AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARDS INSTITUTE

STANDARDS FACILITATIONANSI IS THE SOLE U.S. REPRESENTATIVE AND DUES-PAYING MEMBER OF THE TWO MAJOR NON-TREATY INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS ORGANIZATIONS, THE INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR STANDARDIZATION (ISO) AND, VIA ANSI'S U.S. NATIONAL COMMITTEE (USNC), THE INTERNATIONAL ELECTROTECHNICAL COMMISSION (IEC). REGIONALLY, ANSI IS THE U.S. REPRESENTATIVE TO THE PACIFIC AREA STANDARDS CONGRESS (PASC) AND THE PAN AMERICAN STANDARDS COMMISSION (COPANT). THE ANSI NATIONAL ACCREDITATION BOARD (ANAB), ANSI'S WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY, IS A MEMBER OF THE INTERNATIONAL ACCREDITATION FORUM (IAF) AND THE INTERNATIONAL LABORATORY ACCREDITATION COOPERATION (ILAC). REGIONALLY, ANAB IS ALSO A MEMBER OF THE ASIA PACIFIC ACCREDITATION COOPERATION (APAC) AND THE INTER-AMERICAN ACCREDITATION COOPERATION (IAAC). ANAB IS ALSO MEMBER OF THE NORTH AMERICAN ACCREDITATION FORUM (NAAF).ANSI ACTIVELY REPRESENTS THE U.S. IN VARIOUS REGIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL STANDARDIZATION FORA AND ADVANCES U.S. OBJECTIVES AND PERSPECTIVES THROUGH BILATERAL RELATIONSHIPS WITH ITS PEER STANDARDIZATION BODIES. ANSI HELD BILATERAL MEETINGS AND/OR SIGNED MEMORANDA OF UNDERSTANDING WITH A NUMBER OF ITS PEER STANDARDIZATION BODIES WITH THE AIM OF ADVANCING U.S. GOALS AND PRIORITIES FOR STANDARDIZATION INTERNATIONALLY. THROUGH ANSI AND ITS U.S. NATIONAL COMMITTEE (USNC), THE U.S. HAS ACCESS TO THE FULL SPECTRUM OF TECHNICAL ACTIVITIES OF ISO AND IEC, AND ADMINISTERS MANY KEY INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEES AND SUBGROUPS. THROUGH ITS U.S. TECHNICAL ADVISORY GROUPS (TAGS), MORE THAN 5,000 U.S. POSITIONS ON ACTIVITIES AND BALLOTS OF THE VARIOUS INTERNATIONAL TECHNICAL COMMITTEES ARE DEVELOPED AND ADVOCATED ANNUALLY. THROUGH THESE TAGS, U.S. EXPERTS ARE ACTIVE PARTICIPANTS IN THE STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT WORK OF BOTH ISO AND IEC. THE U.S. HOLDS PARTICIPATING MEMBERSHIP (P-MEMBERSHIP) STATUS IN MORE THAN 720 ISO AND IEC TECHNICAL COMMITTEES AND SUBCOMMITTEES. IN ADDITION TO ACTIVE PARTICIPATION IN THESE COMMITTEES, THE U.S., THROUGH ANSI AND ITS USNC, ARE ABLE TO HOLD KEY LEADERSHIP ROLES, SERVING AS CHAIR AND/OR SECRETARY TO MORE THAN 200 ISO AND IEC COMMITTEES AND SUBCOMMITTEES, AND SERVING AS CONVENOR TO MORE THAN 750 ISO AND IEC WORKING GROUPS.IEC175 USNC-APPROVED TECHNICAL ADVISORY GROUPS (TAGS) COVERING:92% OF IEC TECHNICAL ACTIVITYTHE U.S. HOLDS/ADMINISTERS:175 P-MEMBERSHIPS35 CHAIRS27 SECRETARIATS268 CONVENORSHIPSISO248 ANSI-ACCREDITED TECHNICAL ADVISORY GROUPS (TAGS) COVERING:73% OF ISO TECHNICAL ACTIVITYTHE U.S. HOLDS/ADMINISTERS:554 P-MEMBERSHIPS99 CHAIRS93 SECRETARIATS551 CONVENORSHIPSIN ADDITION, ANSI AND ITS USNC PLAY STRONG LEADERSHIP ROLES IN THE GOVERNING BODIES OF ISO AND IEC. WITHIN ISO, THE ANSI PRESIDENT AND CEO