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by: Mark Kiker
World Standards Day I
am writing this article in advance so you can prepare: World Standards Day 2018 is October 14th. Get ready for the party! It is also ANSI Standards 100th anniversary. Gotta love it… I love standards!
From Wikipedia: “World Standards Day (or International Standards Day) is celebrated internationally each year on 14 October. The day honours the efforts of the thousands of experts who develop voluntary standards within standards development organizations such as the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), International Organization for Standardization (ISO), International Telecommunication Union (ITU), Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF). The aim of World Standards Day is to raise awareness among regulators, industry and consumers as to the importance of standardization to the global economy. “14 October was specifically chosen to mark the date, in 1946, when delegates from 25 countries first gathered in London and decided to cre30
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ate an international organization focused on facilitating standardization. Even though ISO was formed one year later, it wasn’t until 1970 that the first World Standards Day was celebrated.” From the website of the NIST (which celebrates it on the 18th): “As technological advances propel American industries to new heights, the 2018 U.S. Celebration of World Standards Day on October 18, 2018, will commemorate voluntary standards and conformity assessment’s fundamental role in supporting a safe and efficient “Innovation Nation.” The event will include a reception and gala dinner at the Fairmont Washington in Washington, D.C. “World Standards Day was initially launched in 1970, and is now celebrated by nations around the globe. U.S. activities are organized annually by a planning committee consisting of representatives from the standards and conformity assessment community. The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) will serve as the event’s 2018 administrating organization, in honor of its 100-year anniversary.”
July 2018