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June 2-6, 2008 National Institute of Standards and Technology Gaithersburg, MD |
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Short Course Information National Institute of Standards and Technology Founded in 1901, NIST is a non-regulatory federal agency within the U.S. Commerce Department's Technology Adminstration. NIST's misson is to develop and promote measurements, standards, and technology to enhance productivity, facilitate trade, and improve the quality of life. NIST carries out its mission in four cooperative programs.
Sponsor The National Institute of Standards and Technology's (NIST) Optical Technology Division (OTD) is the official sponsor of this short course. The co-sponsor is Space Dynamics Laboratory at Utah State University. Course Description The course will consist of lectures and skill-building, problem-solving laboratory experiments and will cover the fundamentals of radiometric physics and instrumentation associated with determining temperature from observations of thermal radiation from materials. The exercises will provide experience in performing radiometric analyses to internalize key concepts and to serve as preparatory work for the experiments. Goals and Objectives
Scientists, engineers, and technicians who need to make reliable temperature measurements using radiation thermometers. Driving Directions To reach NIST: From northbound I-270: take Exit 10, Route 117 West, Clopper Road. At the first light, turn right off the exit. At the next traffic light on Clopper Road, turn left onto the NIST grounds. Further directions TBD. From southbound I-270: Take Exit 11, Route 124 West, Montgomery Village Avenue/Quince Orchard Road. Bear right at the first light onto Quince Orchard Road. At the third light, turn left onto Route 117, Clopper Rd. At the first light, turn right onto the NIST grounds. Follow the directions above to the final room destination. To reach the Spring Hill Suites Gaithersburg: From Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport: Take the George Washington Parkway North to I-495 North. Follow I-495 North to I-270 North. Take Exit 9B West, Sam Eig Highway. Turn left onto Fields Road. At the second light, turn left onto Washingtonian Boulevard. The hotel is immediately on your right. From Dulles International Airport: Take the Dulles Access road to I-495 North. Follow I-495 North to 1-270 North. Take Exit 9B West, Sam Eig Highway. Turn left onto Fields Road. At the second light, turn left onto Washingtonian Boulevard. The hotel is immediately on your right. Traveling south on 1-270: Take Exit 9B West, Sam Eig Highway. Turn left onto Fields Road. At the second light, turn left onto Washingtonian Boulevard. The hotel is immediately on your right. Coffee Breaks and Lunch Refreshments will be provided during morning, midmorning, and mid-affernoon breaks. Lunch will also be provided from Tuesday, June 3, through Friday, June 6, in the NIST cafeteria. Transporation Super Shuttle, 1-800-258-3826, and Federal Airport Shuttle, 1-866-721-2929, offer commercial van service from Baltimore Washington International, Dulles International, and Ronald Reagan Washington National airports to the Gaithersburg area. Call for reservations. The Washington Metro system has subway service to Gaithersburg and can be boarded at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. Take the Yellow Line Train marked "Mount Vernon Square" to Gallery Place and transfer to the Red Line train marked "Shady Grove" to the Shady Grove station in Gaithersburg. Service is every 6 to 15 minutes, depending on the time of day. Travel time from Ronald Reagan Washington to Shady Grove is approximately 50 minutes. Taxis are available from the Shady Grove Metro station to area hotels. Conference Directions and Registration Location This 5-day course will be held at the National Institute of Standards and Technology in Gaithersburg, Maryland. Gaithersburg is located approxmately 25 miles north of Washington, DC. The location of the meeting offers easy access from three arports: Baltimore-Washington International (BWI), Washington Dulles International (IAD), and Ronald Reagan Washington National (DCA). Accommodations Workshop registration does not include your hotel reservation. A block of rooms has been reserved at the Spring Hill Suites Gaithersburg, (301) 987-0900 or 1 888-287-9400. A special rate of $164, single or double, plus 12% tax, has been arranged for attendees. To register for a room, please contact the hotel directly via phone or at the URL: http://www.stayatspringhillsuites.com/NISTRadiation/. Reservations must be received by May 12, 2008. After that date the rooms will be released for general sale at the prevailing rates of the hotel. If you phone in your reservation, please mention that you are attending the "NIST Radiation Thermometry Short Course." Roundtrip transportation will be provided between the hotel and NIST each day. Registration The registration fee is $1,800 per person and covers coffee breaks, lunches, a dinner, and course materials (including the reference books Introduction to Radiometry and Photometry by R. McCluney and Practical Temperature Measurement by P.R.N. Childs). Pre-registration is required and attendance is limited to 15 attendees on a first-come, first-served basis.. The enclosed registraton form and payment must be received by May 27, 2008. There wil be no on-site registration. Cancellatons and/or substitutons must be requested, in writing, by May 27, and no refunds will be made after this date. Due to increased security, no on-site registrations will be accepted and all attendees must be pre-registered. Photo identification must be presented at the main gate to be admitted to the conference. Attendees must wear their conference badge at all times while on the campus. Registration check in will begin at 12 noon on June 2, and the workshop wil begin at 1 p.m. Lecture Topics
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12:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m. |
Registration on site Lectures 1 to 3 Adjourn |
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8:15 a.m. 12:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 1:20 p.m. 5:30 p.m. |
Lectures 4 to 6 Lunch Lab Instructor Briefing Experiments Adjourn |
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8:15 a.m. 12:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 1:20 p.m. 5:30 p.m. |
Lectures 7 to 9 Lunch Lab Instructor Briefing Experiments Adjourn |
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8:15 a.m. 9:15 a.m. 10:00 a.m. 12:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 1:20 p.m. 5:30 p.m. |
Lecture 10 Demo of IR camera Tours Lunch Lab Instructor Briefing Experiments Adjourn |
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8:15 a.m. 10:00 a.m. 11:00 a.m. 12:00 p.m. |
Prepare Lab Presentations Lab Presentations Expert Panel Adjourn |
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Teresa Vicente NIST 100 Bureau Drive, Stop 3461 Bldg. 100, Rm. B116 Gaithersburg, MD 20899-3461 Phone: 301/975-3883 Fax: 301/948-2067 E-mail: teresa.vicente@nist.gov |
Registration contact: |
Sonya Warner Utah State University Research Foundation Phone: 435/797-4783 Fax: 435/797-4160 E-mail: sonya.warner@usurf.usu.edu |
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Carol Johnson NIST 100 Bureau Drive, Stop 8441 Bldg. 221, Room B208 Gaithersburg, MD 20899-8441 Phone: 301/975-2322 Fax: 301/869-5700 E-mail: cjohnson@nist.gov |
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