President of Consultative Committee for Electricity and Magnetism (CCEM), Dr. Gert Rietveld from VSL, the Netherlands’ national metrology institute, visited NMIJ on 23th April 2018, and had a lab-tour focused on research activities related to the quantum electrical standards.
Dr. Rietveld also attended the 14th International Metrology Symposium titled “A new age in base metrology units - Redefinition of the ampere and the prospect for future, which was held at Japan Electric Meters Inspection Corporation (JEMIC) in Minato-Ku, Tokyo on 25th April 2018. As an invited speaker, he gave a keynote lecture "Impact of the SI Redefinition on electrical metrology”.