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NIST Technical Workshop on Body Armor and Ballistic Fiber Research

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

100 Bureau Drive
Gaithersburg, MD 20899


October 3-5, 2007
Sponsors:

The following laboratories of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST):

Electronics and Electrical Engineering Laboratory's Office of Law Enforcement Standards.

Materials Science and Engineering Laboratory
Building and Fire Research Laboratory.

Audience:
Ballistic fiber manufacturers, body armor manufacturers, government, academia.
Format:
Workshop.
Purpose:
To provide an international forum for presenting and
discussing the latest scientific and technical advances
leading to more reliable and quantitative methods for
measurement of the properties of body armor and ballistic
fibers.
Topics:
Current Issues in Ballistic Testing.

Challenges in Artificial Aging.

Characterization of Ballistic Fibers.

Registration Contact:
Angela Ellis , NIST, phone: 301/975-3881, email: angela.ellis@nist.gov
Payment Contact:
Betty Mandel , NIST, phone: 301/975-3440, fax: 301/975-8943, email: betty.mandel@nist.gov
Technical Contact:
Amanda Forster, NIST, phone: 301-975-5632, email: amanda.forster@nist.gov

Kirk Rice, NIST, phone: 301-975-8071, email: kirk.rice@nist.gov

Michael Riley, NIST, phone: 301-975-6065, email: michael.riley@nist.gov

Gale Holmes, NIST, phone: 301-975-5280, email: gale.holmes@nist.gov

Joannie Chin, NIST, phone: 301-975-6815, email: joannie.chin@nist.gov
Website:
TBD
Registration:
On-Line Registration

Registration fee: $130

Registration closed on 09/26/2007.

Refund requests must be submitted in writting by 09/26/2007.


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last updated:
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