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NATIONAL BUREAU OF STANDARDS

The National Bureau of Standards 1 was established by an act of Congress March 3, 1901. The Bureau's overall goal is to strengthen and advance the Nation's science and technology and facilitate their effective application for public benefit. To this end, the Bureau conducts research and provides: (1) a basis for the Nation's physical measurement system, (2) scientific and

technological services for industry and government, (3) a technical basis for equity in trade, and (4) technical services to pro- mote public safety. The Bureau consists of the Institute for Basic Standards, the Institute for Materials Research, the Institute for Applied Technology, the Institute for Computer Sciences and Technology, the Office for Information Programs, and the

Office of Experimental Technology Incentives Program.

THE INSTITUTE FOR BASIC STANDARDS provides the central basis within the United States of a complete and consist- ent system of physical measurement; coordinates that system with measurement systems of other nations; and furnishes essential services leading to accurate and uniform physical measurements throughout the Nation's scientific community, industry,

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distributes standard reference materials. The Institute consists of the Office of Standard Reference Materials, the Office of Air

and Water Measurement, and the following divisions:

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Systems Analysis; Product Engineering — Center for Building Technology: Structures, Materials, and Safety; Building

Environment; Technical Evaluation and Application — Center for Fire Research: Fire Science; Fire Safety Engineering.

THE INSTITUTE FOR COMPUTER SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY conducts research and provides technical services designed to aid Government agencies in improving cost effectiveness in the conduct of their programs through the selection, acquisition, and effective utilization of automatic data processing equipment; and serves as the principal focus wthin the executive branch for the development of Federal standards for automatic data processing equipment, techniques, and computer

languages. The Institute consist of the following divisions: Computer Services — Systems and Software — Computer Systems Engineering — Information Technology.

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to facilitate technological change in the private sector by examining and experimenting with Government policies and practices in order to identify and remove Government-related barriers and to correct inherent market imperfections that impede

the innovation process. THE OFFICE FOR INFORMATION PROGRAMS promotes optimum dissemination and accessibility of scientific information generated within NBS; promotes the development of the National Standard Reference Data System and a system of in- formation analysis centers dealing with the broader aspects of the National Measurement System; provides appropriate services

to ensure that the NBS staff has optimum accessibility to the scientific information of the world. The Office consists of the following organizational units:

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2 Located at Boulder, Colorado 80302.
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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, Juanita M. Kreps, Secretary

Dr. Sidney Harman, Under Secretary

Jordan J. Baruch, Assistant Secretary for Science and Technology

,Cj , NATIONAL BUREAU OF STANDARDS, Ernest Ambler, Acting Director

Issued November 1977
National Bureau of Standards Technical Note 960

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CONTENTS

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Introduction 1

1. Background 1

2. Survey of Speakers 1

Analysis of Response to Questionnaire

1. Speaker Profiles

2. Requests for Speakers

3. Reimbursement of Speaker's Expenses

4. Need for Additional Speakers

5. Speakers Evaluation of NBS Materials

6. Additional Information Needed by Speakers

a. Metric System and Metrication

b. Metric System

c. Education

d. Business and Industry

e. Consumer

f . Miscellaneous Areas

7. Assistance Requested from NBS Metric Information Program

8. Publications Needed

9. Other NBS Metric Materials

10. Continuation as a Metric Speaker

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Appendix A - Letter to Metric Speakers and Questionnaire 11

Appendix B - Number of Speakers in State, Names of Speakers Who 14

Responded to Survey, Number of Requests Received

by Speaker, and Number of Requests Accepted

Appendix C - Sources of Information on the Metric System and 21

Metrication

Appendix D - Roster of Speakers, National Metric Speakers 29

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SUMMARY

The National Metric Speakers Bureau was established by the Metric

Information Office of the National Bureau of Standards (NBS) in

January 1976 in response to the rapidly growing interest in the metric

system and metrication. The number of speakers at the end of 1976 was

273 with at least one in every State. NBS supplied a script and other

materials to each speaker. A survey of all of the speakers was conducted

during November and December 1976. The purpose of the survey was to

determine how the Speakers Bureau is working, and how it can be made to

work better.

Of the 273 registered speakers, 197 replied (a rate of return of 72.2

percent). About 1580 requests were made to the responding metric speakers;

of these, the speakers accepted about 1330 invitations for a rate of

acceptance of about 85 percent. About 40 percent of the speakers reported

that they are reimbursed for their expenses (usually travel expenses when

they go out of the local area) . Additional speakers were thought by 18

speakers to be needed in their areas. Of the 197 respondents, 164 (or

83 percent) were satisfied with the materials provided by NBS for their

presentations, 22 (or 11 percent) were not satisfied, and 11 (or 6 percent)

were uncertain.

The speakers described numerous ways in which NBS can be of further

assistance. These included such suggestions as developing programs in

specific technical areas, preparing training materials, publishing

journals, issuing new press releases telling the news media about the

Speakers Bureau, and providing supplies of NBS publications. It is

anticipated that many of the activities suggested will be undertaken

by the U.S. Metric Board, after it is established.

This Technical Note gives a survey of the sources of information on the

metric system and metrication in those areas where the speakers asked

for additional information. Most of the information sought by the

speakers falls into four general areas: Metric System, Education, Business

and Industry, and Consumer.

Finally, all except five of the respondents indicated that they wanted to

continue as metric speakers. Of the five, four did not want to continue

and one was uncertain. This is an indication that the majority of the

speakers believe that the National Metric Speakers Bureau is serving a worthwhile function.

ABSTRACT

The National Metric Speakers Bureau was established by the Metric

Information Office of the National Bureau of Standards (NBS) in

January 1976 in response to the rapidly growing interest in the metric

system and metrication. The number of speakers at the end of 1976 was

273 with at least one in every State. NBS supplied a script and other

materials to each speaker. A survey of all of the speakers was

conducted during November and December 1976. The purpose of the survey

was to determine how the Speakers Bureau is working, and how it can be

made to work better. NBS wanted to know, for example, what the

speakers thought of the speaker materials supplied by NBS, where

additional speakers may be needed, what types of expertise the speakers

have, and how NBS could further assist the speakers. This report

summarizes the findings of the survey. The report also gives a survey

of the sources of information on the metric system and metrication.

A roster of speakers of the National Metric Speakers Bureau, dated

July 1977 1 appears in an appendix.

Key words: Metric information, sources of; metric speakers; Metric

Speakers Bureau; National; National Metric Speakers Bureau

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A SURVEY OF THE

NATIONAL METRIC SPEAKERS BUREAU

John M. Tascher

INTRODUCTION

1. Background

The National Metric Speakers Bureau was established by the Metric

Information Office of the National Bureau of Standards (NBS) in

January 1976. This was in response to the rapidly growing interest in

the metric system and metric conversion, caused in part by the signing

of the Metric Conversion Act of 1975. NBS was getting a very large

number of inquiries about securing metric speakers for seminars,

conferences, classes, service clubs, and training sessions. As a result,

the Metric Information Office invited, through personal contact and

metric-related national organizations, persons knowledgeable about the

metric system to become speakers with the Speakers Bureau. The number

of speakers at the end of 1976 was 273, with at least one in every State.

Each speaker was supplied with a basic set of talks and 35-mm

transparencies which were keyed into the talks. The speakers were told

that they did not have to use these talks verbatum unless they chose

to do so. What was asked was that certain key points be emphasized and

that no conflicting ideas or viewpoints be presented. NBS has occasionally

sent copies of a newsletter, "Current Metric Activity," to the speakers to serve as updates on metric developments in order that presentations be

kept current.

After each appointment to the Speakers Bureau, a press release was

sent to the broadcast and news media in the speaker's area to publicize

the speaker in order that local groups could contact the speaker directly.

The NBS also publicized the program through the media and said it would

refer interested groups seeking metric speakers to the local speaker (s).

Speakers were told that they were free to solicit any speaking engagements

on their own.

The speakers agreed to serve in the Speakers Bureau as a public

service. It was understood that each speaker would make a reasonable

effort to accept requests for speaking, but was under no obligation to

do so. Any details concerning expenses had to be resolved between the

speaker and the requesting group.

2. Survey of Speakers

A survey of all the registered members of the National Metric Speakers

Bureau was conducted during November and December 1976. A copy of the

letter and questionnaire sent to the speakers, dated November 5, 1976, is

reproduced in appendix A.
The purpose of the questionnaire was to determine how the Speakers

Eureau has been working, and how it can be made to work better. The

National Bureau of Standards wanted to know, for example, what the speakers

thought of the speaking materials supplied by NBS, where additional speakers

may be needed, what types of expertise the speakers have, and how NBS could

further assist the speakers. The National Metric Speakers Bureau may be

transferred to the U.S. Metric Board when the Board becomes operational.

ANALYSIS OF RESPONSE TO QUESTIONNAIRE

Of the 273 registered speakers, 197 replied (a rate of return of

72.2 percent). Of the 197 respondents, 24 failed to put their name on the

questionnaire. A list of respondents is provided in appendix B.

1. Speaker Profiles (Questions 1 through 4)

The purpose of the first four questions of the questionnaire was to

obtain information to help NBS provide referrals to groups seeking speakers.

These questions sought information about: (1) groups the speakers felt

qualified to address, (2) special areas of expertise, (3) when speakers

are available, and (4) willingness to travel outside their local areas.

The information collected has been added to each speaker's file in

the NBS Speakers Bureau records.

2. Requests for Speakers (Questions 5 through 7)

About 1580 requests were made to the responding metric speakers; of

these, the speakers accepted about 1330 invitations for a rate of

acceptance of about 85 percent. Reasons for turning down requests to

speak were:

Scheduling conflicts 162

Outside of local area 37

Lack of expertise 30

Inconvenience 15

Other 7 TOTAL 251

A list of the number of requests made to, and the number of acceptances by,

each of the speakers is tabulated in appendix B.

