World Standards Week 2006

October 9-13, 2006
Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center
1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20004

This year, UTS President Jack Marathe will be making the trip out to DC to make two presentations on smart standards: one on Monday the 9th, to the ANSI Company Member Forum, and one on Tuesday the 10th, to SDO's (Standard Development Organizations).

Thousands of standards are used every day by engineers in designing every conceivable product, from cell phones to cars to airplanes to electric motors. Hence, using such standards efficiently can save a huge amount of time. That is where smart standards come in.

Smart standards are an online, interactive, customizable, instructive, easy to use, and convenient version of their traditional printed counterparts or Cd's. They often utilize automated tools, allowing the user to accomplish more things with the standard, such as making calculations or instantly accessing relevant resources. Jack Marathe will speak on exactly what is meant by "smart standards," what they are, how they are developed, how and why they are used, their costs, and their benefits.

For more information, visit ANSI.org.

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