Newsletter June 2026

The June issue of the IMEKO newsletter has been published.

While summer is the time for holidays, IMEKO is busy preparing for its 70^th General Council Sessions jointly with the Technical Board meeting to take place on 24 - 25 August in Bangkok, Thailand. This year, the Confederation has four candidates for membership, from various continents, affirming IMEKO is a global organisation, in expansion

Regarding conferences and congresses, eight events are still scheduled for this year. Preparations for the World Congress 2027 in Rimini, Italy, have advanced, with submission dates set. IMEKO met the Rimini Team's Special Sessions Coordinator, Dr Federico Tramarin.

This issue includes interviews with Mr Aiwen Ma from the Chinese Society of Measurement, Zeliha Hanım Karapınar in the series IMEKO Goes to Young Scientists, and Dr Gelado Gurgel Filho about the ISMCR 2026 symposium in Rio de Janeiro. Dr Valentina Bello and Prof. Luigi Rovati talk about PHOTOMED EDUMET 2026 and Young Scientist initiatives at this conference. There is important publishing news from  Acta IMEKO and the Measurement Journal Digitalisation. We close this issue with quick news updates and a summary of the conferences.