48th meeting of CIML, Ho Chi Minh, October 2013

Bureau International des Poids et Mesures

BIPM Report to the 48th Meeting of the International Committee of Legal Metrology

Andy HensonDirector of International Liaison and Communications Department, BIPM

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Brief history of the Metre Convention and the SIBrief history of the Metre Convention and the SI

• The Metre Convention and the SI– 20 May 1875 - The Metre Convention was

signed in Paris by 17 nations. It established the BIPM which is a permanent organizational structure for member governments to act in common accord on all matters relating to units of measurement.

– 1889 - the international prototypes for the metre and the kilogram, together with the astronomical second as unit of time, create the first international system of units.

– 1954 - the ampere, kelvin and candela are added as base units.

– 1960 - the unit system is named as the International System of Units (SI)

– 1971 - the mole is added as the unit for amount of substance, bringing the total number of base units to seven.

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BIPM•Headquartered in Paris, France and financed bysupporting governments..

CIPM•Made up of eighteen individuals, different nationalities.

•Is the management board for the BIPM

CGPM•Made up of representatives from Member States.•Is the “owner” of the BIPM & the Mtre Convention

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The BIPM•It has headquarters near Paris, France. It is financed jointly by the Member States and Associates, and operates under the exclusive supervision of the CIPM.

•Its mandate is to provide the basis for a single, coherent system of measurements throughout the world, traceable to the International System of Units (SI). This task takes many forms, from direct dissemination of units (as in the case of mass and time) to coordination through international comparisons of national measurement standards (as in length, electricity and ionizing radiation).

•It maintains laboratories in areas of: – mass, time, electricity,

ionizing radiation, and chemistry.

•It has an international staff of around 75.

•Its budget for 2013 is around thirteen million euros.

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Change in BIPM DirectorChange in BIPM Director

Dr. Martin Milton has joined the BIPM on 1 October 2012 as Deputy Director/Director Designate and has taken over the directorship of the BIPM from Dr. Michael Kühne on 1 January 2013

Members and AssociatesMembers and Associates

Since 7 August 2013, Mongolia is an Associate of the CGPM.

Metrology institute: MASM (Mongolian Agency for Standardization and Metrology)

Since 6 February 2013 Member state

Metrology institute: INM (Instituto Nacional de Metrología de Colombia)

The CIPM MRA has now been signed by the representatives of 92 institutes – from 52 Member States, 36 Associates of the CGPM, and 4 international organizations* – and covers a further 146 institutes designated by the signatory bodies.

CIPM MRA Participation CIPM MRA Participation

* IAEA, IRMM, WMO, ESA

INM, Colombia has signed the CIPM MRA

May 15, 2013

The CIPM MRA has now been signed by the representatives of 92 institutes – from 52 Member

States, 36 Associates of the CGPM, and 4 international organizations – and covers a further 146 institutes

designated by the signatory bodies.

CIPM MRA Participation

Member participating in the CIPM MRAAssociate participating in the CIPM MRAMembers/Associates not yet signed the CIPM MRA

CIPM MRA Participation CIPM MRA Participation

Regional Metrology OrganizationsRegional Metrology Organizations

BIPM ACTIONS

• BIPM continued working with RMOs, IGOs and organizations on raising awareness about the CIPM MRA.

• The BIPM is working with a number of States interested in participation (Member State or Associate status). Among them are:

Middle East• Bahrain• Kuwait• Qatar• UAE• Yemen• Iraq Central America• NicaraguaAsia-Pacific• Myanmar

Africa• Ethiopia• Cote d’Ivoire• Morocco• NigeriaEurope• LuxembourgEastern Europe & Central Asia• Azerbaijan• Kyrgyzstan• Uzbekistan

Potential new Member States and AssociatesPotential new Member States and Associates

New members of the CIPMNew members of the CIPM

Following the retirements of Prof. Göbel, Dr Hengstberger and Dr Schwitz from

the International Committee of Weights and Measures (CIPM), three new members

have been provisionally elected (May 2013):

•Prof. Humberto Brandi (Director for Scientific and Industrial Metrology, INMETRO, Brazil),

•Dr Wynand Louw (Director, Technical Infrastructure Development, NMISA, South Africa)

•Prof. Joachim Ullrich (President, PTB, Germany)

Restatement of the BIPM Mission, Role and Restatement of the BIPM Mission, Role and ObjectivesObjectives

http://www.bipm.org/en/publications/mro/

Comment, debate and review by the CIPM and CC Presidents

Consensus Strategy published together with supporting documents

CIPM « Reflections » document including proposed strategic priorities for the CCs and the BIPM laboratory programme

CC Strategy Documents

Phase 1

Sept 2012 to

Mch 2013

Summary of CC strategy documents (drafted by BIPM)

Review of published NMI and national metrology strategies

(drafted by BIPM)

Timeline for Strategy DevelopmentTimeline for Strategy Development

Review, comment and consultation with NMI Directors and Member States representatives

Phase 2

April 2013 to

June 2013

Phase 3

July 2013 to

Oct 2013

Phase 1 documents made available to NMI Directors and MS Reps

Comments from NMI Directors and MS Reps

The BIPM consolidated planning processThe BIPM consolidated planning process

Issues and priorities to be addressed after the 25th CGPM?

