Risk Management through making Quality Measurements

CONFERENCE INFORMATION

Laboratories are continually challenged with ensuring a balance between making good measurements but at the same time achieving economic sustainability. This year’s theme addresses this issue and looks at how labs can make quality measurements on a continuous basis without sacrificing financial viability.

In seeking to find solutions to this challenging subject the Conference organisers have put together a programme which features a number of tutorials and workshops that address the following key issues:
• Accreditation (Use of PT, Traceability, Legal Implications, New Requirements)
• How to make better Mass, Temperature, Electrical and Volumetric Measurements
• Laboratory Safety
• Use of Autoclaves and Sterilizers
• Use of Statistical Process Control (SPC)
• Uncertainty of Measurement
• Method Validation

These practical and highly topical subjects will provide attendees with new and innovative thinking in many critical areas. Together they reflect how laboratories make quality measurements.

The organisers would like to draw the Calibration community’s attention to the fact that at this year’s Conference a strong emphasis will be placed on communicating topical issues to these laboratories in line with various recently announced Accreditation requirements. In addition, attendees can also look forward to a strong networking opportunity as well as being able to catch up on the latest in products and services that are available by visiting the concurrent exhibition.

WHEN: 25 – 27 AUGUST 2008 

VENUE: MISTY HILLS COUNTRY HOTEL & CONFERENCE CENTRE [Directions]

REASONS TO ATTEND:
• Technology update for the laboratory community
• Hands on tutorials and skills transfer
• Meet members from your discipline and share experiences

WHO SHOULD ATTEND:
Laboratory Management, Metrologists, Analysts, Medical Technologists, Quality Practitioners, Production/Process Engineers.  

CONFERENCE THEME & FORMAT:
The theme is Quality Measurements. The Conference format will have various streamed presentations, interactive discussion sessions and tutorials. Each day will also have combined plenary sessions which will be of a general nature and should appeal to all attendees. 

EXHIBITION ATTENDANCE:
Attendance at the T&M Conference Exhibition is free and will run from Mon 25 Aug (09h00) to Wed 27 Aug (14h00). It is open to all Conference attendees as well as members of the public. The exhibition affords the laboratory community an opportunity to be updated on the latest equipment and services that can be provided by the lab supplier community and all are invited to attend.

PROVISIONAL PROGRAMME: Refer to sidebar on right for latest version

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION [Conference Brochure]
Contact Maggie Rossouw
Test and Measurement Conference 2008
c/o NLA, PO Box 298, Persequor Park, 0020
Tel: + 27 12 349 1500
Fax: + 27 12 349 1501
e-mail Maggie

ACCOMMODATION
Please note that only 50 conference packages which include accommodation are being made available by the organisers and will be sold on a strictly ‘first come first served’ basis. Once these have been sold accommodation arrangements must be made directly with Misty Hills or with other hotels in the area.

CONTACT INFORMATION FOR ACCOMMODATION
Misty Hills Country Hotel
Tel: +27 11 950 6000/6008 or 0861 732237
Fax: +27 11 957 3212