SIM WEEK 2024 : CENAMEP- PANAMA

SIM Week 2024

Dates: 18 November – 22 November 2024

Week’s Schedule

The annual SIM Week convenes leadership and staff of the National Metrology Institutes throughout the Western Hemisphere, alongside institutional partners, to discuss and coordinate metrology and quality infrastructure activities. SIM comprises 33 Active Members 14 Associate Members and 4 Affiliate members. Meetings of SIM’s Quality System Task Force (QSTF) and SIM Council will also be held during the week, as well as a celebration for the 10 years of QICA (Quality Infrastructure Council for the Americas and 45 years of SIM.

	Sunday (17 November)	Monday (18 November)	Tuesday (19 November)	Wednesday (2. November)	Thursday (21 November)	Friday (22 November)
Event(s)	*Travel day	(1) QSTF(open meeting)	(1) QSTF (open meeting)	(1) – Morning Celebration event for the 10 years of QICA 8:00-13:00	(1) SIM GA – OPEN SESSION 9:00 – 16:00	(1) SIM GA – CLOSED SESSION 9:00 – 16:00
				(2)Social event: Visit to the Panama Canal (by bus) 14:00 – 17:00	(2) SIM Council (closed meeting) 16:00 – 18:30	(1) SIM GA – CLOSED SESSION 9:00 – 16:00
				(3) SIM Council (closed meeting) 18:00 – 19:30	(2) Cocktail 19:00 – 21:00	(2) SIM Council (closed meeting) 16:30 – 18:30

Agenda of SIM GA-21-22 November 2024:

AGENDA SIM GA

SIM ELECTIONS:

Arquímedes Ruiz from CENAM was elected as the next SIM President by 1 January 2026. Meanwhile, he will act as SIM Deputy President.

SIM General Assembly Resolution 11/2024:

Following section 6.1 of the SIM Rules of Order, an election for Deputy President, Sub regional Coordinators, Fiscal Commission, and Electoral Commission was conducted on Friday, 22 November 2024. Twenty-three (23) delegates casted votes. The following individuals were elected (terms beginning 1 January 2025):

Arquímedes Ruiz Orozco (CENAM – Mexico) for Deputy President

María del Rosario González Márquez (INM – Colombia) for ANDIMET Coordinator

Rómulo Salguero (CENAME – Guatemala) for CAMET Coordinator

Shailendra Rai (GNBS – Guyana) for CARIMET Coordinator

James Kushmerick (NIST – USA) for NORAMET Coordinator

Gregory Kyriazis (INMETRO – Brazil) for SURAMET Coordinator

Kevin Thomson (NRC – Canada) for Fiscal Commission

Valnei Smarçaro da Cunha (INMETRO – Brazil) for Fiscal Commission

Magdalena Navarro (NIST – USA) for Fiscal Commission

Andrew Conn (NIST – USA) for Electoral Commission

Saira Knox (TTBS – Trinidad and Tobago) for Electoral Commission

Damien Prescod (BNSI – Barbados) for Electoral Commission