EURAMET-BIPM training course on National time scale and dissemination of time and frequency (CBKT-TF-EURAMET)
BIPM contact
Bureau international des poids et mesures
France
The BIPM and EURAMET are running a joint knowledge transfer initiative at the Real Instituto y Observatorio de la Armada (ROA), Spain, from 29 to 31 October 2024.
Overview of the course
The course will give participants an introductory overview of state-of-the-art techniques on national time scales and dissemination of time and frequency signals. The course will include laboratory demonstrations to gain hands-on experience. Presentations of experiences from different countries around the world will give participants information on existing possibilities.
The course tutors are internationally recognized experts in their fields. The participants are free to interact with them since there will be plenty of time for discussions and questions. During registration, students are invited to identify their specific training interests to ensure that the course tutors can tailor the lectures accordingly.
The course will offer a valuable opportunity for participants to network with colleagues and world-wide experts and give them an opportunity to discuss various aspects of national and international implementation. This knowledge will enable participants to later design their optimal national time scales and time and frequency dissemination infrastructure.
Target audience
The course is designed for staff of NMIs/DIs who already have basic experience in the field of time and frequency metrology or who need to gain initial experience in these measurements, coming from the institutes that look forward to implementing a national time scale and time and frequency dissemination.
Participants from EURAMET NMIs/DIs will be given priority. However, based on availability of slots, registrations from other RMOs will be considered.
Participation is free of charge, but registration is requested, please visit the EURAMET-BIPM course webpage.
Venue
Real Instituto y Observatorio de la Armada (ROA)
Cecilio Pujazón, s/n, 11100 San Fernándo, Cádiz, Spain.
Preparatory reading
Participants are encouraged to check the following e-learning materials to be better prepared for the course (please be aware that the web locations of courses might change):
NPL:
- Introduction to Time and Frequency Measurement
https://elearning.npl.co.uk/course/view.php?id=53 - Introduction to Clock Performance
https://elearning.npl.co.uk/course/view.php?id=64
BIPM:
- 2021 CCTF Technical exchange on UTC data validation and monitoring (INTI Argentina, ICE Costa Rica, INRIM Italy, NIST USA, NRC Canada)
https://e-learning.bipm.org/course/view.php?id=82#coursecontentcollapse1 - 2023 CCTF Technical exchange on Network Time Protocol (NIST USA, MSL New Zealand, NMIA Australia, INPL Israel, GUM Poland, INM Columbia, NRC Canada)
https://e-learning.bipm.org/course/view.php?id=82#coursecontentcollapse2 - Time transfer through GNSS pseudorange measurements
https://e-learning.bipm.org/course/view.php?id=74