March 23, 2009 What’s New? What’s New? is a weekly, electronic newsletter produced and distributed free of charge to the members and constituents of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). For a complete listing of ANSI news and events, please visit our website, ANSI Online . >>>
HEADLINES A summary of this issue’s top stories…
IDSP Convenes Third Plenary Meeting on Identity Theft and Fraud ANSI will hold the third plenary meeting of its Identity Theft Prevention and Identity Management Standards Panel on April 27-28, 2009, in Arlington, Virginia. more...
ANSI Issues First Set of Accreditations under Pilot Accreditation Program for Elevator/Escalator Certification Organizations The Institute has named three Accredited Elevator and Escalator Certification Organizations that were part of the pilot program launched by ANSI in February 2008. more...
ISO Social Responsibility Working Group Leaders Report Preliminary Voting Results on ISO Committee Draft 26000 According to an official communication from the International Organization for Standardization Working Group on Social Responsibility, the ISO Committee Draft 26000, Social Responsibility, has received sufficient support under the ISO Directives to move the document forward to the ISO Draft International Standard stage. more...
ANSI Seeks Comments on Work Item Proposal for Natural Gas Filling Stations The International Association for Natural Gas Vehicles has submitted two new work item proposals to the International Organization for Standardization on liquefied natural gas and compressed natural gas vehicle filling stations. As the U.S. member body to ISO, ANSI invites all interested U.S. stakeholders to submit comments by May 1, 2009. more...
ANSI Recognizes the 2009 Celebration of World Water Day ANSI is proud to recognize the international observance of World Water Day on March 22, 2009, highlighting a number of standards in place to support the production and preservation of clean water. more...
Did You Know? Did You Know? offers a quick look at the broad scope of activities underway within the ANSI Federation, highlighting the people and initiatives making waves in standardization. In this issue: ISO introduces "pseudonymization" to protect privacy in health informatics, NIST seeks comments on Secure Domain Name system, National Fire Protection Association presents Fire Sprinkler Initiative, and Plumbing Efficiency Research Coalition to work on Drainline Transport.
PUBLIC POLICY Federal Register notices of potential interest …
Standards and Trade Related Notices from the U.S. Federal Register, March 14, 2009 – March 20, 2009
National Cooperative Research and Production Act Notices from the U.S. Federal Register, February 9, 2009 – March 2, 2009
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Standards Action – March 20, 2009 The latest issue of ANSI’s key public review vehicle. 2007-2008 Annual Report This year's annual report, bridge to the future, describes how ANSI and its Federation of members are demonstrating the strength of standards-based solutions to national and global priorities – fortifying the U.S. marketplace position in the global economy while helping to protect the environment and assure the safety and health of consumers.
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ANSI Workshop: Toward Product Standards for Sustainability Arlington, VA April 8-9, 2009
IDSP Plenary Meeting Arlington, VA April 27-28, 2009
Open Forum for Standards Developers Washington, DC June 16-17, 2009
World Standards Week Bethesda, MD October 5-8, 2009
U.S. Celebration of World Standards Day Washington, DC October 7, 2009
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