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Katharine Morgan, executive vice president, ASTM, and Teresa Cendrowska, vice president, global cooperation, ASTM, attended several conferences and meetings in Asia in September. Here are highlights from their trips.

ISO General Assembly

Morgan and Cendrowska attended the 38th ISO General Assembly September 15-18 in Seoul, Korea. The meeting presented opportunities for meetings with representatives from more than 15 of ASTM's memorandum of understanding partners. Among these, Cendrowska met with: Damien Nakobedetse, director, Burundi Bureau of Standards and Quality Control; and Manuel Gerrero, director, Instituto Dominicano para la Calidad, the standards developing organization of the Dominican Republic.

(Left) Teresa Cendrowska and Damien Nakobedetse, director, Burundi Bureau of Standards and Quality Control. (Right) Cendrowska, Manuel Gerrero, director, Instituto Dominicano para la Calidad.

Q-Lab

Morgan spoke at the 6th Biennial Automotive Symposium on Weathering and Corrosion on September 17 in Shanghai, China. Morgan was invited to the event by ASTM member organization Q-Lab. Her presentation, translated by Liu Fei, head of ASTM's China office, focused on the global application of ASTM standards, ASTM's relevance to the automotive industry and how global industries partner with ASTM International to meet their objectives. Approximately 200 participants, representing the automotive original equipment manufacturers and supply chain manufacturers, attended the symposium.

Katharine Morgan, executive vice president, ASTM, speaks at the 6th Biennial Automotive Symposium on Weathering and Corrosion in Shanghai.

Shanghai Institute of Standardization

Morgan (front row, seventh from left) and Cendrowska (front row, eighth from left) met with ASTM's cooperative partner, the Shanghai Institute of Standardization, on Sept. 18. Topics discussed included participation in ASTM international, copyright and new opportunities for collaboration. Earlier in the day, Morgan visited the Shanghai Municipal Bureau for Quality and Technical Supervision to promote ASTM-local government cooperation. ASTM and SIS also co-hosted a member training program for ASTM International members in Shanghai and other provinces.

Harbin Smart Special Aircraft

On September 23, ASTM staff members joined representatives from Harbin Smart Special Aircraft Company in Harbin, China, to recognize the company's organizational membership in ASTM. Representatives from other local industries in Harbin also participated in the program, which noted Harbin's involvement on ASTM Committee F38 on Unmanned Aircraft Systems.

The program included an information exchange regarding each organization's role in the unmanned aircraft systems sector. ASTM staff Liu Fei, Hu Yanan and Teresa Cendrowska presented information on the value of standards to trade, membership benefits, tools and opportunities for active committee participation and available training programs.

Pictured at Harbin Smart Special Aircraft Company in Harbin, China, are ASTM staff members Liu Fei, chief representative, ASTM China office (first row, second from right); Teresa Cendrowska (first row, sixth from right); and Hu Yanan, operations manager, ASTM China office (first row, seventh from right); along with Harbin Smart Special Aerocraft Co Ltd leadership and staff, and local industry representatives.

Tubular Goods Research Institute

Cendrowska and Hu Yanan, ASTM China office operations manager, met with the China National Petroleum Corporation Tubular Goods Research Institute in Xi'an, China, on Sept. 25. CNPC TGRI is China's national petroleum tubular goods quality inspection center; it conducts various test procedures based on standards from the following ASTM Committees:

The ASTM staff members conducted training on ASTM International, procedures, technical committee structure and tools available to aid active committee participation. The audience included several engineers who use ASTM standards regularly.

Pictured, seated (left to right) Terry Qin, deputy chief engineer, CNPC; Teresa Cendowska, vice president, global cooperation, ASTM; and Feng Yaorong, Ph.D., chief engineer. Hu Yanan, operations manager for ASTM's China office is second from right in the second row.

Fifth World Congress of Bioenergy

During a recent trip to China, Cendrowska addressed bioenergy standards and electric vehicles at two separate conferences. Cendrowska was invited to present at the Fifth World Congress of Bioenergy, held September 24-26 in Xi'An, China. The Congress features developments in bioenergy technologies. Cendrowska spoke during the session on Sustainable Bioenergy Standards and Influence on the Environment that was arranged to address the topic of national and international relevant sustainability standards. In her presentation, Cendrowska addressed the work of two ASTM committees, D02 on Petroleum Products, Liquid Fuels and Lubricants; and E48 on Bioenergy and Industrial Chemicals from Biomass.

China Council for the Promotion of International Trade

On September 29, in Wuhan, China, Cendrowska presented information at an event hosted by the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade and China Machinery Industry Federation. Approximately 350 participants from industry, research institutions, automotive organizations and universities attended the event. Cendrowska spoke on ASTM International standards and their relationship to the development of electric vehicles. Cendrowska's presentation reviewed the history of ASTM standards for the automotive industry, the benefit of engaging in standardization development, as well as highlights of the related work of ASTM technical committees pertaining to fuel cells for electric vehicles.