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All 2016/2017 dates for QuoData’s roster of workshops have been finalized. What's new this year is the addition of a brand new workshop. It will focus on method validation from an expert’s point-of-view. As with prior years, both the well-known PROLab workshop for the evaluation of interlaboratory studies and the InterVAL workshop for in-house method validation, verification and quality assurance, have been scheduled as well.

From 22-24 February in Berlin, QuoData will offer an international Workshop on the planning and evaluation of proficiency tests and method validation studies.

The new location in Berlin makes it easier for PT providers and the growing PROLab community worldwide to attend the workshop. All participants can still expect the well-known QuoData workshop atmosphere.

The registration phase for the international ENFSI proficiency test on the identification of gunshot residues (GSR) using scanning electron microscopy coupled with energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy has closed. This year has seen nearly 60 laboratories from 29 different countries take part. In the coming weeks, the samples will be prepared and shipped.

An important aspect of QuoData’s work involves providing professional training for those involved in proficiency testing, quality and statistics. As part of this, QuoData will hold its workshop for the Evaluation of Interlaboratory Studies from 23 -25 September, 2015. Workshops are just one aspect of QuoData’s regular provision of training sessions, webinars and in-house events.

On 18  May 2015, QuoData held a free webinar on how to improve PT data import using Excel, PROLab and RingDat and the online application, RingDat Online. Participants from around the globe tuned into the 1-hour webinar held online. The webinar is now available for viewing at any time:

Update: On 10 January the city of Dresden and Saxony host a demonstration as a statement for open-mindedness and humanity.  

It is with great concern that we have observed the events unfolding in Dresden over the past few weeks: Several thousand people have taken part in demonstrations organized by the Pegida movement.

The latest issue of eFOOD-Lab International, a food-industry magazine available here, features the joint symposium held in August 2014 by QuoData, the US FDA and the German BVL.

Providers of interlaboratory studies can look forward to November’s bi-annual QuoData Workshop for the evaluation of interlaboratory studies. The workshop outline is now available online and details all topics covered for the 3 day event.

The English workshop for the evaluation of interlaboratory studies will be held this year from 12-14 November at QuoData in Dresden, Germany. Participants are invited to attend all sessions and days, but are also welcome to select the days which they are most interested in.

QuoData has been invited to hold a training session at this year’s NIST “Combined Regional Measurement Assurance Program” (C-RMAP)training from 19-21 October 2014 in St. Louis, MO.NIST is the National Institute of Standards and Technology and the training is annually held by United States Department of Commerce. It is mandatory for all state-recognized weights and measures laboratories.