BEMC 2005
British Electromagnetic Measurements Conference (14th - 17th November 2005, Teddington, UK)

Full Programme Details

For details of each day please use the links below:

• UKAS at BEMC - Electrical Laboratories Day
  Monday 14th November 2005 More details...
  
  
• Tuesday 15th November 2005 More details...
  
  
• Wednesday 16th November 2005 More details...
  
  
• Thursday 17th November
  Magnetic measurements day More details... (PDF 92Kb)
  Including applications of magnetic materials, measurement challenges and Laboratory tours

UKAS at BEMC Electrical Laboratories Day Monday 14th November 2005

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The programme for the day is outlined below, and will include time for informal and confidential discussions with members of the UKAS Electrical team, presentations from industry experts, time to exchange ideas and thoughts with other delegates. The "surgery" sessions are a chance to meet and discuss with the UKAS staff and technical assessors any aspect of UKAS activities- an opportunity we cannot often extend easily during laboratory assessment visits.

If you have yet to register please contact beccy.werrin@ukas.com or see www.bemc2005.npl.co.uk

Time				Location and Event
9:00 - 10:00				Lecture Theatre and Syndicate Room Surgery Sessions with UKAS Assessment Managers and Accreditation Manager- an opportunity to have one to one discussions on specific aspects of your accreditation, provide feedback on your relationship with UKAS and suggest areas and means for improvement, as well as anything else you may wish to have a chat about. Should you wish to book a session or enquire further please email beccy.werrin@ukas.com
10:00 - 10:30				Main Reception Area Coffee and Registration
10:30 - 10:40				Lecture Theatre Welcome Paul Stennett, UKAS Chief Executive
10:40 - 10:50				Lecture Theatre Opening Talk: The Foundation Stones were Set Cyril Dix
10:50 - 11:10				Lecture Theatre Second Talk: Building on Strong Foundations Lawrie Cronin
11:10 - 11:50				Lecture Theatre Third Talk: Growing With Accreditation Bernard Wragge-Morley, Electronic Test and Calibration Ltd
11.50 - 12.30				Lecture Theatre Fourth Talk: Uncertainties for Simple Measurements John Hurll, UKAS Uncertainty expert and Author of M3003
12:30 - 13:45				Main Reception Area Buffet Lunch
13:45 - 14:45				Lecture Theatre Fifth Talk: Making Better Use of your UKAS Accreditation Doug Skinner			Syndicate Room First workshop: Getting Accredited- Discussions for 'wannabe' UKAS Labs John Davies (Blackwood EMC, describes his recent experience of applying and preparing for accreditation).
14:45 - 15:45				Lecture Theatre Second Workshop: 95% of your uncertainty questions answered John Hurll, UKAS Uncertainty Expert and Author of M3003			Syndicate Room Surgery Sessions with UKAS Assessment Managers and Accreditation Manager.
15:00 - 16: 00				Tours of NPL laboratory facilities
15:45 - 16:00				Break for tea and coffee
16:00 - 16:30				Lecture Theatre Concluding Discussions
16:30 - 17:00				Lecture Theatre Surgery Sessions with UKAS Assessment Managers and Accreditation Manager
17:00				Main Reception Area Drinks Reception courtesy of BEMC exhibitors

Tuesday 15th November 2005

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Today you will learn about radio frequency topics including measurements for wireless communication, the properties of coaxial lines, rf power risetime and permittivity measurement. You will also hear about issues surrounding self-calibrating instruments and their software.

Over lunchtime you will be able to attend a range of workshops covering complex impedance measurement, two-component uncertainties and the Guide to Uncertainty in Measurement and discuss problems and solutions with other experts. You will also have the opportunity to visit NPL laboratories concerned with radio frequency and ultrafast measurements.

The day ends with an opportunity to network with colleagues in your area of interest at a drinks reception in the splendid surroundings of Bushy House.

