Dear All,
On 2008/11/21, at 3:56 PM, Mike Millet wrote:
'… our metric topic on obamacto seems to need only a hundred points to
be in fifth place and then a couple hundred more to be in fourth :).'
This looks like it has the possibility to be a great news story. Maybe
now is the time to generate media releases in your area that say
something about:
1 The metric system is only a few points from being in fourth place on
the Chief Technical Officer (CTO) list of important issues.
2 Following the inauguration of Barack Obama, the metric system could
be high on the list of issues for the new presidency.
3 Something about possible candidates for the position of CTO: Jeff
Bezos from Amazon, Vint Cerf from Google, Bill Gates from Microsoft,
Bill Joy from Sun Microsystems, or Eric Schmidt from Google.
4 Some positive thoughts on what the metric system will mean for the
USA. You might like to think about the savings to be made and the
possibilities for international cooperation and trade.
Cheers,
Pat Naughtin
PO Box 305 Belmont 3216,
Geelong, Australia
Phone: 61 3 5241 2008
Metric system consultant, writer, and speaker, Pat Naughtin, has
helped thousands of people and hundreds of companies upgrade to the
modern metric system smoothly, quickly, and so economically that they
now save thousands each year when buying, processing, or selling for
their businesses. Pat provides services and resources for many
different trades, crafts, and professions for commercial, industrial
and government metrication leaders in Asia, Europe, and in the USA.
Pat's clients include the Australian Government, Google, NASA, NIST,
and the metric associations of Canada, the UK, and the USA. See http://www.metricationmatters.com
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