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OWM Training and Events
NIST Office of Weights and Measures (OWM) provides a variety of in-person and virtual training and encourages laboratory and legal metrologists and the weights and measures community to participate in this professional development opportunity to build and extend their technical skills.
Discover training that suits your career goals. Search our OWM class schedule by In-person, Online, or All classes.
May 2025 | |||||
| 5/1/2025 2:00 p.m. | 5/1/2025 3:00 p.m. | Info Hour: A Primary Lab in Every State? How Groundbreaking Kibble Balance Technology Will Revolutionize the Mass Calibration Laboratory | Microsoft Teams | Webinar | |
| 5/15/2025 2:00 p.m. | 5/15/2025 4:00 p.m. | Internal Auditing Best Practices | 79 | Adobe Connect Pro | Webinar |
| 5/15/2025 2:00 p.m. | 5/15/2025 3:00 p.m. | Info Hour: NIST OWM Role Within NCWM and U.S. Weights and Measures System | Microsoft Teams | Webinar | |
| 5/19/2025 | 5/22/2025 | 2025 CWMA Annual Meeting | Duluth, MN | Meeting | |
June 2025 | |||||
| 6/1/2025 8:30 a.m. | 6/5/2025 5:00 p.m. | Combined Regional Measurement Assurance Program (C-RMAP) | 78 | Portland, OR | Seminar |
| 6/23/2025 8:30 a.m. | 6/27/2025 5:30 p.m. | Vehicle-Tank & Loading-Rack Meters | 2069 | Springfield, IL | Seminar |
| 6/26/2025 2:00 p.m. | 6/26/2025 3:00 p.m. | Info Hour: Tips and Tools for Navigating the PDF Electronic Version of NIST Handbooks | Microsoft Teams | Webinar | |
| 6/26/2025 2:00 p.m. | 7/17/2025 4:00 p.m. | Software Verification and Validation Part I & II | 77 | Adobe Connect Pro | Webinar |
July 2025 | |||||
| 7/10/2025 2:00 p.m. | 7/10/2025 4:00 p.m. | State Laboratory Annual Submission Process | 76 | Adobe Connect Pro | Webinar |
| 7/13/2025 | 7/17/2025 | 110th NCWM Annual Meeting | Reno, NV | Meeting | |
| 7/28/2025 8:00 a.m. | 8/7/2025 5:00 p.m. | Advanced Mass Seminar | 2053 | Gaithersburg, MD | Seminar |
August 2025 | |||||
| 8/14/2025 2:00 p.m. | 8/14/2025 4:00 p.m. | Contract Review | 75 | Adobe Connect Pro | Webinar |
September 2025 | |||||
| 9/7/2025 | 9/11/2025 | 2025 WWMA Annual Meeting | Helena, MT | Meeting | |
| 9/15/2025 8:00 a.m. | 9/19/2025 5:30 p.m. | Fundamentals of Metrology | 73 | Gaithersburg, MD | Seminar |
| 9/18/2025 2:00 p.m. | 9/18/2025 3:00 p.m. | Info Hour: OWM Study Results on the Use of a Portable Digital Density Meter as a Field Inspection Device | Microsoft Teams | Webinar | |
| 9/22/2025 8:00 a.m. | 9/26/2025 5:30 p.m. | Volume Metrology Seminar | 72 | Gaithersburg, MD | Seminar |
October 2025 | |||||
| 10/16/2025 2:00 p.m. | 10/16/2025 3:00 p.m. | Info Hour: OWM Proficiency Testing Program for U.S. State Weights and Measures Laboratories | Microsoft Teams | Webinar | |
| 10/26/2025 | 10/29/2025 | 2025 SWMA Annual Meeting | Greenville, SC | Meeting | |
| 10/27/2025 8:00 a.m. | 11/7/2025 5:30 p.m. | Mass Metrology Seminar | 2054 | Gaithersburg, MD | Seminar |
January 2026 | |||||
| 1/11/2026 | 1/14/2026 | 2026 Interim Meeting | Mobile, AL | Meeting | |
| 1/26/2026 8:00 a.m. | 1/30/2026 5:30 p.m. | Fundamentals of Metrology | 2055 | Gaithersburg, MD | Seminar |
February 2026 | |||||
| 2/12/2026 2:00 p.m. | 2/12/2026 4:00 p.m. | Document Control and Record Keeping | 2058 | Adobe Connect Pro | Webinar |
March 2026 | |||||
| 3/2/2026 8:00 a.m. | 3/13/2026 5:30 p.m. | Mass Metrology Seminar | 2057 | Gaithersburg, MD | Seminar |
April 2026 | |||||
| 4/6/2026 8:00 a.m. | 4/10/2026 5:30 p.m. | Fundamentals of Metrology | 2056 | Gaithersburg, MD | Seminar |
May 2026 | |||||
| 5/28/2026 2:00 p.m. | 5/28/2026 4:00 p.m. | Basic Uncertainty Concepts | 2059 | Adobe Connect Pro | Webinar |
June 2026 | |||||
| 6/18/2026 2:00 p.m. | 6/18/2026 4:00 p.m. | Documenting Traceability and Calibration Intervals | 2062 | Adobe Connect Pro | Webinar |
July 2026 | |||||
| 7/6/2026 8:00 a.m. | 7/10/2026 5:30 p.m. | Volume Metrology Seminar | 2065 | Gaithersburg, MD | Seminar |
| 7/16/2026 2:00 p.m. | 7/16/2026 4:00 p.m. | State Laboratory Annual Submission Process | 2063 | Adobe Connect Pro | Webinar |
| 7/27/2026 8:00 a.m. | 7/31/2026 5:30 p.m. | Fundamentals of Metrology | 2066 | Gaithersburg, MD | Seminar |
August 2026 | |||||
| 8/3/2026 8:00 a.m. | 8/6/2026 5:00 p.m. | Balance and Scale Calibration and Uncertainties | 2070 | Gaithersburg, MD | Seminar |
| 8/13/2026 2:00 p.m. | 8/13/2026 4:00 p.m. | Calibration Method Validation | 2064 | Adobe Connect Pro | Webinar |
October 2026 | |||||
| 10/19/2026 8:00 a.m. | 10/30/2026 5:30 p.m. | Mass Metrology Seminar | 2068 | Gaithersburg, MD | Seminar |
Training FAQs
Before you request training, you must first establish an account in the OWM Contacts System. The following are a few helpful video instructions:
*State W&M labs only or invitation only.
**Regional Measurement Assurance Program "MEMBERS" (State and Industry RMAP member laboratories).
Contacts
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