If there is a common personality trait among metrologists, it is that we love to argue our point. In the true spirit of “everyone is entitled to my opinion,” lively debate is always present when you get more than one of us in a room together. It is probably why I personally ended up in this field. It is most certainly why I chose to participate on the CMSC Executive Committee.

Technical conversation is pervasive at the Coordinate Metrology Systems Conference, and that dialogue is what brings me to the CMSC every year. The membership of the Coordinate Metrology Society owns the technical content of the conference, and both attendees and exhibitors contribute to the knowledge base. There are several aspects of the conference that fuel the exchange of ideas:

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