3. Reimbursement of Speaker's Expenses (Question 8)

Of the 197 respondents, 79 or about 40 percent reported that they

normally are reimbursed for their expenses (usually travel expenses when

they go out of the local area)

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4. Need for Additional Speakers (Question 9)

At the time the survey was undertaken, it was considered desirable

to find out whether and where additional speakers may be needed. The

questionnaire asked the speakers whether and/or how many additional

speakers would be needed. In response 18 speakers felt that additional

speakers were needed as follows:

Speaker Area

Number of Additional

Speakers Needed

Gawronski San Diego, California 2

Hoffman Sacramento, California 1

Freier Los Angeles, California 100

Geppert Delaware 4

Andrews Florida 10

Collier Marietta, Georgia 12

Magee Idaho Uncertain

Star Mt. Prospect, Illinois About 10

Faulkner Maine 2-3 for general needs

6-8 for school needs

Malone Nebraska Several in Western Nebraska

Prevost New Hampshire 3-5

Reeder Buffalo, New York Uncertain

Diener Research Triangle Area

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of North Carolina

Pangle North Carolina Uncertain

Murray Scranton, Pennsylvania Uncertain

Guerrero Houston, Texas Uncertain

Holman Houston, Texas 2 Mitchell Seattle, Washington Speakers Who Can

During the Day

Talk

The operation of the Speakers Bureau will probably be transferred to the

U.S. Metric Board when the Board is established. For this reason, no new speakers will be appointed at this time, unless a clear need exists.

5. Speakers Evaluation of NBS Materials (Question 10)

Of the 197 respondents, 164 or 83 percent were satisfied with the

materials provided by NBS for their presentations, 22 or 11 percent indicated

that they were not satisfied, and 11 or 6 percent were uncertain.

The chief complaint from the 22 speakers centered on the

35-mm transparencies. A number of speakers said that the slides

were not pertinent to practical uses. One respondent said that the

script was good, but the slides were not. Another said that the slides

had practically no metric education or information value. On the other

hand, several speakers said the slides are "very good" or "excellent" or "great."
Another complaint was that the materials were too general. One

speaker said, "Many technical groups seem dissatisfied with the general

nature of the talk and would ask questions of a very specific nature

which I was not knowledgeable enough to answer." (It must be pointed

out, however, that it was intentional that the materials be "general."

They have to be supplemented with more specialized materials for talks to

specialized technical groups.)

6. Additional Information Needed by Speakers (Question 11)

The purpose of question 11 was to determine what additional information

the speakers needed. Most of the information being sought by the speakers

falls into four general categories: Metric System; Education; Business

and Industry; and Consumer.

It is important to make a distinction between the metric system

and metrication. For purposes of this report, the metric system refers

to the International System of Units (SI) as established by the General

Conference on Weights and Measures since 1960, how it was developed,

what it is, and how it is interpreted and modified. Section A (4) of the

Metric Conversion Act of 1975 gives responsibility to the Secretary of

Commerce for interpreting or modifying SI for the United States. The

National Bureau of Standards has expertise in the area and will continue

to maintain it. Metrication refers to the "application" of the metric

system, whether in education, business and industry, government operations,

or daily living. By and large, these are areas outside the expertise of

the metric information activities of the National Bureau of Standards,

except for providing knowledgeable sources of information.

a. Metric System and Metrication - there are several sources of

information which provide broad coverage on the metric system and

metrication. These are listed in section 1 of appendix C.

b. Metric System - The important sources which define and describe

the metric system are listed in section 2 of appendix C.

Several speakers asked about the proper spelling of units, particularly

meter (metre) and liter (litre). Each organization or sector will decide

for itself which spelling it prefers. The U.S. Department of Commerce,

by a directive from the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Science

and Technology dated July 24, 1975, uses the "er" spelling in correspondence, reports, and publications. This spelling has been reaffirmed

by Dr. Jordan J. Baruch, the new Assistant Secretary for Science and

Technology, in a memorandum dated May 6, 1977, to Dr. Ernest Ambler,

Acting Director of the National Bureau of Standards. It is uncertain

whether the U.S. Metric Board will take a stand on the spelling of

meter and liter.
One speaker asked for an explanation of the distinction between

weight and mass. Considerable confusion exists in the use of the term

weight as a quantity to mean either force or mass. The Federal Register

Notice dated December 10, 1976, simply says that "weight" is the commonly

used term for "mass." Following is a quote from the * Standard for Metric Practice ;

"In commercial and everyday use, the term weight nearly always

means mass; thus, when one speaks of a person's weight, the

quantity referred to is mass. This nontechnical use of the

term weight in everyday life will probably persist. In science

and technology, the term weight of a body has usually meant

the force that, if applied to the body, would give it an acceleration equal to the local acceleration of free fall.

The adjective "local" in the phrase "local acceleration of free

fall" has usually meant a location on the surface of the earth;

in this context, the "local acceleration of free fall" has the

symbol £ (sometimes referred to as "acceleration of gravity")

with observed values of £ differing by over 0.5% at various points

on the earth's surface. The use of force of gravity (mass times

acceleration of gravity) instead of weight with this meaning is

recommended. Because of the dual use of the term weight ;as a quantity, this term should be avoided in technical practice

except under circumstances in which its meaning is completely

clear. When the term is used, it is important to know whether

mass or force is intended and to use SI units properly as described in 3.4.1.1 (of the Standard for Metric Practice)

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by using kilograms for mass or newtons for force."

Several speakers asked which units will be used within such areas

as viscosities, heat transfer, etc. Each area of interest will eventually

establish its own system of preferred units to use in describing the

phenomena with which they work. For example, the meteorology sector

will decide which units it prefers for measurements such as wind speed

(probably km/h) , and solar radiation (probably Wh/m^)

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c. Education - Section 3 of appendix C lists several references

which will provide information about the metric system in education.

d. Business and Industry - There were numerous questions about

industrial conversion and timetables for metrication in industry. The

great bulk of information available on conversion in industry is

referenced in the general sources of information listed in section 1

of appendix C.

The group that is in the forefront on metrication in industry is

the American National Metric Council (ANMC) , whose address is

1625 Massachusetts Avenue, NW. , Washington, D.C. 20036, and whose

telephone is (202) 232-4545. ANMC is a nongovernment, nonprofit body

* See reference in Appendix C, Section 2, paragraph b on page 22.

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supported by business and industry to plan and coordinate metric

conversion, particularly in the business and industry sector.

Answers to specific questions on industrial conversion can be obtained from the sources listed in appendix C, section 4.

e. Consumer - Several speakers had questions in the consumer area. Much information on metrication and the consumer is referenced in the

general sources of information referred to in appendix C, section 1.

Other sources of information are listed in appendix C, section 5.

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Miscellaneous Areas - For information on weights and measures

departments at the Federal, State, and local levels, how metrication will

affect weights and measures activities, and where to obtain weights and

measures equipment, contact:

Jeffrey V. Odom

Metric Coordinator

Office of Weights and Measures

National Bureau of Standards

Washington, D.C. 20234

Until the U.S. Metric Board is established, status of the nominations

to the Board can be obtained by contacting:

Presidential Personnel Office

Old Executive Office Building

Washington, D.C. 20500

For information on metric standards, obtain A Bibliography of

Metric Standards which is available from the American National

Standards Institute, 1430 Broadway, New York, New York 10018. Only

a few metric standards have as yet been adopted as American National

Standards, but a wider range of metric standards and recommendations

have been adopted by the international standards organizations.

Included in the Bibliography are:

i. American National Standards

ii. International Organization for Standardization (ISO)

Standards and Recommendations

iii. International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) Recommendations

iv. International Commission on Rules for the Approval of Electrical

Equipment (CEE) Specifications.

The bibliography is designed to provide guidance on the availability of

standards which should be useful as introductory material for metrication.

For information on metrication in hospitals see: (1) Metric Handbook

for Hospitals published by the U.S. Metric Association, Inc.,

Sugarloaf Star Route, Boulder, Colorado 80302, in 1975; (2) SI Metric

Conversion Kit for Hospitals (U.S. Edition) published by the Canadian

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Hospital Association, 25 Imperial Street, Toronto, Ontario, M5P

1C1, Canada; (3) Medicine and Metrication available for $1.75 from

Dr. Howard Faulkner, Technology Department, University of Maine, Gorham,

Maine 04038. For answers to specific questions, contact:

Mr. Bernard Korn

Staff Specialist

Department of Health Facilities and Standards

American Hospital Association

840 North Lake Shore Drive

Chicago, Illinois 60611

For Information on the other miscellaneous areas which the speakers

asked about (e.g., metric impact on secretaries, gas station attendants,

etc.; costs of metric conversion; political and economic aspects of

metrication; and the Renard Series of Preferred Numbers) , the best

source of information is the NASA Technical Memorandum listed in

appendix C, section 1.

There is no known bibliography of Government metric publications for

internal Government use.

7. Assistance Requested from NBS Metric Information Program (Question 12)

Numerous speakers responded to question 12 by describing ways in

which the NBS Metric Information Program can be of further assistance.

Most of the suggestions were for activities that NBS is not likely to be

able to undertake.

With the establishment of the U.S. Metric Board, the NBS role in metric

information and metrication may be more limited. For example, NBS will be

responsible for the interpretation and modification of the SI for use in the

United States as specified in Section 4 (4) of the Metric Conversion Act

of 1975 (Public Law 94-168). It is most likely that the Board, whenever

it becomes functional, will take over the bulk of metric activities

suggested by many of the speakers. Thus, NBS cannot undertake such things

as issuing motion pictures, developing slide programs dealing with

specific topics such as procurement and machine shop operation, printing

proceedings of meetings or conferences dealing with metric, supplying

transparencies for overhead projection in place of the 35-millimeter

transparencies previously issued. This office will not be developing

teaching tools, slide rule type conversion tables, or other training

materials. There are many nongovernment efforts in these areas

(consult the NASA bibliography cited in section 1, appendix C)

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NBS will not be publishing newsletters or journals in competition

with such publications as the Metric Reporter or the U.S. Metric

Association Newsletter. The Metrication Subcommittee of the Interagency

Committee on Standards Policy plans to write an occasional Federal Agency
Metric Newsletter to keep the Federal agency metric coordinators

informed of the metrication activities within the Federal Government.

NBS will probably send out an occasional "Current Metric Activity"

until the U.S. Metric Board is established. It is not possible for

NBS to supply each speaker with a subscription to newsletters such as the

Metric Reporter , as suggested by one speaker.

