Arabic Conference for Metrology and Calibration Kicks Off.Damascus Damascus (dəmăs`kəs), Arabic Dimashq or ash-Sham, city (1995 est. pop. 1,500,000), capital of Syria and of its Damascus governorate, SW Syria, on the eastern edge of the Anti-Lebanon Mts. , (SANA) -- The second Arabic Conference for Metrology metrology Science of measurement. Measuring a quantity means establishing its ratio to another fixed quantity of the same kind, known as the unit of that kind of quantity. and Calibration calibration /cal·i·bra·tion/ (kal?i-bra´shun) determination of the accuracy of an instrument, usually by measurement of its variation from a standard, to ascertain necessary correction factors. kicked off on Wednesday Wednesday: see week. , organized by the Ministry of Industry and the Arab Federation for Measurement and Calibration, at Dedeman Hotel in Damascus.Representatives of the Arab Federation for Measurement and Calibration and dozens of experts from Syria Syria (sēr`ēə), officially Syrian Arab Republic, republic (2005 est. pop. 18,449,000), 71,467 sq mi (185,100 sq km), W Asia. It borders on Lebanon and the Mediterranean Sea in the west, on Turkey in the northwest and north, on Iraq in the and Arab and foreign countries are participating in the two-day conference, which will discuss the current state of metrology in Arab countries and the growing need for reliable metrology, among other issues.Assistant Minister of Industry Rashad al-Essa noted that the development of industry and expansion of trade exchange created an urgent need for an international system for metrology and calibration.He said that the conference aims to spread awareness about metrology and calibration and its importance in Arab countries, in addition to establishing comparison programs among Arab metrology and calibrations labs and discussing several related issues.Syria was among the five countries that called for establishing an Arab federation for metrology and calibration two years ago during the first Arabic Conference for Metrology and Calibration which was held in Cairo, the Assistant Minister pointed out, adding that Syria issued a national law for metrology in 2003, which was put into effect as of 2009.In turn, head of the Arab Federation for Measurement and Calibration Mahmoud Gharib al-Sharbini said that the conference continues the work of the first conference and sheds light on Arab cooperation in this field.For his part, General Director of the Syrian Arab Organization for Standardization and Metrology Khaled Othman pointed out that Syria made significant progress in the field of metrology but there is still much work to do.The Conference discusses the issue of metrology and calibration in the fields of industry, particularly in the fields of pharmaceuticals, chemicals, medicine, engineering, food, environment, textiles, petroleum and gas. It also focuses on the role of metrology in improving product quality and boosting economic growth in Arab countries.H. Sabbagh / Kh. Aridi International Copyright 2006-2009, SANA Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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