February 9, 2009
What’s New?
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HEADLINES
A summary of this issue’s top stories…
ANSI Announces Dynamic New Webstore Features
ANSI has introduced several new features on webstore.ansi.org, a website for the purchase and download of U.S. and other national, regional or international standards. Now users will experience increased speed and usability through added features like auto-complete for document number searches, RSS feeds, and e-mail-a-friend functionality.
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ANSI to Launch U.S.-India Standards and Conformance Cooperation Program
ANSI has announced the upcoming launch of the U.S.–India Standards and Conformance Cooperation Program. Ceremonies will take place in New Delhi on February 20, 2009, and in Washington, DC on March 2, 2009. The Institute will carry out the program with funding from the U.S. Trade and Development Agency and in coordination with the Confederation of Indian Industry.
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ANSI-HSSP Workshop Examines Urgent Needs in Transit Security Standardization
With 568 individual trains operating during the height of rush hour and 468 stations to monitor, New York City transit security officials face the critical task of keeping over 1.5 billion passengers safe each year. Statistics like there underscore the urgent need for interoperable standards and conformity assessment-based solutions that meet the complex requirements of the transit security community.
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ANSI Seeks Comments on New ISO Work Item Proposal for Consumer Credit Scoring
The Austrian member body to the International Organization for Standardization, Österreichisches Normungsinstitut, has submitted a new work item proposal for a standard that specifies requirements of consumer credit scoring. As the U.S. member body to ISO, the American National Standards Institute invites all interested stakeholders to submit comments by March 13, 2009.
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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: IEC and IAF formalize their ties with Memorandum of Understanding, ISO 28219 set to improve machine-readable product marking, ASC X12 to host webinar series on enhanced 005010 transactions, and the International Kitchen Exhaust Cleaning Association earns accreditation.
PUBLIC POLICY
Federal Register notices of potential interest …
Standards and Trade Related Notices from the U.S. Federal Register, January 24, 2009 – January 30, 2009
National Cooperative Research and Production Act Notices from the U.S. Federal Register, January 21 – February 09, 2009
PUBLICATIONS
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Standards Action – February 6, 2009
The latest issue of ANSI’s key public review vehicle.
2007-2008 Annual Report
This year's annual report, bridge to the future, describes how ANSI and its Federation of members are demonstrating the strength of standards-based solutions to national and global priorities – fortifying the U.S. marketplace position in the global economy while helping to protect the environment and assure the safety and health of consumers.
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CALENDAR
Please check the Events Section of ANSI Online regularly for updated and new event information.
ANSI-EPA Sustainable Products Standards Workshop
Arlington, VA
April 8-9, 2009
Open Forum for Standards Developers
Washington, DC
June 16-17, 2009
World Standards Week
Bethesda, MD
October 5-8, 2009
U.S. Celebration of World Standards Day
Washington, DC
October 7, 2009
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
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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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ISO 2768 - General Tolerances Package
Discounted10% off of the individual list price, this package provides the permissible deviations of angular and linear dimensions applicable to broken and non broken edges. The permissible deviations are defined to fine, medium, coarse and very coarse tolerance classes. This package includes ISO 2768-1:1989 and ISO 2768-2:1989.
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