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Today, ISAK has more than 36,000 current members in 89 different countries around the world. You can find below a map showing the countries where ISAK members are active:

Dear ISAK member,

Once your candidacy for the position of #PositionName# has been confirmed, if you wish to attach an election manifesto to your application, you must:

1. Go to the ISAK system and log in to your profile.

2. Click on “Elections”.

3. Click on “Election manifesto”.

4. Attach your election manifesto in Spanish and English as two separate files.

5. Once you have completed all the above steps, click “Submit”.

6. Check the details and, if everything is correct, click “Submit”.

Please note that the election manifesto must be no longer than two A4 pages in PDF format (for each language). Furthermore, candidates may not use the colours, logos, emblems or anagrams of the ISAK Association in their communications with the electorate.

The Electoral Commission will reject any manifestos whose content undermines or may undermine the honour of any member, whether or not they are part of a candidacy, or the smooth, peaceful conduct and transparency of the electoral process.

This process must be completed by 3 June 2026 at 14:00 (CET). After this deadline, it will be assumed that you do not wish to attach an election manifesto to your candidacy.

Thank you for your cooperation.

Kind regards,

Electoral Committee

Dear ISAK member,

Please find below the link to the Resolution calling for elections to the Executive Committee, which includes the regulations, the composition of the electoral commission and the electoral timetable approved at the extraordinary meeting of the Executive Committee on 28 April 2026: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1eue-4Yr2EyMkcU5g1qBmErKYBh2-_SYB/view?usp=sharing.

The electoral process, which will begin on 11 May with the publication of the electoral census, can be followed on the members-only section of the ISAK website (https://www.isak.global/Identity/Account/Login), where the relevant information will be published as it becomes available.

Kind regards.

Dr. Raquel Vaquero-Cristóbal. ISAK General-Secretary

Dear ISAK members,

There are various opportunities available to undertake a PhD with a scholarship:

Child Body Shape Phenotypes & Health Risk Prediction
Help transform how we understand and predict children’s health risks by developing new body shape phenotypes that go beyond traditional measures. https://www.findaphd.com/phds/project/transforming-lives-phd-scholarship-sheffield-hallam-university-child-body-shape-phenotypes-and-health-risk-prediction/?p194832 

Validating 3D Child Body Composition: Agreement, Bias, Equity & Correction
Work at the forefront of 3D imaging to evaluate accuracy, identify bias, and improve equity in child body composition assessment. https://www.findaphd.com/phds/project/transforming-lives-phd-scholarship-sheffield-hallam-university-validating-3d-child-body-composition-agreement-bias-equity-and-correction/?p194831

Evaluating Pelvic Support Garments for Pregnancy‑Related Pelvic Girdle Pain
Help improve comfort, mobility, and quality of life for pregnant women by investigating how pelvic support garments work, who they work for, and how they can be made better for everyone. https://www.findaphd.com/phds/project/graduate-teaching-assistant-phd-scholarship-evaluation-of-pelvic-support-garments-for-pregnancy-related-pelvic-girdle-pain/?p195711 

More information: Dr. Alice Bullas (a.bullas@shu.ac.uk)

In case you are interested, here is the link to the ICSSPE Newsletter April 2026: https://802s1.r.a.d.sendibm1.com/mk/mr/sh/SMJz09SDriOHTzlSqkwkGcw0BF0G/vfTYvfqvtvuO

Dear ISAK member,

We include the latest edition of the ISAK Newsletter (https://isak.global/Magazine/List).

We hope that the information contained in this report will interest you.

Sincerely.

Dr. Francisco Esparza-Ros. ISAK President

Dr. Raquel Vaquero Cristóbal. ISAK General-Secretary
 

We are pleased to inform you that the International Journal of Kinanthropometry has just published the Volume 3, Issue 3 (Decembrer 2025) and is now open for scientific papers. You can find all the information on the website: https://www.ijok.org/index.php/ijok

Summary of the Call for Applications:

Purpose: To reward the best article on Kinanthropometry published in 2025. 
Prize: €1,000.
Application Deadline: 15 March 2026 at 00:00 (CET).
Requirements: Kinanthropometry must be the fundamental component of the research, and the research must have been published (not just accepted) in 2025 in JCR-indexed journals. In addition, the first author and at least 50% of the total number of authors must be current ISAK members.

