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WSC Academic Day IEC Programmes

WSC Academic Day IEC Programmes. Jack Sheldon IEC Standardization Strategy Manager. IEC and Academia. To achieve its mission, IEC and its National Committees must reach out to Academia To ensure stakeholder participation in relevant technical work

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WSC Academic Day IEC Programmes

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  1. WSC Academic DayIEC Programmes Jack Sheldon IEC Standardization Strategy Manager

  2. IEC and Academia • To achieve its mission, IEC and its National Committees must reach out to Academia • To ensure stakeholder participation in relevant technical work • To increase awareness of the strategic and practical importance of electrotechnical standardization and conformity assessment

  3. Centenary Challenge • 2006 provided unique opportunity to reach out to new stakeholders • IEC partnered with The Economist, IEEE, IET and VDE • Open to higher education to demonstrate the strategic value of standardization • Entries from 98 institutions from 35 countries

  4. Engaging the younger generation • In 2007, IEC launched wattwatt.com, social media site for those interested in energy efficiency and electrotechnology • In 2008, IEC partnered with IEA to launch “careforit” • Competition entries open from schools, not individuals • Any format: Essays, devices, video and music!

  5. Moving forward • Two initiatives aimed at building on past successes and experiences • Young Professionals Programme – aimed at creating vibrant international network of future business leaders and engineers • More flexible approach to offer packages of building-block standards, and working with educational consortia to offer more cost-effective solutions

  6. IEC Website – Academia Portal WSC Academia - IEC

  7. Sample document and standard WSC Academia - IEC

  8. The future • Academia has role at heart of IEC work • IEC committed to engaging further • New standards packages for Academia being released • IEC-IEEE Challenge 2012

  9. IEC – IEEE Challenge WSC Academia - IEC

  10. IEC – Making electrotechnology work for you ?

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