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PUBLICATIONS

Report of the 97th National Conference on Weights and Measures (2012)

Published

Author(s)

Linda D. Crown, Tina G. Butcher, Richard A. Harshman, David A. Sefcik, Lisa Warfield

Abstract

The 97th Annual Meeting of the National Conference on Weights and Measures (NCWM) was held July 15 through 19, 2012, at the Holiday Inn by the Bay, Portland, Maine. The theme of the meeting was "Taking Measure of Our Worth." 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, Packinging and Labeling Subcommittee, Task Group on Printer Ink and Toner Cartridges, Fuels and Lubricants Subcommittee, and Associate Membership Committee.
Citation
Special Publication (NIST SP) - 1160
Report Number
1160
NIST Pub Series
Special Publication (NIST SP)
Pub Type
NIST Pubs

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https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.sp.1160

Keywords

scales, meters, weights, type evaluation, laws and regulations, training, weights and measures
Metrology and Weights and measures

Citation

Crown, L. , Butcher, T. , Harshman, R. , Sefcik, D. and Warfield, L. (2014), Report of the 97th National Conference on Weights and Measures (2012), Special Publication (NIST SP), National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, [online], https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.sp.1160 (Accessed October 10, 2025)

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Created May 30, 2014, Updated November 10, 2018
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