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.
Times are shown in UTC+2.
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 “On the adoption of Rules of Procedure of the General Conference on Weights and Measures” Note to introduce the Rules of Procedure of the CGPM Rules of Procedure of the CGPM Commentary to the Rules of Procedure of the CGPM Report from the CIPM Sub-Committee on Governance |
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) |
| Partnership of international organizations for effective international rulemaking | N. Cohen (OECD) | |
| The Metre Convention’s relevance in advancing sustainable development | A. Rivera Rojas (UNIDO) | |
| Video messages from potential Observers | ||
| Introduction to Draft Resolution A "On universal adherence to the Metre Convention" | V. Coleman (CIPM) | |
| 15 h 30 | Tea/coffee break | |
| 16 h 00 | Metrology and Digitalization - LIVE STREAM SESSION | Moderator: A. Cypionka (BIPM) |
| Trusted AI for the physical world - for all | P. Slusallek (DFKI, Germany) | |
| 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 "On the further digital transformation of the global metrology system" | C. Denz (CIPM) | |
| 17 h 30 | Closure of the session | |
| 17 h 45 | Depart by coach for the reception | |
| 19 h 00 | Reception at the Sèvres-Cité de la céramique |