Report of the National Conference on Weights and Measures (75th). Held inWashington, DC. on July 9-13, 1990

摘要

The 75th Annual Meeting of the National Conference on Weights and Measures (NCWM)was held during the week of July 9 through 13, 1990. The theme of the meeting was 'Progress Through Consensus Among Consumers, Regulators, and Industry.' In the authors address to the delegates, Chairman Fred Gerk of New Mexico reflected on the progress made by the NCWM in the past year. In the address, Conference President John Lyons, Director, National Institute of Standards and Technology, provided a history of the founding of the National Bureau of Standards and the NCWM. In a keynote address, Congressman Tim Valentine noted the challenges to be met by the NCWM in the future. The Conference set standards for equipment and sales practices in the area of cash/credit pricing of retail motor fuel and compressed gas cylinders. Progress in training program development and standards for moisture loss were also reported upon. Special meetings included those of the Metrologists, the Associate Membership Committee, the Retired Officials Committee, the Scale Manufacturers' Association, the American Petroleum Institute, the Industry Committee on Packaging and Labeling, the State regional weights and measures associations, and the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture Weights and Measures Division. Reports by the standing and annual committees of the Conference comprise the major portion of the publication, along with the addresses delivered by Conference officials and other authorities from government and industry.