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Report of the 88th National Conference on Weights and Measures
Published
Author(s)
Linda D. Crown, K M. Dresser, Steven E. Cook, Juana S. Williams, R C. Suiter, L T. Sebring, H V. Oppermann
Abstract
The 88th Annual Meeting of the National Conference on Weights and Measures (NCWM) was held July 13 through 17, 2003, at the John Ascuaga s Nugget Hotel in Sparks, NV. The theme of the meeting was, Moving Strategically into the Future. Reports by the NCWM Board of Directors, Standing Committees, and Special Purpose Committees constitute the major portion of this publication, along with the addresses delivered by Conference officials and other authorities from government and industry.Special meetings included those of the Scale Manufacturers Association, Meter Manufacturers Association, Gasoline Pump Manufacturers Association, American Petroleum Institute, National Association of State Departments of Agriculture, the Industry Committee on Packaging and Labeling, Associate Membership Committee, and Metrology Subcommittee.
laws and regulations, legal metrology, meters, scales, specifications and tolerances, training, type evaluation, uniform laws, weights and measures
Citation
Crown, L.
, Dresser, K.
, Cook, S.
, Williams, J.
, Suiter, R.
, Sebring, L.
and Oppermann, H.
(2003),
Report of the 88th National Conference on Weights and Measures, Special Publication (NIST SP), National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, [online], https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.sp.1009
(Accessed October 11, 2025)