There are four upcoming vacancies on the IAQM Committee. To fill these positions, we are looking for members who want to contribute to the work and development of the Institute over the next few years.

Why join the Committee?

This is your chance to give something back to the air quality community and gain valuable committee experience, build your network and help shape the air quality sector. 

Members of the IAQM Committee:

• contribute to the strategic oversight of the Institute, including guidance, event planning and delivery, and other membership services;
• are committed to the principle of collective responsibility;
• engage actively with other Committee members and IES staff; and
• act as ambassadors for the IAQM.

Committee members serve on a voluntary basis, initially for a three year term. Candidates must be Members or Fellows of the IAQM and should be able to commit to making a contribution to the work of the Committee. We hold four Committee meetings a year and members are expected to attend, and contribute to, the majority of these meetings. Most of these meetings are held online.

How to get involved

IAQM Full members or Fellows are eligible to join the IAQM Committee.

Associates, Members and Fellows can nominate and self-nominations are permitted. All nominations will require a seconder (who must also be an Associate, Member or Fellow). To nominate please submit an email to Ethny Childs (ethny@the-ies.org) and copy in the seconder who must then confirm through a follow-up email.

All nominees will be required to provide a 200 word biography, which also includes what they will bring to the IAQM Committee, and a separate .png or .jpg headshot. This information will then be provided to IAQM members ahead of voting.

We will close to nominations on the 13th October at 12pm. Please note that only those with sufficient time to dedicate to the Committee should stand for election.

Membership of the IAQM Committee is agreed at the Annual General Meeting, which will be held on 25th November online. 

Equal opportunities

The IAQM is committed to fostering an inclusive culture of volunteers which reflects the diversity that exists within society, and provides equal opportunities from which everyone has the potential to benefit. We encourage individuals from minority backgrounds to apply for Committee positions as these groups are currently underrepresented within the IAQM Committee. These are unremunerated roles, but we would welcome the opportunity to support applicants with any specific needs, such as caring responsibilities, which traditionally inhibit participation in governance.

Submit your nomination

The IAQM has published a new Position Statement outlining their position on the use of low-cost sensor systems for PM10, in the vicinity of demolition and construction sites. It is designed to sit alongside the use of the IAQM guidance on Air Quality Monitoring in the Vicinity of Demolition and Construction Sites (2018).

The Position Statement sets out the IAQM’s views on the use of low-cost sensor systems for monitoring PM10 around construction sites and provides recommendations for their use. It also sets out the challenges around their use and relevant standards and limitations.

Read the Position Statement

The IAQM issues Position Statements on matters that could affect the way in which Members carry out their professional tasks and on air quality topics and issues where the IAQM can provide a unique perspective from which to give a professional opinion.

Are you are an IAQM Associate or full Member in the first 10 years of your career? Then enter for your chance to win this prestigious title and a ticket to this year’s Routes to Clean Air conference. Good luck!

We are delighted to open entries for the 2025 Ian McCrae Award essay competition to professionals in our Early Careers Network. The IAQM acts as the voice of air quality in the UK, and this competition, judged by industry professionals, supports tomorrow’s leaders in their professional development.

Dr Ian McCrae was a very well-respected and widely liked air quality practitioner who worked for TRL. He made significant contributions to the understanding of emissions from transport and their links with air quality. In his honour, the IAQM will present the Ian McCrae Award to an IAQM Associate or Member in the early stages of their career (approximately the first ten years) for the best essay submission in response to the question below.

PRIZE

The winner will receive a free two day ticket to this year’s Routes to Clean Air conference (taking place in London on October 20th & 21st), including the dinner, and will be presented with a trophy. The winner will also be featured on a dedicated IAQM and IES news story.

ELIGIBILITY

The Ian McCrae Award essay competition is open to all Associate or Full IAQM Early Career Network members in approximately the first 10 years of their career in air quality.

HOW TO ENTERSubmit an essay (maximum 650 words) on the following topic:

“Considering the steady improvements in nitrogen dioxide concentrations over the last decade, what do you envision to be the key future challenges in air quality and how can we address them?”

Entries should be submitted via email to Amy Bond by 11.59pm BST on Sunday 7th September 2025.

Judges will be looking for well written and argued submissions; there is no right or wrong answer.

The winner will ideally be available to attend the Routes to Clean Air conference on October 20th & 21st in London. We are keen for the winning entry to be shared with conference attendees, whether through a short (5 minute) presentation, poster or other medium. This will be decided with the winner.

The trophy presentation is currently planned to take place during the IAQM Member Session (6pm on 20th October), so please make us aware on submission of your entry if this time wouldn’t be convenient should you be chosen.
DEADLINE11.59pm BST on Sunday 7th September 2025.

Any queries on the essay competition should be directed to Amy Bond, communities@the-ies.org. Award winners from 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024, and their entries, are available to view on our website.