1 Submitted as an Information Sharing Subject (ISS) for the High Interest Subject of “Fora/Consortia” Open Agenda 6.10 DOCUMENT #:GSC14-PLEN-069 FOR:For Information SOURCE:ANSI AGENDA ITEM:Agenda Item 10, Information Sharing Subjects, Fora/Consortia CONTACT(S):Joe Bhatia, ANSI rep to GSC-14

2 Information Sharing Subject From ANSI Submitted for Joe Bhatia ANSI representative to GSC-14 Fora / Consortia Outreach at ANSI and US Standards Strategy

GSC-14 July 2009 Slide 3 ANSI Interest in Fora/Consortia ANSI has had a long-standing interest in Outreach to Fora/Consortia ANSI Presentation on this subject at GSC-9 by Amy Marasco, ANSI VP and General Counsel at that time  See, GSC-9 JOINT Contribution 033 ANSI National Policy Committee Task Group on Fora/Consortia U.S. Standards Strategy ( provides:  “The system is diverse and inclusive and supports flexible standards solutions. Consortia and forums are illustrative of that flexibility and are an integral part of the global standards system”.

GSC-14 July 2009 Slide 4 ANSI Interest in Fora/Consortia As can be seen on the next Slide from a GSC meeting ANSI attended, the number of Fora/Consortia in the ICT Sector can be confusing to many. There are many types of Fora/Consortia:  Some are for R&D and other purposes  From a standardization perspective, they can be generally grouped into three types of activities, each doing some or all of the activities: Pre-Standardization: efforts to identify requirements to be standardized or aggregated market requirements Standards/Specification writers: similar to traditional SDOs Technology/Standards Promotion

GSC-14 July 2009 Slide 5 International De-facto Standardization Organizations

GSC-14 July 2009 Slide 6 Recent and Planned ANSI Activities ANSI has a Fora/Consortia Group under its National Policy Committee (NPC)  On-going process with continuing information exchange Open Forum for Standards Developers  Annual forum where ANSI-accredited standards developing organizations (SDOs) and consortia gather for open exchange on matters of common concern. ANSI Standards Panels and ANSI/NAM Network on Chemical Regulation  Standards Panels provide Outreach to consortia and other non-ANSI members id=3 id=3

GSC-14 July 2009 Slide 7 ANSI Engagement Vehicles, capabilities/connections, ANSI can offer to Fora/Consortia Accreditation  Standards Developers  Product Certification Bodies  Personnel Certification Bodies  Management Systems Registrars  Inspection Bodies and Laboratories  Greenhouse gas validation/verification bodies  Certificate Programs Standards Coordination Activities and Foras  Standards Panels  Member Forums International Connectivity and Policy Issues  Compliance Issue Assistance  Trade Facilitation  Policy Advocacy  Secretariat and US/TAG Management  Regional Standing Committees  China and India Programs Legal Issues  Intellectual Property Rights (IPR)  Patents  Copyrights  Legal Issues Forum Government Outreach and Relations  Congressional briefings  Legislative issues monitoring  ANSI Caucus meetings Sales, Marketing and Distribution of Standards  Network Sales  NSSN  Digital Rights Management (DRM) solutions  Retail Sales  Marketing and advertising partnerships/solutions Editorial and Publishing Services Registration Programs Education and Training (instructor-led and on-site)