Agenda - Day 2 (Wednesday 14 October 2026)
Registration will be open for conference delegations and participants at the Palais des Congrès, Versailles, from 8 h 30.
Every session includes moments for discussion and questions.
| 9 h 00 | Modernization of the BIPM | |
| Summary of discussions at the informal Dotation meeting | W. Louw (CIPM President) | |
| Report from the BIPM Pension and Provision Fund Advisory Board | H.A. Frøystein (CIPM) | |
| Start of LIVE STREAM SESSION | ||
| Opportunities for partnerships with the BIPM | A. Koo (BIPM Director) | |
| Introduction to Draft Resolution F (Rules of Procedure of the CGPM) | P. Richard (CIPM) | |
| 10 h 30 | Tea/coffee break | |
| 11 h 00 | Metrology for new technologies - LIVE STREAM SESSION | Moderator: R. Wielgosz (BIPM) |
| Metrology for Biotechnology | D. Marshall (Resolution Therapeutics, UK) | |
| Metrology for Quantum Communications | W. Tittel (University of Geneva, Switzerland) | |
| Round table discussion on new technologies with V. Coleman, J.T. Janssen, D. Del Campo Maldonado, M.L. Rastello, S.-R. Park (Consultative Committee Presidents), K. Beers (NIST, USA) and J. Qu (CIPM and NIM, China) | Moderator: R. Wielgosz (BIPM) | |
| 12 h 30 | Lunch break | |
| 14 h 00 | Universal adherence - LIVE STREAM SESSION | Moderator: A. Cypionka (BIPM) |
| Liaison Highlight | A. Rivera-Rojas (UNIDO) | |
| Partnership of international organizations for effective international rulemaking | A. Pietikäinen (OECD) | |
| Video messages from potential Observers | ||
| Introduction to Draft Resolution A (Universal adherence) Draft Resolution A "On universal adherence to the Metre Convention" |
V. Coleman (CIPM) | |
| 15 h 30 | Tea/coffee break | |
| 16 h 00 | Metrology for Digitalization - LIVE STREAM SESSION | Moderator: H. Laiz (CIPM) |
| Metrology and digitalization | ||
| Round table discussion on metrology for digitalization with R. Brown, C. Denz, G. Macdonald, G. Palmeira Ripper, G. Rietveld (Consultative Committee Presidents) | Moderator: H. Laiz (CIPM) | |
| Introduction to Draft Resolution E (Digital transformation) Draft Resolution E "On the further digital transformation of the global metrology system" |
C. Denz (CIPM) | |
| 17 h 20 | Closure of the session | |
| 17 h 45 | Depart by coach for the reception | |
| 19 h 00 | Reception at the Sèvres-Cité de la céramique |