So the argument for a recommended practical daylight source for spectrophotometers may have become redundant. TC 1-17 Hue and Lightness Dependence Correction to Industrial Colour Difference Evaluation will work towards a revision of CIE94. It is not yet clear that a single formula is a practical possibility. Publication 15.2, Colorimetry is to be updated quickly to a new document 15.3. Four new committees were established at the Baltimore meeting.
Further details have yet to be received.
The meeting was very successful, with a total attendance of 47, including 13 country representatives. Five new Technical Committees were established. The other 3 new Technical Committees related to W radiometers, spectral responsivity measurements and the photometry of flashing lights. There was some discussion at the Division 2 meeting regarding how to improve the links with Division 1, which seem to have become less strong over recent years. As aresult, it was suggested that the two Divisions should hold a joint meeting at NPL in 2000, in conjunction with a planned conference on 'Colour' as part of NPL's centenary celebrations.