He is currentlyProfessorEmeritus inPharmaceuticalToxicologyatKCLwherehecontinuestopursuehisresearchinterests,whichheavilyinvolvechromatographycoupledmassspectrometry.

DrMelanie Bailey (University of Surrey) is Chief Analyst for the Surrey Ion BeamCentre and hasworkedcloselywiththeHomeOfficeCentreforAppliedScience, IsraelPoliceandtheNetherlandsForensicInstitutetodevelopprotocolsforsecondaryionmassspectrometryanalysisoffingerprints.ShehasworkedasanExpertConsultantfortheInternationalAtomicEnergyAgencyandhasworkedwithanumberofpolicedepartmentsonforensiccasework.

DrMartinaMarchetti-Deschmann(UniversityofVienna,AustriaandIMSFliaison)

DrBryanMcCullough(LGC,UK)

DrJamesRichie(DSTL,UK)

ContactdetailsDrJackieMosely(BMSSChairdesignate)DrMarkA.McDowallJP(BMSSMeetingsSecretary)[E]:[email protected][E]:[email protected][T]:+44(0)7730502385[T]:+44(0)1619987757MrsLisaSage(BMSSAdministrator)[E]:[email protected] [T]:+44(0)1606810562[P]:BritishMassSpectrometrySociety,25BurwardsleyWay,Northwich,Cheshire,CW98WN,UK

ProgrammeKey:

Societalrelatedlectures

fundamentals

interactive

toxicology

chemicalwarfareandIRMS

emergingtechnologyandapplicationsforMS

Controlleddrugsandprecursorchemicals

Programme: Monday17thMay

2021Tuesday18thMay2021

Wednesday19thMay2021

Thursday20thMay2021

Friday21stMay2021

Day1-TheroleofForensicSciencein

Day2-Fundamentalsof



Day5-EmergingMStechnologiesfor


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13.30 Lecture26.Forensic

MassSpectrometry

ofbones14.00 Lecture6.Theroles

ofCSIinthesearch

collectionand

transmissionofthe

evidenceinthe21st

century

Lecture14.

Quantitativemass

spectrometryand

useofreference

standards

Practicalsession2.

Massspectrometry

forin-field

applications(instrumentsavailableforhands-onwork)

Lecture19.Ambient

ionisationfor

explosivesdetection

-challengesand

opportunities

14.30 Lecture7.Expert

Witness:roleand

challenges

Lecture27.

Investigationof

human

paleoecologyusing

isotopes15.00 Lecture8.Workofa

criminologist

Lecture15.

Qualitativemass

spectrometryand

theusehigh

resolutionaccurate

massmeasurement,

tandemMSand

libraries

Lecture20.

Detectionof

chemicalwarfare

exposure15.30 Lecture9.

Connectingend

usersandacademia,

challenges,benefits

andsuccesses

COFFEE COFFEE

16.00 Welcomemixer,

eveningmeal,

postersession,

networking

COFFEE Practicalsession3.

Problemsolvingon

agivenforensic

challenge

COFFEE Practicalsession5.

Workingwiththe

media16.30 Lecture16.Surface

analysisandimaging

forforensicscience:

MALDI,ionbeam,

DESI,LESA

Lecture21.

Controlled

Substances:

cannabis&CBD

products;

emergenceofNew

Psychoactive

Substances

17.00 Lecture22.

Managingevidence

andchainofcustody

Discussion/event

close

17.30 Eveningmeal

followedbycareers

workshopand

careerdevelopment

opportunitiesin

forensicscience

18.00 networking,free

time

CONFERENCE

DINNERwithECR

prizegiving

18.30

19.00

19.30

20.00

MONDAY

17thMay2021TUESDAY18thMay2021

WEDNESDAY19thMay2021

THURSDAY20thMay2021

FRIDAY21stMay2021

Day1-TheroleofForensicScienceininvestigationsandjudicialdebates

Day2-Fundamentalsofmassspectrometrytechniquesthatarerelevantto,andfocusedonforensicapplications



Day5-EmergingMStechnologiesforforensicscience

8.309.00

REGISTRATIONANDPOSTERSETUPWITHCOFFEE

Lecture10.Ionisationtechniquesusedinforensicapplications:ESI,DART,EI,ICP

Practicalsession1.VisittoWestYorkshirePoliceHQ(CalderPark,Wakefield).Toincludetourofimagingandenhancementlabs;lecturesbySeniorCSI.

