March 15, 2010
What’s New?
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USNC Now Accepting Nominations for IEC Young Professionals 2010 Workshop!
HEADLINES
A summary of this issue’s top stories…
ANSI Launches Paper Competition for U.S. Celebration of World Accreditation Day 2010
The American National Standards Institute is pleased to launch the 2010 paper competition for the official U.S. celebration of World Accreditation Day on June 9, 2010. Paper submissions are due on April 30, 2010.
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Register Today for ANSI Course on Developing American National Standards
Join your colleagues at an upcoming course from the ANSI on the development of American National Standards. The American Way: The American National Standard Development Process will be held on March 31, 2010, in New York City.
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ANSI Invites Comments on the U.S.- China Conformity Assessment Project with the Department of Commerce and USCBC
In an effort to help tackle these concerns, ANSI has teamed with the U.S.-China Business Council in support of a new U.S. Department of Commerce project on conformity assessment issues in China.
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ANSI Seeks Comments on Proposed ISO Standard on Outsourcing
The National Standards Body of the Netherlands has submitted a proposal to the International Organization for Standardization for a new standard on outsourcing. As the U.S. member body to ISO, ANSI invites all interested stakeholders to submit comments on the proposal by April 30, 2010.
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ICC, ASHRAE, USGBC and IES Announce Nation’s First Set of Model Codes and Standards for Green Building in the U.S.
The International Code Council, the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers, the U.S. Green Building Council, and the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America – all members of the American National Standards Institute – have announced the launch of the International Green Construction Code.
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Standards Support Kidney Health on World Kidney Day
March 11 is World Kidney Day, an initiative of the National Kidney Foundation to spread awareness of the importance of kidney health and kidney disease. Keeping these vital organs healthy and treating them when they’re not are critical steps facilitated by standards in the U.S. and abroad.
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People on the Move
People on the Move spotlights trailblazers in standardization, highlighting their latest achievements, advancements, and contributions to the standards community. In this issue: Stephen R. Yurek and David B. Calabrese.
SOCIAL MEDIA
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PUBLIC POLICY
Federal Register notices of potential interest …
Standards and Trade Related Notices fromthe U.S. Federal Register, March 6, 2010 – March 12, 2010
National Cooperative Research and Production Act Notices from the U.S. Federal Register, December 22, 2009 – February 1, 2010
PUBLICATIONS
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Standards Action – March 12, 2010
The latest issues of ANSI’s key public review vehicle.
2008-2009 Annual Report
This year's annual report, A Pattern of Success, describes how ANSI and its Federation of members have continued a pattern of success, strength, and accomplishment that is more than ninety years strong, fortifying the U.S. marketplace position in the global economy through standards-based solutions to national and global priorities.
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CALENDAR
Please check the Events Section of ANSI Online regularly for updated and new event information.
ANSI-HSSP Workshop to Address Standards for Non-invasive Inspection Systems for Homeland Security
April 29-30, 2010
Gaithersburg, MD
ANSI Nuclear Energy Standards Coordination Collaborative (NESCC) Meeting
May 26, 2010
Gaithersburg, MD
World Standards Week
September 21–24, 2010
Arlington, VA
U.S. Celebration of World Standards Day 2010
September 23, 2010
Washington, DC
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
Please check the Education and Trainingpage of ANSI Online regularly for listings of upcoming courses.
VisitStandardsLearn.org, 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 StandardsLearn.org: 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.
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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