Purpose:

To contribute to the growth of expertise in coordinate measuring machine technology, improve measurement accuracy and traceability, and to promote awareness and usage of recognized practices and national and international standards. The workshop and conference topics are geometric dimensioning and tolerancing, measurement uncertainty, economics of measurement, small feature measurement, computer tomography, coordinate measuring machine operation certification, and much more.

About NACMA:

The North American Coordinate Metrology Association (NACMA) is a not-for-profit organization that specifically addresses coordinate metrology through workshops and conferences each year, providing one of the largest annual meetings for dimensional metrologists.

The 2011 NACMA officers are members of national laboratories and industry leaders:

	National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), USA
	Centro Nacional de Metrología (CENAM), Mexico
	International Institute of Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing (IIGDT), USA
	Kotem Technologies Inc., Canada

Agenda:

Online detailed agenda

The three-day event with workshop and conference lectures will be held on Wednesday, 2 November 2011 through Friday, 4 November 2011. Registration will be held first two mornings. Registration fee will include daily continental breakfast, coffee breaks, and lunch, and also one dinner.

Workshop and Conference Topics:

Day 1: Wednesday 2 November 2011 Workshop

	Tutorial on GD&T: Overview of ASME Y14.5-2009
	Tutorial on Dimensional Metrology Measurement Uncertainty

Day 2: Thursday 3 November 2011 Conference

	Development of freeform verification artefacts for optical based co-ordinate measuring systems
	How a measurement uncertainty statement can be used for product development, rather than just end item inspection of aerospace parts
	Evaluating traceable microparts on CT Devices – illustrating new application of micro gears
	NACMA—CMM Certification
	Integrating iGPS on aircraft flaps adjustment manufacturing assembly system
	Integration of automated metrology in complex machining operation
	Multisensor coordinate measurement technology applied to microprecision dimensional metrology Issues
	Optical-Probe CMMs: Task-specific techniques to reduce measurement uncertainty

Day 3: Friday 4 November 2011 Conference

	NRCC portable target case for short-range 3-D imaging systems characterization
	The GD&T measurement conundrum
	Impact of measurement uncertainty on development and manufacturing
	Applications of computer simulation in coordinate measuring machine uncertainty evaluation
	NACMA Business, Annual Report, Election of Officers
	Tours

Conference Website:

http://iigdt.com/NACMA/2011/index.html

Details:

Start Date: Wednesday, November 2, 2011
End Date: Friday, November 4, 2011

Location:

Aerospace Technology Center
Montréal, Quebec, Canada

Event Host:

Centre Technologique en Aérospatiale (CTA)
5555, place de la Savane,
Saint-Hubert, Québec J3Y 8Y9, Canada
Web Site: www.aerospatiale.org

Map and Directions

Format:

Workshop and Conference

Event Summary Registration:

Event summary registration

Sponsors:

Benefits of becoming a NACMA sponsor

Sponsors of NACMA support an important educational and outreach program while networking with hundreds of dimensional metrologists focused on coordinate metrology.

Online sponsor registration

Sponsorship Fees (per sponsor)

	$1,250 USD: NACMA Sponsor
	$2,500 USD: Silver Level Sponsor & Exhibitor
	$5,000 USD: Gold Level Sponsor & Exhibitor
	$10,000 USD: Platinum Level Sponsor & Exhibitor

Attendees:

Online attendee registration

Registration Fees (per person)

	$195 USD: Workshop, 2 November 2011
	$395 USD: Conference, 3-4 November 2011
	$495 USD: Workshop and Conference, 2-4 November 2011
	$375 USD: Student Promotion, 25% Discount*, Workshop and Conference, 2-4 November 2011
	*Note: Valid student ID must be presented at arrival.

Registration Contact:

Edward Yaris
GDT Consultants
653 Sara Court
Lewiston, New York 14092, USA
Phone: (716) 535-0966
Email: ed.yaris@gdt-consultants.com
Web Site: www.gdt-consultants.com

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