Welcome to ASTM in the International Arena Officers' Training Workshop 2010

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Welcome to ASTMin the International Arena Officers' Training Workshop 2010

• Global Objectives• Global Acceptance and Use

of ASTM Standards• MOU Program• International Membership• Engagement• Resources for US Technical Advisory

Groups (US TAGS)• Your suggestions and thoughts

What We Will Cover

To ensure that ASTM International standards that you develop are the most widely recognized, accepted and used standards around the world

ASTM International’s Global Aim

Global Cooperation ObjectivesGlobal Cooperation Objectives

Minimizing the barriers to the use Minimizing the barriers to the use and application of ASTM and application of ASTM International standardsInternational standards

Facilitating increased active Facilitating increased active participation by technical experts participation by technical experts from around the globefrom around the globe

WTO / TBT PrinciplesWTO / TBT Principles ASTM PrinciplesASTM 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

International Standards

““Constraints on developing countries, in particular to effectively Constraints on developing countries, in particular to effectively participate in standards development should be taken into participate in standards development should be taken into

consideration in the standards development process.”consideration in the standards development process.”

Who Uses the Standards?

5191 citations of ASTM standards that have been adopted, referenced or used as the basis of a national standard.

• China – 571

• Colombia – 989

• Ecuador – 234

• Mexico - 379

• Panama – 139

• Philippines – 328

• Saudi Arabia – 923

• South Africa – 501

• Trinidad and Tobago – 231

• Turkey – 492

• Vietnam - 161

Internationally

MOU Objectives

Promote communication Promote communication

Avoid duplication of work efforts in standardizationAvoid duplication of work efforts in standardization

Promote knowledge of the standards development Promote knowledge of the standards development activities of each partneractivities of each partner

Utilize ASTM standards/resources to benefit the Utilize ASTM standards/resources to benefit the national standards system of developing nationsnational standards system of developing nations

Promote participation to enhance international Promote participation to enhance international input and multi-dimensional content into ASTM input and multi-dimensional content into ASTM standardsstandards

Enhance the worldwide acceptance and use of Enhance the worldwide acceptance and use of ASTM International standardsASTM International standards

Training Offered to MoU Signatories

Standards Expert Program Standards Expert Program (SEP)(SEP)• One-month, on-site educational One-month, on-site educational

programprogram

Technical Assistance Training Technical Assistance Training ProgramProgram• Provision of a Technical and Provision of a Technical and

Professional Training Program in-Professional Training Program in-countrycountry

Standards Expert Program

2005 (2) - China 2005 (2) - China

2006 (3) - Indonesia, Vietnam, Zambia 2006 (3) - Indonesia, Vietnam, Zambia

2007 (2) - Colombia, Saudi Arabia 2007 (2) - Colombia, Saudi Arabia

2008 (2) - Peru, Korea 2008 (2) - Peru, Korea

2009 (4) - China, Ghana, Israel, Jamaica 2009 (4) - China, Ghana, Israel, Jamaica

2010 (2) - South Africa, Vietnam2010 (2) - South Africa, Vietnam

2009 Concrete and Cement training workshop in Amman, Jordan

Technical Assistance Training Program11

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)

Guatemala - Instituto del Cemento y del Concreto de Guatemala (ICCG)

Panama - Asociación Panameña de Productores de Concreto (APACRETO)

Mexico - Asociación Mexicana de la Industria del Concreto (AMIC)

ASTM Board of Directors

Germany

Torsten Bahke - DIN

Brazil

Ricardo Fragoso - ABNT

Masami Tanaka - JSA

Luis Ordonez and Vanessa Corona

ASTM International in Mexico14

ASTM International in China

Liu Fei and Hu Yunan

International Members International Members International Members

Africa 3%

Australasia 27%

Canada 24%

Central/SouthAmerica 14%

Europe 26%

Middle East 6%

Engaging International Participation

• Virtual Meetings• Online Collaboration Areas • Electronic Balloting

ASTM International uses the Internet to overcome the barriers of space and time

Virtual Meetings

• 23 special international virtual meetings held in 2009

• Involved over 440 participants from 37 countries

• Most involved a technical topic

Online Collaboration Areas

• Allows task group members to comment on Draft

• Includes discussion threads, post related documents

• Enables communication between members

Electronic Balloting

• 3200 standards actions per year

• MoU and other international members are active

• Same rules apply for inactivity on returning ballots

Other Engagement Opportunities

Videoconferencing

Meetings Outside U.S. Intensive Training

Delegation Visits

• In 2009, 12 delegations from 5 countries

• U.S. Trade and Development Agency

• Commercial Law Development Program

Videoconferencing

• ASTM has portable equipment at Headquarters

• Other conference participant must have compatible equipment

• Many countries have such facilities housed at universities

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

Intensive Training

• New model for training

• Headquarters, Committee Week, Washington DC, Site visits

• Primarily industry funded

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/International%20Policy.htm

Approaches to Standards Development

ASTM vs. ISO

• Structure

• Administration

• Participation

• Development Process

Resources for US Technical Advisory Groups (US TAGS)

• Participation in ISO/IEC

• Intellectual Property Issues

• ANSI/ISO/IEC Policy Documents

• Forms/Reports• Template for Voting, Annual Report, Head of Delegation Report

• Training Information

• http://www.astm.org/COMMIT/TAGproject.htm