Eurachem News No. 30 issued

The latest Eurachem Newsletter is now available to download in PDF format. Printed copies will also be available through National members.

Previous newsletters can be found on the Newsletter page.

Pre-Post PT guide now available in 12 languages

The Eurachem PT working group has released 11 new translations of the information leaflet "Pre- and Post-analytical PT" to accompany the English edition. The translations can be downloaded here.

Other information leaflets can be found under 'Information leaflets'.

Eurachem Workshop on Quality Assurance of Measurements from Field to Laboratory - Registration open

The Eurachem Workshop on Quality Assurance of Measurements from Field to Laboratory will be held in Finland on 20-21 May in 2013. The topics of the workshop focus on two main subjects: on challenges of measurements related to nanotechnology and on challenges related to on-site/on-line measurements. Further information and registration details can be found on the workshop page or the conference website.

Eurachem launches Education and Training needs survey

The Eurachem Education and Training Working Group (E&T WG) has initiated a survey of training providers and users to collect information on the state of education and training in metrology in analytical science in different member states. This will help the working group facilitate the dissemination and exchange of training materials among teaching and training institutions.Contributions are welcome from training providers and laboratories. The survey is web based and can be found on the new Eurachem Survey portal.

IUPAC invites comment on 'nominal properties' vocabulary

IUPAC has issued a provisional recommendation entitled "Vocabulary for Nominal Properties and Nominal Examinations - Basic and General Concepts and Associated Terms" for public comment. The closing date for comment is 30 November 2012. A description of the document, a copy of the provisional recommendation and the arrangements for submitting individual comments can be found here [opens in new page].

Third edition of "Quantifying Uncertainty" published

The Eurachem Measurement Uncertainty and Traceability Working Group is pleased to announce the publication of the Third Edition of the Eurachem/CITAC Guide "Quantifying Uncertainty in Analytical Measurement".

Read more: Third edition of "Quantifying Uncertainty" published

Validation, Traceability and MU workshop presentations available

The presentations given at the the workshop "Method validation, Traceability and Measurement uncertainty" at BAM, Berlin on 21-22 May 2012 are now available on the workshop information page.

IQC workshop presentations available

The presentations given at the workshop "Key Challenges in Internal Quality Control" at BAM, Berlin on 10-11 October 2012 are now available on the workshop summary page.

Second circular for IQC Workshop now available

The Education and Training working group has issued the second circular for the Internal Quality Control workshop in October 2012. The 2nd circular includes the programme for the event. More details can be found on the workshop information page.

2011 PT workshop presentations available

All the presentations, poster summaries and working group discussion summaries for the Eurachem/EQALM 7th international workshop on PT, held in October 2011, are now available here.