NCWM CHAIR’S WELCOME
Welcome members and guests to the 111 Annual Meeting of the National Council on Weights and Measures in historic Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Many of you may recall that Philadelphia was also the site for NCWM’s 100 Annual Meeting. I cannot think of a more fitting venue to tackle the serious work of NCWM during our nation’s semi-quincentennial, celebrating the 250th anniversary of the United States Declaration of Independence. th th I hope that you can take some time to visit and learn more about Philadelphia, a city over 340 years old. Well known as the birthplace of the Declaration of Independence, home to the Liberty Bell, Independence Hall, the nationally known Philly cheesesteak, and their lively Major League baseball mascot—the Philly Phanatic. Philadelphia offers so much more, so take some time to learn something else about this iconic city. Our agenda kicks off on Sunday morning with meetings of the various subcommittees and task groups. Please attend as many of these meetings as possible to get current information on projects, agenda items, and responsibilities assigned to each task group or subcommittee. The work of our members through the subcommittees and task groups is vital to the success of NCWM and greatly supports the standing committees and the Board of Directors, to whom they report. Sunday evening is a time for networking and preparing for the days ahead. Please join me at the Chair’s Reception for some good food and libations to get our work week off to a great start. Monday and Tuesday of this week, the NCWM standing committees will hold open hearings to receive editorial suggestions, statements of support or opposition, and recommendations for the final status of items on their respective agendas. Regulators, industry representatives, technical advisors, and all registered attendees are encouraged to make their positions and recommendations known on each agenda item that is important to them. The open hearings provide a forum for discussion and debate, where disagreement is listened to with the intent of always understanding and compromising where practical. Tuesday afternoon following open hearings, NCWM will have the awards celebration. There are several members being recognized for their dedication and service to NCWM, and you may be one of them. Please join us as we recognize these members and applaud their achievements.
The committees will then adjourn for their work sessions to deliberate on the status of items and determine which items will be voted on during our voting sessions. Remember that some agenda items that were assigned voting status at January’s Interim Meeting may be downgraded prior to Wednesday’s voting session based on comments and recommendations heard during open hearings, but no item can be elevated to voting status that was not assigned that status at the Interim. During the voting session, the adoption or rejection of agenda items will determine what appears in the 2027 version of Handbooks 44, 130, and 133. Some items may pass or fail by a thin margin, so every vote counts. Voting members, please make sure to attend the entirety of the voting sessions and cast your official vote for each item as it is presented. Thursday marks the last day of the 2026 NCWM Annual Meeting and will include a carryover of the voting session, if not completed on Wednesday, as well as our annual business meeting welcoming Jason Flint of New Jersey as he steps into his role as incoming NCWM Chair. I look forward to the meetings, discussions, and deliberations that will guide each of our standing committees and inform our voting decisions. While we face the challenges ahead, I want to remind you that no challenge is insurmountable when faced with commitment, integrity, consistency of effort, and a steadfast commitment to high ethical standards. Our commitment to preserving and protecting equity in the marketplace by “measuring what matters” will help us successfully face our challenges.
Sincerely,
NCWM Chair
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