Conference
November 23-25, 2010
Geel, Belgium
Scope of the conference
The conference aims at mapping out the current and upcoming measurement and
testing needs for which challenging demands on reference materials are
envisaged. Forward-looking contributions are invited on the scientific and
technological demands and developments for the design, preparation and
certification of such measurement standards.
Download a printable version of the
third announcement (
97KB
).
Presentations
Oral presentations are 15 minutes. Dedicated poster session on 23 November,
will complement the oral presentation session. Participants will be informed
about the selection of oral and poster presentations by 15 September 2010.
Call for abstracts and full contributions
The deadline for abstract submission is
extended until 31 July 2010 .
Abstracts will be published in the proceedings. Printed copies for the
participants and an electronic version for general distribution will be made
available. Instructions for the format of the abstract and the full paper are
given below. Both should be submitted in electronic format in accordance with
the guidelines. It is intended to publish the full papers in form of an EUR
Technical and Scientific Research report with ISBN number. Further details
will be given on the website.
Instructions for Authors:
Abstracts should follow the
guidelines for abstracts (
28KB
) and should be submitted by 31 July 2010 to . Participants will be informed of
acceptance of their presentation by 15 September 2010.
The proceedings will be published in the EUR Technical and Scientific Research
series. Printed copies for the participants and the electronic version for
general distribution will be available.
Keynote lecturers
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Healthcare/proteomics - Frank Vitzthum, Siemens AG, Germany
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Molecular biology/genomics - Stephen A. Bustin, Queen Mary University of
London, United Kingdom
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Microbiology/pathogens - Rachel Rangdale, Centre for Environment, Fisheries
and Aquaculture Science (CEFAS), United Kingdom
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Food safety - Frans Verstraete, European Commission, Health and Consumer
Protection Directorate-General, Belgium
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Nutrition - Joseph M. Betz, Office of Dietary Supplements, U.S. National
Institutes of Health (NIH), USA
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Environment - James McLaren, National Research Council (NRC), Canada
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Calibration & purity assessment in chemical analysis - Hun Young So, Korea
Research Institute of Standards and Science (KRISS), Republic of Korea
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Nanosciences - Martin Hassellöv, University of Gothenburg, Sweden
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Nuclear safeguards - Christian Schmitzer, International Atomic Energy Agency
(IAEA), Austria
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Material science - Manfred Hennecke, Federal Institute for Materials Research
and Testing (BAM), Germany
Registration
Update June 2010 - Online registration is now open:
https://jrc-meeting-registration.jrc.ec.europa.eu. If you do not have a
personal account yet you will need to create one before you can log on. To
register, select: Geel > November > The Future of Reference Materials and
follow the on-screen instructions. Click “Register” at the bottom of the form,
even if you do not know your travel or hotel arrangements yet, as this can be
updated by you a later time (but before the deadline indicated below).
Registration is on a first-come/first-served basis, and is limited to 150
participants. When 150 participants have registered, additional interested
participants will be placed on a waiting list - which will be activated in
case of non-payment or cancellation by registered participants.
Deadline to register if a hotel room is needed is
10 September 2010
Deadline to register if no hotel room is needed is
22 October 2010
Registration fee
The registration fee to participate in the conference is €150 and covers:
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coffee, tea and refreshments during breaks throughout the conference
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lunches on 23-24-25 November 2010
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a conference dinner on 24 November 2010
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workshop proceedings
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admission to oral and poster presentations
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transport (see below)
Payment by bank transfer will be accepted after 23 September 2010, and each
registered participant will get an email with the payment instructions. The
deadline to pay is 29 October 2010. If the payment is not received on time,
the registration will be cancelled. A receipt of payment will be given during
the workshop on request. No registration can be accepted after 22 October
2010. All registrations will be confirmed via email when the JRC-IRMM has
received payment. No other forms of payment for registration will be accepted
and on-site registration is not possible.
