Russian Aerospace '97 20-22 May, Moscow. Organised by Flight International and Aviaexport. Contact: Kim Daniels, First Conferences, 85 Clerkenwell Road, London EC1R 5AR, UK; tel: +44 (171) 404 7722; fax: +44 (171) 404 7733; email: confdesk@firstconf.com

RAeS Events January: D F McIntyre Lecture: Prestwick Airport Reborn 13 January; Gordon Corps Lecture: Safety Requires a System, not just Regulations 14 January; Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS) 16 January; Charles Abell Lecture: Competing for Aircraft Maintenance in a Global Market 16 January; Slots and Airport Facilities 21 January; Management Software Intensive Programme 23 January; Flight Testing of the Airglow Human Powered Aircraft 30 January, London, UK. Contact: Conference Office, The Royal Aeronautical Society, 4 Hamilton Place, London W1V 0BQ; tel: +44 (171) 499 3515; fax: +44 (171) 493 1438; email: raes&raes.org.uk

Fatigue, Fracture Mechanics & Damage Tolerance Course 13-17 January, Cherry Hill, New Jersey, USA; 20-24 January, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. Contact: Sam Kantimathi, Fatigue Concepts, 300 Salmon Falls Road, El Dorado Hills, California 95762, USA; tel: +1 (916) 933 5000; fax: +1 (916) 933 3361.

Seminar on Lightning Protection of Aircraft 13-17 January, Culham, UK. Contact: Judith Winfield, Lightning Test Centre; tel: +44 (1235) 464243; fax: +44 (1235) 464325; email: judith.winfield@aeat.co.uk

The 2nd Indian Subcontinent Aircraft Technology and Maintenance Conference 15-16 January, New Delhi, India. Contact: Aviation Industry Conferences, 31 Palace Street, London SW1E 5HW, UK; tel: +44 (171) 931 7072; fax: +44 (171) 931 7186.

Aircraft Operators' Certification Management Workshop 15-17 January, Singapore. Contact: Chan Pin Pin, Assistant Manager (International Relations) Singapore Aviation Academy, 1 Aviation Drive, Singapore 499867; tel: +65 5430433; fax: +65 5429890.

Civil Avionics Conference & Exhibition 16/17 January, London Heathrow, UK. Contact: Shephard Conferences, 111 High Street, Burnham, Buckinghamshire SL1 7JZ, UK; tel: +44 (1628`0 604764; fax: +44 (1628) 664075.

Wavionix Air Navigation Training Course 16-24 January, Zurich Airport Conference center; tel: +41 (21) 641 1313; fax +41 (21) 641 1320.

Source: Flight International