The benefits of becoming an Associate
Activities open to Associates:
- To attend meetings of the General Conference on Weights and Measures (CGPM) (held every four years), without voting rights.
- To nominate the Director of their National Metrology Institute (NMI) and a formal state representative to take part in the annual meeting of “NMI Directors and Member State Representatives” hosted at the BIPM Headquarters.
- To nominate their National Metrology Institute to take part in the CIPM Mutual Recognition Arrangement (CIPM MRA) which is the globally recognized system of mutual recognition of calibration certificates and services.
- To nominate technical and scientific experts from their National Metrology Institute to benefit from capacity building and e-learning activities.
Note: the references above to a “National Metrology Institute” may also be extended by an Associate to apply to additional “Designated Institutes”.
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