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Short Course: Through History with Standards
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This quick overview will demonstrate how standards have evolved over time.
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Why Standards Matter
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From the food we eat to the transportation that moves us, standards have become an integral part of everyday life. But standards – and the related programs that assess compliance with standards – are often taken for granted by those outside the standardization community. This course is designed as a basic introduction that will help to explain "why standards matter."
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U.S. Standards System – Today and Tomorrow
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This course provides an overview of the U.S. standards development environment, examples of the various types of standards and sources and explains how standards development relates to national and international business.
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Short Course: Legal Issues in Standard-Setting
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This course will outline how U.S. antitrust and intellectual property (IP) rules may apply to the standards development process.
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The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) is a private, non-profit
organization that administers and coordinates the U.S. voluntary standardization
and conformity assessment system.
The Institute oversees the development of thousands of standards
that directly impact businesses in nearly every sector. Topics covered range from
the largest construction equipment to the smallest nanoparticles, and from the most
detailed applications to the broadest definition of a systems implementation. ANSI
is also actively engaged in accrediting programs that assess conformance to standards.
The ANSI Federation is comprised of government agencies, organizations, corporations,
academic and international bodies, and individuals. In total, the Institute represents the interests
of more than 125,000 companies and 3.5 million professionals.
ANSI is the official U.S. representative to the International Organization for Standardization
(ISO) and, via the U.S. National Committee, the International Electrotechnical Commission
(IEC).
For more information, visit www.ansi.org.
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