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The scientific programme of the BIPM Metrology Summer School 2008 included a number of main themes (from classical SI to new SI, the international organization of Metrology, Metrology in Physics and its applications, and Metrology in Chemistry and its applications) organized as follows.
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International Organization of Metrology
- BIPM, Metre Convention, CIPM Mutual Recognition Arrangement (CIPM MRA), The BIPM Key Comparison Database (KCDB)
- Regional Metrology Organizations (RMOs), Regional Accreditation Bodies (RABs), National Metrology Institutes (NMIs)
- Quality Systems, ISO Standards
- Workshop "Quality Systems, Accreditation, ISO Guide 34, and KCDB"
General scientific aspects of Metrology
- Uncertainties, Comparisons, Data analysis
- Classical SI, Fundamental constants, New SI
- Design of an experiment
- Workshop "Monte-Carlo – Uncertainty made easy"
Mass Metrology
- Mass measurements, Watt balance experiments, Planck constant
- Avogadro project, Avogadro constant
- Visit of the BIPM Mass and Electricity Sections
- Visit of the LNE*
Thermometry
- Classical thermometry
- Boltzmann constant
- Humidity
Electrical Metrology
- Classical Electrical Metrology
- Quantum Hall Effect, Josephson Effet, Single Electron Tunneling, Quantum electrical standards, Josephson constant, Von Klitzing constant
- Visit of the BIPM Electricity Section
- Visit of the LNE*
- Workshop "Electricity"
Metrology in Chemistry
- Methods for Organics, Inorganics, Gas Metrology, Electrochemistry
- Reference materials, Biological standards
- Air quality, Global warming, Laboratory medecine, Food
- Surface analysis
- DNA fingerprinting
- Visit of the BIPM Chemistry Section
- Workshop "Chemistry"
Length Metrology
- Dimensional Metrology
- Nanotechnology, Nanotubes
- Visit of the LNE*
Time and Frequency
- Cold atoms, Bose-Einstein Condensation
- Micro-wave clocks and fountains, Combs, Optical clocks
- Time scales, Time links
- Time and fundamental Physics
- Longitude
- Visit of the BIPM Time, Frequency and Gravimetry Section
- Visit of the OP*
Photometry and Radiometry
- Classical methods in Photometry and Radiometry
- Visit of the LNE*
Ionizing Radiation
- Dosimetry, Radioactivity
- Linear accelerator
- Medical applications of Ionizing Radiation
- Visit of the BIPM Ionizing Radiation Section
* In partnership with the Laboratoire National de Métrologie et d'Essais (LNE) and the Paris Observatory (OP)
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