The International Policy Advisory Group (IPAG) provides views and proposes policies regarding regional and international standards and conformity assessment issues, including related public policy issues. IPAG typically meets twice per year.
The IPAG responds to requests for input from time to time from the Board of Directors, Executive Committee, Committees of ANSI, other PAGS, and Member Forums. The IPAG reports to the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors, and follows the Operating Procedures of the International Policy Advisory Group.
Since 2024 both the IPAG and the National Policy Advisory Group (NPAG), have started to organize a Joint Session on the sides of the IPAG and NPAG Spring and Fall meetings. This Joint Event seeks to offer the opportunity for members of both PAGs to do a deeper dive into a specific topic of interest. Past events have covered notably A.I, Europe and China standardization priorities, or how to best position the US as a leader in Critical and Emerging Technology standardization.
The IPAG-NPAG Joint Task Force on Conformity Assessment is a collaborative activity. The scope of the task force is to provide a user perspective on emerging issues, informed by advice and input from conformity assessment (CA) service providers; to consider the potential impact of an increasingly complex standardization environment; and provide advice to the IPAG and NPAG.
The JTFCA shared with both the IPAG and NPAG during their fall meeting of 2025 recommendations to refresh of the U.S. Conformity Assessment Principles (USCAP). These were approved by both PAGs and adopted by the ANSI Executive Committee in December 2025.
Membership in the IPAG is open to all full ANSI members. Each ANSI member is entitled to a single vote, and have one voting and one non voting representative on the PAG. IPAG members are not acting in a fiduciary capacity but they must act in accordance with ANSI's Code of Conduct at all times.
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