Upcoming Events
ONLINE SUMMER SYMPOSIUM · 2027
Measurement Heresies Old and New: Ancients, Patients, AI, and Human Agency
June 22–23, 2027 · 3:00–5:30 PM BST (GMT+1) · Free online event
Bringing together perspectives from philosophy, history, psychology, and other disciplines, this symposium explores historical and contemporary questions about measurement, human values, and agency, examining how measurement practices shape our understanding of the world.
Organized by Michele Luchetti and Rebecca L. Jackson, and co-hosted by the Measurement Lab at Durham University.
Past Events
BIENNIAL CONFERENCE · 2026
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
June 23–25, 2026
The Society’s second biennial conference brought together interdisciplinary perspectives on the foundations, methods, and implications of measurement. The program explored topics ranging from measurement theory, validity, and uncertainty to patient-centered assessment, ethics, artificial intelligence, and the history of psychological measurement. Highlights included a keynote by Jana Uher and the inaugural presidential address by Luca Mari.
WEBINAR · 2025
Quantification Across Disciplines
August 9, 2025
This webinar explored the practice, prospects, limits, and ethics of quantification in science and society, bringing together perspectives from philosophy, sociology, history, statistics, and the social sciences.
BIENNIAL CONFERENCE · 2024
Berkeley, California
August 5–7, 2024
The Society’s first conference took place in Berkeley, California.
Conference website and program →