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Applying the Monte Carlo method for propagation of measurement uncertainty described in the GUM Supplement 1, when the input quantities are … more

The goal of the upcoming meeting of the ASTM International standards committee on Homeland Security Applications; Operational Equipment; Robots … more

NIST is hosting the 31st plenary meeting of the CEOS ’s Working Group of Calibration and Validation (WGCV) at the Bolger Center in … more

In this talk I will review the state of Information Theoretic and Entropy Methods used for recovering the information from (small, large and/or … more

The sixth in a series of DHS/NIST response robot evaluation exercises will be hosted at the emergency responder training facility known as … more

Part 1: Consider a "random rotation" of a fixed point on a unit sphere in p -dimensions, where p is at least 3. (For example, you're … more

Technology and Innovation Showcase - an introduction to the Federal Laboratory Consortium (FLC) for Technology Transfer and the … more

NIST is sponsoring a topical workshop on the measurement needs and challenges related to quantification of greenhouse gases. Policies aiming to … more

Measurement Services Division staff will attend and exhibit at the 2010 Spring Meeting of the Materials Research Society , April 5-7, 2010 in San … more

This workshop will bring together invited speakers from leading research groups working at the intersection of these three disciplines to present … more

This workshop is designed to sharpen the focus of NIST's Material Measurement Laboratory (MML) programs by matching the measurement technology … more

Safeguarding Health Information: Building Assurance through HIPAA Security The HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) enforces the HIPAA Privacy Rule, … more

A broad diversity of organizations are actively engaged in reducing the societal impact of fire, including researchers, engineers, industry, … more

The workshop is part of NIST's broad-based effort to identify technical challenges to commercial development of advanced solar photovoltaic … more

Identify measurement science needed to achieve significant improvements in advancing delivery of sustainable physical infrastructure [1] and have … more

The Federal Chief Information Officer is charged with improving performance and lowering the cost of government operations by leveraging cloud … more

The discovery of the QHE 30 years ago was a by-produ more

Join prominent experts in identifying measurement and monitoring challenges that could result from implementation of greenhouse gas (GHG) … more

Measurement Services Division will share information on NIST’s Standard Reference Materials® with more than 300 professionals … more

The goal of the upcoming meeting of the ASTM International standards committee on Homeland Security Applications; Operational Equipment; Robots … more

The Federal Computer Security Program Managers’ Forum is a group comprised of information security professionals from most federal … more

See presentations from federal agencies/labs, academia, and private sector firms engaged in biomedical technology diagnosis and treatment who are … more

Federal government agencies and labs, universities, and the private sector will present biomedical technologies available for licensing and … more

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the Jordan Institution of Standards and Metrology (JISM) will convene a Middle East … more

To discuss state of the art and emerging video surveillance technologies to detect suspicious individuals and/or anomalous activity possibly … more

Public meeting of the Technical Guidelines Development Committee. Topics to be discussed: Status update UOCAVA Progression of the TGDC Working … more

To promote collaboration in health IT usability among Federal agencies, industry, academia, and others. Goal : Bring together industry, academia … more

Following the successful userR! 2004, useR! 2006, useR! 2007, useR! 2008, and useR! 2009, conferences, the conference is focused on: R as the … more

A conference and career fair for current postdoctoral fellows working in Washington, D.C.-area federal labs and universities, and for companies … more

This Symposium is part of a review being conducted by the Department of Commerce Internet Policy Task Force, which was initiated by … more

To discuss proposed updates to the standard, and determine which ones will be included in the version to be put up for a vote this year. more

To contribute to the growth of expertise in coordinate measuring machine technology, improve measurement accuracy and traceability, and to promote … more

The Election Assistance Commission (EAC), Federal Voting Assistance Program (FVAP) of the Department of Defense, and National Institute of … more

On August 11th and 12th, 2010 The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) will hold a workshop - Shaping the Future of Cybersecurity … more

The Second SHA-3 Candidate Conference will be held at the University of California, Santa Barbara , on August 23-24, 2010, following Crypto 2010 … more

The intent of the forum is to foster collaboration and potential partnerships among federal laboratories, academia, and the private sector in the … more

This workshop will delve into the end-use applications and market drivers for large-scale storage, the R&D efforts that are pushing the … more

NIST is in the process of developing a DRAFT Special Publication on the Cryptographic Key Management Design Framework. The draft is scheduled for … more

Maryland TEDCO and Maryland Stem Cell Research Fund has partnered with NIST, NIH, Johns Hopkins University, and the University System of Maryland … more

The 4th Carbon Nanotube Workshop at NIST was held on September 23rd and 24th 2010. It featured in depth presentations and discussions of recent … more

The 4th NIST workshop on single wall carbon nanotubes will be held September 23rd and 24th 2010 at NIST in Gaithersburg, MD. In the AML Room … more

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NIST will hold an Industrial Control Systems Security Workshop at the Hilton Washington DC/Rockville Hotel & Executive Meeting Center to … more

See the Conference Flyer: http://scap.nist.gov/events/2010/ITSAC_flyer_2010.pdf The 6th Annual IT Security Automation Conference, hosted by the … more

The 2010 Performance Metrics for Intelligent Systems workshop will be the tenth in a series dedicated to defining measures and methodologies of … more

To gather computational materials scientists and experimentalists to discuss material nanostructure with applications to alternative energy. more

Controlling light by bending space? Science fiction? Is it something just for magicians and imaginary heroes like Harry Potter? Transformation … more

The AACC and NIST is hosting an invitation-only conference on global harmonization of results from clinical laboratory testing procedures for … more

  In conjunction with Annex 54 (www.iea-annex54.org) of the International Energy Agency's Energy Conservation in Building and Community … more

The 4th International Symposium on Polymers Materials Science will be held October 28th and 29th 2010 at NIST in Gaithersburg, Maryland. The … more

The Deepwater Horizon oil spill has been called the largest response to an environmental catastrophe in the history of the U.S. As the lead … more

On May 20, 2010, NIST hosted the first Cloud Computing Forum & Workshop. The purpose of that initial workshop was to respond to the … more

A possible link between madness and genius is one of the oldest and most persistent of cultural notions; it is also one of the most controversial. … more

When the first laser was demonstrated fifty years ago, it was seen mostly as a solution in search of a problem. As lasers were further developed, … more

The Forensic Science Program in the NIST Law Enforcement Standards Office is hosting its first three day symposium entitled “Forensics @ … more

To circumvent the limited spatial resolution of fluorescent protein imaging, we are developing genetically encoded tags for electron microscopy … more

Climate science was supposed to unite peoples across ideological and national boundaries. Instead, America's two political parties are more … more