Late last year I may have contacted several of you personally as I spent
significant time researching the opportunity for an initiative toward
metrication that would have specific, measurable and achievable results.
Briefly, I concluded that what may be a necessary commitment would be to
select a target date for metrication in the US and direct ALL activities
related to that......2020.
Michael is to be commended for any initiative he takes to promote metrication in the US. I would like to take this opportunity to remind Michael and perhaps others on this list that the US Metric Association is an effective organization for promoting metrication. I would hope that he (and others on this list) are already members, but if not, please give that thoughtful consideration.
The officers of USMA are recognized at high levels in the legislative and executive branches of government. They are frequently helpful to those in power who have the ability to foster changes that are positive regarding metrication. In small part, the USMA members dues supports the officers' activities in this activity. That alone makes USMA worthy of our support through our dues as members.
But other activities of USMA are also of value. The newsletter, Metric Today, is alone worth the cost of membership, in my opinion. This very email list on which we are sharing ideas is another effort of USMA. The extensive metric files of USMA are frequently used to assist businesses, teachers, and others who need information about what is happening and how to move forward with metrication. And individual members do countless things that spread the word and encourage metric use.
All of us would hope to see more rapid metrication but much of the progress that has been made can be attributed to the efforts of USMA and its members.
So, Michael (and others), I urge you to consider joining the USMA as one of the important and effective ways of promoting metrication.
Regards, Bill Hooper Fernandina Beach, Florida, USA
