What's New 5/19/03 - American National Standards Institute



May 19, 2003

What’s New?

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HEADLINES

A summary of this issue’s top stories…

ANSI-HSSP to Hold First Plenary Meeting on June 9-10, 2003 in Gaithersburg, MD (May 14, 2003)

ANSI has issued a meeting announcement for the first plenary meeting of its Homeland Security Standards Panel (ANSI-HSSP), a group that was created to accelerate development and adoption of consensus standards critical to homeland security.

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Standards Council of Canada Hosts Second ISO Networking Conference (May 15, 2003)

Nearly 125 participants from 34 countries gathered in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada today for the Second International Organization for Standardization (ISO) Networking Conference.

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Governance Changes Affect Technical Advisory Groups (May 6, 2003)

Completion of the 2003 Compliance Form for U.S. Technical Advisory Groups (TAG) to the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) must be submitted to the PSA department on or before June 15.

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Consumer Representatives in Standards Development to Benefit from Updated Guidance Document (May 12, 2003)

ISO and IEC have published a new guidance document for use by those who represent consumer interests in the standardization work of not only ISO and IEC, but also at the national level and to assist those who recommend the use of International Standards.

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TIA Appointed as Non-resident Member of NSTAC'S National Coordination Center (May 8, 2003)

The Telecommunications Industry Association has officially been appointed as a non-resident member of the National Coordinating Center for Telecommunications.

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ALSO OF INTEREST…

ISO Commercial Policies Steering Group Meets at ANSI

Charter Agreed and Initial Priorities Set for ANSI Homeland Security Standards Panel

Global Standardization Groups Work to Enhance Collaboration on Communications Issues

U.S. Communicates Endorsement of its Candidate for IEC Vice President to IEC National Committees

2003 ANSI Framework for Action Now Available

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PUBLIC POLICY

Federal Register notices of potential interest …

Standards and Conformity Assessment Notices from the U.S. Federal Register, April 25 – May 10, 2003

National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993 Notices from the U.S. Federal Register, April 25 – May 10, 2003

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CALENDAR

World Standards Week 2003

The U.S. standardization and conformity assessment community will celebrate World Standards Week 2003 with an exciting and varied mix of meetings, events and ceremonies to be held during the week of September 29-October 2 in Washington, DC.

For detailed schedule/program information, please see the events section of ANSI Online.

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TRAINING

It’s always a good time to learn more…

For a complete list of ANSI’s upcoming Education and Training Courses, please see the

2003 Schedule of Upcoming Open Sessions

  

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PUBLICATIONS

Take advantage of more great information…

Spring 2003 ANSI Reporter

The Spring 2003 issue of the ANSI Reporter is now available! Members can access the magazine online with their username and password.

Standards Action – May 16, 2003

The latest issue of ANSI’s key public review vehicle.

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