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Registration for The Metrology Society of Australia (MSA) 10th Biennial National Conference is now open! The conference will be held at the MGSM Executive Conference Centre in Macquarie Park, Sydney.

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Metrology Society of Australia

10th

Biennial National Conference “Healthy, Wealthy and Safe”

15th – 17

th October 2013, MGSM Executive Conference

Centre, Macquarie Park, Sydney

Category Earlybird (before 5th

October, 2013)

Standard (on or after 5th

October, 2013)

MSA member $350 $420

MSA non-member $395 $475

Students/Postgraduates $265 $320

Single/Multiple Day

Pass member

$130 per day $140 per day

Single/Multiple Day

Pass non-member

$150 per day $160 per day

Conference Dinner $70 $70

MSA Conference – 3 Day Pass (for MSA members)

Entitlements: attendance at all Conference sessions from Tuesday 15 October to

Thursday 17 October 2013 including workshops, morning and afternoon teas,

lunches, electronic access to the Conference proceedings, extended abstracts, papers

and presentations, a conference folio/satchel, and attendance at the Welcome BBQ

Starter Reception (Tuesday 15 October, 2013).

Attendance at the Conference Dinner will incur an additional charge.

MSA Conference – 3 Day Pass (for non-MSA members)

Entitlements: attendance at all Conference sessions from Tuesday 15 October to

Thursday 17 October 2013 including workshops, morning and afternoon teas,

lunches, electronic access to the Conference proceedings, extended abstracts, papers

and presentations, a conference folio/satchel, attendance at the Welcome BBQ Starter

Reception (Tuesday 15 October, 2013) and 1 year membership to the Metrology

Society of Australia.

Attendance at the Conference Dinner will incur an additional charge.

MSA Conference – 3 Day Pass (Students/Postgraduates)

Entitlements: attendance at all Conference sessions from Tuesday 15 October to

Thursday 17 October 2013 including workshops, morning and afternoon teas,

lunches, electronic access to the Conference proceedings, extended abstracts, papers

and presentations, a conference folio/satchel, attendance at the Welcome BBQ Starter

Reception (Tuesday 15 October, 2013).

Attendance at the Conference Dinner will incur an additional charge.

Note: Student registration fees apply to full-time students producing a letter

confirming their enrolment status.

MSA Conference – Single/Multiple Day Pass

Entitlements: attendance at all Conference sessions on Tuesday 15 October or

Wednesday 16 October or Thursday 17 October 2013, morning and afternoon teas,

lunch, electronic access to the Conference proceedings, extended abstracts, papers and

presentations, a conference folio/satchel and attendance at the Welcome BBQ Starter

Reception (if attending on Tuesday 15 October, 2013).

Attendance at the Conference Dinner will incur an additional charge.

Welcome BBQ Starter Reception

A welcome reception will be held on Tuesday 15 October 2013 and is included in

the registration package for all participants. This will be a great opportunity to

mingle with colleagues and meet other participants at the Conference.

Conference Dinner

The conference dinner will be held on the evening of Wednesday 16 October at

The Waterfront Restaurant, Circular Quay (visit:

http://docksidegroup.com.au/restaurants/waterfront). Ticket purchase includes

pre-dinner drinks and canapés on arrival, a two-course meal followed by dessert

and coffee/tea with entertainment.

Cost: $70pp. Tickets can be purchased at the time of conference registration.

MSA2013 CONFERENCE PROGRAM

Tuesday 15th October

8:30 Workshop: Coordinate measuring machines

Workshop: Pressure measurement 9:00

10:00 10:30 Morning Tea 11:00 Conference Opening and Plenary 1

How can Australian Science and Innovation Survive in the Face of Dramatic Shifts in Global Competition? Dr Thomas Barlow, Science Strategist and Publisher of the “Barlow Report”, “The Australian Miracle” and “Between the Eagle and the Dragon”.

