I'm wondering if we could create a power-point presentation or youtube video on the importance and ease of metric-only labeling.
By the way, every school I have ever worked in all the science teachers have used metric only. It is just the math teachers that seem to see metric as a set of conversion problems and not a set of " learning the think metric" problems.
Mark
----- Original Message -----
From: Metric Rules Info <[email protected]>
Date: Monday, March 11, 2013 3:52 pm
Subject: [USMA:52496] Re: Metric-only label meeting in Washington, DC --- help needed
To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]>
Cc: 'Robin Paice' <[email protected]>
>
Hello All:
I just heard from NIST. I asked about their participation in the EU-US High Level Working Group on Jobs and Growth.
NIST Response:
“We anticipate that the EU-US working group will focus on the stakeholder topics from a broad-high level perspective, according to the published agenda (http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/policies/international/cooperating-governments/usa/jobs-growth/files/agenda-stakeholders-hlrc-10-04-2013_en.pdf). At this time, we do not anticipate that metric labeling will be raised. Only one trade association has brought up packaging and labeling in general.
The NIST Metric Program would not become involved in the process unless a question regarding metric labeling occurs and a formal request for information is made by the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) and Department of Commerce.”
I asked which trade association had brought it up and what was their position- “It’s an EU trade association - I do not know if they have a position on metric labeling.”
Any other suggestions?
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected]
> Sent: Sunday, March 10, 2013 11:38 PM
> To: U.S. Metric Association
> Cc: Robin Paice
> Subject: [USMA:52486] Re: Metric-only label meeting in Washington, DC --- help needed
Ah, I forgot to add Robin Paice on the cc line.
>
> Please respond with Reply All so Robin is included in your response (to the email I sent below).
>
> Thanks again!
> Ezra
From: "ezra steinberg" <[email protected]>
> To: "USMA" <[email protected]>
> Sent: Sunday, March 10, 2013 9:36:10 PM
> Subject: Metric-only label meeting in Washington, DC --- help needed
Anyone on this list able to help out with this request from the UKMA? (This message was sent today to the UKMA mailing list.)
>
> thanks,
> Ezra
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>
> Dear Colleagues:
>
> I am writing as a matter of urgency to draw your attention to a meeting in Washington DC, where it would be very helpful if the case for metric-only labelling could be presented as part of the removal of regulatory barriers issue. The details are at the bottom of the web page referenced below. It may be too late to get a hearing, but it may still be worth a try.
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> http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/policies/international/cooperating-governments/usa/jobs-growth/index_en.htm
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> If any of you know anybody within range of DC who could attend, perhaps they could be alerted? I would like to think that NIST also have it covered, but it may be worth inquiring.
>
> Looking further ahead, I would suggest that you keep this issue on your radar. I hope there will be other opportunities to ensure that the issue is addressed.
>
> Robin Paice
> Chairman, UK Metric Association
