World_Metrology_Day

World Metrology Day

World Metrology Day

Annual celebration of SI units

Not to be confused with World Meteorology Day.

World Metrology Day is an event occurring on 20 May celebrating the International System of Units. The date is the anniversary of the signing of the Metre Convention in 1875.[1] Metrology is the study of measurement. The World Metrology Day project is currently realized jointly by the BIPM and the OIML.

2019

The 2019 Metrology Day is when the changes to the International System that were decided on in 2018 come into effect,[2] among them the replacement of the international prototype of the kilogram with a redefinition based on the Planck Constant.

2023

World Metrology Day adopted as one of UNESCO international days.[3]

See also

2019 redefinition of SI base units

References

  1. [1]
    "Australia's measurement system". 20 May 2019.
  2. [2]
    "Revamped SI measurement system approved". Physics Today. 2018. doi:10.1063/PT.6.2.20181116a. S2CID 239775130.
  3. [3]
    https://www.bipm.org/en/-/2023-11-21-wmd-unesco-adoption World Metrology Day formally endorsed by UNESCO


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