Close to 70 participants gathered at the beautiful Marina Views Function Centre in Newcastle on the afternoon of Tuesday 9th August to discuss why, what and how of ISO55001 implementation.

Peter Kohler, AMCouncil Executive Commissioner Liaison, spoke on the benefits and background of ISO55001 having been involved in the development of the international standard.
John Hardwick, member of the AMCouncil Board spoke on why an organisation should consider implementing a system compliant to ISO55001 and is it worth the effort
4 case studies were presented by practitioners from organisations that had implemented ISO55001 showcasing how they implemented the standard.
The afternoon concluded with a panel discussion answering and discussing questions and issues raised as a result of the speakers presentations.