| NIST Standards in Trade (SIT) Workshop on Oil and Gas Workshop for South America Date: March 27 - 30, 2007
Location: NIST, Gaithersburg, Maryland
Overview: The SIT workshop on Standards and Conformity Assessment for the Oil and Gas sector in South America will address the role of standards and conformity assessment in this and the impact of the standards and CA on trade. The objectives of the workshop are to -
facilitate an information exchange on the regulatory framework pertaining to the oil and gas sector in the U.S. and invited countries; -
facilitate an information exchange on how standards, conformity assessment, and regulatory requirements are developed and used in the U.S. and invited countries; -
promote the adoption and use of U.S. based international standards to meet regulatory requirements; -
identify existing and emerging trends in oil and gas standards; oil and gas pipelines; petroleum and petroleum products for transportation; and -
encourage mutually cooperative efforts in standards development and conformity assessment programs. NIST Standards in Trade (SIT) Workshop on Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) for Chinese Officials Date: May 28-29, 2007
Location: Beijing, China
Overview: The SIT Workshop on Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) for Chinese Official will address the role of standards, conformity assessment, and regulations in transportation technology specifically addressing Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS), Dedicated Short Range Communication (DSRC), Advance Traffic Management Systems (ATMS), system control systems, and public transportation (transit). NIST Standards in Trade Workshop In Support of the Asia Pacific Partnership (APP) On Harmonization of Test Procedures Date: August 27-31, 2007
Location: NIST, Gaithersburg, Maryland
Overview: To provide a forum for the discussion of standardization issues, in particular, harmonization of test procedures for electronics and HVAC systems, being addressed by the Asia Partnership on Clean Development and Climate (APP). |
