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2007 Open Forum for Standards Developers
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Global Standard Setting 2007: An Interactive Discussion
Wednesday, June 20, 2007
8:30 am – 4:00 pm
The Conference Center at Harvard Medical
77 Avenue Louis Pasteur
Boston, MA 02115
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The third in a series of ANSI-sponsored annual events focused on bringing together leaders of both accredited and non-accredited standards developers was held in Boston, MA, on June 20, 2007.
Since many SDOs are formed to represent national interests and consortia are
largely created to serve the interests of an international membership, the
paths of these two communities intersect on a regular basis. These interactions
are often unscripted and may depend upon either official or unofficial
one-on-one liaison relationships established between groups that are addressing
the same or adjacent technical areas.
Each type of developer has competencies that the other may lack and experiences
that its peers could benefit from sharing. Additionally, despite certain
differences, SDOs and consortia have far more in common than once thought –
especially since their memberships characteristically overlap. Common concerns
include topics such as intellectual property rights management, governance,
member recruitment and retention, and promotion of their work product.
This year's event was designed to be highly interactive, and featured brief panel presentations analyzing problems faced by all types of standard setting organizations (SSOs), followed by lengthier, and facilitated discussions involving all attendees. During a final discussion period, participants discussed ways in which consortia and accredited organizations can engage more frequently and productively to address matters of common concern.
The primary objective of this annual conference is to foster an open exchange of
ideas between and among the various types of SSOs.
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Recommended dress for these events: Business Casual.
Global Standards Setting 2007, the third Open Forum for Standards Developers, welcomed nearly 70 stakeholders from more than 50 standards developing organizations, consortia and other forums, industry, government and consumers.
Open Forum Conference, June 20, 8:30 am – 4:00 pm
The Conference Center at Harvard Medical
77 Avenue Louis Pasteur
Boston, MA 02115
617.432.8990
Networking Reception, June 19, 6:00 - 8:00 pm
Legal Seafood - Long Wharf
255 State Street
Boston, MA 02109
617.742.5300
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here for directions.
Stacy Leistner
American National Standards Institute
Tel: 1.212.642.4931
Fax: 1.212.398.0023
E-mail: sleistne@ansi.org
Andrew Updegrove
Partner, Gesmer Updegrove LLP;
Chair, ANSI Consortium Outreach Group
and Meeting Host
Tel: 1.617.350.6800
Fax: 1.617.350.6878
E-mail: andrew.updegrove@gesmer.com
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