Several speakers suggested that there should be slides explaining SI

and there should be updated slides (slides explaining the Metric Board,

for example) . NBS is preparing 35-millimeter transparencies concerning

the SI base and supplementary units, SI derived units with special

names, and SI prefixes. Copies of these slides will be sent to each

speaker. NBS will not be preparing slides describing the U.S. Metric

Board. The Board will have its own ideas in this area.

One speaker suggested reissuing the Question and Answer supplement

to the script. Several of the speakers did not receive the revised March

1976 "Questions and Answers on Metric." A copy of this revised version

can be provided. It is up-to-date for virtually all the questions.

There were many requests for a list of available NBS metric publications

NBS LC 1070 "Some References on Metric Information" lists the NBS metric

publications and their availability. See section 9 on page 10.

Some of the speakers wanted a more technical handout for engineers,

industry, or science students. One handout which could be used for this

purpose is the Federal Register Notice dated December 10, 1976, entitled

the "Metric System of Measurement."* Another is NBS Special Publication 304A,

"Brief History of Measurement Systems," which includes a chart explaining

the seven base units and the two supplementary units.

Many speakers thought that more publicity should be given to the

metric speakers, mainly through the issuance of another press release,

that the press release should include telephone numbers of the speakers,

and that the press release should make clear that travel expenses and

financial assistance should be provided by the groups requesting the

speaker.

It is not desirable to issue another press release at this time

pending a determination of the future status of the Speakers Bureau by

the U.S. Metric Board. The Board may want to make changes in its operation

and may also want to develop new materials for the speakers. (It is, of

course, possible that the Metric Board may not want to continue the

Metric Speakers Bureau, in which event it would probably be disbanded.)

An up-to-date roster of the members of the National Metric Speakers

Bureau appears in appendix D.

*See reference in appendix C section 2, paragraph a.
8. Publications Needed (Question 13)

Question 13 asked each speaker to estimate the number of copies

he would need of NBS LC 1052, "All You Will Need to Know About Metric

(For Your Everyday Life)" for 1977. The total requested was about

130,000 copies. This did not include those speakers who were uncertain

or who indicated "as many as possible." Though NBS will respond to a request for a reasonable number, the need for larger quantities can easily be met by local reproduction.

9. Other NBS Metric Materials (Question 14)

The responses to question 14 concerning the need for other NBS

materials indicated that the speakers desire a substantial number of

other NBS publications as well. The total needed, including only those

who gave specific numbers, was as follows:

Total Number

Publication Number Title Requested

SP 410 NBS Metric Kit 74

SP 304 The Modernized Metric System (Wall Chart) 142

SP 304A Brief History of Measurement Systems s

(with a chart) 2225

SP 330 The International System of Units (SI) 1265

SP 365 Metric Conversion Card 7650

SP 376 For Good Measure (15-cm ruler) 3000

SP 389 * Some References on Metric Information 1400

SP 430 Household Weights and Measures 950

LC 1051 Metric Conversion Factors 200

LC 1056 NBS Guidelines for Use of the Metric

System 2200

LC 1069 Metric Style Guide for the News Media 100

LC 1071 Factors for High-Precision Conversion 550

CIS-7 What About Metric? 1375

(Several speakers specified various non-NBS publications which NBS

could not supply.) About half of the speakers either said they needed

no materials or were uncertain.

NBS can provide single copies of these publications upon request.

An order blank for the publications listed above is in NBS LC 1070,

"Some References on Metric Information."

* SP 389 is now out of print. The replacement is LC 1070, "Some

References on Metric Information."
10. Continuation as a Metric Speaker (Question 15)

Of the total number of speakers responding, three indicated that

they did not want to continue as metric speakers. Two of these speakers

were in California, and one was in Massachusetts. One additional

speaker, who did not give a name on the questionnaire, was uncertain.

In addition, three months or so after he sent in his questionnaire, another

speaker decided to withdraw as a speaker. Of the 197 respondents, 192 want

to continue. This is an indication that the majority of the speakers

believe that the National Metric Speakers Bureau is serving a worthwhile

function.

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APPENDIX A

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Bureau of Standards

Washington, D.C. 20234

November 5, 1976

Dear Metric Speaker:

The National Metric Speakers Bureau has been in operation now for

almost ten months. We are interested in knowing how the system is

working, whether additional speakers are needed in your area, and how

the Metric Information Program of the National Bureau of Standards can be of further assistance to you.

An area of increasing concern to us is that we often get requests for

metric speakers who are knowledgeable in certain specialized areas;

for example, metrication in such areas as procurement, machine shops,

education at various levels, hospital administration, retail trades, and

various types of manufacturing industries. If you have expertise in any

of the above or other areas, please so indicate under question 2 of

the questionnaire. We may refer groups seeking such experts to you even though this would mean travelling outside your region of the country.

Before we make such referrals, however, we would like to know your

willingness and availability to travel. Please indicate by answering

question 4.

Please return the questionnaire, in the envelope provided, by December 1,

1976. A revised list of the metric speakers will be sent to you after

the survey is completed.

Sincerely,

John M. Tascher

Metric Coordinator

Enclosures

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NATIONAL METRIC SPEAKERS BUREAU

QUESTIONNAIRE

1. Please indicate which of the following group (s) you feel qualified to

address based on your knowledge of and experience with the metric system:

Students

Adults/PTA

Consumer/Homemaker

Teachers

Technical Society

Industrial

Other (specify)

2. What are your special areas of metric expertise—professional or otherwise—that may be of interest to groups requesting speakers?

3. Are you available: Daytime (working hours) Yes No_

Evenings Yes No_

Weekends Yes No

4. Are you willing to travel outside your region of the country if there

is a request from a group requesting a speaker with your special areas

of expertise (assume that, generally speaking, the requesting group

would pay your travel expenses)? Yes No

5. Approximately how many requests to speak have you received since

becoming a Speakers Bureau participant?

6. How many of these requests have you accepted?

7. How many requests have you not accepted? Please indicate the approximate number of requests you have not accepted for each of the following

reasons:

a. scheduling conflicts

b. lack of expertise in subject area to be addressed

c. inconvenience

d. too many requests for talks

e. other

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8. Do groups normally reimburse you for your expenses? Yes No

9. Is there a need for more metric speakers in your area? Yes No_

If "Yes," how many more do you believe are needed?

10. Have you generally been satisfied with the materials provided by NBS

for your presentations? Yes No

If "No," please explain:

11. Are there any subject areas for which you need more information?

Ye s No

If "Yes," please explain:

12. Please describe any ways in which the NBS Metric Information Program

can be of further assistance:

13. How many copies of the leaflet "All You Will Need to Know About

Metric" do you estimate you will need in 1977?

14. Are there any other NBS metric materials which you would like to

receive in quantity to use as handouts? Yes No

If "Yes," list the materials and estimated quantities needed below:

15. Are you interested in continuing to be a metric speaker? Yes No_

16. Other comments:

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APPENDIX B

Number of Speakers in State,

Names of Speakers Who Responded to Survey,

Number of Requests Received by Speaker, and

Number of Requests Accepted

Number of

Requests

Alabama (9 Speakers)*

Helen Goetz

Jules Perot

Zac Perry

Alaska (3 speakers)

Jeff C. Jeffers

Arizona (4 speakers)

LaVonne A. Chambers

Number of

Acceptances

1

4

Arkansas (4 speakers)

Ernestine W. Hunter

Bill Sullivant

Charles Watson

California (23 speakers)

Ronald S. Andrade

Charles H. Beardsley

Edwin M. Belles, Jr.

Arthur Freier

Jane Gawronski

Bruce Grant

Joseph Hoffman

Robert Hopkins or Vincent R. Hopkins

Henry C. Kahrmann, Jr.

Gerald A. LaRocca

John V. Martucci

Richard E. Meyers

Frederica Parks

Jack W. Pearson

Gary D. Sanderson

Dewayne B. Sharp or JoAnn Sharp

Ed Sheldon

Marvin L. Sohns

Robert F. Tardif

Unknown, Van Nuys, CA, postmark

10 10

10 10

25 20

25 23

4 4

4 4

6 4

about 20 about 10

5 5

3 3

6 6

2 2

10 10

4 3

6 6

14 14

3 2 5 1

35 25

5 3

* Figure in parentheses after each State refers to total number of

speakers in that State (including any alternates)

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Colorado (5 speakers)

James C. Davis

John Gerhardt

Unknown, Denver postmark

Connecticut (5 speakers)

Sigmund Abeles

Richard I. Black

Harry Haakenson

Donald P. LaSalle

Ralph Yulo

Delaware (2 speakers)

Thomas M. Baker

William J. Geppert

Florida (6 speakers)

Sydney Andrews

Herbert L. Johnson

Mike Walker

Georgia (6 speakers)

Robert C. Collier

Douglas Groce

Oliver K. Lewis

0. D. Mullinax

Hawaii (1 speaker)

Idaho (6 speakers)

Lyman D. Holloway

Gwen and Joseph Kelley

Kenneth Magee

Wallace S. Manning

Melvin E. Rexroat

Illinois (10 speakers)

George W. Bright

Arnold Brown

Fred Helgren

Ian D. Laing

Richard Mattoon

Emanuel M. Star

Unknown, postmarked Rockford, 111

Indiana (4 speakers)

Charles Bertram

James E. Pfleging, Jr.

