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ASTM INTERNATIONAL 2007 Annual Business Meeting1
2007
Annual Business Meeting
May 23, 2007
Norfolk, Virginia
WELCOME TO
ASTM InternationalASTM International
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Revenue Sources 2006
Publications - 75%
Administrative Fees - 6%
Tech & Professional Training /Symposia - 4%
Advertising/ Miscellaneous - 2%
Proficiency Test Program - 4%
Investment Interest - 9%
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Standards Actions 2006
As of December 31, there were: 250 new standards
1,650 revised standards
2,925 total standards actions
Total ASTM standards: 11,800 (April 2007)
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Membership Statistics
22,942 main committee members
139 technical committees
1,888 subcommittees
111,224 total units of participation
Total ASTM members: 31,102
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New design and enhanced navigation Added information and content New learning modules:
• Standards Development Around the World
• The ASTM Standards Development Process
• ASTM Standards and You
• Standards and Intellectual Property
2007 Year of the Student
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New standards product geared toward academic community
Easy integration of ASTM standards into coursework
10 ASTM standards for $10 per student
Campus-wide option: multi-user access to entire ASTM standards library
Standards on Campus
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Campus visits by ASTM members and staff
Top schools in the U.S. and abroad
Students learn about standards before entering the workforce
Campus Outreach Events
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Year of the Student: Publicity
Online banner advertising: The Chronicle
• 57,000 educators and
administrators – daily
throughout 2007
Special webpage: Year of the Student.org
Kit mailing to 1,855 deans and department heads
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500 new student members since start of campaign
More than half from outside U.S.
Get involved with the Year of the Student campaign!
Student Membership Growth
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Case studies demonstrating positive outcomes of ASTM standards
Tell your standards success story
Entries due August 31, 2007; cash prizes awarded
Check the ASTM website for more information
2007 ASTM International Advantage Award
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Two-part research study Qualitative study: Six industry
sectors surveyed Highlights need for measurable
standards success stories Cross-sector benefits of ASTM
standards identified:
• Maintaining product quality, reliability and performance
• Improving market access
• Developing consumer confidence
• Managing regulatory and liability risk
Impact of Standards on Corporate Profitability
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Quantitative study: 250 CEOs/senior technical executives
Key Findings:
• 75% view standards as having high impact
• 68% held very favorable view of standards
• Most important benefit of standards:
• Quality control and assurance
• Consistency and uniformity
• Measure performance
• Competitive tools
• Enhance safety
• Customer satisfaction
Research Study: Part 2
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Briefings with key industry groups and major corporations
ASTM meets with General Electric and IKEA North America
Corporate Outreach objective:
• “Promote greater corporate awareness
regarding the importance of standards and
the value of ASTM”
Corporate Visits
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New overview on standards written for busy executives
Special chapter by Laura Hitchcock – Boeing Company
Downloadable from ASTM website
Corporate Edge Handbook
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ASTM joins Coalition for Fire-Safe Cigarettes
ASTM E 2187, Test Method for Measuring the Ignition Strength of Cigarettes, adopted in legislation by nine U.S. states
Public Policy Initiatives
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ASTM Board meeting in Beijing
Visits and meetings with industry sector groups, government and academia
New ASTM office in Beijing in 2007
• Expands presence beyond CSCA office
Global Collaboration: China
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Keynote address at International Standardization Forum
Committee E56 meets at Institute for Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
E56 releases first standard on terminology
Global Cooperation: Japan
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ASTM Signs MOU with Russian Federal Agency on Technical Regulating and Metrology
48th MOU
MOU with Russia
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May 16-18, 2007
Botswana
Congo
Ethiopia
Ghana
Malawi
Mauritius
ASTM Open House: Sub-Saharan African Nations
Nigeria
South Africa
Swaziland
Zambia
Zimbabwe
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Global Communications Tools
New “mini-websites” for Chinese, Japanese, and Spanish-speaking readers
Chinese SN expanded to two annual issues
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Standardization News Revamp
Redesign and reorganization of flagship magazine
Goal: Better serve information needs of ASTM stakeholders
Planned rollout: January 2008
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New Committee E57 on 3D Imaging Systems
Formed in July 2006
Dynamic technology used across numerous industries
ASTM standards will spur growth in commercialization
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New Subcommittees
E55.03 on General Pharmaceutical Standards
C09.49 on Pervious Concrete
D10.19 on Recycling/Disposability
E34.30 on Occupational Health and Safety in Construction
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Technical Committee Support
New service for ballot negatives/comments
Online terminology dictionary
RSS-based news feed
New core business system
Videoconferencing available at ASTM headquarters
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Virtual Meetings and Webinars
Over 400 virtual meetings held in 2006
Future capabilities will enhance audio component of meetings
New for 2007: live broadcasts – Webinars
Enable archived recordings of committee workshops
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ILS Program - Update
Continued growth in production phase
Validation of statistical processing software
Other administrative efficiencies planned
140 interlaboratory studies registered
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ASTM Digital Library
Convenient and powerful information repository
Access virtually all ASTM publications
• Over 30,000 papers and 400,000 pages
of technical research literature
Easy-to-use search capabilities
Flexible subscription options
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Environmental Due Diligence Portal
First in series of online portal products
Integrates ASTM standards with other SDOs, and regulatory documents
Access key documents for environmental due diligence in one place
Additional portals – transportation, medical devices
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2006 Annual Report
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2007
Annual Business Meeting
May 23, 2007
Norfolk, Virginia
ASTM InternationalASTM InternationalThank You