Time	Event
8:30 – 9:00	Registration
9:00 – 10:10	Technical Session, RF Measurements 1 Invited talk: Use of RF Testing in EMC Compliance D. Imeson, Hursley EMC Services Digital wireless electromagnetic interference (EMI) data acquisition system W. H. Siew, Y. Wang, and M. Faheem, University of Strathclyde Measurement of cross-polar transmission in free space P Lederer, S Szwarnowski, T Hodgetts, QinetiQ
10:10 - 10:30	Coffee
10:30 - 11:30	Transmission Coefficients for Overmoded Coaxial Waveguide SDMA Antennas J.G Davis and A.A.P Gibson, University of Manchester Modelling Uncertainties in a Measuring Receiver P Stepanek and W Kilpatrick, Agilent Towards a New Form of National Impedance Standard for Millimetre Wavelengths using Dielectric Waveguide J Yip, M-H John Lee, N Ridler, and R J. Collier NPL / University of Cambridge
11:30 – 14:30	Interactive Session including Exhibition and Lunch RF Poster Papers Visits to NPL RF Laboratory facilities NPL lead workshops on “measurement of complex impedance using LCR meters”, “Evaluating two-component uncertainties”, “Supplements to the Guide on Uncertainty in Measurement” Demonstration of random number generation
14:30 – 15:40	Technical Session, Self Calibration Invited talk: Evaluation of embedded software in a commercial LCR meter G. Rietveld, Nmi, The Netherlands Software review of a self-calibrating instrument R Barker, NPL Understanding and Automating Spectrum Analyser Calibration P Roberts, Fluke
15:40 – 16:00	Tea
16:00 – 17:00	Technical Session, RF Measurements 2 Experimental characterisation of coaxial sleeve baluns for handset measurements S. A. Saario, J. R. Thorpe and D. Iellici, Antenova Towards the definition of RF envelope and RF power risetime D Humphreys, J Miall, NPL Determination of complex permittivity on compressed bulk wheat grains Hong S. Chua, Graham Parkinson, Arthur D. Haigh, and Andrew A. P. Gibson, University of Manchester
17:00	Drinks reception in Bushy House

Wednesday 16th November 2005

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Today you will learn about good laboratory practice in measurement and calibration laboratories, how to apply precision electrical measurement at lower frequencies to the problems posed by mains harmonic pollution and sensor measurements and the climax of the day is a future looking session with invited speakers who will address future requirements in electromagnetic measurement.

Over lunchtime you will be able to attend a range of workshops covering mains harmonics measurement and software-related issues and discuss problems and solutions with other experts. You will also have the opportunity to visit NPL laboratories concerned with low frequency measurements and quantum electrical standards.

The day ends with the conference dinner.

Time	Event
9:00 – 10:10	Technical Session, Good Laboratory Practice Invited talk: Good Laboratory Practice J. Hurll, UKAS Good measurement practice - calibration control S. Goodwin, R. Hewett and L. Cronin Development and Testing of Spreadsheet Applications for Laboratory Use G Parkin, NPL
10:10 - 10:30	Coffee
10:30 - 11:30	Technical Session, DC & LF Measurements Interharmonics analysis and measurement methods applied to mains frequency compliance testing P. Wright, NPL A model based approach for the calibration of IEC standard flickermeters using complex waveforms P. Clarkson and P. Wright, NPL Dynamic calibration of fatigue testing machines D. Georgakopoulos, J.M. Williams, A. Knott, T. Esward and P.S. Wright, NPL
11:30 – 14:30	Interactive Session including Exhibition and Lunch DC & LF Poster Papers Visits to NPL DC & LF Laboratory facilities NPL lead workshops on “Mains harmonics and wavelets”, “Data generators for software testing”, “Software best practice, a risk-based approach” Demonstration of NPL grid computing system
14:30 – 15:50	Technical Session, Electromagnetic Fields Measurement of the low frequency magnetic field from mobile handsets M. Hall, NPL A system for SAR calibration in liquids at 2.45 GHz B. Loader, NPL RF and microwave power measurements based on micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) devices S. Awan, J. Miall, K. Lees and R. Clarke, NPL
15:50 – 16:10	Tea
16:10 – 17:30	Technical Session, Future Measurement Challenges Invited talk: Terahertz quasi-optics and imaging T Drysdale, D Cumming, University of Glasgow Invited talk: Faraday Partnerships: Industry’s First Choice for help with new product and process development M. Bond, PowderMatrix MEMS in Electromagnetics: Metrology Challenges and Opportunities E Yeatman, Imperial College London
19:00	Conference Dinner