11:40 Radionuclide Metrology for Australia’s Nuclear Medicine Community

Bonnie Howe, L. J. Bignell, T. W. Jackson, M. I. Reinhard, ANSTO 12:00 Applied Nanoparticle Metrology: A Sunscreen Case Study

Victoria Coleman, NMI 12:20 Digital Polymerase Chain Reaction: A Reference Method for Improving

Accuracy in Nucleic Acid Measurement Somanath Bhat, Anna Baoutina, Leonardo B. Pinheiro, Kate Griffiths, Daniel Burke, Shuang Fu, Michael Forbes-Smith, Lina Partis, Michael Dobeson and Kerry R. Emslie, NMI

12:40 Lunch 2:00 International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC) Policy on

Measurement Traceability Paul McMullen, NATA

2:20 Traceability of High-Voltage and High-Current Measurements in Australia Yi Li, P.E. Pokorny and F. Emms, NMI

2:40 The CIE: 100 Years of Measuring Light Tony Bergen and Steve Jenkins, Photometric Solutions International & Steve Jenkins & Associates

3:00 Afternoon Tea 3:30 Standardisation of Vitamin D Measurements in Australia

Veronica Vamathevan and John Murby, NMI 3:50 Legal Metrology for Health, Wealth and Safety

Grahame Harvey, NMI 4:10 Metrological Control Systems – Quality Measurements for Agricultural

Commodities Roselle Mailvaganam, NMI

4:30 Poster Session 5:00

Welcome BBQ

Wednesday 16th October

8:50 Plenary 2 Don't Talk to Me About Confidence Intervals, This is Medicine! John Magnussen, Professor of Radiology, Australian School of Advanced Medicine, Macquarie University

9:30 Alveolar Dose Comparison of Ultrafine Particles for Australian and Italian Children Giorgio Buonanno, F.C. Fuoco, A. Russi et al., University of Cassino and Southern Lazio, Italy, Queensland University of Technology, Australia

9:50 Forced Oscillation Technique for Respiratory Airway Impedance Measurements – Overview of the Technique and Device Calibration Martin Turner, Australian School for Advanced Medicine, Macquarie University

10:10 Changes to the “Guide to the Expression of Uncertainty in Measurement (GUM)

Blair D Hall, Measurement Standards Laboratory of New Zealand (MSL), Callaghan Innovation

10:30 Morning Tea 11:00 The Importance of Trade Measurement for Utilities: Electricity, Water and

Gas Phillip Mitchell, NMI

11:20 Evaluating the Performance of Electrical Metering Installations Keith Jones, Measurement Standards Laboratory of New Zealand (MSL), Callaghan Innovation

11:40 New Standard of Power Based on a Thermal Power Comparator I. Budovsky, T. Hagen, D. Arthur, V. Balakrishnan, F. Emms, NMI

12:00 Building-Up Your DC Voltage Scale with Ease Murray Early and Laurie Christian, Measurement Standards Laboratory of New Zealand (MSL), Callaghan Innovation

12:20 Lunch and Concurrent MSA Annual General Meeting 2:00 Plenary 3

Our changing economic environment Mark Cully, Chief Economist, Department of Industry

2:40 A Radical Revision of the SI System of Units Chris Sutton, Measurement Standards Laboratory of New Zealand

3:00 Afternoon Tea 3:30 Workshop Q&A Style:

Nano-Bio Workshop Q&A style: Legal Aspects 5:00

5:30 Leave for Circular Quay 6:30

Conference Dinner, The Waterfront, Circular Quay

Thursday 17th October

8:50 Plenary 4

Quality Measurements in Health Care Dr Richard Bartlett, First Assistant Secretary Medical Benefits Division, Australian Government Department of Health

9:30 DNA Reference Materials for Molecular Cancer Diagnostics Daniel Burke, NMI

9:50 Quality Control of Sphygmomanometers in NSW GP Practices Martin Turner, Australian School for Advanced Medicine, Macquarie University

10:10 Metrological Control of Legal Measuring Instruments in Australia Richard Brittain, NMI

10:30 Morning Tea

11:00 Sensitive and Convenient Measurement of Hexavalent Chromium in Drinking and Purified Water by Voltammetric Analysis: Use of a Hard-Modelling Approach to Reduce Quantification Levels Below the Californian Public Health Goal of 0.02 μg/L Paul Clayton, MEP Instruments

11:20 Uncertain-Number Software Blair D Hall, Measurement Standards Laboratory of New Zealand (MSL), Callaghan Innovation

