`METRIC TOWN MEETING' TO TAKE MEASURE OF METRIC ISSUES MARCH 27--28, 1995 GAITHERSBURG, MD The U.S. Department of Commerce and the Interagency Council on Metric Policy will hold a Metric Town Meeting on March 27--28, 1995, to gather input from the private sector on ways the Federal government can help accelerate industry's transition to the metric system. Participants from businesses, trade and professional associations, educational institutions, and state and local governments will share their views, opinions and suggestions on topics such as the following: How using the metric system contributes to key national goals such as U.S. global competitiveness, technology development and commercialization, enhanced labor skills, and U.S. education reform; How implementation of trade agreements (e.g., NAFTA and GATT) will be influenced by industry's use or non-use of metric measures; How Federal regulatory barriers to metric use can be identified and eliminated; and How to best accelerate public understanding and acceptance of the metric system. The Town Meeting will be held at the National Institute of Standards and Technology in Gaithersburg, Maryland. For more information contact the Metric Program Office, 301-975-3690, 301-948-1416 (FAX), or e-mail to metric_prg@enh.nist.gov (via Internet).

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