24

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APMP General Assembly: Report from Developing Economies’ Committee (DEC)

Angela Samuel, Deputy Chair, APMP DEC

24 th APMP GA, Jakarta – 6-7 Nov 2008

Activities since 23

rd

APMP GA

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16 th DEC and associated activities, Dhaka, Bangladesh, May 2008

   DEC Strategic Planning 2 nd TCQS DEC “CIPM MRA” Workshop 4 th TCQM DEC “MiC” Workshop 

Developing economies session at 2008 NCSLI meetings, Florida, USA, August 2008

 C Sanetra, PTB, Germany: APMP MiC Workshops – The Organiser’s Perspective  K Deczky, INMS/NRC, Canada: International Mentoring in Metrology – The Canada/Costa Rican Partnership  C Santo, LATU, Uruguay: Mass Metrology Training Activities in SIM

Activities since 23

rd

APMP GA (ctd)

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17 Nov 2008

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th

5 th

DEC and associated activities, Jakarta, Indonesia, Oct-

TCQM DEC “MiC” Workshop  TCQM-DEC PT Workshop   3 rd TCQS DEC “CIPM MRA” Workshop – the peer review process TCL :

special DEC session on CMCs Other DEC-specific discussions / initiatives / activities within:

 TCAUV : capability development  TCEM : comparison  TCFF : Seminar associated with APMP 2009    TCM : comparisons, training TCT : comparisons TCTF : Seminar associated with APMP 2009, new WG on remote calibrations

Key issues arising:

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Response to DEN and TC proposals including scope of funding, funding criteria, procedures and access to funding sources Need to monitor/evaluate results of previous activities Difficulties for DEC economies to participate in APMP activities:

  Development of website increased use of other mechanisms such as teleconferencing

Proposals for re-structure of DEC meetings New PTB “SRB Project” Possible strengthening of linkages between DEC and APLMF Next Meeting : Date, Location

Proposed re-structure of DEC Meetings

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1 st

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session, Sunday:

Reports – submitted 1 month

prior

to meeting, questionnaire format, to focus on key DEC issues and provide input for TC meetings In-depth discussion of 3-4 key issues identified from reports (DEC, DEC economy, TC Chair, EC/Secretariat, BIPM/CIPM, PTB, etc) 

DEC participation in TC meetings, Monday:

 Mechanisms to enhance input from DEC economies:  “DEC Champion”   DEC Directors to collect all technical issues before and after meetings and ensure submission to TCs. TC Chairs to ensure responses forwarded to DENs. DEC agenda item/TCx-DEC Workshop – including scheduling between TCs to avoid overlap if possible (at least for key technical areas) 

2 nd

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session, Tuesday:

Workshop – parallel sessions for 2 groups focused at each level of development within DEC membership  Either combined with TCx related, etc)

OR

DEC-specific to look at issues at management level (strategic planning, resourcing of metrology activities, stakeholder and customer engagement, needs identification and analysis, EC or BIPM/CIPM  Reporting back by TC Chairs re: DEC-related TC discussions/proposals

Proposed re-structure of DEC Meetings

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“Interim” DEC meeting

   Associated with EC-TC Chairs

AND

TC-DEC Workshop activity (where appropriate) Additional activities:  Awareness-raising Symposium/event – DEC economies guidance re: how to best address needs  Visit to decision-makers  Industry / laboratory visits

OR

use opportunity to seek expert advice from TC Chairs on specific technical issues  Other suggestions?