Abbreviation | CIE |
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Formation | 1913 |
Type | INGO |
Location |
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Region served
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Worldwide |
Official language
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English, French |
President
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Yoshihiro Ohno USA |
Website | CIE Official website |
The International Commission on Illumination (usually abbreviated CIE for its French name, Commission internationale de l'éclairage) is the international authority on light, illumination, colour, and colour spaces. It was established in 1913 as a successor to the Commission Internationale de Photométrie and is today based in Vienna, Austria. The President from 2015 is Yoshihiro Ohno from the US.
The CIE has eight divisions, each of which establishes technical committees to carry out its program under the supervision of the division's director: