In April 2010, we had our spring meeting "Carbon and Industrial Applications" hosted at British American Tobacco in Southampton. The meeting attracted 49 attendees from both academia and industry. It was pleasing to note that delegates were attracted from 8 different countries overseas with a strong interest in industrial applications such as activated carbon and the performance of carbon filters. As such, the meeting provided an excellent opportunity for cross fertilization of ideas and knowledge from the many branches of carbon science. The BCG is very grateful to BAT in Southampton for their hospitality and facilitating this exciting meeting which allowed members to attend without charge.

Special thanks go to the Organizing Chairman, Dr Peter Branton, for his excellent skills in putting the programme of speakers together and providing his time. There were six carefully prepared presentations which provided the current state of the art with the latest industrial applications of carbons which included aspects of carbon adsorbents, activated carbons, carbon filtration, and applications of carbon in smoke, defence, nuclear and water industries.. The meeting concluded with an impressive tour of BAT's research laboratories and hearing some of their latest medical research and the development and performance measurement of novel carbon materials.