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Regional Standing Committee - Americas
The RSC-Americas (RSC-A) was created in an effort to broaden the participation
of ANSI in the development of policy positions regarding regional standards and
conformity assessment activities, and to coordinate U.S. activities, respond to
initiatives and advise ANSI on matters relating to the Americas.
The mission of the RSC-A is to develop and maintain strategies and goals for the
Americas region for the ANSI International Policy Committee (IPC) on an ongoing
basis to achieve objectives such as to:
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Develop and coordinate positions for ANSI delegations to meetings of the Pan
American Standards Commission (COPANT).
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Coordinate ANSI positions with other ISO and IEC member bodies in the
hemisphere on policy, standards, and conformity assessment.
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Work with the Organization of American States (OAS), the Inter American
Development Bank (IDB), and other related institutions to identify common goals
on standards and conformity assessment activities.
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Work with the U.S Department of Commerce including the National Institute of
Standards and Technology (NIST) and the International Trade Administration
(ITA) and other governmental agencies on standards and conformity assessment
issues impacting the region.
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Support the US Government on trade-related standards and conformity assessment
matters impacting the region.
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Identify experts who are able to represent ANSI at relevant regional meetings
and conferences.
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Coordinate and lead outreach visits to countries of interest in the region.
Secretary
Steven Bipes
Director, International Policy - Regional and Bilateral Programs
Administator
Bridgette Dziedzic
Program Administrator, International Policy – Regional
For a complete list of RSC-A members, click
here.
Regional Activities
Asia-Pacific
Europe, Middle East & Africa
The RSC-A typically meets two to four times per year in live and teleconference
meetings.
The next COPANT Assembly meeting will take place the week of
May 5-10, 2008 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
The RSC-A Document Library contains
information available only to registered RSC-A members. It requires a username
and password to use.
For more information about document access,
click here.
If not already a member of ANSI, please follow these links to:
The three Specialist Regional Bodies (SRBs) of the Americas:
Other links:
Steven Bipes
Director, International Policy - Regional and Bilateral Programs
Tel: 202.331.3607
Fax: 202.293.9287
Email: sbipes@ansi.org
Bridgette Dziedzic
Program Administrator, International Policy – Regional and Bilateral Programs
Tel: 202.331.3622
Fax: 202.293.9287
Email: bdziedzic@ansi.org
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