The International Measurement Confederation (abbreviated IMEKO, from ) is a

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federation of

metrological Metrology is the scientific study of measurement. It establishes a common understanding of units, crucial in linking human activities. Modern metrology has its roots in the French Revolution's political motivation to standardise units in Fr ...

organizations. It was founded in 1958 in

Budapest Budapest is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns of Hungary, most populous city of Hungary. It is the List of cities in the European Union by population within city limits, tenth-largest city in the European Union by popul ...

, Hungary.

Structure

IMEKO has member organizations (MOs) in the following countries: Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Congo (Democratic Republic), Croatia, the Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, the Republic of Korea, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America. IMEKO is entirely staffed by volunteers from its MOs - scientific societies or institutes of the corresponding member countries. They delegate specialists in the different fields of metrology to contribute to the work of IMEKO in the General Council, the boards and the Technical Committees (TCs). The MOs organise IMEKO events (congresses, conferences, workshops, symposia). ; General Council (GC) :The General Council is the governing body, containing one or two delegates from each Member Organization. Sessions are held annually. ; Technical Board (TB) : The purpose of the Technical Board is to supervise the Technical Committees. The TB is chaired by the President-Elect. The TB is responsible for creating and disbanding TCs, developing proposals for new TCs, facilitating communication with the journal ''

Measurement Measurement is the quantification of attributes of an object or event, which can be used to compare with other objects or events. In other words, measurement is a process of determining how large or small a physical quantity is as compared to ...

'', arranging sponsorship, the approval of events to be organized by the TCs, the support of the journal Editorial Board, and helping to prepare Technical Sessions and Round Tables at World Congresses. ; Technical Committees (TCs) * TC1 - Education and Training in Measurement and Instrumentation * TC2 - Photonics * TC3 - Measurement of Force, Mass and Torque and Gravity * TC4 - Measurement of Electrical Quantities * TC5 - Hardness Measurement * TC6 - Digitalization * TC7 - Measurement Science * TC8 - Traceability in Metrology * TC9 - Flow Measurement * TC10 - Measurement for Diagnostics, Optimization & Control * TC11 - Measurement in Testing, Inspection and Certification * TC12 -Temperature and Thermal Measurements * TC13 - Measurements in Biology and Medicine * TC14 - Measurement of Geometrical Quantities * TC15 - Experimental Mechanics * TC16 - Pressure and Vacuum Measurement * TC17 - Measurement in Robotics * TC18 - Measurement of Human Functions * TC19 - Environmental Measurements * TC20 - Measurements of Energy and Related Quantities * TC21 - Mathematical Tools for Measurements * TC22 - Vibration Measurement * TC23 - Metrology in Food and Nutrition * TC24 - Chemical Measurements * TC25 - Quantum Measurement and Quantum Information * TC26 - Metrology for Cultural Heritage

Awards

Traditionally, the following awards are bestowed at the closing ceremony of an IMEKO World Congress: * ''Distinguished Service Award'' is bestowed upon persons for outstanding services to IMEKO, who have been active for many years as well-known specialists in the field of measurement.IMEKO Distinguished Service Award
/ref> * ''György Striker Junior Paper Award'', a donation of the Founder and first Secretary-General of IMEKO and his wife, to be given to a junior author under 35 years of age whose paper reflects a deep understanding and knowledge of the theme of a World Congress. The sum of the award is EURO 1500.György Striker Junior Paper Award

Publications

IMEKO sponsors four

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s: * ''

'', published by

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Elsevier: Measurement
/ref> * ''Measurement: Sensors'', an

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companion to ''Measurement'', also published by ElsevierElsevier: Measurement: Sensors
/ref> * ''Measurement: Food'', a new

companion to ''Measurement'', also published by Elsevier * ''Measurement: Energy'', a new

companion to ''Measurement'', also published by Elsevier * ''Measurement: Digitalization'', a new

companion to ''Measurement'', also published by Elsevier * ''Acta IMEKO'', an online-only journalActa IMEKO
/ref> IMEKO activities are further documented in the following publications: * ACTA IMEKO – proceedings of the World Congresses * IMEKO TC Events Series – proceedings of Technical Committee events * IMEKO NEWSLETTER – bimonthly newsletterIMEKO newsletter
/ref> * Repository of publications – proceedings of IMEKO eventsIMEKO event proceedings
/ref> * IMEKO's website

International cooperation

IMEKO is one of the five Sister Federations within FIACC - Five International Associations Co-ordinating Committee, consisting of:International Organisations Services. ''Information technology atlas--Europe.'' 2nd edition. IOS Press, 1990. Page 356. *

International Federation of Automatic Control The International Federation of Automatic Control (IFAC), founded in September 1957 in France, is a multinational federation of 49 national member organizations (NMO), each one representing the engineering and scientific societies concerned with a ...

(IFAC) *

International Federation for Information Processing The International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP) is a global organisation for researchers and professionals working in the field of computing to conduct research, develop standards and promote information sharing. Established in 19 ...

(IFIP) *

International Federation of Operational Research Societies The International Federation of Operational Research Societies (IFORS) is an umbrella organization for national operations research societies of over 45 countries from four geographical regions: Asia Pacific, Europe, North America, and South Americ ...

(IFORS) * International Association for Mathematics and Computers in Simulation (IMACS) IMEKO also works with

International Organization of Legal Metrology The International Organization of Legal Metrology ( - OIML), is an intergovernmental organisation that was created in 1955 to promote the global harmonisation of the legal metrology procedures that underpin and facilitate international trade. Such ...

(OIML) and the

International Bureau of Weights and Measures The International Bureau of Weights and Measures (, BIPM) is an List of intergovernmental organizations, intergovernmental organisation, through which its 64 member-states act on measurement standards in areas including chemistry, ionising radi ...

(BIPM), as well as the

IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement Society The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) is an American 501(c)(3) public charity professional organization for electrical engineering, electronics engineering, and other related disciplines. The IEEE has a corporate office ...

and the

IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) is an American 501(c)(3) public charity professional organization for electrical engineering, electronics engineering, and other related disciplines. The IEEE has a corporate office i ...

. The way of co-operation is organising joint events, co-sponsoring events and inviting keynote speakers to each other.

References

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