TC11 - Measurement in Testing, Inspection and Certification - Aims
Technical Committee 11 of IMEKO (IMEKO TC11) was reoriented by the decision of the IMEKO Technical Board (TB) and the approval of the IMEKO General Council (GC) in November 2020, to have a focus on measurement in testing, inspection, and certification.
The aim of TC11 is to develop measurement science, by creating knowledge networks to exchange scientific and technical information among experts and organizations on an international level, and to promote the best practices applied in industry, environmental protection, healthcare, safety, and quality of life.
TC11 provides a forum for organizing international scientific and technical events, such as congresses, conferences, seminars, workshops, training courses, and meetings, in order to share the latest achievements, knowledge, experiences, thoughts, views, and ideas in the following fields of interest:
- Management systems and quality in the TIC sector (Testing, Inspection & Certification)
- Regulatory framework for the quality, safety, and security of products and services
(e.g. agri-food, environment, health, cybersecurity, communication, construction, IoT, AI) - Accreditation of conformity assessment bodies
- Innovation and validation of methods in testing, calibration, inspection, and certification
- Sampling activities related to measurement in the TIC sector
- Metrological traceability, measurement uncertainty, and conformity assessment in the TIC Sector
- Proficiency testing schemes, inter-laboratory, intra-laboratory comparisons and other methods of quality assurance
- Certification of reference materials and their use in laboratories
- Certification of products, processes, management systems, and persons
- Management of information using LIMS concept
- Development of standardization in the TIC sector
- Promotion of the co-operation with other international associations and with IMEKO TCs