March 7, 2003 Slide 1 GSC Meeting Introduction to ANSI George Arnold, Chairman of the Board Amy A. Marasco Vice President and General Counsel American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
March 7, 2003 Slide 2 Mission To enhance the global competitiveness of U.S. business and the American quality of life by promoting and facilitating voluntary consensus standards and conformity assessment systems and ensuring their integrity. A Private- and Public-Sector Partnership Since 1918
March 7, 2003 Slide 3 Academia Individuals Government Companies Trade Associations A Federation of members representing... Professional Societies Service Organizations Standards Developers Consumer and Labor Interests and many more. Bringing the Private- & Public-Sectors Together Since 1918
March 7, 2003 Slide 4 ANSI is... an “umbrella” organization for the U.S. voluntary consensus standards community a private-sector led and public-sector supported standards coordination body a not-for-profit organization ANSI is not... a standards development organization (SDO) a government agency
March 7, 2003 Slide 5 ANSI’s roles and responsibilities are to: accredit U.S. Standards Developers, U.S. Technical Advisory Groups and conformity assessment systems ensure integrity of the U.S. voluntary consensus standards system by audit of SDOs and appeals process provide regional and international access respond to urgent national priorities offer a neutral policy forum for standards and conformity assessment coordination issues
March 7, 2003 Slide 6 ANSI’s roles and responsibilities include: Approving standards as American National Standards ANSI requirements for openness, due process and consensus must be met U.S. member body to the major non-treaty international and regional standards organizations such as ISO and IEC
March 7, 2003 Slide 7 Questions and Answers
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