REGIONAL METRIC TOWN MEETINGS MOVE ``TOWARD A METRIC AMERICA.'' SERIES CONTINUES MAY 17-18, IN BOSTON POC: Jim McCracken (301) 975-3690. The Department of Commerce and the Interagency Council on Metric Policy are sponsoring the second of six regional Metric Town Meetings and workshops May 17-18, 1996, in Boston, at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Stratton Student Center. Subsequent meetings will be held: September 1996 in Seattle; October in Chicago; November in San Francisco; and January 1997 in Dallas. At each meeting, participants will have the opportunity to hear from experts on the benefits of using the metric system to increase our global competitiveness, commercialize new technologies, and enhance the job skills of America's workforce. Open forum discussions will probe critical metrication issues. The meetings will build on the key themes--trade, public awareness, and education--that emerged from the first National Metric Town Meeting held March 27-28, 1995, at the National Institute of Standards and Technology in Gaithersburg, Maryland. For further information contact the Metric Program, 301-975-3690, FAX 301-948-1416, or email to metric prg@nist.gov (via Internet). Additional information will be available on the Internet at: http://www.nist.gov/metric.

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