The Measurement Science Conference (MSC) is a nonprofit organization established in 1970 to provide a professional forum for government, industry and academia that offered: education and training in testing, calibration and measurement; information on testing, calibration and the latest advances in measurement; challenges and issues facing the national measurement and traceability chain; and an event which furthered professional contacts, business opportunities and government/industry/ academia interaction and understanding. The annual two-day Measurement Science Conference is held in Southern California in the January to March time frame.