Wed, 02/08/2006 - 22:00
The 2006 Measurement Science Conference will be held Feb. 27–March 3 in Anaheim, California. The event is expected to draw hundreds of metrology professionals from around the U.S., and will be held at the Disneyland Hotel. The conference…
Tue, 02/07/2006 - 22:00
The Arbitration and Mediation Center of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) has ruled that several Web addresses violate the trademark rules of the International Organization for Standardization. Announcing that they could…
Tue, 02/07/2006 - 22:00
The American National Standards Institute recently added upward of 13,000 Chinese national standards to its online offerings. The addition increases the number of international standards available at the site to more than 83,000. The…
Tue, 02/07/2006 - 22:00
The IT service-management profession has taken the leap into the world of standardization. ISO/IEC 20000:2005, Information technology service management, aligns and replaces BS 15000, the British standard that has applied to the IT profession…
Tue, 02/07/2006 - 22:00
The International Organization for Standardization has published a standard that will help people assess the ethics and competence of financial planners. ISO 22222:2005, Personal financial planning is aimed at increasing client confidence…
Tue, 02/07/2006 - 22:00
The American National Standards Institute and ASTM International recently adopted a new standard for personnel certification. ISO/IEC 17024, General requirements for bodies operating certification schemes of persons addresses the need for…
Mon, 02/06/2006 - 22:00
State Farm Insurance recently awarded the Minnesota Council for Quality a grant to support a quality-assessment program in the state’s K-12 schools.State Farm Insurance recently awarded the Minnesota Council for Quality a grant to…
Mon, 02/06/2006 - 22:00
Reed Exhibitions, organizer of Quality Expo Detroit, and the Automotive Industry Action Group have announced plans to operate side-by-side conferences at the upcoming Quality Expo Detroit show. The conference will be held June 7-8 at the…
Mon, 02/06/2006 - 22:00
California Manufacturing Technology Consulting will launch its first-ever Six Sigma Green Belt Consortium on March 14 at the Pacific Palms Resort in Industry Hills, California. The program is open to any company willing to commit its people…
Mon, 02/06/2006 - 22:00
The American Health Quality Association recently released new standards for its member quality-improvement organizations. The AHQA’s board of directors approved the policy in December, and already more than a third of all QIO boards—in…