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• Reference Materials Survey
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Introduction

• Introduction - all speeches
• Opening Remarks
  Stewart Murray, LBMA Chief Executive
• Proficiency Testing and Fitness for Purpose in Analysis
  Prof. Michael Thompson, Birkbeck College
• Good Delivery List Recent Developments
  Peter Smith, Chairman, LBMA Physical Committee, JPMorgan Chase Bank
• Pro-Active Monitoring: Results from the First and Second cycles
  Douglas Beadle, LBMA

Assaying and Reference Materials

• Assaying and Reference Materials - all speeches
• The Work of the LBMA Referees
  Stewart Murray, LBMA Chief Executive
• Comparison and Complementarity of Analytical Methods for the
  Determination of the Fineness of Precious Metals
  Pascal Cassagne, Metalor
• X-ray Fluorescence Analysis of Silver
  Michael Steffen, Norddeutsche Affinerie

Reference Materials

• Reference Materials - all speeches
• A Survey of Available Reference Materials
  Dirk Hofmans, Umicore Precious Metals
• Development of Silver Reference Materials by the Royal Canadian Mint
  and the Rand Refinery
  Neil Harby, Rand Refinery
• LBMA Reference Materials - Project Update
  Mike Hinds, Royal Canadian Mint
• Manufacturing of Gold Reference Materials by Tanaka KK
  Ichimitsu Itabashi and Hiroshi Sawai, Tanaka KK

Physical Quality and Weighing

• Physical Quality and Weighing - all speeches
• LBMA Visual Guide to Good Delivery Bar Acceptability
  Stewart Murray, LBMA Chief Executive
• Casting: Getting it Right
  David Stokes, Precious Metal Refining Consultant
• Use Of Ultrasonic Analysis for the Quality Control of Gold Standard
  Large Bars (followed by comments from London vault managers)
  Michele Genel, PAMP
• The London Approach to Weighing
  Tony Dean, HSBC

Panel Discussion (awaiting transcription)

• Panel Discussion - all speeches
• Assaying
• Reference Materials
• Physical Quality
• Weighing
• Concluding Remarks and Suggestions for Future Work
  Stewart Murray, LBMA