The Advisory Board
The QUASIMEME Laboratory Performance (LP) studies has
an Advisory Board to advise the Project Office and the Scientific Assessment
Group on matters relating to external quality assessment in support of marine
environmental measurements.
QUASIMEME Advisory Board consists of representatives from organizations to
which QUASIMEME participants submit environmental monitoring data:
· A representative from
the Oslo and Paris Commission (OSPAR) to maintain communication with OSPAR,
particularly in relation to the QA requirements of the Joint Assessment and
Monitoring Programme (JAMP).
· A representative to
maintain communication with the Helsinki Commission (HELCOM), particularly in
relation to the QA requirements of the Baltic Monitoring Programme (BMP) and
the Coastal Monitoring Programme (CMP).
· A representative to
maintain communication with the International Council for the Exploration of
the Sea (ICES), particularly with the Environmental Secretariat.
· A representative to
maintain communication with the Mediterranean Pollution Programme (MEDPOL).
· A representative of the
QUASIMEME Scientific Assessment Group (if not represented by any other member
of the Advisory Board).
· Representatives of
national monitoring programmes. Two representatives from national monitoring
programmes will be invited based on the national levels of participation in
QUASIMEME. Representatives of other national monitoring programmes may request
to attend.
· The QUASIMEME Project
Manager.
· A representative to
maintain communication with the European Environmental Agency.
· A representative to
maintain communication with the Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme
(AMAP).
The QUASIMEME Project Office provides secretarial support for the Advisory
Board.
The organizations represented will be responsible for nominating their member
of the QUASIMEME Advisory Board. The
current members of the Advisory Board are listed here.
The Advisory Board
meets annually to:
· Advise on matters
relating to the Quality Assurance and Quality Control requirements for the
national and international marine monitoring programmes and to provide links
with these programmes.
· Provide information and
advice on the list of determinants required for the national and international
monitoring programmes, the matrices and the concentration ranges. Where lists
of studies in the current LP studies are being revised, the Board shall
indicate the relative priority of the studies to be undertaken.
· Advise on the level of
performance required for specific monitoring programmes in terms of precision
and bias for each determinant - matrix combination.
· Receive and comment on
the Progress Report of the QUASIMEME LP studies.
· Apoint the chairman of
the Advisory Board and review the membership of the Advisory Board.
· Review and revise the
terms of reference of the Advisory Board, as necessary.
The Scientific Asessment Group
The QUASIMEME Scientific Assessment Group
(SAG) gives advice on the implementation of the programme to the QUASIMEME
Project Office including data assessments and reports on the results of the
Laboratory Performance (LP) studies.
The QUASIMEME Project Manager appoints the members of the SAG, which consist of
experts in the field of QA and of the assessment of LP studies. The members
have experience in the design and operation of LP studies and / or
environmental measurements in matrices related to the marine environment. The
QUASIMEME Project Manager is the chairman of the SAG.
Membership of the SAG is confirmed annually. The membership of the SAG will be
sufficient in number and breadth of experience to adequately cover the areas
included in the QUASIMEME LP studies. Therefore, the size of this group may
change in accordance with the needs of the LP studies. The SAG may recommend
specialists to the QUASIMEME Project Manager to be invited to contribute to
specific QUASIMEME activities as required.
The current membership of the SAG can be found
here.
The SAG meets at least annually to advise and
assist the QUASIMEME Project Office on:
1. The design of the
QUASIMEME LP studies and provision of test materials and protocols.
2. The assessment of the
LP studies and study reports.
3. The preparation of
documentation, both printed and electronic.
4. The preparation of a
progress report to the QUASIMEME Advisory Board which will include:
o An executive summary of
the LP studies for the current year.
o Recommendations of
changes in structure or content of the LP studies.
o A proposed work
programme for future LP studies.
o After presentation to
the Advisory Board, a progress report will be published.
The SAG will review and make recommendations
to the QUASIMEME Project Office on the composition and breadth of expertise
which is required to maintain the objective assessment of the programme and the
results of the participants' studies.
The QUASIMEME Project Office