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SIM TFMWG Workshop and Planning Meeting at INM

Bogota, Colombia (October 23rd through October 26th, 2017)



Attendees of October 2017 SIM meeting in Colombia

  • Schedule in PDF format

  • List of Attendees

    Day 1 (Monday, October 23rd)

  • Welcome to INM Presentation
    Director of INM (30 minutes)

  • Introduction of the Agenda
    Raul Solis, CENAMEP (10 minutes)

  • Introduction to Time and Frequency Metrology Concepts (Conceptos generales de la metrologia de tiempo y frecuencia)
    Diego Luna, INTI (50 minutes)

  • Introduction to Time and Frequency References
    Mauricio Lopez, CINVESTAV (30 minutes)

  • The Global Positioning System and Satellite Time Transfer
    Michael Lombardi, NIST (1 hour)

  • Statistical Analysis of the measurements: ADEV and TDEV, linear analysis
    Mauricio Lopez, CINVESTAV (60 minutes)

  • SIM Time Network and SIM Time Scale
    Nelida Diaz-Munoz, CENAM (1 hour)

    Day 2 (Tuesday, October 24th)

  • Signal generation and measurements in time and frequency
    Raul Solis, CENAMEP (45 minutes)

  • Traceability and uncertainty P1: UTC Key comparison and bilateral comparison using the SIM Time Network
    Raul Solis, CENAMEP (45 minutes)

  • Traceability and uncertainty P2: Time and Frequency uncertainty propagation and GUM method
    Raul Solis, CENAMEP (45 minutes)

  • Stopwatches calibration by induction method with screen refreshing rate meter
    Oscar Fallas Cordero, ICE (45 minutes)

  • Time and Frequency calibrations P1: Stopwatches
    Liz Hernandez / Nelson Bahamon, INM (60 minutes)

  • Time and Frequency calibrations P2: Tachometers
    Liz Hernandez / Nelson Bahamon, INM (60 minutes)

    Parallel Training Session, "Homologacion de criterios SIM para la realizacion de evaluaciones por pares y actualizacion de criterios ISO/IEC 17025"
    Gabriela de la Guardia (8 hours)

    Day 3 (Wednesday, October 25th)

  • Case Study 2: Time Metrology Laboratory
    Liz Hernandez / Nelson Bahamon, INM (30 minutes)

  • Time and Frequency calibration and dissemination laboratory requirements
    Raul Solis, CENAMEP (30 minutes)

  • Time and Frequency Traceability in emerging technologies P1
    Raul Solis, CENAMEP (40 minutes)

  • Time and Frequency Traceability in emerging technologies P2
    Mauricio Lopez, CINVESTAV (40 minutes)

  • Time and Frequency Traceability in emerging technologies P3
    Mauricio Lopez, CINVESTAV (40 minutes)

  • Time and Frequency Traceability in emerging technologies P4
    Marina Gertsvolf, NRC (40 minutes)

  • Time and Frequency Traceability in emerging technologies P5: Synchronizing Financial Markets
    Michael Lombardi, NIST (40 minutes)

  • Preparing Calibration Service Procedures and Calibration Methods in Support of CMCs
    Marina Gertsvolf, NRC (40 minutes)

  • Receiver Calibrations for UTC Contributors (includes equipment demonstration)
    Stefania Romisch, NIST (90 minutes)

    Parallel Training Session, "Homologacion de criterios SIM para la realizacion de evaluaciones por pares y actualizacion de criterios ISO/IEC 17025"
    Gabriela de la Guardia (4 hours)

    Day 4 (Thursday, October 26th)

  • Words of welcome to the meeting and planning session and Chair WG report
    Raul Solis, CENAMEP (30 minutes)

  • 50th anniversary of the adoption of the atomic definition of the second and the future of the time unit
    Mauricio Lopez, CINVESTAV (30 minutes)

  • CCTF in MRA Guidelines
    Mauricio Lopez, CINVESTAV (30 minutes)

  • Presentation of SIM Guidelines for Time and Frequency
    Raul Solis, CENAMEP (30 minutes)

  • Group planning (Round table, period 2018-2019)
    All Participants (90 minutes)

    Reports of Time and Frequency Activities from SIM Laboratories (2015-2017)