NCWM National Conference on Weights and Measures
Interim Meeting Process
What You Need to Know Before You Go:
What to Do When You Get to the Conference:
Give a Presentation During the Conference:
What You Need to Know Before You Go:
- Contains agenda items
- Changes to the agenda can and do occur
- Review items prior to arrival
- Be prepared to state your point of view during Open Hearings
- Written testimony is also accepted to compliment your Open Hearing comments
- 100 Series - Board of Directors (BOD)
- 200 Series - Laws and Regulations Committee (L&R)
- 300 Series - Specifications and Tolerances Committee (S&T)
- 400 Series - Professional Development Committee (PDC)
- 500 Series - National Type Evaluation Program Committee (NTEP)
- 800 Series - Nominating Committee
Following Open Hearings, Committees will assign a status to each agenda item for the Annual Meeting in July as follows:
- (V) Voting - voted on at the Annual Meeting
- (I) Informational - open for discussion but cannot be voted on at the Annual Meeting
- (D) Developmental - not ready for action by the conference
- (W) Withdrawn - removed from the agenda
- Board of Directors (BOD)
- Manages administrative functions, sets vision and direction for NCWM
- Oversee the activities of the four standing committees
- Provide counsel on weights and measures issues as they emerge in the marketplace by drawing on the expertise of the diverse membership of public and private sector members
- Laws and Regulations Committee (L&R)
- NIST Handbook 130: Uniform Laws and Regulations for Legal Metrology and Engine Fuel Quality
- NIST Handbook 133: Procedures for Checking Net Contents of Packaged Goods
- Interprets and develops standards and testing for checking the net contents of packaged goods such as food, drugs and cosmetics
- Specifications and Tolerances Committee (S&T)
- NIST Handbook 44: Specifications and Tolerances, and Other Technical Requirements for Weighing and Measuring Devices
- Interprets and develops standards and testing equipment for weights and measures officials
- Recommends procedures for testing commercial equipment
- Professional Development Committee (PDC)
- Addresses consumer affairs and safety issues
- Promote awareness of weights and measures activities among the general public
- Responsible for facilitating training and certification
- National Type Evaluation Program Committee (NTEP)
- Oversee NTEP activity
- Set the goals and objectives as well as the operating policies and procedures which are published in NCWM Publication 14
- Sponsors technical subcommittees in various areas to develop technical test procedures and evaluation criteria
- Authorize participating laboratories
- Business attire is appropriate for all meetings
- Social events are normally business casual or casual, depending on the event
What to Do When You Get to the Conference:
- Review schedule, agendas and meeting locations
- Visit the exhibitors and familiarize yourself with the meeting space
- Attend one or more committee review sessions
- Talk with other stakeholders from government, industry, or other organizations
- Verify contact information on attendee list (located at registration table)
- Check registration monitor for announcements
- Join our social networking opportunities to receive the latest news about NCWM and meeting changes
Observe Committee Work Sessions
- Time for committee to review, discuss and revise agenda items
- Open to all attendees
- Only committee members may speak
- Stakeholder participation in standards development process
- Each standing committee has an Open Hearing
- Input used to determine final reports
- Any registered attendee may speak on any issue
- Address the Committee Chair (e.g. Madame Chair, members of the committee, my name is John Doe from the State of Alabama...)
- Written comments are welcome
- All paid attendees and guests (additional cost) are invited to the reception
- Dress is business casual
- All meetings are open to registered attendees unless posted as closed