International Commission on Illumination
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, which was founded in 1900, and is today based in Vienna, Austria. Organization. The CIE has six active divisions, each of which establishes technical committees to carry out its program: Two divisions are no longer active: The President of the CIE from 2019 is Dr Peter Blattner from Switzerland.