To commemorate our 20th anniversary, we've compiled a history of how we started and who keeps us going. We thought it was entertaining and hope you will too.
Please take a few minutes and have a look -
right over here...
2010 IEEE SYMPOSIUM Fort Lauderdale, FL
Join your colleagues and share your insights in Fort Lauderdale, Florida for the 2010
IEEE International
Symposium July 25-31.
We're asked
often about the origins of Willie, our lab robot. So,
we're writing an online book about him! We've
published the prologue online.
read about
Willie right here...
T&E
UPDATE
The latest
issue of our newsletter is now available online.
read it here...
ESPRESSO ENGINEERING
Take a peek at our
new desktop video series exploring today's challenges and tomorrow's
solutions in the product engineering arena.
Registration - 7:30 am
Conference - 8:30 am - 12:15 pm
Location
Ronald Reagan Building
International Gateway
1300 Pennsylvania Ave., NW
Washington DC 20004
An Opportunity to Explore
Join business, government and academia to discuss Vietnam’s economy and its environmental outlook.
Vietnam has been growing at breakneck speed over the past decade as she harnesses her tremendous human and natural resources. However, the phenomenal growth has come at a price as pollution, water and energy shortages are now critically impacting Vietnam’s future.
Vietnam continues to adapt to the World Trade Organizations standards requirements to ensure its future attractiveness as a foreign direct investment location and global export markets. Environmental standards are continuing to emerge as Vietnam grapples with its pollution problems and sustainable energy needs.
An Opportunity to Connect
Don’t miss this important event to hear key stakeholder views on these topics: Vietnam’s Economic Outlook - Vietnam’s Environmental Needs - Vietnam’s Accession into the World Trade Organization: Environmental Implications for Industry - Emerging Environmental Opportunities and Funding sources for Environmental Business in Vietnam
7:30 am
Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:30-8:45 am
Welcome and Introductions
8:45-9:45 am
Session I: Vietnam's Energy and Environmental
Needs
Mohamad
Al-Arief, Vietnam Desk Officer, World Bank (invited)
Vance
Hum, President and CEO of I.M. Systems Group
Peter
Banwell, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
9:45-10:00 am
Break
10:00-10:15 am
Presentation from The Embassy of Vietnam
Bui
Liem, Counselor, Economic Affairs
10:15-11:15 pm
Session II: Vietnam's Accession into WTO and
Environmental Implications for Industry
Moderator:
Michael Violette, President of Washington Laboratories
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
(invited)
Alex Koff, Whiteford Taylor Preston, LLP
Shawn McHale, Director for the Segur Center for Asian
Studies, George Washington University
11:15-12:15 pm
Session III: Lessons Learned and Emerging
Opportunities
Moderator: Peter Gourlay, President Maryland-Asia
Environmental Partnership
Tony Huang, Maewa International,
Al Goodman, Principal, Camp Dresser and McKee and Past
President, Water Environment Federation
Diana Rossiter, Country Manager South and Southeast Asia,
U.S. Trade Development Agency
The Standards Services Division at the National Institute of Standards and Technology were welcomed by Mike Violette and Steve Ferguson of Washington Labs. The group, led by Gordon Gillerman, were provided an overview of laboratory operations and the use of standards in everyday testing.
more...
The Standards Services Division conducts standards-related programs and provides knowledge and services that will strengthen the U.S. economy, to ensure recognition and use of U.S. standards domestically and in the global marketplace; promote worldwide acceptance of U.S. test and calibration data to facilitate the marketing of U.S. products; and provide assistance to industry, trade associations, and exporters through its operations, training and information programs.
There are many dynamic areas of standards-setting in the area of technology products, software, homeland security and related disciplines in modern American life. Mike Violette provided a little "look under the hood" at some of the domestic and international activities.
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