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OWM Training and Events
NIST Office of Weights and Measures (OWM) provides a variety of in-person and virtual training and encourages laboratory and legal metrologists and the weights and measures community to participate in this professional development opportunity to build and extend their technical skills.
Before you request training, you must first establish an account in the OWM Contacts System. The following are a few helpful video instructions:
Please be aware of the following NIST policies before participating in any OWM training:
February 2025 | |||||
| 2/3/2025 8:00 a.m. | 2/7/2025 5:30 p.m. | Volume Metrology Seminar | 88 | Gaithersburg, MD | Seminar |
| 2/13/2025 5:00 p.m. | 2/13/2025 6:30 p.m. | Metric System Education Resources - CANCELED | 86 | Microsoft Teams | Webinar |
| 2/13/2025 2:00 p.m. | 2/13/2025 4:00 p.m. | Conducting an Effective Management Review - CANCELED | 87 | Adobe Connect Pro | Webinar |
| 2/20/2025 2:00 p.m. | 2/20/2025 3:00 p.m. | Info Hour: Overview and Discussion on Emerging Legal Metrology Device Technology | Microsoft Teams | Webinar | |
| 2/27/2025 5:00 p.m. | 2/27/2025 6:30 p.m. | Metric System Estimation - CANCELED | 85 | Microsoft Teams | Webinar |
March 2025 | |||||
| 3/03/2025 8:00 a.m. | 3/14/2025 5:30 p.m. | Mass Metrology Seminar | 84 | Gaithersburg, MD | Seminar |
| 3/13/2025 2:00 p.m. | 3/13/2025 3:30 p.m. | Measurement System Basics - SI and US Customary Units for Regulatory Officials | 83 | Microsoft Teams | Webinar |
| 3/20/2025 2:00 p.m. | 3/20/2025 3:00 p.m. | Info Hour: Overview and Discussion of Mathematical Agreement in Determining Net Weight with Regard to Tare Operations | Microsoft Teams | Webinar | |
April 2025 | |||||
| 4/03/2025 2:00 p.m. | 4/03/2025 4:00 p.m. | Calibration Certificate Evaluation | 82 | Adobe Connect Pro | Webinar |
| 4/07/2025 8:00 a.m. | 4/11/2025 5:30 a.m. | Fundamentals of Metrology | 81 | Gaithersburg, MD | Seminar |
| 4/14/2025 8:00 a.m. | 4/18/2025 5:30 a.m. | Fundamentals of Metrology - SIM Participants Only | 80 | Gaithersburg, MD | Seminar |
May 2025 | |||||
| 5/15/2025 2:00 p.m. | 5/15/2025 4:00 p.m. | Internal Auditing Best Practices | 79 | Adobe Connect Pro | Webinar |
| 5/15/2025 2:00 p.m. | 5/15/2025 3:00 p.m. | Info Hour: NIST OWM Role Within NCWM and U.S. Weights and Measures System | Microsoft Teams | Webinar | |
June 2025 | |||||
| 6/1/2025 8:30 a.m. | 6/5/2025 5:00 p.m. | Combined Regional Measurement Assurance Program (C-RMAP) | 78 | Portland, OR | Seminar |
| 6/12/2025 2:00 p.m. | 6/12/2025 3:00 p.m. | Info Hour: Tips and Tools for Navigating the PDF Electronic Version of NIST Handbooks | Microsoft Teams | Webinar | |
| 6/26/2025 2:00 p.m. | 7/17/2025 4:00 p.m. | Software Verification and Validation Part I & II | 77 | Adobe Connect Pro | Webinar |
July 2025 | |||||
| 7/10/2025 2:00 p.m. | 7/10/2025 4:00 p.m. | State Laboratory Annual Submission Process | 76 | Adobe Connect Pro | Webinar |
| 7/13/2025 | 7/17/2025 | 110th NCWM Annual Meeting | Reno, NV | Meeting | |
| 7/28/2025 8:00 a.m. | 8/7/2025 5:00 p.m. | Advanced Mass Seminar | 2053 | Gaithersburg, MD | Seminar |
August 2025 | |||||
| 8/14/2025 2:00 p.m. | 8/14/2025 4:00 p.m. | Contract Review | 75 | Adobe Connect Pro | Webinar |
September 2025 | |||||
| 9/15/2025 8:00 a.m. | 9/19/2025 5:30 p.m. | Fundamentals of Metrology | 73 | Gaithersburg, MD | Seminar |
| 9/18/2025 2:00 p.m. | 9/18/2025 3:00 p.m. | Info Hour: OWM Study Results on the Use of a Portable Digital Density Meter as a Field Inspection Device | Microsoft Teams | Webinar | |
| 9/22/2025 8:00 a.m. | 9/26/2025 5:30 p.m. | Volume Metrology Seminar | 72 | Gaithersburg, MD | Seminar |
October 2025 | |||||
| 10/16/2025 2:00 p.m. | 10/16/2025 3:00 p.m. | Info Hour: OWM Proficiency Testing Program for U.S. State Weights and Measures Laboratories | Microsoft Teams | Webinar | |
| 10/27/2025 8:00 a.m. | 11/7/2025 5:30 p.m. | Mass Metrology Seminar | 2054 | Gaithersburg, MD | Seminar |
January 2026 | |||||
| 1/26/2026 8:00 a.m. | 1/30/2026 5:30 p.m. | Fundamentals of Metrology | 2055 | Gaithersburg, MD | Seminar |
February 2026 | |||||
| 2/12/2026 2:00 p.m. | 2/12/2026 4:00 p.m. | Document Control and Record Keeping | 2058 | Adobe Connect Pro | Webinar |
March 2026 | |||||
| 3/2/2026 8:00 a.m. | 3/13/2026 5:30 p.m. | Mass Metrology Seminar | 2057 | Gaithersburg, MD | Seminar |
April 2026 | |||||
| 4/6/2026 8:00 a.m. | 4/10/2026 5:30 p.m. | Fundamentals of Metrology | 2056 | Gaithersburg, MD | Seminar |
May 2026 | |||||
| 5/28/2026 2:00 p.m. | 5/28/2026 4:00 p.m. | Basic Uncertainty Concepts | 2059 | Adobe Connect Pro | Webinar |
June 2026 | |||||
| 6/18/2026 2:00 p.m. | 6/18/2026 4:00 p.m. | Documenting Traceability and Calibration Intervals | 2062 | Adobe Connect Pro | Webinar |
July 2026 | |||||
| 7/6/2026 8:00 a.m. | 7/10/2026 5:30 p.m. | Volume Metrology Seminar | 2065 | Gaithersburg, MD | Seminar |
| 7/16/2026 2:00 p.m. | 7/16/2026 4:00 p.m. | State Laboratory Annual Submission Process | 2063 | Adobe Connect Pro | Webinar |
| 7/27/2026 8:00 a.m. | 7/31/2026 5:30 p.m. | Fundamentals of Metrology | 2066 | Gaithersburg, MD | Seminar |
August 2026 | |||||
| 8/13/2026 2:00 p.m. | 8/13/2026 4:00 p.m. | Calibration Method Validation | 2064 | Adobe Connect Pro | Webinar |
October 2026 | |||||
| 10/19/2026 8:00 a.m. | 10/30/2026 5:30 p.m. | Mass Metrology Seminar | 2068 | Gaithersburg, MD | Seminar |
*State W&M labs only or invitation only.
**Regional Measurement Assurance Program "MEMBERS" (State and Industry RMAP member laboratories).
Contacts
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