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VAMAS Versailles Project on Advanced Materials and Standards

VAMAS Versailles Project on Advanced Materials and Standards . What is VAMAS ?. Formed as one of 18 cooperative projects at the 1982 G7 Economic Summit to stimulate trade in new technologies – only project still active

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VAMAS Versailles Project on Advanced Materials and Standards

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  1. VAMASVersailles Project on Advanced Materials and Standards

  2. What is VAMAS? • Formed as one of 18 cooperative projects at the 1982 G7 Economic Summit to stimulate trade in new technologies – only project still active • Supports trade in products using advanced materials through pre-standards research • Researchers drawn from VAMAS and non-VAMAS countries

  3. VAMAS current membership

  4. VAMASmission To support world trade in products dependent on advanced materials technologies by providing the technical basis for harmonized measurements, testing, specifications, and standards.

  5. VAMASis led by a Steering Committee • Each VAMAS member can send up to three representatives to Steering Committee meetings • Steering Committee meets annually, hosted by one of the members

  6. VAMAS activities conducted through Technical Work Areas (TWAs) • TWAs are created through proposals to the VAMAS Steering Committee • Requirements are participation from at least three members and industrial need • TWAs led by individuals from a number of VAMAS member states • Each TWA have one or more projects underway

  7. VAMASwork • Work within TWAs typically consists of interlaboratory studies which lead to new or improved test procedures or reference materials. • Results of TWA activities are submitted to ISO or Regional or National standards bodies.

  8. MoU with other organizations • ISO - 2014 • IEC – (2014) • IEA – 2002 • BIPM- 2008 • WMRIF - 2008

  9. VAMAS accomplishments • Work has led to 85 national, regional or international standards • ~50 VAMAS reports • Five ISO Technology Trends Assessments • ~600 publications resulting from VAMAS work

  10. Example of success TWA 2 - Surface Chemical Analysis • 25 Years of Shared Leadership (USA and UK) • 19 ISO Standards; 2 ASTM Standards • Improved Reference Data • Improved Reference Materials, including two certified reference materials. • Improved algorithms and software

  11. Why VAMAS has been successful • Common goal of measurement development • Collegial atmosphere • Dedicated participants and leaders • Support by leadership in NMIs

  12. www.vamas.org info@vamas.org

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