National Measurement Office
This seminar has established itself as an important vehicle for the Continuous Personal and Professional Development (CPPD) of local authority staff, which includes 3.5 CPPD hours for successful completion of the seminar. The event provides a unique training/networking opportunity for metrology specialists throughout the UK, including updates from the Trading Standards Institute (TSI), National Measurement Office (NMO) and the Local Government Metrology Focus Group, along with opportunities for plenty of lively discussion. Businesses and trade associations involved in legal metrology activity are also welcome to attend this Seminar, although these bookings will be subject to NMO approval.
The agenda for the day:
9:30 Coffee and registration
10:00 Welcome (and update from TSI) - CE of TSI, Leon Livermore
10:20 NMO - update from Acting CE, Richard Sanders
10:40 Better Regulation Delivery Office (BRDO) update from CE, Graham Russell
11:00 Local Government Metrology Expert Panel - standards in approved and self verification: a guide for metrology officers
11:30 Tea and coffee break
11:45 Market surveillance of tanker meter measuring systems in Germany - Detlef Hoffmann , Landesbetrieb Mess- und Eichwesen NRW, lbme
12:45 Questions and answers to the mornings panel
13:00 Lunch
14:00 International work Morayo Awosola, NMO
14:15 National projects Deanne Hughes, NMO
14:30 Update from TSI Lead Officer for Metrology David Templeton
15:00 Intelligence logs and completing 5x5x5s Lucy Rhymaun, CEnTSA Regional Intelligence Analyst, Warwickshire County Council
16:00 Questions and Answers to the afternoons panel
16:15 Closing remarks by the Chair
The seminar will take place in Birminghams Austin Court on Tuesday 10 February 2015. The cost per delegate is 80.00 plus VAT.