BIPM Technical Strategy (When should the BIPM have

laboratory activities?)

The “Vision” The present and future priorities for metrology around the world

CC Strategies(including scientific and

operational issues)

CIPM MRA

BIPM Work Programme

(2016-19)

Question 2: Which of the activities of the

CCs need laboratory support from the

BIPM?

Question 1: Do the strategies for the CCs cover the highest priorities for

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Streamlining BIPM publications & websiteStreamlining BIPM publications & website

The 2012 CIPM Report, The Director’s Report and the Rapport Annuel sent as a single cohesive set.

Electronic copies available (except the RA) from the website several months earlier.

New: “BIPM Core Data 2012” – annual publication.

New: Mission, Role and Objectives – restatement .

“Compendium of main rules and practices applicable to the BIPM” on the website. It is accessible, together with the text of the Metre Convention, and other official texts from the “Metre Convention” .

The CIPM Publications page has been re-organised and includes the document “Criteria and Process for Election of CIPM Members” that was agreed at the meeting.

The Membership and Terms of Reference of each of the CIPM sub-committees and ad hoc groups has been published.

The information about CIPM Members has been re-organised.

The decisions from the last CIPM meeting are available (and available very soon after the meeting in both English and French) from the CIPM webpage.

We no longer waiting for translation before posting

concise CIPM Minutes clear decisions (on line immediately after each Session in English and French

Directors Report - more concise at (one third of the length of the 2010 report

Time to produce 24th CGPM report halved (c.f. 23rd)

CIPM publications

BIPM Core Data 2012

Members of the CIPM

Mission Role and Objectives

BIPM Compendium

Election to the CIPM

CIPM Sub-Committees and ad hoc Groups

CIPM decisions

Metrologia Metrologia

ScopeBIPM Journal (Editor Janet Miles), published by IOPP

Published 6 times per year, Metrologia covers the fundamentals of measurements, particularly those dealing with the seven base units of the International System of Units or proposals to replace them.

The journal also publishes papers that contribute to the solution of difficult measurement problems and improve the accuracy of derived units and constants that are of fundamental importance to physics.

Comparisons are published in the technical supplement

In addition to regular papers, the journal publishes review articles, issues devoted to single topics of timely interest and occasional conference proceedings. Letters to the Editor and Short Communications (generally three pages or less) are also considered.

Metrologia: - Highest ever impact factor (1.902)

- Hybrid Open Access introduced in early 2013

http://iopscience.iop.org/0026-1394/

World Metrology Day posterWorld Metrology Day poster

• The theme of World Metrology Day in 2013 is “Measurements in Daily Life”

• The 2013 WMD poster designed in cooperation with TÜBİTAK (UME)

• Information on national WMD activities post on the website (www.worldmetrology.org)

- Posters in 17 languages

- Events in 32 countries

- Many thousands of posters produced and distributed

- Highest hit and download ever

-171 000 hits in May 2013 c.f. 80 000 in May 2012

A joint BIPM BIML projectA joint BIPM BIML project

World Metrology Day posterWorld Metrology Day poster

RMO/RLMOs have taken the responsibility for the developments of the poster (in conjunction with BIPM and OIML). Internally the RMOs/RLMOs are free to decide which particular member takes on the task (for example the RMO may choose to run a competition etc.).

WMD poster will be posted on the website: http://www.worldmetrologyday.org/

WMD team (BIPM/BIML) contact details: http://www.worldmetrologyday.org/contacts.html

WMD poster for 2014 will be designed by APMP.

The likely topic for 2014 proposed by APMP is “Measurements helping solve global energy challenges”

World Metrology Day posterWorld Metrology Day poster

BIPM & OIML - RedefinitionBIPM & OIML - Redefinition

Contributing to the debate

Informing the community

BIPM & BIMLBIPM & BIML

Secure data exchange network between the BIML and the BIPM

BIPM & BIMLBIPM & BIML

• Two phase project– Step 1 (2013): A Virtual Private Network (VPN) has

been set up on the public INTERNET between the firewall gateways of the BIPM and the BIML.

• Designed for off-site backup for a small amount of BIML data

• Drawbacks:– It uses the BIPM and BIML Public Internet bandwidth.– It cannot be used for heavy data transfer – It cannot be used for services that require Quality of Service

(audio/video).

BIPM & BIMLBIPM & BIML

• Two phase project– Step 2 under consideration (2014): Using a

dedicated link between the BIPM and the BIML.• Designed for

– off-site backup for a larger amount of BIML data– Services that require Quality of Service (audio/video)

• Drawbacks:– Cost of installation plus monthly subscription– Increased workload for BIPM and BIML IT services

This option is still being explored!

Upcoming Meetings and EventsUpcoming Meetings and Events

22 & 25 October 2013 102nd meeting of the CIPM (Session II)

23 to 24 October 2013 Meeting of representatives of State Parties to the Metre Convention and of Directors of National Metrology Institutes

2014 (November) CGPM

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Thank you for your attentionThank you for your attention

Andy HensonAndy HensonDirector of International Liaison and Communications Department, BIPMDirector of International Liaison and Communications Department, BIPM

e-mail:e-mail: andy.henson@bipm.org 

48th meeting of CIML, Ho Chi Minh, October 2013