On 2007 07 25 1:57 PM, "Remek Kocz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Great presentation. I really enjoyed seeing Pat speak, finally having a > chance to meet the man who is a bit of a celebrity among us. Pat drove home a > number of good points, with some excellent examples of how social pressure can > affect the usage of metric. It was a pleasure to be able to talk to Pat and > Stephen. All well worth the drive from the US. > > Remek Dear Remek, Thanks for your support. I appreciate your kind remarks. I enjoyed meeting you in Toronto and also all of the others who I only know from the internet what an enthusiastic group of metrication supporters. I am in Washington and looking forward to speaking at NIST tomorrow. Others can find the details at http://lamar.colostate.edu/~hillger/#naughtin Cheers, Pat Naughtin PO Box 305 Belmont 3216 Geelong, Australia 61 3 5241 2008 Pat Naughtin is manager of http://www.metricationmatters.com an internet website that focuses on the many issues, methods and processes that individuals, groups, companies, and nations use when upgrading to the metric system. Contact Pat Naughtin at [EMAIL PROTECTED] > On 7/21/07, Stephen Gallagher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> Another talk by Pat Naughtin, Metrication Specialist from Australia, who is >>> on a world tour. This talk is sponsored by the Canadian Metric Association >>> (CMA), to be held on July 20 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada in case any >>> listserver subscribers are close enough to be able to attend. >> I was able to attend Pat's presentation last night at the University of >> Toronto. I wish that there had been more attendees, but it was a Friday >> night, during our short Canadian summer, so I can understand why some people >> might have had other activities that they wanted to do. >> >> Remek was also there, and it nice to put a face to the name. >> >> It still was a nice presentation about what Australia did right in >> metricating, and how they did it. >> >> Thanks Pat. >> >> Stephen Gallagher >> Toronto >> >
