Marcus and all, About their absence there is nothing on their site. Over the years after 2000 there are only two entries on 'metric' on their site when using Search. But in their Mid Year Report 1999, p. 28-29, they pretended to support optional metric labelling in the USA. It is a pdf document. Indeed, I would ask why didn't they attend this forum? I will keep all material on this issue in a special map, to be used whenever necessary.
BTW: the BWMA is also whetting its knives for 2010. It is on their site: http://www.bwma.org They want to challenge the directive in the courts. Han ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ma Be" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, 2003-02-03 17:19 Subject: [USMA:24727] Re: Forum on MO labelling > Dear Han, > > Would you or anyone else be able to ascertain the reason for their absence? Were they participants in this forum either as invited guests or otherwise? > > After finding that out, *then* I think we should take **immediate** action on this by alerting the power(s) at be at the EU Parliament or whoever is now in charge of following up on this (since the Commissioner was replaced). This blatant demonstration of hypocrisy cannot go unnoticed!!! > > It's time our European friends start gathering data on the ones who will ultimately make the decision on this on the European side. We cannot afford to be caught off-guard on this. > > Thanks, Han, for the news. > > Marcus > > On Sun, 2 Feb 2003 08:52:03 Han Maenen wrote: Mrs. Young sent the present issue of MT with the item about my promotion to me. Thanks you very much, Mrs. Young. However, I also read the article about optional metric only labelling. One organization shines brightly through its absence. Among the list of participants, who also included EU officials, I could not discover our dear friends from TABD, the ones who promised to support optional metric-only labelling if the EU would be so kind to delay its directive. Well, well! I can only hope that the EU officials noted their absence as well and will remember that when 2010 looms. Han Historian of Dutch Metrication, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
