USNC Seeks Nominations for IEC Young Professionals Workshop.
Press Release Summary:
Electrotechnology and standardization professionals are encouraged to submit U.S. participant nominations by April 30 for Young Professionals 2013 Workshop, which brings together international candidates from IEC National Committees at beginning of their electrotechnical standardization and conformity assessment careers. Program aims to cultivate national involvement in international arena, strengthen technology transfer future, and encourage participation in standardization/conformance.
Original Press Release:
Reminder: USNC Seeking Nominations for IEC Young Professionals Now
New York
The U.S. National Committee (USNC) to the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), a totally integrated committee of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), would like to remind all electrotechnology and standardization professionals to submit nominations for U.S. participants to take part in the Young Professionals 2013 Workshop by Tuesday, April 30, 2013.
The Young Professionals Workshop brings together international candidates selected from IEC National Committees around the globe who are at the start of their careers in electrotechnical standardization and conformity assessment. The program aims to cultivate long-term national involvement in the international arena, strengthen the future of technology transfer, and encourage the participation of young professionals in shaping the future of standardization and conformance. Nominees should be individuals in the early years of their professional career involved in standardization, from industry, government, academia, consumer organizations, or any entity within the U.S. voluntary standards and conformity assessment community that uses, benefits from, or contributes to the IEC’s work in electrotechnical standardization and conformance.
Alongside recipients from other nations, the three young professionals selected to represent the U.S. at the IEC 2013 General Meeting in New Delhi will attend a dedicated workshop where they will learn more about the IEC, standardization strategies, and conformity assessment. They will also have the opportunity to attend technical meetings where standards are developed, observe meetings of the IEC Standardization Management Board (SMB) and the IEC Conformity Assessment Board (CAB), and benefit from extensive networking opportunities in an international setting. Recipients will be financially supported for their travel and up to three nights of accommodation.
Nominations must be submitted electronically to Charlie Zegers, general secretary of the USNC (czegers@ansi.org) by Tuesday, April 30, 2013. Letters of support from members of the standardization community attesting to the nominee’s outstanding achievements and appropriateness for receipt of the award are strongly encouraged.
Download the nomination form here.
The selection process is based on the nominee’s demonstrated leadership and dedication, vision of the strategic or commercial impact of standards and conformance, and significant accomplishments in their chosen field of activity. Candidates will be assessed by a selection panel comprised of USNC Officers, standing committee officers, former U.S. Young Professional recipients, and a pool of USNC Honorary Life Members. The winners will be notified in July 2013.
Now in its fourth year, the Young Professionals Workshop debuted at the USNC-hosted IEC 2010 General Meeting in Seattle. The inaugural program welcomed 53 young professionals from 27 countries to encourage their continued participation in standardization and conformity assessment activities.
