1. ASTM F43: Consensus Standards for the Language Industry GALA 2012 March 27, 2012 Monaco William P. Rivers, Ph.D. Chair, ASTM Main Committee F43, Language Services and Products Chief Linguist, National Language Service Corps Chief Scientist, Integrated Training Solutions

2. Overview Mobilizing the Language Enterprise in the US: ASTM F43 Structure Activities

3. Mobilizing the Language Industry: ASTM F43  All sectors of Language industry Training Testing T&I Personnel Services Human Language Technology Localization/Globalization  Organized 2010; inaugural meeting Feb 17 2011  120+ Institutional/Corporate Entities

4. F43 on Language Services and Products  6 Subcommittees  Interpreting  Translation  Training  Testing  ISO TC37 TAG  ISO TC232 TAG  4 ASTM Standards completed  Multiple ISO Standards in progress  6 ASTM Standards in Progress

5. Standards under development  Revision of F2089 - 01(2007) Standard Guide for Language Interpretation Services  WK34140 New Guide for Language Service Providers for Interpreting  WK34153 New Guide for Interpreter working group for F2089  Revision of F1562: Standard Guide for Use-Oriented Foreign Language Instruction F2889-11  Standard Practice for Assessing Language Proficiency  New Standard Under Development: Performance Testing

6. US Reprentation in ISO Langauge Standards  ASTM F43.95: US TAG to ISO TC 232: Language Training  ASTM F43.96: TAG to ISO TC 37, Terminology and other language and content resources

7. Contact Bill Rivers, Chair, ASTM Committee F43, Language Services and Products wrivers@itsnc.netwrivers@itsnc.net, 240-529-7684