Overview of the CGPM Programme 

Agenda

The agenda of the 28th meeting of the CGPM, as approved by the International Committee for Weights and Measures (CIPM), consists of the following items.

Standing items

I. Reports and presentations

• Report from the CIPM President on the work accomplished since the 27th meeting of the CGPM
• Report from the BIPM Director on the work accomplished since the 27th meeting of the CGPM
• Report on BIPM finance
• Presentation on the BIPM Work Programme for 2028-2031
• Report on the Pension and Provident Fund of the BIPM

II. Dotation

• Draft Resolution V "On the dotation of the International Bureau of Weights and Measures for the years 2028 to 2031"

III. Elections

• Election of the members of the Committee for CIPM election (CEC)
• Election of the members of the CIPM

Items placed on the agenda by the CIPM

I. Institutional matters

• Special Procedure regulating the conduct at the 28th meeting of the CGPM
• Draft Rules of Procedure of the General Conference on Weights and Measures
• Draft Resolution A "On universal adherence to the Metre Convention"

II. Scientific matters

• Draft Resolution B "On the future definition of the second"
• Draft Resolution C "On the technical actions needed to ensure the continuity of UTC"
• Draft Resolution D "On the definition of an international lunar reference time scale and its traceability to UTC"
• Draft Resolution E "On the further digital transformation of the global metrology system"

Structure and functioning

The CGPM consists of plenary sessions and a closed session for the Working Group on the BIPM Dotation.

Plenary sessions

The plenary sessions are the following:

Day 1 – Tuesday 13 October 2026

• Opening session (9 h 30 – 13 h)
• Poster session (14 h 20 – 15 h 30 and 15 h 30 – 17 h 30)

Day 2 – Wednesday 14 October 2026

• Modernization of the BIPM (9 h 00 – 10 h 30)
• Metrology for new technologies (11 h 00 – 12 h 30)
• Universal adherence (14 h – 15 h 30)
• Metrology and Digitalization (16 h – 17 h 30)

Day 3 – Thursday 15 October 2026

• Challenges and future for Time metrology (9 h 00 – 11 h 55)
• Voting session (11 h 55 – 13 h 10 and 14 h 15 – 15 h 30)

Closed sessions

The Working Group on the BIPM dotation open only to representatives of Member States will be established on:

• Day 1 – Tuesday 13 October 2026: 11 h 15 – 13 h 00

A closed session of the Working Group on the BIPM dotation will be held on:

• Day 1 – Tuesday 13 October 2026: 15 h 30 – 17 h 40