Metre Convention
The Metre Convention (or Convention ofMetre)1875an international treaty that established whatnow known asSI system. It was revised at6th CGPM1921. In 1960systemunitsestablished was renamedSI systemunits.
The Convention created three main organizations:
- Conférence Générale des Poids et Mesures (CGPM) -meeting every foursix yearsdelegates from all member states;
- Bureau International des Poids et Mesures (BIPM) - an international metrology centre at SèvresFrance; and
- Comité International des Poids et Mesures (CIPM) - an administrative committee that meets annually atBIPM.
