(American National Standards Institute, Washington, D.C.) -- The American National Standards Institute is inviting leaders of the U.S. standardization community to participate in the third Conference on U.S. Leadership in the International Organization for Standardization and the International Electrotechnical Commission, May 23–24. The conference will be held in Chicago in conjunction with the meetings of the United States National Committee and the ANSI ISO Forum. U.S. officers of ISO and IEC technical committees and subcommittees, technical advisory group (TAG) officers and administrators, heads of delegations to ISO and IEC meetings, and technical experts participating in U.S. TAG and IEC and ISO activities are encouraged to attend.

The conference will commence with an open plenary, followed by concurrent breakout sessions targeted specifically to the needs of ISO and IEC participants. The second day of the conference will reunite all attendees for a series of presentations and panel discussions on cross-cutting issues impacting both organizations.

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