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Claire Saundry, Ph.D.Director, International and Academic Affairs
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)Eighth Regular meeting of the Inter-American Committee on Science and Technology
Washington DC. November 14-15, 2013
• Membership: National Metrology Institutes (NMIs) located in the 34 member nations of the OAS
• Mission: To promote and support an integrated measurement infrastructure in the Americas that ensures equity in the marketplace, improves the quality of life and facilitates international trade.
• International Role: Regional Metrology Organization (RMO) for the Western Hemisphere, one of 5 RMOs currently recognized within the framework of the International Committee on Weights and Measures Mutual Recognition Arrangement (CIPM MRA).
OAS/FEMCIDI - Metrology and National Measurement Standards to support Environmental Sustainability and the Enhancement of Human Health, Safety and Prosperity in the Americas (2010-2011)
US Mission to the OAS - Enhancing National Measurement Infrastructure in the Americas (2011-2012)
NIST - Advanced Internships (2011-2012)
OAS/FEMCIDI - Strengthening National Metrology Institutes in the Hemisphere: an essential element in the development of National Quality Infrastructure (September 1, 2013 - August 31, 2016)
US Mission to the OAS - Renewable Energy and Climate Science: Metrology and Technology Challenges in the Americas (October 2013 - September 2015)
NIST - SIM Metrology School (2013)
Workshop on
Renewable Energy and Climate Science for the Americas:Renewable Energy and Climate Science for the Americas:Metrology and Technology ChallengesMetrology and Technology Challenges
CENAM, Queretaro, MexicoOctober 8-9, 2013
Planning underway for four workshops:◦
Training -
"Calibration of Oscillation Densimeters“
(Bogota, Colombia 16-18 December) ◦
Training -
Biomedical equipment in CAMET (early
2014)◦
Training -
Statistics for Chemistry (early 2014)
◦
Training Workshop -
Anti-Venom production -
Sao
Paulo, Brazil, February 24-26, 2014.
Internships/Advanced Metrology Training