Participation
The main objective of VAMAS is to promote world trade by innovation and adoption of advanced materials through international collaborations that provide the technical basis for harmonisation of measurement methods, leading to best practices and standards.
Activities in VAMAS are conducted on the basis of concerted action, in which each participant agrees to carry out specific complementary components of a larger program. Interested and qualified contributors from both VAMAS member and non-member organizations are welcome to join most ongoing technical activities.
The pre-standards research activities of VAMAS are organized into technical committees called Technical Working Areas (TWA), which are overseen by the Steering Committee (SC) and led by International Chairs. The SC is responsible for policy, programme planning, approval of new TWAs and projects, appointment of TWA Chairs and monitoring the progress of the TWAs. Management of the research activities is vested in the Chairs and Project Leaders within the TWAs. Each TWA has SC Coordinators who represent and provide liaison to the SC.
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Who can participate?
Participation in, and development
of, appropriate projects within the VAMAS mission is encouraged by all
qualified contributors from all sectors, including industry, government and
academia.
Whom should I contact?
Interested persons can contact
individual TWA Chairs, specific Project Leads or the
VAMAS Secretariat for
additional information.
Disclaimer
VAMAS reserves the right to determine
participant eligibility to comply with applicable national export control,
regulatory, or organizational requirements. In accordance with VAMAS By-laws
(section 5B), TWA Chairs may exclude organizations whose participation creates
unacceptable restrictions on the project.