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The NIST metric program encourages the use of the SI in all facets of education, including honing of worker skills.</p> <h3><a href="/web/20230314214433/https://www.nist.gov/pml/wmd/metric/metric-policy">All Levels of Government</a></h3> <p>The Metric Program coordinates metric transition activities under the Metric Conversion Act, including transition of all federal agencies (Executive Order 12770). U.S. metric legislation and policy authorizes Secretary of Commerce to direct and coordinate the federal agency metric transition and to assess progress. Federal agencies implement formal policy and plans for using the SI (metric system) and report transition progress. The use of the SI in federal agency programs relating to trade, industry, and commerce is intended to support industry's voluntary adoption of the SI.</p> <p>In collaboration, NOAA and NIST are preparing to discontinue the use of the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230314214433/https://www.nist.gov/pml/us-surveyfoot">U.S. survey foot</a> and adopt the international survey foot in a move towards more precise positioning in surveying, mapping, and engineering is a practical solution to a long-term problem. Ending this will eliminate confusion and unnecessary costs. Improved measurement uniformity and accuracy will benefit stakeholders, including the States and professionals in the surveying, mapping, and engineering fields. NOAA National Geodetic Survey (NGS) has long used the meter as its official unit of measurement and this will not change. Currently, both the international foot and U.S. survey foot are based on the meter, and in fact all U.S. customary units are based on the International System of Units (SI).</p> <h3><a href="/web/20230314214433/https://www.nist.gov/pml/wmd/metric/everyday">Everyday Life within the United States</a></h3> <p>Progress toward greater use of the SI (metric system) continues in the United States. 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NIST Handbook 143</div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div> <article role="article" about="/news-events/events/2023/04/5841-mass-metrology-seminar" class="nist-teaser"> <div class="nist-teaser__content-wrapper"> <header> <h3 class="nist-teaser__title"><a href="/web/20230314214433/https://www.nist.gov/news-events/events/2023/04/5841-mass-metrology-seminar"><span>5841 Mass Metrology Seminar</span> </a></h3> <div class="nist-teaser__date"> <div class="smartdate">Mon, Apr 10 - Fri, Apr 21 2023</div> </div> </header> <div class="nist-teaser__content"> <div class="text-with-summary">The Mass Metrology Seminar is a two-week, "hands-on" seminar. It incorporates approximately 30 percent lectures and 70</div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div> <article role="article" about="/news-events/events/2023/04/5864-lpg-propane-verifying-net-contents-20-lb-cylinders-part-1" class="nist-teaser"> <div class="nist-teaser__image"> <div class="entity-reference"> <a href="/web/20230314214433/https://www.nist.gov/news-events/events/2023/04/5864-lpg-propane-verifying-net-contents-20-lb-cylinders-part-1" hreflang="en"><img src="/web/20230314214433im_/https://www.nist.gov/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/images/2022/01/24/NC%20Refill%20LPG_0.jpg?itok=8sjCJIMc" width="100" height="76" alt="Photo of a NC Inspector at an LPG Direct Sale Refilling Station" loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image"/> </a> </div> </div> <div class="nist-teaser__content-wrapper"> <header> <h3 class="nist-teaser__title"><a href="/web/20230314214433/https://www.nist.gov/news-events/events/2023/04/5864-lpg-propane-verifying-net-contents-20-lb-cylinders-part-1"><span>5864 LPG (Propane) -Verifying the Net Contents of 20 lb Cylinders (Part 1)</span> </a></h3> <div class="nist-teaser__date"> <div class="smartdate">Wed, Apr 19 2023, 10:00am - 3:00pm EDT</div> </div> </header> <div class="nist-teaser__content"> <div class="text-with-summary">PART 1 "Exchange Locations and Vending Machines" This 5-hour webinar will include a morning and afternoon session, with</div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div> <article role="article" about="/news-events/events/2023/04/5863-nist-handbook-133-overview-handbook-133" class="nist-teaser"> <div class="nist-teaser__content-wrapper"> <header> <h3 class="nist-teaser__title"><a href="/web/20230314214433/https://www.nist.gov/news-events/events/2023/04/5863-nist-handbook-133-overview-handbook-133"><span>5863 NIST Handbook 133 - Overview of Handbook 133</span> </a></h3> <div class="nist-teaser__date"> <div class="smartdate">Thu, Apr 20 2023, 11:00am - 1:30pm EDT</div> </div> </header> <div