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Through 2001,
NIST and other organizations will hold a variety of events celebrating
NIST's Centennial. A partial listing of these events is given below;
the events will take place in both Gaithersburg and Boulder except
where noted.
| February
2001 |
17 - AAAS
Annual Meeting in San Francisco includes former Director Lewis
Branscomb's presentation "NIST at 100" and NIST centennial exhibit
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| March
2001 |
1 -
Event featuring NIST Boulder accomplishments and outlook (Boulder)
4 - Pittsburgh Conference on Analytical Chemistry & Applied
Spectroscopy in New Orleans, includes NIST sessions
5 - History
and reunion day for NIST staff and alumni (afternoon reception)
6 - Briefings, workshops, and tours for industry and association
VIPs (Gaithersburg)
6 - Gala celebration,
Ronald Reagan Building, Washington, D.C. (evening)
7 - NIST
Centennial Standards Symposium Standards in the Global Economy:
Past, Present, and Future (Proceedings)
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| May
2001 |
NIST
exhibit opens at Smithsonian during May
10 - Student Open House, 4th -8th grades (Gaithersburg)
11 - Student Open House, 4th -8th grades, high school & college
(Gaithersburg)
11 - Student Open House (Boulder)
12 - Community, staff, and family event (Boulder)
15- Briefings and tours for policy makers (Gaithersburg)
15 - Kids on the Run Race with Montgomery County Road Runners
Club |
| June
2001 |
19 - Loch NIST Cross Country Race with Montgomery County Road
Runners Club |
| July
2001 |
30
- National Conference of Standards Laboratories Annual Meeting
in Washington, D.C., includes panel discussion |
| NIST
Centennial Lecture Series |
The
NIST Centennial Lectures featured speakers selected and hosted
by each Laboratory. Speakers articulated the culture and traditions
of their fields to a broad NIST audience. Topics demonstrated
how the science and technology of the past 100 years have grown
up with the progress in measurements. |
Date created:
1/8/01
Last updated: 11/8/01
Contact: inquiries@nist.gov
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