第13届生物和环境国际研讨会

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The 13th International Symposium on Biological and Environmental Reference Materials (BERM 13) is the continuation of a series of BERM Symposia which was launched in 1983. These symposia have been held on a regular basis since then. Locations have mostly alternated between Europe and the USA, although BERM 11 in 2007 was held in Japan. The IAEA has been actively involved in BERM Symposia since their inception and this is the first time that the symposium is being organized by the IAEA. The IAEA has a specific interest in biological and environmental reference materials (RMs), and is a main producer of RMs characterized for radionuclides or stable isotope amount ratios. It also provides a number of RMs of marine origin, characterized for trace elements and organic contaminants. The IAEA has recently consolidated its activities related to RM production under the subprogramme “IAEA Products for Science and Trade”, and has strengthened its collaboration with various organizations, such as the International Bureau of Weights and Measures (BIPM), the Institute for Reference Materials and Measurements (IRMM), the Joint Research Centre (JRC), the European Commission (EC), the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in the USA, as well as with a number of the IAEA Collaborating Centres. In this way, the IAEA ensures that it is able to provide laboratories in its Member States with the highest quality materials for calibration and quality control of measurement results produced by laboratories all around the world.

List of topics

    The IAEA welcomes high quality contributions on RM development, production, application, and standardization, as well as on related areas. Both academic and practice-based papers under the umbrella of the following topics are welcome:

· Recent developments, current trends and future needs for RMs
 RMs for food nutrition and food safety,
 environmental RMs,
 microbiological RMs,
 pharmaceutical RMs,
 isotopic RMs (radionuclides and stable isotopes),
 clinical RMs,
 RMs for qualitative testing,
 RMs related to classes of components of living organisms (-omics), e.g. genomics, proteomics, metallomics,
 RMs for emerging technologies (nanotechnology, biotechnology, etc.),
 RMs for emergency preparedness;
· Selection and proper use of RMs;
· The role of RMs in assuring harmonization and comparability of measurement results;
· Availability and distribution of RMs, with special emphasis on the needs of developing economies and least developed countries;
· Education and training.

Submission of synopses

    Persons who wish to present a paper or poster at the symposium must submit an extended synopsis in accordance with the guidelines below:
· It should be written in English;
· It should be a maximum of 800 words (not exceeding 2 A4 pages, including figures or tables and a few pertinent references);
· It should indicate to which of the topics outlined in Section C above it relates;
· It should be written using the template available from the symposium website (see Section P);
· It should be submitted by 31 January 2012 in hard copy through a competent national authority of the participant’s country (Section M) together with the attached Form B (Form for Submission of a Paper) and Form A (Participation Form). In addition, the synopsis must be submitted in Microsoft Word format to the IAEA scientific secretariat by email:
BERM13.papers@iaea.org.

http://www-pub.iaea.org/MTCD/Meetings/Announcements.asp?ConfID=41983