CIE
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The International Commission on Illumination (CIE, from its French title Commission Internationale de l'Eclairage) is an independent, non-profit organisation for worldwide cooperation on light and lighting, colour and vision, photobiology and image technology. Founded in 1913 as the successor to the International Commission on Photometry and based in Vienna, it is recognised by ISO and IEC as an international standardisation body. It publishes CIE International Standards, Technical Reports and the International Lighting Vocabulary, with its technical work organised in six Divisions.
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- Babenbergerstrasse 9/9A1010 ViennaAustria
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- +43 1 714 3187
Latest CIE News
Human-Centric Lighting
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Testing
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Awards
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CIE Waldram Gold Pin Awardee 2023: Naomi Miller
Organizations
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Novel Coronavirus: Impact on the 5th CIE Expert Symposium on Color and Visual Appearance
Testing
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CIE Announces Availability of New Documentation: Test Method for OLED Luminaires and OLED Light Sources
Testing
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New CIE Technical Report: Optical Measurement of LED Modules and Light Engines
Human-Centric Lighting
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CIE Publishes Position Statement on the Blue Light Hazard