11:40 The Tricky Standard Uncertainty of the Mean R. B. Frenkel, NMI

12:00 Improved Hydrometer Calibration System at NMI X. Jiang and K. Fen, NMI

12:20 Preparation and Certification of MX014: A Seawater Certified Reference Material Jeffrey Merrick, Ian White and David Saxby, NMI

12:40 Lunch 2:00 Debunking Common Assumptions in Pressure Calibrations

Neville Owen, NMI 2:20 Calibration System for the DC Ratio of Resistive Voltage Dividers

Dimitrios Georgakopoulos, NMI 2:40 Afternoon Tea 3:10 Plenary 5

The Relevance of Measurement Institutes in the Twenty-First Century Dr Peter Fisk, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Metrologist, National Measurement Institute (NMI), Australia

3:50 Conclusion Prizes

Plenary Speakers

PLENARY 1

How Can Australian Science and Innovation Survive

in the Face of Dramatic Shifts in Global Competition?

Dr. Thomas Barlow

Abstract

There is a contest for technological supremacy occurring across the Pacific – a contest of historic importance, for its outcome will shape the world during the coming century and the winner will claim not just economic, military, and political ascendancy, but also superiority in their values and system of government. Nations caught between the Eagle and the Dragon - nations like Australia, Japan, and Korea - must weigh the advantages of strategic alliances and trade links with both great powers. There has never been more a more important time to understand the implications of escalating American and Chinese competition. For those who believe technological innovation underlies economic strength, this presentation will inform of hidden trends in the Asian ascendency.

Biography Dr Barlow is Australia's leading research strategist. Over many years, he has advised a range of technology-intensive companies, many of Australia's universities and major government research agencies, as well as Australian policymakers at both state and federal levels. He has held prestigious research fellowships at Oxford University in the UK and at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He has been the Science Adviser to the Minister for Education, Science and Training in the Australian Government, and has worked as a weekly columnist for the Financial Times newspaper in London.

Independent and widely recognised as an innovative thinker, Dr Barlow is highly respected within the Australian research community for his imagination, optimism, and vision.

PLENARY 2

Don't Talk to Me About Confidence Intervals, This is

Medicine!

Professor John Magnussen

Abstract

Medicine exists like a bubble of art floating on a sea of science. At its boundary it gives credence to statistics, yet treats individuals: maintaining the confidence and hope of those who are unwell without ignoring the body of knowledge that must shape their lives. How can we keep the bubble afloat in a society that demands exactitude and perfection yet continues to drive cars, cross roads, eat cheap calories and not exercise? Accept what we can and change what we must.

Biography Professor Magnussen qualified in Medicine and then went on to complete a PhD in Nuclear Medicine and Biomedical Engineering at UNSW. He qualified in Radiology from RPAH in 2002, where he worked both in diagnostic and interventional radiology, and was the Director of Research. He has presented at numerous international meetings in basic science and clinical research and has special interests in neuro-otology, minimally invasive treatment of liver cancer and materials analysis using CT, amongst others. He is the Professor of Radiology at Macquarie University, working at new the Macquarie University Hospital and at Macquarie Medical Imaging.

PLENARY 3

Our Changing Economic Environment

Mr. Mark Cully

Abstract

There is an income/productivity challenge facing Australia and at its heart is the global debate between Pollyanna and Cassandra economists on whether we can reasonably expect the productivity growth rates seen in the developed world since the mid-19th century to continue. What role might science, research and measurement might play in this process? Biography The Chief Economist with the Department of Industry, Mark has a first-class Honours degree in Economics from the University of Adelaide and a Master of Arts in Industrial Relations from the University of Warwick. He was appointed head of research on employment relations for the UK Government in the late 1990s, where he ran what was the world’s largest survey of working life, the results of which were published as Britain at Work. Mark returned to Australian in 1999 to join the National Institute of Labour Studies as Deputy Director, and was then General Manager at the National Centre for Vocational Education Research for six years, running its statistical then research operations. He was also the Chief Economist at the Department of Immigration and Citizenship for 4 years, authoring numerous papers and articles and chairing the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Working Party on Migration.

