The Registrar Accreditation Board and the Quality Society of Australasia announced recently that they are close to completing their merger. The organizations announced that they planned to merge in June, an effort that will be finalized on Jan. 1, 2005. RABQSA International will have principal offices in Milwaukee and Sydney, and joint venture offices will be located in Toyko, Taipei, Hanoi, Kuala Lumpur and Auckland. Expansion into Mexico and Canada is planned for later next year.

The new company will be the world’s largest accredited personnel certification body. For more information, visit www.rabnet.com.

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