Agenda - Day 1 (Tuesday 13 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 30 | Opening session - LIVE STREAM SESSION | |
| Opening of the meeting by the President of the Académie des sciences de Paris | F. Combes (CGPM President) | |
| Formal opening address by the Head of the Competitiveness, Innovation and Business Development Department, Directorate General for Enterprise (DGE), Ministry of Economy, Finance and Industrial and Digital Sovereignty | O. Chenain (Ministry of Economy, France) | |
| Reply by the CIPM President | W. Louw (CIPM President) | |
| Address by the President of the Académie | F. Combes (CGPM President) | |
| Nomination of the Secretary | F. Combes (CGPM President) | |
| Establishment of the list of delegates entitled to vote in person and the list of delegates attending online | T. Usuda (CIPM Secretary) | |
| Approval of the agenda | F. Combes (CGPM President) | |
| Presentation and approval of the Special Procedure | T. Usuda (CIPM Secretary) | |
| 10 h 45 | Tea/coffee break | |
| 11 h 15 | Opening session - continued | |
| CIPM President's Report | W. Louw (CIPM President) | |
| Director's report | A. Koo (BIPM Director) | |
| Report on BIPM finance | P. Richard (CIPM) | |
| Presentation of the BIPM Work Programme for 2028-2031 CGPM Working Document |
A. Koo (BIPM Director) | |
| End of LIVE STREAM SESSION | ||
| Establishment of the Working Group on the BIPM dotation | T. Usuda (CIPM Secretary) | |
| 13 h 00 | Lunch break | |
| 14 h 20 | POSTER SESSION - LIVE STREAM SESSION | Moderator: M. Stock (BIPM) |
| End of LIVE STREAM SESSION | ||
| 15 h 30 | Closed session for representatives of Member States only | |
| Meeting of the Working Group on the BIPM Dotation Draft Resolution V "On the dotation of the BIPM for the years 2028 to 2031" CGPM Working Document Impact of a flat dotation for the BIPM |
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| 15 h 30 | POSTER SESSION - continued | |
| 17 h 45 | Depart by coach for the reception | |
| 19 h 00 | Reception at the Eiffel Tower |