NIST CO-HOSTS INTERNATIONAL LABORATORY ACCREDITATION COOPERATION (ILAC) 2000.

NIST (National Institute of Standards & Technology, Washington, DC, www.nist.gov) The standards-defining agency of the U.S. government, formerly the National Bureau of Standards. It is one of three agencies that fall under the Technology Administration (www.technology. was a co-host and active participant in the ILAC 2000 General Assembly held in October 2000, in Arlington, VA. ILAC is the worlds principal international forum for the development of laboratory accreditation practices and procedures, the promotion of laboratory accreditation as a trade facilitation tool, the assistance of developing accreditation systems, and the recognition of competent test facilities around the globe. Several NIST representatives gave presentations in workshops on laboratory accreditation and international trade, participated in ILAC committee activities, and represented NIST in the General Assembly. A major achievement was the signing of an ILAC Mutual Recognition Arrangement (MRA MRA Medical Record Administrator.

MRA Magnetic resonance angiography, see MR angiography ) by the National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP) is a National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) program which provides an unbiased third-party test and evaluation program to accredit laboratories in their respective fields to the ISO 17025 standard. (NVLAP NVLAP National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (US NIST) ) and 36 other laboratory accreditation bodies from a total of 28 economies around the world.

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Title Annotation:	National Institute of Standards and Technology
Publication:	Journal of Research of the National Institute of Standards and Technology
Article Type:	Brief Article
Geographic Code:	1U5VA
Date:	Mar 1, 2001
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