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Know a leader who deserves recognition for their contributions to standards development, conformity assessment, or workforce development? The call for nominations for ANSI’s 2022 Leadership and Service Awards is open through June 24! Nominate individuals today for recognition at the ANSI Awards Ceremony during the 2022 World Standards Week events (October 10-14, 2022).
ANSI congratulates 28 leaders of the U.S. and global voluntary standards and conformity assessment community who were honored at the 2020-2021 ANSI Awards Banquet and Ceremony on May 18. The awards program is a long-standing tradition that honors creativity, dedication, and vision in standardization.
Workcred and ANSI are deeply saddened by the sudden passing of Dr. Steven Crawford—a staunch advocate of workforce development, member of Workcred’s board of directors, and former member of ANSI’s board of directors.
More than 250 in-person and virtual attendees came together to discuss the unique interplay between forensic standards, conformity assessment, and the law at the May 19 ANSI Legal Issues Forum.
ANSI encourages relevant stakeholders to attend an International Organization for Standardization (ISO) workshop focused on the development of an International Workshop Agreement on “Net-Zero Guiding Principles.” Hosted by the British Standards Institution, the workshop will be held virtually in two identical sessions on July 13, 2022. Registration is required.
Celebrating standardization’s role in advancing the United Nations' Sustainable Goals, members of the broader U.S. standardization community gathered on May 19 for the rescheduled 2021 U.S. Celebration of World Standards Day. The event included the ceremonial passing of the baton from the 2021 administering organization, the National Fire Protection Association, to the 2022 administrating organization, the International Code Council.
On May 9, 2022, the Standards Alliance: Phase 2 — a public-private partnership program between ANSI and the U.S. Agency for International Development — held the sixth session of its Cosmetics Standardization Web-series in coordination with the African Organization for Standardization and Personal Care Products Council.
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Review the latest domestic and international standards proposals, documents for public comment, new initiatives, and other opportunities for U.S. stakeholders to get involved.
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Keep current with news bites from ANSI members (submissions are welcome!), including free resources and recent achievements of interest to the standardization community. See the newest updates from ECCMA, EEI, ESIG, and ESTA.
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Standards Action, May 20, 2022
ANSI’s key public review vehicle enables effective participation in the standards development process.
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ANSI Annual Report 2020-2021
Released during World Standards Week 2021, the report details key ANSI and affiliate initiatives over the past year, as well as activities on the horizon.
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United States Standards Strategy (USSS)
Updated in 2020, the United States Standards Strategy provides a vision for the future of the U.S. standards system to support U.S. competitiveness, innovation, health and safety, and global trade.
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United States Conformity Assessment Principles (USCAP)
The United States Conformity Assessment Principles articulates how U.S. conformity assessment activities foster confidence while avoiding the creation of unnecessary barriers to trade.
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Check out these other publications and documents of interest.
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