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(The American National Standards Institute; Washington, D.C.) -- From air quality to children’s toys and from alternative sources of energy to security and privacy on the Internet, standards and conformity assessment programs have become the tools that bolster social progress and stimulate worldwide economic development.
On Oct. 18, leaders of business, industry, academia and government will gather in Washington, D.C., to join with consumer representatives and experts in science and technology for a celebration of the relationship between standards and the well-being of citizens in the global village, The World Standards Day.The U.S. celebration of World Standards Day 2007 will kick off with a reception and exhibition at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington, D.C. The evening’s festivities include presentation of the 2007 Ronald H. Brown Standards Leadership Award, which was named after the late U.S. Secretary of Commerce and honors an individual who is dedicated to the promotion of standardization as a key tool in the elimination of global trade barriers. The winners of the 2007 World Standards Day Paper Competition will also be announced and presented with their awards.
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