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One key activity of the CIE is the publication of technical and scientific work in the form of Technical Reports (TRs), International Standards (ISs) or Technical Notes (TNs). CIE TRs and ISs are the result of the work of CIE Technical Committees (TCs), in the case of ISs these are often further developed as dual logo standards with the ISO or IEC. CIE TRs and ISs are available for purchase via the CIE Webshop.

CIE Technical Notes are also developed by CIE TCs but can also be the result of the work of a CIE Reportership. These TNs are concise technical papers summarizing information of fundamental importance to CIE members and stakeholders. The CIE TNs are open source and are made freely available for download from the CIE website.

In addition to the publication of work from CIE TCs and Reporterships the CIE Board of Administration (BA) will from time to time issue CIE Position Statements (PSs) in response to significant questions or comments from external parties on matters of strong interest to the CIE. PSs, like TNs, are also freely available from the CIE website.

CIE also publishes proceedings from its conferences and symposia, the abstract booklets associated with these proceedings are downloadable for free from the CIE website. The proceedings themeselves are available for purchase from the CIE Webshop both as complete proceedings and in some cases individual papers are availalbe.

Publications of a specific type, or from a specific Division or on a topic (nominated by keywords of your choice) can be found using the search tool below. More about the content of a particular CIE publication can be found by consulting the abstract or press release of the publication by clicking on the relevant publication number. In addition, an up-to-date list of currently available CIE publications and their prices are given in the CIE Pricelist.

Persons and/or organizations interested in ordering CIE Publications can do so by following the link to the CIE Webshop.

Purchasers of CIE publications should be aware that they would qualify for a 66,7 % discount on the price of CIE publications if they are a member of their country's National Committee of the CIE. In this case they should first obtain their country´s membership code from their National Committee before going to the CIE Webshop, as they will need this code in order to obtain the 66,7 % discount.