Q. Why do you believe education about standards and standards development is important?
A. Janet Gbur: Standards organizations, ABET [originally the... read more
A. Janet Gbur: Standards organizations, ABET [originally the... read more
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... read more
A. The International Consumer Product Health and Safety Organization, or ICPHSO (... read more
A. I started with... read more
A. In 2011, I visited Iqaluit, the capital of Nunavut. We could already discuss then with community leaders the extreme... read more
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
A. For me, standards exist in an economy to assure generally recognized levels of safety and interoperability in both... read more
Alan Veith quit what he called his “day job” 28 years ago. But he has never stopped working for ASTM International. In fact, his tenure could very well be a record, though current membership... read more
A. The International Organisations (IO) Partnership was set up to offer a voluntary platform that fosters collective action among IOs and their... read more