About us - BIPM (original) (raw)

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What is the BIPM? part 1

The BIPM is...

• the international organization established by the Metre Convention in 1875, 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).