(AIA: Ann Arbor, MI) -- The AIA director of standards development, Bob McCurrach, will give an overview of the current global vision standards landscape and provide the latest updates on the AIA vision standards in a free webinar, “What’s New in AIA Vision Standards,” on June 27, at 10 a.m. EDT.

(Omek: Givat Ella, Israel) -- Omek Optics of Israel exhibited at the Optatec Show in Frankfurt, Germany, which was held May 22–25, 2012.

I recently met a good friend who works as a junior member of a cabin crew for a well-known airline. I won’t disclose its name or hers for obvious reasons; you’ll see why as you read on.

(ANSI: Washington, DC) -- The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) invites all interested organizations to take advantage of valuable sponsorship opportunities for World Standards Week 2012, which will be held Oct.

(IMTS: McLean, VA) -- The 29th edition of IMTS—The International Manufacturing Technology Show 2012 is on track to rank among the top five largest IMTS events. Scheduled for Sept.

(McGraw-Hill: New York) -- When it comes to employee engagement, Timothy R. Clark goes where no one has gone before.

When it comes to statistical process control (SPC), it’s easy to get lost in the weeds and forget what you are really trying to accomplish. The whole point is to make better products for the customer.

(Boeing: Chicago) -- The Boeing Co. and Northrop Grumman Corp. will hold their fourth joint Global Product Data Interoperability Summit (GPDIS) Nov. 12–15, 2012, at the Crowne Plaza San Marcos in Chandler, Arizona.

(Productivity Press: Boca Raton, FL) -- The Workforce Engagement Equation, by Jamison J. Manion (Productivity Press, 2012) is for hands-on leaders engaged in effecting change.