Warren W. Worthley

Number of

Requests

4

10

1 22

about 100

5

10

11

2

1

3

2

3

3

4

5

1

20

10

1

2

6

8

50

20

6

Number of

Acceptances

4

10

1

22

about 50

5

9

10

21

3

2

3

3

4

5

1

20

10

1

2

35

20

5

15
Iowa (3 speakers)

J. Clair Boyd

Thatcher Johnson

Kansas (8 speakers)

John L. O'Neill

Terry E. Parks

Gary E. Schmidt

Ed Schroeder

Kentucky (3 speakers)

Helen Cunningham

Eugene M. Schanbacher

Louisiana (4 speakers)

M. M. Ohmer

James R. Oliver

Russell Whittington, Jr,

Maine (4 speakers)

Howard M. Faulkner

GayIon Kennedy

Maryland (5 speakers)

Audrey Buffington

Florence E. Fischer

Andre Nadash

J. Victor Stout

Number of

Requests

Number of

Acceptances

10

6

10

6

78

6

10

78

6

10

4

10

28

10

17

25

10

17

25

about 40

3

about 25

3

4

3

6

3

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Massachusetts (7 speakers)

Stanley J. Bezuszka

Robert E. Clark

William W. K. Freeman

Klaus E. Kroner

Edward H. Stadolnik

Unknown, postmarked Springfield, Mass,

Michigan (18 speakers)

Eugene Bleiler

Thomas Yack

Unknown, but in Michigan

Minnesota (5 speakers)

David L. Dye

Arvid Fenger

Charles Willard

Mississippi (4 speakers)

Frank A. Anderson

Lawrence J. Bellipanni

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Missouri (3 speakers)

Eugene K. Johnson

Anton deS. Brasunas

Montana (3 speakers)

Gary L. Delano

Mike Jab 1 in

Ray Woodriff

Nebraska (4 speakers)

Number of

Requests

1

about 30

5

12

Number of

Acceptances

about 30

Roger Macklem about 35 about 33

Steven A. Malone 9 9

Donald F. Niemann 1 1

Nevada (2 speakers)

Virginia Gilbert 4 3

Ron Gutzman 6 6

New Hampshire (1 speaker)

Fernand J. Prevost about 9 \

New Jersey (5 speakers)

Kenneth B. Fetter 6 3

Frederick T. Gutmann 2 2 John Landvater 5 4

Karl W. Linn 3 3

New Mexico (3 speakers)

B. K. Graham 1 1 Charles H. Greene 2 2

New York (17 speakers)

Constance C. Adams 1 1

William Collins 2 1

Marion A. Forbes 25 19

Jane Forstenzer 5 3

Doris Frazer 2 1

Nathan Friedman 6 5 David B. Howell 2 2 Frances J. Parker 5 3

Charles Pflaum about 30 21

Bob Puglisi 2 2 Suzanne Reeder about 6 4

J. Fred Tucker 15 15

Dorothy Willsey about 20 about 20

Unknown, postmarked Suffern, NY 1 1

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North Carolina (6 speakers)

John F. Corey

Mary E. Diener

Robert R. Jones

Anita Pangle

Thomas L. Rokoske

North Dakota (5 Speakers)

Jay Chapman

Glenn Prigge

Ohio (5 speakers)

David J. Hyslop

Louis Ross

Cornelius Wandmacher

Robert L. Wolff

Oklahoma (3 speakers)

Douglas B. Aichele

R. W. Powell

Oregon (3 speakers)

Anton Postl

Ernest John Rubin

Kendrick J. Simila

Pennsylvania (9 speakers)

G. Edward Carpenter

Robert D. Dolan

Anton Glaser

Wade C. Hall

William J. Murray

Mildred Reigh

Martin Rosen

Rodman 0. Winter

Number of Number

Requests Acceptances

24 22

5 5

30 25

10 6

1 1

2 2

2 2

10 8

6 2 6 6

8 5

5 5

10 6

3 3

6 5

10 9

14 14

25 24

11 9

10 8

2 2

Rhode Island (1 speaker)

Edward R. Fisher 35 35

South Carolina (5 speakers)

Matthew B. Barkley

Edward A. Munns

South Dakota (4 speakers)

Charles Eicher

Terry Richardson

3

21

3

21

18
Tennessee (9 speakers)

J. F. Crabtree

Uri Gat

Eugene H. Koleman

Roland McDaniel

Texas (8 speakers)

Jim Bezdek

Ronald Exley

Felix C. Guerrero

David N. Holman

Cathy Rahlfs

Charles W. Tillerson

Jean Woodward Wilson

Number of Number of

Requests Acceptances

2 2 3 3

about 18 17

7 7

16 6

10 8

15 15

6 5

2 2

Utah (2 speakers)

Vermont (2 speakers)

Richard E. Higgins

Virginia (3 speakers)

Edgar L. Edwards, Jr,

Robert M. Todd

about 25

3 about 20

2

Washington (5 speakers)

J. T. Kimbrell

John H. Lewis

Sam E. Mitchell

David J. Vargas

West Virginia (2 speakers)

Wisconsin (11 speakers)

William E. Burkhardt

William Cable

Paul J. Grogan

Henry Kroeze

Patricia Laux

Chester P. Olson

Robert Probst

Norman Schein

10

19

2

30

12

6

6

5

3

15

7 10

15

2

30

11

6

6A

15

Wyoming (3 speakers)

Robert J. Kansky

Elvin R. Leeman

about 15

10

about 15

9

19
Unknown

Total Speakers (273)

Total Number of Requests (approx. 1580)

Total Number of Acceptances (approx. 1330)

Number of Number of

Requests Acceptances

1 1

5 5

6 3

2 2 8 4

3 2

1 1

1 -

8 8

5 5

2 1

3 3

5 5

3 3

3 1

12 11

5 5

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APPENDIX C

Sources of Information on the Metric System and Metrication

Section 1. General Sources of Information

a. A complete compilation of sources of information about the metric

system and the application of the metric system is a NASA Technical

Memorandum (TM X-3449) entitled "Information on the Metric System and

Related Fields." It was compiled by Ernst Lange of the George C. Marshall

Space Flight Center in cooperation with Louis F. Sokol and Valorie Antoine,

President and Vice President of the U.S. Metric Association. This document,

published in November 1976, contains references to all known documents

on the metric system as of December 1975. This bibliography includes

books, reports, articles, presentations, periodicals, legislation,

motion pictures, TV series, film strips, slides, posters, wall charts,

education and training courses, addresses for information, and sources

for metric materials and services. The bibliography is comprehensively

indexed for quick retrieval. It is for sale at a cost of $13.25 by

the National Technical Information Service, Springfield, Virginia 22161.

b. The Metric Reporter , published biweekly by the American National

Metric Council, 1625 Massachusetts Avenue, NW. , Washington, D.C. 20036,

provides coverage on metric activities in business, industry,

government, and education, and contains reviews of new metric publications, materials, and visual aids, plus listings of upcoming metric

conferences, workshops, seminars, and meetings. Subscription

rate is $25 per year.

c. The Annual Report of the ANMC (copies available free from ANMC) contains

a good status report of metrication for 1975 and for 1976 activities,

particularly in business and industry. The ANMC does not plan to issue

annual reports in the future.

d. U.S. Metric Association Newsletter , published quarterly by the

U.S. Metric Association, Inc., Sugarloaf Star Route, Boulder,

Colorado 80302, has many items of current interest in business,

industry, education, and government. The Newsletter is sent to

members of the Association. (Current annual membership fee is $4.)

e. Metric Yearbook , published annually by J.J. Keller and Associates,

Inc., 145 West Wisconsin Avenue, Neenah, Wisconsin 54956, telephone

('toll-free 800-558-5011) , gives a review of metric progress in

the United States for the year covered. The volume covers a representative sample of activities in broad areas, such as metric

legislation, education, industrial and business conversion, and

metrication in Government agencies. Much attention is given to

activities in trade and professional associations where metrication

activities in industrial areas often begin. Metric Yearbook is

available at $4 each for subscribers* and $10 for first copy ($5 for

*Subscribers to the Metric System Guide Library

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each additional copy) for nonsubscribers. J. J. Keller and Associates

also publishes a monthly Metric Bulletin , which is available at $5 a month subscription rate.

f. Metric Conversion Act of 1975, Report of the Senate Committee on Commerce , available free from the Senate Committee on Commerce,

Washington, D.C. 20510, gives a description of the Metric

Conversion Act, the purpose and background of the Act, and a section-by-section analysis of the Act. It is Report No. 94-500.

Section 2, Metric System

a. The Federal Register Notice dated December 10, 1976, entitled "The

Metric System of Measurement; Interpretation and Modification of the

International System of Units for the United States" lists the units,

symbols, and prefixes which are acceptable for use in the U.S.

Several non-SI units are listed as acceptable for use. Any units not

listed on this notice should not be used. This notice is available

from the National Bureau of Standards. (A copy of the notice was

sent to each speaker under a letter dated January 31, 1977.)

b. Another principal document is the Standard for Metric Practice , which has been designated an American National Standard. There are

two versions of this document: * IEEE Std. 268-1976

ASTM E 380-1976

The Standard for Metric Practice is the "last word" regarding metric

practice in the United States. It contains guidance on the application of the metric system (such as which prefixes to use) , rules

for conversion and rounding, and a comprehensive list of conversion

factors from non-SI to SI units. The Department of Defense directive

on metric usage [Number 4120.18 from ASD (I and L) dated December 10,

1976] specifies that the Standard for Metric Practice shall be the

guide for the use of SI by the Department.

* These two versions differ in only one way—the spelling of meter and

liter. The IEEE document uses the "er" spelling, and the ASTM document

uses the "re" spelling. The IEEE Standard 268-1976 is available from the

Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, 345 East 47th Street,

New York, New York 10017. The ASTM E 380-1976 is available from the

American Society for Testing and Materials, 1916 Race Street, Philadelphia,

Pennsylvania 19103. The cost is $4 per copy. Either version is also

available at $4 per copy from the American National Standards Institute,

1430 Broadway, New York, New York 10018.

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c. International Standard ISO 1000, "SI Units and Recommendations

for the Use of their Multiples and of Certain Other Units,"

published by the International Standards Organization (ISO) in

Geneva, Switzerland, is available from the American National

Standards Institute, 1430 Broadway, New York, New York 10018,

telephone: (212) 868-1270, for $1.50. Generally speaking, all

metric practice throughout the world will take place within the

boundaries laid out by this publication.

d. NBS Special Publication 330, "The International System of Units (SI),"

is a translation of the French "Le Systeme International d 'Unites,"

which is the authoritative description of SI published by the

International Bureau of Weights and Measures. Single copies of this are available to speakers from the National Bureau of Standards;

others may order the 1977 Edition from the Superintendent of Documents,

U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402, for $1.60.

