35th IFAN Members' Assembly held

The International Federation of Standards Users (IFAN) held its 35th Members’ Assembly in Geneva on 17 and 18 September 2008. Some 30 participants from ten countries attended, representing national members from standards user organizations and corporate members from both industrial and commercial sectors.

The first day’s open session included presentations from the International Organization for Standardization, the International Electrotechnical Commission and the International Telecommunication Union giving the highlights of recent developments and strategic planning within their organizations, with a view to the next generation of standards. Three separate groups participated in a brain-storming session focusing on identifying issues to be put forward to international standards developing organizations with regard to the next editions of their strategic plans. The results will be input to the development of agreed IFAN proposals.

The Members' Assembly considered the reports of the IFAN President and of working and project groups. The IFAN budget for 2009 was approved and new Board members were also elected at the meeting

The 2009 IFAN Members’ Assembly will be held in Berlin, Germany, hosted by the German Committee of Standards Users (ANP). The next triennial IFAN international conference, to be held in 2010 in conjunction with the 37th Members’ Assembly, will take place in Indonesia, kindly hosted by the national IFAN member, Masyarakat Standardisasi Indonesia (MASTAN), together with Badan Standardisasi Nasional (BSN).