The U.S. Celebration of World Standards Day (WSD) with the theme, Standards for Sustainable Development Goals (originally scheduled for October 2021), was rescheduled as an in-person event on Thursday, May 19, 2022, at the Fairmont Washington, DC. The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) served as the WSD administrating organization for this event.
The event included the presentation of the Ronald H. Brown Standards Leadership award to Ernest Grant, Ph.D., RN, FAAN, current president of the American Nurses Association, as well as the announcement of the winners of the WSD Paper Competition.
The U.S. Celebration of WSD is an annual event recognizing the importance of various stakeholder groups across the standards community, including business leaders, industry, academia, and government. The Spring 2022 theme highlighted the crucial role that standardization plays in the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals – especially Goal 11: Making cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable – and the partnerships and collaborations critical to achieving that vision.
A second U.S. WSD celebration will take place on Thursday, October 13, 2022, as an in-person event in Washington, DC, with ICC serving as the administrating organization. Details will be provided here soon.
World Standards Day was initially launched in 1970, and is now recognized and celebrated by nations around the globe. U.S. activities are organized annually by a planning committee consisting of representatives from the standards and conformity assessment community. Participation in the U.S. World Standards Day Planning Committee is open to all. If your organization is interested in joining the WSD Committee and being part of the annual U.S. Celebration of World Standards Day, please reach out to Stephanie Carroll (scarroll@ansi.org; 212-642-4890). The WSD Committee meets monthly.
Sponsorship opportunities are available for the Fall WSD celebration on October 13, 2022. Click here for fall registration.
$9,100: Recognition in all promotional materials, tabletop exhibition space during networking reception and 30 seats for the WSD dinner
$5,850: Recognition in all promotional materials, tabletop exhibition space during networking reception and 20 seats for the WSD dinner
$3,250: Recognition in all promotional materials, tabletop exhibition space during networking reception and 10 seats for the WSD dinner
$1,950: Recognition in all promotional materials, tabletop exhibition space during networking reception and 5 seats for the WSD dinner
$1,300: Recognition in all promotional materials, tabletop exhibition space during networking reception and 2 seats for the WSD dinner
$253: Individual ticket – Industry: entrance to reception and 1 seat for the WSD dinner (does not include tabletop exhibition space)
$65: Individual ticket – Government: entrance to reception and 1 seat for the WSD dinner (does not include tabletop exhibition space)
$75: Individual ticket – Reception only: entrance to reception (does not include tabletop exhibition space or a seat for the WSD dinner)
For questions, contact ANSI senior meetings & events manager Stephanie Carroll at scarroll@ansi.org.
The U.S. Celebration of World Standards Day is a widely attended event that features networking opportunities and exhibits from standards developing organizations.
Please
note: For the U.S. Celebration of World Standards Day, which will be
held on May 19, 2022, all those attending must be fully
vaccinated* and will be asked to complete an acknowledgement form
affirming their vaccinated status. Attendees must also agree to conform to
all CDC guidelines, local rules, and other COVID-19 protocols adopted by ANSI
and made applicable to any event held during World Standards Week, including the
U.S. Celebration of World Standards Day.
*Per CDC, fully vaccinated means a person has received their primary series of COVID-19 vaccines. A person is considered fully vaccinated 2 weeks after completion of a two-dose mRNA series (e.g., Moderna, Pfizer) or one dose of Janssen (Johnson & Johnson) vaccine.
The Ronald H. Brown Standards Leadership Award, named after the late U.S. Secretary of Commerce, recognizes demonstrated leadership in promoting the important role of standardization in eliminating global barriers to trade. This special award will be presented during the U.S. World Standards Day celebration.
2019 Austin Freeman, Ph.D
Segment Engineering Technical Authority, BP
2018 Arthur E. Cote
Former executive vice president and chief engineer (retired)
National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)
2017 Charles Sidebottom, P.E.
Managing Partner, PPO Standards LLC
2016 James A. Thomas
President, ASTM International
2015 James Williamson
Former Vice President of Technical Standards at Sony Electronics
2014 Jimmy W. Sealy
Fellow of the American Institute of Architects (FAIA)
2013 Catherine (Kitty) H. Pilarz
Senior Director of Product Safety for Mattel/Fisher-Price
2012 Ronald L. Lynn
Director and Building Official, Clark County (Nevada) Department of Development Services
2011 James Shannon
President, National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)
2010 Marsha Mazz
Senior Accessibility Specialist and Technical Assistance Coordinator, United States Access Board
2009 Jim Sanford
Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Market Access and Industrial Competitiveness
2008 James H. Turner, Jr.
Chief Counsel, Committee on Science and Technology, U.S. House of Representatives
2007 Dr. James E. Hill
Former president of the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air- Conditioning Engineers, Inc.
2006 Constance A. Morella
U.S. Ambassador to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and former member of the U.S. House of Representatives
2005 Richard E. Feigel
President, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
2004 Simon Pugh
Vice President, Infrastructure and Standards, MasterCard International
2003 Jack Dangermond
President, Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI)
2002 William M. Daley
President, SBC Communications Inc.
2001 Robert W. Lane
President & CEO, Deere & Company
2000 J. W. Marriott, Jr.
CEO, Marriott International, Inc.
1999 Robert L. Mallett
Deputy Secretary of Commerce, U.S. Department of Commerce
1998 Dana G. Mead
Chairman & CEO, Tenneco
1997 Philip M. Condit
Chairman & CEO, The Boeing Company
1996 Richard C. Notebaert
Chairman of the Board & CEO, Ameritech
1995 William J. Hudson
President & CEO, AMP, Incorporated
1994 Gary L. Tooker
Vice Chairman & CEO, Motorola Inc.
1993 I. Mac Allister Booth
Chairman & CEO, Polaroid Corporation
