Countdowns are usually reserved for events of significant importance, like the classic T minus 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 0, ignition, heard so many times from Cape Canaveral. Or a countdown to a momentous occasion like a wedding or a long-awaited product launch.

At the time of this writing, another countdown is happening: We are at T minus 65 days and counting until the launch of the 29th annual Coordinate Measurement System Conference (CMSC) in San Diego, July 22–26, 2013.

Although the CMSC isn’t as visually stunning as a rocket launch, and doesn’t have the life-changing implications of a marriage, or bring the anticipation of a new product’s success, we do plan on rocking your metrology world at the conference.

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