Preliminary program
11 May 2026
8:00 Registration
9:00 Opening (Eurachem |CITAC |SPQ |FCUL )
Session 1: Evaluation of the measurement uncertainty
9:20 Uncertainty in the measurement process (Steve Ellison)
9:50 Modelling uncertainty across the working range (Ricardo Bettencourt da Silva)
10:15 Trueness-related uncertainty (Vicki Barwick)
10:40 Coffee break & posters
11:00 Breakout sessions 1 and 2
Breakout session 1 How can measurement trueness be tested when various reference materials are available? | Breakout session 2 How can the variation of the measurement uncertainty with concentration be modelled? |
12:00 Lunch
13:00 Breakout sessions reports
Session 2: Conformity assessment
13:30 Consumer and producers' risks at compliance assessment (Bertil Magnusson)
14:00 Conformity with multiple parameters (Felipe Lourenço)
14:20 Conformity assessment in the oil and gas industry (Elcio Oliveira)
14:40 Coffee break & posters
15:00 Breakout sessions 3 and 4
Breakout session 3 Conformity with multiple parameters | Breakout session 4 Decision rule selection |
16:00 Posters
16:30 Breakout session reporting
17:00 Closing
20:00 Workshop dinner - Maritime Museum
12 May 2026
9:00 Opening (RELACRE |ForMEQ |SPMet )
Session 3: Qualitative Analysis
9:20 Assessing the performance of qualitative analysis (Ricardo Bettencourt da Silva)
9:50 Validation and quality control of qualitative analysis (Paulo Pereira)
10:15 Validation of the identification of microplastics by micro-FTIR and micro-Raman (Carla Palma)
10:40 Coffee break & posters
11:00 Breakout sessions 5 and 6
Breakout session 5 How detailed should qualitative analysis validation be? | Breakout session 6 How useful is the reporting of qualitative analysis uncertainty?) |
12:00 Lunch
13:00 Breakout session reporting
Short communications
Parallel sessions
13:30 - Short communication 01 13:45 - Short communication 02 14:00 - Short communication 03 | 13:30 - Short communication 04 13:45 - Short communication 05 14:00 - Short communication 06 |
Session 4: Uncertainty from sampling
14:20 Review what has been achieved in estimation and applications of uncertainty from sampling (UfS) (Nathalie Guigues)
14:40 Identifying the new challenges for Uncertainty from Sampling (Mike Ramsey)
15:00 Coffee break & posters
15:20 Breakout sessions 7 and 8
Breakout session 7 Improving approaches to UfS estimation & VaMPIS* 16:20 - Drafting the report * VaMPIS - Validation of Measurement Procedures that Include Sampling | Breakout session 8 Helping labs work with samplers on VaMPIS & QC 16:20 - Drafting the report
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16:30 Breakout session reporting
17:00 Best poster award (Award coordinator: Mike Ramsey) & Closing