Associates - Benefits

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”.