Welcome
In a little over two weeks time the 12th Biological and Environmental Reference Material symposium (BERM12) will get underway. A stimulating programme of scientific presentations has been prepared and a range of social events organised which take advantage of the unique environment Keble College and Oxford offer.
Registration has formally closed and approximately 150 delegates representing the food, environment, healthcare, pharmaceutical, chemical and life sciences sectors, from national measurement institutes, academia and instrument suppliers are scheduled to attend. An international flavour to the symposium is guaranteed with some 26 countries represented.
Special issues of 'Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry' (ABC) and 'Accreditation and Quality Assurance' (ACQUAL) (publication page) will be prepared and all presenters invited to contribute to these, which aim to provide readers with a focused overview of the new trends and developments in biological and environmental reference materials presented at the conference.
I look forward to meeting you at BERM12 in Oxford in July.
Dr Steve Wood
Organising Committee Chairman
22 June 2009
BERM12 is supported by...
