ANSI Releases Schedule of Events for World Standards Week 2012

U.S. Celebration of World Standards Day to be Held in Conjunction with WSW

The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) has announced the full schedule of events for World Standards Week (WSW) 2012.

WSW, to be held October 9-12, 2012, is an annual event where members of the standards and conformity assessment community come together in the spirit of cooperation and collaboration.

All events will be held at the Newseum in Washington, DC, unless otherwise noted. The schedule for WSW 2012 is as follows:

Tuesday, October 9:

• Joint Meeting: ANSI Government Member Forum / Interagency Committee on Standards Policy
  9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
  Participation via teleconference is available for this meeting.
  Note: open to ANSI members and ICSP participants only.

• Networking Luncheon
  12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.

• Open Forum: Building Bridges Across the Standards Ecosystem
  1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Wednesday, October 10:

• ANSI Legal Issues Forum
  9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

• Networking Luncheon
  12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.

• 2012 ANSI Annual Awards Reception, Banquet Ceremony
  6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.: Awards reception
  7:00 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.: Awards Presentation and Dinner

Thursday, October 11:

• ANSI Company Member Forum
  9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
  Participation via teleconference is available for this meeting

• ANSI Annual Business Meeting Luncheon
  12:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.

• ANSI Organizational Member Forum
  2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
  Participation via teleconference is available for this meeting

• ANSI Consumer Interest Forum
  Time: 2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
  Participation via teleconference is available for this meeting

• U.S. Celebration of World Standards Day 2012: Exhibit, Reception and Dinner
  5:30 pm - 9:30 pm
  The Fairmont Hotel Washington, DC

Friday, October 12:

• ANSI Workshop: Educating the Next Generation of Standards Professionals
  9:00 am - 5:00 pm

For more information, including registration for WSW events and details on all meetings and conferences, visit www.ansi.org/wsweek. Registration ends September 28, 2012.