It’s World Standards Week and I’m in Washington DC to participate in all the meetings and events hosted by ANSI. Document Center Inc. is a sponsor of the U.S. celebration this year. This is just one of the many ways that Document Center supports the standards community.
The celebrations will culminate with World Standards Day on Thursday October 1st. The theme this year is “Standards – The World’s Common Language” and at the dinner event the winners of the World Standards Day paper will also be announced.
I had thought about submitting a paper, but I find that I’m more focused in on the areas where our goal of “one standard, one test, accepted everywhere” has still not been reached. So for the next three days, I’ll be blogging on the three things I’m obsessed with this week! You’ll get my humble opinions on Gaming the Standards System, on The New Approach – Is it working?, and on Compliance – Where do we go from here?
In the meantime, I am glad that the standards community gathers in locations around the world during this time. I’m a big promoter of the standards system and am always thankful that we have developed such a structure to help keep us safe and to promote the free flow of beneficial goods and services. I hope you’ll take a moment out this week to reflect on the many successes standards have had over the years and how they help make your life better!