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Welcome to the ASTM International Annual Business Meeting May 20, 2009 | Vancouver, British Columbia

Welcome to the ASTM International Annual Business Meeting May 20, 2009 | Vancouver, British Columbia. Revenue Sources 2008. Key Fact: 42% of ASTM standards are distributed outside the U.S. 25,457 Main committee members 140 Technical committees 1,881 Subcommittees

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Welcome to the ASTM International Annual Business Meeting May 20, 2009 | Vancouver, British Columbia

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  1. Welcome to the ASTM International Annual Business Meeting May 20, 2009 | Vancouver, British Columbia

  2. Revenue Sources 2008 Key Fact: 42% of ASTM standards are distributed outside the U.S.

  3. 25,457 Main committee members • 140 Technical committees • 1,881 Subcommittees • 121,531 Total units of participation • 33,367 Total ASTM members • 135 Countries represented 3 ASTM International: By the Numbers Standards Worldwide

  4. 4 4 As of December 31, there were: • 230 New standards • 1,984 Revised standards • 3,018 Total standards actions • 11,908 Total ASTM standards Key Metrics 2008 Standards Worldwide

  5. 2008 Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act 5 ASTM F963: Toy Safety Specification "When powerful magnets emerged as a new toy safety hazard, technical experts from ASTM Committee F15 recognized the seriousness of the issue and quickly worked to update the F963 toy safety standard." – U.S. Senator Bill Nelson (FL)

  6. F2517: Child Resistance of Portable Fuel Containers Impacting Health and Safety Legislation F1427: Bunk Bed Safety "The F2517 standard is an example of ASTM International's work to protect children, and I commend the ASTM members who develop and maintain these important consumer safety standards." – U.S. Representative Dennis Moore (KS)

  7. Preventing Cigarette Fires E2187, Test Method for Measuring the Ignition Strength of Cigarettes "Pennsylvania's cigarette fire safety law recognizes the importance of ASTM International's fire safety standards and I thank the volunteer members of ASTM Committee E05 for their commitment to improving fire safety." - Governor Ed Rendell (PA)

  8. ASTM Committee E60 on Sustainability E60 Subcommittees: • Buildings and Construction • Hospitality • General Sustainability Standards • Student Liaison

  9. E58 Subcommittees: • General Practice • Product Defect Incidents • Vehicular Incidents • Electrical Incidents • Industrial Processes New Committee E58on Forensic Engineering

  10. Test Methods • Processes • Materials • Design • Terminology New Committee F42 on Additive Manufacturing Technologies F42 Subcommittees:

  11. ASTM Memoranda of Understanding (MOU) • 67 Total MOUs since 2001 • New in 2009: Dominican Republic, • Rwanda, and Swaziland Map of 2008 MOUs Key Fact: 75 nations have adopted ASTM standards as the basis of national standards or regulations.

  12. Standards Expert Exchange Program 2009 Scheduled Visitors: • China • Ghana • Israel • Jamaica

  13. Technical and Professional Training Celebrating 25 Years Textile Course in Israel Training in India Environmental Class in Peru

  14. International Committee Meetings Meetings in Prague: October 5-8, 2009 • D24 on Carbon Black • F02 on Flexible Barrier Packaging • F40 on Declarable Substances in Materials • E55 on Manufacture of Pharmaceutical Products

  15. Virtual Meetings: Making Global Connections • Key Facts: • 695 Virtual Meetings Held in 2008 • March 2009: Largest ASTM Virtual Meeting • 135 participants, 11 countries, 3 continents

  16. 16 2009 Year of the Professor • Campaign Highlights: • Campus Visits by ASTM Members/Staff • Professor Resources on ASTM Website • Academic Product Offerings • Graduate Scholarship • Professor of the Year Award

  17. Online Negative Vote Resolution System • Work Item Collaboration Space • Terminology Dictionary Enhancements • New RSS Feeds 17 17 Technical Committee Support Standards Worldwide .

  18. New in 2009: Six Online Training Courses New Member Orientation and Training Balloting and Handling Negative Votes Developing and Revising a Standard Roster Maintenance Online Resolution of Negatives WebEx Training www.astm.org/MEMBER_TRAINING ASTM Virtual Classroom

  19. Online Training Modules • ASTM Online • Balloting and Handling Negative Votes • Officer and Subcommittee Chairman's Duties • Interlaboratory Study Program • Development of a Standard Virtual Officers Training Week: September 21-24 Registration opens early June @ www.astm.org/MEMBER_TRAINING

  20. 400 registered studies • 81 new ILS research reports • 40 ILS programs balloted and approved in 2008 • NEW: ILS home page on ASTM Website ILS Program Update Ensuring the Validity of ASTM Test Methods

  21. 21 21 21 Website Enhancements: Improve Standards Delivery • HTML Format • Discoverability • Server Upgrade • “Ask ASTM” Standards Worldwide .

  22. 2008 Annual Report

  23. Thank You ASTM International Annual Business Meeting May 20, 2009 |Vancouver, British Columbia

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