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US Metric Association
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National non-profit organization founded in 1916 and committed to US conversion to the SI (modern metric system).
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Virtual meetup this week - Wednesday 17:30 to 18:30 MT | 19:30 to 20:30 ET
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December 9, 2025 at 9:56 PM
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The governors of Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Maryland, Massachusetts, Missouri, South Carolina, Washington, and Wisconsin have issued proclamations in recognition of National Metric Week this week:
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October 8, 2025 at 1:06 PM
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May 20, 2025 at 7:50 PM
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One of the places that we are seeing metric units routinely used these days is on light bulb labels. There is a standard "Lighting Facts" information panel, which greatly simplifies the shopping and comparison process. #metric #FTC #DOE
An example of the standard "Lighting Facts" graphic is shown, demonstrating the use of watts, Kelvin, lumens, etc.
December 17, 2024 at 11:33 PM