Section 3. Education

a. "Some References on Metric Information," published by the National

Bureau of Standards in August 1975 as Special Publication 389, lists

some of the basic publications on the metric system, organizations

which market metric materials for educators, and the names of

organizations within the United States and elsewhere which can provide

metric information. This publication is out of print and no more

copies are available. A copy of the successor publication "Some

References on Metric Information" (NBS LC-1070) can be requested

from the National Bureau of Standards.

b. Two bibliographies have been prepared to date by a joint committee

of the American Association of School Librarians and the National

Council of Teachers of Mathematics in consultation with the

National Bureau of Standards. The first is "One to Get Ready,"

and the second is "2 to Get Set." The first is available at the

cost of five for $1 and the second at a cost of 60 cents each

from the American Library Association, 50 East Huron Street, Chicago,

Illinois 60611. These bibliographies were prepared to provide

teachers and librarians with a guide to materials for effective

teaching of the metric system. Included in the bibliographies

are print and non-print items.

c. An annotated bibliography entitled "The Metric Education Bibliography"

published in 1975 by the Center for Vocational Education at Ohio State

University, 1960 Kenny Road, Columbus, Ohio 43210, contains 369

citations of instructional and reference materials for use in

secondary, post-secondary, and teacher education in vocational and

technical education and adult basic education. Tne cost of the

Bibliography is $10.

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d. The U.S. Office of Education is authorized to fund special projects

dealing with metric education, under section 403 of Public Law

93-380, "Amendments to the Elementary and Secondary Education

Act of 1965." A list of the Metric Education Program grantees

by State can be obtained from:

Dr. Floyd A. Davis

U.S. Office of Education

Metric Education Program

R.O.B. 3/Room 5640

Washington, D.C. 20202

e. The Metric Yearbook , referred to under section I.e. above,

describes activities in the various State Departments of Education

and in a number of other metric programs such as the Five-State

Consortium on Metric Education, Kent State's Metric Assistance

Center, Northeast Metric Resource Center, the Minnesota Metric

Center, Ohio State Metric Education Project, and Center for Metric

Education of Western Michigan University.

f. J.J. Keller Associates published Metrication—Education Takes the

Lead in 1975. This publication presents: (1) an overview of

progress toward metrication on the State level, and provides copies

of State Board of Education metric resolutions, position papers,

etc.; (2) reports on special metric education programs and workshops

around the country; and (3) coverage of their consortium-type

projects of interstate concern. This volume is available for $5

each for subscribers and $12 for first copy ($6 per additional

copy) for nonsubscribers. (Subscribers to the Metric System Guide Library)

g. The National Bureau of Standards held a conference on May 20-21,

1975, where more than 300 educators had an opportunity to share

metric education experiences. The texts of the presentations are

in a publication entitled Successful Experiences in Teaching Metric . The reference and availability of this document is given in NBS

LC 1070, Some References on Metric Information.

Section 4. Business and Industry

a. Automotive industry -

Motor Vehicle Manufacturers Association

320 New Center Building

Detroit, Michigan 48202

b. Computer industry and management systems -

Stephan Vastagh

American National Metric Council

1625 Massachusetts Avenue, NW.

Washington, D.C. 20036

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c. Construction (codes and standards) -

Office of Building Standards and Codes Services

Center for Building Technology

National Bureau of Standards

Washington, D.C. 20234

The Center for Building Technology has recently published three

publications concerning metrication in the construction industry:

i. NBS Technical Note 915, "Metrication Problems in the

Construction Codes and Standards Sector";

ii. NBS Technical Note 938, "Recommended Practice for

the Use of Metric (SI) Units in Building Design and

Construction";

iii. NBS Special Publication 458, "Metrication and Dimensional

Coordination - A Selected Bibliography."

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d. Building contractors (including home builders) -

Associated General Contractors of America

1957 E Street, NW.

Washington, D.C. 20006

e. Building products manufacturers, including lumber sizes -

National Forest Products Association

1619 Massachusetts Avenue, NW.

Washington, D.C. 20036

f. Real estate -

Department of Education

National Association of Realtors

155 East Superior Street

Chicago, Illinois 60611

g. Architecture -

Anna Halpin

McGraw Hill Information Systems Co.

1221 Avenue of the Americas

New York, New York 10020

(Ms. Halpin serves as the convenor for the Designers Sector of

the ANMC.)

h. Retail industry and sales problems -

Michael Thompson

American National Metric Council

1625 Massachusetts Avenue, NW.

Washington, D.C. 20036

i. Small business - The best source of information concerning metrication

effects on small business is the industry with which the small

business is associated rather than any one source on small business.

Any of the sources listed pertain to small business in those areas.

Some helpful information may be available from the Small Business

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Administration. For specific questions, contact the metric

coordinator for the Small Business Administration:

Robert J. Moffitt

Industrial Support Services Division

Office of Procurement Assistance

Small Business Administration

Washington, D.C. 20416

j. Metric fasteners - Bl Report, ISC Metric Screw Threads , available

from the American National Standards Institute, Inc., 1430 Broadway,

New York, New York 10018, contains dimensional information on ISO metric screw threads. It lists thread classes (tolerances)

and provides tables of limiting dimensions for screws, bolts, and

nuts. The report was developed by American National Standards

Committee Bl as an interpretive report to meet the needs of U.S.

industry.

k. Metric Fastener Standards , available from the Industrial Fasteners

Institute, 1505 East Ohio Building, Cleveland, Ohio 44114, for $35,

describes the first total system for metric fasteners. It covers screw threads, materials, bolts, screws, nuts, and nonthreaded

fasteners. This publication will be useful to U.S. companies who

will be using the metric system until national and international

fasteners are established through the normal standards-writing bodies.

1. Training programs -

American National Metric Council

1625 Massachusetts Avenue, NW.

Washington, D.C. 20036

The ANMC has established an Education and Industrial Training Coordinating

Committee. Under this coordinating committee are the following

ANMC sector committees: In-service Training, General/Academic

Education, Vocational Education, and Consumer/Home Economics.

m. Aerospace -

Aerospace Industries Association

1725 DeSales Street, NW.

Washington, D.C. 20036

n. Railroads -

Research and Test Department

Association of American Railroads

American Railroads Building

1920 L Street, NW.

Washington, D.C. 20036

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o. Agricultural equipment -

Farm and Industrial Equipment Institute

410 N. Michigan Avenue

Chicago, Illinois 60611

p. Metrication activities in the U.S. Department of Agriculture -

Robert A. Owen

Director, Special Projects Division

Foreign Agricultural Service

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Room 6535, South Building

Washington, D.C. 20250

q. Sources of procurement of specialized equipment, gages, tools,

fasteners, hardware, etc. -

See Section J, "Sources of Metric

Materials" of Information on the Metric

System and Related Fields referenced in

section l.a. of this appendix.

Section 5. Consumer

a. Metric Bibliography for Home Economics Teachers , published by

and available at a cost of 40c from the Home Economics Education

Association, 1201 16th Street, NW. , Washington, D.C. 20036.

b. Consumer/home economics information -

American Home Economics Association

2010 Massachusetts Avenue, NW.

Washington, D.C. 20036

c. Food and grocery products -

Food Marketing Institute

1750 K Street, NW.

Washington, D.C. 20006

d. Textiles and apparel -

American Apparel Manufacturers Association

1611 N. Kent Street

Arlington, Virginia 22209

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APPENDIX D JULY 1977

NATIONAL METRIC SPEAKERS BUREAU

ROSTER OF SPEAKERS

ALABAMA

Mr. Harry Atkins

1206 Briar Hollow Trail, SE.

Huntsville, Alabama 35802

205-453-0108 (office)

205-881-6996 (home)

Dr. Helen Goetz

Department of Consumer Science

University of Alabama

P.O. Box 6195

University, Alabama 35486

Dr. Jules Perot

3106 W. Brookline Drive

Mobile, Alabama 36609

205-661-1121 (school)

205-661-2275 (home)

Dr. Zac Perry

Mathematics Specialist

State Dept. of Education

111 Colisium Blvd.

Montgomery, Alabama 36109

205-832-5850

Mrs. Sharon Pitts

Consumer Sciences Department

School of Home Economics

University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35401

205-348-6178

Mr. John R. Rabb, Metrologist

2445 Federal Drive

P.O. Box 3336

Montgomery, Alabama 36109

205-832-6766

Also available from Montgomery:

(Same address as Mr. Rabb)

Aubrey Dismukes (for Montgomery)

Hubert G. Cryer (for Huntsville)

James H. Sellers (for Southeast Alabama)

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ALASKA

Mr. Franklin W. Butte

Engineering Specialist, Media Services

University of Alaska

3211 Providence Drive

Anchorage, Alaska 99504

907-272-5522, x350

Mr. Don Greenberg

R.R. 5, Box 5560

Juneau, Alaska 99803

Mr. Jeff C. Jeffers

Alaska Department of Education

Office of the Commissioner

Pouch F - Alaska Office Building

Juneau, Alaska 99811

907-465-2800

ARIZONA

Mr. Richard F. Harris

Weights and Measures Division

10202 North 19th Avenue

Phoenix, Arizona 85021

602-271-5211

Also available at above address

Raymond H. Helmick

LaVonne A. Chambers

Miss Esther Milne

P.O. Box 4040

Tucson, Arizona 85717

ARKANSAS

Mr. Sam F. Hindsman, Director

Weights and Measures Division

4608 West 61st Street

Little Rock, Arkansas 72209

501-371-1759

Mr. Bill Sullivant, Metrologist

Weights and Measures Division

4608 West 61st Street

Little Rock, Arkansas 72209

501-371-1759

Ms. Ernestine W. Hunter

2721 S. Jackson

Fort Smith, Arkansas 72901

501-785-2501

Mr. Charles Watson

Specialist in Mathematics

State Dept. of Education

Little Rock, Arkansas 72201

501-371-1961

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CALIFORNIA

Mr. Ronald S. Andrade

6401 Linda Vista Road

San Diego, CA 92111

Mr. Charles H. Beardsley

8500 Fruitridge Road

Sacramento, CA 95826

916-445-7001 or 916-322-4080

Ms. Janine Martin

38 Shady Oaks Drive

Folsom, CA 95630

916-322-3284

Mr. Richard E. Meyers

930 Monte Verde Drive

Pacifica, CA 94044

415-359-1558

Mr. Edwin M. Belles, Jr.

Manager, Santa Clara County Chapter

of the U.S. Metric Association

20127 John Drive

Cupertino, California 95014

Mr. Arthur Freier

15618 Chadron Avenue

Gardena, CA 90249

213-625-6417

Mr. Bruce Grant

6255 Chabot Road

Oakland, CA 94618

415-835-3000, x232

Mr. Joseph Hoffman

Calif. State Dept. of Education

721 Capitol Mall

Sacramento, CA 95814

Mr. Robert A. Hopkins

or

Mr. Vincent R. Hopkins

Polymetric Services, Inc.

