ANSI’s World Standards Week (WSW) is a premier annual gathering that brings together ANSI members and private- and public-sector stakeholders from across the standards and conformity assessment communities to engage on priority issues and celebrate standardization achievements. To protect health and safety while bringing together our members and participants, ANSI is splitting World Standards Week 2021 across fall 2021 (virtual events) and spring 2022 (in-person events):
Registration is now open for virtual World Standards Week, October 25-29! See the schedule below for complete details and agendas as they are available. Virtual events will include greater use of video, networking and chat rooms, and dialogue between presenters and attendees when possible.
1:00 PM – 3:00 PM ET
Discussions will include cooperation among ISO, IEC, and ITU; ANSI relations and programs with a focus on Europe, China, India, and Africa; and ANSI international development capacity-building initiatives.
IPAG members only
11:00 AM – 1:00 PM ET
Discussions will include a national strategy for emerging technology standards; data flows, data governance and the digital economy, focusing on the role of principles and technical standards; and updates on relevant ANSI activities.
Open to ANSI members
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM ET
Join president and CEO Joe Bhatia and Board chair Phil Piqueira for multimedia presentations highlighting the Institute's accomplishments, priorities, and vision for the future, with opportunities for Q&A.
Open to all
Among the agenda items, OMF members will share their experiences and best practices for hybrid meetings, and a panel of legal experts including ISO’s legal counsel will lead a discussion of recent law cases related to standards and regulation.
Open to ANSI members
CMF members will share insights on taking a strategic approach to standardization, and lead an open discussion of digital standards, among other topics.
Open to ANSI members
1:30 PM – 3:30 PM ET
Discussions will include Executive Order 14017 on critical supply chains, a national strategy for emerging technology standards, and consumer labeling efforts under Executive Order 14028 on improving the nation’s cybersecurity.
Open to ISCP and ANSI members
Attendees will meet ANSI’s new consumer and legislative outreach manager and discuss relevant standards activities and opportunities, including ISO’s new Strategic Advisory Group on Smart Farming.
Open to all
11:00 AM – 4:00 PM ET
In partnership with Underwriters Laboratories (UL) and the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), ANSI is bringing the standardization community together for a discussion of best practices and methodologies for measuring the impact of standards on health and safety. A keynote address by Laurie E. Locascio, Ph.D., vice president for research, University of Maryland, will be followed by two expert panel discussions and Q&A sessions supporting a long-term goal of building upon existing work and fueling future collaboration to develop common measurement methodologies.
Open to all
11:00 AM – 4:00 PM ET
Guest speakers from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) will provide remarks. In addition, the meeting will include a discussion of: (1) the ANSI Patent Policy Implementation Guidelines; (2) the ISO/IEC/ITU Common Patent Policy; (3) the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI); (4) copyright updates; and (5) IP-related legislative issues.
IPRPAG members only
1:00 PM – 2:30 PM ET
Leadership and staff of the U.S. National Committee of the International Electrotechnical Committee (USNC/IEC) will introduce the USNC's new National YEP Program, to be formally launched in early 2022. The goal of the program is to create a platform for active engagement among all U.S. young and emerging professionals with interests in standards and conformity assessment for electrotechnologies. Former USNC IEC YEPs will share their first-hand experience and answer questions about all the opportunities and benefits of getting involved.
Open to all
All attendees are invited show their support for World Standards Week by using a WSW graphic as their video background in the Zoom virtual meetings!
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Looking ahead, World Standards Week 2022 will take place October 10-14, 2022, in person in Washington, DC. The following events have been scheduled (the full lineup is forthcoming):
