The 42^nd Meeting of ISO/REMCO(International Organization for Standardization/Committee on Reference Materials) hosted by KATS(Korean Agency for Technology and Standards) and organized by KRISS was held in KRISS from June 10 to 13.

It was the very first time that the meeting of ISO/REMCO was held in South Korea, and 38 scientists from more than 10 countries, including Dr. Byung joo Kim, Dr. Ki Hwan Choi, Dr. Young Kyung Bae, and Dr. Jonghwa Lee from KRISS, participated in this meeting

This year’s meeting aimed for discussing how to activate the application of reference materials and to cooperate globally. They also discussed the establishment and revision of the international standard documents regarding the production and application of reference materials.

KRISS, along with KATS, will share the results of this meeting with related organization and companies, and encourage related industries to use reference materials in order to secure reliability.