Links of Interest:

• Call for entries information: https://drive.google.com/file/d/14eYdXz-QVr9coqM6VmP-ZBzN5jieQEAo/view?usp=sharing.
• Application form: https://forms.gle/3RJormMM9HVLuFsdA.
• Questions: info@isak.global

Summary of the Call for Applications:

Purpose: Scholarship to help promising Level 2 anthropometrists from countries that do not have any Level 4 ISAK instructors and few Level 3 ISAK instructors to achieve Level 3 accreditation.
Award: 5 scholarships of €1,250.
Application deadline: 15 March 2026 at 00:00 (CET).
Requirements: Be a reputable ISAK Level 2 member. Level 2 members from developing countries, as listed by the World Bank, will be given priority for scholarships. To be eligible for this scholarship, candidates must come from a country where no Level 3 accreditation courses have been held in the last two years. Candidates who do not meet this requirement will not be eligible.

Links of interest:

• Call: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1KwJUk5tLobfJSqeCPEbL5XRchMTPv8Rq?usp=share_link.
• Application form: https://forms.gle/qLp3VTD7Sk7wXB4V9.
• Questions: info@isak.global

Summary of the Call for Applications:

Purpose: To reward the best article on Kinanthropometry published in the International Journal of Kinanthropometry in 2025. 
Prize: €1,000.
Application Deadline: 15 March 2026 at 00:00 (CET).
Requirements: Kinanthropometry must be the fundamental component of the research, and the research must have been published (not just accepted) in 2025 in the International Journal of Kinanthropometry. In addition, the first author and at least 50% of the total number of authors must be current members of ISAK.

Links of interest:

• Call for entries information: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1LsKva8nXXhfg9gCWs3VFW5h5Q7pWgdpZ/view?usp=sharing.
• Application form: https://forms.gle/AM2fWbR4SDmLyUmVA.
• Questions: info@isak.global

List of Admitted and Excluded Applicants: (Coming Soon - Available from February 2026)
Travel Grant Decision: (Coming Soon - Available from March 2026)

Summary of the Call for Proposals:

• Purpose: To support attendance at the ISAK 2026 Congress.
• Funding: Up to 60 scholarships covering the full registration fee.
• Application Deadline: January 31, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. (CET).
• Requirements: Must be an ISAK member (excluding Council and Level 4 members).

Links of Interest:

• Call: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1SZ2nJY4xRx8zHtlvayfx1hKjRBrhIJSP/view?usp=sharing
• Official Application Portal: https://forms.gle/ALQPNmm6zyMtKHhU9
• Questions: info@isak.global

Dear ISAK member,

Following the changes made to the ISAK website, there are now mandatory fields on your ISAK profile that you must complete. Therefore, we need you to log in to your profile and fill in this information.

This data is absolutely confidential, as you can read in the privacy policy on the ISAK website.

To access your ISAK profile and fill in the mandatory fields, follow these steps:

1. Go to https://isak.global/Identity/Account/Login.
2. Log in with your email address and password.
3. Once inside your profile, click on ‘EDIT YOUR MEMBER INFORMATION’ below the central photo.
4. Fill in the fields marked with an asterisk (*) and click on save.

If you do not remember your password, you should:

1. Click on ‘Please click here to reset your password’.
2. Enter your email address.
3. Go to your email and follow the steps to create a password. This must be at least 6 characters long and include at least one uppercase letter, one lowercase letter, one punctuation mark and one number.

Thank you very much for your cooperation.

We would like to inform you that the management system of the ISAK Secretariat has renewed its ISO 9001 certification for another year. This is undoubtedly a milestone that reinforces the quality and reliability of our society. We would like to thank you all for your help in achieving this objective, which is of great relevance for the development and growth of ISAK, as well as the staff that has made this possible.

Here there is a link with recommendations about health precautions when conducting anthropometric measures during COVID-19 situation:: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1F_yZj588rXO-y8PaBj_BJnAHLBkBE4Kg/view?usp=sharing

It has uploaded to the ISAK system a video with a tutorial about management of the ISAK online system for instructors, which includes the main challenges in the management of the ISAK courses and how to resolve them. To see it, go to your ISAK profile, go to "Teaching area", go to "Videos" and search "Tutorial about management of the ISAK online system for instructors".