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The NIST Office of Weights and Measures (OWM) is pleased to announce the schedule for the 2025 Info Hours series. An Info Hour is a one-hour session that features current weights and measures, legal metrology, or documentary standard relevant topic, while providing a forum for discussion and Q&A. It allows for networking with NIST OWM staff and other subject matter experts (SMEs) in the weights and measures community.
The Info Hour is designed to provide an active and engaging forum for our entire weights and measures and legal metrology community to connect and network, discuss issues, learn from one another, and share knowledge, ideas, and recommendations.
Info Hours will be scheduled for the third Thursday of most months, in 2025, at 2:00 PM Eastern Time. There is no registration fee or prerequisites required for attendance. All Info Hours will be recorded, uploaded to the OWM Info Hours and e-Learning Resources and Training Materials webpages, and available to view on demand.
The 2025 Info Hour Topics include:
Date | Topic | Presenter |
|---|---|---|
February 20 | Overview and Discussion on Emerging Legal Metrology Device Technology | Loren Minnich |
March 20 | Overview and Discussion of Mathematical Agreement in Determining Net Weight with Regards to Tare Operations | Jan Konijnenburg |
May 1 | A Primary Lab in Every State? How Groundbreaking Kibble Balance Technology Will Revolutionize the Mass Calibration Laboratory | Leon Chao |
May 15 | NIST OWM Role Within NCWM and U.S. Weights and Measures System | John McGuire |
June 24 | Tips and Tools for Navigating the PDF Electronic Version of NIST Handbooks | Isabel Chavez Baucom |
September 18 | OWM Study Results on the Use of a Portable Digital Density Meter as a Field Inspection Device | Diane Lee |
October 16 | OWM Proficiency Testing Program for U.S. State Weights and Measures Laboratories | Michael Hicks |
Be sure to "Save the Date" by clicking on the links above and adding the meeting to your calendar. All Info Hours are available via our Training Calendar, which will include further descriptions of each topic and a direct link to the session description and login information.
We want to hear from you on what topics you want next! Please send your suggestions or recommendations for future Info Hour topics to David Sefcik at david.sefcik [at] nist.gov (david[dot]sefcik[at]nist[dot]gov).