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Open Meetings and One-Day Workshop in May
W. CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa., 25 April 2005-- The National
Institute of Advanced
Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) in Japan has become the latest
organization to sign a partnership agreement with ASTM International to
develop a terminology standard for nanotechnology. AIST is an Independent
Administrative Institution (IAI) in association with the Japanese Ministry
of
Economy, Trade and Industry (METI). AIST represents an amalgamation of the
15
research institutes previously housed under the Agency of Industrial Science
and Technology (within the Ministry of International Trade and Industry). The
new AIST is Japan's largest public research organization, with approximately
3,200 employees in all.
Partnerships Prove Beneficial
An early priority for the recently formed ASTM International
Committee E56
on Nanotechnology is the development of a globally relevant, industry-driven
terminology standard. In an effort to facilitate this objective, ASTM
International has signed partnership agreements with the Institute of
Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE), the American Society of Mechanical
Engineers (ASME), NSF International, and AIST. These agreements focus solely
on the issue of terminology, and will eliminate redundant resource allocation
among a variety of standards organizations, provide for the pooling of
technical experts in a single standards development venue and, consequently,
help create a truly global terminology document in terms of input as well as
application.
Attendance Encouraged at Open Meetings and Workshop
Interested individuals are encouraged to attend
the next meeting of
Committee E56, which will take place May 16-18, 2005, in Reno, Nev., at the
Hilton Reno Resort. Following the meetings, on May 19, at the same hotel,
Committee E56 will cosponsor a Workshop on Characterization of Nanomaterials
for Medical and Health Applications. The workshop will provide a structured
venue to address critical issues relevant to transitioning nanotechnology into
clinical applications. Cosponsors of the one-day event are the National Cancer
Institute, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), and the
U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). For more information on the E56
meetings, the workshop, or for information on Committee E56, contact Pat A.
Picariello, director of developmental operations (phone: 610/832-9720;
mailto:ppicarie@astm.org ), or visit http://www.astm.org/COMMIT/E56.htm .
Committee E56 is one of 137 ASTM technical standards-writing
committees.
Established in 1898, ASTM International is one of the largest standards
development and delivery systems in the world. ASTM standards are accepted
and
used in R&D, product testing, quality systems, and commercial transactions
around the globe.
Press Contact: Barbara Schindler
610/832-9603; mailto:bschindl@astm.org
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