Programme
23 November 2010
9:30-12:15 Official opening of a new building
13:30-17:00 Conference with two keynote lecturers & poster session.
24 November 2010
9:00-17:00 Conference
19:30 Conference dinner
25 November 2010
9:00-16:00 Conference
16:00-17:00 Possibility to visit some of the IRMM laboratories
The detailed programme will be available end of August 2010 on the web site.
Cancellation policy
Cancellation of registration before 29 October 2010 in writing via mail, fax,
or email will result in a full refund. The refund is done via bank transfer,
once the following two forms have been filled in and sent (fax/email) to
Sophie Roulette together with the appropriate accompanying documents:
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a/ The legal entity form: either
Individual ( 299KB
) or
Private ( 329KB
) or
Public ( 331KB
) legal entity (depending on the status of the company you work for)
and
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b/ the Expert
identification sheet (
119KB
) for bank details: make sure all signatures and stamp
are on (or provide with a bank statement).
Privacy Statement for Legal Entity and Bank Account Validation at
http://ec.europa.eu/budget/info_contract/legal_entities_en.htm
No refunds will be given for a cancellation after 29 October 2010, but
substitution of delegates will be permitted.
Letters of invitation
To assist with visa applications, delegates may request from the workshop
secretariat a personal invitation for participation in the workshop. It should
be understood that such invitation is only to help participants to obtain a
visa and in no way constitutes a commitment of the organizers to provide any
financial support. Invitation letters will be issued only when the workshop
secretariat has received full payment for registration as a workshop
participant
Accommodation
JRC-IRMM has reserved a number of rooms at different hotels with special rates
in Hasselt:
You have to indicate on the registration form which hotel you prefer and this
before 10 September 2010. After this date we cannot guarantee the availability
of the hotel, the special rate and you may have to find a hotel yourself. The
event organiser will inform you on the situation.
Transport
JRC-IRMM will take care of the following transport, if required:
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from Brussels (Zaventem) airport to the hotel in Hasselt on 22, 23 & 24
November 2010
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from/to Brussels centre to/from JRC-IRMM on 23 November 2010
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from/to the hotels in Hasselt and to/from IRMM on the evening and morning on
23-24-25 November 2010
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from/to Hasselt to/from the dinner location on 24 November 2010 evening
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from JRC-IRMM to Brussels (Zaventem) airport on 25 November 2010
The various options are indicated on the registration form. Please note that
you should foresee 3 hours between your departure time from JRC-IRMM and the
departure time of your flight. JRC-IRMM is located at 80 km from Brussels
centre. It takes about 1:15 drive from Brussels Centre to reach JRC-IRMM or
Hasselt (depending on the traffic).
The meeting point at the Brussels Zaventem airport is on the left side when
you exit the arrival gate.
The meeting points in Hasselt for the bus are in front of the Radisson Blu
hotel or in front of the Holiday Inn hotel (hotel IBIS being at 5 min walk).
No additional transport will be foreseen to/from hotels located outside
Hasselt.
Location
JRC-IRMM is located at 80 km from Brussels centre. It takes about 1:15 drive
from Brussels Centre to reach JRC-IRMM or Hasselt (depending on the traffic).
Location map ( 92KB
):
Hasselt, Geel, Zaventem airport.
How
to reach JRC-IRMM by car. Indicate “Retieseweg 138” (opposite entrance
side) on your satellite navigator as the number “111” may not be found or
introduce the coordinates: 51°11'47'' N, 5°02'17'' E.
Contact
For any problem, question, do not hesitate to contact Sophie Roulette at , Tel.: +32(0)14 571 297; Fax: +32 (0)14
584 273
Important dates
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2 February 2010
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first announcement
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29 March 2010
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second announcement
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21 June 2010
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third announcement
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31 July 2010 (extended)
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deadline for abstracts
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15 September 2010
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confirmation for selected presentations
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30 September 2010
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fourth announcement
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22 October 2010
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deadline for registration
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23-25 November 2010
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symposium
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