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Standards, Supply Chains, and International Trade
Q. How does your experience in negotiations with the World Trade Organization (WTO) Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee, including the role of standards in trade, inform your work now?A. It... read more
Standards Intersect Policy, Trade, and Outreach
Q. What is the focus of ASTM’s Washington, D.C., office?A. The Washington office works at the intersection of policy, trade, and outreach. Our team — Craig Updyke, Matt Pezzella, and myself —... read more
Women in Construction Roundtable
Q. Why are ASTM International standards so important to the field of construction?Margaret Farabaugh: I think ASTM standards really affect almost every aspect of construction. There are standards for... read more
Educator Roundtable: Teaching Standards
Q. Why do you believe education about standards and standards development is important? A. Janet Gbur: Standards organizations, ABET [originally the Accreditation Board for Engineering and... read more
The Need for Cannabis Standards
Q. You have long been involved with ASTM and work on committees such as roofing and waterproofing (D08) and rubber and rubber-like materials (D11), which are seemingly unrelated to cannabis. How did... read more
International Product Safety
 Q. What is the role of ICPHSO and why is it needed? What impact does ICPHSO have internationally?A. The International Consumer Product Health and Safety Organization, or ICPHSO (pronounced ick-... read more
Exoskeletons Power Industry 4.0
Q. You’ve been in an exoskeleton. What was that like? And what did you learn from your company’s exoskeleton debut at the Consumer Electronics Show earlier this year?A. I started with Sarcos at the... read more
SCC Looks to the Future
Q. What impact is climate change having on Canada’s north?A. In 2011, I visited Iqaluit, the capital of Nunavut. We could already discuss then with community leaders the extreme challenges that... read more
John Pace: A Life in Standards
There is an old country song, “I Forgot More than You’ll Ever Know,” that has been remade numerous times. When talking about the standards business with John Pace, ASTM International’s senior vice... read more
The Role of Standards in International Trade
Q. What do you see as the role of international standards in trade?A. For me, standards exist in an economy to assure generally recognized levels of safety and interoperability in both products and... read more

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