P.O. Box 847

Tarzana, CA 91356

213-881-2227 or 213-345-9305

Mr. Henry C. Kahrmann, Jr.

GTE Sylvania

P.O. Box 188

Mountain View, CA 94042

415-966-3084

Gerald A. La Rocca

Paramount Unified School District

15110 California Avenue

Paramount, CA 90723

Ms. Frederica Parks

U.S. Dept. of Commerce

450 Golden Gate Ave., Eox 36013

San Francisco, CA 94115

Mr. Jack W. Pearson

University of California

P.O. Box 808 - Code L-140

Livermore, CA 94550

Ms. Ruth L. Riley

3132 East Fairmont

Fresno, CA 93726

209-224-4350, x78

Robert Robinson

IBM Corporation

Monterey & Cottle Roads

San Jose, CA 95193

408-227-7100

Mr. Gary D. Sanderson

Dept. of Weights, Measures,

& Consumer Protection

4535 E. Hamilton

Fresno, CA 93702

Mr. Dewayne B. Sharp

or Miss Jo Ann Sharp

2590 Malaga Drive

San Jose, CA 95125

408-264-3967

Ed Sheldon

IBM Corporation

Monterey & Cottle Roads

San Jose, CA 95193

408-227-7100

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CALIFORNIA (continued)

Dr. Marvin L. Sohns

671 Hazelwood Drive

Lemoore, California 93245

Mr. Robert F. Tardif

Manager, Math Unit

California State Dept. of Education

721 Capitol Mall

Sacremento, CA 95814

916-322-3284

COLORADO

Dr. Ernest E. Allen

Math Department

University of Southern Colorado

Pueblo, Colorado 81001

303-549-2693

Mr. J. L. Dalke

Division 270

National Bureau of Standards

Boulder, Colorado 80302

Mr. James C. Davis

Chairman, Math Department

Mesa College

1175 Texas Avenue

Grand Junction, Colorado 80203

Mr. John Gerhardt

Weights and Measures Section

Colorado Dept. of Agriculture

3125 Wyandot

Denver, Colorado 80211

303-892-2845

Eleanor Millet

IBM Corporation

P.O. Box 1900

Boulder, Colorado 80302

303-447-1900

CONNECTICUT

Dr. Sigmund Abeles

Science Consultant

State Department of Education

P.O. Box 2219

Hartford, Conn, 06115

Mr. Richard I. Black

Hubbell Wiring Device Division

State Street & Bostwick Avenue

Bridgeport, Conn. 06602

203-333-1181

Mr. Donald P. LaSalle, Director

Talcott Mountain Science Center

Montevideo Road

Avon, Conn. 06010

Professor Ralph Yulo

Eastern Connecticut State College

83 Windham Street

Willimantic, Conn. 06226

203-456-2231

Dr. Harry Haakenson

Southern Connecticut State College

501 Crescent Street

New Haven, Conn. 06515

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DELAWARE

Mr. Thomas M. Baker

Del. Dept. of Public Instruction

John G. Townsend Building

Dover, Delaware 19901

Mr. William J. Geppert

State Supervisor of Math

Townsend Building

Dover, Delaware 19901

302-698-4885

FLORIDA

Mr. Sydney D. Andrews

Director, Div. of Standards

Florida Department of Agriculture

and Consumer Services

Mayo Building - Lab Complex

Tallahassee, Florida 32304

904-488-0645

Mr. Clem Boyer, Jr.

Coordinator of Math Education

Seminole County Schools

315 Maple Avenue

Sanford, Florida 32771

305-323-4220 (office)

305-644-5692 (home)

Mrs. Renee Henry

Florida Dept. of Education

Room 109 - Miles Johnson Building

Tallahassee, Florida 32304

904-488-5392

Mr. Herbert L. Johnson

Supervisor of Secondary Mathematics

Largo Curriculum and Instruction Center

205 4th Street, SW.

Largo, Florida 33540

813-585-9951, x220

Mr. Mike Walker

415 7th Avenue South

Jacksonville Beach, Florida

904-396-7038 (office)

9C4-249-5990 (home)

32250

Mr. Laurence Wantuck

Curriculum Planner-Mathematics

P.O. Box 8369

Ft. Lauderdale, Florida 33312

305-765-6366 (office)

305-989-4107 (home)

GEORGIA

Mr. Robert C. Collier

Lockheed-Georgia Company

Dept. 72-81, Zone 28

86 South Cobb Drive

Marietta, GA 30063

404-424-3728

Douglas Groce

IBM Corporation

P.O. Box 2150

Atlanta, GA 30301

404-256-7000

Mr. Thomas E. Kirby, Director

Weights and Measures Laboratory

State Farmers Market

Forest Park, GA 30050

Mr. Oliver K. Lewis

Oliver K. Lewis & Associates

312 Fifth Avenue

Albany, GA 31705

912-436-4675

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GEORGIA (continued)

Mr. 0. D. Mullinax

Director, Fuel and Measures Div.

Dept. of Agriculture

19 Hunter Street, Room 327

Atlanta, GA 30334

404-656-3605

Mr. John Peacock

Department of Agriculture

Fuel and Measures Div.

19 Hunter Street

Atlanta, GA 30334

404-656-3605

HAWAII

Mr. Ronald E. Arbuckle

4711 Kolohala Avenue

Honolulu, Hawaii 96816

808-521-5311

IDAHO

Mr. Lyman D. Holloway, Chief

Bureau of Weights and Measures

2126 Warm Springs Avenue

Boise, Idaho 83702

208-384-2345

Mr. Wallace S. Manning

School District #91

690 John Adams Parkway

Idaho Falls, Idaho 83401

208-522-7490

Also available at above address:

Mr. Kenneth Magee

Mr. Allen D. Hurd

Ms. Gwen Kelly & Dr. Joe Kelly

Department of Education

University of Idaho

Moscow, Idaho 83843

208-885-6586

ILLINOIS

Professor Melvin E. Rexroat

College of Education - Box 8364

Idaho State University

Pocatello, Idaho 83209

208-236-2689 or 208-236-3216

Professor George W. Bright

Dept. of Mathematical Sciences

Northern Illinois University

DeKalb, Illinois 60115

815-753-0567

Mr. Arnold Brown

Logan School

1602 25th Street

Moline, Illinois 61265

309-762-2214 (school)

309-764-1186 (home)

Mr. Warren P. Eurstrom

Pearl City Road

Highland Community College

Freeport, Illinois 61032

Mr. Fred Helgren

Treasurer, Metric Association

2004 Ash Street

Waukegan, Illinois 60085

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ILLINOIS (cont inued)

Mr. Ian D. Laing

18758 Carson Drive

Homewood, Illinois 60430

Dr. Richard W. Mattoon

Secretary, Metric Association

Chemical Physics, Dept. 482

Abbott Laboratories

North Chicago, Illinois 60064

312-688-7178

Mr. Casey L. Mitalski

Illinois Department of Agriculture

Mr. Walter Rose

Walter Rose & Associates

116 South Michigan - Suite 1509

Chicago, Illinois 60603

312-726-2610

Mr. Jay Salamon

Artistic Carton Co.

Big Timber Road

Elgin, Illinois 60120

312-741-0247

Mr. Emanuel M. Star

1710 Burning Bush Lane

Bureau of Products Inspections Stds. Mt. Prospect, Illinois 60056

531 East Sangamon Avenue

Springfield, Illinois 62706

217-782-7655

312-297-8558 (home)

312-ME7-5556 (work)

INDIANA

Mr. Charles Bertram

Indiana State University

8600 University Boulevard

Evansville, Indiana 47712

812-426-1251, x311

Mr. Richard E. Wiley

Mathematics Consultant

State Dept. of Public Instruction

120 West Market Street - 10th Floor

Indianapolis, Indiana 46204

Mr. James E. Pfleging, Jr.

Div. of Weights and Measures

Indiana State Board of Health

1330 West Michigan

Indianapolis, Indiana 46206

317-633-6860

Dr. Warren W. Worthley

Indiana Univ. - Purdue Univ.

2101 Coliseum Blvd. East

Fort Wayne, Indiana 46805

219-482-5761 or 5327

IOWA

Ms. Jane Frimml

125 Adams

West Union, Iowa 52175

319-422-3853 (school)

319-422-5735 (home)

Mr. Thatcher Johnson

Deputy Secretary of Agriculture

Department of Agriculture

State Capitol Building

Des Moines, Iowa 50319

Also available at above address

Mr. J. Clair Boyd

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KANSAS

Dr. Elton E. Beougher

Chairman, Dept. of Mathematics

Fort Hays Kansas State College

Hays, Kansas 67601

913-628-4240

Professor Larry Blumberg

Mathematics Department

Washburn University

Topeka, Kansas 66621

913-235-5341 x293

Prof. Forrest L. Coltharp

Department of Mathematics

Kansas State College

Pittsburg, Kansas 66762

Mr. Donald Lynch

Chief, Weights & Measures Control

Municipal Office Building

North 7th Street

Kansas City, Kansas 66101

Mr. John L.. O'Neill, State Sealer

Kansas State Board of Agriculture

Weights and Measures Division

State Office Building

Topeka, Kansas 66612

913-296-3846

Dr. Terry E. Parks

General Director of Basic Services

Shawnee Mission Public Schools

7235 Antioch Road

Shawnee Mission, Kansas 66204

Dr. Gary E. Schmidt

1244 W. 31 Street Terrace

Topeka, Kansas 66611

913-266-6394

Mr. Ed Schroeder

Coordinator of Mathematics

640 N. Emporia

Wichita, Kansas 67214

316-268-7856

KENTUCKY

Mr. George L, Johnson, Director

Div. of Weights and Measures

Kentucky Dept. of Agriculture

Frankfort, Kentucky 40601

502-564-4870

Dr. Eugene M. Schanbacher

Department of Industrial Education

Murray State University

Murray, Kentucky 42071

502-762-3393

LOUISIANA

Dean M. M. Ohmer

Dean of Sciences

Nicholls State University

Thibodaux. Louisiana 70301

504-447-9430

Dr. James R. Oliver

Vice President, Admin. Affairs

Box 1690, USL Station

Lafayette, Louisiana 70501

318-233-5357

318-233-3840 X202 or 351 36

Dr. Russell Whittington, Jr., Chairman

Department of Mathematics

Northwestern Louisiana University

Natchitoches, Louisiana 71457

318-357-5681

Mr. Elton L. Womack

State Supervisor of Math

P.O. Box 44064

Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70804

504-389-6578
MAINE

Mr. Howard M. Faulkner

Coordinator of Metric Studies

University of Maine

Gorham, Maine 04038

207-839-3351 x445 or 567

Mr. Harlon D. Robinson

Department of Agriculture

Div. of Inspections

State Office Building

Augusta, Maine 04333

207-289-3841

Also available from above address

:

