NIST CA Workshop

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) will host a free public workshop on best practices in federal conformity assessment activities April 11, 2012, at NIST's Gaithersburg, MD, site.

The workshop will examine current approaches to conformity assessment at federal agencies and in the private sector. It will provide a forum for federal agencies, private industry, and other stakeholders to give feedback to NIST on conformity assessment practices and the challenges encountered and how these challenges are being addressed.

The workshop will include panel discussions on the breadth of conformity assessments in the federal arena, and examine case studies. Randy Dougherty of the ANSI-ASQ National Accreditation Board/ANAB will participate in an afternoon panel on international conformity assessment in his capacity as chair and president of the International Accreditation Forum. Peter Unger, chairman of ILAC, will also participate in the panel.

NIST is required under the National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act to coordinate federal, state and local standards activities and conformity assessment activities with the private sector with the goal of eliminating unnecessary duplication and complexity.

For more information on the workshop and to register, see www.nist.gov/director/sco/ca-workshop-2012.cfm.

Listen: Gordon Gillerman, director of standards services for NIST, discussed conformity assessment and the NIST workshop on Federal News Radio.

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