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The BIPM is...

  • the international organization established by the Metre Convention, through which Member States act together on matters related to measurement science and measurement standards

  • the home of the International System of Units (SI) and the international reference time scale (UTC).

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One-year secondment: Developer in GNSS time/frequency transfer - Détachement d'une année : Développeur en comparaisons temps/fréquence par GNSS

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BIPM News

Happy World Metrology Day 2021 from the JCTLM!

The JCTLM is celebrating World Metrology Day on 20 May 2021 through a series of videos on measurements in laboratory medicine.

World Metrology Day 2021: "Measurement for Health"

20 May is World Metrology Day - the theme for 2021 is “Measurement for Health”. This theme was chosen to create awareness of the important role measurement plays in health, and thus in the wellbeing of every one of us.

Workshop: Metrology for Radionuclide Therapy

To mark World Metrology Day, the Consultative Committee for Ionizing Radiation (CCRI) and the BIPM are organizing a workshop on metrology for radionuclide therapy.

JCGM/WG2 VIM4 Webinar: video now available

The video of the JCGM/WG2 VIM4 webinar is now available on the BIPM YouTube page. The webinar gave an overview of the Committee Draft of the new edition of the International Vocabulary of Metrology (VIM4).

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Reports and announcements

World Accreditation Day (9 June 2021) Accreditation: Supporting the implementation of the SDGs

Report of the 109th meeting of the CIPM (2020)

Beginning of a new phase of the dissemination of the kilogram

Outcomes of the 43rd JCRB meeting (2021)

Announcement of the 14th NEWRAD (2021)

New Member State: Republic of Estonia

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What is the BIPM? part 2

Our mission and objectives

The BIPM's vision is to be universally recognized as the world focus for the international system of measurement.

The BIPM's mission is to work with the National Metrology Institutes of its Member States, the Regional Metrology Organizations and strategic partners world-wide and to use its international and impartial status to promote and advance the global comparability of measurements for:

  • Scientific discovery and innovation
  • Industrial manufacturing and international trade
  • Improving the quality of life and sustaining the global environment.

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