**Board of Directors**

**Interim Agenda**

Judy Cardin

Regulation & Safety Section Chief, Trade and Consumer Products

Wisconsin Department of Agriculture

Reference

Key Number

### INTRODUCTION

The Board will hold its quarterly Board of Directors meeting on
Saturday, January 28, 2008, and continue that meeting during work
periods throughout the remainder of the Interim Meetings. Except when
posted, all meetings are open to the membership. The Board of Directors
and NTEP Committee will hold open hearings at the Interim Meeting and
members will be invited to engage in dialogue with the Board on issues
the Board and NTEP Committee have on their agenda. The Board of
Directors is currently working on the following issues: membership and
meeting attendance, Marketplace Surveys, Automatic Temperature
Compensation, website issues, International Organizations on Legal
Metrology (OIML), the OIML Mutual Acceptance Arrangement (MAA) the
Canadian Forum on Trade Measurement (CFTM), the Asia-Pacific Legal
Metrology Form (APLMF), and U.S. National Work Groups.

**Table A**

**Table of Contents**

**Subject Page**

[**INTRODUCTION** 1](#introduction)

[1. NCWM Automatic Temperature Compensation Steering Committee
2](#ncwm-automatic-temperature-compensation-steering-committee)

[2. Marketplace Surveys Update 2](#marketplace-surveys-update)

[3. Membership and Meeting Attendance
2](#membership-and-meeting-attendance)

[4. Newsletter & Website 2](#newsletter-website)

[5. Meetings Update 2](#meetings-update)

[6. Participation in International Standard Setting
3](#participation-in-international-standard-setting)

[7. Efficiency and Effectiveness 3](#efficiency-and-effectiveness)

[8. Bylaws Amendment: Article IX, Section 2 -- Standing Committees
3](#bylaws-amendment-article-ix-section-2-standing-committees)

**Table B**

**Appendices**

**Appendix Title Page**

[A Report on the Activities of the International Organization of Legal
Metrology (OIML) and Regional Legal Metrology Organizations
A1](#AppendixA)

[B Interim Agenda of the Associate Membership Committee (AMC)
B1](#AppendixB)

**Details of all Items**

**(In order by Reference Key Number)**

### NCWM Automatic Temperature Compensation Steering Committee

> The Board will review the recent activities of the ATC Steering
> Committee. In addition, they will be reviewing future Steering
> Committee activities and related NCWM work on this issue.

### Marketplace Surveys Update

> The Board will begin planning the next Marketplace survey during the
> Interim meeting.

### Membership and Meeting Attendance

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  **NCWM                                                                                 
  Membership                                                                             
  Report**                                                                               

                 **10/29/07**   **10/1/06**   **10/18/05**   **10/1/04**   **10/1/03**   **10/1/02**

  Associate      **(161) 771**  \(156\) 736   \(124\) 751    713           712           801

  Foreign Assc   **(8) 50**     \(18\) 44     \(8\) 43       41            29            25

  Federal Gov\'t **(1) 9**      \(5\) 9       \(3\) 13       12            17            23

  NIST           **(2) 14**     \(1\) 14      11             11            18            16

  State Gov\'t   **(207) 684**  \(224\) 620   \(113\) 765    637           613           774

  Local Gov\'t   **(67) 537**   \(76\) 512    \(82\) 434     417           450           504

  Int'l Gov\'t   **(10) 22**    \(7\) 28      \(13\) 21      20            15            13

  Retired        **220**        227           \(5\) 220      222           229           230

                                                                                         

  **Total**      **(456) 2307** \(487\) 2190  \(348\) 2258   2097          2083          2386

  (Memberships                                                                           
  not renewed as                                                                         
  of date at top                                                                         
  of column)                                                                             
  -------------- -------------- ------------- -------------- ------------- ------------- -------------

> We have contacted stakeholders regarding the ATC and moisture loss
> issues to maximize membership and attendance. The BOD asks that
> members contact stakeholders in their jurisdictions to encourage
> attendance and membership.

### Newsletter & Website

> Steven Grabski has agreed to serve as Subcommittee Chair for the
> newsletter and website. The committee is charged with continuing to
> improve and monitor the content of the newsletter and website. Steve
> is soliciting comments from the membership.

### Meetings Update

> *Interim Meetings*
>
> January 27 - 30, 2008 Hyatt Regency Albuquerque, Albuquerque, New
> Mexico
>
> January 11 - 14, 2009 Hilton Daytona Beach Hotel, Daytona Beach,
> Florida
>
> *Annual Meetings*
>
> July 13 - 17, 2008 Sheraton Burlington Hotel & Conference Center,
> Burlington, Vermont
>
> July 12 - 16, 2009 Marriott Plaza Hotel, San Antonio, Texas
>
> July 11 - 15, 2010 Crowne Plaza St. Paul Hotel, St. Paul, Minnesota

### Participation in International Standard Setting

> Chuck Ehrlich and other NIST Weights and Measures Division (WMD) staff
> will brief the NCWM Board and NCWM Members on key activities of OIML
> and regional legal metrology organizations (see Appendix A).

### Efficiency and Effectiveness

> The Board is examining cost efficiency measures to control meeting and
> administrative costs. We welcome member feedback on this topic and any
> ideas to increase the effectiveness of the Conference.

### Bylaws Amendment: Article IX, Section 2 -- Standing Committees

> The Board of Directors may create and disband standing committees in
> the best interests of the Corporation. As referenced in Article IX,
> Section 1, the Chairman makes appointments to the several special
> purpose committees. The current standing committees are:

Committee on Specifications and Tolerances;

Committee on Laws and Regulations; and

> Professional Development Committee (formerly, Committee on
> Administration and Public Affairs)

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Judy Cardin, Wisconsin, NCWM Chairman

Jack Kane, Montana, Chairman-Elect

Don Onwiler, Nebraska, NTEP Chairman

Will Wotthlie, Maryland, Treasurer

Charles Carroll, Massachusetts, Northeastern Regional Representative

Steven Malone, Nebraska, Central Regional Representative

Randy Jennings, Tennessee, Southern Regional Representative

Steven Grabski, Nevada, Western Regional Representative

Christopher Guay, Procter & Gamble, At-Large

Tim Tyson, Kansas, At-Large

Robert Murnane, Seraphine Test Measure

Beth W. Palys, CAE, NCWM Headquarters

Carol Hockert, Chief, Weights and Measures Division

**Board of Directors**

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