BENBROOK, TX – March 9, 2010 – The Coordinate Metrology Society (CMS) has extended its call for papers deadline to March 18. The organization has received a record number of abstract submissions, and plans to offer a second track of concurrent technical presentations during the 2011 Coordinate Metrology Systems Conference (CMSC) in Phoenix, AZ from July 25-29, 2011. The CMSC is the only North American conference dedicated solely to users of portable, high-precision measurement technology used to inspect manufactured and assembled components on the factory floor.

Metrology professionals from manufacturers, science laboratories and academia are invited to submit abstracts for presentations and technical papers covering industry best practices, scientific research and developments, and successful applications of 3-D coordinate measurement systems. For guidelines or more information about presenting a technical paper at the 27th annual CMSC, contact Michael Raphael, Technical Presentations Coordinator at presentations@cmsc.org. Guidelines for presentations and technical papers can be downloaded at 2011 CMSC Guidelines .

At the 2010 CMSC, 25 expert presentations were delivered by industry leaders from Northrop Grumman, NIST, Lawrence Livermore, National Physical Laboratory (NPL), Spirit AeroSystems, Hitachi Engineering & Services Corp., Harris Corporation, Argonne National Laboratory, ISRO Satellite Centre, Institute of Measurement and Automatic Control, Voith Hydro Inc., Sigma Space Corp., Royal Institute of Technology and other companies and academia covering technology, theory, and practice to advance the field of 3-D metrology.