11/11/2025
The 32nd APLMF Forum Meetings were successfully held from November 5–7, 2025, in Bandung, Indonesia, hosted by the Directorate of Metrology (DoM), Ministry of Trade, Indonesia. Dr. Faridah Hussain, the current APLMF President from the National Metrology Institute of Malaysia (NMIM), warmly welcomed 54 delegates representing 19 economies, including 16 Full Members, 2 Corresponding Members, and 1 Observer. In her opening remarks, Dr. Faridah expressed sincere appreciation to all participants and extended special thanks to the Executive Committee Members—Australia, Japan, New Zealand, P.R. China, and Thailand—for their continuous support.
Delegates attended in person from Australia, Cambodia, P.R. China, Fiji, Indonesia, Japan, Kiribati, the Republic of Korea, Malaysia, Mongolia, New Zealand, the Philippines, Samoa, Singapore, Chinese Taipei, Thailand, Tonga, and Viet Nam. Invited guests from OIML (Paris), APMP (Korea), and Germany joined the meetings online.
The forum agenda included progress updates from all Working Group Chairs and discussions on planned training activities for 2026, focusing on in-person programs. Upcoming courses will cover a wide range of topics, including verification and pattern approval for EVSE, bulk flow-metering systems, software evaluation, APLMF/OIML seminar on OIML-CS related to R 134, and a training course on clinical thermometers.
A major highlight of the forum was an in-depth review of the draft Strategic Plan 2027–2030. A workshop led by Mr. Stephen O’Brien, Past President of APLMF, engaged delegates in discussions on the new members, membership fee structure, and re-indexing of economies. The outcomes of this workshop will be incorporated into the proposed Strategic Plan 2027–2030, to be presented at the 33rd APLMF Meetings.