NCSLI this upcoming week! Who will be there? July 2010

[BradM]

Next week in Rhode Island. I will be there. Who else is planning on attending?

[Jerry Eldred]

Not this year, I'm afraid. It was great in San Antonio last year. Where is it next year?

[Duke Okes]

In Reply to Parent Post by Jerry Eldred

Not this year, I'm afraid. It was great in San Antonio last year. Where is it next year?

2011
August 21 - 25, 2011
50 Years: Reflecting On The Past - Looking To The Future
Gaylord National Convention Center, National Harbor, MD

2012
July 29 - August 2, 2012
Sacramento Convention Center, Sacramento, CA

2013
July 14 - 18, 2013
Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center

2014
August 3 - 7, 2014
Walt Disney World Swan & Dolphin

2015
July 19 - 23, 2015
Gaylord Texan Resort & Convention Center

[BradM]

Duke, is that the Gaylord Texan in Grapevine? That is an awesome place.

I would love to see you guys. We'll eat good, trust me.

[Duke Okes]

In Reply to Parent Post by BradM

Duke, is that the Gaylord Texan in Grapevine? That is an awesome place. :

I frankly don't know. Just copied the info off their website, and no more details provided.

[Hershal]

I will be there but only a few days.

[Wes Bucey]

For we less-informed geeks - http://www.ncsli.org/

[BradM]

Wow! What a great conference. Honestly, it exceeded my expectations.

First, I got to meet Hershal. What a nice man. He is as classy in person as he is here at the Cove.

Honestly, I typically don't get excited about vendors. But, I learned something this week. Some of that has to do with the time on my hands. It was nice to get to visit with some of the vendors I use, see the new toys coming out by Fluke and such, etc. Very productive. I was able to solve two process issues we did not have answers before.

The sessions were very helpful. There were some excellent sessions on building uncertainty budgets. Too (a very popular topic here) was developing different performance metrics, going paperless, and a variety of subjects.

One paper of interest was where a gentlemen reviewed Accreditation scopes for comparators. It was striking the difference variance he noted in the different components listed, standards, etc. Just something for the industry to think about. We still have some distance to go in harmonizing our processes.

But..., one word came to mind: Toastmasters. Don't read the slides, respect the time frames, trim down the info on the slides, and for goodness sakes, have good posture and try to face your audience.

I think the metrology world is fortunate to have a society like NCSL. Well worth the time and effort.