First Announcement and Call for Papers

18-20 November 2008
Jerusalem, Israel

The conference program will incorporate a wide variety of subjects in which many dimensions will be explored.
Topics will relate to industries such as:

- Biotechnology
- Alternative energy
- Aerospace
- Electronics
- Pharmaceuticals
- Food
- Process
- Medical equipment and sectors such as:

  - Small Organizations
  - Start-ups
  - e-business
  - Services
  - Banks and Insurance
  - Hotels
  - Public
  - Education
  - Transportation
  - Infrastructure
  - Health
  - Marketing

This year, among others, topics will focus on:

- The Strategy and the Future of Quality Management
- The Role of the Quality Manager
- Quality Education
- Organizational Excellence
- Environmental Quality
- Information Security
- Safety
- Business Continuity Management
- Homeland Security
- Project Assurance
- Innovations in Standardization
- RAMS
- Metrology

You are invited to submit abstracts in all areas of quality and quality management. Joining us at the Conference will enable you to both participate in a stimulating and challenging learning experience and enjoy exploring Israel.

Further information: PDF file - Web site: www.isas.co.il/quality2008

10-13 May 2009
Rotterdam, The Netherlands

In May 2009 the third Milestones in Metrology Congress will bring together regulators, manufacturers, end users and notified bodies to chart out maps for the future of legal metrology.

The Congress hinges around three key fields: oil and gas, traffic and weighing instruments. Each day will have a specific theme: global market access, software and future developments. The program will consist of plenary sessions and parallel streams, and there will be opportunities to meet colleagues during the evening receptions.

The Congress ties in with the 20th anniversary of NMi, and will therefore be a special event. Registration is now open (Click here) and speakers are invited to send in abstracts: this PDF document gives full details.

For further information, please visit: www.milestonesinmetrology.nl

19-21 May 2009
Moscow, Russian Federation

Achievements in metrology contribute to the creation of new and qualitative products.

The Metrology-2009 Exhibition and Symposium will show modern situations involving measurements and product testing, including nanomaterials and production manufactured on the basis of nanomaterials and nanotechnologies.

This Exhibition will bring together over 150 Russian and overseas companies, hundreds of specialists in metrology and vendors, and will thus be a key support for fruitful discussions of the current challenges being faced, and will be an aid in developing new business contacts and professional experience.

For further information: http://metrol.expoprom.ru/en/

This PDF document also gives more details.

22-25 June 2009
Palais des Congrès, Paris, France

The Congress is a meeting place for specialists in metrology from firms and scientific laboratories through oral and poster conferences, an exhibition of equipment and services, and technical visits to firms. The aim of the Congress is to improve measurement in industry and laboratories.

This event will gather together over 800 people from 50 different countries, and from every circle concerned with measurement:

* metrologists from companies,
* metrologists from calibration, analysis and testing laboratories,
* manufacturers and users of metrological equipment,
* quality managers, and
* teachers and researchers.

For further information, please visit: www.cfmetrologie.com/congres_en.php

26-30 October 2009
Cotonou, Benin

In October 2009, The African Committee of Metrology (CAFMET) is organizing the "Metrology Forum 2009" which will take place in Cotonou, Benin. The main Conference themes will be:

- Legal Metrology
- Accreditation
- Metrology Organization
- Temperature, Volume, Mass
- Measurement Uncertaintities (calibration, tests, analysis)

The deadline for full paper submission is 19 February 2009, and to register and/or to sponsor the event please either:

- Visit the web site
- Download this PDF document
- E-mail the Organizers