Forwarded NIST announcement. In case we have any members in the Washington DC area who would like to attend.
NIST Metric Program Presents: Metrication in Australia - What We Did Right WHEN: Thursday, July 26, 2007 at 1:30 p.m. WHERE: TS Conference Room, Bldg 222, B-161 Australian metrication specialist, Pat Naughtin, will speak about successful metrication strategies used in Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa across many trades, crafts, and professions. Mr. Naughtin will describe which methods worked, while referring to the costs that Australians saved and are still saving every day through their successful metric transition. Mr. Naughtin will also comment, as an outside observer, on the metrication programs of Canada, the UK, and the USA and explore the question: How can people in the USA profit from Australia's metrication experience? At this meeting, you will have an opportunity to ask your own questions about metrication and the metric system from a recognized international specialist. Pat Naughtin has studied metrication since he was directly involved with the successful metrication of the Australian building industry in 1972 and has gone on to work on metrication matters in various other industries. NIST CONTACT: Elizabeth Gentry, Weights and Measures Division, Laws and Metric Group (301) 975-3690 or [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> VISITOR REGISTRATION: Because of heightened security at the NIST Gaithersburg site, members of the public who wish to attend lectures must first register in advance. Please call or e-mail the Elizabeth Gentry regarding this event if you would like to attend. Elizabeth J. Gentry National Institute of Standards and Technology Weights and Measures Division Laws and Metric Group 100 Bureau Drive Stop 2600 Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899-2600 301-975-3690 Fax: 301-975-8091 http://www.nist.gov/metric
