I wish to extend my warmest greetings and heartfelt welcome to all our member institutes. I am especially looking forward to meeting everyone at the 40th APMP General Assembly and related meetings, which will take place in New Delhi, India, from November 22 to 29, 2024.

This year’s General Assembly and related meetings hold special significance given the many global challenges we are facing today. I am confident that we can successfully navigate these challenging circumstances as long as we stay united. Therefore, we must embrace opportunities for collaboration in metrology. The 2024 GA will provide a vital platform for us to reconnect, share insights, and forge new partnerships that will be essential for advancing metrology in our region.

I extend my deepest appreciation to the host institute, CSIR-National Physical Laboratory, for their dedication and meticulous planning to ensure a productive and enriching experience for all participants. Organizing such a major event with participants from around the world can be an arduous task, but I have no doubt that CSIR-National Physical Laboratory will deliver an event to remember.

Please save the dates on your calendars and make arrangements to join us in New Delhi. Your active participation is invaluable as it contributes toward our ultimate goal of shaping the future of metrology in the Asia Pacific region. Together, let us reaffirm our commitment to excellence and collaboration in advancing metrology.

Thank you once again, and I eagerly anticipate your presence and contributions at the General Assembly.

Hyun-Min Park

Chairperson, Asia Pacific Metrology Programme

Asia-Pacific region is the growth engine of the world with over 60% of the world population and having contributed to more than 70% of the global economic growth in the past decade. Metrology is the backbone of this growth as seen in other regions of the world. This region also consists of a large number of developing economies where the penetration of metrology is much needed for socio-economic development. Asia-Pacific Metrology Program (APMP) plays an active role in propagating universal adherence to metrology by promoting metrology through cooperation among the member economies. This is apparent from the programs supported by APMP like the activities of the Developing Economies Committee (DEC), and various technical groups covering local challenges like metrology for water, food, health, and energy efficiency to emerging areas like digital transformation. APMP is quite active in the promotion of metrology in the region with 2 meetings a year covered under the mid-year meeting and the annual general body meeting.

I am happy to invite the global metrology community to this year’s APMP GA in New Delhi. As is the practice we, have the meetings scheduled for the technical committees (TCs) and working groups (WGs), as well as DEC activities. To focus on the cutting-edge developments that focus on the global challenges, this year’s theme for the Directors’ meeting is ‘Green Hydrogen Technologies’ and the theme for the Symposium is ‘Metrology for Quantum Technologies’. Spread over 8 days, we believe that this year’s GA will provide a platform for intense interactions and promotion of metrology.

On behalf of all my colleagues at CSIR-NPLI, the host institute, I look forward to your active participation in promoting both professional and personal experiences. New Delhi is a vibrant city with a lot of opportunities for sightseeing and experiencing the diversity of Indian food, culture, and languages. We are planning an enriching experience for each of you, as in India, we believe the guests are to be treated as gods.

We recently met in the beautiful Bohol, Philippines for the mid-year meeting. From those amazing beaches let us shift to the moderate weather of New Delhi during 22-29 November 2024.

Venugopal Achanta

Director, CSIR-NPLI

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