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Metrology Society of Australasia Conference

NATA MSA Conference 2020

The 2020 Conference of the Metrology Society of Australasia will be held in Melbourne, Australia from 3 – 5 March 2020. The three-day scientific conference will feature presentations and workshops on many aspects of metrology, including:

Traceability and the SI ~ Evaluation of measurement uncertainties
Laboratory practice, accreditation and proficiency testing
Environment and climate change ~ Chemical and biological metrology
Temperature and humidity metrology ~ Dimensional metrology
Electrical metrology ~ Pressure metrology ~ Mass metrology
Flow metrology ~ Photometry and radiometry

Invited Speakers

Dr Barry D Inglis

Comité International des Poids et Mesures (retired)
France

“The International Bureau of Weights and Measures (BIPM) and its Role in the 21st Century”

Dr Murray Early

Measurement Standards Laboratory
New Zealand

“The 2019 SI Redefinition: Now what?”

Dr Jonathan Mittaz

University of Reading
UK

“Applying principles of metrology to Earth Observation satellite data”

Dr Colin Allison

CSIRO
Australia

“Chemical metrology of atmospheric greenhouse gas measurements”

See the full bios of the invited speakers here.

MSA2020 Speaker Summary

Invited speakers are in italics

Speaker	Presentation title
Murray Early	The 2019 SI Redefinition: Now what?
Barry Inglis	The International Bureau of Weights and Measures (BIPM) and its Role in the 21st Century
Jonathan Mittaz	Applying principles of metrology to Earth Observation satellite data
Colin Allison	Chemical metrology of atmospheric greenhouse gas measurements
Nigel Guy Gibson	Optimising an 16bit Digital to Analog converter for a low cost 2 decimal point Thermometer
Paul McMullen	Transition to ISO/IEC 17025:2017 & ISO 17034:2016, an accreditation point of view
Daryl Pettit	High temperature calibration of thermocouples
Wenwen Lei	Hysteresis effects on capacitance humidity sensors
Richard Crendal	Alternative methodology for establishing a vacuum scale using a static expansion system
Neil Sturrock	The development of an automated dimensional calibration system to verify the performance of radial gauges
Peter McDowall	A pressure-based kibble balance for realising New Zealand’s kilogram
Fong-Ha Liu	A new steroid reference material to underpin stable carbon isotope ratio measurement in anti-doping analysis
Bill Spath	PMU calibration - why and how?
Giorgio Buonanno	On the influence of different methodologies in the estimate of ultrafine particle dose received by population in all-day activities
Simon Dignan	Preliminary results of Coriolis meter testing over a wide viscosity range
Salam Matalka	A facility for the calibration of flow meters using high viscosity fluids
Zhe Wang	Thermal modelling of a piston prover volumetric flow standard
Rod White	Hysteresis in bimetallic dial thermometers
Tony Bergen	Calibration of photometers – impact of the SI revision and future directions
Robert J. Williams	Verifying stopwatches using the NMIA webtimer
Cynthia Lendrum	Outreach – Why, What and How?
Adam Knight	Modelling the errors of a transfer power standard for improved calibration efficiency
Allister Prosser	Implementation of an integrated management system to meet world best practice
Lenice Evergreen	Boosting the metrology workforce – one apprentice at a time
Tieren Zhang	Calibration techniques for new-generation digital multimeters and calibrators
Ilya Budovsky	NMI standard of electrical power as a reference for phase measurement and characterisation of voltage and current scaling devices
Robert Kay	Intercomparison of CSIRO (AU) – JAMSTEC (Japan) – NCOSM (China) oceanographic calibrations facilities
Wei Yan	Calibration of high-voltage modules of electromagnetic compatibility test sets
Wei Yan	Traceable calibration for partial discharge calibrators
Jarkkko Ruonala	Improving the performance of relative humidity measurements in high-humidity environments.
Tom Elliott	Zeroing absolute pressure transducers
Tony Bergen	Monte Carlo analysis of complex measurement uncertainty tasks
Calla Klafas	Transitioning to the new re-definition of the SI units
Jane Warne	Consistent measurement in a dynamic world, measuring temperature in the real world

Conference Program

The full programme of the conference will be available shortly.

Conference Schedule

The preliminary conference schedule is as follows:

Monday 2nd March 2020	Welcome reception (evening)
Tuesday 3rd March 2020	Conference Day 1; Conference dinner at MCG
Wednesday 4th March 2020	Conference Day 2; MSA AGM
Thursday 5th March 2020	Conference Day 3

Conference Venue

The conference will be held at:

The Angliss Conference Centre
555 La Trobe St
Melbourne, Vic, 3000

Click here for more information on the venue and how to get there.

Conference Dinner

Our conference dinner will be held at the iconic MCG on the evening after the first day of the conference. The dinner will be preceded by a guided tour which will take in key highlights including areas such as the famous Long Room, player change rooms, and a walk on the arena edge (all subject to availability). The conference dinner is free with the conference registration, and additional tickets can be purchased for accompanying partners, work colleagues, etc.

Registration

Registration is now open! Register early for the discounted rates.

	Member	Non-Member
Full Registration (3-days)
Early-bird registration (until 03/12/2019)	$500	$550
Full registration (until 03/02/2020)	$600	$650
Late registration	$750	$800

Other Options
1-day conference pass	$225	$250
Conference dinner (included with any full registration)	$130	$130
Welcome drinks (included with any full registration)	$25	$25

Note that Members of the MSA receive a $50 discounted rate. Membership is only $45 per year, so click here to Join the MSA now and receive your discount!