GayIon Kennedy

Clayton Davis

MARYLAND

Mrs. Audrey Buffington

State Dept. of Education

P.O. Box 8717

BWI Airport

Baltimore, Maryland 21240

301-796-8300 x492

Professor Florence E. Fischer

Department of Mathematics

Towson State College

Baltimore, Maryland 21204

301-321-3091

Mr. Andre Nadash

6123 63rd Avenue, Box 356

Riverdale, Maryland 20840

301-864-4550

Mr. J. Victor Stout

Stout Company

4640 York Road

Baltimore, Maryland 21212

Mr. Richard Munch

Washington County Board of Education

Commonwealth Avenue

Hagerstown, Maryland 21740

301-791-4000

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MASSACHUSETTS

The Rev. Stanley J. Bezuszka, S.J,

Director, Mathematics Institute

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, Mass. 02167

617-969-0100 x2235

Mr. Klaus Schultz

School of Education - Room 205

University of Massachusetts

Amherst, Mass. 01002

413-545-2799

Mr. Robert E. Clark

Sealer of Weights & Measures

Room 9, City Hall

Springfield, Mass. 01103

413-736=2711 x293

Professor Klaus E. Kroner

Amherst Road

Leverett, Mass. 01054

Mr. Edward H. Stadolnik

Head Administrative Assistant

Division of Standards

Room 1115, One Ashburton Place

Boston, Mass. 02108

617-727-3480

Ms. Catherine D. Tobin

Math Specialist

Lexington Public Schools

32 Washington Park

Newtonville , Mass. 02160

617-862-7500 x243

MICHIGAN

Mr. Eugene Bleiler

Michigan Dept . of Agriculture

2757 Eastern, SE.

Grand Rapids, Michigan 49507

616-245-8735

Mr. Gordon Guillaume

Michigan Dept . of Agriculture

1031 Hastings Street

Traverse City, Michigan 49684

Mr. Sam Hansen, Jr.

Michigan Dept. of Agriculture

2189 M-139 Street

Benton Harbor, Michigan 49022

616-925-2461 (office)

616-429-5291 (home)

Mr. John Heiden

Michigan Dept. of Agriculture

Room 126, State Office Building

Escanaba, Michigan 29829

Dr. Perry Lanier

Mathematics Education

Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan 48824

517-353-8840

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Mr. Ron M. Leach

Michigan Dept. of Agriculture

Food Inspection Div.

Lewis Cass Building

Lansing, Michigan 48913

Also: E.G. Heffron

F.C. Nagele

D.J. Sanderson

A. P. Hafner

H. Birgy

517-373-1060

Dr. John R. Lindbeck

Director

Center for Metric Education & Studies

Western Michigan University

Kalamazoo, Michigan 49001

616-383-6040

Mr. Sam Sarullo

Michigan Dept. of Agriculture

1120 W. State Fair

Detroit, Michigan 48203

Also: Harold Zorlen

Leo Gagnon

Dr. Albert Shulte

Oakland Intermediate School District

2100 Pontiac Lake Road

Pontiac, Michigan 48054

313-858-2012
MICHIGAN (continued)

Mr. Robert Williams

Lawrence Institute of Technology

21000 West Ten Mile Road

Southfield, Michigan 48075

Mr. Thomas Yack

Metric Resource Center

646 N. Wayne Road

Westland, Michigan 48185

MINNESOTA

Mr. Warren Czaia

1015 Currie Avenue

Minneapolis, Minnesota

612-333-4132

55403

Dr. David L. Dye

Math Coordinator

State Department of Education

643 Capitol Square Building

St. Paul, Minnesota 55101

Mr. Arvid Fenger

553 Monroe

N. Mankato, Minnesota

Mr. Donald Firl

Math Consultant

Rochester Public Schools

Coffman Building

Rochester, Minnesota 55901

507-282-9411

Charles Willard

IBM Corporation

3605 Highway 52 N

Rochester, Minnesota 55901

507-286-1011

56001

MISSISSIPPI

Mr. Frank A. Anderson

School of Engineering

University of Mississippi

University, Mississippi 38677

601-232-7023

Mr. Niles F. Calhoun

Mississippi Authority for Educational TV

P.O. Drawer 1101

Jackson, Mississippi 39205

601-982-6565

Mr. Lawrence J. Bellipanni

Metric Consultant

University of Southern Mississippi

Dept . of Science Education

P.O. Box 298

Hattiesburg, Mississippi 29401

601-266-7011

Dr. Jack G. Matthews

Metric Consultant

University of Southern Mississippi

Dept. of Science Education

P.O. Box 205

Hattiesburg, Mississippi 29401

601-266-7011

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MISSOURI

Mr. J. W. Abbott

Weights & Measures Div.

Missouri Dept. of Agriculture

P.O 630, Jefferson Building

Jefferson City, Missouri 65101

314-751-4211

Mr. Anton deS Brasunas

University of Missouri - Rolla

8001 Natural Bridge Road

St. Louis, Missouri 63121

314-453-5431

Mr. Gerald Hubbard

U.S. Department of Commerce

120 S. Central

St. Louis, Missouri 63105

Ms. Ann McKee

U.S. Department of Commerce

601 E. 12th Street, Room 1840

Kansas City, Missouri 64106

MONTANA

Mr. Gary L. Delano

Div. of Weights & Measures

805 N. Main

Helena, Montana 59601

406-449-3163 x6

Professor Ray Woodriff

Dept. of Chemistry

Montana State University

Bozeman, Montana 59715

Mr. Mike Jablin

ESEA Title III Project Director

Billings Senior High School

Billings, Montana 59102

406-245-6127

NEERASKA

Mr. R. Neil Bateman

510 Elk Street

Beatrice, Nebraska 68310

402-223-4083

Dr. Roger Macklem

Science Consultant

Nebraska State Dept. of Education

Lincoln, Nebraska 68508

402-471-2476

Mr. Steven A. Malone

Administrator, Dept. of Agriculture

Div. of Weights and Measures

P.O. Box 4757

State House Station

Lincoln, Nebraska 68509

402-471-2875

Dr. Donald F. Niemann

Mathematics Consultant

State Department of Education

Lincoln, Nebraska 68508

402-471-2476

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NEVADA

Dr. Virginia Gilbert

William Ferron Elementary

4200 Mountain Vista

Las Vegas, Nevada 89121

702-451-1996

Mr. Ron Gutzman

Educational Consultant, Math

Department of Education

Capitol Complex

Carson City, Nevada 89710

NEW HAMPSHIRE

Mr. Fernand J. Prevost

Consultant, Mathematics Education

Department of Education

64 N. Main Street

Concord, New Hampshire 03301

NEW JERSEY

Mr. Kenneth B. Fetter

Director, Elementary & Secondary

Curriculum Services Bureau

Department of Education

225 West State Street

Trenton, New Jersey 08625

201-964-8700 x346

Mr. Frederick T. Gutmann

18 Hillcrest Road

Caldwell, New Jersey 07006

Mr. John H. Landvater

Landvater Associates

95 Summit Avenue

Summit, New Jersey 07901

201-273-8757

Mr. Karl W. Linn

Exxon Research & Engineering Co,

P.O. Box 101

Florham Park, New Jersey 07932

201-474-6051

Mr. William J. Wolfe, Sr.

State Superintendent

Weights and Measures

187 West Hanover Street

Trenton, New Jersey 08625

609-292-4615

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NEW MEXICO

Mr. Richard J. Bohl

Box 1663 MS 530

Los Alamos Scientific Lab

Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545

505-667-6151

Mr. B. K. Graham

Science & Conservation Specialist

KM State Dept . of Education

Sante Fe, New Mexico 87503

505-827-5391

Mr. Charles H. Greene, Chief

Div. of Markets, Weights & Measures

P.O. Box 3170

Las Cruces, New Mexico 88003

505-646-1616

NEW YORK

Ms. Constance C. Adams

3M2 Martha Van Rensselaer Hall

Cornell University

Ithaca, New York 14853

607-256-2144

Mr. William Collins

Syracuse Public Schools

409 West Genesee Street

Syracuse, New York 13202

315-425-422 6

Mr. Marion A. Forbes

39 Vine Street

Binghamton, New York 13903

607-722-8480

Mr. Nathan Friedman

60-14 Marathon Parkway

Little Neck, New York 11362

212-224-3082 (home)

Mr. Charles Holovka

IBM Corporation

1701 North Street

Endicott, New York 13760

607-755-0123

Mr. David B. Howell

Pearl River School District

37 Franklin Avenue

Pearl River, New York 10965

914-735-4091

Mrs. Jane Forstenzer

10 Old Lane

Scarsdale, Mew York 10583

914-723-9064

Ms. Doris Frazer, Director

Clarkson Technical Information Center

Clarkson College of Technology

Potsdam, New York 13676

315-268-6647

Mr. John Kuhsrik

IBM Corporation

1701 North Street

Endicott, New York

607-755-0123

13760

Mr. Robert Minor

Principal, Liberty Street School

Middletown, New York 10940

914-343-8441

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NEW YORK (continued)

Dr. Frances J. Parker

Home Economics Dept

.

State University College

Oneonta, New York 13820

607-431-2705

Mrs. Susanne Reeder

Buffalo Public Schools

Room 733 City Hall

Buffalo, New York 14202

716-842-3641

Mr. Gerald Pat ton

IBM Corporation

1701 North Street

Endicott, New York 13760

607-755-0123

Mr. J. Fred Tucker

Campus

1220 Washington Avenue

Albany, New York 12235

518-457-3452

Mr. Charles Pflaum

950 Dale Road

Dale, New York 14039

716-325-4560 x459

Mr. Bob Puglisi

583 Main Street

Stoney Brook, New York

212-581-4788 or 516-751-7025

11790

Mrs . Dorothy Ziegler Willsey

State University of New York

College at Cortland

Cortland, New York 13045

607-753-3587

NORTH CAROLINA

Mr. John F. Corey

Director, Testing & Evaluation Lab,

Fiberglass Div. - PPG Industries

Shelby, North Carolina 28150

704-434-2261

Mr. Marion Kinlaw

Director, Consumer Stds. Division

P.O. Box 26056

Raleigh, North Carolina 27611

919-829-3313

Mary E. Diener

Diener and Associates Inc.

