The International Measurement Confederation (abbreviated IMEKO, from
German: Internationale Meßtechnische Konföderation) is a
non-governmental federation of
metrological organizations. It was founded in 1958 in
Budapest, Hungary.[1]
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, 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, 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
TC4 - Measurement of Electrical Quantities
TC5 - Hardness Measurement
TC6 - Digitalization
TC7 - Measurement Science
TC8 - Traceability in Metrology
TC9 - Flow Measurement
TC10 - Technical Diagnostics
TC11 - Metrological Infrastructures
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 - Energy Measurement
TC21 - Mathematical Tools for Measurements
TC22 - Vibration Measurement
TC23 - Metrology in Food and Nutrition
TC24 - Chemical Measurements
TC25 - Quantum Measurement and Quantum Information
Awards
Traditionally the following awards are bestowed at the closing ceremony of an IMEKO World Congress:
Distinguished Service Award, bestowed upon persons for outstanding services to IMEKO, active for many years as well-known specialists in the field of measurement.[2]
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 USD 1100.[3]