Welcome to ASTM
in the International Arena
Officers' Training Workshop 2011
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What We Will Cover
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Global Objectives
Global Acceptance and Use
of ASTM Standards
MOU Program
Resources for US Technical Advisory
Groups (US TAGS)
International Membership
Engagement
Your suggestions and thoughts
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ASTM International’s Global Aim
To
ensure that ASTM
International standards that you
develop are the most widely
recognized, accepted and used
standards around the world
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Global Cooperation Objectives
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Minimizing the barriers to the
use and application of ASTM
International standards
Facilitating increased active
participation by technical experts
from around the globe
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International Standards
WTO / TBT Principles
ASTM 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
“Constraints on developing countries, in particular to effectively
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participate in standards development should be taken into
consideration in the standards development process.”
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Who Uses the Standards?
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6648 citations of ASTM standards that
have been adopted, referenced or used
as the basis of a national standard
around the world.
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China – 632
Colombia – 1125
Ecuador – 327
Jamaica - 485
Philippines – 387
Saudi Arabia – 1232
South Africa – 516
Trinidad and Tobago –
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Turkey – 817
Vietnam - 162
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MOU Objectives
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Promote communication
Avoid duplication of work efforts in
standardization
Promote knowledge of the standards
development activities of each partner
Utilize ASTM standards/resources to benefit the
national standards system of developing nations
Promote participation to enhance international
input and multi-dimensional content into ASTM
standards
Enhance the worldwide acceptance and use of
ASTM International standards
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Training Offered to MoU Signatories
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Standards Expert Program
(SEP)
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One-month, on-site educational
program
Technical Assistance Training
Program
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Provision of a Technical and
Professional Training Program
in-country
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Standards Expert Program
Initiated in 2005
Ruba Ayeid
Al-Thawabeia
2005 (2) - China
• 2006 (3) - Indonesia, Vietnam, Zambia
• 2007 (2) – Colombia, Saudi Arabia
• 2008 (2) – Peru, Korea
• 2009 (4) - China, Ghana, Israel, Jamaica
• 2010 (2) – South Africa, Vietnam
• 2011 (3) – Jordan, Malaysia
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Lee Hooi
Lan
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Technical Assistance Training Program
2009 Concrete and Cement training workshop in Amman, Jordan
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ASTM Online Centers
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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)
Panama - Asociación Panameña de
Productores de Concreto (APACRETO)
Mexico - Asociación Mexicana de la Industria
del Concreto (AMIC)
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ASTM Board of Directors
Korea
Kaphong Choi- KSA/KATS
Germany
Torsten Bahke - DIN
Japan
Masami Tanaka - JSA
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ASTM International in Mexico
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Vanessa Corona and Luis Ordoñez
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ASTM International in China
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Liu Fei and Hu Yanan
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ASTM Relationship to ISO
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Both international standards developers
Different standards systems and participation models
Industries need to develop a standards strategy that
meets their needs
 Minimize duplication
 Harmonize where possible – biofuels and toys
 Respect intellectual property
May be multiple paths in an industry’s standards
strategy
Some industries rely on ASTM to serve as ISO
Technical Advisory Group (TAG) Administrator or
Secretariat (ASTM currently houses 55 U.S. TAGs)
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Multiple Paths to International
Standards
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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/Intern
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Resources for US
Technical Advisory Groups (US TAGS)
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International Members
International Members
Europe 26%
Middle East 6%
Africa 3%
Central/South
America 14%
Asia-Pacific
Canada 24%
Engaging International Participation
ASTM International uses the
Internet to overcome the
barriers of space and time
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Virtual Meetings
Online Collaboration Areas
Electronic Balloting
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Connecting Virtually
Year
Meetings
Countries
Participants
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2009
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2010
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2011
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Online Collaboration Areas
Allows task group members to comment on Draft
 Includes discussion threads, post related documents
 Over 1600 Collaboration Areas in progress
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Electronic Balloting
3300 standards actions per year
 Increases international participation
 Over half of ballot actions are revisions to existing
stds
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Other Engagement Opportunities
Delegation Visits
Videoconferencing
Intensive Training
Meetings Outside
U.S.
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Delegation Visits
 In
2010, 19 delegations from 7 countries
 U.S. Trade and Development Agency
 Commercial Law Development Program
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Videoconferencing
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ASTM has portable equipment at Headquarters
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Other conference participant must have compatible equipment
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Many countries have such facilities housed at universities (different from
Virtual Meetings)
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Meetings Outside U.S.
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ASTM often speaks to international audiences
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Will work with industry partners to promote ASTM
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Often need in-country experts to present on behalf
of ASTM
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Intensive Training
KATS
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New model for training
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Headquarters, Committee Week, Washington DC,
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Primarily industry and government funded
Site visits
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