(NIST: Gaithersberg, MD) -- Preventing fraud at oil-change services and enabling consumers to make value comparisons when shopping for printer ink will be among the many issues discussed at this year’s annual meeting of The National Conference on Weights and Measures (NCWM), to be held July 17–21, 2011, in Missoula, Montana. The meeting’s theme, “Educating Today for Tomorrow,” highlights the new certification program offered by the NCWM and promotes training to help weights and measures professionals keep pace with innovations in technology and marketing practices.

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