Jim, Thanks for the information on new more-precise definitions of SI Units.
I hope to be still living in 2019! Gene. On Dec 22, 2014, at 11:53 AM, James <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear friends, > > Barry Taylor (NIST) has just now sent me some very useful information on the > roadmap to be followed in order to put the new SI in place at the 2018 CGPM > meeting. > > Go to http://www.bipm.org/en/about-us/ and scroll down in the News column on > the right hand side until you reach the item > http://www.bipm.org/en/news/full-stories/si-roadmap.html > Opening that produces a short brief including a link to a three-page > Presentation: > http://www.bipm.org/utils/common/pdf/SI-roadmap.pdf#page=3 > The last slide shows a roadmap that details the tightly knit steps to be > undertake to implement the new SI definitions. Following that, a new SI > brochure will be produced. My guess is that the new brochure will come out in > 2019. > > Happy Hanukkah and Merry Christmas to all. May our new year be a more > peaceful one, at home and abroad. > > Jim Frysinger >
