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event 2026-07-31

Recording Available: Introducing the SI Reference Point (SIRP)

Watch the recording of the CIPM FORUM-MD and BIPM webinar introducing the SI Reference Point (SIRP), exploring how it provides a machine-actionable knowledge model of the SI Brochure for digital metrology.

#BIPM #SI #webinar #SIRP #interoperability

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announcement 2026-06-18

First Stable Version of the SI Reference Point Released

Version 1.0.0 of the SI Reference Point has been officially released by the BIPM as part of the SI Digital Framework, establishing a machine-readable digital representation of the SI Brochure.

#SI #BIPM #interoperability

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announcement 2025-10-28

DRUM Task Group Approved for 2025–2027 Term

The 34th CODATA General Assembly officially approved the renewal of the Digital Representation of Units of Measurement (DRUM) Task Group for the upcoming two-year term.

#CODATA #General Assembly

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event 2025-06-15

DRUM Session at SciDataCon 2025

DRUM hosted a panel discussion on 'FAIR Units of Measurement: Successes and Roadblocks' at SciDataCon 2025, bringing together representatives from multiple scientific unions.

#conference #interoperability

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publication 2022-05-18

Nature Commentary Advocates for Machine-Readable Units

The DRUM task group published an editorial comment in Nature outlining the critical importance of digital units to prevent data squandering.

#Nature #Publication

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