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Sponsors:	National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Council for Ionizing Radiation Measurements and Standards Food and Drug Administration International Committee on Radionuclide Metrology - Low Level Technical Working Group
Audience:	World/Federal/State Regulators, Food Companies, Radioanalytical Community.
Format:	Invited Speakers, Workshop, Breakout Sessions, Posters.
Purpose:	Identify needed radionuclide in food Certified Reference, intercomparison, performance evaluation and emergency preparedness exercise materials, and internationally organize and coordinate their preparation, production and certification.
Topics:	Regulatory Perspective User Perspective Preparer/Producer Perspective Current Status Analytes (NORM, Anthropogenic, Emergency Response) Concentration Range (ƒªBq to MBq per sample) Matrix and Interferences (Vegetables, grains, beans, meat, dairy products, drinks, water, food basket) Sample Size and Quantity of Material (200-250 mL/sample; kg to tonnes) Freshness - Material Preparation/Preservation (dried powder, liquid, frozen, raw) Acceptance Criteria for Reference Values (ISO and ANSI Guidance, other) Measurement/Intercomparison for certification Measurement Uncertainties Quality System Breakout sessions - Materials for calibration, methods validation and comparison,capabilities evaluation, monitoring quality control, programmatic assessments -Materials for emergency preparedness testing Discussion of Breakout sessions Coordination Recommendations
Registration Contact:	Teresa Vicente, NIST, phone: 301/975-3883, email: teresa.vicente@nist.gov
Technical Contact:	Kenneth G.W. Inn, NIST, phone:301/975-5541, fax: 301/869-7682, email: kenneth.inn@nist.gov
Registration:	On-Line Registration Registration fee: $125 Registration closed on August 19, 2008. All request for cancellation and refund must be submitted in writing, prior to August 19, 2008.
Accommodation:	A block of rooms have been reserved for the nights of August 25-28, 2008 at the Courtyard Gaithersburg Washingtonian Center. The special rate is $154.00 per night plus 12% tax. Please contact the hotel directly at 301/527-9000. To make your reservation, mention that you are attending the "NIST/ Radionuclides in Food Workshop. Reservations must be received by August 5, 2008. After that date, the rooms will be released for general sale at the prevailing rates of the hotel.