Somerset West to Host NLA Test and Measurement Conference
South Africa’s National Laboratory Association (NLA) have announced that the 2015 Test and Measurement Conference will be held at the Lord Charles Hotel in Somerset West, from 12-14 October.
The theme of this year’s event is ‘Quality of Life: What is the measure of it?’. The annual conference has never been to Cape Town before.
To give interested parties sufficient chance to allocate time and budgets, the NLA’s marketing campaign for this year’s conference is ramping up early, and it has announced that it is arranging travel packages for its members.
Additionally, the call for papers has been announced and applicants are invited to submit an abstract of 350 words or less in order to present either a paper, poster or tutorial at the conference. Abstracts can be submitted electronically via the NLA-website, where all relevant information can be provided. The abstract and manuscript formats are also available on the NLA website.
The following headings are areas of focus:
• Measurement traceability: method validation, measurement uncertainty, reference materials
• Laboratory quality systems: ISO/IEC 17025, accreditation, calibration, proficiency testing
• Laboratory staff: recruitment, training, evaluating competence
• Measurement and testing in industry
• Legal Metrology / Compulsory Specifications
More information is available on the NLA web site