class="nist-teaser__content"> <div class="text-with-summary">This 2.5 hour webinar provides a complete overview of NIST Handbook 133, "Checking the Net Contents of Packaged Goods"</div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <footer> <div class="link-list"><a href="/web/20230314214433/https://www.nist.gov/news-events/upcoming-events/org/6436">View All Events</a></div> </footer> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--dynamic-content-list-ou paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="nist-block "> <h2 class="nist-block__title"> <div class="string">Awards</div> </h2> <div class="viewsreference"><div class="views-element-container"><div class="js-view-dom-id-c54a0188ec4e922c4a65839647e178f00b73688739291ff83821849af13b1e60"> <div> <article role="article" about="/awards/elizabeth-j-benham-recognized-ieee-standards-association" class="nist-teaser"> <div class="nist-teaser__image"> <div class="entity-reference"> <a href="/web/20230314214433/https://www.nist.gov/awards/elizabeth-j-benham-recognized-ieee-standards-association" hreflang="en"><img src="/web/20230314214433im_/https://www.nist.gov/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/images/2021/04/07/Elizabeth%20Benham%202021-03.jpg?itok=7FfNmdfA" width="80" height="100" alt="Staff Photo Elizabeth Benham" loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image"/> </a> </div> </div> <div class="nist-teaser__content-wrapper"> <header> <h3 class="nist-teaser__title"><a href="/web/20230314214433/https://www.nist.gov/awards/elizabeth-j-benham-recognized-ieee-standards-association"><span>Elizabeth J. Benham Recognized by the IEEE Standards Association</span> </a></h3> </header> <div class="nist-teaser__content"> <div class="text-long">The IEEE Standards Association is an organization focused on advancing global technologies through the Institute of Electrical and</div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div> <article role="article" about="/awards/2021-usma-fellow-elizabeth-benham" class="nist-teaser"> <div class="nist-teaser__image"> <div class="entity-reference"> <a href="/web/20230314214433/https://www.nist.gov/awards/2021-usma-fellow-elizabeth-benham" hreflang="en"><img src="/web/20230314214433im_/https://www.nist.gov/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/images/2021/04/07/Elizabeth%20Benham%202021-03.jpg?itok=7FfNmdfA" width="80" height="100" alt="Staff Photo Elizabeth Benham" loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image"/> </a> </div> </div> <div class="nist-teaser__content-wrapper"> <header> <h3 class="nist-teaser__title"><a href="/web/20230314214433/https://www.nist.gov/awards/2021-usma-fellow-elizabeth-benham"><span>2021 USMA Fellow - Elizabeth Benham</span> </a></h3> </header> <div class="nist-teaser__content"> <div class="text-long">For going above and beyond in helping to advance U.S. Metric Association’s (USMA) goal of "completing the US conversion to the International</div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div> <article role="article" about="/nist-awards/2020-bronze-medal-award-tina-gaver-butcher-lisa-warfield-juana-williams" class="nist-teaser"> <div class="nist-teaser__content-wrapper"> <header> <h3 class="nist-teaser__title"><a href="/web/20230314214433/https://www.nist.gov/nist-awards/2020-bronze-medal-award-tina-gaver-butcher-lisa-warfield-juana-williams"><span>2020 - Bronze Medal Award---Tina Gaver Butcher, Lisa Warfield, Juana Williams</span> </a></h3> </header> <div class="nist-teaser__content"> <div class="string-long">For leadership in developing uniform legal metrology requirements for electric vehicle charging and submetering adopted by the 50 states in 2019.</div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div> <article role="article" about="/awards/2020-oiml-letter-appreciation-ralph-richter" class="nist-teaser"> <div class="nist-teaser__image"> <div class="entity-reference"> <a href="/web/20230314214433/https://www.nist.gov/awards/2020-oiml-letter-appreciation-ralph-richter" hreflang="en"><img src="/web/20230314214433im_/https://www.nist.gov/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/images/annual_award/bronze20-20richter20ralph000_0.jpg?itok=uF780QEd" width="100" height="75" alt="Richter" loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image"/> </a> </div> </div> <div class="nist-teaser__content-wrapper"> <header> <h3 class="nist-teaser__title"><a href="/web/20230314214433/https://www.nist.gov/awards/2020-oiml-letter-appreciation-ralph-richter"><span>2020 OIML Letter of Appreciation – Ralph Richter</span> </a></h3> </header> <div class="nist-teaser__content"> <div class="text-long">This 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