P.O. Box 12052

Research Triangle Park, NC

919-549-8945

27709

Mrs. Anita Williams Pangle

Charlotte/Mecklenburg Schools

Box 149

Charlotte, North Carolina 28230

704-372-8620 x266

Mr. Robert R. Jones

Director, Div. of Math

Department of Public Instruction

Raleigh, North Carolina 27611

Mr. Thomas L. Rokoske

Department of Physics

Appalachian State University

Boone, North Carolina 28608

704-264-4013

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NORTH DAKOTA

Mr. Jay Chapman

Science Department

Mary College

Bismarck, North Dakota

701-255-4681 x346

58501

Mr. Glenn Prigge

Mathematics Department

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, North Dakota 58201

701-777-2881

Mr. Adin Helgeson

ND Public Service Commission

State Capitol Building

Bismarck, North Dakota 58505

701-224-2412

Mr. Robert Tubbs

ND Public Service Commission

State Capitol Building

Bismarck, North Dakota 58505

701-224-2416

Mr. Wallace M. Owen

ND Public Service Commission

State Capitol Building

Bismarck, North Dakota 58505

701-224-2416

OHIO

Mrs. Fern Hunt

1346 Murrell Avenue

Columbus, Ohio 43212

614-422-5036

Dr. David J. Hyslop

Business Education Dept.

Bowling {Jreen State Univ.

Eowling Green, Ohio 43403

419-372-0039

Dr. Louis Ross

2400 Burnham Road

Akron, Ohio 44313

216-864-2442

Prof. Cornelius Wandmacher

College of Engineering

University of Cincinnati

Cincinnati, Ohio 45221

513-475-5305

Prof. Robert L. Wolff

Mechanical Engineering Technology

University of Dayton

Dayton, Ohio 45469

513-229-4216

OKLAHOMA

Mr. Douglas B. Aichele

103A Gundersen Hall

Oklahoma State University

Stillwater, Oklahoma 74074

405-372-6211 x7846

Mr. R. W. Powell

Director, Marketing Division

122 Capitol Building

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73105

405-521-3861

Dr. John Jobe

Dept. of Mathematics

Oklahoma State University

Stillwater, Oklahoma 74074

405-372-6211 x500 kh
OREGON

Dr. Anton Postl

Oregon College of Education

Monmouth, Oregon 97361

503-838-1220 x477

Mr. Ernest John Rubin

2334 SE Main Street

Portland, Oregon 97214

503-232-2684

Mr. Kendrick J. Simila, Administrator

Weights and Measures Division

Oregon Department of Agriculture

Agriculture Building

Salem, Oregon 97310

503-378-3792

PENNSYLVANIA

Mr. G. Edward Carpenter

Metrologist, Bureau of Weights & Measures

Department of Agriculture

2301 N. Cameron Street

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17023

Mr. William J. Murray

Northeastern Educational

Intermediate Unit #19

200 Adams Avenue

Scranton, Pennsylvania 18503

717-344-9551 x70

Professor Robert D. Dolan

Department of Mathematics

Elizabethtown College

Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania

717-367-1151

17022

Professor Mildred Reigh

Department of Mathematics

Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Indiana, Pennsylvania 15701

412-357-2305

Dr. Anton Glaser

Ogontz Campus, PSU

Abington, Pennsylvania 19001

215-886-9400

Mr. Martin Rosen

846 Arnold Street

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

215-DA4-1740

19111

Mr. Wade C. Hall

Metric Consultant

Box 155

Rural Valley, Pennsylvania

412-783-7281

16249

Mr. Rodman 0. Winter

Honeywell Inc.

1100 Virginia Drive

Fort Washington, Pennsylvania

215-643-1300

19034

Mr. Walter F. Junkins, Director

Bureau of Weights and Measures

Department of Agriculture

2301 N. Cameron Street

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17023

717-787-9089

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RHODE ISLAND

Mr. Edward R. Fisher

Administrator, Dept. of Labor

Mercantile Division

470 Aliens Avenue

Providence, Rhode Island 02905

401-277-2758

SOUTH CAROLINA

Mr. Matthew B. Barkley

Box 1031

Charleston, South Carolina 29402

803-723-7844

Dr. Walter E. Castro

Mechanical Engineering Department

Clemson University

Clemson, South Carolina 29631

803-656-3009

Col. Edward A. Munns, USAF (ret.)

4905 Pine Lake Drive

Myrtle Beach, South Carolina 29577

Mrs. Margaret A. Patrick

U.S. Department of Commerce

2611 Forest Drive

Columbia, South Carolina 29204

803-765-5345

Dr. Marvin W. Dixon

Mechanical Engineering Dept.

Clemson University

Clemson, South Carolina 29631

803-656-3009

SOUTH DAKOTA

Dr. T. Ashworth

Physics Department

SD School of Mines

Rapid City, South Dakota 57701

605-394-2364

Dr. Charles Eicher

School of Education

University of South Dakota

Vermillion, South Dakota 57069

605-677-5366

Mr. Terry Richardson

Northern State College

Box 667

Aberdeen, South Dakota 57401

605-622-2578 (office)

605-225-9042 (home)

Mr. Ted Weiland

Director of Consumer Protection

Dept. of Commerce & Consumer Affairs

Capitol Building

Pierre, South Dakota 57501

605-224-3696

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TENNESSEE

Professor Bernard W. Benson

614 Texas Avenue

Signal Mountain, Tennessee 37377

Prof. J. F. Crabtree

Dept. of Curriculum & Instruction

Memphis State University

Memphis, Tennessee 38152

901-454-2365 (office)

901-363-0153 (home)

Dr. M. M. Garland

Memphis State University

Memphis, Tennessee 38152

Mr. Eugene H. Holeman

Deputy Director, Weights & Measures

Tennessee Dept. of Agriculture

P.O. Box 40627 - Melrose Station

Nashville, Tennessee 37204

Also: Mr. Hoyte Owen

Mr. Allen Duncan

615-741-1539

Mr. Vernon Massey

Shelby County Weights & Measures Sealer

160 North Main - Room 969

Memphis, Tennessee 38103

901-528-3456

Professor Uri Gat

ORNL

P.O. Box Y

Oak Ridge, Tennessee

615-483-8611 X37925

37830

Professor Roland McDaniel

Lee College

Department of Natural Science

Cleveland, Tennessee 37311

615-472-2111

TEXAS

Dr. Jim Bezdek

North Texas State University

1807 Concord Lane

Denton, Texas 76201

817-382-9349

Mr. Ronald Exley

Vocational Industrial Teacher Educ.

Texas A & M University

F.E. Drawer K

College Station, Texas 77843

713-845-3447

Felix C. Guerrero

U.S. Dept. of Commerce

201 Fannin - 1003

Houston, Texas 77002

713-226-4231

Dr. Alice R. Kidd

Texas Education Agency

201 East 11th Street

Austin, Texas 78701

Mrs. Cathy Rahlfs

PESO Education Service Center

1601 South Cleveland

Amarillo, Texas 79102

806-376-5521

Charles W. Tillerson

Dallas Baptist College

P.O. Box 210607

Dallas, Texas 75211

214-331-8311 x275

Dr. Jean Woodward Wilson

Trinity University

715 Stadium Drive

San Antonio, Texas 78284

512-736-7501

Mrs. John A. Worley

5039 Lymbar Drive

Houston, Texas 77096

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UTAH

Dr. Donald D. Clark

570 Monroe

Midvale, Utah 84047

801-533-5061

Dr. Lloyd Eldredge

Education Coordinator

Utah State Board of Education

250 East Fifth South Street

Salt Lake City, Utah 84111

801-533-5061

VERMONT

Mr. Trafford F. Brink

Director, Div. of Weights & Measures

Department of Agriculture

116 State Street

Montpelier, Vermont 05602

802-828-2436

Mr. Richard E. Higgins

Metric Conversion Committee Chairman

Vermont State Department of Education

Montpelier, Vermont 05602

VIRGINIA

Mrs. Mattie Waymer Armstrong

Hampton Institute

Department of Human Ecology

Hampton, Virginia 23668

804-727-5273 (office)

804-723-6727 (home)

Dr. Robert Todd

Virginia Polytechnic Institute

and State University

205 Lane Hall

Blacksburg, Virginia 22180

703-951-5545

Mr. E. L. Edwards, Jr.

State Department of Education

1322-28 East Grace Street

Richmond, Virginia 23216

804-786-2689

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WASHINGTON

Mr. Donald Kamp

Mathematics Coordinator

Spokane School District

W. 825 Trent Avenue

Spokane, Washington 99201

509-455-4465

Dr. J. T. Kimbrell

Mechanical Engineering Department

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1. PUBLICATION OR REPORT NO. NBS TN 960

2. Gov't Accession

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3. Recipient's Accession No.

4. TITLE AND SUBTITLE

A SURVEY OF THE

NATIONAL METRIC SPEAKERS BUREAU

5. Publication Date November 1977

6. Performing Organization Code

7. AUTHOR(S)

John M. Tascher

8. Performing Organ. Report No.

9. PERFORMING ORGANIZATION NAME AND ADDRESS

NATIONAL BUREAU OF STANDARDS

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20234

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11. Contract/Grant No.

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Same as above.

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to the rapidly growing interest in the metric system and metrication. The

number of speakers at the end of 1976 was 273 with at least one in every State.

NBS supplied a script and other materials to each speaker. A survey of all

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NBS could further assist the speakers. This report summarizes the findings

of the survey. The report also gives a survey of the sources of information

on the metric system and metrication. A roster of speakers of the National

Metric Speakers Bureau, dated July 1977, appears in an appendix.

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Metric information, sources of; metric speakers; Metric Speakers Bureau,

National; National Metric Speakers Bureau

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