NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF STANDARDS LABORATORIES INTERNATIONAL AND ITS VISION FOR THE FUTURE

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1 NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF STANDARDS LABORATORIES INTERNATIONAL AND ITS VISION FOR THE FUTURE Roxanne Robinson NCSLI VP for International Programs A2LA VP & COO SERVING THE WORLD OF MEASUREMENT 1

2 Presentation Content What is NCSLI? Key Initiatives Learning and Development Marketing International Growth NCSLI Membership 2

3 NCSL International NCSL International (NCSLI) is a nonprofit corporation comprised of people and organizations involved in Metrology, calibration and testing. SERVING THE WORLD OF MEASUREMENT 3

4 NCSL International History Founded: in 1961 as the National Conference of Standards Laboratories (NCSL) The word International was added in 1999, as well as a new focus on testing issues SERVING THE WORLD OF MEASUREMENT 4

5 Business & Training Facility BOULDER, COLORADO SERVING THE WORLD OF MEASUREMENT 5

6 The NCSLI Management Team The organization is managed by a board of directors (BOD) The leadership of the BOD consists of an Executive Committee made up of: President Executive Vice President Immediate Past President Secretary Treasurer The rest of the BOD is made up of eight Operational Vice Presidents and five regional Vice Presidents SERVING THE WORLD OF MEASUREMENT 6

7 The NCSLI Management Team There are also non-voting members on the board of directors: NIST Representative (USA) Dr. Belinda Collins INMS Representative (Canada) Dr. Alan Steele CENAM Representative (Mexico) Dr. S. Echeverria-Villagomez SERVING THE WORLD OF MEASUREMENT 7

8 Other Organizations represented on the Board BIPM Representative Dr. Andrew Wallard SIM Representative Dianne Lalla-Rodrigues EURAMET Representative (UK) Dr. Andy Henson EUROLAB Representative Dr. Horst Czichos SERVING THE WORLD OF MEASUREMENT 8

9 Other Liaisons Conference on Precision Electromagnetic Measurements (CPEM) International Organization for Legal Metrology (OIML) Asia Pacific Metrology Program (APMP) International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC) Asia Pacific Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (APLAC) Accreditation Bodies American Society for Quality/Measurement Quality Division (ASQ) SERVING THE WORLD OF MEASUREMENT 9

10 Region and Section Meetings Regions all over the United States and around the world Hold local meetings Usually one day in length Free to attend or at minimal cost Not limited to members Technical talks Collaborating and sharing Support at the local level for technicians, metrologists Entirely voluntary; coordinators, speakers SERVING THE WORLD OF MEASUREMENT 10

11 Grassroots NCSLI These are locally organized and run Between 40 and 50 of these meetings take place each year all over North America Japan, Europe and Mexico had local meetings during 2008 and 2009 Attendees come from industry, government, laboratories, universities and colleges SERVING THE WORLD OF MEASUREMENT SINCE

12 Grassroots NCSLI Attendee numbers vary from 20 to 150 and more, depending on location, timing and content There is an NCSLI protocol on how these meetings are organized and training is provided to our volunteers SERVING THE WORLD OF MEASUREMENT SINCE

13 Grassroots NCSLI These meetings are a value-creating engine for NCSLI, its members and others who attend them They enable the dissemination, to all people involved in measurement science, whether or not that s how they think of it, of information that helps the better practice of the business we re all in SERVING THE WORLD OF MEASUREMENT SINCE

14 Road Shows Benefits of Accreditation: early 2000 through 2002 Measurement Uncertainty: 2007 and 2008 Thinking about Calibration & Testing: Let s Talk SERVING THE WORLD OF MEASUREMENT SINCE

15 Committee Meetings Airline, Automotive, Chemical, Healthcare, Utilities Metrology, amongst others Documentary Standards, Measurement Science, Marketing, Education committees Most committees meet at least twice per year Where the work of the organization gets done: Publications Interlaboratory Comparisons Training materials SERVING THE WORLD OF MEASUREMENT 15

16 Metrology s Impact on Global Trade 2009 Workshop & Symposium We held our annual Conference and Symposium in San Antonio 860 Attendees 335 Tutorial attendees at 23 tutorials 141 Technical papers 5 Tracks 132 Trade exhibitors SERVING THE WORLD OF MEASUREMENT 16

17 2010 Conference Theme is 21 st Century Innovations in Metrology Providence, Rhode Island July 2009 SERVING THE WORLD OF MEASUREMENT SINCE

18 Future Conferences 2011: 2012: th anniversary, National Harbor (DC), Maryland Sacramento, California Nashville, Tennessee Orlando, Florida Dallas, Texas SERVING THE WORLD OF MEASUREMENT SINCE

19 Other NCSLI Activities The Conference is our main annual event But it s only a part of what NCSLI does There s an extensive committee infrastructure everything from surveys through standards writing and development of publications SERVING THE WORLD OF MEASUREMENT SINCE

