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Welcome to ASTM in the International Arena Officers' Training Workshop 2011 1 1 What We Will Cover • • • • • • • Global Objectives Global Acceptance and Use of ASTM Standards MOU Program Resources for US Technical Advisory Groups (US TAGS) International Membership Engagement Your suggestions and thoughts 2 2 ASTM International’s Global Aim To ensure that ASTM International standards that you develop are the most widely recognized, accepted and used standards around the world 3 3 Global Cooperation Objectives Minimizing the barriers to the use and application of ASTM International standards Facilitating increased active participation by technical experts from around the globe 4 International Standards WTO / TBT Principles ASTM Principles Transparency Transparency Openness Openness Impartiality and consensus Impartiality and consensus Effectiveness and relevance Effectiveness and relevance Coherence Coherence Consideration of developing nations Consideration of developing nations “Constraints on developing countries, in particular to effectively 5 participate in standards development should be taken into consideration in the standards development process.” 5 Who Uses the Standards? 6648 citations of ASTM standards that have been adopted, referenced or used as the basis of a national standard around the world. China – 632 Colombia – 1125 Ecuador – 327 Jamaica - 485 Philippines – 387 Saudi Arabia – 1232 South Africa – 516 Trinidad and Tobago – 253 Turkey – 817 Vietnam - 162 6 MOU Objectives • • • • • • Promote communication Avoid duplication of work efforts in standardization Promote knowledge of the standards development activities of each partner Utilize ASTM standards/resources to benefit the national standards system of developing nations Promote participation to enhance international input and multi-dimensional content into ASTM standards Enhance the worldwide acceptance and use of ASTM International standards 7 8 Training Offered to MoU Signatories Standards Expert Program (SEP) One-month, on-site educational program Technical Assistance Training Program Provision of a Technical and Professional Training Program in-country 9 Standards Expert Program Initiated in 2005 Ruba Ayeid Al-Thawabeia 2005 (2) - China • 2006 (3) - Indonesia, Vietnam, Zambia • 2007 (2) – Colombia, Saudi Arabia • 2008 (2) – Peru, Korea • 2009 (4) - China, Ghana, Israel, Jamaica • 2010 (2) – South Africa, Vietnam • 2011 (3) – Jordan, Malaysia • Lee Hooi Lan 10 Technical Assistance Training Program 2009 Concrete and Cement training workshop in Amman, Jordan 11 11 ASTM Online Centers • • • • • Colombia - Asociación Colombiana de Productores de Concreto (ASOCRETO) Costa Rica - Instituto Costarricense del Cemento y del Concreto (ICCYC) Ecuador - Asociación de Productores de Hormigón Premezclado del Ecuador (APRHOPEC) Panama - Asociación Panameña de Productores de Concreto (APACRETO) Mexico - Asociación Mexicana de la Industria del Concreto (AMIC) 12 ASTM Board of Directors Korea Kaphong Choi- KSA/KATS Germany Torsten Bahke - DIN Japan Masami Tanaka - JSA 13 13 ASTM International in Mexico 14 Vanessa Corona and Luis Ordoñez 14 ASTM International in China Liu Fei and Hu Yanan 15 ASTM Relationship to ISO Both international standards developers Different standards systems and participation models Industries need to develop a standards strategy that meets their needs Minimize duplication Harmonize where possible – biofuels and toys Respect intellectual property May be multiple paths in an industry’s standards strategy Some industries rely on ASTM to serve as ISO Technical Advisory Group (TAG) Administrator or Secretariat (ASTM currently houses 55 U.S. TAGs) 16 Multiple Paths to International Standards ASTM International and the U.S. Government, a WTO member, believe that there are many ways to develop international standards. Reflected in: U.S. Standards Strategy http://www.ansi.org/standards_activities/nss /usss.aspx U.S. Department of Commerce http://www.ita.doc.gov/td/standards/Intern ational%20Policy.htm 17 Resources for US Technical Advisory Groups (US TAGS) 18 International Members International Members Europe 26% Middle East 6% Africa 3% Central/South America 14% Asia-Pacific Canada 24% Engaging International Participation ASTM International uses the Internet to overcome the barriers of space and time • • • Virtual Meetings Online Collaboration Areas Electronic Balloting 20 Connecting Virtually Year Meetings Countries Participants 2008 13 14 130 2009 23 37 440 2010 14 18 175 2011 15 27 185 21 Online Collaboration Areas Allows task group members to comment on Draft Includes discussion threads, post related documents Over 1600 Collaboration Areas in progress 22 Electronic Balloting 3300 standards actions per year Increases international participation Over half of ballot actions are revisions to existing stds 23 Other Engagement Opportunities Delegation Visits Videoconferencing Intensive Training Meetings Outside U.S. 24 Delegation Visits In 2010, 19 delegations from 7 countries U.S. Trade and Development Agency Commercial Law Development Program 25 Videoconferencing ASTM has portable equipment at Headquarters Other conference participant must have compatible equipment Many countries have such facilities housed at universities (different from Virtual Meetings) 26 Meetings Outside U.S. ASTM often speaks to international audiences Will work with industry partners to promote ASTM Often need in-country experts to present on behalf of ASTM 27 Intensive Training KATS New model for training Headquarters, Committee Week, Washington DC, Primarily industry and government funded Site visits 28 29