Chairman's Address to the 85th Annual Meeting 2000

摘要

It has been my privilege to serve as your Chairman for the past year. As you know, we have faced many challenges since last July, and I believe the Board of Directors has done a commendable job in meeting the challenges that have come before them. At this point, I might add that our task has been made easier because of the support given to us by our NCWM staff, our industry members, and the technical staff at the Office of Weights and Measures (OWM); it has been greatly appreciated. One of my goals as Conference Chairman was to reorganize and rewrite the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Handbook 44. With the leadership of Ron Murdock, specific recommendations are being made by his committee for the reorganization. These recommendations will be open for discussion and comment. However, the greatest challenge, which is to rewrite H-44 so that it can be better understood by its users, is yet to come. Based on the comments that I have received from weights and measures officials, industry, and service technicians, this must remain a high priority project.