General Conference on Weights and Measure

governing body of the BIPM made up of delegates from member states
Organization intergovernmental_organization Q215650
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General Conference on Weights and Measure

Summary

General Conference on Weights and Measure is an intergovernmental organization[1]. It draws 421 Wikipedia views per month (intergovernmental_organization category, ranking #37 of 138).[2]

Key Facts

  • General Conference on Weights and Measure's instance of is recorded as intergovernmental organization[3].
  • General Conference on Weights and Measure's headquarters location is recorded as Grand Paris[4].
  • General Conference on Weights and Measure is part of International Bureau of Weights and Measures[5].
  • September 21, 1889 marks the founding of General Conference on Weights and Measure[6].
  • General Conference on Weights and Measure's official website is recorded as https://www.bipm.org/[7].
  • General Conference on Weights and Measure's official website is recorded as https://www.bipm.org/fr/[8].
  • General Conference on Weights and Measure's applies to jurisdiction is recorded as worldwide[9].
  • General Conference on Weights and Measure's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'CGPM'}[10].
  • General Conference on Weights and Measure's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'CGPM'}[11].

Body

Founding

September 21, 1889 marks the founding of General Conference on Weights and Measure[6].

Identity

General Conference on Weights and Measure is part of International Bureau of Weights and Measures[5]. Short names include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'CGPM'}[10] and {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'CGPM'}[11].

Operations

General Conference on Weights and Measure's headquarters location is recorded as Grand Paris[4].

Why It Matters

General Conference on Weights and Measure draws 421 Wikipedia views per month (intergovernmental_organization category, ranking #37 of 138).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] It is known by 51 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . bipm.org. bipm.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . bipm.org. bipm.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . bipm.org. bipm.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . bipm.org. bipm.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [12] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [13] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Applies to jurisdiction worldwide
    Part of International Bureau of Weights and Measures
    Official website https://www.bipm.org/, https://www.bipm.org/fr/
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