9th International Convention on Quality JUSK ICQ 2012 was held at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering from June 5-7, 2012. Representatives of the Directorate of Measures and Precious Metals took part in the work of the Convention on June 5th and 6th, 2012.

At the opening ceremony of the International Convention on Quality JUSK ICQ 2012 during the award ceremony for the contribution to the development of quality in Serbia, was awarded “for a special personal contribution to the development and expansion of the mission on quality in Serbia and improvement of national movement for quality” Director of the Directorate of Measures and Precious Metals, Mrs. Vida Zivkovic, M.Sc. This award is recognition for perennial effort and great results in the field of quality infrastructure in Serbia.

Third Special Conference – National Metrology System – status and future development within the International Convention on Quality JUSK ICQ 2012 was held in Belgrade on June 6, 2012.

The conference was chaired by Vida Zivkovic, M.Sc., Director of Directorate of Measures and Precious Metals (DMDM), Lucija Dujovic, Assistant Director of Control and Supervision Sector in DMDM, Boris Lastro, Assistant Director of Metrology Development Sector and Quality Manager in DMDM, Slavica Simic, Head of Group for thermometry and Deputy Quality Manager in DMDM, and Bojan Bokic from Center for Photonics, Institute of Physics, Belgrade.

Third Special Conference was devoted to the news in organization of DMDM, appearance of authorized bodies for verification of measuring instruments, as well as certain new methods of calibration and testing.