Lecture17.Newmethodsintoxicologyandfortheworldanti-dopingagency

Lecture21.Imagingandchemicalanalysesofsurfaces9.30

10.00 WELCOMEandHOUSEKEEPING

Lecture11.Massanalysersandgoodpracticeinforensicscienceapplications

Lecture18.InterpretationoftoxicologicalevidenceusingMS

Lecture22.MALDIappliedtobloodanalysisandfingermarks10.30 Lecture1.Crime

Prevention:initiatives,resourcesandoutcomes

11.00 Lecture2.Forensicregulator-GrandChallengesforforensicscience

COFFEE COFFEE COFFEE

11.30 Lecture3.GrandChallengesofforensicscience

Lecture12.GoodpracticeforIRMS

Practicalsession4.Presentinganewmethodsforthefirsttimeincourt

Lecture23.DrugAnalysisinhairbyImagingMassSpectrometry

12:00 Lecture4.Biasinforensicscience

Lecture13.Separationscienceinforensicapplications:GC,LCandIMS12.30 Lecture5.Evidence

basedinterpretation-theactivitylevelissue

LUNCH


13.30 Lecture24.


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SHEFFIELDHALLAMUNIVERSITYSheffield HallamUniversity (SHU) is the optimumlocation for the IMSFWorkshop in ForensicMassSpectrometry. Located close to the geographiccenter of the UK it provides an internationallyaccessibleandaffordablevenue.The City of Sheffield offers comprehensive publictransport including an extensive bus and tramnetwork. The Sheffield Hallam University (SHU)CityCampus is locatedadjacenttothecity’smaintrain station. Sheffield benefits from high-speedroad and rail links to the rest of the UK andEurope.Three major international airports, LondonHeathrow (LHR), Manchester (MAN) andBirmingham (BHX) are accessible by train. Inaddition Sheffield is served by three regionalairports: Doncaster-Sheffield (DSA), Leeds-Bradford(LBA)andEastMidlands(EMA).TRAVELASSISTANCEThe BMSS Administrator will provide letters ofinvitation, on request, to IMSF WorkshopdelegatesthatrequireavisatoentertheUK.TheBMSS Meetings Secretary will endeavour toprovide international delegates with generaladviceontraveltoandwithintheUK.

FORENSICMASSSPECTROMETRYSHU is the natural UK location for an IMSFWorkshop in Forensic Mass Spectrometry -anchored by the research group of ProfessorSimonaFrancese(IMSF2021WorkshopChair).

Theuniversitiesoftheregionandtheirassociatedinstitutes and hospitals form a network of MSexcellence. Most of the major MS instrumentcompanies have facilities in the region togetherwithnumerous independentMS serviceprovidersandtechnologyinnovators.


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THEIMSFWORKSHOPVENUETheSHUCityCampus,justfiveminuteswalkfromSheffield train station, offers convenient andmodern conference facilities in the heart of thecity.TheSHUEventServicesteamarewell-establishedpartnersoftheBMSS.TheBMSSMALDI&ImagingSpecial Interest Group (Clench & Francese) hasarrangedverysuccessfulmeetingsannually,atthisvenue,since2014.

Based on the strength of that relationship theSociety has elected to hold its 41st BMSSAnnualMeeting at the SHU City Campus in 2020. TheBMSS and the SHU Event Services team haveevolved a professional and productive workingrelationshipoverfiveplusyears.ConsequentlytheBMSShasnoreservationswhatsoeverinproposingthe SHU City Campus as the venue for the IMSF2021WorkshopinForensicMassSpectrometry:https://www.shu.ac.uk/business/event-services

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ACCOMMODATION:Sheffield offers a wide range of hotels locatedclosetotheSHUCityCampus.The local organising committee will enter into acontractualarrangementwithSHUEventServicesto block book sufficient affordable hotelaccommodations for all students and theInternationalFacultyparticipatingintheproposedIMSFworkshopin2021.SHU Event Services offer preferential rates at aselected portfolio of the city’s hotels from £56ppn. All SHU Event Services portfolio hotels offeren-suite accommodation, include breakfast andsome also feature leisure facilities. View thecurrent (2019) SHU portfolio of hotels at:https://www.shu.ac.uk/business/event-services

