GOIC Announced Keynote Speakers for 1st Gulf Metrology Forum

GOIC announced today the keynote speakers for the 1st Gulf Metrology Forum to be held in Doha, Qatar, 14-15 December 2015.The first Gulf metrology forum is a meeting of experts in metrology in the GCC seeking to plan for the future of this vital sector, which will showcase ideas and best-practices in the metrology field. The Forum will touch on the latest international developments in metrology, and it is a collective effort to align Gulf metrology policies and regulations with global developments in measurement techniques and their applications.

Dr. Ali Hamed AL Mulla, GOIC Assistant Secretary General and Chairman of the organizing committee of the GMF said, “We are extremely pleased that we have lined up four key experts in the field of metrology as special guests and keynote speakers for the forum". This is an excellent opportunity for metrology professionals to get an insight of the industry through the eyes of world leaders in the metrology field and learn about new ideas and applications to move forward and open new horizons for cooperation and advancement of this sector in the GCC region”. The GMF organizers encourage all interested personnel from industries and government agencies to come to hear the speakers’ perspective, and participate in the discussions at the GMF.

The four main Keynote speakers are:

Dr. Martin Milton, who will be the keynote speaker of the event as he will be speaking within the first technical session titled “Scientific and legal Metrology” on “The importance of metrology for the developing countries and for the GCC nations” within the first technical session “Scientific and legal Metrology”

 Dr Martin Milton is the Director of BIPM since 1st January 2013. Before his move to the BIPM, Dr Milton spent 31 years at the National Physical Laboratory (NPL), United Kingdom. He was a Fellow in the Analytical Science Division and led the “Gas Metrology and Trace Analysis” Group which was one of a small number of groups at the NPL rated “internationally leading” for both its impact and its science quality by an independent international peer‐review panel.

Dr Milton is also Honorary Professor in the Department of Chemistry at the University of York (UK), Fellow of the Institute of Physics (UK), Fellow of the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC), Member of the Editorial Boards of Metrologia and Kaye and Laby, Member of the Measurement Board of the National Measurement Office (UK), the Science Council of the European Measurement Research Programme (EMRP) and the Scientific Council of INRIM (Italy), Chairman of the Joint Committee of the RMOs and the BIPM (JCRB) and the Joint Committee for Guides on Metrology (JCGM). 

The second Keynote speaker is Dr. Stephan Patoray, he will be talking within the same first session about “The role of legal metrology in a global market”.Dr. Stephen Patoray is the Director of the International Bureau of Legal Metrology, (BIML) leads a small group of highly dedicated professionals who provide all administrative support to the International Organization of Legal Metrology (OIML). Stephen is a results driven professional with a progressive and varied engineering and management career in quality, manufacturing, legal metrology, automation and association management. He is experienced in standards development, quality auditing and certification.  With strong analytical, problem solving and organizational skills he is capable of developing the plan and leading the team to achieve the required goals.

The third keynote speaker is Dr. Petr Fisk, who will be speaking on the second technical session titled “Industrial Metrology & Energy” about “The importance of international recognition of national measurement capabilities to trade and global competitiveness: the Asia Pacific experience”. Dr. Fisk was appointed NMI’s is. Chair, Asian Pacific Metrology Programme and was appointed as Chief Executive and Chief Metrologist on 9th February 2012 at the National Measurement Institute – Australia. Following a short period as a Visiting Scientist at the IBM Almaden Research Centre in California, he joined the CSIRO National Measurement Laboratory (NML) in 1991 to start and lead a new research project on atomic clock development.  In 1993, he was appointed Head of the Time and Frequency group of NML. On 1st July 2004 he was appointed General Manager of the Physical Metrology Branch of the National Measurement Institute (NMI).

The fourth keynote speaker is Dr. Hyong-Ha Kim, she will be speaking about “Food metrology in Korea” within the fourth session titled “Health and Food”. Dr. Hyong-Ha Kim Director, Division of International Cooperation National Research Council of Science & Technology, Korea (Principal Research Scientist, Korea Research Institute of Standards & Science). Dr. Hyong-Ha Kim was graduated with Honors receiving her B.S. & M.S. degrees from Seoul National University. She earned her Ph.D. from the University of Texas at Austin majoring in Molecular Biology. During her training, she received various awards and scholarships including the ‘Harold C. Bold Award for Teaching Excellence’, and the ‘Ralph Alston Memorial Scholarship for Excellence in Research’. 

She joined the Korea Research Institute of Standards & Science (KRISS) in 2002 and is currently a Principal Research Scientist. She served as the Head of the Bioanalysis Center, and Director of the Global Partnership Office. Her research mainly focuses on Bioanalysis and Biological Measurement Standards, in fields including food, GMOs and biopharmaceuticals. She is currently dispatched from KRISS, serving as the International Cooperation Division Director of the National Research Council of Science and Technology, a higher level council which governs the 25 research institutes including KRISS. Internationally, she is the Vice Chair of the Food and Nutrition Technical Committee of International Measurement Confederation’s Metrology, and an Expert Evaluator for the EU Research Directorate General of the European Commission. Nationally, she is serving in various National/Governmental committees including: International Cooperation Committee, Committee for Basic Research, and Assessment Committee for the Ministry of Science. She is also the National Assembly’s S&T Advisory Group Member, National Agricultural Products Quality Management Service’s Consulting Official, and Board Member of the Botanical Society of Korea.