Measurement uncertainty when measuring the impossible
Rome, October 9 – 10, 2008
The Rome Think Tank Event is the third in a series of four meetings organised in the framework of the MINET (Measuring the Impossible NETwork) project.
The Rome Think Tank will revolve around a crucial topic of measurement in general and especially for Measuring the Impossible (MtI), i.e., how to detect, determine and express uncertainty. Uncertainty is a common ground for physical, psychological and social measurement and the expression of an increasing convergence between the so called hard and soft sciences, yet it is not often treated with the necessary awareness.
The Think Tank Event will be an occasion for dialogue and interdisciplinary scientific communication between, the metrological community which has championed the issue of uncertainty for years, and, scientists engaged in measuring the impossible in the various application fields. Such a dialogue will take place through discussions in plenum, working groups, and an educational lecture by a scholar in this field.
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Summary Programme
OCTOBER 9th, 2008: Afternoon (2.30pm – 5.00pm)
2.30pm – 3.10pm INTRODUCTION TO THINK TANK EVENT C
– L PENDRILL, G B ROSSI, A CANCEDDA
3.10pm – 4.00pm EDUCATIONAL LECTURE
– LEONARDO CANNAVÒ, University “La Sapienza” of Rome
“Uncertain Measures? A Comparison between Causal and Systemic Sciences from the Viewpoint of an Applied Methodologist”
4.15pm – 5.00pm DISCUSSIONS IN PLENUM
OCTOBER 10TH, 2008: Morning (9.00am – 1.00pm)
9.00am – 9.30am INTRODUCTION TO DISCUSSION GROUPS
– L PENDRILL
9.30am – 11.30am BREAK OUT DISCUSSIONS GROUPS
11.30am – 12.30pm GROUP REPORTS AND DISCUSSIONS
12.30pm – 1.00pm CONCLUSIONS
– B BERGLUND, L PENDRILL, G QUINTI
Registration
Please confirm your participation in the Think Tank secretariat by e-mail (minet@scienzecittadinanza.org) or fax (+39-06-45435683)
Registration is free of charge. The final deadline for registration is September 15th, 2008.
Organisers
The local organiser of Think Tank Event C is LSC: Alessandra Cancedda: minet@scienzecittadinanza.org & Maresa Berliri: Postmaster@scienzecittadinanza.org
Workpackage 3 Coordinator is Leslie Pendrill, Technical Research Institute of Sweden (SP), leslie.pendrill@sp.se