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ISO Standards Makers Meet in Switzerland
Tue, 07/12/2005 - 22:00
Leading groups of international experts that develop standards for the International Organization for Standardization recently gathered in Geneva to discuss the efficiency and global relevance of ISO’s standards development system. Every working day… ANSI Board Names New Directors
Tue, 01/09/2007 - 22:00
A new year means new members for the American National Standards Institute’s board of directors. ANSI’s board recently announced several new members, along with the reappointment of Robert W. Noth, manager of engineering standards for… International Conference on ISO 9000 Calls for Papers
Wed, 06/16/2004 - 22:00
The International Conference on ISO 9000, slated for Feb. 28 through March 2, 2005, in Orlando, Florida, is seeking proposals for technical sessions and workshops. The theme for next year’s conference is "Proven Strategies for Performance… New ISO Proposal for Explosive Atmospheres
Tue, 09/13/2005 - 22:00
The German Institute for Standardization (DIN) recently submitted a proposal to the International Organization for Standardization for a new field of ISO activity on the subject of potentially explosive atmospheres. The DIN proposal suggests that… LRQA Awarded Seven CDM Accreditations
Tue, 04/10/2007 - 22:00
(LRQA: Coventry, England) -- Lloyd’s Register Quality Assurance has been awarded Designated Operational Entity status by the Clean Development Mechanism executive board related to validation for an additional seven scopes. The Kyoto Protocol… New ISO Standard Established for Satisfying Unhappy Customers
Thu, 07/08/2004 - 22:00
The International Organization for Standardization recently announced a new standard to help organizations satisfy dissatisfied customers. ISO 10002 is a standardized complaints-handling process that can be easily integrated into… IAF: Issue Wrong Certification, Lose Accreditation
Tue, 05/08/2007 - 22:00
Noting an increasing number of complaints about accredited certification bodies issuing certificates based on accreditation standards such as ISO 17025, the International Accreditation Forum’s technical committee (TC) is currently voting on… ANSI Adds Chinese Standards to Its Online Inventory
Tue, 02/07/2006 - 22:00
The American National Standards Institute recently added upward of 13,000 Chinese national standards to its online offerings. The addition increases the number of international standards available at the site to more than 83,000. The… ISO Standard for Symbol Design Now Available
Tue, 02/08/2005 - 22:00
The international Organization for Standardization recently published ISO/IEC Guide 74, a standard designed to maximize the effectiveness of symbols. “The use of graphical symbols in signs, on labels and in product instructions and other product… NIST Releases Atom-Based Standards for Measuring Tiny Chip Features
Tue, 03/08/2005 - 22:00
Device features on computer chips as small as 40 nm can now be reliably measured, thanks to a new test structure developed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology. The new test structures are the product of NIST’s more than four-year…