Conrad Centennial International
Singapore
4 & 5 Dec 2003

1. Welcome and Opening

2. Adoption of Agenda

3. Adoption of Minutes of the 18th General Assembly in Hanoi

4. Matters arising from the 18th General Assembly not covered in this Agenda

5. Chairperson’s report
    5.1 Activities for the year
    5.2 Report on the APMP Executive Committee
    5.3 Reports on JCRB meetings

6. Hand-over of Chairperson

7. Report from the Secretariat
    7.1 Activities for the year
    7.2 Update on membership
    7.3 APMP MOU
    7.4 Report on 1st TC Chairs meeting
    7.5 Report on 2003 NCSLI Conference and Exhibition
    7.6 APMP website

8. Financial report from the Treasurer
    8.1 Financial report for the period 1 October 2002 ? 31 September 2003
    8.2 Budget and fees for 2003/2004
    8.3 New APMP account in Singapore

9. Report from Awards Advisory Committee
    9.1 4th APMP Award
    9.2 Iizuka Prize 2003

10. Report from Developing Economies Committee
    10.1 Activities for the year
    10.2 Special needs of DENs
    10.3 Comparison of measurement standards between DENs

11. Metre Convention
    11.1 Report on NMI Director’s meeting October 2003
    11.2 Report on the 22nd CGPM
    11.3 Report from BIPM and the CIPM


Day 1: Thursday, 4 December 2003 ( 13:30 - 17:00 )

12. Global MRA
    12.1 Present status of CMC reviews
    12.2 Update on APMP data in Appendix B of KCDB
    12.3 Reappraisal of CMCs
    12.4 Actions for end of transition period

13. Reports from the Technical Committees and ad-hoc Working Groups covering:
    13.1 Activities for the year
    13.2 Status of comparisons programmes
    13.3 Projects

14. Liaison with other SRBs and APEC SCSC
    14.1 Reports from SRBs
    14.2 Report from SCSC
    14.3 APEC funding policy and guidelines
    14.4 APMP projects funded under APEC-TILF fund
    - APMP/SIM Joint Workshop on Quality System

Day 2: Friday, 5 December 2003 ( 9:00 - 12:30 ) (1)

15. Review and Election of Executive Committee Members and TC Chairs

16. Date and venue of 21st General Assembly 2005

17. Reports from other RMOs

18. Strategic Planing Session
    18.1 NMIs’ response to SARS
    18.2 APMP strategy and follow-up for the Global MRA
    18.3 Special needs of APMP members
    18.4 New projects and new work items

Day 2: Friday, 5 December 2003 ( 13:30 - 17:00 )

19. Laboratory reports from member economies

20. Other business

21. Presentation by NIM China for the 20th General Assembly in Beijing

22. Closing