Return to Table of ContentsApril 1998
"Surviving the Standards War"
Topic of April ConferenceStandards determine everything from the composition of steel alloys used to construct the nation's bridges to the exact amount held by the tablespoon used to measure sugar in your favorite recipe. Standards and issues of conformity have taken on critical importance to the survival of companies competing in the new global economy.
"Surviving the Standards Wars," a day-long conference examining developments in measurement standards and their impacts on industry, commerce, and the sciences worldwide, will take place Friday, April 24, at the John Hancock Conference Center, 14 Trinity Place, Boston.
Amy Zuckerman, a journalist and expert on standards will serve as conference moderator. She is the author of several books on standards, including the International Standards Desk Reference, and writes a weekly column on standards for the Journal of Commerce
The conference is co-sponsored by the Division of Continuing Education, the College of Management, the Alliance for the Commonwealth, Associated Industries of Massachusetts, and the Greater Boston Manufacturing Partnership. The cost to register is $195 before April 17, and $220 after that date. For more information, contact Jack Hughes at the Division of Continuing Education at 7-7290.