Workshop for Radionuclide Laboratories

Objectives:

Financial Information

The PTS has limited funding for the workshop with priority given to the applicants from uncertified laboratories and certified laboratories under revalidation.

• The PTS travel agent will reserve, issue and forward the flight ticket to the participants for the most direct and economic route;
• Funded participants are not allowed to purchase their own tickets unless, under exceptional circumstances, when authorized to do so and only if this proves to be the most cost efficient for the PTS;
• The PTS will book a hotel and cover the costs of accommodation;
• Upon arrival a Daily Subsistence Allowance (DSA) sufficient to cover the related expenses during the workshop; and
• Health insurance for the duration of the workshop.

Requirement: Scanned passport copies.

Agenda

June 17, Monday, 2019 - INF. 96 Revision Meeting (only for representatives of IMS Laboratories)

• Laboratory Operations
• Proficiency Test Exercises
• Laboratory Techniques and Developments
• Surveillance Assessment and Certification Issues
• Noble Gas Measurements by Laboratories
• Advances in Commercial Products Related to CTBTO Verification Needs
• Knowledge-sharing Session for Uncertified Noble Gas Laboratories

Other Pertinent Information

Oral Presentations

PowerPoint presentations should not exceed 20 minutes, including several minutes for discussions and questions.

Visas

Participants should apply for visas, if needed, at the corresponding consular office upon receipt of an acceptance Note Verbale from the Secretariat, in order to ensure timely processing. The Secretariat will provide personal invitations to visa applicants.

Health/Accident Insurance

It is strongly recommended that prior to departure all participants should acquire health and accident insurance for the duration of the workshop. All PTS-funded participants shall be covered under the Global Medical Insurance scheme under third party liability insurance.