NIST OWM had the pleasure and opportunity to attend the New York State Annual Weights and Measures Association and Training School the week of June 12-16, held in Syracuse. The New York State weights and measures system is multifaceted in its operations with a state-level Department of Agriculture and Markets/Weights and Measures and 62 county weights and measures jurisdictions. This 57th meeting of the Training School had over 72 attendees with over 36 counties represented. While the Training School is structured to serve the needs of New York State and its diverse counties, it is notably open to all state weights and measures officials.
Jim Willis (Director, NYS Department of Agriculture and Markets) introduces Don Onwiler for the NCWM Update.
Included in the attendance were myself and Loren Minnich from NIST OWM, Don Onwiler, Executive Director of the National Conference on Weights and Measures (NCWM), and several officials from the neighboring states of New Jersey and Vermont. The New York State Commissioner of Agriculture and Marketing, Richard Hall, also stopped by the event to show his appreciation and support for the New York weights and measures community. Jim Willis, Director of Weights and Measures at the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets said, “I’m proud of our Weights and Measures team here in New York that consists of over 170 professionals at the municipal and state levels. Our training school is growing and delivers quality information for both tenured and new members of the weights and measures profession, as evidenced by the diversity of attendees from within New York State as well as from neighboring states and national NIST and NCWM partners. During the training sessions, we encourage dialogue and exchange of information in order to further learning. When you have a room full of W&M p ..
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