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Safety first
Paving the way to safer electronic equipmentThe theme of this year’s Workshop for Industrializing Countries was "Challenges to Ensure Safety of Electronic Equipment". Held during the IEC General Meeting in Tokyo, Japan, the meeting aimed to facilitate the sharing of experiences and help highlight solutions to a particularly pertinent issue for developing countries.
SMB meeting in Minsk
SMB Chairman shares key decisions and developmentsIEC e-tech talked with James E. Matthews III, IEC Vice-President and Chairman of the Standardization Management Board (SMB) during the General Meeting in Minsk, Belarus. Matthews shared key decisions and why they are needed to ensure IEC relevance in the future.
IEC present on five continents
The General Meeting paves the way for the future of the IECTraditionally, the December issue of e-tech provides feedback on the IEC General Meeting (GM), held in Minsk, Belarus, on 12-16 October 2015.
The pursuit of excellence
Top honours bestowed on IEC expertsThe IEC extends its warmest congratulations to two IEC experts, Derek Johns of New Zealand and Vimal Mahendru of India. They recently received top honours from their respective countries.
2016 Council Statutory Session
Report on elections, appointments and other statutory issuesCouncil, the supreme governing body of the IEC, held its meeting on Friday 14 October 2016 during the IEC General Meeting in Frankfurt, Germany.
SMB meeting in Frankfurt
SMB Chair shares key decisions and developmentsIEC e-tech talked with James E. Matthews III, IEC Vice-President and Chair of the Standardization Management Board (SMB) during the General Meeting in Frankfurt, Germany. Matthews shared key decisions and their expected impact on IEC efficiency and effectiveness. Matthews will hand over to Ralph Sporer in January 2017. (see also his reflexions in this e-tech issue)
Arming the IEC for the future
Jim Matthews goes over his six years at the helm of SMBOver the past 6 years, IEC Vice-President and Standardization Management Board (SMB) Chair Jim Matthews served the IEC well. A calm, focused diplomat, he updated and helped put in place new structures and processes that will allow the IEC to satisfy market needs faster and even more efficiently. At the end of this year he will hand over to Ralph Sporer who has been elected at the General Meeting in Frankfurt.
This is how Jim remembers his time at the IEC; what he set out to do and what he accomplished.
The IEC of the future
Looking back on the past year to better pave the way for the challenges aheadTraditionally, the last issue of the year provides feedback on the IEC General Meeting (GM), held in 2016 in Frankfurt, Germany,
The next generation of IEC leaders
Get to know the 2016 Young Professionals LeadersMeet the IEC 2016 Young Professional Leaders and learn more about how YPs are becoming involved in the technical work of the IEC.
Countdown to Vladivostok
Update on the IEC Young Professionals ProgrammeNational Committees (NCs) have until the end of July to register participants, selected at national level, for the IEC Young Professionals (YP) – 2017 workshop. The workshop will be held in Vladivostok, Russia, in October during the IEC General Meeting.
June and July 2017 nominations and extensions
The latest TC Chair nomination and extension approved by the SMBIn the month of July, a new Chair began his term, as nominated by the Standardization Management Board (SMB).
2017 IEC Awards
Recognizing excellence and commitment to the IECEvery year the IEC honours the commitment and work of a number of individuals in its community who, through their leadership and technical expertise, have contributed to making products and electrical systems safer, more energy efficient, more reliable and more compatible.
IEC future leaders and experts
IEC Young Professionals workshop, Vladivostok, RussiaIEC National Committees have selected the IEC 2017 Young Professionals who will represent them at this year’s workshop, to be held in Vladivostok, Russia, from 9-11 October 2017, during the IEC 2017 General Meeting.
2017 Council Statutory Session
Report on elections, appointments and other statutory issuesCouncil, the supreme governing body of the IEC, held its meeting on Friday 13 October 2017 during the IEC General Meeting in Vladivostok, Russian Federation.
SMB Meeting in Vladivostok
SMB Chair shares key decisions and developmentsIEC e-tech talked with Ralph Sporer, new IEC Vice-President and Chair of the Standardization Management Board (SMB) during the General Meeting in Vladivostok, Russia. Sporer shared key decisions and expected impact as well as thoughts regarding his first year at the helm of the SMB.
Don’t be a fool, follow the rule
e-tech talks with Dr Ulrich Spindler, IEC Vice-President and Chair of CABFor more than half his life, Ulrich Spindler has participated in standards development and conformity assessment (CA) activities, at the German, European and international levels. Between 2002 and 2007, he was President of CENELEC , the European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization, and since 1 January 2015, he has been Chair of the Conformity Assessment Board (CAB) and IEC Vice-President, the first time that a German national has occupied these roles. As his assignment comes to an end, he shares with e-tech what has motivated him and why his company participated in standardization in the first place.
Onboarding the next generation of experts
Overview of the IEC Young Professionals – 2017 workshopThe 21st century has already seen the ineluctable acceleration of technological developments that affect every one of us in our personal and professional lives. Electrotechnical standardization work and conformity assessment activities are also impacted by this. In 2010, the IEC, recognizing the need to reach out to the younger generations, set up the IEC Young Professionals (YP) Programme and organized the first Young Professionals workshop.
2018 Council Statutory Session
Report on elections, appointments and other statutory issuesCouncil, the supreme governing body of the IEC, held its meeting on Friday 26 October 2018 during the IEC General Meeting in Busan, Republic of Korea.