General Conference Information

###### Introduction

This document contains the Board of Directors and Standing Committee
agendas for the **Interim Meeting of the National Conference on Weights
and Measures, Inc.,** (NCWM) scheduled for January 27 - 30, 2008, at the
Hyatt Regency Albuquerque, Albuquerque, New Mexico. To reserve a room,
call the hotel directly at (800) 233-1234 or (505) 842-1234 and ask for
the National Conference on Weights and Measures meeting rate of \$107
single or double. The reservation cut-off date is December 21, 2007.

Agenda items to be addressed by the Standing Committees are assigned
Reference Key numbers as follows:

> **Committee Reference Key**
>
> Board of Directors 100 series
>
> Laws and Regulations 200 series
>
> Specifications and Tolerances 300 series
>
> Professional Development Committee 400 series
>
> National Type Evaluation Program Committee 500 series

The subject matter listed on each Standing Committee\'s agenda will be
open for discussion as noted. Each committee may also take up routine or
miscellaneous items brought to its attention after the preparation of
this document. At its discretion, each committee may decide to accept
items for discussion that are not listed in this document.

The agendas:

1.  Include items brought to the attention of the Standing Committees
    prior to the submission deadline of November 1, 2007, and approved
    for inclusion in their agendas by the Committees, and

2.  Serve as the basis for the Standing Committee Interim Reports (to be
    printed in the Program and Committee Reports of the National
    Conference on Weights and Measures 93^rd^ Annual Meeting, NCWM
    Publication 16). The final reports of the committees will be
    published in the NIST Special Publication Report of the 93^rd^
    Annual Meeting of the NCWM, following the Annual Meeting in 2008,
    scheduled for July 13 - 17 at the Sheraton Burlington Hotel and
    Conference Center, Burlington, Vermont.

The Committees have not determined whether the items presented will be
voting or informational in nature; these determinations will result from
their deliberations at the Interim Meeting.

###### Special Meetings

Several Annual Committees and other organizations are conducting
meetings concurrently with the Standing Committees of the Conference.

###### Joint Meetings for All Committees

A joint meeting for all committees will be held on Sunday, January 27,
and Wednesday, January 30, 2008. Each Standing Committee will highlight
the major decisions made during the week, and the Nominating Committee
will present its report.

###### Participation

Sunday meetings are scheduled for Committee members to review their
agendas (see the particular committee agenda for details). Although the
sessions are open to all delegates, participation in discussions during
agenda reviews is normally limited to Committee members. Comments and
input are welcome when specific topics are scheduled in the Committee
agendas.

All sessions of NCWM meetings are normally open to members of the
Conference. If a Committee chairman recognizes a special situation
involving a proprietary issue (e.g., NTEP appeals) or sensitive issue or
other substantive need, that portion of the session dealing with the
special issue may be closed, provided that: (1) the Conference chairman
(or in his absence, the chairman-elect) approves, and (2) announcement
of the closed meeting is posted on or near the door to the meeting
session and on the announcement board at the registration desk. If at
all possible, the posting will be done at least a day prior to the
planned closed session. Please note that the one-day notice will not
always be possible if a closed meeting is called on Sunday. Since Sunday
is a day for agenda reviews and participants may make their travel
reservations in order to observe these agenda reviews, if a closed
meeting becomes necessary on Sunday, every effort will be made to limit
such a meeting to only part of the day.

To request an appearance with a Standing Committee, contact the
appropriate technical advisor by December 31, 2007:

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  Board of Directors             Carol Hockert                \(301\)
                                                              975-4004

  Laws and Regulations Committee Kenneth Butcher or           \(301\)
                                                              975-4859

                                 Lisa Warfield                \(301\)
                                                              975-3308

  Specifications & Tolerances    Steve Cook or                \(301\)
  Committee                                                   975-4003

                                 Richard Suiter               \(301\)
                                                              975-4406

  Professional Development       Agatha Shields               \(614\)
  Committee                                                   462-7380

  National Type Evaluation       Don Onwiler                  \(402\)
  Program Committee                                           471-4292
  ------------------------------ ---------------------------- -----------

You may also contact the Executive Secretary at the following address
and telephone number:

> Weights and Measures Division
>
> National Institute of Standards and Technology
>
> 100 Bureau Drive, STOP 2600
>
> Gaithersburg, MD 20899-2600
>
> Telephone: (301) 975-4004

###### Contact for More Information

If you have questions about the program, registration, lodging, or
meeting arrangements, contact NCWM Headquarters at the following address
and telephone number:

> National Conference on Weights and Measures
>
> 15245 Shady Grove Road, Suite 130
>
> Rockville, MD 20850
>
> Telephone: (240) 632-9454

###### Reports

There will **not** be a transcript made of the proceedings of the
Interim Meetings. Each committee will prepare its report to the NCWM
containing its recommendations based upon the presentations,
discussions, and deliberations on all matters on its agenda that were
addressed during the Interim Meetings. These reports will be published
in the Committee Reports for the 93^rd^ Annual Meeting, NCWM
Publication 16, to be mailed to the NCWM membership in May 2008.

###### 93^rd^ Annual Meeting of the National Conference on Weights and Measures

The National Conference on Weights and Measures 93^rd^ Annual Meeting
will be held at the Sheraton Burlington Hotel and Conference Center,
Burlington, Vermont, from July 13 - 17, 2008. The room rate for the
Annual Meeting will be \$109 per night, single or double, plus tax. For
reservations, please call the hotel at (800) 325-3535 or (802) 862-6600.
The reservation cut-off date is Friday, June 13, 2008.

###### Units of Measurement

In keeping with the provisions of the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness
Act of 1988, which establishes the metric system as the preferred system
of measurement for commerce and trade, units of the metric system have
been used in this document, except where industry has not yet converted
from the inch-pound system. In some instances, proposals are quoted in
the Committee agendas; they may appear in inch-pound units only.

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