20 Publications There are currently 13 RPs and 4 RISPs available from NCSLI There are 5 more RPs in late development or approval stages (Calibration Intervals; Measurement Decision Risk Analysis; SPC Methods; Decision Support; Uncertainty Analysis) There are 2 more RPs which need a re-write (Laboratory Facilities & Laboratory Management) SERVING THE WORLD OF MEASUREMENT SINCE

21 Key Initiative for 2009 Education and Training: Georgia Harris, NIST, VP Learning and Development 4 Active committees Training Resources Financial Resources Workplace and Professional Development Education Liaison and Outreach SERVING THE WORLD OF MEASUREMENT 21

22 Learning and Development We list 36 available training sessions We list the details of NMI-led training for NIST, NRC- INMS and CENAM We support the ASQ-MQD Certified Calibration Technician (CCT) program We provide scholarships and achievement rewards SERVING THE WORLD OF MEASUREMENT SINCE

23 Learning and Development We list and support (accredited) institutions offering college-level metrology courses We run regional training events We provide significant financial support to enable many if not all these activities SERVING THE WORLD OF MEASUREMENT SINCE

24 Marketing: Key Initiative for 2009 Jesse Morse, VP Marketing Develop and implement marketing tools Develop new products and services to provide value to members Develop and implement strategies for adding value to membership Leverage on the success of NCSLI publications SERVING THE WORLD OF MEASUREMENT 24

25 Publications We now publish two journals measure, the Journal of Measurement Science and me.trol o.gist, a magazine focussing on people, networking and NCSLI members SERVING THE WORLD OF MEASUREMENT SINCE

26 Key Initiative for 2009 International Development: Roxanne Robinson, A2LA, VP International Program Develop relationships with international organizations having similar objectives to NCSLI Identify and focus on strategic partnerships; define goals and objectives for partnerships Initiate and support regional meetings in new areas SERVING THE WORLD OF MEASUREMENT 26

27 International Development Strategically Assigned New Region Deputies John Wilson: Middle East Region Deputy Steve Sydney: Africa Region Deputy Brand new Regional Coordinator for Nigeria Felipe Narcio: Latin and South America Assigned specific reps to important relationships (e.g. IMEKO, NLA, COOMET) 27

28 Working Relationships Continue to work on and update our formal relationships Presently we have formal working affiliations with: BIPM, EURAMET, SIM, EUROLAB, NIST, NRC-INMS, CENAM & CPEM SERVING THE WORLD OF MEASUREMENT SINCE

29 Working Relationships We have a number of other organizations with whom we are in various stages of discussion: OIML, APMP, AFRIMETS, COOMET, IMEKO, NLA, and NMIJ SERVING THE WORLD OF MEASUREMENT SINCE

30 Memorandum of Understanding Meet annually to discuss mutual benefits and activities Non voting position on each other s BOD Provide reports on each other s activities Attendance at and participation in each other s annual conference 30

31 NCSL-International SERVING THE WORLD OF MEASUREMENT 31

32 How do we do all of this? Sale of Publications Measure me.trol o.gist Recommended Practices Adoption and Sale of International Standards (ANS 17025) But more importantly. Membership 32

33 What does being a member of NCSLI get you? Get s your organization/company listed in the Directory of Standards Labs on the NCSLI website. Great advertising. Hundreds of hits each day. Also, a great place to find quality calibration/test providers. Subscription to the NCSLI Metrologist magazine. Subscription to the NCSLI measure journal. SERVING THE WORLD OF MEASUREMENT 33

34 Standards are developed and or adopted, such as Z540.1 and BUT, how does the collective body of the membership benefit? It is from NCSLI COMMITTEES that: Good practices guides are produced and shared amongst the membership. Metrology &Testing education and training requirements are determined. SERVING THE WORLD OF MEASUREMENT Industry specific groups solve problems only they face Utilities, Aviation, Biotech, etc. 34

35 What does being a member of NCSLI get you? Provides a place to post job openings to find those hard to reach measurement & testing professionals. Discounts on the various educational activities and material including the annual Workshop and Symposium and the tutorials accompanying it. SERVING THE WORLD OF MEASUREMENT 35

36 For complete information and description of each level of membership, go to SERVING THE WORLD OF MEASUREMENT 36

37 To sum up NCSLI is very excited about the way forward Strengthening relationships; great domestic and international representatives Energetic learning and development initiatives Greatest source of metrology expertise in the United States Still more to do to bring in testing expertise NLA and NCSLI can work together on this SERVING THE WORLD OF MEASUREMENT SINCE

38 Thank You Thanks for including NCSLI in your 2009 Test & Measurement Conference I extend a warm invitation for NLA to attend our 2010 Conference in Providence, Rhode Island, July 2010 SERVING THE WORLD OF MEASUREMENT SINCE