Year - 1998

January 22nd-23rd
Gaithersburg, USA

Resolution CR 1/98
To send the version of the VIM prepared by Peru to all countries, requesting to identify differences with their own version if available.
Action: Steve Carpenter.
Resolution CR 2/98
To respond positively to the invitation of the Director of the BIPM, Dr. Terry Quinn, to participate in the inauguration meeting of the JCRB.
Resolution CR 3/98
To develop a procedure to manage comparisons.
Action: Steve Carpenter
Resolution CR 4/98
To aprove the calendar of Council Meetings for 1998.
April 16-17, Uruguay
July 19-23, Albuquerque, NM (NCSL Meeting)
November 19-20, Dominican Republic

April 24-25
Montevideo, Uruguay

Resolution CR 5/98
To aprove the proposed changes to the Statutes, and send an updated version to members and observers.
Action: Ismael Castelazo
Resolution CR 6/98
To aprove the proposal of the Chairman of the Technical Comittee on the financial support for participation in comparisons.
The suport will be limited to airfare for transport of artifacts or meetings.
Resolution CR 7/98
To aprove the report of the Chairman of the Professional Development Comittee.
Resolution CR 8/98
To review the budget proposal, to insure that coordination activities are not duplicated, and after the Technical Commitee receives the specific proposals for comparisons.
Action: Regional Coordinators and Permanent Commitees Chairmen.
Resolution CR 8/98
To address a copy of the draft of the Rules of Procedure to all SIM members.
Action: Luis Mussio
Resolution CR 9/98
To provide a list of OAS National Liaison Officers for science and technology in each country, and to encourage directors of NMIs to contact and obtain additional support and resources for metrology activities.
Action: Oscar Harasic
Resolution CR 10/98
To put in the agenda of the next General Assembly meeting the proposal of S. Carpenter about holding General Assemblies meetings every year instead of every two years.
Resolution CR 11/98
To hold the next Council meeting in Albuquerque, New Mexico, during the NCSL conference.
Action: Steve Carpenter.

July 19th-20th
Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA

Resolution CR 12/98
To aprove the report of the TC Chair, Steve Carpenter
Resolution CR 13/98
To create a WG in Legal Metrology.
Action: Steve Carpenter.
Resolution CR 14/98
To consider legal metrology activities in the 1999 budget.
The WG shall prepare budget proposals and submit them to the TC.
Resolution CR 15/98
To send a letter to the members of the Legal Metrology WG, explaining the task of the group and the budget available for the meeting.
Action: Steve Carpenter.
Resolution CR 16/98
To aprove the term of three years for the Chairs of the Technical and the Professional Development Commitee.
Resolution CR 17/98
To aprove the proposed Agenda for the 4th General Assembly meeting.
Resolution CR 18/98
To form a Steering comitte to workout a proposal to modify the SIM Statute.
Action: Hratch Semerjian (Chair); Luis Mussio; Ismael Castelazo

December 2nd -4th
Gaithersburg, USA

Resolution CR 19/98
B Strategic Planning Resolution
The SIM Council resolves to commit the President and the Executive Secretary to organize the Strategic Planning meeting during the days of March 22 to March 24 1999 at Washington DC. The participants of the Strategic Planning meeting will be:
Members of the present Council
Members of the former Council
Chairmen of the permanent Committees
Representative of SIM to the JCRB
Two representatives from each region, designated by Regional Coordinators.
The Council encourages Member Institutions to cover the travel and related expenses of participants.
Resolution 20/98
B Launching of SIMNet
The Council of the Interamerican Metrology System (SIM) recognizes the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) for its pioneering effort in the development and launching of the SIMNet, an internet-based pilot project which will enable National Metrology Institutes throughout the Americas to work more closely together. This unique effort will certainly speed up and develop greater confidence in the measuring systems of all SIM nations, thereby fulfilling a cardinal requirement for the establishment of the Free Trade Area of the Americas. SIM Council acknowledges this comprehensive initiative which provides not only development but also the training of experts for the eleven selected participating countries and donation of state-of-the-art equipment to make this ambitious Metrology dream a reality.