SERVES ON THE INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR STANDARDIZATION (ISO) COUNCIL AND ITS COUNCIL STANDING COMMITTEE ON FINANCE. A MEMBER OF ANSI'S MANAGEMENT TEAM ALSO SERVES ON THE ISO TECHNICAL MANAGEMENT BOARD. AN ANAB REPRESENTATIVE WAS APPOINTED VICE-CHAIR OF THE INTERNATIONAL ACCREDITATION FORUM (IAF) IN 2021, AND CONTINUES TO SERVE IN THIS ROLE.STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP WAS ALSO AT THE FOREFRONT FOR THE USNC IN 2024. IN OCTOBER, THE US CANDIDATE FOR IEC PRESIDENT WAS SUCCESSFULLY ELECTED FOR A TERM BEGINNING JANUARY 2025. THE USNC ALSO EXPANDED ITS LEADERSHIP INTERNATIONALLY WITH A U.S. CANDIDATE SECURING TWO NEW MEMBERS IN THE IEC MARKET STRATEGY BOARD (MSB).IN 2024, ANSI WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN CONTRIBUTING TO ISO COUNCIL DECISIONS ON ISO SMART STANDARDS, ON ISO REGIONAL ENGAGEMENT, IMPROVEMENTS TO ISO GOVERNANCE, AND ON A NEW ISO FINANCIAL/COMMERCIAL MODEL, IN SUPPORT OF U.S INTERESTS. WITHIN THE ISO TECHNICAL MANAGEMENT BOARD, ANSI WAS ALSO A KEY PLAYER IN EFFORTS RELATED TO ISO/IEC/ITU TECHNICAL-LEVEL COOPERATION; ALIGNMENT OF ISO AND IEC STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT PROCEDURES; AND U.S. CONCERNS ABOUT EUROPEAN COMMUNITY HARMONIZED STANDARDS CONSULTANTS.IN 2024, ANSI BEGAN PLANNING FOR THE NEXT SET OF MEETINGS WITH THE EUROPEAN STANDARDS ORGANIZATIONS CEN, CENELEC AND ETSI, AND WITH THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION, WHICH WILL TAKE PLACE IN 2025. IN JUNE 2024, ANSI CO-HOSTED, IN WASHINGTON, DC, WITH THE SOUTH KOREAN AGENCY FOR TECHNOLOGY AND STANDARDS (KATS) THE FOURTH ANNUAL STANDARDS FORUM. THE EVENT FEATURED PRESENTATIONS AND ROBUST DIALOGUE BETWEEN U.S. AND KOREAN EXPERTS ON A RANGE OF TOPICS, AS WELL AS 6 PARALLEL TECHNICAL SESSIONS DELVING DEEPER INTO KEY CRITICAL AND EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES AND SECTORS, SUCH AS ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, SEMICONDUCTOR, QUANTUM TECHNOLOGY, NEXT GENERATION MOBILITY AND DIGITAL IDENTIFICATION. IN SEPTEMBER 2024, ANSI DELEGATES ATTENDED THE 47TH ISO GENERAL ASSEMBLY, WHICH WAS HELD IN CARTAGENA, COLOMBIA. DURING THIS MEETING, ISO MEMBERS HEARD REMARKS FROM THE ISO PRESIDENT AND THE ISO SECRETARY-GENERAL. ISO MEMBERS WERE THEN INVITED TO ASK QUESTIONS OF THE SPEAKERS. INFORMAL SESSIONS AT THESE MEETINGS ENGAGED PARTICIPANTS IN DISCUSSIONS ON TOPICS RELATED TO ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, ISO BUSINESS MODELS, ISO'S STRATEGIC PLAN, AND THE RELATIONSHIP OF STANDARDS TO PUBLIC POLICY. THE MEETING ALSO SAW ACTION ON STATUTORY ITEMS SUCH AS APPROVAL OF THE ISO BUDGET, THE ELECTION OF ISO OFFICERS, AND ELECTION OF ISO COUNCIL MEMBERS. IN CONJUNCTION WITH THESE MEETINGS, ANSI ALSO HELD A SERIES OF BILATERAL MEETINGS.IN OCTOBER 2024, USNC DELEGATES ATTENDED THE VIRTUAL 88TH IEC GENERAL MEETING. DURING THIS WEEK-LONG CONFERENCE, USNC DELEGATES HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND THE IEC STANDARDIZATION MANAGEMENT BOARD (SMB), CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT BOARD (CAB), AND THE IEC GENERAL ASSEMBLY (GA) MEETINGS, AS WELL AS MORE INFORMAL SESSIONS. THE IEC GA MEETING SAW ACTION ON STATUTORY ITEMS SUCH AS THE APPROVAL OF THE 2025 BUDGET, AND THE ELECTION OF IEC LEADERS, INCLUDING THE ELECTION OF A U.S. CANDIDATE TO SERVE AS THE IEC PRESIDENT (2025 2027). IN ADDITION TO THE GOVERNANCE MEETINGS, THE USNC SECRETARY-GENERAL ATTENDED THE IEC FORUM AND THE ASIA-PACIFIC COOPERATION FORUM (APCF), WHICH FEATURED A PRESENTATION FROM A U.S. MEMBER ON THE IMPORTANCE OF PARTICIPATION IN IECRE ACTIVITIES. USNC MEMBERS PARTICIPATED IN AN INTERACTIVE SESSION ON THE NEW IEC ONLINE STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT (OSD) PLATFORM. IN ADDITION, THE USNC HELD BILATERAL MEETINGS WITH IEC OFFICERS AND WITH DELEGATES FROM THE NATIONAL COMMITTEES. MEMBERS OF THE ANSI INTERNATIONAL POLICY ADVISORY GROUP (IPAG) AND THE ANSI NATIONAL POLICY ADVISORY GROUP (NPAG) BENEFITTED FROM AND APPRECIATED SPECIAL JOINT SESSIONS OF THE TWO GROUPS HELD IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE APRIL 2024 IPAG MEETING AND THE NOVEMBER 2024 IPAG AND NPAG MEETINGS. THE FIRST JOINT WORKSHOP TOOK PLACE ON APRIL 25, 2024, FEATURING TWO EXPERT PANELS: EXTERNAL STAKEHOLDERS VIEWS OF GLOBAL STANDARDS DYNAMICS AND STANDARDS SUPPORTING PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES.THE SECOND JOINT WORKSHOP TOOK PLACE ON OCTOBER 3, 2024, FEATURING TWO EXPERT PANELS: DEVELOPMENTS IN EUROPE AND THEIR IMPACT DEVELOPMENTS IN CHINA AND THEIR IMPACTANSI ALSO ADVANCES U.S. OBJECTIVES AND PERSPECTIVES THROUGH THE ADMINISTRATION OF TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND CAPACITY-BUILDING INITIATIVES. IN 2024, ANSI'S PORTFOLIO INCLUDED SEVERAL KEY INITIATIVES, FOR EXAMPLE THE NEWLY LAUNCHED GLOBAL ICT AND CET STANDARDS TRAINING PROGRAM, WITH FUNDING FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE. THE NEWLY LAUNCHED GLOBAL ICT AND CET STANDARDS TRAINING PROGRAM, WITH FUNDING FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE.

ACCREDITATION SERVICESANSI ALSO PROVIDES ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES TO ITS WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY, THE ANSI NATIONAL ACCREDITATION BOARD (ANAB). ANAB'S ACCREDITATION PROGRAMS ASSESS A WIDE RANGE OF CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT BODIES AGAINST DEFINED ACCREDITATION STANDARDS. THE ANAB ACCREDITATION PORTFOLIO INCLUDES MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS, CERTIFICATION BODIES, CALIBRATION AND TESTING LABS, PRODUCT CERTIFICATION BODIES, PERSONNEL CREDENTIALING ORGANIZATIONS, FORENSIC TEST AND CALIBRATION SERVICE PROVIDERS, INSPECTION BODIES, POLICE CRIME UNITS, PROPERTY AND EVIDENCE CONTROL UNITS, VALIDATION AND VERIFICATION BODIES, REFERENCE MATERIAL PRODUCERS, BIOBANKS, AND PROFICIENCY TEST PROVIDERS.