International Bureau of Weights and Measures

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The Bureau International des Poids et Mesures (International Bureau for Weights and Measures, or BIPM) is one of the three organizations established to maintain the SI system under the terms of the Metre Convention.

The others are

• the Conf�rence G�n�rale des Poids et Mesures (CGPM) and
• the Comit� International des Poids et Mesures (CIPM).

External links:

• http://www.bipm.fr and http://www.bipm.org

References

• Adapted from the Wikipedia article, "Bureau International des Poids et Mesures" http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bureau_International_des_Poids_et_Mesures August 15, 2003