A F F O R D A B L E A C C O M M O D A T I O N


BUDGETING&ACCOUNTINGThe British Mass Spectrometry Society is a UKregisteredcharity(No:281330)andadherestothegood financialmanagement practices expectedofaUKcharity.The UK has one of the world’s most stringentregulatory frameworks for charitable foundations.T h e B M S S e m p l o y s H ow a r d W o r t h(https://www.howardworth.co.uk/) a UK firm ofchartered accountants to facilitate the society’scontinuouscompliancesinceitsfoundationin1964withallprevailingUK/EUlegislation.The BMSS shall instruct its accountants (HowardWorth) to prepare audited accounts for theproposed IMSF workshop in Forensic MassSpectrometry2021.RISKMANAGEMENTThe BMSS has developed a cordial workingrelationship with its event insurer (HiscoxUnderwriting Ltd.) for the Society’s significantendeavours including its 3-Day Annual Meeting(and integral educational training course) Ca 450delegates.The BMSS will enter into an insurance contract(Hiscox)toarbitragetheSociety’sriskincurredinhosting the IMSF Workshop in Forensic MassSpectrometry2021.

FINANCIALLIABILITYTheBMSSwillunderwritethewholefinancialriskfortheproposedIMSFWorkshopinForensicMassSpectrometry,Sheffield(2021).

REGISTRATIONFEESTheBMSSintendtokeepthedelegateregistrationrates to aminimum. Studentswill be encouragedtojointheBMSS.Foramembershipfeeof£28.00bona fide students will be eligible to apply for aBMSS John Beynon Travel & Conference Fundgrant to support their attendance at thisworkshop:https://www.bmss.org.uk/grants/VATEXEMPTCERTIFICATIONTheBMSS is aUK registered charity (No:281330)and thus expects to obtain a UK VAT exemptioncertificate for the proposed IMSF workshop.Consequently student delegate’s fees should notbesubjecttoVAT.

SPONSORSHIPAt the time of submission, the South YorkshirePolice and Crime Commissioner has generouslyagreed to contribute significant support to theIMSFWorkshopinForensicMS.F

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The‘CuttingEdge’sculptureinspiredbytheshapeofaknifebladecelebratesthehistoryofStainlessSteelinSheffield.

ITEM EXPENDITURE INCOME

DayDelegateCharges:1.  75Delegatesx5daysx£45pppd2.  20xFaculty+2xStaffx5daysx£45pppd

£16,875£4,950

Faculty&BMSSStaffAccommodationCharges:1.  20xFaculty+2xStaffx5daysx£100pppd

£11,000

Faculty&BMSSStaffTravelAllowance:1.  UK16x£2002.  European2x£4003.  NorthAmerican2x£1,5004.  BMSSStaff(UK)2x£50

£3,200£800£3,000£100

SocialEvent:1.  75xDelegates+20xFaculty+2xStaffx£35

£3,395

ConferenceDinner:1.  75xDelegates+20xFaculty+2xStaffx£50

£4,850

CoachHire(SiteVisittoYorkshirePoliceLabs):1.  2x50-SeatCoachesx£400

£800

PosterBoardHire:1.  40xDoubleSidedx£20

£800

PosterPrize: £500

EventInsurance: £1,000

DelegateRegistrationFees:1.  BMSSStudentMember55x£4992.  BMSSOrdinaryMember15x£6993.  BMSSNon-Member5x£899

£27,445£10,485£4,495

Sponsorship:1.  AnticipatedTotalSponsorship

£11,500

SUBTOTALS: £51,270 £53,925

ContingencyProvision(Ca5%): £2,500

PROJECTEDSURPLUS:£155


I M S F W O R K S H O P B U D G E T

Thetotalcostperdelegate,for implementingthis IMSFworkshop,calculatedbydividingthetotalexpenditure (including the contingency provision) by 75 delegates amounts to £717pp. Thus theBMSS StudentMember registration fee of £499pp represents a significant return of value to thestudentbody.Allbonafidestudents,irrespectiveofnationality,maybecomemembersoftheBMSSfor an annual fee of £28. The delta (£400) between the BMSSNon-Member fee of £899 and theBMSSStudentMemberfeeof£499offersoutstandingvaluetothestudentbody.


BMSSCHAIRDESIGNATE:DrJackieMosely+44(0)[email protected]:DrMarkMcDowallJP+44(0)[email protected]

www.bmss.org.uk

BMSSADMINISTRATOR:MrsLisaSage:+44(0)[email protected] REGISTEREDOFFICE:BritishMassSpectrometrySociety,25BurwardsleyWay,Northwich,Cheshire,CW98WN,UK

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