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November 1, 2010

What’s New?

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HEADLINES

A summary of this issue’s top stories…

ANSI Announces Availability of International Social Responsibility Standard

ANSI is pleased to announce that ISO 26000, Guidance on Social Responsibility, is now available on the ANSI webstore. This highly anticipated standard from the International Organization for Standardization integrates international expertise on social responsibility, detailing what it means, what issues organizations need to address to operate in a socially responsible manner, and what the best practices are for implementing SR effectively.

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ANSI Welcomes New Members

The American National Standards Institute proudly welcomed ten new members in October 2010.

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NIST, NTIA Seek Partners for Nationwide Emergency Communications Demonstration Network

The National Institute of Standards and Technology and National Telecommunications and Information Administration are seeking partner telecommunications companies to help create a demonstration broadband communications network for the nation’s emergency services agencies. ANSI member Alcatel-Lucent is the first technology vendor to formally join the project.

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A Weekend in Outer Space? U.S. Space Tourism Prepares for Launch

ANSI member The Boeing Company has announced plans to enter the space tourism industry. Under NASA’s Commercial Crew Development program, the company hopes to fly private passengers aboard commercial crew spacecraft to destinations in low Earth orbit by 2015.

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From Greenish Ghouls to Glowing Gargoyles, Standards Dress Up for the Party This Halloween

This weekend, millions of goblins, ghosts, and witches took to the streets in celebration of Halloween. As America’s kids go door to door for their sugar fix, standards are there to assure they get more treats than tricks.

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Did You Know?

Did You Know? offers a quick look at the broad scope of activities underway within the ANSI Federation, highlighting the people and initiatives making waves in standardization. In this issue: ASC XP collection of financial standards available; ACC launches health and safety website for SPF; NIST backs International proposal for a revamped system of measurement.

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SOCIAL MEDIA

ANSI actively participates in a number of social media websites, making pertinent information about events and initiatives readily accessible and providing a place of discussion for the U.S. standardization community.

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PUBLIC POLICY

Federal Register notices of potential interest …

Standards and Trade Related Notices from the U.S. Federal Register, October 23, 2010 – October 29, 2010

National Cooperative Research and Production Act Notices from the U.S. Federal Register, August 24, 2010 – October 10, 2010

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PUBLICATIONS

Take advantage of more great information…

Standards Action – October 29, 2010

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

2009-2010 Annual Report

This year's annual report, Solutions Through Collaboration, describes how ANSI and its Federation of members have continued to use the power of collaboration to develop solutions for economic growth, innovation, and global priorities, fortifying the U.S. marketplace position in the global economy through standards-based solutions to national and global priorities.

Check out our other publications and documents of interest.

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CALENDAR

Please check the Events Section of ANSI Online regularly for updated and new event information.

ANSI-HSSP Plenary

November 9-10, 2010

Arlington, VA

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EDUCATION AND TRAINING

Please check the Education and Training page of ANSI Online regularly for listings of upcoming courses.

Visit , the premier online source for standards and conformity assessment education, for easy-to-use educational tools that address the full range of standards activities. All of the courses and resources are free and provided by ANSI as a public service.

New on : Standardization Case Studies

From radiation detection to quality drinking water, a wide variety of topics are addressed by these case studies, where standardization – either the concept or actual practice – helped in the resolution of real-world problems. Instructors can use these case studies as a vehicle to stimulate class discussion of standardization in their discipline, along with the economic and/or operational consequences of addressing or not addressing the issues or needs.

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CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

As a service to our members and constituents in the U.S. standards and conformity assessment community, ANSI provides an online network connecting the most progressive companies with the most qualified career-minded individuals.

Openings are frequently available in ANSI’s New York and Washington, DC, offices. For more information or to submit your qualifications, visit the Career Opportunities Section of ANSI Online.

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STORE

Buying standards? Check out the eStandards Store (eSS)…

Manage access to the standards you need most with a customized site license.

Learn more about this issue’s featured package:

ISO 10001 / ISO 10002 / ISO 10003 / ISO/TS 10004 Customer Satisfaction Package

This package provides complete guidelines for planning, designing, developing, implementing, maintaining and improving customer satisfaction in an organization. Specifically, it addresses codes of conduct, complaint handling, dispute resolution, and guidelines to monitor and measure customer satisfaction.

For information about the inventory of thousands of documents available from the eStandards Store (eSS), please visit webstore. or contact ANSI Customer Service (212.642.4980, storemanager@).

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