PLENARY 4

Quality Measurements in Health Care

Dr. Richard Bartlett

Abstract The Department of Health undertakes a number of initiatives aimed at improving the safety and quality of diagnostic testing and treatment services in Australia. Broadly, initiatives are focused on consumer, providers and requestors, with an aim to provide access to safe, efficient and clinically effective pathology, diagnostic imaging and radiation oncology services. Many areas, programs, projects and initiatives in health describe the need for a ‘quality service’ but drilling down to a definition of quality is not an easy task. Instead quality is often described using concepts rather than an actual definition. This can make the measurement and the establishment of performance indicators even more challenging when trying to gauge if/when a quality diagnostic testing or treatment service is provided. What is a quality service? How do we gauge if a quality service is provided? Is the MBS a good measure of quality? What other mechanisms and measures do we use in diagnostic, pathology and radiation oncology to guide and inform effective policy development with regard to quality?

Biography Dr. Bartlett is currently First Assistant Secretary, Medical Benefits Division, Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing (DoHA). The Division has policy responsibility for the Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) and Private Health Insurance Arrangements. MBS expenditure is forecast to be $18.8b in 2013-14 and private health insurance rebate expenditure is forecast to be $4.9b. The Medical Benefits Division has four branches: Medical Specialist Services Branch, Private Health Insurance Branch, Medicare Finance and Listing Branch and Primary Care, Diagnostics and Radiation Oncology Branch. Prior to joining DoHA in 2009, Richard worked in a variety of roles in the Department of Veterans Affairs. Richard has qualifications in Arts, IT and accounting, with a PhD in early medieval history.

PLENARY 5

The Relevance of Measurement Institutes in the Twenty-First Century

Dr. Peter Fisk

Abstract

The science, practice and impact of metrology have evolved continuously over many years, and will continue to do so. The international metrology community is planning fundamental changes to the definitions of the SI units that will allow greater accuracy and utility in realising these units for many years. Further, metrology is supporting, both from a technical and a legal perspective, new fields such as nanotechnology, and extending its support for the vast fields of chemistry and biology. It is important to recognise that we can only predict some of the applications and needs for metrology as the world evolves socially, industrially and technologically. National Measurement Institutes (NMIs) must recognise and adapt to changes and requirements that we presently understand, and work to predict and accommodate possibilities that are less certain. This is essential if NMIs are to continue to support the availability of measurement capabilities that meet the needs of their country. This is a difficult task. One thing that is clear is that the diversity of measurement requirements is likely to continue to increase, and that it is unlikely that any single NMI will be able to meet all of these needs for a major nation by itself. Further, the likely increase in the diversity of requirements will come with costs and the question of who should pay these costs, especially in the common contexts where governments are seeking to reduce, not increase, expenditure. These issues are being actively considered within NMI, and this talk will cover some aspects of this work.

Biography Dr. Fisk graduated from the Australian National University in 1986 with a PhD degree in atomic physics. Between 1986 and 1991 he was a Research Fellow in the Laser Physics Centre, Research School of Physical Sciences, conducting full time research in solid state physics and quantum optics and giving lecture courses to advanced physics students. Following a short period as a Visiting Scientist at the IBM Almaden Research Centre in California, he joined the CSIRO National Measurement Laboratory (NML) in 1991 to start and lead a new research project on atomic clock development. In 1993 he was appointed Head of the Time and Frequency group of NML. On 1 July 2004 he was appointed General Manager of the Physical Metrology Branch of the National

Measurement Institute. Upon the retirement of Dr Laurie Besley, Peter was appointed NMI’s Chief Executive and Chief Metrologist on 9 February 2012.

Cancellation Policy

Delegates may nominate a substitute in their place in the event that they are unable to attend the conference. Refunds will not be given for failure to attend, late arrival or early departures. Any refund due will be paid after the conclusion of the Conference.

Key Dates Call for papers 15th March 2013 Abstracts submission Closed Notification of acceptances 15th June 2013 Early bird registration 5th October 2013 Submission of extended abstracts/full papers 6th September 2013 Conference dates 15-17th October 2013

Information For additional information and queries regarding the conference, contact the Organising Committee by emailing [email protected].