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The BIPM is...

  • the international organization established by the Metre Convention, through which Member States act together on matters related to measurement science and measurement standards

  • the home of the International System of Units (SI) and the international reference time scale (UTC).

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BIPM News

The new BIPM website

The BIPM is proud to present its new website, with an updated design and personalized content. Those entitled to access restricted documents will need to set up a personal password: click on SIGN IN in the header, then on Password forgotten and enter your email address as registered in the BIPM Meetings Office database.

New Chair of the JCTLM

Dr Greg Miller has been appointed Chair of the Joint Committee for Traceability in Laboratory Medicine (JCTLM).

World Metrology Day 2021: Resource website now live

On behalf of the World Metrology Day Team, we are pleased to announce that the 2021 World Metrology Day Resource Website is now live. This year's theme is Measurement for Health.

BIPM-ILAC joint webinar: Mining KCDB 2.0 in the context of accreditation

The BIPM and ILAC welcomed more than 600 experts from Accreditation Bodies and Accredited Laboratories around the world who participated in the webinar on "Mining KCDB 2.0 in the context of accreditation" on 21 January 2021.

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Reports and announcements

Announcement of the 14th International Conference on New Developments and Applications in Optical Radiometry (NEWRAD 2021)

New Member State: Republic of Estonia

Report of the 24th meeting of the CCPR (2019)

New signatory of the CIPM MRA: NMC (Cambodia)

Report of the 109th meeting of the CIPM

New Associate of the CGPM: Cambodia

Annual Report on Time Activities (2019)

Report of the 24th meeting of the CCU (2019)

Report of the 12th meeting of the CCAUV (2019)

New Member State: Republic of Belarus

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What is the BIPM? part 2

Our mission and objectives

The BIPM's vision is to be universally recognized as the world focus for the international system of measurement.

The BIPM's mission is to work with the National Metrology Institutes of its Member States, the Regional Metrology Organizations and strategic partners world-wide and to use its international and impartial status to promote and advance the global comparability of measurements for:

  • Scientific discovery and innovation
  • Industrial manufacturing and international trade
  • Improving the quality of life and sustaining the global environment.

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