Although PIV Seminars have been running in Germany and the USA for several years, January saw LaVision UK run their first PIV Seminar. The event was kindly hosted by the School of Engineering at the University of Edinburgh and we are grateful to Dr Ignazio Maria Viola and his colleagues for supporting and helping to organize this event.

The three days were comprised of lectures and hands-on workshops covering the basics of PIV and use of the DaVis 10 software through to more complex configurations and advanced analysis concepts. The seminar culminated with fascinating lectures by Dr. Brian Peterson and Dr. Iganizio Maria Viola, and a demonstration of the MiniShaker system with Flashlight 300 illumination.

With around 20 participants the event was a great success with excellent discussion and feedback. We look forward to running another event again soon!