(ISO: Geneva) -- An open competition has been launched to design the poster for World Standards Day based on the theme “Less Waste, Better Results—Standards Increase Efficiency.” Poster submissions will be accepted through May 9, 2012.

(TÜV SÜD: Peabody, MA) -- TÜV SÜD America Inc. can now provide accredited certification for ISO 50001 to companies of all sizes and complexities.

(TÜV Rheinland: Caledonia, MI) -- TÜV Rheinland Industrial Solutions Inc., a provider of full-service inspection and testing services company, has announced that its branch office location in Woodstock, Alabama, has received Nadcap accreditation for nondestructive inspections.

(ISO: Geneva) -- The February 2012 issue of ISO Focus+, the magazine of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), will be showing up on people’s desks soon.

(ANSI: Washington, D.C.) -- To facilitate and advance U.S. participation in international standardization activities, the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) is offering two education courses at no cost for eligible constituents in 2012.

(SAE: Warrendale, PA) -- To meet the needs of the global aerospace industry, SAE International has issued a new technical standard to combat the increasing volume of fraudulent and counterfeit electronic parts entering the aerospace supply chain.

(NIST: Washington) -- President Obama’s fiscal year (FY) 2013 budget for the Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) submitted to Congress proposes an appropriations funding level of $857 million, an increase of $106.2 million from FY 2012.

(SAE International: Detroit) -- Companies seeking to hire automotive engineering professionals will be able to meet with prospective candidates at the SAE 2012 World Congress Career Fair in Detroit.

(A2LA: Frederick, MD) -- The American Association for Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA), provider of comprehensive services in laboratory accreditation and laboratory-related training, in collaboration with the Association of Public Health Laborato

­ (ISO 9001 Conference: Orlando, FL) -- The 20th Annual International Conference on ISO 9000 has been structured to provide a balanced program of presentations by corporate executives and management system experts.