World Metrology Day is celebrated globally on May 20. The theme for World Metrology Day 2021 is Measurement for Health.
This theme was chosen to create awareness of the important role measurement plays in health, and thus in the wellbeing of every one of us.
Join IAS Calibration Program Manager for a free 90-minute webinar introduction to the basic principles of metrology, the science of measurement. It will provide a brief history of metrology and its importance for science and engineering as well as global trade. Basic metrological concepts such as calibration, measurement uncertainty and metrological traceability will be explained. The webinar will also discuss how accreditation to international standards ensures high confidence in the validity of test and calibration results.
May 20th, 2021 – 10am – 11:30am (Pacific Time). Register here.
World Metrology Day is an annual celebration of the signature of the Metre Convention on 20 May 1875 by representatives of seventeen nations. The Convention set the framework for global collaboration in the science of measurement and in its industrial, commercial and societal applications. The original aim of the Metre Convention – the world-wide uniformity of measurement – remains as important today as it was in 1875.
Metrology, the science of measurement, plays a central role in scientific discovery and innovation, industrial manufacturing and international trade, in improving the quality of life and in protecting the global environment.
IAS is a globally recognized accreditation body with accreditation programs for calibration laboratories, testing laboratories and medical laboratories.
The World Metrology Day project is realized jointly by the BIPM and the OIML.
