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14th International Metrology Congress in Paris, June 2009 - Call for papers
The 14th International Metrology Congress will be held in Paris (Palais des Congrès, Porte Maillot) from 22 to 25 June 2009.
The aim of the Congress is to :
- assess developments in metrology and their implications for industry, R&D and society
- promote measurement as a tool for quality within companies contribute to improving measurement processes
- review progress in innovative technologies
The congress will feature presentations of papers, sessions where participants can discuss specific topics with specialists, and six round tables.
The following themes will be covered :
- control of measurement, analysis and test processes
- physical and chemical quantities
- regulations and their scope
- legal metrology and international recognition
- new metrology and new sectors.
Proposals are now invited for conference papers. A form is provided on the Congress website.
Please note that proposals must be received no later than 20 September 2008.
New feature : An award will be presented for the best conference paper.
For further information,
Tel.: 33 (0)4 67 06 20 36
E-mail: info@cfmetrologie.com
First European meeting on Metrology of Biofuels - 6-7 November 2008 in Strasbourg - Call for papers
This first workshop is organised by LNE and PTB in cooperation with the Collège Français de Métrologie and aims at exchanging ideas and experiences with scientists involved in this complex area to foresee better understanding of the metrological needs with respect to technical and socio-economic issues, to support production and use of energy from biomaterials and to identify challenges, to be solved in the near future.
Biofuels are considered as an alternative source of energy complementary to fossil fuels used today.
Directive 2003/30/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 May 2003 promote the use of biofuels and other renewable fuels for transport.
Within the Directive, the European Union makes recommendations for partially replacing fossil fuels by biofuels.
The workshop deals with metrology on all biomaterials used for energy production : biogas, liquid biofuel and solid materials. These must also be considered together with fossil fuels since both often used in parallel or in combination.
All interested scientists are invited to participate in this important workshop. Submissions of abstracts for oral or poster presentations are welcome.
The official language will be English.
The Abstracts written in English sould be mailed not later than September 30, as an attached file to :
Dr. Jean-Remy Filtz, LNE
Dr. Harro Bauer, PTB
For further information, consult the flyer on Biofuels met 2008
Workshop on the Boltzmann Constant - register now
You are invited to attend the Third Workshop on progress in determining the Boltzmann Constant, taking place on 7 April 2008. The workshop is hosted by LNE-INM/CNAM and supported by the Science and Metrology Committee of the Académie des Sciences..
The scientific community is considering changing the definition of certain units in the international SI system, particularly in the field of temperature, where the kelvin would no longer be defined by the triple point of water but by a fixed value of the Boltzmann Constant. However, the current uncertainty for the value of this constant is considered to be too high for a redefinition of the kelvin. Laboratories around the world (NIST, PTB, LPL, IRiM, LNE etc.) are working on different techniques to redetermine the Boltzmann Constant with a lower uncertainty. This workshop will focus on the progress they have made.
To attend this workshop, which will be held at the national technology and research institute CNAM, La Plaine Saint-Denis (just outside Paris), please send an e-mail to barbotin@cnam.fr
Participation fee: €15.
More information:
- General information about workshop (pdf - 158 Ko)
- Programme in full (pdf - 10 Ko)
- Summaries of presentations (pdf - 70 Ko)
