MINET: Measuring the Impossible NETwork
Welcome to the website for the European ‘Measuring the Impossible’ Network.
MINET coordinates activities for ‘Measuring the Impossible (MtI)’ i.e. research in areas of interdisciplinary science aimed at supporting the development of new methods and investigative techniques for the measurement of complex phenomena that are dependent on human perception and/or interpretation. This includes, for example, measurements relating to the perceived attributes of products and services, such as quality or desirability, or the quantification of societal parameters such as security and well-being. It is funded under the EU 6th Framework Programme as a NEST Pathfinder project.
Consortium members run a variety of projects, and this website provides the means for the widespread dissemination of information on their progress, results, issues and discussions.
We actively encourage the participation of the European research community in our discussions. Please register with WordPress and login to contribute to our on-line discussions, or use the links on this and other pages to learn more about specific projects, events and activities.
Upcoming Events
| Winter 2010 | Newsletter 6 |
Further details will be available here closer to the event.
News
| 27 January 2010 | MINET Final Plenary Meeting |
| 10 – 12 November 2009 | 4th MINET Workshop |
| Summer 2009 | Newsletter 5 |
| 14 – 15 May 2009 | 3rd MINET Workshop |
| 13 May 2009 | Think Tank D |
| Winter 2009 | Newsletter 4 |
| 8 – 9 October 2008 | 2nd MINET Workshop |
| 9 – 10 October 2008 | Think Tank C |
| Summer 2008 | Newsletter 3 |
| 3 – 5 September 2008 | Man, Science & Measurement Symposium |
| 26 – 29 August 2008 | Measuring Behavior Conference |
| 9 – 11 June 2008 | MtITraining Course |
| Spring 2008 | Newsletter 2 |
| October 2007 | Newsletter 1 |
| 25th September 2007 | ERK Conference session on MINET |
| 26th September 2007 | 1st MINET Workshop |
| 27th September 2007 | Think Tank II |
Discussion Topic:
Measuring the Impossible after NEST: what are your ideas?
At the last MINET Workshop in Rome, the need was raised by participants to start to outline a new programme (or roadmap, or set of roadmaps), for the continuation of collaborative research in the Measuring the Impossible field after the end of the EU-NEST Pathfinder initiative. It was suggested that such a programme could identify the relevant theories and methods, the instrumentation to be used and developed, the characteristics to be measured (i.e. the measurands) and the relevant application areas.
An Expert Group is being established as part of the MINET project to work on this task, but input from all MINET partners is crucial. What are your suggestions and ideas in this respect?
Please e-mail any suggestions and ideas to Subrena Harris at subrena.harris@npl.co.uk
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