Dear Members, Supporters and Visitors
It’s fair to say that 2026 has started with a flourish and the MSA committee are well into the new year with a variety of activities. We trust you and your organisations have settled into the new year well with vigor and enthusiasm.
In this newsletter:
Confirming our MOU with NCSLI (National Conference of Standards Laboratories International)
Calling for applications for the NZ MSA Young Metrologist of the Year award
World Metrology Day 2026, NZ event – register
Launching the MSA Professional Metrologist Programme
NMIA Measurement Awards
Laboratories Credit Union member discounts
Tony Bergen
MSA President
MOU with NCSLI
At our last AGM, the MSA Committee recommended that the MSA should engage in a Memorandum of Understanding with the National Conference of Standards Laboratories International (NCSLI), and the AGM gave the MSA Committee the mandate to pursue this. We are pleased to announce the MOU with the NCSLI has now been approved by both organisations. This is a big step towards connecting with other metrology member associations that we can collaborate with and share events for the benefit of our members. More information will be shown on our website soon.
MSA NZ Emerging Metrologist Award
Nominations for the MSA NZ Branch Emerging Metrologist Award 2026 will be closing on 17 April 2026. We wish to reward those ‘young or new to metrology’ people in your organisation who are demonstrating excellent qualities and technical competence. We are looking for a New Zealand–based member employed within a metrology-related organisation.
Click below to learn more about past winners and for the nomination process.
World Metrology Day 2026
Every year on 20 May the metrology community celebrates the signing of the metre convention in 1875 that set about the global agreement of measurement, what we know as the SI – International System of Units.
Once again, MSA are co-hosting an event with the Measurement Standards Laboratory of New Zealand (MSL) to be held at their laboratories in Lower Hutt, New Zealand on Friday 22 May. The theme this year is Metrology: Building Trust in Policy Making. You can learn more about this and register by clicking the link below.
Professional Metrologist Programme
After many years of designing a relevant and valued way to recognise excellence within our metrology community we are proud to launch the MSA’s Professional Metrologist Programme (PMP). There are three levels of recognition with the following postnominals:
Practicing Metrologist (T-Metr)
Professional Metrologist (P-Metr)
Principal Metrologist (C-Metr)
These three levels acknowledge different levels of expertise, qualifications, contributions and experience. The programme is still in its establishment stage, and we do have plans for further expansion including a directory of those qualified for PMP recognition (opt-out possible). The PMP committee (Khaled Chahine, Neil Sturrock, Rai Pippia, Jennie Dingle, Lenice Evergreen and Tony Bergen) would like to acknowledge the work by Daniel Burke and Tom Elliott on developing this programme in the past.
2026 NMI Measurement Awards
The National Measurement Institute is excited to announce that applications are now open for the 2026 NMI Measurement Awards! These awards recognise measurement excellence at all levels, from early career professionals through to established researchers.
This year’s awards include:
The Barry Inglis Medal, named in honour of NMI’s first CEO, for sustained contributions to Australian measurement science and infrastructure
The Measurement Impact Award for measurement-related achievements with real-world impact
The Measurement Achievement Encouragement Award, which recognises early to mid-career professionals for measurement-related achievements.
Nominations for the 2026 NMI Measurement Awards close 5pm AEST Wednesday 20 May.
Laboratories Credit Union
MSA members can receive special benefits for term deposits and loans from the Laboratories Credit Union (LCU). For details please see the attached flyer. The MSA notes that the offers are general in nature and you should always take your personal circumstances into account and review all terms and conditions. This offer ends 31st May 2026.
