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Sponsors:
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National
Institute of Standards and Technology
(NIST). |
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Audience:
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NIST
staff, sports enthusiasts, general public. |
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Format:
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Lectures,
poster session, reception. |
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Purpose:
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World
Metrology Day is a celebration of NIST's core foundation and purpose!
World Metrology Day was formally established by the International
Bureau of Weights and Measures (BIPM) to commemorate the signing
of the Metre Convention in 1875.
This global
theme for this year, "Metrology Measurement in Sport,"
recognizes the importance of the base SI units and the need for
SI traceable measurements of length, time, mass and chemical composition
with the comparison of results from sporting events over both
space and time.
This year's
celebration of World Metrology Day Symposium at NIST will be focused
on "Metrology for the Olympic Games," with a special
emphasis on "metrology in the testing for performance enhancing
drugs."
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For
more Information:
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Read
"World Metrology Day, a Perspective
from NIST" by Belinda Collins;
The NCSL International
newsletter Metrologist (April 2008);
The BIPM website;
and
The WADA website
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Topics:
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- An Overview
of WADA activities and WADA Proficiency Testing Program - Victoria
Ivanova, Scientific Project Manager, World Anti-Doping Agency,
Montreal Canada
World Metrology Day Abstract of
WADA
- Certified
Reference Materials for Sports Testing - Lindsey Mackay,
Team Leader, Chemical Reference Methods, Chemical & Biological
Metrology Branch, National Measurement Institute Department
of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research, Australia
- Reception
& Posters/Displays of NIST activities that support Metrology
in Sport
Download
an Event Poster here.
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Technical
Contact:
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Belinda
Collins, NIST, phone: 301/975-4500, email: belinda.collins@nist.gov |
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Registration:
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There
is no fee for registration. However, registration requests must
be made prior to the day of the event to:
Auchmoody, Sandra M., NIST, email: sandra.auchmoody@nist.gov
Please include
the following information in your registration e-mail:
Name
Title/Position
Affiliation/Institution
City, Country*
*Non U.S. citizens require 1 week notice.
Lectures
and reception will be held from 1:30 PM - 4:00 PM
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