One Month Remains until World Standards Day celebration.
Press Release Summary:
To be held October 11, 2012 in Washington, DC, U.S. celebration of World Standards Day (WSD) will feature Standards Increase Efficiency theme and celebrate role standards play in creating safer, sustainable, more productive world. Event will begin with reception and exhibition and is to also include presentation of 2012 Ronald H. Brown Standards Leadership Award. Event is co-chaired by ANSI and NIST; International Code Council (ICC) serves as administrating organization.
Original Press Release:
Reminder: One Month until the U.S. Celebration of World Standards Day 2012
Reserve hotel rooms now for World Standards Week to receive ANSI’s discounted rate
Business leaders, academics, and government officials, among others, will gather in Washington, DC, on Thursday, October 11, 2012, for the annual U.S. Celebration of World Standards Day (WSD). The event, focused on the theme of Standards Increase Efficiency, will celebrate the role that standards play in the creation of a safer, sustainable, more productive world. Across the globe, governments, corporations, and other groups are working to reduce waste and support sustainability with the help of standards, codes, and conformance activities. Well-designed, globally relevant standards provide the technological basis for innovation and efficiency, resulting in more efficient services, reduced costs, and increased, harmonized trade.
Book Discounted WSW Hotel Rooms by Monday, September 17!
ANSI encourages all WSW attendees who have not yet made hotel arrangements for the week of events to do so as soon as possible. The Institute has reserved a block of rooms at the Hotel Monaco (700 F Street, NW) for Monday, October 8, through Thursday, October 11, at a discounted rate of $309 per night, plus tax; however, that rate is only available through Monday, September 17.To make your reservation, please call central reservations at 1-877-202-5411. Please be sure to mention “American National Standards Institute” to obtain the discounted rate.
This year, WSD will begin with a reception and exhibition at The Fairmont Washington (2401 M Street, NW). The event will include dinner and the presentation of the 2012 Ronald H. Brown Standards Leadership Award, which was named after the late U.S. secretary of commerce and honors an individual who has shown dedication to the promotion of standards as an essential tool in the removal of barriers to global trade. The 2012 recipient of the award is Ronald L. Lynn, director and building official with Nevada’s Clark County Department of Development Services, who is being honored for his contributions to the development and use of standards and building codes intended to ensure safe built environments in Nevada, the U.S., and worldwide.
First celebrated in 1970, World Standards Day is now recognized by nations all over the world. Each year, U.S. World Standards Day activities are organized by a planning committee made up of individuals from across the standards and conformity assessment community. The event is co-chaired each year by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). This year, the International Code Council (ICC) serves as the event’s administrating organization.
The U.S. celebration of World Standards Day is part of the 2012 World Standards Week (WSW) series of events, which will take place October 9-12 in Washington, DC. All other WSW events will take place at the Newseum’s Knight Conference Center (555 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW). WSD will be followed by a complimentary networking breakfast at the Newseum from 8 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. on Friday, October 12.
For more information about WSW and the U.S. Celebration of World Standards Day, visit http://www.ansi.org/wsweek.
