News
04-Mar-2009 - LGC invites abstracts for the BERM12
symposium
12th international Biological and Environmental Reference
Materials symposium – deadline for abstracts is
27 March
LGC is pleased to announce that the
12th Biological and Environmental Reference Material
(BERM) symposium will take place in Keble College, Oxford on 7-10
July 2009. Normally held every three years, this major,
well-established international event is aimed at chemical and
biochemical reference material producers and users across the
world. This will be the first time that the event has been held in
the UK.
A scientific programme for the symposium has
been developed and will provide an opportunity for delegates to
address many issues relating to the development and use of
reference materials. The symposium covers a number of themes
including: environment and energy; health, medicine and forensics;
food; international developments; QA/QC and the user; as well as
reference materials: challenges and trends.
The 2009 symposium will focus sessions on a
range of chemical and biological applications, generic issues of RM
production or use, and future challenges and trends. The programme
and venue have been developed to facilitate flexible attendance at
lectures, poster sessions or the exhibition and to ensure ample
time for informal networking.
Dr Steve Wood, Chairman of the Organising
Committee for BERM12, and LGC’s Head of Reference Materials and
Calibration Services, commented: “BERM provides a unique
opportunity for key players to meet and discuss their concerns
about the development, distribution, accreditation and use of
reference materials. We are particularly pleased that BERM will be
held in the UK. This is a ‘first’ for BERM and we are confident
that this important event will enable reference material suppliers,
accreditation bodies, legislators and other stakeholders to obtain
a broad overview of the current position and new advances in the
field.”
The symposium will include presentations from
a number of international speakers from key organisations including
NIST and IRMM and from countries including the US, Japan, Italy,
Hungary, Ireland and The Netherlands.
The deadline for submission of abstracts is 27
March 2009, with notification of the acceptance of presentations
given by 9 April 2009. Submissions must include the presentation
title, authors, organisation/affiliation and an abstract which
should be in English with a maximum of 300 words.
Submissions for abstracts should be sent by
27 March 2009 by email to berm12@lgc.co.uk. To register online
or for further information on the BERM12 symposium please visit the
BERM12 website at http://www.berm12.com
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