What is CIE-UK?
CIE-UK (the National
Illumination Committee of Great Britain) consists of the Board of Trustees
which comprises the Chairman, two Vice-Chairmen, the Honorary Treasurer and the
Honorary Secretary, and the Committee which currently includes representatives
of the member organisations as well as the individual members. The British CIE
Division representatives are also members of the Committee. The prime function
of the Committee is to establish the technical policy, to oversee the GB
activities in the CIE technical programme and to disseminate information to
members.
The
NIC keeps in close touch with developments throughout the world, both in
research and in practical applications, by personal contact as well as via the
issues of the CIE News and CIE Division Activity Reports. It also ensures that
the British contributions are made known and properly recognised in other
countries.
Membership
The
National Illumination Committee of Great Britain is supported by organisations
interested in or concerned with the design, development and use of light. These
include representatives of the lighting industry as well as universities,
independent consultants and architects representing professional bodies. There
are four levels of membership:
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Sponsoring
organisation |
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Co-operating
organisation |
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University
or college |
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Individual
member |
Members are able to purchase CIE publications at a
reduced rate.
Finance
The
CIE is supported financially by the National Illumination Committee of each member
country which contributes according to a Central Bureau allocation based on the
scale of assessments for the contribution of Member States of the United
Nations Organisation. Each NIC depends on contributions from supporting
organisations, income from the sale of published Technical Reports and
Standards and from the organisation of seminars.
As a Registered Charity
the main income of CIE-UK is derived from membership subscriptions. These are
set in order to meet the annual CIE Subvention which is the CIE-UK contribution
to the CIE worldwide operating expenses. In addition the CIE-UK has a
"1975 Fund" that is used to support specific activities relating to
the work of CIE.
Details of membership of
CIE-UK may be obtained from the Executive Secretary, Dr Mike Pointer.
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The CIE-UK is a
Registered Charity - Number 257185 - under the 1992 Charities Act. |