Conference Planning Committee
The purpose of this committee is to help plan and organize two meetings per year to allow TNI members and the public the opportunity to discuss topics related to laboratory accreditation. The Conference Planning Committee is an unrestricted committee. The TNI Executive Director shall be the chair of this committee. The TNI Meeting Planner shall be an ex officio member of this committee.
Conference Calls: As called by the chair
Contact the Committee Chair to request to participate for these calls.
- Develop a conference planning guide.
- Ensure conferences are of value to attendees.
- Enhance value of meeting by offering reasonable registration fees and conference locations.
- Conduct a post conference review after each meeting
The NELAC Institute
Weatherford, TX
[email protected]
New Jersey DEP - OQA
Trenton, NJ
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The NELAC Institute
Fredericksburg, TX
[email protected]
Promium
Bothell, WA
[email protected]
USGS
Denver, CO
[email protected]
Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality
Oklahoma City, OK
[email protected]
Analytical Excellence, Inc.
Altamonte Springs, FL
[email protected]
Microbac Laboratories, Inc.
Merrillville, IN
[email protected]
Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District
Milwaukee, WI
[email protected]
USEPA / OSA
Research Triangle Park, NC
[email protected]
Accutest Laboratories
Dayton, OH
[email protected]
The NELAC Institute
Mill Spring, NC
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develop consensus standards for use by TNI's programs. This group has a support role in assisting other programs with activities such as guidance and standards interpretation.
fosters the generation of data of known and documented quality is through the National Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program, or NELAP. The purpose of this program is to establish and implement a program for the accreditation of environmental laboratories.
is to establish and maintain a national PT program to support TNI’s National Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program, and other activities.
Field Activities Program (NEFAP) Executive Committee is to establish and implement an accreditation program for field sampling and measurement organizations (FSMOs).
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on a variety of topics of interest to the environmental measurement community. TNI also hosts two regularly scheduled meetings per year, typically in January and August. Both are a week long and involve open meetings of TNI committees as well as training courses and other special sessions.